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Alex Nursall

@saltandketchup

sometimes here, mostly sleepy and hungry. podcast things: 1/3rd of the team behind Parkdale Haunt and Woodbine, occasionally other places. see you soon.

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Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. At the top left, yellow cursive text reads, “Episode 7: Uh Oh, Spicy”. Below it, the logo for the series: “It’s a Gamble.” To the right, three characters in a group shot. G Vitae: They are wearing a green full body suit with a short yellow jacket. They’re smiling looking at their phone which is alight with emoji reactions. Sublime Virga: She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a goose. Connie Pactor: She is a golden cloud android with a translucent head dome. She’s large, wearing a well tailored blue suit and standing with her hand in her pocket.

Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. At the top left, yellow cursive text reads, “Episode 7: Uh Oh, Spicy”. Below it, the logo for the series: “It’s a Gamble.” To the right, three characters in a group shot. G Vitae: They are wearing a green full body suit with a short yellow jacket. They’re smiling looking at their phone which is alight with emoji reactions. Sublime Virga: She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a goose. Connie Pactor: She is a golden cloud android with a translucent head dome. She’s large, wearing a well tailored blue suit and standing with her hand in her pocket.

🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
🌶️♦️ E7 - UH OH, SPICY! ♦️🌶️

OUT TODAY!

Pull up a seat, throw your money on the table, cut the deck, and get ready to go all in. Things are about to get SPICY.

LISTEN NOW!

04.02.2026 14:42 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 3
Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. At the top left, yellow cursive text reads, “Episode 6: Line & Sinker”. Below it, the logo for the series: “It’s a Gamble.” To the right, three characters in a group shot. G Vitae: They are wearing a green full body suit with a short yellow jacket. They’re smiling looking at their phone which is alight with emoji reactions. Sublime Virga: She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a goose. Connie Pactor: She is a golden cloud android with a translucent head dome. She’s large, wearing a well tailored blue suit and standing with her hand in her pocket.

Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. At the top left, yellow cursive text reads, “Episode 6: Line & Sinker”. Below it, the logo for the series: “It’s a Gamble.” To the right, three characters in a group shot. G Vitae: They are wearing a green full body suit with a short yellow jacket. They’re smiling looking at their phone which is alight with emoji reactions. Sublime Virga: She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a goose. Connie Pactor: She is a golden cloud android with a translucent head dome. She’s large, wearing a well tailored blue suit and standing with her hand in her pocket.

🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
🧜‍♀️🍸 E6 - LINE & SINKER 🍸🧜‍♀️

OUT TODAY!

The truth surfaces in an underwater casino. Motives are made clear, pasts are dug up, and grudges are laid bare as apparently everyone is in the mood to put their cards on the table. Maybe it’s something in the Bubblite…?

LISTEN NOW!

21.01.2026 15:46 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2

FEATURING:

3 New Fools:
Alex Nursall as Sublime Virga
@saltandketchup.bsky.social

Lexi McQueen as Connie Pactor
@blackgirlmage.bsky.social

Shenuque Tissera as G Vitae
@shenuque.bsky.social

2 Familiar GMS:
J Strautman
@strautmaskreplica.bsky.social

B Marsollier
@bmars.bsky.social

07.01.2026 15:13 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. At the top left, yellow cursive text reads, “Episode 5: The Flood”. Below it, the logo for the series: “It’s a Gamble.” To the right, three characters in a group shot. G Vitae: They are wearing a green full body suit with a short yellow jacket. They’re smiling looking at their phone which is alight with emoji reactions. Sublime Virga: She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a goose. Connie Pactor: She is a golden cloud android with a translucent head dome. She’s large, wearing a well tailored blue suit and standing with her hand in her pocket.

Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. At the top left, yellow cursive text reads, “Episode 5: The Flood”. Below it, the logo for the series: “It’s a Gamble.” To the right, three characters in a group shot. G Vitae: They are wearing a green full body suit with a short yellow jacket. They’re smiling looking at their phone which is alight with emoji reactions. Sublime Virga: She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a goose. Connie Pactor: She is a golden cloud android with a translucent head dome. She’s large, wearing a well tailored blue suit and standing with her hand in her pocket.

🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
🎣🌊 E5 - THE FLOOD 🌊🎣

OUT TODAY!

Put on your slickers and galoshes, folks, it’s gonna be a damp one in Denseburg! We’re predicting wind speeds up to 60km/h, a 65% chance of precipitation, and a 100% chance of catastrophic flooding caused by an angry Arcana.

LISTEN NOW!

