Hello from the Magic Tavern (season 5)

Hello from the Magic Tavern (season 5)
Logo Art by Allard Laban
Hosts	Arnie, Chunt, Usidore the Blue
Release
First episode	March 17, 2024
Network	-none-
Production
Producers	Arnie Niekamp, Adal Rifai, Matt Young
Theme music	Andy Poland
Logo	Allard Laban

The fifth season of Hello from the Magic Tavern premiered on March 17, 2024. Fooniverse and other Patreon-exclusive episodes also aired in tandem with season 5.

Cast

Main

• Arnie Niekamp as Arnie, a human podcaster who fell through a dimensional portal to Foon
• Adal Rifai as Chunt, a shapeshifter usually in the form of a badger
• Matt Young as Usidore the Blue, a wizard and sworn enemy of the Dark Lord

Recurring

See also: List of "Hello From the Magic Tavern" guests

• Tim Sniffen as Mysterious Man, an enigmatic announcer who insists the podcast is not real

Episodes

See also: List of "Hello From the Magic Tavern" episodes Seasons 1-3
See also: List of "Hello From the Magic Tavern" episodes Seasons 4 and up

No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	"Wanderlost (w/ Sam Reich)"	March 17, 2024
The new season begins in a new tavern interviewing a king who can't decide who to leave his kingdom to.
2	"Wizardsbane (w/ Kate Welch)"	March 24, 2024
A woman staying at the tavern is secretly sometimes a wizard killer.
3	"Dwarf Bard (w/ Taran Killam)"	March 31, 2024
MC G.P. is a boisterous dwarf making rhythmic beats. Make some noise!
4	"King Ron (w/ Ron Funches & Erin Keif live from San Francisco Sketchfest)"	April 7, 2024
Our live show from San Francisco Sketchfest with Ron Funches as a worried King and Erin Keif as Momo the Mouse with Human Strength.
5	"Rhiannon Now (w/ Kate James)"	April 14, 2024
Catching up with the new Queen of the Northeast, Rhiannon (former milkmaid and former talking nut).
6	"Tom the War King (w/ Steve Waltien)"	April 21, 2024
Can a visit with King Tomblain Belaroth help in the War on Wizards?
6a	"Book Club Announcement!"	April 25, 2024
Arnie, Chunt, and Usidore have heard the feedback from March Magic and it’s time to read the children’s book, Pippi Longstocking! This new Book Club episode will be available to supporters on Patreon starting on May 23rd. You have about a month to read the book yourself, and then listen to the gang share their thoughts!
7	"Inventory Imp (w/ Oscar Montoya)"	April 28, 2024
Ivan the Inventory Imp is eager to clear out the clutter and eat some garbage.
8	"Singing Sword Now (w/ Erica Elam)"	May 5, 2024
The Singing Sword returns along with her assorted stabby children.
9	"Germ Crust Now (w/ Mary Tilden)"	May 12, 2024
Germ Crust visits to introduce Usidore to her new love.
10	"Finder of Lost Things (w/ Carisa Barreca)"	May 19, 2024
Valencia Montagoo comes from a long line of finders and is going to help find the missing tavern.
11	"Reba McEntiger (w/ Stevie Shale)"	May 26, 2024
A giant tiger with a country music singing career stops by.
12	"Paladin (w/ Xu Mason)"	June 2, 2024
Dagobert the Paladin used to be a princess but now she fights for her goddess.
13	"Forest Fairy (w/ Kate Lambert)"	June 9, 2024
A tiny forest fairy is tired of being so magical.
14	"Mole Warriors Now (w/ Sean Clements and Hayes Davenport of Hollywood Handbook)"	June 16, 2024
Mel Mole and Mort Sauce, the Mole Warriors, are ready to fight in the Animal War.
15	"Giant (w/ Vic Michaelis)"	June 23, 2024
Garli, a young giant woman, is waiting in the tavern for a date that may or may not show up.
16	"Bone Mage (w/ Jacob Wysocki)"	July 7, 2024
Got some bones you don’t need? Well, the Bone Mage has an offer for you.
17	"Boy King Now (w/ Jordan Morris)"	July 14, 2024
Dartholomew the Boy King is back and he’s training to be a boy wizard…king.
18	"Ancient War Turtle (w/ Olivia Nielsen)"	July 21, 2024
Hildy the ancient turtle is a secret spy in the Animal War!
19	"Fluff the Squirrel Now (w/ Josh Gondelman)"	July 28, 2024
Things have been rough for Fluff the Squirrel who claims to be very cool and popular.
20	"Centaur House (w/ Rob Cesternino & Brooke Breit)"	August 4, 2024
Rob Centaurnino and Flower update us on Foon's hottest reality competition: Centaur House.
21	"Lady of the Garden (w/ Caitlin Barlow)"	August 11, 2024
Tabitha Parsley is on the run for trying to help women with vegetables.
22	"Porvis & Dump (w/ Jon Mackey & David Brown)"	August 18, 2024
Porvis and Dump are carriage drivers who stumbled upon the largest pile of magic items anyone has ever seen.
23	"Working Princess (w/ Emily Fleming)"	August 25, 2024
A princess has been ordered to work at the tavern, but she doesn't like it. And she has strong feelings about Usidore.
24	"Knight & Sword (w/ Brendan Jennings & Mark Raterman)"	September 1, 2024
Popular influencer knight Sir Diggity visits with his mystical talking sword.
