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Season 5  Episode 9 – Hot Dog Hallway & Other Disasters

Release Date: August 31, 2026

Website: Ravens Vail Podcast Network

Description:  

This episode opens in the way only the Cauldron can, slipping immediately into a moment that feels half chaotic and half intimate as the hot dog hallway joke sets the tone for everything that follows. The conversation moves with that familiar real-time looseness shaped by a canceled guest, a Squonk confession that lands with strange emotional weight, and Ed’s recovery update that keeps threading through the hour with its mix of frustration and quiet resilience. Knoxville life drifts through the room, from CreepyCon prep to surprise award news to the uneasy feeling of too many cameras watching the city. Appalachian Horror Fest rises in the middle of it all, the Numbers Game stirs up its usual confusion, and the episode settles into that warm, lived-in space where humor, honesty, and exhaustion blend together without ever needing to be polished.

Audio Engineering & Sound Design by Nick DeVan at Nicky D Sound
Produced and edited by Jeryd Bolden-Greer

Podcast theme music: “The Brew” and background music “Nadira’s Theme,” written by Jeryd Bolden-Greer and performed by The Coven Squared.  

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