{"id":1961,"date":"2017-02-04T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2017-02-01T22:03:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T09:03:10","slug":"episode-eighty-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2017\/02\/episode-eighty-six\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode Eighty Six &#8211; I noticed, to his rear, that the Alhazred Icon had begun to glow"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7578\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1961-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-86-TheAlhazaredIcon.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-86-TheAlhazaredIcon.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-86-TheAlhazaredIcon.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-86-TheAlhazaredIcon.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=1961-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-86-TheAlhazaredIcon.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-86-TheAlhazaredIcon.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/86-AlhazaredIcon.jpg\" alt=\"Episode Eighty Six - Alhazared Icon\" width=\"614\" height=\"382\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The trouble with having a dedicated team who go spelunking through the dark paths of the internet in search of That Which Must Not Be Downloaded is that you&#8217;ve got to deal with what it does to them: How fine is the line between Burned-Out and Hollowed-Out?<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s it like to be back at the Ops Centre as the strike team hits a Mythos Infestation, trying to keep the strike team alive as it all goes to hell, or worse, around them?<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re the second-best, and the very best spare no effort to make sure you never forget it.<\/p>\n<p>Why might a time-traveller need a 74-gun ship of the line? 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