Here it is, the end of season two! Olivia takes the long road back home. Yellow convinces Lapis that this is all completely normal. Violet leaves the Department while Jasmine and Scarlet prepare for what's to come. (CWs: alcohol, blood, worms) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast of episode 10: Jess Syratt, Em Carlson, Tatiana Gefter, Cody Heath, Tal Minear, Maria Corcobado, Emily Kellogg. Art by NerdVolKurisu, episode promo art by...

Orange and Olivia finally meet, and the crew teams up to take down the Great Wurm. (CWs: worms, goo/slime, high pitched noises, discussion of depression) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast of episode 9: Jess Syratt, Em Carlson, Tatiana Gefter, Cody Heath, Maria Corcobado. Art by NerdVolKurisu, episode promo art by Meredith Baird Written, scored, and edited by Rat Grimes. Transcripts available in episode notes at...

Olivia figures out where she is. Orange has a vision of the future, and follows Nya into the dark. (CWs: Blood, body horror, worms, squishing sounds, alcohol) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast of episode 7: Jess Syratt, Em Carlson, Tatiana Gefter, Cody Heath, Maria Corcobado. Art by NerdVolKurisu, episode promo art by Meredith Baird Written, scored, and edited by Rat Grimes. Transcripts available in episode notes at...

Two low-level employees check up on the librarian in the present. Olivia, Alex, and Nadia prepare to escape the nightmare of the past. Two Primaries discuss the Department's future. Sterling and Green put an end to the charade.  (CWs: death mentioned, derealization, worms) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast of episode 7: Jess Syratt, Em Carlson, Tatiana Gefter, Rae Lundberg, Caleb Zane Huett, Shannon Strucci, Sean Pellington,...

Orange has a rough night, but a strange new ally gives them direction. Olivia, Alex, and Nadia try to escape the creepy mall. Sterling and Green have a dinner date. (CWs: blood, violence, body horror, alcohol, smoking, worms, derealization) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast of episode 6: Jess Syratt, Em Carlson, Tatiana Gefter, Rae Lundberg, Cody Heath, Maria Corcobado, Sean Pellington, William A Wellman, and Lilly Chau. Art...

Olivia, Alex, and Nadia find a mall in the middle of the woods. They suspect it's abandoned, but it turns out there's something still alive within. (CWs: blood, body horror, organs, alcohol, food, chewing/mouth full fx [1 time], worms) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast of episode 5: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Tatiana Gefter, Rat Grimes. Art by NerdVolKurisu Written, scored, edited, and narrated by Rat Grimes. Transcripts...

Olivia wakes up after the altercation in the planetarium and learns what went down. Orange talks with the locals and does some light editing. Nadia discovers something about herself. (CWs: mild homophobia, death, blood, body horror, high pitched feedback)   Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast of episode 4: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Tatiana Gefter, Aubrey Akers, Saph the Something, Taylor Michaels, Meredith Baird Art by...

Olivia and the gang find the planetarium, where they learn more about what's going on in the woods. Green and Sterling have a chat at the airport. (CWs: blood, gore, death, parasitism, alcohol and weed mentioned, muffled audio)   Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast of episode 3: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Tatiana Gefter, Dexter Howard, Rae Lundberg Art by NerdVolKurisu Written, scored, edited, and narrated by Rat Grimes. ...

After the startling discovery at the end of the last episode, the four friends venture deeper into the woods. In the sweltering night, they find an unexpected ally and a new enemy. (CWs: smoking, food, body horror, some gore, worms) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast of episode 2: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Tatiana Gefter, Dexter Howard, Mystic Waterz. Art by NerdVolKurisu Written, scored, edited, and narrated by Rat Grimes. ...

Jasmine Control, a new hire at a shady governmental agency called The Department of Variance, went through an extended supernatural orientation that ended with her manager, Yellow Access, trying to meld the minds of every worker in the office. To save her friend Scarlet Jaunt from death at the hands of her new boss, Jasmine used her newly discovered psychic abilities to jump into the past, to a point where Scarlet was alive. She miscalculated, and now she’s stuck in Scarlet’s memories from 10...

Season 2 of the Department of Variance of Somewhere, Ohio will begin December 6, 2023! Subscribe wherever you get podcasts, or visit our website to listen. If you want each episode one week early, subscribe to our patreon!

This week, we're releasing a play session of the upcoming indie tabletop game Triangle Agency by Haunted Table Games, starring the voices of Scarlet (Em Carlson), Violet (Tatiana Gefter), Green (William A. Wellman), and Fern Daemon (Taylor Michaels), and it's GMed by one of the creators, Caleb Zane Huett.  Follow these supernatural office workers as they try to avoid standing out at a frat party and attempt to contain three dangerous anomalies disguised therein. It's not directly related to...

