You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here
by O‘Neil, Jesse, Tyler, Olivia
*Record Scratch**Freeze Frame* - You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here! Join us every Wednesday for SWAT: The Society of the Weird And Terrifying - a sound-designed Dungeon and Dragons campaign set in the modern-day! Get ready for heart-stopping adventure, award-winning sound design, and the thinnest veiled attempts to avoid copyright laws there is! Rate us on Itunes and share our show with the #YMBW to get a character named after you in the show!
Episodes
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 16 - Back ta Boston Part 1 - Familiar Faces
As Julie, Cash, and Wes prepare for their next mission they head into the Spirit Realm, dawning their new Spirit Avatars. Their mission: Protect the rocket at all costs. Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here is part of the Frolic Podcast...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 15 - The Society of the Weird And Terrifying
LORE DUMP! Wes, Cash, and Julie all make their way to the secret meeting place on the Chicago Harbor. There, the new objective of SWAT is revealed: To save the world from the ever-encroaching Outlands. They have 18 months. Good luck heroes. Check out our Patreon!…
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 14 - Union, Reunion, Communion
Wes gets another visit from Sarah DiVerona, but instead of a job offer, it is a dinner invitation. Cash and Kumi go to enjoy the wedding of Hans and Gretta. Julie faces more work and home challenges. They all get word that the Society is getting back together. Check out our Patreon!...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 13 - 2020 Q4: A New Normal
Check out our Patreon! CW: Gun Violence in Chicago It's another normal day in Chicago. Julie is working a rush at the grocery store. Cash continues with his karate lessons at his gym. Wes tracks down a lead for his job at the Chicago Tribune. Episode Summary: Stuck in the dream of the Cintemani...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 12 - 2020 Q4: Back-Up (And Down... And Up... Then Down)
With the Mole Man too much for Cash to handle he gets a surprising hand from a friend, and an interesting invite. Wes' investigation yields new interesting turns to the story and paths converge. Julie continues her preparations, however the new developments insight uneasiness... Check out our...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 11 - 2020 Q4: Diggin’ Deep
With the Wild Hunt possibly on the verge, Julie and Wes look into the possibilities that can turn bad. Julie gets some surprising news from Lt. Grieves and Wes gets a new assignment. Meanwhile, Cash decides to take up another gig and dig into the disappearances of missing excavation gear? Check…
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 10 - 2020 Q4: Aftermath
Following up on the terrifying, spooktacular events of the last quarter, our heroes deal with the aftermath of the existential threat that anything could happen in this new world. PIDA adds some interesting characters to its squad, Wes lays low, Cash... well gets high... What it's legal right?...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 9 - 2020 Q3: Ghost Busting
With more dark specters making their way around the Chicago area - it's time for the team to take action... or inaction depending on just sort of how they're feeling. Spooky stuff is happening, let's see what they do about it. Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast You Might…
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 8 - 2020 Q3: Bad Dreams and Bids
After the chilling discovery of the last episode, Cash and Julie continue their investigation into the death of Ashalderon. Wes prepares to enter the lion's den as strange dreams begin to take the area... Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast You Might Be Wondering How We Got...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 7 - 2020 Q3: Back Again
Cash finally returns home from this 6 week's sojourn in Tibet. Julie and Wes recover from their wounds of the previous battle. However, their rest will not be long... Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here is part of the Frolic Podcast...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 6 - 2020 Q2: Cash - The Temple of Iron
With Wes and Julie dealing with the events of the last episode we finally find out what Cash has been doing in Tibet! Will Cash finally discover who this mysterious Mr. Dusk is? How much more time is he willing to spend away from his family? Will he be able to maintain his Hunter's License? Find...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 5 - 2020 Q2: Wes & Julie Pt. 2 - The Game’s Afoot
WARNING: This episode may be challenging for those dealing with PTSD. With Wes and Julie's relationship strained as it is, more pressure is added as they race to discover how this underground organization, this secret order, and the elder wand are all connected. You won't want to miss this...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 4 - 2020 Q2: Wes & Julie
While Wess and Julie adjust to their new lives, mysterious circumstances force them to reconnect and discuss the challenges of the new quarter. Julie gets a strange visit from an old acquaintance. Wess gets a new assignment. Will their ever diverging paths bring collaboration? Or will they result...
