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The Kingmaker Histories

Meg Molloy Tuten

On the 19th of February, 1911, in the Valorian Socialist Republic, an assistant tailor named Colette Geise experienced a migraine that ruined her life.

THE KINGMAKER HISTORIES is a steampunk fantasy adventure about three petty criminals swept up into a magical power struggle for the future of their post-revolutionary home country.

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#27
September 4 · 1 hr 23 min
The Killmaker Jamstories - Crossover Special
The gang learn to embrace the future- at least, one specific, very weird, very violent version of the future. Content Warnings: sexual references, violence, car accident, fingernail mutilation, body horror, slurping/eating sounds    Transcript Link Listen to an alternate version of this special (and the rest of KILLJAM XXX) here!    Written by Meg Molloy Tuten and Henry Galley    Cast in order of appearance:  David Ault - The Historian Bradley Gareth - Holzmann and the Killjam Narrator  Taqi Nazeer - Eisen  Josh Rubino - Telesphore and Roger  Blythe Renay - Colette Gus Zagarella - Randy Jasper Taylor - Jesse Addison Peacock - Faustina and Ariadne Zuwie Lefou - Bellamy  Ben Rowe - Crowley  Additional Voices by Meg Molloy Tuten, Zuwie Lefou, Addison Peacock, Izzy Sykes, Austin Lee Matthews, Matt Baker, Dylan Griggs, and Vos Dennenmoorder    Music Used:  Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek  Dragons - Vivek Abishek  A Million Dreams - Luella Gren  Mr Cheeze - Vivek Abishek The Glitch Train - Autohacker Swagger - Vos Dennenmoorder The One Eyed Captain (Captain Qubz Mix) - Ian Post  Strange Weather (Jenny Wilson Rework) - Cora Belmont  Chasing the Moon - Vivek Abishek  The Carrion - Rachel Sandy  Pizza World - Mr. Steve the Music Man Toys - Vos Dennenmoorder  SHOP - Zorro  Riding the Waves Bulgar - Valeria's Klezmer Chariot Inner Pressure - Autohacker  Fight Song - Vos Dennenmoorder Tamer’s Dance - Luella Gren Silenced - Rachel Sandy  Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek    Socials: Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram
#26
June 16 · 44 min
Recommended Listening vii - Field Trip Sketch Comedy Presents
Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This week we're sharing Field Trip Sketch Comedy Presents by Field Trip Sketch Comedy! Field Trip Sketch Comedy Presents: is a fast-paced, silly sketch comedy podcast by Boston-based sketch group Field Trip, featuring original music, immersive sound design, and lots and lots of laughs. Join them on a field trip through genre, philosophy, and much more!
#25
June 5 · 31 min
Appendix viii - In Character Q&A
Get a look into the minds of the Kingmaker characters and find out never-before-heard details about things like Eisen's relationship with his brothers, Colette's favourite disguises, Telesphore's best recipes, Holzmann's campaign promises, and Ariadne's advice on how to be a better torturer. Transcript Link Written by Meg Molloy Tuten, Addison Peacock, Henry Galley, and Josh Rubino Cast in order of appearance- Addison Peacock - Ariadne Bradley Gareth - Holzmann Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Blythe Renay - Colette Josh Rubino - Telesphore Music Used: Typewriter Song - Mac Taboel Swinging in Paris - Daniel Fridell Le Chat Noir - Lucas Pittman Bouncy Dance - Daniel Fridell Everybody is Welcome- Sight of Wonders My Kitchen is My Kingdom - Stationary Sign Mama Swing - Lucas Pittman The Motel in Luxembourg - par Freezing Hands Meet Piano - Harry Edvino Socials: Bluesky Youtube Patreon Instagram Tumblr Donate to the fundraiser for season 4
#24
March 4 · 2 min
Footnote iv - FUNDRAISER UPDATE!
