General Research Methods (NURS 520): Recent Episodes

The ORPHEUS Protocol

Join the Operatives of the enigmatic ORPHEUS organization as they investigate, contain, and attempt to harness occult phenomena around the world in this Actual Play podcast.

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Bok Hui travels to the Smoky Mountains, and there discovers a strange, but welcoming, family. But despite the warm welcome, old habits die hard, and distrust is no exception. Music Credits: NarbalBK - Impending Darkness Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Sergey Cheremisinov - City of Lonely GhostsJosh Woodward - Private Hurricane (Instrumental)Kai Engel - Vintage FramesBorrtex - One MomentJosh Woodward - Lafayette (Instrumental)Neuron Spectre - THE CELLAR Naoya Sakamata - Chemical AfterimageKai Engel - ComatoseC R Y P T I D E - Xombie XtemsZero-project - Disabled Emotions Suite - Part 5Fragrance99 - Thanatos Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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In a somewhat seedy strip club on the wrong side of San Diego, a waitress who is much more than a waitress comes face to face with shocking violence. And as her family worries for her safety, someone entirely else is interested in something entirely other than her safety. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Demons Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Peter Rudenko - The PainterPaul Ursin - BlakeysPaul Ursin - FiltersXenojam - Go Mad and BurnMyuu - MSP#1:MINATORYBenedict Hacker-Hughes - Groove Metal InstrumentalKai Engel - MurmurationNaoya Sakamata - Time GraveyardNarbalBK - Impending DarknessMyuu - CorneredMyuu - Tiffany’s Theme Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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Kiera and Sampson must stand between Chester, Illinois and Carter Coombs, as the inhuman butcher emerges from the shadows to call forth the harvest. A desperate struggle, a heavy burden, and grim tidings await. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano, Cello, and Clarinet Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Headlighter - Wrong PlaceJosh Woodward - Shadows in the Moonlight (Instrumental)ErikMMusic -Dust and ShadowsJohn Koulouris - BeneathFree Dramatic Scores - A Nightmare in BloodKai Engel - SoliKai Engel - Written in InkDarren Curtis - Ultimate EvilDarren Curtis - Hallow’s Eve RitualDarren Curtis - The Old Pumpkin PatchMyuu - Ground NoiseZero-project - The Call of the Desert Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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With the Braddock House surrounded by mysterious figures, Kiera and Sampson must think fast to stay safe and put themselves in a position that allows them to learn more about Carter Coombs. Evil is loose in Chester, and it won't wait for our operatives to feel safe. Music Credits: Josh Woodward - Me and Billy Barnum (Instrumental) Three Chain Links - Magic Hour ErikMMusic - All AloneKai Engel - CloudburstSergey Cheremisinov - Closer to YouMykee Morettini -EVIL EVERYWHERE - Punchy Mix Darren Curtis - Unknown FearROZKOL- Hell SlimeThree Chain Links - He WalksKai Engel - SoliMyuu - Walking into DarknessKai Engel - Streets as Friends Kevin MacLeod - Long Note Two Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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Sampson's arrival in Chester marks a possible inflection point in its re-descent into darkness. But before he can join forces with the Hecate, Ellie must be delivered safely from harm's way. Something profoundly dark stalks the streets, fields, and woods; something wearing the shape of a man. Music Credits: Nikol S. and Symphonic Band - The Shadows of HorrorNaoya Sakamata - Beyond the Poetry Three Chain Links - Magic HourThree Chain Links - The Chase Three Chain Links - He Walks Free Dramatic Scores - Tales from the AsylumMyuu - Pop Goes the WeaselBorrtex - One MomentZero-project - Winter PrincessKevin MacLeod - I Knew a GuyJosh Woodward - Fight the Sea (Instrumental Version)Myuu - Cursed StoriesMykee Morettini - Halloween Jamie’s Theme Brodo - The Horror Of It All Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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Kiera adjusts to life in Chester, Illinois with Ellie and Hailee, but her new normalcy is short-lived. Inexplicable butchery erupts without warning as an old sin of Chester rears its baleful head. Music Credits: Myuu - Troublemaker ThemeFree Dramatic Scores - Tales from the AsylumThree Chain Links - AetherKai Engel - ImminenceDarren Curtis - QuirkasaurusROZKOL - Darkness CreptROZKOL - The Full EmptyThree Chain Links - He Walks Sergey Cheremisinov - Dybbuk’s White Eyes Sergey Cheremisinov - Breath of Death: Part 1 Kevin MacLeod - Right Behind YouMyuu - PoltergeistMyuu - Trailer Theme (Dead Island Cover)Kai Engel - Written in Ink Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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The parcel is open, the guardian is awake, and something unspeakable seeks its birth. The parcel is open, and those present will never be the same again. Music Credits: Kai Engel - Comatose Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Xenojam - AngstKevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 4 - Breath Kevin MacLeod - This HouseThree Chain Links - FeverishROZKOL - Faces to the SkyKai Engel - SoporROZKOL - HoenikkerBlack Juggernaut - StormwitchFree Dramatic Scores - A Nightmare in BloodMyuu - MSP#2: VOICES Kai Engel - After MidnightAKIRA - Final FightBorrtex - DeterminationMyuu - Walking into Darkness Myuu - Cornered Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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With Benjamin Weiss's long-forgotten parcel opened, terror and chaos descend on the lonely storage facility outside Westmorland, California. If they are to possibly survive, the unfortunate witnesses to this madness must put together what's happening, and fast. Music Credits: Ezietto - Enchantress Three Chain Links - Magic Hour ROZKOL - Ambient IIIDarren Curtis - The Devil’s CellHeadlighter - Night DriveThree Chain Links - DarknessKai Engel - SoporThree Chain Links - Rewiring the MainframeTitan Slayer - Guerilla WarfareDarren Curtis - Danger Around the CornerSergey Cheremisinov - Just Run Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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Four unassuming people, for various reasons, find themselves at a storage facility in a tiny desert town as night falls... A hidden agenda and a long-forgotten parcel threaten to turn this slice of roadside desolation into ground zero for an unspeakable event. Music Credits: Myuu - Not Tomorrow (Silent Hill Cover Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Headlighter - PaperworkDarren Curtis - Bleak HorizonDISTORYDER - NETRUNNERSVasilis Nektarios Georgoulis - A Horror Show Naoya Sakamata - Time GraveyardKandinsky - Night CrawlKevin MacLeod - AnguishKevin MacLeod - The VoicesThree Chain Links - Gaining TractionKevin MacLeod - Aunt TagonistChase Rayment - EpicenterKevin MacLeod - Richard Strauss: Also Sprach ZarathustraKevin MacLeod - Running FanfareThree Chain Links - RainThree Chain Links - FeverishCity-Hunter - ASSKICKINXenojam - Stellar VoicesMyuu - Wind’s Wreck 2014 Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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Freya and Granville clash in the oil-soaked Discovery club as the torches are lit. Bella and Seamus are partners in a dance of death. And foundations are laid for a dark and byzantine conspiracy. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano Violin and Viola Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Run!Myuu - Evil ReturnsMyuu - Now or Never Sergey Cheremisinov - Shaman’s RoarKai Engel - Pacific Garbage PatchSublustris Nox - NyctophobiaFolkcello - Cello RequiemZero-project - Knights of the DarknessDarren Curtis - The Final StandDarren Curtis - Soul’s DepartureMyuu - ShelterMyuu - Pop Goes the Weasel (Traditional Cover)Tri-Tachyon - Tannhauser GateMyuu - Carnival FreaksKevin MacLeod - Unease PianoMyuu - Cold ShiversMyuu - CorneredThree Chain Links - Dance Harder Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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Freya must fight for her life against a twisted mockery of her former friend, as the Discovery Club burns. Music Credits: VektorMusik - Auld Lang Syne Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - The Order’s ThemeNaoya Sakamata - Bloody GirlEslam Ghazal - The Rains of CastamereKevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano Violin and ViolaKevin MacLeod - Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No 3Kevin MacLeod - Spacial WindsNatus - RoughKNevlexion - Abode of DarknessDarren Curtis - Soul’s DepartureMyuu - Down the Rabbit Hole Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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A bonus episode of Storytime is available at patreon.com/orpheusprotocol, for patrons and the public alike. If you're in the mood for some of those old school spookies, it'll be right up your alley.

