Trans-Real News – Episode 40: Thank YouTrans-Real News – Episode 40: Thank You

A final scene for Trans-Real News, what the future holds for this setting and these characters, where to hear more from Brian Rideout, and a heartfelt "Thank you!" [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 39: ConfusionTrans-Real News – Episode 39: Confusion

Klie Maxwell takes a leave of absence, Donna Co.'s terrifying repo men exposed, Caffeine Zombie strikes back, Bob wins the Path of Bone, Walter gets his 70s depravity, and Toby [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 38: ShillTrans-Real News – Episode 38: Shill

Trans-Real News returns to the studio to tell you about the fallout of the death of the authorities and the transformation of Torg Skullcrusher. With too many travel advisories to [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 37: PyreTrans-Real News – Episode 37: Pyre

The Trans-Real News team takes a break for a game night to catch their breath after the Resistance manages to finally bring the Authorities low... but they are troubled by [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 36: Anarchy in the Upper PlanesTrans-Real News – Episode 36: Anarchy in the Upper Planes

From the shelter of a sea cave, TRN broadcasts information about the war to Resist the Reset and the Barbarian conquest of the Upper Planes. [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 35: Crush, Kill, Destroy!Trans-Real News – Episode 35: Crush, Kill, Destroy!

The Trans-Real News Team gathers with the Horde to take back control of reality. The killsat is destroyed. The indigo children play with butterflies. [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 33: PirateTrans-Real News – Episode 33: Pirate

The Reset has begun, and the Trans-Real News team is joining the fight to resist and stand up against extinction. But they find that The Authorities have marked them for [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 32: EntanglementTrans-Real News – Episode 32: Entanglement

Toby and Klie sound the alarm and call for people to Resist! Australia is lost. Irreality is spreading around the world once again. Klie offers the Aussies some help getting [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 31: RenegadeTrans-Real News – Episode 31: Renegade

The Indigo children are on the move. The Aussieflora Hive Mind introduces plant-based people. Klie and Toby Get some answers about where the Qlippoth come from, and how our Earth [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 30: Commercial BreakTrans-Real News – Episode 30: Commercial Break

A collection of the commercial messages from the first 29 episodes of Trans-Real News, and some bonus material. Re-ordered to show off the hidden stories running in the subtext of [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 29: CaliforniaTrans-Real News – Episode 29: California

California remains the heart of strange and unreal news, thanks to anarchists, dinosaurs, alien storytellers, and indigo children. Toby and Klie find out what a "Qlippoth" is. Walter gets a [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 28: SlimescapeTrans-Real News – Episode 28: Slimescape

Toby and Klie travel to the home of The Authorities... and find it as ruined as the Lower Planes. The Aussieflora Hive Mind is in an arms race with Retrograde [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 27: Plant-BasedTrans-Real News – Episode 27: Plant-Based

In which we face plant-based Kaiju, Indigo Children besiege a jerky stand, Puppets sing, Alien Storytellers get called out, and Lunatics rant at Toby & Klie. [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 26: XibalbaTrans-Real News – Episode 26: Xibalba

Torg takes over as anchorman, Retrograde gets into the superhero business, Lobster-monsters attack Ecuador, Caffeine Zombie is still at large. Timespace distortions are becoming focused on two points. We hear [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 25: PreparationsTrans-Real News – Episode 25: Preparations

The Aussieflora Hive Mind mutates rapidly. Non-Serviam issues pirate broadcasts from the lower dimensions: the Archons in chaos. The Hive is pumping the slime through portals. [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 24: BattlebabeTrans-Real News – Episode 24: Battlebabe

Sabaku No-Ken Otomoe goes to war with the Aussieflora Hive Mind, A love bot gains true sentience, the 60s and romance are back (temporarily), as is coffee. Route 66 gets [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 22: AussiefloraTrans-Real News – Episode 22: Aussieflora

The Authorities brand Trans-Real News "Dangerous Misinformation". We find out what happened to Walter. A psychic plant carpets Australia. Bob tells us our forecast. Klie reminds us about Trust, Truth, [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 21: VindicationTrans-Real News – Episode 21: Vindication

We get a behind-the-scenes look at TRN. Yaron and Walter return. Tul’Ophala is nearly destroyed. The Archons have abandoned the authorities. And an interview goes horribly wrong… Three Minutes Before [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 19: MutationTrans-Real News – Episode 19: Mutation

Strange cacti spread across Australia, GenX resists existential dread, game devs flee spies, Incan fashion is in, hackers threaten the Doomsayers again, & Klie tells you about non-euclidean luge. [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 18: Getting Laid Across the MultiverseTrans-Real News – Episode 18: Getting Laid Across the Multiverse

