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 10, 2025 57 mins

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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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


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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


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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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July 7, 2025 50 mins

Enjoy this unlocked bonus episode from our Patreon! Usidore, Chunt, and Arnie head to the woods for some rest and relaxation.


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

Chunt: Adal Rifai

Usidore: Matt Young

Craig: ...

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Enjoy this unlocked bonus episode from our Patreon! Crusher, Punches, and Ma are on prisoners on a chain gang and the only way out? Time travel!


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

Crusher: Arnie Niekamp

Matlida “Ma” O’Brien: Matt Young

Tommy “Punches...

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