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ScrubMode

Julio Adan Villanueva

We"re ScrubMode, a podcast about gaming, monsters and the intersection there of. Join us bi-weekly as we talk about monsters "real" and imagined, and poke fun at the goofier aspects of the paranormal and Gaming.

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01:06:26

Lizardfolk

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2025/05/03

Today we're talking lizardfolk!

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00:59:34

Julio and Ryan Talk Games Some More

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2025/04/25

Julio and Ryan sans Jon still.

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00:54:30

Julio and Ryan talk Video Games

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2025/04/18

Jon's on vacation, so it's just Julio and Ryan today.

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00:58:53

Homunculi and Kenkus

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2025/04/04

It's a monster manual episode! We've made it to the homunculus and kenku!

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01:14:19

Indrid Cold and the Visitors from Lanulos

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2025/03/21

Today Jon tells Julio and Ryan about Indrid Cold.sources -Derenberger, W. W., Derenberger-Bowman, T., Colvin, A., Keel, J., & Barker, G. (n.d.). Visitors from Lanulos: My Contact with Indrid Cold.

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00:00:35

No Episode This Week

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2025/03/07

Please stay tuned for your regularly scheduled programming

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00:58:59

Lamias Hydras and Minotaurs

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2025/02/21

https://linktr.ee/scrubmodeWe're talking Lamias Hydras and MinotaursSourceshttps://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Harpyiai.htmlhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3296813https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_(genus)https://www.theoi.com/Ther/Karkinos.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Ther/DrakonHydra.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Ther/Lamia.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Ther/Akheilos.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Phasma/Empousai.htmlhttps://www.theoi.com/Ther/Minotauros.html

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00:59:31

Dogs from Hell

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2025/02/07

https://linktr.ee/scrubmodeThis episode is for the dogs! We're talking about the dog-shaped monsters of DnD, as well as various black dogs, hellhounds and the like from English folklore. Even bad dogs are good boys. Sources https://abookofcreatures.com/2019/06/07/kludde/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dog_(folklore) https://www.britannica.com/art/Barghest https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-34369461 https://www.invisibleworks.co.uk/mapping-the-grim/

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01:02:25

The Haunted Bunk Bed and Goblin Stove

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2025/01/24

https://linktr.ee/scrubmodeWe're back, with avengance! Today we're talking a couple strange haunted household

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00:56:01

A Very ScrubMode Friendsgiving

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2024/12/25

In this episode Julio, Jon and Ryan play some improv for this holiday season, it gets ridiculous.

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01:07:26

Tangent City

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2024/11/29

We go on some crazy tangents with this one, we talk about the history and evolution of media, and go on some nostalgia trips.

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01:05:58

Hags of DnD

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2024/11/15

Spooky season dies hard as we talk about Hags and Nightmares tonight. From Baba Yaga to Yubaba, have smorgasbord of child-eating monsters on display. Also sleep paralysis, what the deal with that and why is associated with hags? And why the dip is a Nightmare a horse

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00:59:53

Worms of DnD

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2024/11/01

https://linktr.ee/scrubmodeToday we're talking about monster worms such as the Grick, the Purple Worm and the Remorhaz. Then we look at some worm-like cryptids, including a heavy-hitter: The Mongolian. Death. Worm. Plus other worm monsters like the Indus Worm and the Guh. Other talking points include brain worms, the Saw franchise, velvet worms and the Alaskan. Bull. Worm. Sources https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mongolian-death-worm

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01:07:22

The Mystery of the Rocky Mountain Ranch

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2024/10/31

https://linktr.ee/scrubmode Happy Halloween! Tonight, we're going for 100%, unfiltered spook as we tell you the tale of a lesser known spooky ranch: The Rock Mountain Ranch. Folks, this one has it all: Ding-dong-ditching bigfoots, poltergeists that hate cars, and Aliens that hate bigfoots. "Multiple Phenomena on Colorado Ranch: Report on the Investigation of UFO Experiences on a Rocky Mountain Ranch" by John S. Derr and R. Leo Sprinkle, published by Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO)

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00:36:30

DnD Improv Game Part 1

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2024/10/18

Today we're doing something a little different, improv, but not just regular improv! Well, ok, maybe it's just improv. Julio's DMing, so anything can happen in this episode of ScrubMode.https://linktr.ee/scrubmode

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00:44:57

DnD Improv Game Part 2

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2024/10/18

Julio had so much fun we had to do some more of his improv "dnd" game.

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01:06:30

Gryphons and Hippogriffs

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2024/10/04

https://linktr.ee/scrubmodeThis week we're taking a look at some classical, magical mounts, with our good buddy Spencer R. Schulman. We deep dive on griffins and hippogryphs, and along the way learn about where the term "California" comes from, Italian World War Hulk, and how to sea monster check your fiance. Sources https://www.theoi.com/Thaumasios/Grypes.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riphean_Mountains https://www.theoi.com/Phylos/Hyperborea.html

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00:58:34

Golems and Gorgons

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2024/09/20

https://linktr.ee/scrubmodeToday we're talking golems, an symbolically loaded monster. With thematic connections reaching back to ushabti and forward to robots and even Superman. Then we investigate a DnD mystery: why are gorgons scaled bulls instead of the serpentine monster girls of Greek myth? Other talking points include: Jack Kirby, Julio knows his Frankenstein, and the horngus of a dongfish (the nutte sac). Sources https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-golem

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01:04:22

Goblins and Gnomes

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2024/09/06

On this episode, we're going GOBLIN MODE. We gush about our love for goblins, trace their weird fantasy history and learn about how Hobgoblins went from fireplace guardians to the meanest goblinoids on the block. Then we talk about gnomes, and that one time they destroyed a town in Switzerland. We also ramble about some of the weirder Germanic folklore characters, and that one time Santa's elves drank blood. You're gonne get GNOMED

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01:00:06

The Wizard Civil War

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2024/08/23

https://linktr.ee/scrubmodeToday we talk about the founding of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, all the places it cribbed stuff from, and its hilarious and tragic collapse into WIZARD CIVIL WAR. Alchemists, mages, poets, revolutionaries and maybe the fattest drop kick of all time. We got it all. Thank you Jesse Sanders for making our music. Partisan Review 1948 Witches and Witchcraft, by Dean Miller

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