Gosh Darn Fiasco

This is a fantastically funny podcast that never fails to put a smile on my face. Both Richard and Laser are always delightful, and they have amazing guest. Do yourself a favor and check out this great podcast.

Started listening a couple days ago and have binged it non-stop! The characters are always so funny in such a satisfying way. These are some smart performers! Angela is such a genius, but so is everyone else. Big ups to Buck Friendly!

Gosh-Darn Fiasco is a live-play role playing game podcast hosted by musician Angela Webber. But where most of these kind of gaming shows feel like audio dramas, this one is more like improv. The difference lies partly in the source material, and partly in the rotating team of talent that comes to play. “Fiasco” is a GM-less roleplaying game in the style of classic caper movies. Written by Jason Morningstar and published by Bully Pulpit Games, it is a storytelling RPG. This means the goal of the game is to play out a scenario, rather than winning a battle. As the name implies, the fun isn’t in winning, it is in snowballing the story from a small problem into a huge catastrophe. Each episode, Weber and her guests play through one single play Fiasco game from beginning to end. There are a variety of settings, or ‘Playsets’ that they have gone through, from a Colonial Salem to McMurdo Station to a heist at the Jim Henson Workshop. Each episode takes the Cohen Brothers aesthetic of the game and turns it even more towards the comically ridiculous. Frequent guest such as Lucia Fasano and Kevin M. Arnold add improv chops to the game, making it a lighthearted, gonzo joy to listen. Gosh-Darn Fiasco is a monthly podcast that runs about 90 minutes per episode. It’s not something you’re going to get through in a single commute, but it is a heck of a lot of fun!

It can be hard to know who's talking without visuals. And the episodes are longer than any car ride you are going to take. But gosh darn it, when the laughs hit ... you'll have to hit pause so your sides can finish splitting. Teenage Space Falcon!