Santa Cruz, California
Frank and Tormsen explore the dark underbelly of another mid-tier American burb, rife with cults, killers, mantises, and albinos in the hills.
Aug 01, 2025•1 hr 9 min
33.3 FM
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Episodes
The Dao of 33.3
Perched atop a high mountain peak, Tormsen instructs Frank in the way of the Dao. Before Tormsen leaves for the west astride a water buffalo, student and teacher go into Daoism's history, the distinction between religious and philosophical Daoism, parallels between immortals and avatars, and how much jade you need to eat to live forever.
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr 48 min
Suppressed Transmissions
Frank and Tormsen once more don their gurpsuits, this time to discuss the wild and woolly work of Kenneth Hite in his Suppressed Transmissions series for Pyramid Magazine. They debate the High Weird and its powerful proximity to the grit of Unknown Armies.
May 20, 2025•2 hr 10 min
UFOs (The Other Kind)
Frank hits Tormsen with some probing questions about unidentified flying objects and our brothers from outer space. Along our interstellar journey, we get into the various hypotheses behind UFOs, the emergence of abduction stories and UFO cults, and some ways to fit ET into Unknown Armies' humanocentric milieu.
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 46 min
Shock Gauges
Frank and Tormsen suffer varying degrees of stress and shock, becoming helpless, unnatured, violent, isolated, and unselfed as they harden and fail. Somewhere in there, they discuss these '90s-innovative mechanics for the Unknown Armies systems and variation and bastardizations thereof.
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 29 min
5 Years of 33.3
Pulling themselves out of a memory loss-induced fugue, Frank and Tormsen piece together clues from the SoundCloud to recover the last five years of podcasting. While they get their bearings, they discuss plans for the new year, the status of Statosphere, and vacation destinations beyond the polar ice wall. The John Tynes Ain't Dead Jam Contest - https://docs.google.com/document/d/12uyspi1cwdZhMK7YpPNkzxhZ2EEP9UyUeYi9Nvk2JCY/ Kate's Ricketyland book - https://sailortitan.itch.io/ricketyland John ...
Jan 11, 2025•56 min
Selena!
Tormsen Frank welcomes long-running guest Frank Tormsen back to the show to discuss the rise, fall, and witchcraft-fueled career revival of fellow talk show host Selena Ramirez.
Dec 31, 2024•54 min
Jailbreak
Escaped Convicts Frank and Tormsen discuss the quintessential 90s Unknown Armies con scenario Jailbreak, from the classic tome One Shots.
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 32 min
Zomnocon
Frank and Torm discuss a creatively profitable contest for Unknown Armies held on a weekend long, long ago or recently. Enjoy as our two hero critics battle philosophically and make references past each other. Check out the entries here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g1RzxcmTUeq6QVxUr8zHw6AH6HGbLpmQgMp9BTbOues/edit?usp=sharing
Aug 22, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Mormonism
Reciting from golden plates he found in a stone box, Tormsen reveals this week's topic as the Church of Latter Day Saints. While discussing the history of this most American of religions, your two hosts cover matters involving coffin canes, rituals of the LDS inner circle, and entries from the old Unnatural Phenomena website. Geneamancy: https://www.unnaturalphenomena.com/wp/?p=2337 Jay “The Sissy” Landis: https://www.unnaturalphenomena.com/wp/?p=3779
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Instant Loss: 33.3 FM Actual Play by mellonbread
Join Bird, Garrett, Lithobraker, Top Hat, and Tormsen as they enter the wild world of Z-list Japanese Women's Pro-Wrestling, seeking vengeance against their sleazy management and the cruel house shooter Lady Strong. Listener Discretion is Advised.
Jun 09, 2024•2 hr 27 min
The Social Media Underground
Fresh from doomscrolling, Frank and Tormsen log in to a discussion of the occult underground in the social media landscape, from WitchTok to LinkedIn Alchemy. Like and subscribe and don't forget to ring that bell, it tolls for thee.
May 19, 2024•1 hr 36 min
Constructed Entities
Frank and Tormsen get up to some weird science and construct themselves a bit of artificial life. While hard at work in the kitchen, they discuss the reasons to make life, go over examples from world folklore and mythology, and give a few tips and tricks for spicing up your next homunculus or unspeakable servant.
May 03, 2024•1 hr 30 min
Simpsara
Frank and Tormsen visit Shelbyville with friends of the show Ben and Zomner to discuss the Simpsons, its occult legacy, and applicability to Unknown Armies. The Stonecutters managed to intercept the live broadcast, so enjoy an additional twenty minutes or so of almost Frank Tormsen free discussion. The Swedish cartoon referenced in the episode can be found here: https://www.messynessychic.com/2012/10/20/was-homer-simpson-stolen-from-this-vintage-cartoon-ca-1949/ The Simpsons is Real Footage cons...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 51 min
The Reptilian Hunting Society
Frank and Tormsen vibrate at lower frequencies and expose the hidden masters behind the Reptilian Hunting Society. On their way out of the matrix, they go over David Icke, the pulp fiction origins of lizard people, and uncover the real conspiracy of reptilian humanoids that has infiltrated the halls of power.