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 3 - 2020 Q1: Wes
CW for gore and horror. We're back with the first arc of Season 2! For this arc, we are going to be playing a minigame as our heroes traverse the wild and crazy year that is 2020. Wes and Jordan struggle with their purpose in this new world. That is until Llama comes and pays Wes a visit and…
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 2 - 2020 Q1: Cash
We're back with the first arc of Season 2! For this arc, we are going to be playing a minigame as our heroes traverse the wild and crazy year that is 2020. Cash and Julie deal with their Full House situation they've got going on. Then Cash begins on his quest to connect back to the spirit…
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SWAT Season 2 Ep. 1 - 2020 Q1: Julie
We're back with the first arc of Season 2! For this arc, we are going to be playing a minigame as our heroes traverse the wild and crazy year that is 2020. First, we start with a brief explanation of the system and we hop into the First Quarter of Julie's year! It seems she's decided to join…
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SWAT Season 2 - Episode 0: Context
Jack Fisher, former Chair of Necromancy, and Detective Sean Gale recount the events of Season 1 of SWAT. Context, if you need it, Jacks got it. Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find…
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SWAT Season 1 OST Announcement!
The full title of the track is You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here: SWAT Investigations (Season 1 Original Soundtrack)" Or you can look up "O'Neil Henry" as the artist. Here are some links (they will be updated as they come in!) Get notified when it goes live on Spotify!...
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NOAH Vol. II: Issue 7: The Final Issue
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast The stunning conclusion to the second Volume of N.O.A.H! Will our heroes be able to defeat the dastardly Dr. Franklin Fault? Will their new companions fall to his influences? Will they be able to rescue that terrifyingly adorable puppy?...
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NOAH Vol. II: Issue 6: Dr. Faults Fun...Office?
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Having finally made it to Dr. Faults base, our heroes make contact and some face-to-face time is had with the doctor. Will our heroes be persuaded by his offers? Will the horrors that await them break their very minds? Will Funguy pass…
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NOAH Vol. II: Issue 5: The Diabolical Dr. Franklin Fault
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Having successfully captured Dr. Eclipse, our heroes discover the source of the tyranny that holds the minds and souls of the Eclipse Syndicate. What will their next move be? Find out in this Issue of NOAH Vol. II! You Might Be Wondering...
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NOAH Vol. II: Issue 4: Enter The Mad Scientist‘s Laboratory
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Our heroes have successfully infiltrated the evil Dr. Eclipse's Monstorous Laboratory. What terrors will our heroes encounter there? Will the Eclipse sister Luna betray our heroes? Will the Chipster perish? Will Brooke Free get any good...
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NOAH Vol. II: Issue 3: Blasting off Again!
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Our heroes close out any unfinished business as they head to the Siberian wildlands of Russia to hunt down the evil doctor. Will their launch be successful? How will they infiltrate the doctor's base? What's Funguy's 'deal'? Find out in...
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NOAH Vol. II: Issue 2: The Scoop
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast This week our heroes close out the case of the near-cataclysmic destruction of the Mirror City Dam! But there seems to be something more dastardly underfoot. Onward Heros! You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here is part of the Frolic…
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NOAH Vol. II: Issue 1 - Trouble At The Mirror City Dam!
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast We're back with another Issue of NOAH - Network of All Heros. We reconnect with some new faces and meet a few new ones - some of which all look exactly the same. Hmmmmmm... You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here is part of the Frolic...
