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Merry Monday folks! 

Hope you all are keeping well wherever in the world you may be. The new folks seem to be settling in well to Rusty Towers and we look forward to showing off their work soon. And it seems you all really, really like The Magnus Archives... because this last month you've helped us break through the 1million barrier...

The 1 million listens PER MONTH barrier.

In fact, in the last 30 days, our hosting service has recorded 1,058,054 listens/downloads for The Magnus Archives alone which is absolutely astonishing! (And this doesn't include listens from the ad-free episodes posted here for early access Patrons or the back catalogue on YouTube.) And if you're interested in more numbers from Rusty Towers, stay tuned to our social media this week.

A small update on an old milestone - work is continuing at pace on our bonus audio drama Freaks' Rollcall. Tom Critch, the writer, has turned in the first two scripts (of six) for review and editing, which means we'll soon be able to get the next parts of pre-production (such as casting) rolling. 

Looking ahead to some Discord Live events that we are planning for Rusty Nobles - we are looking to book in a Lydia Nicholas AMA, so that you can hear more about the infamous Rome trip, the arrival of her character, the tribulations of playing Melanie, or whatever else you might care to ask. Additionally, the Stellar Firma SCIENCE special seems to have gone down well, and given that Bryn ran out of time to go into more detail, he will return to talk more about the show's science! As soon as we have dates for these we'll let folk know.

And whilst I know we've only just met Celiquillithon Sidebottom, our new nb half-elven alchemist beau (so it would appear from the discourse), Season 4 #RQGaming will be taking a small break for 2 specials to grace the airwaves. Beginning this week, we have a 3 part special with Sasha Sienna (VA for Georgie Barker) returning to run Not Far to Bermuda (from Macguffin & Company), along with special guest Lowri Ann Davies (Producer & Editor for The Magnus Archives).

And after that, we have a two part special - Space Pals! - as Tim Meredith joins us in the studio for some long-awaited gaming shenanigans! And trust me, if what I've heard is true, you really don't want to miss this one. This 'crossover' special will also air on the Stellar Firma feed during these two weeks, so there will be a bit of duplication for those who listen to both shows.

And, here's what you can expect from us this week (all shows release at 4pm UK time):  

Tue 13th August
RQG - Not Far to Bermuda 1 (Patreon)

Wed 14th August
MAG149 - Concrete Jungle (Patreon)
RQG - Not Far to Bermuda 1 (Public)  

Thu 15th August
MAG149 - Concrete Jungle (Public)

Fri 9th August
Rusty Nobles Bonus (TBD)

Have a great week folks!

Anil
Community Manager