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Season 5 Episode 11 – Drag Queens and the End of Physical Money

Release Date: September 6, 2026

Website: Ravens Vail Podcast Network

Description:

This week inside The Cracked Cauldron, Ed and Jacob tumble through a gloriously chaotic brew of everyday disasters, Appalachian updates, and the kind of conversations that only happen when the heat is unbearable and the coffee hasn’t kicked in. Ed battles a cursed fire pit, a publishing labyrinth, and the existential dread of missing knobs, while Jacob confesses his donut crimes, his nicotine bias, and his ongoing war with mismatched deadbolts. Together they wander through outlaw storage‑unit flea markets, the strange modern disappearance of physical currency, the politics of bar smoking bans, and the eternal mystery of why Congress moves faster when it shouldn’t. There’s drag competitions, Appalachian Horror Fest news, anthology announcements, and a reminder that even in the middle of chaos, there’s always room for a good story, a good laugh, and a good curse‑breaking ceremony. The Cauldron bubbles over in all the best ways.

Audio Engineering & Sound Design by Nick DeVan at Nicky D Sound Produced and edited by Jeryd Bolden-Greer

Podcast theme music: “The Brew” and background music “Nadira’s Theme,” written by Jeryd Bolden-Greer and performed by The Coven Squared.

Ravens Vail is a production of Small Raven Media.

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Season 5 Episode 10 – Ollie Walks In, Ed Needs a Nap

Release Date: August 31, 2026

Website: Ravens Vail Podcast Network

Description:

Jacob drops a rare conspiracy theory, Ollie makes his first on‑air appearance, and Ed tries to wrangle a conversation that swings from mistranslated Jurassic Park shirts to the absurdity of UFC 250 on the Capitol lawn. What begins in chaos settles into a thoughtful look at how neighborly connection has faded, why making friends after 30 feels impossible, and how phones, fear, and constant connectivity have reshaped community.

They share childhood stories, condo-life realities, online friendships forged in Phasmophobia, and highlight Jacob’s Empowerment Through Self‑Defense classes and the upcoming Frank & Con weekend.

A fast, funny, human episode about the strange ways we drift apart and the small ways we still find each other.

Audio Engineering & Sound Design by Nick DeVan at Nicky D Sound Produced and edited by Jeryd Bolden-Greer

Podcast theme music: “The Brew” and background music “Nadira’s Theme,” written by Jeryd Bolden-Greer and performed by The Coven Squared.

Ravens Vail is a production of Small Raven Media.

©Copyright 2026. All rights reserved All rights reserved.

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Season 5 Episode 9 – Hot Dog Hallway & Other Disasters

Release Date: August 31, 2026

Website: Ravens Vail Podcast Network

Description:

This episode opens in the way only the Cauldron can, slipping immediately into a moment that feels half chaotic and half intimate as the hot dog hallway joke sets the tone for everything that follows. The conversation moves with that familiar real-time looseness shaped by a canceled guest, a Squonk confession that lands with strange emotional weight, and Ed’s recovery update that keeps threading through the hour with its mix of frustration and quiet resilience. Knoxville life drifts through the room, from CreepyCon prep to surprise award news to the uneasy feeling of too many cameras watching the city. Appalachian Horror Fest rises in the middle of it all, the Numbers Game stirs up its usual confusion, and the episode settles into that warm, lived-in space where humor, honesty, and exhaustion blend together without ever needing to be polished.

Audio Engineering & Sound Design by Nick DeVan at Nicky D Sound Produced and edited by Jeryd Bolden-Greer

Podcast theme music: “The Brew” and background music “Nadira’s Theme,” written by Jeryd Bolden-Greer and performed by The Coven Squared.

Ravens Vail is a production of Small Raven Media.

©Copyright 2026. All rights reserved All rights reserved.