The Badlands - Ep. 58: Conduit

The Badlands - Ep. 58: Conduit

From Mage Hand High Five by Mage Hand High Five Productions

May 21, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

The Twin River Trio seeks a way to stop Boyd while navigating personal challenges and dangers.

As Boyd grows increasingly unstable, the Twin River Trio seek out a way to stop him without destroying the Fount (and themselves) in the process. Wyatt performs a familiar ritual. Hayden finds closure for a long-opened wound. Salome looks for a ledger. Content Warning: death/grief, violence, gunshots, explosions, suicidal ideation/low self worth, endangerment of a child, for-profit prisons, suggestive humor Join us on Patreon and get early access to future merch drops as well as our after-show talkback, Mage Hand Down Low. Merch is now available now at magehandhighfive.com/store ! Leave us a review; if you do, we may shout you out on the show! DM: Casey Papas Salome: Rowan McStay Hayden: Robin Langenhop Wyatt: Max Weinberg Music by Jacob Kerzner Edited by Rowan McStay and Robin Langenhop Sound design by Rowan McStay Cover art and logos by Shane Smith magehandhighfive.com Follow your new third-favorite actual play podcast on our socials: Discord Facebook Instagram TikTok Bluesky Mage Hand High Five is a member of the Many Sided Media network

People in this episode

Host: Casey Papas

Guests: Rowan McStay, Robin Langenhop, Max Weinberg

Topics covered

  • unstable character
  • rituals
  • closure
  • ledger
  • grief
  • violence
  • humor

Keywords

  • Boyd
  • Twin River Trio
  • Fount
  • closure
  • ledger
  • death
  • violence
  • humor

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Organizations: Mage Hand High Five Productions, Many Sided Media

Books & works: Mage Hand Down Low

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