Episodes
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1. Midst Messages: Unending Messages
6 Nov 2024 · 43 min
We answer your questions and give a peek into the secret, dark, and dangerous origins of the Midst cosmos.
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2. Midst Messages: Exquisite Bombe
4 Dec 2024 · 44 min
We answer your questions and give a peek into the secret, dark, and dangerous origins of the Midst cosmos.
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3. Midst Messages: Crafting a Cosmos - A Conversation with the Creators of Midst
22 Jan 2025 · 44 min
Check out Third Person's panel at Twin Cities Comic Con as they discuss storytelling, worldbuilding, sound design, behind-the-scenes trivia, and more!
4. Interlude 1
19 Feb 2025 · 12 min
If only he knew then what he knows now... Journalist Kanneken Hartevelt interviews an optimistic and eager Merlin Vot about his upcoming voyage across the highest heights, deepest depths, and furthest reaches of the known cosmos.
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5. Midst Messages: Golden Core
26 Feb 2025 · 45 min
Third Person discusses Felix, the Naturalist, Princess Shiny, Unend character creation, Mother Artifice, fashion inspirations for character art, and favorite Unend moments.
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6. Midst Messages: UNEND Season 1 Bloopers
5 Mar 2025 · 13 min
Wrap up Season 1 of UNEND with our funniest slip-ups and behind-the-scenes chaos! Enjoy the laughs in this special blooper reel as we prepare for our next season of UNEND!
7. Season 1 Roundtable
19 Mar 2025 · 75 min
Join Xen, Sara Wile, and Matt Roen (The creators of UNEND) as they discuss the mind boggling events of Season 1 with our official Midst Cosmos Lore Keeper, Jared Deiro! You'll learn all about their process for expanding the Midst Cosmos and their inspirations for creating UNEND.
8. Midst Messages: Comics from the Cosmos
9 Apr 2025 · 86 min
In this special episode of Midst Messages, Third Person takes a deep dive into the Midst comic books with guests Will Kirkby, Aviv Or, and Kendra Wells.
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9. Midst Messages: Titles & Tearrors & Showtunes, Oh My!
21 May 2025 · 53 min
Third Person discusses episode titles, the value of 'nothing happening', natural disasters, musical theater, tonality sound inspirations, a certain guest cameo, and creative advice.
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10. Midst Messages: The Midst Messages Theme Song Show
18 Jun 2025 · 49 min
Third Person discusses what they do with their hands when recording, connections between Moonward and Unend, what it means to be human, vacuums, perfume, and cosplay.
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11. Midst Messages: Screaming in the Labyrinth
23 Jul 2025 · 46 min
Third Person discusses scene crafting, vision correction, inspirations for the setting of Season 2, screaming, perfume again, Valorous pets, and gender.
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12. Midst Messages: Pocket Numbers
27 Aug 2025 · 52 min
Third Person discusses Clarke's Laws, chiaroscuro, storytelling, Steve, early electronic music, DEATH and Merlin's yaps, but they distinctly DO NOT talk about their pocket numbers.
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13. Midst Messages: Swooshing and Whooshing
24 Sept 2025 · 41 min
Third Person discusses character names, birds, the Ship of Theseus, "original" ideas, Farscape, and the Sentinel's sound design.
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14. Midst Messages: Clot and Deo
22 Oct 2025 · 55 min
Third Person discusses their furry companions, interlocking theme music, Unend character D&D classes, Daggle, Unend band roles, alien pop music, Merlin's voice, brevity, and Cleo & Dot's relationship.
15. Season 2 Roundtable
29 Oct 2025 · 74 min
Join Xen, Sara Wile, and Matt Roen (The creators of UNEND) as they discuss the cosmological conundrum of Season 2 with our Midst Cosmos Lore Keeper, Jared Deiro! Dive in as they discuss the characters' confrontation with their inner journey, consciousness and the philosophies behind Unend Season 2.
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16. Midst Messages: UNEND Season 2 Bloopers
12 Nov 2025 · 14 min
Wrap up Season 2 of UNEND with our funniest slip-ups and behind-the-scenes chaos! Enjoy the laughs in this special blooper reel as we prepare for our next season of UNEND!
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17. Midst Messages: Retrocausality
10 Dec 2025 · 38 min
Third person discusses foreshadowing, how Moonward influenced Unend, hard-to-record sounds, light vs. darkness, mono vs. stereo, the origins of the Creep, the Guilemoth family tree, and improv techniques.
