Unspoken Realms Podcast

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Magic lore, chapter by chapter.

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Unspoken Realms Podcast presents Magic: The Gathering fiction as narrated serial audio. Recent chapters move through Kaldheim and Zendikar storylines, while older episodes include Ravnica and Core 2019 material, trading between mythic adventure, magical combat, personal guilt, and sudden cliffhangers.

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About Unspoken Realms Podcast

Unspoken Realms Podcast is a serialized fantasy audio archive for Magic: The Gathering story chapters. It is direct and narrative-first. Recent episodes move through the Kaldheim and Zendikar Rising storylines, while older selections reach back into Gatecrash and Magic Core 2019 material. The show’s shape is simple: a chapter begins, the world takes over, and the listener is dropped into planes where monsters, ruins, and ancient grudges are already in motion. Kaldheim gives the feed a saga-like charge. Longships arrive at hungry villages, omen-seekers cross dangerous terrain, Kaia follows threats across realms, and Tybalt treats chaos as a reward in itself. The setting feels cold, mythic, and unstable. Zendikar is sharper and more personal. Nissa carries regret over lost friendships and past choices, Jace tries to prevent disaster, Nahiri pursues a vision of restoration that becomes increasingly ruthless, and Akiri is pulled through collapsing ruins, dangerous climbs, and a brutal fall. The stories are not just lore delivery. They are built around pressure: a dangerous object in the wrong hands, a home worth defending, an old ally becoming an enemy, and characters forced to decide what repair actually costs. The imagery is dense and physical. Hedrons clatter, forests answer, monsters rip free from flesh, stone breaks underfoot, and sky ruins turn from wonder into trap. Older chapters add different textures, from Ravnica’s guild magic and Gruul improvisation to the Chronicle of Bolas, where fear, envy, twins, dragons, and visions carry the drama. The podcast works best for listeners who already enjoy fantasy worldbuilding and want Magic’s storylines in a clean audio sequence. It also serves curious newcomers who prefer narrative scenes over analysis. There is little friction. The show does not depend on extended chatter; it gives the story room to play as an audiobook-style experience.

Made for: For Magic: The Gathering fans who want story chapters in audio form, especially listeners drawn to planeswalkers, fantasy battles, hedrons, and serialized lore. It also fits fantasy listeners who prefer dramatic chapters over conversational recap.

What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its stripped-down format: Magic fiction presented as focused audio storytelling, with little need for a commentary frame. Its archive lets listeners move across Kaldheim, Zendikar, Ravnica, and Bolas-era arcs through the stories themselves.

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The Official Magic: The Gathering story in podcast audiobook form. Original stories may be found at DailyMTG.com.

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A cliffside betrayal becomes your next chapter break, with planeswalkers, hedrons, and spectacularly bad judgment.

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  • your fantasy delivered as an audiobook, without another glowing screen demanding tribute
  • serialized stakes where broken friendships matter as much as monsters and world-shaping artifacts
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Episode 227 – KHM#2 – Awaken the TrollsJan 20, 2021

Kaia's pursuit of Tybalt sharpens troll trouble into a wider Kaldheim and Zendikar mystery.

Kaia begins the episode with little control, trapped aboard Cosima's longship as it carries her off without oars, rudder, or a clear way out. Talk of omen paths, doom scars, and realm-collisions gives her predicament a broad mythic charge, then the story tightens once she turns…

Episode 226 – KHM#1 – TravelersJan 9, 2021

A hungry village, omen-seekers, and a dire-bear horror turn a Kaldheim welcome toward colliding realms.

An omen-seeking crew reaches the hungry village of Svalgr in ships marked by battle tales, and the welcome meal quickly turns toward something larger than a local monster hunt.

Episode 225 – ZNR#5 – The Two GuardiansOct 10, 2020

A fierce defense of Zendikar becomes a haunted reckoning with loyalty, guilt, and possible redemption.