We're officially halfway done! Everyone give yourselves a pat on the back, you deserve it. Help us raise the next $3000! Preview the script for the first episode of season 4! Buy the Ariadne notebook! Buy the Eisen notebook! Submit your questions for our Q&A! Socials: Twitter Bluesky Youtube Patreon Instagram
#23
Dec 12, 2025 · 23 min
Recommended Listening vi - Christmas Diner
Happy Holidays, gentle listeners- today we have a delicious seasonal treat for you in the form of a new limited series from the creators of Two Flat Earthers Kidnap a Freemason and Someone Just Like You. It's Christmas Diner- the story of a man on the edge taking a diner hostage on Christmas day. It's funny, heartwrenching, and full of voices you know and love from Kingmaker. Check out the show at goodpointepodcasts.com or wherever you download podcasts!
#22
Oct 31, 2025 · 46 min
Iyer, Winterlich & Co Meet Dracula - Halloween Special
The gang's latest client is a real pain in the neck. Content Warnings: Blood, gore, vomit, eating sounds, possession/loss of autonomy, animal death Transcript Link Donate to the fundraiser for season 4 here! Written by Addison Peacock and Meg Molloy Tuten Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian Blythe Renay - Colette Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Josh Rubino - Telesphore Simon Emerson - Innkeeper Peter Joseph Lewis - Dracula Additional Voices by Dylan Griggs and Henry Galley Music Used: Tocata and Fugue in D Minor - Johan Sebastian Bach Who Lives Up That Hill - idokay Dark Souls - Vivek Abishek Mr. Cheeze - Vivek Abishek Horror TV Poltergeist- Luella Gren The Small Things - Leimoti Abandoned Abbey - Ludvig Moulin Don't You Dare - Vivek Abishek Poisson d'Avril - Ludvig Moulin The Weatherman's Affair - Leimoti Miss Moreau - Leimoti A Haunting In Forest - Ludvig Moulin Whodunit - FableForte A Short Story of Paris - Max H. Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek Socials: Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram
#21
Sep 26, 2025 · 6 min
Appendix vii - Tailor a Jacket With Colette Geise
Want to get into slow fashion? Colette's here to help! Transcript Link Donate to the crowdfund here! Written by Meg Molloy Tuten Cast in order of appearance- Blythe Renay - Colette Socials: Twitter Bluesky Youtube Patreon Instagram
#20
Aug 30, 2025 · 16 min
Recommended Listening v - Travelling Light
Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This week we're sharing Travelling Light by Monstrous Productions. Travelling light is a cosy, queer sci-fi that is going to become your new comfort show. Follow the Traveller on their journey through the stars as they collect stories for their community archive, and help shape their world through audience submissions and choose-your-own-adventure decision making. Find out more here!
#19
Aug 19, 2025 · 11 min
Recommended Listening iv - Greater Boston
Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This month we're sharing Greater Boston by Third Sight Media. Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama that blends the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man for whom the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it. Catch up while you can- season 4 is starting on 13 September, 2025. Find out more here!
#18
Jul 4, 2025 · 18 min
Recommended Listening iii - Fireside Folktales
Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This month we're sharing Fireside Folktales by Dallas Hawthorn. Season One, Whispering, is a retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone, as told through the perspective of the soon-to-be Queen of the Dead. Season Two, which you're hearing a sample of today, is a performance of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream; an experience filled to the brim with music, mischief, magic, and stereo sound design. Learn more about the show here!
#17
Jun 20, 2025 · 33 min
Recommended Listening ii - Give Me Away
Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This month we're sharing Give Me Away by Gideon Media. Graham Shapiro has reached that age where his marriage is falling apart, his kids are moving on and he’s not sure what he’s supposed to do with the rest of his life. That’s when an alien spaceship - called “The Ghosthouse” - lands in the Nevada desert... and it’s screaming. It is housing thousands of alien prisoners who are being stored as digital information and the only way to help them escape is for humans to take them out and put them in their own brains. Graham decides, this is what the rest of his life could be. Learn more about the show here!