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How We Got Here: SWAT Season 1
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast A How We Got Here Recap of season 1 of SWAT. We talk about our reactions, inspirations and some behind the scenes stuff about making the podcast! Follow us! https://twitter.com/ymbwpodcast https://www.instagram.com/ymbwpodcast/ Check out...
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SWAT Episode 68 - Finale and Fate Part 4: Reunion
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast The final episode of season one of SWAT. Monsters. Are. REAL. Follow us! https://twitter.com/ymbwpodcast https://www.instagram.com/ymbwpodcast/ Check out all of our other stuff! https://linktr.ee/ymbwpodcast
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SWAT Episode 67 - Finale and Fate Part 3: ReAction
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast And we're back! Apologies for the delay, but we're back to our weekly episode release! Action: It's too late now. The course has been set, the consequences on full display. Life moves six seconds at a time now. Decisions are made at a…
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SWAT Episode 66 - Finale and Fate Part 2: Revelations
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast A special Friday episode! With Beezbos' drones defeated, the Investigations team gets down to the bottom of what is going on in SWAT. The pieces are finally coming together... Follow us! https://twitter.com/ymbwpodcast...
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SWAT Episode 65 - Finale and Fate Part 1: Return
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast With stakes ever-growing, Julie must navigate being hunted by the most powerful branch of SWAT. Meanwhile, in the SWAT base, Nelson and Wess must figure out how to stop the newly revived menace from making its way through the building....
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SWAT Episode 64 - Drinks and Dances Part 13: Remembering and Regrets - R&R V
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Visualization: The stage is set, the orchestra is ready, the lights dim to darkness. This is the moment we hang on to now. Triumph, tribulation, downfall, betrayal, revenge of the sickest kind all poised to play out in front of us. This…
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SWAT Episode 63 - Drinks and Dances Part 12: Return to Dinoland
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast With the lucrative Ale recovered, the Investigation team goes to try to tie up loose ends and finish their journey. Surprisingly they find themselves in a familiar situation. Little do they know the dangers they may still face.... Follow...
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SWAT Episode 62 - Drinks and Dances Part 11: Dreams and Destruction
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast The climactic battle on the way to elusive casks of ale approaches! Wess and Julie piss off Nelson, and Julie gets tentacled again... Follow us! https://twitter.com/ymbwpodcast https://www.instagram.com/ymbwpodcast/ Check out all of our...
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Announcement! - CNDL
https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Hey all, still dealing with some technical difficulties so this week's episode may be delayed. HOWEVER! If you go to our Patreon we have 2 episodes of CNDL - our most recent bonus content, up and ready so go check them out!!! Follow us!...
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SWAT Episode 61 - Drinks and Dances Part 10: Lava Drama
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast As the investigation team continues into this strange cave they fight more of these eye-tentacle creatures and have some disturbing encounters over the lava river. Follow us! https://twitter.com/ymbwpodcast...
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SWAT Episode 60 - Drinks and Dances Part 9: Unidirectional
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast As the investigation team makes their way into this mysterious being's cave, they're already met with some unsettling realizations. Find out their discoveries this week - You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here! Follow us!...
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SWAT Episode 59 - Drinks and Dances Part 8: Her Name Is Gaia
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Julie returns to a nearly empty SWAT and decides in order to save her friends she must know what happens in the spirit realm. The investigation team continues on their adventure, and Nelson acts a liiitttlllee too impulsive....
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SWAT Episode 58 - Drinks and Dances Part 7: Dino-Meet
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Well... this is awkward. The Investigation team has to figure out how to get out of the Plane of Ash, and Nelson has a freakout. Share the show using #YMBW! Check us out on our social media! https://twitter.com/ymbwpodcast...
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SWAT Episode 57 - Drinks and Dances Part 6: Dino-Might?!?