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18. Midst Messages: Big Poff's Rest Stop
21 Jan 2026 · 41 min
Third Person discusses worldbuilding, horror recommendations, Zelda influences, in-universe linguistics, IRL spiritual practices, and doors.
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19. Midst Messages: Squeaky Pigs
25 Feb 2026 · 37 min
Third Person discusses dark mica, accents/dialects, romance disease, creating character motivations, listening to Midst in your car, and Heelys.
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20. Midst Messages: Nine Pound Podcast
25 Mar 2026 · 50 min
Third Person discusses ensemble cast voices, a naturalist's job description, Fold-assisted metamorphoses, Mary Sues, character fashion design, story beats we wish we'd done differently, Midst on vinyl, and what's under Mother Artifice's robes.
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21. Midst Messages: Thermocubocumeter
22 Apr 2026 · 43 min
Third Person discusses the launch of Unend Season 3, bocular words, how tearrors might affect them, the fascination of cults, recommended audio setups for group listening, the natural world, Hecate, and Hambing's voice.
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22. Midst Messages: Construction Noise
27 May 2026 · 52 min
Third Person discusses generational plights, soundtracks, how long they were planning for [redacted] and [redacted] to [redact], Frankenstein, memories, playlists, scoring, and where to talk to other early-access eels.
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23. Midst Messages: Meet Me in the Grocery Store
24 Jun 2026 · 44 min
Third Person discusses callbacks, soundscaping, physics, early Midst ideas, The Highest Light, the Fount, The Hall of Doors, hidden meanings, and crystal princesses.
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24. Midst Messages: The Metal D
22 Jul 2026 · 48 min
Third Person discusses the challenges of Fount exploration, cliffhangers, talking to themselves, creative disagreements, the smell of Steve, and unc levels.
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25. Midst Messages: What it Means to Be Human
26 Aug 2026 · 58 min
Third Person discusses teletheric audio, the movie "Redline," Merlin's evolving personhood, exploring the eternal sci-fi question of "what it means to be human," humor and memes in Midst's storytelling, fan art, and creating sincere, vulnerable characters.
26. Season 3 Roundtable
2 Sept 2026 · 83 min
And just like that, another Midst Cosmos journey has come to its UNend... Join Xen, Sara Wile, and Matt Roen as they discuss the SERIES Finale of UNEND with the Midst Cosmos Lore Keeper, Jared Deiro!
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27. Midst Messages: UNEND Season 3 Bloopers
16 Sept 2026 · 18 min
Celebrate Season 3 of UNEND with our longest blooper reel ever!
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28. Midst Messages: One or Two More Sugar Cubes
23 Sept 2026 · 55 min
Third Person discusses The Mothers' horns, randomized tearrors, microphones, Mother Artifice's spooky nature, interlude/postlude production, hypothetical games, navigating grief in storytelling, considerations in depicting The Creep, and Moc Weepe's dialog.
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29. Excalibur Con Panel: How to Ruin Everything: Third Person on Conflict, Mishap, and Catastrophe in Storytelling
7 Oct 2026 · 52 min
They say stories need conflict, but how do you know how bad it should be or even what it is? Join Third Person (Creators of the Midst Cosmos) in a conversation about stories gone sideways, making terrible things happen to your beloved characters, and how to balance catastrophe with fun in games, fiction, and more from the perspective of storytellers who do just that. Recorded Live from Excalibur Con 2026.
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30. Midst Messages: Systems of Memeing
28 Oct 2026 · 50 min
Third Person discusses Lark's scrying, narrative tone/style, fan encounters, favorite lines from Midst and other media, organizing sound effects, the islet of Godprottle, Fold interactions with animals, and interactive Midst experiences.
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31. Excalibur Con Panel: Worldbuilding and Storytelling in Imaginative Settings
4 Nov 2026 · 51 min
Third Person (creators of the Midst Cosmos) join with Matías Valero (Twin Portals) and Renee Devereux (Dragons, Dungeons & Drinks) to discuss tips, tricks, and best practices for weaving a story together with community, characters, and situations, whether at the game table or in the recording booth. Recorded Live from Excalibur Con 2026.
UNEND Specials: quick answers
How many episodes are in UNEND Specials?
Specials of UNEND has 31 episodes, about 24 hours in total.
When did UNEND Specials come out?
Specials premiered on 6 Nov 2024.