May 23, 2025 · 31 min
Recommended Listening i - Eeler's Choice
Hello, dear listeners. Despondent that the Kingmaker Histories isn't currently releasing? Of course you are. But luckily, there's an easy fix for that. During our between-season break, we're going to be sharing a few audio dramas with you that we think you'll really, really love. This month we're sharing Eeler's Choice by Lou Sutcliffe and Daisy McNamara. "No respect for the sea, for the living things in it, for what's owed. They're fishing in the eel breeding grounds now, the fools." Eeler's Choice is a maritime horror fantasy podcast set in Eskmouth, a small coastal town whose economy has lived and died on the hunting of the Great Eels for generations. As demand for product has increased, so have the catches... but even the generosity of the sea has its limits, and all debts must come due. Donate to their crowdfunder here
S3 · E11
Apr 25, 2025 · 38 min
Chapter Thirty-One - Outfoxed
Telesphore finally comes clean. Content Warnings: drug use, needles, gore, cannibalism, sucking/slurping noises (32:13-32:20) Transcript Link Written by Meg Molloy Tuten Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Josh Rubino - Telesphore Blythe Renay - Colette Ioana Adascalitei - Saga Zuwie LeFou - Liberato Additional Voices by Meg Molloy Tuten, Zuwie Lefou and Henry Galley Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek Tremble - Leimoti The Weatherman's Affair - Leimoti Ashes - Rachel Sandy Whodunit - FableForte Miss Moreau - Leimoti Forgotten Castle - Ludvig Moulin Mr Cheeze - Vivek Abishek Don't Leave it Here - Leimoti The Secret Supper - Vivek Abishek Greedy Personality - Ludvig Moulin Shield Maiden - Zac Nelson Another Time - Zac Nelson Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek Socials: Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram
#16
Apr 18, 2025 · 3 min
Footnote iii - Finale Announcement plus Season 3 Bloopers
Transcript link Sorry for the delay- we'll be back with your regularly scheduled Kingmaker Histories this time next week! Featuring: Taqi Nazeer, Henry Galley, Liz Plant, David Ault, Zuwie Lefou, Addison Peacock, Gianni Matragrano, Josh Rubino, Blythe Renay, Ty Coker and Ben Rowe Music Used: Fooling - Odd Chap Socials: Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram
S3 · E10
Apr 4, 2025 · 28 min
Chapter Thirty - Wo Sich Fuchs und Rabe Gut Nacht Sagen
Telesphore needs to go take care of something real quick. Content Warnings: gunshots Transcript Link Written by Meg Molloy Tuten Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Blythe Renay - Colette Josh Rubino - Telesphore Ioana Adascalitei - Jennifer Additional Voices - Henry Galley Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek Miss Moreau - Leimoti Suspiria - Vivek Abishek Tumannoye Ozero - Ian Post The Weatherman's Affair - Leimoti The Door - Vivek Abishek The Secret Supper - Vivek Abishek Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek Socials: Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram
S3 · E9
Mar 21, 2025 · 38 min
Chapter Twenty Nine - Diminishing Returns
The gang runs into a small problem. Emphasis on 'small'. Content Warnings: body horror (22:20 - 23:02), mentioned animal distress (13:18 - 13:34), animal death (14:01 - 14:09), sex scene (21:51 - 23:02) Transcript Link Written by Max Kriesky Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Blythe Renay - Colette Addison Peacock - Ariadne Ben Rowe - Crowley Elizabeth Plant - Choronzon Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek The Craft - Vivek Abishek Cicada - Vivek Abishek Shark Attack - Vivek Abishek The Bacon - Vivek Abishek The Weatherman's Affair - Leimoti His Old Lover - Leimoti Miss Moreau - Leimoti Looking for Clues - Ludvig Moulin Run! - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen For Queen and Country - Bonnie Grace The Door - Vivek Abishek Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek Socials: Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram
S3 · E8
Mar 7, 2025 · 38 min
Chapter Twenty Eight - In With the New
