Hello From The Magic Tavern

Hello From The Magic Tavern

Arnie Niekamp fell through a dimensional portal behind a Burger King into the fantastical land of Foon. He's still getting a slight wifi signal, so he uploads a weekly podcast from the tavern the Vermilion Minotaur where he interviews wizards, monsters and adventurers. It's a major discovery!

Episodes

November 24, 2025 • 58 mins

Enjoy this unlocked bonus episode from our Patreon! Matt Young is mad about how many tabs he has open on his computer so we make a whole episode about it.


You can support the show directly and receive bonus episodes and rewards by joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/magictavern for only $5 per month. Follow us on Bsky, Instagram and YouTube!


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Adal: Adal Rifai

Matt: Matt Young

Craig:...

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Usidore finds the Pandenomicon, the magical talking book written by Spintax the Green. Can the book be used to discover Spintax's evil plans?


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Pandenomicon: Charlie McCrackin

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Stephen Dranger

Ma...

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The mostly evil Princess Trachea-Aurelia Belaroth returns looking for someone’s life force to suck out.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Princess Trachea-Aurelia Belaroth: Megan O’Neill

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Tim Joyce

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Lab...

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November 3, 2025 • 51 mins

Lady Dowager is a four time winner of Foon's Most Eligible Widow and she's angling for a fifth win.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Lady Dowager: Pratima Mani

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Anna Havermann

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Music: Andy P...

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A man with a ghoul for a hand crashes Chunt for Red October, the yearly blood drive for vampires.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Ghoul Hand Luke: John Patrick Coan

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Sage G.C.

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Music: Andy ...

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The acting troupe the Cockticklers are back but tough times in Foon have reduced them to doing... sponsored content!


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Winky Silks: Joey Bland

Michael Gunch: Ross Bryant

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Stephen Dranger

Magic Tav...

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October 13, 2025 • 53 mins

Arnie, Chunt and Usidore catch up on the progress of all their schemes. Arnie has a big plan that could maybe change everything.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Red Keener

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Music: Andy Po...

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Arnie has a monster living under his bed named Grumby that wants to crawl into his mouth.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Grumby: Lauren Lapkus

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Anna Havermann

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Music: Andy Poland


New T-...

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We pay a visit to Grossland, the rundown mansion of Aaaangus the Bard.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Aaaaaangus the Artful: Rhett Miller

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Marisa Ewing

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Music: Andy Poland


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Fluff the Squirrel is back and he has an insatiable thirst for blood.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Fluff the Squirrel: Josh Gondelman

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Sage G.C.

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Music: Andy Poland


New T-Shirts in th...

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Usidore uses magic to summon items from Earth that are both wondrous and annoying. Recorded live at Arts at the Armory in Somerville, MA on July 18 2025.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Tim Joyce

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard L...

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September 8, 2025 • 48 mins

A shopping trip in Hogsface leads to a shocking run-in with someone we won't reveal in the episode description.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Tony Gullick

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Music: Andy Poland


New T-S...

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Automa-Tawny the Automaton Townie is a clockwork robot that's a local in every town. She was also the winner of this year's March Magic bracket of powerful magic user despite little to no evidence of magical abilities.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Automa-Tawny: Tawny Newsome

Flower: Brooke Breit

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate P...

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Honk the Assassin is back and you won't believe what he's... okay, fine, he's trying to kill Arnie.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Honk the Assassin: Ross Kimball

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Red Keener

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Music: Andy ...

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Five Finger Wolfman, the gambler-turned-werewolf, has a new plan to eat a grandma.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Five Finger Wolf Grandma: Ify Nwadiwe

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Marisa Ewing

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Music: Andy Poland

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Windsprinkle the Unicorn is back to apologize for his terrible behavior in the past and share some new bad ideas for the future.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Windsprinkle: Peter Sagal

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Red Keener

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard ...

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Usidore summons a version of Tomblain Belaroth from before he was a king and before he wanted to kill Arnie. Recorded live in New York City at the City Winery.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Tomblain Belaroth: Steve Waltien

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor...

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We return to the tavern the Ruffled Feather, on the outskirts of Hogsface, and its new owner is Flower the talking flower.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Flower: Brooke Breit

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Sage G.C.

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme M...

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Returning to Hogsface means crossing the Ashit Bridge and dealing with Clovis the bridge troll.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Clovis the Bridge Troll: Padraic Connelly

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Tony Gullick

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard Laban

Theme Musi...

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Aggie Thistlefield runs a rescue shelter for difficult to handle animal familiars.


Credits

Arnie: Arnie Niekamp

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Aggie Thistlefield: Holly Conrad

Gorilla Familiar: Charlie McCrackin

Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen


Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Matt Young, and Adal Rifai

Associate Producer: Anna Havermann

Post-Production Coordination: Garrett Schultz

Editor: Marisa Ewing

Magic Tavern Logo: Allard L...

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