Issues is an actual play podcast using the TTRPG system Masks: A New Generation, focusing on queer teens in a low-powered world and how they deal with problems affecting themselves and their city. It is a very hopeful game about very queer kids in a very dangerous city

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Issues is an actual play podcast using the TTRPG system Masks: A New Generation, focusing on queer teens in a low-powered world and how they deal with problems affecting themselves and their city. It is a very hopeful game about very queer kids in a very dangerous city
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11/26/2024
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Recent Episodes

May 6, 2026
Season 1 Q&A
<p>We have a <a href="https://discord.gg/KMcue2jxda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord</a> now! Come join the cast and chat about this episode, the show in general, and so much more!</p><p>Glitch is played by Dare, whos pronouns are She/They/Fae. You can find faer anywhere she wants you to as dare2dreamrpg</p><p>Web Walker is played by Magic whose pronouns are she/they.</p><p>Our GM is Elliot, whose pronouns are he/him. You can find him on any social media that matters as illegallyelliot</p><p>Our editor starting at Issue 3 is Milo Penland, whose pronouns are he/him. You can find him on Tiktok at <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@milomakesmusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">milomakesmusic</a></p><p>You can find the show itself across social media as IssuesTheAP</p><p>Our theme song is Hero by I Fight Dragons, used with permission from their album Side Quest, B-Sides and Rarities</p>

April 1, 2026
Season 2 Announcement
<p>An announcement about our upcoming season 2!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>(APRIL FOOLS)</p>

April 1, 2026
Dirtbags #25: Epilogues
<p>We're recording a Q&A episode! If you have questions you want answered by any member of our cast, please submit them at the following link by 4/12 at 9pm Eastern!</p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeioltCh54fsKX9AYjUnLt96hgjL2gooFcVfzyvfcVSlB_qZQ/viewform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Question Submission Link</a></p><p>We have a <a href="https://discord.gg/KMcue2jxda" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discord</a> now! Come join the cast and chat about this episode, the show in general, and so much more!</p><p>Glitch is played by Dare, whos pronouns are She/They/Fae. You can find faer anywhere she wants you to as dare2dreamrpg</p><p>Web Walker is played by Magic whose pronouns are she/they.</p><p>Our GM is Elliot, whose pronounce are he/him. You can find him on any social media that matters as illegallyelliot</p><p>Our editor starting at Issue 3 is Milo Penland, whose pronouns are he/him. You can find him on Tiktok at <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@milomakesmusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">milomakesmusic</a></p><p>You can find the show itself across social media as IssuesTheAP</p><p>Our theme song is Hero by I Fight Dragons, used with permission from their album Side Quest, B-Sides and Rarities</p>
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