Moon Fork Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/moon-fork Something’s off in this town. Moon Fork used to be a regional fish canning hub, but since that industry collapsed in the late seventies, it’s struggled to survive. Now an unimaginable evil stalks the woods in this sleepy, off-kilter tourist destination. Prime your ears for a David Lynch-inspired actual play Monster of the Week podcast that aims to keep spooky season going all year long. Soil Day Radio 7bacb437-473f-5d51-9f80-74afe881e451 no en Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:00:09 -0700 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:23:07 -0700 https://www.soildayradio.com/shows/moon-fork https://img.transistorcdn.com/ib3XjD69VSHwKMstJfMMWh4ikxRuBzMu_RRDpFNilYs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85Yjhl/NzQ5MjEwZTQ2NzRi/OGNhNDU4NGRjMTRk/YTNjMS5QTkc.jpg Moon Fork https://www.soildayradio.com/shows/moon-fork episodic Jonny Malks Something’s off in this town. Moon Fork used to be a regional fish canning hub, but since that industry collapsed in the late seventies, it’s struggled to survive. Now an unimaginable evil stalks the woods in this sleepy, off-kilter tourist destination. Prime your ears for a David Lynch-inspired actual play Monster of the Week podcast that aims to keep spooky season going all year long. Something’s off in this town. actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters Jonny Malks indiegamegarden@gmail.com No No 16 - Hernia 16 16 16 - Hernia full 9a87f1b0-0ca6-4047-9dbc-bdf369179289 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4223673e Ruth has a feeling like a Jedi hernia. Dark forces are on the rise in Moon Fork. Ted Malone's body is found in the Valentine's walk-in freezer with a bullet through the heart. He's wearing a bigfoot costume. Sandy is arrested for the crime. The boys have to find the real killer before all hell and chop breaks loose. 

]]> Ruth has a feeling like a Jedi hernia. Dark forces are on the rise in Moon Fork. Ted Malone's body is found in the Valentine's walk-in freezer with a bullet through the heart. He's wearing a bigfoot costume. Sandy is arrested for the crime. The boys have to find the real killer before all hell and chop breaks loose. 

]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3931 Ruth has a feeling like a Jedi hernia. Dark forces are on the rise in Moon Fork. Ted Malone's body is found in the Valentine's walk-in freezer with a bullet through the heart. He's wearing a bigfoot costume. Sandy is arrested for the crime. The boys have to find the real killer before all hell and chop breaks loose. 

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 15 - Guess Who 15 15 15 - Guess Who full de24c54d-4648-45fe-8a82-45c7f16b126d https://share.transistor.fm/s/49dc04c2 This week, Clinton, Mystic Mikey, and Lark do battle with a strange gang of costumed ne'er-do-wells. Guess who gets shot...again. And guess who straight up kills someone...

You'll have to listen to find out.

]]> This week, Clinton, Mystic Mikey, and Lark do battle with a strange gang of costumed ne'er-do-wells. Guess who gets shot...again. And guess who straight up kills someone...

You'll have to listen to find out.

]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 18:00:00 -0700 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 2953 This week, Clinton, Mystic Mikey, and Lark do battle with a strange gang of costumed ne'er-do-wells. Guess who gets shot...again. And guess who straight up kills someone...

You'll have to listen to find out.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 14 - Ruth 14 14 14 - Ruth full a1f18280-c0d4-4976-a08a-ce621bdc61f5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5746d58 Clinton, Lark, and Mystic Mikey talk to Ruth, and the conversation is revelatory. A lore dump for the ages. At the end, a new enemy appears!

]]> Clinton, Lark, and Mystic Mikey talk to Ruth, and the conversation is revelatory. A lore dump for the ages. At the end, a new enemy appears!

]]> Fri, 15 May 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3756 Clinton, Lark, and Mystic Mikey talk to Ruth, and the conversation is revelatory. A lore dump for the ages. At the end, a new enemy appears!

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 13 - Checkers 13 13 13 - Checkers full 2b2c189d-cd9b-48bf-a68c-dc95d0d9a989 https://share.transistor.fm/s/82a46649 Lark is taken to The Chop – this is the campaign's first glimpse of that beyond. Clinton and Mikey rush to find him along with Sheriff Dent and Ranger Anchorage. Events converge at the Moon Fork Curling Club. There's something about checkered floors. The group seeks Ruth for answers.

]]> Lark is taken to The Chop – this is the campaign's first glimpse of that beyond. Clinton and Mikey rush to find him along with Sheriff Dent and Ranger Anchorage. Events converge at the Moon Fork Curling Club. There's something about checkered floors. The group seeks Ruth for answers.

