Podcast

Pretending to be People

Comedy, Improv

Pretending to be People is a mystery/horror role-playing podcast. Join Zach, Thomas, Luke, and Joe as they navigate a terrifying campaign filled with twists, turns, and laughs - all decided on a roll of the dice. Can the officers of the Contention Police Department unravel the mysteries suddenly plaguing their sleepy town? Will they die – or worse – in the attempt? This is an actual play utilizing the game systems of Delta Green and Pulp Cthulhu. This is Pretending to be People.

Improv chart
#59
Episodes
266
Releases
Every two weeks
Typical length
1 hr 5 min
On air since
2018
Latest episode
1 day ago

Episodes

266 episodes, newest first

  1. Pulp Cthulhu // Out There Con // Part Three (with Scott Dorward)

    Show notes

    The "Pulp" in Pulp Cthulhu ratchets up and goes down smooth as creatures eat features in the green room.

    This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Clock Machine" by Dragon Inn 3.

    1 hr 5 min
  2. Pulp Cthulhu // Out There Con // Part Two (with Scott Dorward)

    Show notes

    "Do you think it's called a Green Room because there's aliens in it?"

    This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Clock Machine" by Dragon Inn 3.

    1 hr 3 min
  3. Pulp Cthulhu // Out There Con // Part One (with Scott Dorward)

    Show notes

    The year is 1997. The place is Portland, Oregon, where our protagonists are attending Out There Con -- a Fortean convention full of weird characters. But the strangest relationship here is to time itself.

    This episode features Scott Dorward from The Good Friends of Jackson Elias.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Clock Machine" by Dragon Inn 3.

    59 min
  4. Delta Green // Operation: JOHNNY B. GOODE // Part Three (with Juicy Garland)

    Show notes

    It's finale time! This one did not end how I expected...at all.

    And stick around after the episode for a preview of Dungeons & Dragons & Delta Green: a Reverse Isekai // Part One because IT'S CHARITY DRIVE MONTH HERE AT PTBP!

    This episode features Juicy Garland.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "anguish" by faulter.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 23 min
  5. Delta Green // Operation: JOHNNY B. GOODE // Part Two (with Juicy Garland)

    Show notes

    The Fruition Five, or whatever you want to call them, head up to Kansas City to talk to the violinist/streamer -- and things get Unnatural™.

    This episode features Juicy Garland.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "anguish" by faulter.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 1 min
  6. Delta Green // Operation: JOHNNY B. GOODE // Part One (with Juicy Garland)

    Show notes

    It's time to meet The Country Fair Five.

    This episode features Juicy Garland.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "anguish" by faulter.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 5 min
  7. Delta Green // Operation: Zoonotic // Part Three (with Caleb Stokes)

    Show notes

    Will our intrepid heroes unravel the awful avian enigma before they're all exsanguinated? Find out NOW in this thrilling conclusion to Operation: Zoonotic!

    This episode features Caleb Stokes from Hebanon Games and Delta Green.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Be On My Side" by Dragon Inn 3.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 6 min
  8. Delta Green // Operation: Zoonotic // Part Two (with Caleb Stokes)

    Show notes

    I see miracles all around me Stop and look around, it's all astounding Water, fire, air, and dirt Fucking magnets, how do they work?

    This episode features Caleb Stokes from Hebanon Games and Delta Green.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Be On My Side" by Dragon Inn 3.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 2 min
  9. Delta Green // Operation: Zoonotic // Part One (with Caleb Stokes)

    Show notes

    A police officer named Gilbert Mackey. A conservation agent named Lem McLamb. A former exotic animal trainer/dealer named Billy Ray Weaver. And Billy Ray Weaver's parole officer, Melissa Brundle. These four drew the short straw and must perform a compliance check on Claussie Baxter and her Ozarks Family Bird Rescue and Conservation, a rundown hillbilly aviary in Stone County, Missouri.

    This episode features Caleb Stokes from Hebanon Games and Delta Green.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Be On My Side" by Dragon Inn 3.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 14 min
  10. Pulp Delta Green // Mission: Unnatural // Part Three (with Ross Bryant)

    Show notes

    Ike S. Lovell, Cyrus Zuto-James, Simon Hopper, and Dr. Osiris Pelops are jammed between duty and morality. Will they help April Technologies recover the mysterious canister? Find out now in the thrilling finale of Mission: Unnatural.

    This episode features Ross Bryant from Push the Roll with Ross Bryant.