The lower planes are closed off, the slime is disappearing, and the Head Mafia surrenders. Torg notes an uptick in conquistadors and time confusion. The horde is on the move. [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 17: ParasiteTrans-Real News – Episode 17: Parasite

In which Yaron breaks Tu’Ophala’s dirty secrets, New Normal is finally established, and Klie tells you about new exploration opportunities. News Brief Timespace Forecast (1’52”) This Week’s Sponsor (3’02”) Donna’s [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 16: SkullcrusherTrans-Real News – Episode 16: Skullcrusher

In which the board replaces Walter, Televisitc Slime=based plastics meet with controversy, Barbarians settle the Western Front, the New Normal is established, The Authorities rebuke TRN, and Klie talks rock [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 15: Patience & FortitudeTrans-Real News – Episode 15: Patience & Fortitude

The West Coast picks up the pieces, Desperately seeking Walter, settling into a new reality, a sexy case for sentry robots, and how to deal with a reality emergency. News [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 14: SuperstormTrans-Real News – Episode 14: Superstorm

In which America and Canada are battered by a reality superstorm, and Walter gets carried away. News Brief (0’12”) Special Report with Walter Haversquirrel (1’47”) I hear you, Toby! I [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 13: Schoolgirl RampageTrans-Real News – Episode 13: Schoolgirl Rampage

The conflict in Ularu is finally over, and Retrograde Dynamics’ super-girls are going on tour as a pop band. Reality storms build toward a superstorm; weirdness reaches a new peak. [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 12: Storm WarningTrans-Real News – Episode 12: Storm Warning

News Brief Timespace Forecast (1’15”) Increased reality storms or even superstorms coming in. The best material for an irreality readiness kit: Our Sponsor (2’55”) Tul O’Phala has the magic that [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 11: Alien IchorTrans-Real News – Episode 11: Alien Ichor

Eldritch horrors awaken beneath Ularu and goes to battle with magical girls, XIbalba in flames, the Head Mafia collects a few of their own, expect raining blood in Australia, the [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 10: It From the Depths of LivejournalTrans-Real News – Episode 10: It From the Depths of Livejournal

This Special Report episode of Trans-Real news describes the history of Trans-Real News, from its inception in 2006 as a Livejournal project to its new incarnation as a podcast. Trans-Real [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 9: A Few Side EffectsTrans-Real News – Episode 9: A Few Side Effects

In which Freelance police bust up a bowling alley, coffee shortages cause Damn Ego to despair, and experts speculate on the growth of The Slime, feelgood retro vibrations are strong. [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 8: Double TimewarpTrans-Real News – Episode 8: Double Timewarp

In which a lost child is found, peace returns in Australia, Hell goes under Martial law, and cyberterrorists declare war on stupidity, good old-fashioned vibrations are on the way, Vogon’is [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 7: TimmyTrans-Real News – Episode 7: Timmy

In which Vogon’is quits the field of battle, Freelance Police go after the head thieves with extreme prejudice, and Retrograde Dynamics crushes Vogon’is in Australia; Depressing time distortions ahead, the [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 6: EscheatonTrans-Real News – Episode 6: Escheaton

In which Vogonis causes an ecological disaster, a search continues for the boy punched into the wrong Tuesday, disappointment in prophecies are discussed, as are books. Bad vibrations ahead. The [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 5: Snu-SnuTrans-Real News – Episode 5: Snu-Snu

In which events in Ularu get more violent, the Hive can make a fine beverage, the Time Moot concludes, Torg is banished. a Kid is literally knocked into next Tuesday. [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 4: Indigo ChildTrans-Real News – Episode 4: Indigo Child

In which Retrograde Dynamics pulls its usual awful stunts, Reality warfare in Atlanta, GA has subsided, Hellions protest Upper Planar refugees, the Televistic Slime continues to grow. Double Monday is [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 3: Best Necromancers in the WorldTrans-Real News – Episode 3: Best Necromancers in the World

In which warfare breaks out over the being under Ularu, Someone is stealing heads, the Barbarians call a moot, a week on repeat, the late 20th century is coming in, [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 2: BarbariansTrans-Real News – Episode 2: Barbarians

In which monsters stir, barbarians rampage, depravity is delayed, the Trans-Real News team suffers a tragic loss, and Klie defames some goats. The News in Brief Timespace Forecast (1’31”) This [...]

Trans-Real News – Episode 1: Rejoice!Trans-Real News – Episode 1: Rejoice!

The News in Brief Timespace Forecast (1’30”) This Week’s Sponsor (2’13”) Learn all about Rejoice! The meme-complex that lets you escape reality from the comfort of your own chair! Statement [...]