<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Young]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of '95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theyounghorror.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.theyounghorror.com</a>]]></description><link>https://www.theyounghorror.com/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:30:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6301657.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Michael Schofield]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Michael Schofield]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[theyoungpodcast@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6301657.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>Michael Schofield</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of &apos;95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Michael Schofield</itunes:name><itunes:email>theyoungpodcast@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Fiction"><itunes:category text="Science Fiction"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Leisure"><itunes:category text="Games"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6301657/034b0f179ea2e8c371166c249c311b72.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[04 • Buddy System]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Young </strong>is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of ‘95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.</p><p>Listen however you like: <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-young/id1842231901">Apple</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/55e5xdASWRrv0CIUe95FMa">Spotify</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://overcast.fm/p5367582-rDj7Bg">Overcast</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/the-young/55d0b260-7ca2-013e-dd78-02e76e4f8b0f">Pocket Casts</a>, and the rest. </p><p>Then, when you’re done, checkout <a target="_blank" href="https://monstersplaybook.com/channels/"><strong>Channels</strong></a><a target="_blank" href="https://monstersplaybook.com/channels/">, the latest campaign from </a><a target="_blank" href="https://monstersplaybook.com/channels/"><em>The Monster’s Playbook</em></a>, in which a late-90s online RPG is bleeding into the real world and it’s up to an unlikely trio to figure out why. <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-monsters-playbook/id1691834614?ls=1">Apple</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/62dqbMysikU2uRzqfuE4uR">Spotify</a> | <a target="_blank" href="https://pod.link/1691834614">All other</a> podcatchers. 

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/studio-30-days-147256641?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&#38;utm_source=copyLink&#38;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&#38;utm_content=join_link">Learn how to promote your own show</a> on The Young and our six other podcasts. It's super cheap.</p><p>Credits</p><p>Nandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as Tara</p><p>“Around the Campfire” and “Mississippi Mud” were composed by PremiumBeat</p><p>The Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free.</p><p>Our little endeavor is also encouraged by the fyrd (our patrons): Amz Deen, Nandi K., Kari Sutcliffe, Patrick Deraković-Rakas, Ivan Duch, Lucas Duff, Jen ,Kier Hodgson, Hannah Radcliff, Jeremy Román, Charles Villard.</p><p>Help me make this stuff on <a target="_blank" href="https://patreon.com/thethief">patreon.com/thethief</a> - or just follow there, for free, to find the half-dozen stories I make all in one place.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at <a href="https://www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.theyounghorror.com/p/04-buddy-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:184270433</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Schofield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184270433/c27d701359a0b26c4d66f0820fe34543.mp3" length="15811144" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Michael Schofield</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>988</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6301657/post/184270433/034b0f179ea2e8c371166c249c311b72.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[03 • B-Side | Long Distance Calls]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Young </strong>is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of ‘95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.</p><p>B-Sides rewind to the school year just prior, when the worst thing that could happen was a prank call - or a broken heart.</p><p>CreditsNandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as Tara</p><p>The Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free.</p><p>Listen however you like: <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-young/id1842231901">Apple</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/55e5xdASWRrv0CIUe95FMa">Spotify</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://overcast.fm/p5367582-rDj7Bg">Overcast</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/the-young/55d0b260-7ca2-013e-dd78-02e76e4f8b0f">Pocket Casts</a>, and the rest.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at <a href="https://www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.theyounghorror.com/p/03-b-side-long-distance-calls</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:177233628</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Schofield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:08:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/177233628/0f202705d56a80b2eb0b199dbae18cc0.mp3" length="10200015" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Michael Schofield</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>510</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6301657/post/177233628/8386f42c8125140eef93683372b4105a.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[02 • Michigan's Finest]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Young </strong>is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of ‘95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.</p><p>On the long weekend before the campers arrive, the new teen junior counselors and cabin monitors for the summer of ‘95 - the “camptains” - hike to the old logging camp, where the camp director hid the old Whippoorwill standard, “The Loon,” as an initiation rite.