07.01.2026 15:13 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 3

HOW AM I ONLY SEEING THIS NOW

13.12.2025 17:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🧛‍♀️ Plot Twist: Name a Character in a Supernatural Mystery Woodbine Podcast, from the award-winning creators of Parkdale Haunt)

📖🐯 5 COPIES of Shields Prize Finalist What We Fed to the Manticore + BOOK CLUB with author Talia Lakshmi Kolluri

02.12.2025 20:04 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
a pale purple-blue ceramic dog type animal held in my hand. it has shiny black eyes, long legs, no teeth and a snout with no nose or nostrils. it has floppy ears and a generally greyhound-like build. its expression is faintly startled.

a pale purple-blue ceramic dog type animal held in my hand. it has shiny black eyes, long legs, no teeth and a snout with no nose or nostrils. it has floppy ears and a generally greyhound-like build. its expression is faintly startled.

the same ceramic dog creature standing on paving. the inside of its mouth and around its eyes is pale pink, and its tummy is cream coloured. its blue colouration blends softly with its cream-white underside. it has a long, faintly feline tail.

the same ceramic dog creature standing on paving. the inside of its mouth and around its eyes is pale pink, and its tummy is cream coloured. its blue colouration blends softly with its cream-white underside. it has a long, faintly feline tail.

a close-up of the face of the same ceramic creature.

a close-up of the face of the same ceramic creature.

the head of the same ceramic creature shown from above. in this photo, you can see that its shiny black eyes are positioned on the sides of its head and bulge out considerably.

the head of the same ceramic creature shown from above. in this photo, you can see that its shiny black eyes are positioned on the sides of its head and bulge out considerably.

here is probably the most whimsical and gormless creature ive made so far. just utterly permeable. under investigation for an allergy to tap water

04.12.2025 05:16 👍 1836 🔁 657 💬 45 📌 12
Okay bear with me. My amazing friend Robyn (@haykebyr.bsky.social) did this amazing image based on my stupid ass joke. It's Miss Piggy photoshopped into some Sister of Battle armour, with the white bob haircut and a fleur de lys tattoo on her cheek and everything. Except she's got pink satin gloves on. The caption is "In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future there is Only Moi" because that's the whole joke. Thank you.

Okay bear with me. My amazing friend Robyn (@haykebyr.bsky.social) did this amazing image based on my stupid ass joke. It's Miss Piggy photoshopped into some Sister of Battle armour, with the white bob haircut and a fleur de lys tattoo on her cheek and everything. Except she's got pink satin gloves on. The caption is "In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future there is Only Moi" because that's the whole joke. Thank you.

ℑ𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔊𝔯𝔦𝔪 𝔇𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔉𝔞𝔯 𝔉𝔲𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, 𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢 𝔦𝔰 𝔒𝔫𝔩𝔶 𝔐𝔬𝔦

30.11.2025 19:29 👍 6788 🔁 2107 💬 91 📌 54

I’m also but an innocent player of water people with no past or present issues ☺️

29.11.2025 14:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

😇 I am but a humble messenger (for the vampires that live in our brains)

28.11.2025 16:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Preview
17: IRONWOOD Podcast Episode · Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production · S5 E7 · 55m

Between a rock and a hard place but is there a chance of escape? Discover in a nightmarish episode @parkdalehaunts.bsky.social - Woodbine: 17: IRONWOOD 💜
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

05.11.2025 10:57 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. At the top left, yellow cursive text reads, “Episode 1: The Big Hoof”. Below it, the logo for the series: “It’s a Gamble.” To the right, three characters in a group shot. G Vitae: They are wearing a green full body suit with a short yellow jacket. They’re smiling looking at their phone which is alight with emoji reactions. Sublime Virga: She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a wrench. Connie Pactor: She is a golden cloud android with a translucent head dome. She’s large, wearing a well tailored blue suit and standing with her hand in her pocket.

Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. At the top left, yellow cursive text reads, “Episode 1: The Big Hoof”. Below it, the logo for the series: “It’s a Gamble.” To the right, three characters in a group shot. G Vitae: They are wearing a green full body suit with a short yellow jacket. They’re smiling looking at their phone which is alight with emoji reactions. Sublime Virga: She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a wrench. Connie Pactor: She is a golden cloud android with a translucent head dome. She’s large, wearing a well tailored blue suit and standing with her hand in her pocket.

🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
💎🤖 E1 - THE BIG HOOF 🤖💎

OUT TODAY!

Welcome to Denseburg! A perfectly normal city where some entirely standard criminals perpetrate a completely routine diamond heist that goes totally smoothly, with not a single unexpected complication.

LISTEN NOW!

05.11.2025 16:01 👍 17 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 3

I am on a new show with some INCREDIBLE people, please give It’s a Gamble a listen, it’s played with A Fool’s Errand, created by J and B from @planetarcanapod.bsky.social and it’s so frickin cool

01.11.2025 00:39 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Hey nice profile pic 😉

30.10.2025 22:36 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I am!

30.10.2025 22:36 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
WITCHES POTIONS
and
SPELLS

 ~ cover of the book Witches' Potions and Spells by Kathryn Paulsen. The cover is illustrated in a vintage style, with a turquoise background and black and white line drawings.
The illustration depicts two witches in black robes and pointed hats, stirring a large black cauldron over a fire. The text "WITCHES POTIONS and SPELLS" is prominently displayed at the top. The scene includes stylized trees and a red sun or moon with a bat flying in front of it. Other creatures, such as a crow, an owl, and a chameleon, are also part of the design.