Klaus Holzmann paves the way for the nation's bright new future. Content Warnings: political oppression, violence, gunshots, mentions of torture, political assassination Transcript Link Written by Henry Galley Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian Zane Schact - Minister Labelle, Leonid, and Leipzig Paul Matt Baker - Kurten Henry Galley - Palmier Bradley Gareth - Holzmann Liz Morey - Margot Graham Rowat - Moretz Zuwie Lefou - Dieter Maxadrian Burton - Kruger Lou Sutcliffe - Seefelt Josh Rubino - Rothbart Additional voices by Meg Molloy Tuten and Henry Galley Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek Murder on the Artlist Express - idokay Poisson d'Avril - Ludvig Moulin Voodoo - Vivek Abishek Metaverse - Vivek Abishek Extra Fries - Fly Guy Five Dragons - Vivek Abishek The Music Box - Vivek Abishek Riddles - FableForte Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek Socials: Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram
S3 · E7
Feb 25, 2025 · 41 min
Chapter Twenty Seven - Colette's Inferno
Telesphore comes up with an extremely ill-advised plan to help Colette have a better birthday. Content Warnings: drug use, unreality, audio distortion Transcript Link Written by Charlie Green Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian Bradley Gareth - Holzmann Liz Morey - Margot Addison Peacock - Ariadne Blythe Renay - Colette Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Josh Rubino - Telesphore Lauren Grace Thompson - Lilie Ty Coker - Keifer Zuwie Lefou - Miska Will De Renzy Martin - Satan Additional voices by Meg Molloy Tuten, Henry Galley, EJ Smith, Matt Baker, Tal Minear Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek Chasing the Moon - Vivek Abishek Cicada - Vivek Abishek A Thief's Waltz- Victor Lundberg Interiors - Vivek Abishek Mr. Cheeze - Vivek Abishek The Door - Vivek Abishek Greedy Personality - Ludvig Moulin Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek Socials: Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram
S3 · E6
Dec 20, 2024 · 49 min
Chapter Twenty Six - A Mantelope for Christmas
Iyer, Winterlich and Co get lost in London, and make an unexpected friend. Content Warnings: animal abuse (36:44-38:20), gore (41:07-41:24) Transcript Link Written by Zuwie LeFou Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian Gus Zagarella - Lion Tamer Max Kriesky - Mr. Culpepper Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Blythe Renay - Colette Josh Rubino - Telesphore Charlie Green - Mickey Treadwell Lou Sutcliffe - Davey Treacle Ben Meredith - Rat Baiting Ringmaster Addison Peacock - Ariadne Zane Schacht - Leonid Additional voices by Meg Molloy Tuten, Henry Galley, Zuwie Lefou, Jamie Douglas, Liz Plant, Jeremy Thompson, Chris Vizurraga, and Katie McLean-Hainsworth Music Used: Winter Morning - Veaceslav Draganov The Famous Gothenburg Automatic Organ - Luella Gren Mr. Cheeze - Vivek Abishek Cicada - Vivek Abishek The Long Ride - Sam Will Poisson D’Avril - Ludvig Moulin Sultans Swing - IBY and Ty Simon The Bacon - Vivek Abishek The Glass Blower’s Son - Sam Will Into the Mist - Vivek Abishek Socials: Twitter Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram
S3 · E5
Dec 6, 2024 · 39 min
Chapter Twenty-Five - The Dog and Pony Show
A routine con is interrupted by a loose canon cop who doesn’t play by the rules. Meanwhile, Holzmann has a productive week. Content Warnings: animal distress (29:41-29:45), animal death (29:57-30:02), gunshots (27:39-27:40), (30:08-30:55) Transcript Link Written by Meg Molloy Tuten Cast in order of appearance: David Ault - The Historian Andre Canada - Gabriel Bradley Gareth - Holzmann Liz Morey - Margot Josh Rubino - Telesphore Taqi Nazeer - Eisen Blythe Renay - Colette Elizabeth Plant - Maria Ethan Michel - Gustav Gianni Matragrano - Zanetti Amina Koroma - Jenny Additional voices by Meg Molloy Tuten, Henry Galley Music Used: Murder Under the Bridge - Vivek Abishek Metaverse - Vivek Abishek Nochnaya Vorona - Ian Post Searching for Clues - Ludvig Moulin Tumannoye Ozero - Ian Post Dead of the Water - Vivek Abishek The Weatherman’s Affair - Leimoti Dragons - Vivek Abishek Socials: Twitter Bluesky Youtube Tumblr Patreon Instagram

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