Strange Matter: The Witch Who Came in From the Cold

Strange Matter: The Witch Who Came in From the Cold

Welcome to Realm's newest feed, Strange Matter. Max Gladstone presents a collection of thrilling stories of magic and mystery rooted in the strangeness of our own world. Come back every week for a new spell-binding episode. First on Strange Matter, we have The Witch Who Came in From the Cold. The Cold War rages in the back rooms and dark alleys of 1970s Prague—and on one misty night an American discovers that the city and its spies have become the new front of another, more ancient war—a war of magic. Now a CIA agent and a KGB operative must forge an uneasy alliance in order to stop a secret occult society from destroying the world. When spies and sorcerers cross murky lines to do battle for home and country—who do you trust? The Witch Who Came in From the Cold is written by Lindsay Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Ian Tregillis, Michael Swanwick, Fran Wilde, and Max Glastone. Performed by Christine Lakin and John Glouchevich. Directed by Dennis Kao. Current Season: The Witch Who Came in From the Cold Ready for more? Check out these seasons: Season 1: Bookburners, Season 1 Season 2: Bookburners, Season 2 Season 3: Bookburners, Season 3 Season 4: Bookburners, Season 4 Season 5: Bookburners, Season 5 Binge Ad-Free & Early! Subscribe at realm.fm.

Episodes

Introducing Bookburners

January 26, 2023 • 1 min
Magic is real. And it’s dangerous. It’s locked in books and relics imbued with power. But sometimes, whether by accident or by design, magic escapes and wreaks havoc upon the world. That’s when Team Three is deployed—known by their enemies as: The Bookburners. Tasked with identifying and neutralizing magical threats anywhere in the world, the Bookburners are a cohort of special investigators from wildly different walks of life—a N...
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Bookburners, S1 E1

February 14, 2023 • 43 mins
Badge, Book, and Candle, Part 1 . NYPD Detective Sal Brooks is no rookie, but even the most hardened cop would think twice upon seeing her brother open a strange book and become something altogether different, and infinitely more terrifying. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, creat...
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Bookburners, S1 E2

February 16, 2023 • 44 mins
Badge, Book, And Candle, Part 2. When Sal’s attempts to find her missing brother intersect with those of a mysterious team of occult investigators, she realizes that magic is real—and it’s hungry. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Glad...
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Bookburners, S1 E3

February 21, 2023 • 45 mins
Anywhere But Here, Part 1. No sooner does Sal Brooks settle in with Team Three of the Societas Librium Occultatum beneath Vatican City, than she goes on her first mission: investigate a magical disturbance in the heart of Madrid.  Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max G...
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Bookburners, S1 E04

February 23, 2023 • 48 mins
Anywhere But Here, Part 2. A breathing apartment door, two little girls being held hostage, and some furniture that’s far too alive for good taste are just the beginning of Sal’s first day on the job. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max ...
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Bookburners, S1 E05

February 28, 2023 • 36 mins
Fair Weather, Part 1. A tip from a local antiquarian fails to reach the team in time, and they are left with the ruins of a Rome bookstore, a missing magical tome, very few clues, and suspiciously helpful tour guide. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and...
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Bookburners, S1 E6

March 2, 2023 • 45 mins
Fair Weather, Part 2. Tracking the missing book to a luxury yacht, the team gets less of a high-end boating experience and more of a demon-on-the-loose nightmare. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mo...
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Bookburners, S1 E7

March 7, 2023 • 45 mins
A Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Part 1. Sal and Asanti leave the rest of the team in a lurch when they jet off to Scotland to attend the funeral of the archivist's mentor. But the duo discover something else that is terribly, demonically wrong. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created ...
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Bookburners, S1 E8

March 9, 2023 • 36 mins
A Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Part 2. An entire city has become preternaturally obsessed with a local restaurant. Sal and Asanti find something sinister in the kitchen, and fend up wishing they hadn’t left their muscle back in Rome. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gla...
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Bookburners, S1 E9

March 14, 2023 • 45 mins
The Market Arcanum, Part 1. Father Menchú takes Sal to Lichetenstein for the annual Market Arcanum, where the ex-cop gets a closer look into the broader world of magic users, and confrontation with the sinister Mr. Norse. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone...
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Bookburners, S1 E10

March 16, 2023 • 40 mins
The Market Arcanum, Part 2. While the rest of the team back in Rome suddenly find themselves under attack, Sal and Menchú are left scrambling to stop a group of techno-cultists who have disturbing interest in Sal. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and wr...
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Bookburners, S1 E11

March 21, 2023 • 39 mins
Big Sky, Part 1. Something too big to fully comprehend is loose in Oklahoma. Team Three touches down in a tiny town under threat from rampaging titans that feed on tornados.  Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap,...
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Bookburners, S1 E12

March 23, 2023 • 44 mins
Big Sky, Part 2. As an American town faces total destruction, the Society calls in its big guns against the Tornado Eaters, and Sal gets her first look at the kind of heat the paramilitary Team One is packing.  Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and writte...
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Bookburners, S1 E13

March 28, 2023 • 44 mins
Now And Then, Part 1. While all the members of Team Three have their secrets, only Grace seems willing to guard hers with fists of fury…until Sal sets out to learn exactly what her deal is.. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone,...
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Bookburners, S1 E14

March 30, 2023 • 44 mins
Now And Then, Part 2. Sal learns the horrifying truth about Grace, and her connection to a cursed candle: a story that goes all the way back to 1930s China Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mohtar, M...
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Bookburners, S1 E15

April 4, 2023 • 40 mins
Under My Skin, Part 1. Team Three jets to the Southwest U.S. where the human canvases of a tattoo competition show begin dying under magical circumstances. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mohtar, M...
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Bookburners, S1 E16

April 6, 2023 • 38 mins
Under My Skin, Part 2. Team Three must find the source of demonic ink before time runs out and more victims are stained by its power.   Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners   Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mohtar, Mur Lafferty, Andrea ...
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Bookburners, S1 E17

April 11, 2023 • 36 mins
Ancient Wonders, Part 1. Following the latest game of cat-and-mouse with the mysterious Mr. Norse in their hunt for the Codex Umbra, Team Three turns to old friends and even older magic. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Mar...
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Bookburners, S1 E18

April 13, 2023 • 45 mins
Ancient Wonders, Part 2. As Sal becomes suspicious of her own increasingly strange sleeping habits, Team Three seeks out the Oracle of Delphi and learns the dangers of playing with prophecy. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone,...
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Bookburners, S1 E19

April 18, 2023 • 36 mins
Shore Leave, Part 1. It’s Grace’s one-day-off-a-year, and nothing will stop her from enjoying every last second of it, not even Sal’s sleepwalking. Wanna talk with other fans and even the creator? Join the Official Fable PodClub to chat about every episode! Fable.co/Bookburners Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mohtar, Mur Laffe...
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