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast I dino what to tell ya. Nelson saves some kids. Julie shoots some Dinos. Wess has a full Jurassic Park moment. On a more serious note, they all must decide between taking time for this side quest or continuing on with their current…
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SWAT Episode 56 - Drinks and Dances Part 5: The Lucky Foot
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast This one's a doozy! The Investigations team, Blurague, and Le Twins struggle through desert lands and stumble upon a seemingly quaint Gnomish village. Nelson loses a few teeth, Julie is fed up, and Wess learns a new and important lesson....
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SWAT Episode 55 - Drinks and Dances Part 4: Hit the Road
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Sorry for the long break, but we're back with a fresh episode for you all! The investigation team finally meets the dwarf king. Nelson nurses a hangover and they all have an unfortunate encounter on their way to discover the ale! Share…
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SWAT Episode 54 - Drinks and Dances Part 3: The Kingdom of Agrocrag
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Nelson deals with some new revelations. Julie has another dream. Wes is only allowed to sleep until 7. And they all make their way to the Dwarfish Kindom of Agrocrag.3 Share the show using #YMBW! Check us out on our social media!...
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SWAT Episode 53 - Drinks and Dances Part 2: Divergence
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast A climactic end to the trip to the spirit realm leaves everyone shaken. Find out what, when why, and how we got here! Share the show using #YMBW! Check us out on our social media! https://twitter.com/ymbwpodcast...
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SWAT Episode 52 - Drinks and Dances Part 1:The Birth of The Society
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast This week on SWAT: Julie has another confusing conversation. Nelson has his first trip into the spirit realm and we meet his spirit avatar. We find out more about the original council, and how they got here. Share the show using #YMBW!...
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SWAT Episode 51 - Three Months Later
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Sorry for the week break, we should be getting back to the regularly scheduled programming (soon). The Investigations Team completes their whiteboard, make some new discoveries, and moves forward three months. Share the show using #YMBW!...
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SWAT Episode 50 - Return and Recollection - R&R IV pt.2
The Investigation team is all back together again. Now they must testify in front of the council about their heist, imprisonment, and failure to capture The Reaper. Cue the dramatics! Share the show using #YMBW! Check us out on our social media! https://twitter.com/ymbwpodcast...
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SWAT Episode 49 - Souls and Sails Part 7: Home Again (Again)
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast With their mission to find Cash a success, the Investigations Team returns home. Only one problem - Nelson and Kumi are somewhere in Fayton. Find out how Cash, Kumi, Nelson, and the rest finally make it home on this episode of You Might…
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SWAT Episode 48 - Souls and Sails Part 6: Escape From Ashalderon‘s Manor
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast The Investigation Team is reunited, but it isn't a happy reunion. Cash decides whether to leave or stay and the Investigations Team, Nelson, Jack, and Su-Wan must all make their way out of Ashalderon's manor. Share the show using #YMBW!...
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SWAT Episode 47 - Souls and Sails Part 5: Cash and Kumi
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast This week we find out how Cash got in Ashalderon's manor. We also find out a little bit more of who this mysterious Kumi is. And finally, get a little more insight into Cash's descent. You Might Be Wondering How Cash Got Here. Share the...
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SWAT Episode 46 - Souls and Sails Part 4: Ashalderon‘s Manor
Check out our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/YMBWPodcast Knowing where Cash's soul(s?) reside, the investigations team, Nelson, Jack, and the three-legged dog must figure out how to break in and get Cash out. Share the show using #YMBW! Check us out on our social media!...
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*Record Scratch**Freeze Frame* - You Might Be Wondering How We Got Here! Join us every Wednesday for SWAT: The Society of the Weird And Terrifying - a sound-designed Dungeon and Dragons campaign set in the modern-day! Get ready for heart-stopping adventure, award-winning sound design, and the thinnest veiled attempts to avoid copyright laws there is! Rate us on Itunes and share our show with the #YMBW to get a character named after you in the show!
Hosted by
O‘Neil, Jesse, Tyler, Olivia