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Bella Atropa scrambles to make a countermove against Freya and Seamus in the wake of their re-theft of Excalibur. Meanwhile, Granville makes a new... friend... potentially laying the foundation for a new underground empire. Music Credits: Naoya Sakamata - Chain BorderThree Chain Links - Magic HourMyuu - Restless DreamsKevin MacLeod - Oppressive GloomMyuu - Unborn’s LullabyKevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano, Cello, and ClarinetDarren Curtis - Soul’s DepartureMyuu - Spook BoxMyuu - NebulaKai Engel - Shining DawnLon Snow - Cello’s CantaraDarren Curtis - My Dark Passenger Kevin MacLeod - VanishingMyuu - Hitsujigamine (Catherine Cover)Anthrophagy - Myuu - Bad EncounterKevin MacLeod - The DreadNaoya Sakamata - Cold PulsationFragrance99 - Gloomy Sunday Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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Freya and Seamus follow the trail left by the retreating gangsters to a hideout they believe to contain Excalibur. Meanwhile, a tense and dangerous negotiation takes place between Bella and Granville, and the line between cat and mouse becomes quite unclear. Music Credits: Tristan Lohengrin - Le Manège des Damnés Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Morbid MindAlexander Nakarada - Foam RubberNaoya Sakamata - AfreetKai Engel - Chant of Night BladesDarren Curtis - Soul’s DepartureMahray - The Questioning SuiteFolkcello - Cello RequiemElDude Music - The Nameless CityMyuu - Charming Strain Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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It's bedlam at the big top, as Freya and Seamus get on the wrong side of a crew of gangsters. Colourful characters make introductions, schemes are afoot, and our heroes at last pick up the trail of Excalibur.  Music Credits: Fragrance99 - Lunatic Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Naoya Sakamata - Senkou Naoya Sakamata - ReincarnationNatus - CureMyuu - The Pianist (Piano Version)Myuu - Carnival FreaksDavid Szesztay - EveDarren Curtis - QuirkasaurusYubatake - Roll UpMusicbot - Night at the CarnivalTri-Tachyon - Tannhauser GateFragrance99 - Misconception Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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Rising crime lord Bella Atropa makes her reckless bid for Excalibur, while Freya Benton and Seamus Fenian attempt to locate the lost blade on behalf of Church, Crown, and Discovery Club. Excalibur, whose pull on the strands of fate warps events to suit its need, waits patiently as these forces marshal for a battle they do not yet comprehend. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - W.A. Mozart - DivertimentoThree Chain Links - Magic HourMyuu - Now or NeverNatus - Nu I VseProffeseur Y - La Maison De PailleFolkcello - Cello RequiemAlexander Nakarada - EntertainmentAlexander Nakarada - FreedomDarren Curtis - Soul’s DepartureKevin MacLeod - SonatinaFragrance99 - LunaticYubatake - Roll Up Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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In the wake of Kiera Jackson's miraculous return to her own time, Freya Benton is left mourning the loss of her good friend, Granville Moore. But Granville was not the only loss; Excalibur now languishes without a wielder, and chaos looms on the horizon. Music Credits: Natus - Screaming SilenceNatus - FallsAlexander Nakarada - FreedomPeter Rudenko - The Undo SpellKevin MacLeod - Trio for Piano Violin and VioleZero-project - Knights of the DarknessAlexander Nakarada - BonfireElDude Music - The Nameless CityKevin MacLeod - Erik Satie - Gymmopedie No 3Darren Curtis - Soul’s DepartureLon Snow - Cello’s CantaraDavid Szesztay - EveMyuu - Look OutMyuu - Twisted Happiness Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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Caleb, of Sampson Campbell and RPG Academy Fame, once again masters our ceremonies as we relive the triumphs and agonies of Season 2, as well as looking back at our second full year of releases. Music Credits: Jehf Jones - Hot Beef RainbowsNathan Kross and Rob Stith - The ORPHEUS ProtocolMidnightPiano - SadKevin MacLeod - Very Low Note Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.