    Come to our first ever LIVE SHOW.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "FASHION" by willoh.

    1 hr 1 min
  11. Pulp Delta Green // Mission: Unnatural // Part Two (with Ross Bryant)

    Show notes

    Ike S. Lovell, Cyrus Zuto-James, and Dr. Osiris Pelops entered a warehouse in St. Louis, Missouri to retrieve the requested cannister while Simon Hopper kept an eye on things with his surveillance drones from across the street. Will they make it out alive? Find out now in Part Two of Mission: Unnatural.

    This episode features Ross Bryant from Push the Roll with Ross Bryant.

    Come to our first ever LIVE SHOW.

    Here's the link to the Scenario Contest 2026 Submissions.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "FASHION" by willoh.

    1 hr 3 min
  12. Pulp Delta Green // Mission: Unnatural // Part One (with Ross Bryant)

    Show notes

    This is a homebrewed Pulp Delta Green scenario in the style of Mission: Impossible.

    This episode features Ross Bryant from Push the Roll with Ross Bryant.

    Come to our first ever LIVE SHOW.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "FASHION" by willoh.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 9 min
  13. Delta Green // Operation: $PAWN (with Beth May)

    Show notes

    This is a homebrewed Delta Green oneshot set in one of the best places on Earth to bleed out before you die.

    This episode features Beth May from Dungeons and Daddies.

    Come to our first ever LIVE SHOW.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Sink to the Bottom" by Dragon Inn 3.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 41 min
  14. Delta Green // Operation: STOP REPO // Part Three (with Jared Logan)

    Show notes

    This is the end of the line for some of Jasper Saffir's team.

    This episode features Jared Logan from Glass Cannon Network and LPN Bloodbath.

    "I don't love the seduction plan." - Jared

    We are playing Operation: STOP REPO, the 2017 winner of the Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest, from author Elendil004.

    Come to our first ever LIVE SHOW.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Overrated" by Hitters.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 27 min
  15. Delta Green // Operation: STOP REPO // Part Two (with Jared Logan)

    Show notes

    Jasper Saffir's cell of cowboys run into a few more unnatural vectors from previous operas at Cowboy Watkins' car auction before needing to leave.

    This episode features Jared Logan from Glass Cannon Network and LPN Bloodbath.

    We are playing Operation: STOP REPO, the 2017 winner of the Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest, from author Elendil004.

    Come to our first ever LIVE SHOW.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Overrated" by Hitters.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 5 min
  16. FIRST LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT

    Show notes

    It's finally happening. We're performing LIVE in PERSON in REAL LIFE.

    CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO THE EVENT.

    CLICK HERE FOR GEN CON BADGE INFO.

    Event registration opens on May 17, so get your badges and your wishlists ready!

    3 min
  17. Delta Green // Operation: STOP REPO // Part One (with Jared Logan)

    Show notes

    The Prince of Denver is revealed at a mentor's funeral.

    This episode features Jared Logan from Glass Cannon Network and LPN Bloodbath.

    We are playing Operation: STOP REPO, the 2017 winner of the Delta Green Shotgun Scenario Contest, from author Elendil004.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Instagram and Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "Overrated" by Hitters.

    Published by arrangement with the Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as Delta Green is a trademark and copyright owned by the Delta Green Partnership, who has licensed its use here. The contents of this document are ©Pretending Productions, excepting those elements that are components of the Delta Green intellectual property.

    1 hr 12 min
  18. S2E97 - Q&A: Part Two // All You Want Is More

    Season 2, Episode 97

    Show notes

    This is the second Q&A episode (of two) to end Season Two.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

    57 min
  19. S2E96 - Q&A: Part One // Mister Ssippi

    Season 2, Episode 96

    Show notes

    This is the first Q&A episode (of two) to end Season Two.

    Support the show on Patreon.

    Buy some merch at the Contention General Store.

    Follow along on Bluesky.

    Find other listeners on Discord and Reddit.

    Join the chat on Twitch.

    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

    1 hr 13 min
  20. S2E95 - It's Showtime, Kiddo (Final Finale)

    Season 2, Episode 95

    Show notes

    This is the finale of Season Two.

    Support the show on Patreon.

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    Soundtrack by WAAAVV.

    Wolf the Dog played "What Kind of World Are You Living In" by Dragon Inn 3 and "My Life is Great and It's All My Fault" by Altar Girl.

    1 hr 59 min