WITCHES POTIONS and SPELLS ~ cover of the book Witches' Potions and Spells by Kathryn Paulsen. The cover is illustrated in a vintage style, with a turquoise background and black and white line drawings. The illustration depicts two witches in black robes and pointed hats, stirring a large black cauldron over a fire. The text "WITCHES POTIONS and SPELLS" is prominently displayed at the top. The scene includes stylized trees and a red sun or moon with a bat flying in front of it. Other creatures, such as a crow, an owl, and a chameleon, are also part of the design.

Book Cover of the Day:

28.10.2025 06:55 👍 252 🔁 43 💬 0 📌 0

Hey Ontario. Please pay attention to this. It's fucking terrifying. As a renter I rely on rent control in order to, you know, LIVE, and this threatens to take it away from me and most people I know.

Write to your MPP. Call Ford's office. I don't even know what to think right now. Fuck Ford, man.

24.10.2025 15:19 👍 375 🔁 202 💬 17 📌 9
Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. In the center of the image, hand written yellow text reads, “It’s a Gamble. Alex Nursall as Sublime Virga.” To the left, a headshot of Alex in a round frame. She’s looking straight at the camera, holding a camera. She is white with shoulder length brown hair, and she’s wearing red lipstick. To the right, a character illustration of Sublime Virga. She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a wrench.

Red background with the top of a large pink heart in the middle. In the center of the image, hand written yellow text reads, “It’s a Gamble. Alex Nursall as Sublime Virga.” To the left, a headshot of Alex in a round frame. She’s looking straight at the camera, holding a camera. She is white with shoulder length brown hair, and she’s wearing red lipstick. To the right, a character illustration of Sublime Virga. She has translucent green skin, long green hair, wearing shorteralls, and she’s kneeling holding a wrench.

A Fool's Errand | It's a Gamble stars:

Alex Nursall (@saltandketchup.bsky.social) as Sublime Virga.

(support Alex by checking out woodbinepod.com)

23.10.2025 16:03 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

NEW MINI SERIES and we get to play A FOOL'S ERRAND with three unbelievable players, holy shit, and also watch the trailer cause it's definitely the best one we've done so far

23.10.2025 16:09 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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Unfortunately since this is all or nothing, if we don't hit our goal this comic isn't gonna get made! Help us hit our funding goal before the end of October!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mot...

#aswang #monsterlover

23.10.2025 17:24 👍 12 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1
It's a Gamble | Theme Song Teaser
It's a Gamble | Theme Song Teaser YouTube video by Planet Arcana

It’s a Gamble.

A new series coming your way very soon. Full announcement coming this Thursday, October 23rd.

youtu.be/Ply8XixCulE

21.10.2025 16:03 👍 14 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 3
Woodbine – A supernatural mystery podcast from the creators of Parkdale Haunt. Coming fall 2024.

Woodbine is such an amazing, Canadian audio drama podcast, new season is rolling out for spooky season. I love the pacing, voice acting, setting. A bit saucy at times, funny, latest season is wonderful.
woodbinepod.com @parkdalehaunts.bsky.social

16.10.2025 01:07 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

You are correct, hahaha

21.10.2025 20:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Preview
13: SPRUCE Podcast Episode · Woodbine: A Parkdale Haunts Production · S5 E3 · 1h 6m

Everyone has their own reasons for running but what are they? Enjoy this intriguing episode from @parkdalehaunts.bsky.social - Woodbine - 13: SPRUCE 💜
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

08.10.2025 10:31 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Autumn Sonata by Klemens Brosch; painting of a window scene with a dark, flowing curtain partially obscuring the interior. Outside the window, a dark, dense forest is visible on the left, while a tree trunk with a bird perched on it frames the right side. Numerous small, reddish-pink petals are scattered throughout the scene, both falling through the air and resting on the window ledge and the foliage of a bush beneath the window.

Autumn Sonata by Klemens Brosch; painting of a window scene with a dark, flowing curtain partially obscuring the interior. Outside the window, a dark, dense forest is visible on the left, while a tree trunk with a bird perched on it frames the right side. Numerous small, reddish-pink petals are scattered throughout the scene, both falling through the air and resting on the window ledge and the foliage of a bush beneath the window.

Autumn Sonata, Klemens Brosch, 1920.

22.09.2025 19:23 👍 107 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 4
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19.06.2025 20:32 👍 5456 🔁 1622 💬 20 📌 16
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anyway here's the email I sent to jim bankoff last week. i'm still heartbroken. I have been insanely, destructively angry for weeks, and I think I will be for a long time.

19.05.2025 16:35 👍 4365 🔁 866 💬 80 📌 27

Absolutely fuck this. Good audiobooks involve so much care and work from the actors and directors and engineers, this is bullshit. Great to know we’re moving further into an absolute creative dead zone where the same shitty fake voices monotone at us forever.

15.05.2025 17:15 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

I agree, he’s the best. Thank you for listening! 🖤

14.05.2025 20:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

you just know jordan peterson is sobbing in a way only miss piggy can hear

29.04.2025 05:26 👍 386 🔁 51 💬 7 📌 4