Zendikar Rising Episode 5 turns the defense of Zendikar into a test of loyalty, guilt, and what victory can cost. Nissa stands against people she once counted as allies at the Singing City, with the elementals of Kazandu Forest gathering behind her as Nahiri's fury, Jace's…

Episode 223 – ZNR#3 – The Dangerous Climb, the Long FallSep 24, 2020

A punishing ascent turns into a collapsing escape, sealed by Nahiri's ruthless choice.

The third Zendikar Rising chapter makes the climb toward the Murasa Skyclave feel like a trial of stamina, nerve, and fragile trust. Nahiri pushes the group hard, shaping stairs above the Harabaz trees and the cliffs of Sunder Bay while spray, sweat, cold air, and uncertain…

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    Episode 227 – KHM#2 – Awaken the Trolls

    Hidden gem

    Unspoken Realms Podcast reads Roy Graham's "Episode 227 – KHM#2 – Awaken the Trolls," a Kaldheim story that sends Kaia onto Cosima's oarless longship.

    Jan 20, 2021·27m·2 clips
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    Episode 226 – KHM#1 – Travelers

    Hidden gem

    Unspoken Realms Podcast's Episode 226, "KHM#1 – Travelers," follows Kaia as Inga Runise sends the Omen Seekers into the Eldergard after Svalgr villagers report missing daughters, a missing husband, and a hunter who saw a monster.

    Jan 9, 2021·26m·1 clip
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    Episode 225 – ZNR#5 – The Two Guardians

    Unspoken Realms Podcast covers Zendikar Rising Episode 5, "The Two Guardians," by A.T.

    Oct 10, 2020·33m·2 clips
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    Episode 224 – ZNR#4 – Of Haunting Songs and Whispered Warnings

    Hidden gem

    Unspoken Realms Podcast presents A.T.

    Sep 29, 2020·35m·2 clips
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    Episode 223 – ZNR#3 – The Dangerous Climb, the Long Fall

    Hidden gem

    Unspoken Realms Podcast adapts Zendikar Rising chapter 3, "The Dangerous Climb, The Long Fall," by A.T.

    Sep 24, 2020·28m·1 clip
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    Episode 222 – ZNR#2 – Race to the Murasa Skyclave

    Nahiri recruits Akiri’s expeditionary party in Seagate after claiming the Lithoform Core can restore Zendikar’s pre-Eldrazi safety.

    Sep 17, 2020·40m·2 clips
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    Episode 221 – ZNR#1 – In the Heart of the Skyclave

    Nahiri and Nissa enter Zendikar’s ruined Skyclave searching for a way to heal their plane.

    Sep 2, 2020·44m·2 clips
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    Episode 220 – The Gathering Storm #20

    Unspoken Realms Podcast adapts Jango Rexler’s “The Gathering Storm” Chapter 20, a War of the Spark prequel set on Ravnica.

    May 27, 2020·28m·2 clips
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    Episode 219 – The Gathering Storm #19

    Hidden gem

    Ral and Kaya approach the Beacon Tower while Niv-Mizzet battles Nicol Bolas as a distraction.

    Dec 30, 2019·27m·2 clips
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    Episode 218 – The Gathering Storm #18

    Chapter 18 of The Gathering Storm opens with Niv Mizet telling Ral Zarek that Bolas "comes" through an orange portal and that the beacon is "the only way" to call planeswalkers.

    Dec 27, 2019·30m·2 clips
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    Episode 217 – The Gathering Storm #17

    Chapter 17 of "The Gathering Storm" by Django Wexler, a War of the Spark prequel read on Unspoken Realms Podcast, follows two storylines on the night Nicol Bolas is expected to invade Ravnica.

