Episode 92: Excursus I

About this episode

This episode serves as an introduction to the new season with thematic elements of death and historical settings.

An amuse bouche before our first course of the season. CW: References to death by illness, historical hospital settings. Written by Cam Collins Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell Narrated and performed by Steve Shell Sound design by Steve Shell Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Where the Light Don’t Reach Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood Outro music: “Sick and Alone” by Those Poor Bastards Special equipment consideration provided by Lauten Audio. LEARN MORE ABOUT OLD GODS OF APPALACHIA: www.oldgodsofappalachia.com COMPLETE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA RITUAL: Facebook Instagram Bluesky SUPPORT THE SHOW: Join us over at THE HOLLER to enjoy ad-free episodes, access exclusive storylines and more. Buy t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, and other Old Gods merch. CLASSIC MERCH: merch.oldgodsofappalachia.com TOUR MERCH & SPECIALTY ITEMS: oldgodsmerch.com . Transcripts available on our website at www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/episodes . © 2026 DeepNerd Media. All rights reserved. No part of this audio production or its written transcript may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems. Support this show…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Shell, Cam Collins

Topics covered

• death
• illness
• historical hospital
• fiction
• sound design

Keywords

• Old Gods of Appalachia
• Cam Collins
• Steve Shell
• death
• illness
• hospital
• fiction
• sound design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DeepNerd Media, Lauten Audio

Books & works: The Land Unknown (The Where the Light Don’t Reach Verses), Sick and Alone

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