Episode 14: On Death Island

Give a group of boys from anywhere a backyard, a stretch of woods, hell, a vacant lot even - and you can watch it rise to a place of hallowed glory. A patch of trees in between houses becomes an ancient battlefield where two sides of some long-remembered, or forgotten, conflict plays out again and again after school hours. An empty, fallow field becomes an arena or tournament ground where rasslin, foot racin and some form of ball-related sport are contested and pushed to the highest form of the game. Friendships and rivalries will rise, fall and be remembered in legend forever and ever. You give a group of boys not yet concerned with matters of what's in their britches just yet a place of their own, and it will outshine Rome in the eyes of its citizens.
Written by Steve Shell
Sound design by Steve Shell
Narrated by Steve Shell
Intro music: "The Land Unknown," written and performed by Landon Blood
Outro music: "I Cannot Escape the Darkness," written and performed by Those Poor Bastards
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[@jasminelong3234]

Ugh, these chapters are especially charming to me. The way they bring life to these boys and the warmth in the story-telling in juxtaposition to the darkness of this world is so effective. I'm automatically invested in their well-being.

[@dannymaurice5543]

"I've only had cowboy for a day and a half, but if anything happened to him, I'd kill everyone in this room, and then myself."

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

Thank all the Gods and Goddesses!! You're back! I couldn't be more happy to see you. I'm from Kentucky and Tennessee so I don't hear an accent. You just sound like everyone else.😊Thank you for the amazing stories❤

[@jasminelong3234]

12:22 That moment it hits you... :o

[@TrailerParkBoyLive]

A good buddy of mine shared old gods with me last week. Here I am 14 episodes in and just needed to take the time to say thankyou. Thankyou for this art in its purest form. Can’t wait to catch up to the latest episodes

[@cryptic3675]

Awesome! Nothing better than sitting in front of the fireplace and listening to Old gods!

[@dioad1739]

I really enjoy all y’all’s stories I’ve been so enthralled by you’re videos, but I’m a Christian and some of you’re stories are hard to listen to but I live in the foothills of Appalachia and I know a lot of the tales of the mountains, Thank y’all.

[@winterthorns7533]

Proud of you for listening anyways 🎧☺️

[@thefisherking78]

It's weird how the comments taper off by the episode. I'm more hooked all the time 😂

[@OldGodsofAppalachia]

A lot of listeners eventually move to an audio podcasting platform. Most of our audience is there.

[@jayandthejets]

the way you described the boys' friendships was so cuute

[@alethearia]

All I'm saying is that the first few minutes is exactly what it was like to watch my brothers play out in the woods. "ball related sport" was often just as vague as it sounds. 7:34 "He's family, just like y'all." Oh my heart! I love you guys.

[@locolotus7716]

Deserves more views. Glad y’all got the chance to work with monte cook games hope that works out for the best!

[@OldGodsofAppalachia]

The vast majority of our fans use podcast apps, family. It gets plenty of listens, don’t worry.

[@locolotus7716]

@@OldGodsofAppalachia Oh dang not sure I expected to see you reply to these particular comments. Glad to hear to have so many listeners from other apps. I suppose this being mostly audio it might not grab KZbin so much but even so if commenting and liking will help spread the word within youtube i’m glad to make a little noise.

[@OldGodsofAppalachia]

@@locolotus7716 We appreciate it, fam.

[@jamesmason8052]

👋🙂👍