]]> Fri, 01 May 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3818 Lark is taken to The Chop – this is the campaign's first glimpse of that beyond. Clinton and Mikey rush to find him along with Sheriff Dent and Ranger Anchorage. Events converge at the Moon Fork Curling Club. There's something about checkered floors. The group seeks Ruth for answers.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 12 - Bleeding Out 12 12 12 - Bleeding Out full 25be39cb-f188-4642-bd95-df2d10b8d0c4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ce9748e Clinton, Mikey, and Lark fell the crab, but it won't stop bleeding. The former two are caught in some slapstick attempts to try to abscond with the unconscious beast. Lark, who was shot in the leg during the encounter, is stolen from the hospital during his recuperation by an unlikely culprit. The plot's as thick as day-old chowder this week. You won't want to miss it.

]]> Clinton, Mikey, and Lark fell the crab, but it won't stop bleeding. The former two are caught in some slapstick attempts to try to abscond with the unconscious beast. Lark, who was shot in the leg during the encounter, is stolen from the hospital during his recuperation by an unlikely culprit. The plot's as thick as day-old chowder this week. You won't want to miss it.

]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3579 Clinton, Mikey, and Lark fell the crab, but it won't stop bleeding. The former two are caught in some slapstick attempts to try to abscond with the unconscious beast. Lark, who was shot in the leg during the encounter, is stolen from the hospital during his recuperation by an unlikely culprit. The plot's as thick as day-old chowder this week. You won't want to miss it.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 11 - Professor Devil 11 11 11 - Professor Devil full 76f2977c-0dc7-4807-8e11-b093aeef9e45 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf7fe89d The intrepid crew questions Anchorage Nguyen and Ohna Fellow about the Save the Fork meeting. Clinton is grumpy about Ohna's bougie bakery. Mikey just wants bread. 

They track the rumors they've heard about a shady, tweed-coat-wearing Devil to the backyard of Ohna's house and get attacked by the giant crab again. It's just another day in Moon Fork.

]]> The intrepid crew questions Anchorage Nguyen and Ohna Fellow about the Save the Fork meeting. Clinton is grumpy about Ohna's bougie bakery. Mikey just wants bread. 

They track the rumors they've heard about a shady, tweed-coat-wearing Devil to the backyard of Ohna's house and get attacked by the giant crab again. It's just another day in Moon Fork.

]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 4043 The intrepid crew questions Anchorage Nguyen and Ohna Fellow about the Save the Fork meeting. Clinton is grumpy about Ohna's bougie bakery. Mikey just wants bread. 

They track the rumors they've heard about a shady, tweed-coat-wearing Devil to the backyard of Ohna's house and get attacked by the giant crab again. It's just another day in Moon Fork.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 10 - Sin Visits the Sinful 10 10 10 - Sin Visits the Sinful full ce689bf8-9392-4fd0-9cbc-e6626b3208b6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c7d4a021 The gang hears more about the overarching mystery from Major Gladstone. Mystic Mikey and Magic Marlene's relationship progresses at a breakneck pace. Another creature runs amok. The Save the Fork Movement is threatened before it can even mount a fight against Renfrow and Malone's development plans. Lark tries to tag a giant crab. Clinton jogs. His eyes turn orange.

]]> The gang hears more about the overarching mystery from Major Gladstone. Mystic Mikey and Magic Marlene's relationship progresses at a breakneck pace. Another creature runs amok. The Save the Fork Movement is threatened before it can even mount a fight against Renfrow and Malone's development plans. Lark tries to tag a giant crab. Clinton jogs. His eyes turn orange.

]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0700 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 4463 The gang hears more about the overarching mystery from Major Gladstone. Mystic Mikey and Magic Marlene's relationship progresses at a breakneck pace. Another creature runs amok. The Save the Fork Movement is threatened before it can even mount a fight against Renfrow and Malone's development plans. Lark tries to tag a giant crab. Clinton jogs. His eyes turn orange.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 9 - Cryptid World 9 9 9 - Cryptid World full d09fd634-75d2-4821-bd7f-b6507afd006e https://share.transistor.fm/s/60f4b5c3 Ted Malone and Turner Renfrow reveal their development plans for the town. A new security force arrives. Mystic Mikey goes on a date. Things get even weirder.

]]> Ted Malone and Turner Renfrow reveal their development plans for the town. A new security force arrives. Mystic Mikey goes on a date. Things get even weirder.