</p><p><strong>Content warning: </strong>elk hunting.</p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Nandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as Tara</p><p>The Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free.</p><p>Listen however you like: <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-young/id1842231901">Apple</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/55e5xdASWRrv0CIUe95FMa">Spotify</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://overcast.fm/p5367582-rDj7Bg">Overcast</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/the-young/55d0b260-7ca2-013e-dd78-02e76e4f8b0f">Pocket Casts</a>, and the rest. </p><p>This is a Hoot Cowl production. Find our free audio dramas and other stories at <a target="_blank" href="https://patreon.com/thethief">patreon.com/thethief</a>. </p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at <a href="https://www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.theyounghorror.com/p/02-michigans-finest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:175956333</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Schofield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/175956333/ce783dc5a93aa09065dc142951cd5391.mp3" length="15512763" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Michael Schofield</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>970</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6301657/post/175956333/f3a1139fa0c394455464ed4064e4447d.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[01 • Summer of the Loon]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Young </strong>is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of ‘95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.</p><p>On the long weekend before the campers arrive, the new teen junior counselors and cabin monitors for the summer of ‘95 - the “camptains” - reunite at Camp Whippoorwill.</p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Nandi Allman as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as Tara</p><p>The Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me (Michael Schofield) for free.</p><p>Listen however you like: <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-young/id1842231901">Apple</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/55e5xdASWRrv0CIUe95FMa">Spotify</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://overcast.fm/p5367582-rDj7Bg">Overcast</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://pocketcasts.com/podcast/the-young/55d0b260-7ca2-013e-dd78-02e76e4f8b0f">Pocket Casts</a>, and the rest.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://patreon.com/thethief">Follow for free on Patreon</a> to get all of our other shows in one feed.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at <a href="https://www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.theyounghorror.com/p/the-young-01-summer-of-the-loon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:174750558</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Schofield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/174750558/b3974c190a094fd11021c0c262ef7b39.mp3" length="16441469" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Michael Schofield</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>1028</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6301657/post/174750558/5ae0ee54b1c7b8d70f1c1e1a9b74600b.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode></item><item><title><![CDATA[00.2 • 🖤 Tara '94]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Young </strong>is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of '95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.</p><p>Tara's parents picked her up before Ta-tyana, Mindy, and Al could sneak out - but she managed to weasel-in a goodbye.</p><p>This teaser, "🖤 Tara '94," was pulled from our session zero, where we identified our lines and veils, our palette, and found our voices.</p><p>Credits</p><p>Nandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as Tara</p><p>The Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at <a href="https://www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.theyounghorror.com/p/00-tara-94</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:173820639</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Schofield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:52:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/173820639/7206619ea63efc73324634e1d3effe90.mp3" length="1511094" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Michael Schofield</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>76</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6301657/post/173820639/bcaa266a92f0868625b43fc58e8e6017.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>bonus</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[00.1 • Summer of '94]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Young is a coming-of-age actual play in which a strange sickness spreads through Nokomis County, Michigan, in the summer of '95 - the year Camp Whippoorwill closed for good. This is a horror story.</p><p>This episode, "Summer of '94," is pulled from our session zero, where we identified our lines and veils, our palette, and found our voices.</p><p>Credits</p><p>Nandi K. as Ta-tyanaEmily Morse-Lee as MindyMadeline Victoria Posner as AlPatricia Wires as Tara</p><p>The Young is produced by the players 🖤, who are playing pretend with me for free.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Young // A Horror Podcast at <a href="https://www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.theyounghorror.com/subscribe</a>]]></description><link>https://www.theyounghorror.com/p/00-summer-of-94</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:173819472</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Schofield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:38:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/173819472/8e956cbefbd8254e6cba72eabd55ca81.mp3" length="15535749" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Michael Schofield</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>971</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/6301657/post/173819472/bcaa266a92f0868625b43fc58e8e6017.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>0</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>