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Cloister: 33.3FM Actual Play by Valiant
In this exclusive scenario written and run by Valiant for Unknown Armies, Frank, Tormsen, and CJ are nuns with secrets. Can the sisters get to the bottom of the strange happenings at their abbey, or will they be consumed by an outside threat? For overview and character sheets, see here: https://strange.domains/ua3e-scenario-cloister/
Feb 19, 2024•3 hr 48 min
Mailbag Lightning Round Part 2
Frank and Tormsen answer some more questions out of their mailbag. Between procrastinating on episode topics and content creation, they give some brief takes on the Avatar Underground, James Ellroy, and the occulted implications of Gregg's sausage roll.
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 18 min
Mailbag Lightning Round Part 1
Frank and Tormsen ring in the new year with a trip to the mailbox, responding to some submissions from their Blessed Century. By popular demand, they give their piece on forgotten GMCs, D.B. Cooper, UA campaigns of the past and future, and more. Mellonbread's blog: https://bellenmred.blogspot.com/
Jan 11, 2024•1 hr 14 min
Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories
While enjoying a festive cookout, Frank and Tormsen encounter CJ and succumb to a detailed discussion on the history and tropes of antisemitism, how they have affected conspiracy theory, and what all this means for your Unknown Armies game.
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 49 min
The 2023 Unknown Armies Halloween Jam
Frank and Tormsen check out and give their takes on the submissions for the hopefully first annual Unknown Armies Halloween Jam. List of jam entries: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gk7SCn3oA94yii2l4krKvIDwn2Doo_XOwDOI_ECiHDU/ Mellonbread's reviews: https://bellenmred.blogspot.com/2023/11/2023-unknown-armies-halloween-jam.html
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 53 min
Unidentified Foreign Ontology
Armchair philosopher hacks Frank and Tormsen discuss the Unidentified Foreign Ontology group, detailed in the Unknown Armies splatbook Postmodern Magick, and come to grips with what is and what what is.
Nov 02, 2023•1 hr 59 min
Campaign Starter Kits Part 2
Frank and Tormsen wrap up their look at Unknown Armies 3rd Edition's Campaign Starter Kits. They give their takes on The Violence Inherent in the System, Raiders of the Lost Mart, and The Wasteland from Oddities and Endlings, then they close things out with opinions and advice on how to tackle Campaign Starter Kits.
Oct 21, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Campaign Starter Kits Part 1
After a fortuitous find during an All Mart trip, Frank and Tormsen discuss the Campaign Starter Kits of Unknown Armies 3rd Edition. In this part, our heroes delve into Heroin Highway, Derby Girls Destroy DC, The Young Practicals, and Sacred Pharma. Spoilers abound.
Sep 28, 2023•1 hr 26 min
The Fool and the Trickster
Frank and Tormsen finally talk about what they know, discussing the Fool and the Trickster archetypes across Unknown Armies editions, and the provocative variations lurking in between.
Sep 07, 2023•2 hr
Iconomancy
Taking refuge in Henry Kissinger's bathroom, Frank and Tormsen get iconoclastic on Iconomancy. Seeing their only opening, they meditate upon the school's origins, go over potential alterations to its game write-up, and talk about some new types of Iconomancers they've seen in the wild.
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 49 min
Swap Meet
Avid consumers Frank and Tormsen discuss the Swap Meet and the people who run the event, how to incorporate it into your Unknown Armies campaign, and what other events for avatars are out there for you to gatecrash.
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 41 min
Mixed Signals
With the station's broadcasting equipment on the fritz, your hosts end up giving airtime to a variety of their alternate universe counterparts.
Jun 13, 2023•42 min
Enter the Obamazone
After their first episode idea ends up a wash, Frank and Tormsen go with their backup and do an episode on the sundry conspiracies surrounding former president Barack Obama. Follow them on a journey that takes them to Hawaii, Chicago, Mars, and the boardroom of Alex Abel as they try to squeeze a bit of gameable content out of this.
May 14, 2023•1 hr 24 min
The Abnormal Pathogen Research Group
While raiding the fridges at an abandoned medical research facility, Frank and Tormsen discuss the Abnormal Pathogen Research Group and its recent exploits. Content Warning for discussions of and riffing on medical conspiracy theories within the Unknown Armies universe. The APRG is detailed on pages 11-12 of Unknown Armies 3rd Edition's Book Three: REVEAL.
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Magickal Artifacts
Frank and Tormsen talk shop on magickal artifacts, getting into where they come from, how you make them, some shortcuts for coming up with interesting ones, and techniques for deploying them in your game.
Apr 15, 2023•1 hr 36 min
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