]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0800 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 4117 Ted Malone and Turner Renfrow reveal their development plans for the town. A new security force arrives. Mystic Mikey goes on a date. Things get even weirder.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 8 - Magic Marlene 8 8 8 - Magic Marlene full 979b88b8-a232-4b56-bfbe-d216eda3c0ea https://share.transistor.fm/s/06977d95 Our heroes receive a well-earned respite after their monster fight. Mystic Mikey falls ever deeper in love. Clinton is still crotchety. Lark levels up.

]]> Our heroes receive a well-earned respite after their monster fight. Mystic Mikey falls ever deeper in love. Clinton is still crotchety. Lark levels up.

]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0800 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3644 Our heroes receive a well-earned respite after their monster fight. Mystic Mikey falls ever deeper in love. Clinton is still crotchety. Lark levels up.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 7 - Seadevil Anglerfish 7 7 7 - Seadevil Anglerfish full 9b975319-8514-47b2-88d5-2fb4e24a7638 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8d4bb97c This week, Clinton, Mystic Mikey, and Lark go toe to toe with the massive humanoid anglerfish that bit a man in half outside Valentine's Diner. It attempts to terrorize the Harvest Festival during its scary movie night, but our heroes foil its plan. Will they be able to subdue the beast? Or will its brutal bite claim yet more victims? It's a fight to the death on Granite Lane tonight. 

]]> This week, Clinton, Mystic Mikey, and Lark go toe to toe with the massive humanoid anglerfish that bit a man in half outside Valentine's Diner. It attempts to terrorize the Harvest Festival during its scary movie night, but our heroes foil its plan. Will they be able to subdue the beast? Or will its brutal bite claim yet more victims? It's a fight to the death on Granite Lane tonight. 

]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0800 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 4040 This week, Clinton, Mystic Mikey, and Lark go toe to toe with the massive humanoid anglerfish that bit a man in half outside Valentine's Diner. It attempts to terrorize the Harvest Festival during its scary movie night, but our heroes foil its plan. Will they be able to subdue the beast? Or will its brutal bite claim yet more victims? It's a fight to the death on Granite Lane tonight. 

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 6 - Pig Mask 6 6 6 - Pig Mask full d8766a79-e6be-4da2-8a19-bd8e39517783 https://share.transistor.fm/s/19069c1b Our heroes make their final preparations before their showdown with destiny. Destiny, in this case, being a man-eating fish person with gigantic, menacing teeth. Clinton visits Ruth's Costume Emporium in the northern woods of Beak's Lamp State Forest. 

]]> Our heroes make their final preparations before their showdown with destiny. Destiny, in this case, being a man-eating fish person with gigantic, menacing teeth. Clinton visits Ruth's Costume Emporium in the northern woods of Beak's Lamp State Forest. 

]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0800 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3170 Our heroes make their final preparations before their showdown with destiny. Destiny, in this case, being a man-eating fish person with gigantic, menacing teeth. Clinton visits Ruth's Costume Emporium in the northern woods of Beak's Lamp State Forest. 

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 5 - AV Club 5 5 5 - AV Club full af43f35e-e487-4119-be52-2d06c785404e https://share.transistor.fm/s/b38825a3 Mikey, Clinton, and Lark race against the clock to try to figure out a plan to prevent a tragedy at the upcoming campy movie night under the Swales. Mikey visits the AV Club at Moon Fork HS to unravel Paige's riddle. He also maybe...falls in love? 

]]> Mikey, Clinton, and Lark race against the clock to try to figure out a plan to prevent a tragedy at the upcoming campy movie night under the Swales. Mikey visits the AV Club at Moon Fork HS to unravel Paige's riddle. He also maybe...falls in love? 

]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0800 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3830 Mikey, Clinton, and Lark race against the clock to try to figure out a plan to prevent a tragedy at the upcoming campy movie night under the Swales. Mikey visits the AV Club at Moon Fork HS to unravel Paige's riddle. He also maybe...falls in love? 

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 4 - Comet 4 4 4 - Comet full 9f3af26c-fa01-4a2d-a1e9-d3eb19502b0c https://share.transistor.fm/s/84a40486 Paige Lark left a skeleton in her closet...well, actually, it's her locker, and the boys can't get in. Comet Lodge protesters line up at the harvest festival while Clinton, Lark, and Mikey investigate the cannery. They're caught. The monster looms. 

]]> Paige Lark left a skeleton in her closet...well, actually, it's her locker, and the boys can't get in. Comet Lodge protesters line up at the harvest festival while Clinton, Lark, and Mikey investigate the cannery. They're caught. The monster looms. 