Jasmine and Scarlet reach the lobby, where they find someone missing and confront the real antagonist. Jasmine receives a call. The end is the beginning is the end. (CWs: guns, bullying, implied homophobia, death) Check out our website for transcripts and more info! Join our Patreon for early access and more! See our Carrd for social media links and more! CREDITS: Cast, in order of appearance: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Emily Kellogg, Shaun Pellington, Justin Hatch, William A. Wellman,...

Gabe returns to help Jasmine, Scarlet, and Violet get to Sterling’s lab. Jasmine makes a startling discovery, and Sterling makes a hard choice. It’s all down from here. (CWs: insects, insect noises, fire, death, strong language) Check out our website for transcripts and more info! Join our Patreon for early access and more! See our Carrd for social media links and more! CREDITS: Cast, in order of appearance: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Emily Kellogg, Shaun Pellington, Justin Hatch,...

Jasmine, Scarlet, and Violet navigate the Library Maze, with some assistance from the librarian. (CWs: depression, death, guns, injury, fire, strong language, mentioning vomit) Check out our website for transcripts and more info! Join our Patreon for early access and more! See our Carrd for social media links and more! CREDITS: Cast, in order of appearance: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Emily Kellogg, Shaun Pellington, Justin Hatch, William A. Wellman, Tatiana Gefter, Saph the Something,...

Some months before the incident, Scarlet, Violet, Lapis, and Copper View play a tabletop game with Fern Daemon, head of IT. A tense game leads to a couple parting ways. (CWs: death, guns, food, unwanted flirting) Check out our website for more info and transcripts! Join our Patreon for early access! See our Carrd for social media links and more! Extra music:  EP 11: Medieval Loop One by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by...

Jasmine and Violet watch some movies, Scarlet continues her search with help from Lapis, and the motivations behind this new hire are revealed. (CWs: weapons, worms, body horror) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! See our Carrd for social media links and more! CREDITS: Cast, in order of appearance: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Emily Kellogg, Shaun Pellington, Justin Hatch, William A. Wellman, Tatiana Gefter, Saph the Something, Taylor Michaels, and...

Scarlet is determined to find Jasmine and get out together. Sterling’s not in control. Scarlet confronts a fascist nightmare. A student reveals what she’s learned to her teacher. (CWs: voice modulation, death mentions, body horror, guns, food, strong language) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! See our Carrd for social media links and more! Hell Gate City is streaming now at http://hellgatecity.com In this award-winning comedy fiction podcast, a...

Jasmine loses contact with Scarlet. Violet helps Jasmine navigate the Dead Letter Office overflow storage (or doesn’t), and Jasmine meets an Operator. Now the game is up.  (CWs: cops, food, relationship discussions, body horror, psychedelics mention) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! See our Carrd for social media links and more! Hell Gate City is streaming now at http://hellgatecity.com In this award-winning comedy fiction podcast, a radio jockey...

Chased by a faceless terror, Jasmine has to take a jaunt. Scarlet and Jasmine talk horror and fun. Jasmine takes a dip, and Violet answers Sterling’s call. (CWs: water, food, body horror, blood, strong language). Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! See our Carrd for social media links and more! CREDITS: Cast, in order of appearance: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Emily Kellogg, Shaun Pellington, Justin Hatch, William A. Wellman, Tatiana Gefter, Saph the...

Jasmine enters the Psychedelics Lab. Scarlet grows frustrated as Jasmine expands her mind and a new threat emerges. (CWs: drug mentions [weed, lsd], brief allusion to torture, voice modulation,  death). Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! See our Carrd for social media links and more! CREDITS: Cast, in order of appearance: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Emily Kellogg, Shaun Pellington, Justin Hatch, William A. Wellman, Tatiana Gefter, Saph the Something,...

Jasmine looks for help from maintenance to get down to the next floor. Scarlet gets vulnerable. (CWs: drug mentions--weed, lsd--, insects, strong language) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! See our Carrd for social media links and more! CREDITS: Cast, in order of appearance: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Emily Kellogg, Shaun Pellington, Justin Hatch, William A. Wellman, Tatiana Gefter, Saph the Something, Taylor Michaels, and special guest Shannon...

Scarlet tells Jasmine about her past, and makes an exasperated call. (CWs: blood, injury, depression, food, drug and alcohol references, strong language) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! See our Carrd for social media links and more! CREDITS: Cast, in order of appearance: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Emily Kellogg, Shaun Pellington, Justin Hatch, William A. Wellman, Tatiana Gefter, Saph the Something, Taylor Michaels, and special guest Shannon...

Scarlet leads Jasmine through sand dunes, and Jasmine makes an administrative decision. (CWs: mention of torture, strong language) Check out our website for more info! Join our Patreon for early access! CREDITS: Cast, in order of appearance: Jesse Syratt, Em Carlson, Emily Kellogg, Shaun Pellington, Justin Hatch, William A. Wellman, Tatiana Gefter, Saph the Something, Taylor Michaels, and special guest Shannon Strucci. Art by NerdVolKurisu Written, scored, edited, and narrated by...