25	"Guy Who Knows Some Magic (w/ Zac Oyama)"	September 8, 2024
Duncan Potatogrease wants to play a tavern game to see who's better at being absolutely rocked in the face by magic.
26	"Corpse Collector (w/ Anna Garcia)"	September 15, 2024
Winthrop McRottibotti is here to collect any dead bodies and see what they have in their pockets.
27	"Borghilde Now (w/ Rebecca Hanson)"	September 22, 2024
Borghilde the Fortune Teller returns and she's really into grilled cheese now.
28	"The Scholar Now (w/ Craig Cackowski)"	September 29, 2024
A visit to the Great Halls of Terr'akkas leads to a reunion with the mysterious (and mysteriously changed) Scholar.
29	"Rescue Team (w/ Jon Gabrus)"	October 6, 2024
Someone has finally come to save Arnie. A Delta Force soldier named Clint.
30	"Jackalope (w/ Whitney Chitwood)"	October 13, 2024
The guys meet Ricky Springfoot, a jackelope who "disappears" folks on the eve of her wedding.
31	"Sorcererer (w/ Brad Sherwood)"	October 20, 2024
This sorcererer (not sorcerer) can fly and has a wide array of unimpressive magic.
32	"Micronomo (w/ Eric Muller)"	October 27, 2024
Micronomo is a strange wooden man with a small secret inside him.
33	"Three Hovering Rods (w/ John Moe)"	November 3, 2024
Thr is three hovering metal rods, wearing some hats and interested in the human experience.
34	"Spintax the Warlord (w/ Charlie McCrackin, Colleen Doyle & Dana Quercioli)"	November 10, 2024
Spintax the Green has started broadcasting his own podcast from his wizard towers in Foon and he's abducted Ahag and Giannessa as his guests. Oh, Carnival Wilson is there too.
34a	"Patreon Unlock: Book Club: Pippi Longstocking"	November 17, 2024
Enjoy this unlocked bonus episode from our Patreon! Usidore, Chunt, Arnie, and Flower share their thoughts about the book, Pippi Longstocking. Who is the real Pippi?
34b	"Patreon Unlock: Conversational Improv"	November 24, 2024
Enjoy this unlocked bonus episode from our Patreon! Arnie, Matt, and Adal chat and do some improv scenes inspired by their conversation.
35	"Magic Bean (w/ Lisa Gilroy)"	December 1, 2024
Meet Beanla the adorable talking bean with one day left to live.
36	"Cyclops (w/ Charles "Chuck" Bryant from Stuff You Should Know)"	December 8, 2024
Brock the Cyclops is cursed to wander Foon sharing his stolen knowledge of useless things.
37	"Bag of Holding (w/ Justin Michael)"	December 15, 2024
Gobblin' the Swallower is a talking bag of holding that really wants to gobble up our magical loot.
37a	"Winter Solstice Bonus 2024"	December 22, 2024
Arnie. Chunt and Usidore enjoy some winter solstice snowfall and learn more about Glassy the Kill Man. For the holidays!
37b	"Patreon Unlock: AMMA: Ask Mysterious Man Anything"	December 29, 2024
Enjoy this unlocked bonus episode from our Patreon! The Mysterious Man answers your questions from Patreon!
38	"Merzia Now (w/ Janet Varney)"	January 5, 2025
The Red Queen Merzia returns to separate Arnie from his friends. Also, it’s Arnie’s birthday!
39	"Master of Rules (w/ Peter Gwinn)"	January 12, 2025
All of the rules of Foon are being updated and the Master of Rules is here to reveal the new rule manuals.
40	"Momo the Pest (w/ Erin Keif)"	January 19, 2025
Momo the Mouse with Human Strength is back and she's horrified to discover how many mouse traps there are in the tavern.
41	"Metamore Now (w/ Bill Arnett)"	January 26, 2025
Metamore is back but this time instead of playing a game, he's hiding out from dwarves that want to kill him.
42	"Duck (w/ Christy Bonstell)"	February 2, 2025
Frankie the Duck is stressed out about the Animal War because ducks sort of live in the water, land and sky.
43	"Business Night"	February 9, 2025
Arnie calls the first business meeting to order to answer emails, figure out the animal war and decide if they should get tattoos.
44	"Coach (w/ Rekha Shankar)"	February 16, 2025
Coach Broth talks about the joys and challenges of coaching centaur basketball.
45	"Mothman Now (w/ Hank Green)"	February 23, 2025
Hans Hoffman Science Mothman is back and he's desperate to learn about what science is on Earth from Arnie.
46	"Dripfang's Apprentice (w/ Kevin Sciretta & Carisa Barreca)"	March 2, 2025
The dastardly necromancer Dripfang is back and he's brought along a powerful young villain in training.
47	"Ten Years (w/ Paul F. Tompkins, Matt Gourley & Mark McConville)"	March 9, 2025
It's the ten year anniversary episode and our huge guests are three kings who may join our fight against the wizards. Maybe.
48	"Chronicler (w/ Richard Kind & Erin Keif Live from SF Sketchfest)"	March 16, 2025
Recorded live at Club Fugazi as part of San Francisco Sketchfest. The King's Chronicler visits to discuss his chronicling process and he brings along a small familiar guest. Okay, it's Momo.