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No tricks this year; just a treat courtesy of The Video Evidence. Jhan and I discuss and break down John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween. Available at http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol Music Credits: Mykee Morettini - Halloween Jamie’s Theme Mykee Morettini - Halloween Theme Version Two Mykee Morettini - Halloween Theme Slow Version

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Possibility returns to an unnaturally crystallized reality in a cataclysm of causality and impossibility, as Pierce Keswick matches Nadra’s Great Act with one of his own. Mitch, Kiera, and Pierce face past, present, future, and things that can be none of these in a last, desperate bid to save their loved ones and give the world a tomorrow. Music Credits: Kai Engel - Warm of a Mechanical Heart Kai Engel - When the World Falls Down Sergey Cheremisinov - Our Future Sergey Cheremisinov - Sea and Night MidnightPiano - Bad Ending Kai Engel - Cloudburst Josh Woodward - She Dreams in Blue (Instrumental Version) Kai Engel - Life’s Composing Darren Curtis - Journey’s Reflection ElDude Music - Nameless City Free Dramatic Scores - Tales from the Asylum Kai Engel - Crying Earth Kai Engel - December Greyskull - Time (Greyskull Remix) Kai Engel - (I am) Climbing on Air Alexander Nakarada - Nomadic Sunset Opening and Closing Themes by Nathan Kross and Rob Stith Director's Note: The ORPHEUS Protocol is supported by our generous backers on Patreon: Visit http://www.patreon.com/orpheusprotocol for details. If you enjoy The ORPHEUS Protocol, please consider dropping us a review on iTunes. This is the best way for us to reach a broader audience. The ORPHEUS Protocol attempts to release every Monday, and is almost always successful.