    Dec 11, 2019·28m·2 clips
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    Episode 216 – The Gathering Storm #16

    Dec 4, 2019·22m
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    Episode 215 – The Gathering Storm #15

    Nov 29, 2019·31m
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    Episode 214 – The Gathering Storm #14

    Nov 17, 2019·30m
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    Episode 213 – The Gathering Storm #13

    Oct 30, 2019·26m
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    Episode 212 – The Gathering Storm #12

    Oct 18, 2019·29m
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    Episode 211 – The Gathering Storm #11

    Oct 10, 2019·35m
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    Episode 210 – The Gathering Storm #10

    Oct 2, 2019·33m
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    Episode 209 – The Gathering Storm #9

    Oct 1, 2019·25m
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    Episode 208 – The Gathering Storm #8

    Sep 4, 2019·40m
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    Episode 207 – The Gathering Storm #7

    Aug 31, 2019·41m
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    Episode 206 – The Gathering Storm #6

    Aug 28, 2019·39m
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    Episode 205 – The Gathering Storm #5

    Aug 3, 2019·42m
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    Episode 204 – The Gathering Storm #4

    Aug 1, 2019·42m
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    Episode 203 – The Gathering Storm #3

    Jul 31, 2019·46m
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    Episode 202 – The Gathering Storm #2

    Jul 8, 2019·33m
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    Episode 201 – The Gathering Storm #1

    Jun 30, 2019·40m
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    Episode 200– WAR#6 – Ashes

    Jun 24, 2019·56m
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    Episode 199 – WAR#5 – Operation Desperation

    Jun 15, 2019·51m
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    Episode 198 – WAR#4 – Desperate Operatives

    Jun 10, 2019·56m
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    Episode 197 – WAR#3 – Rallying the Reluctant

    Jun 3, 2019·33m
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    Episode 196 – WAR#2 – The Path to Opulent

    May 26, 2019·33m
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    Episode 195 – WAR#1 – Old Friends and New

    May 18, 2019·48m
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    Episode 194 – RNA#5 – The Ascension of Reza

    May 12, 2019·46m
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    Episode 193 – RNA#4 – The Ledger of Hidden Fortunes

    May 4, 2019·43m
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    Episode 192 – RNA#3 – The Principles of Unnatural Selection

    Apr 10, 2019·53m
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    Episode 191 – RNA#2 – Rage of the Unsung

    Apr 6, 2019·57m
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    Episode 190 – RNA#1 – The Illusions of Child's Play

    Mar 26, 2019·58m
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    Special Episode – GRN#1 – Under the Cover of Fog

    Oct 13, 2018·37m
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    Episode 189 – GTC#4 – The Burying

    Oct 10, 2018·31m
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    Episode 188 - GTC#3 - The Greater Good

    Oct 3, 2018·11m
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    Episode 187 – GTC#2 – The Absolution of the Guildpact & Persistence of Memory

    Sep 26, 2018·20m
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    Episode 186 – M19#11 – Unbowed, Part 3

    Sep 19, 2018·43m
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    Episode 185 – M19#10 – Unbowed, Part 2

    Sep 12, 2018·35m
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    Episode 184 – M19#9 – Unbowed, Part 1

    Sep 5, 2018·56m
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    Episode 183 – GTC#1 – Gruul Ingenuity & The Fathom Edict

    This episode presents the first two Gatecrash stories from the Magic: The Gathering universe, beginning with 'Ingenuity' by Adam Lee.

    Aug 29, 2018·27m
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    Episode 182 – M19#8 – Chronicle of Bolas: The Unwritten Now

    This episode is the final chapter of the Magic Core 2019 storyline, featuring a tense moment between twin sisters Naeva and Baishya.

    Aug 22, 2018·1h 17m
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    Episode 181 – M19#7 – Chronicle of Bolas: Perspectives

    This episode is part seven of the Magic Core 2019 storyline, featuring a confrontation between Naeva and the dragon Bolas.

    Aug 15, 2018·58m
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    Episode 180 – M19#6 – Chronicle of Bolas: A Familiar Stranger

    This episode narrates the sixth chapter of the Magic Core 2019 storyline, following a journey to Ugin's grave.

    Aug 9, 2018·1h 24m
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    Episode 179 – RTR#6 – Rogue's Passage

    Aug 1, 2018·17m