]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3964 Paige Lark left a skeleton in her closet...well, actually, it's her locker, and the boys can't get in. Comet Lodge protesters line up at the harvest festival while Clinton, Lark, and Mikey investigate the cannery. They're caught. The monster looms. 

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 3 - Blood Stains & Percolators 3 3 3 - Blood Stains & Percolators full eb5bf12f-30fa-49ec-a085-facc9a0f99a5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/38733bec Our three heroes are interviewed by a disgruntled Sheriff in the middle of the night. Afterwards, they go out to investigate. A strange bloodstain outside Valentine's Diner supplements the knowledge they gain from the logbooks in their haven. Lark takes a walk with Ramone Sandia. They have a nice little chat. Enjoy this episode with tepid soup, coffee, and a day-old cruffin. You won't be sorry.

]]> Our three heroes are interviewed by a disgruntled Sheriff in the middle of the night. Afterwards, they go out to investigate. A strange bloodstain outside Valentine's Diner supplements the knowledge they gain from the logbooks in their haven. Lark takes a walk with Ramone Sandia. They have a nice little chat. Enjoy this episode with tepid soup, coffee, and a day-old cruffin. You won't be sorry.

]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3769 Our three heroes are interviewed by a disgruntled Sheriff in the middle of the night. Afterwards, they go out to investigate. A strange bloodstain outside Valentine's Diner supplements the knowledge they gain from the logbooks in their haven. Lark takes a walk with Ramone Sandia. They have a nice little chat. Enjoy this episode with tepid soup, coffee, and a day-old cruffin. You won't be sorry.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 2 - The Diner Murder 2 2 2 - The Diner Murder full 5d19f2c5-fc28-4c6e-8651-7cbca0e46724 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b496091 Our group of would-be monster hunters comes together at Valentine's Diner, bound by the directions of Paige Lark – Leopold's departed mother – and a strange presence that only Clinton Brooks can see in the light of a fire. They witness a creature kill a man. Moon Fork needs its Helmsfolk now more than ever.

]]> Our group of would-be monster hunters comes together at Valentine's Diner, bound by the directions of Paige Lark – Leopold's departed mother – and a strange presence that only Clinton Brooks can see in the light of a fire. They witness a creature kill a man. Moon Fork needs its Helmsfolk now more than ever.

]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 4171 Our group of would-be monster hunters comes together at Valentine's Diner, bound by the directions of Paige Lark – Leopold's departed mother – and a strange presence that only Clinton Brooks can see in the light of a fire. They witness a creature kill a man. Moon Fork needs its Helmsfolk now more than ever.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 1 - Welcome to Moon Fork 1 1 1 - Welcome to Moon Fork full 08d0cbac-e593-4645-a418-3df6bebe02da https://share.transistor.fm/s/d9280ef4 A funeral. A strange man taking geological samples on a hill. And three individuals in town who can't seem to avoid the strangeness. Mystic Mikey, Leopold Lark, and Clinton Brooks make some tenuous introductions. Our mystery starts here.

]]> A funeral. A strange man taking geological samples on a hill. And three individuals in town who can't seem to avoid the strangeness. Mystic Mikey, Leopold Lark, and Clinton Brooks make some tenuous introductions. Our mystery starts here.

]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0800 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3300 A funeral. A strange man taking geological samples on a hill. And three individuals in town who can't seem to avoid the strangeness. Mystic Mikey, Leopold Lark, and Clinton Brooks make some tenuous introductions. Our mystery starts here.

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No 0 - Introducing Strangeness 0 - Introducing Strangeness full 285232de-80ce-46b1-9481-0e139da9c997 https://share.transistor.fm/s/721091f2 The Moon Fork setup episode. Listen to Jonny drone on about the narrative elegance of Monster of the Week, and hear Tommy, Tyler, and Jack introduce their characters. Something is strange in this town, and we're going to get to the bottom of it. Together. By...rolling dice? Really?

]]> The Moon Fork setup episode. Listen to Jonny drone on about the narrative elegance of Monster of the Week, and hear Tommy, Tyler, and Jack introduce their characters. Something is strange in this town, and we're going to get to the bottom of it. Together. By...rolling dice? Really?

]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0700 Jonny Malks Jonny Malks 3139 The Moon Fork setup episode. Listen to Jonny drone on about the narrative elegance of Monster of the Week, and hear Tommy, Tyler, and Jack introduce their characters. Something is strange in this town, and we're going to get to the bottom of it. Together. By...rolling dice? Really?

]]> actual play, Monster of the Week, David Lynch, Twin Peaks, dice, real play, Apocalypse World, mystery, monsters No