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The myth-bending love story of Aphrodite and Hephaestus
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Forged Bonds @forgedbondspod.bsky.social · 3d
I am home from work now which means its time for our official character art to finally hit bluesky!! All of our artwork was commissioned from @kit-n-kboodl.bsky.social 💜I hope y'all enjoy-- arc 4 will be starting in 2 weeks on December 3!

Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Ares, Hermes
A digital drawing of Aphrodite. She is depicted as a fat, tan lady with long, brown hair that appears to be flowing in the breeze. She’s wearing a pink dress and pink shoes as well as a blue necklace. A digital drawing of Hephaestus. She is depicted as a trans woman with short, blonde hair and a metal leg; the metal leg is silver in color with red throughout like lava. She is wearing tan cargo shorts with a black off the shoulder crop top. She is holding a pair of gloves and is leaning as if propped against a countertop. There is also the outline of soot around her eyes as if she had goggles on. A digital drawing of Ares. He is depicted as a fat, hairy man with long, brown hair that is pulled up in a bun. He is wearing a grey metal chest plate beneath a Hawaiian shirt; he is also wearing ripped jean shorts. A digital drawing of Hermes. He is depicted as a skinny, tan man with light eyes. He is wearing blue shorts, a dark grey t-shirt, and a messenger bag with several pins. He has brown and blue shoes with golden feathers on them and has a feather tucked behind his ear.
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OH MY GOOOOODS jaw droppingly gorgeous looking at them with the biggest heart eyes
forgedbondspod.bsky.social Forged Bonds @forgedbondspod.bsky.social · 3d
I am home from work now which means its time for our official character art to finally hit bluesky!! All of our artwork was commissioned from @kit-n-kboodl.bsky.social 💜I hope y'all enjoy-- arc 4 will be starting in 2 weeks on December 3!

Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Ares, Hermes
A digital drawing of Aphrodite. She is depicted as a fat, tan lady with long, brown hair that appears to be flowing in the breeze. She’s wearing a pink dress and pink shoes as well as a blue necklace. A digital drawing of Hephaestus. She is depicted as a trans woman with short, blonde hair and a metal leg; the metal leg is silver in color with red throughout like lava. She is wearing tan cargo shorts with a black off the shoulder crop top. She is holding a pair of gloves and is leaning as if propped against a countertop. There is also the outline of soot around her eyes as if she had goggles on. A digital drawing of Ares. He is depicted as a fat, hairy man with long, brown hair that is pulled up in a bun. He is wearing a grey metal chest plate beneath a Hawaiian shirt; he is also wearing ripped jean shorts. A digital drawing of Hermes. He is depicted as a skinny, tan man with light eyes. He is wearing blue shorts, a dark grey t-shirt, and a messenger bag with several pins. He has brown and blue shoes with golden feathers on them and has a feather tucked behind his ear.
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
forgedbondspod.bsky.social
I am home from work now which means its time for our official character art to finally hit bluesky!! All of our artwork was commissioned from @kit-n-kboodl.bsky.social 💜I hope y'all enjoy-- arc 4 will be starting in 2 weeks on December 3!

Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Ares, Hermes
A digital drawing of Aphrodite. She is depicted as a fat, tan lady with long, brown hair that appears to be flowing in the breeze. She’s wearing a pink dress and pink shoes as well as a blue necklace. A digital drawing of Hephaestus. She is depicted as a trans woman with short, blonde hair and a metal leg; the metal leg is silver in color with red throughout like lava. She is wearing tan cargo shorts with a black off the shoulder crop top. She is holding a pair of gloves and is leaning as if propped against a countertop. There is also the outline of soot around her eyes as if she had goggles on. A digital drawing of Ares. He is depicted as a fat, hairy man with long, brown hair that is pulled up in a bun. He is wearing a grey metal chest plate beneath a Hawaiian shirt; he is also wearing ripped jean shorts. A digital drawing of Hermes. He is depicted as a skinny, tan man with light eyes. He is wearing blue shorts, a dark grey t-shirt, and a messenger bag with several pins. He has brown and blue shoes with golden feathers on them and has a feather tucked behind his ear.
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Tomorrow at 11AM CST (UTC-6) our official character art is going live on tumblr! My shift starts at 11 tomorrow and I cant queue on bluesky, so if you want to see the 24 incredible pieces that @kit-n-kboodl.bsky.social has created right when they drop, follow our tumblr page!
@forgedbondspod · A Love Story
Welcome, dear readers, to Forged Bonds! I am your humble narrator, Calliope, here to talk you through our show. Starting out with what this is: Forged Bonds is a myth-bending retelling of the story o...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Part 3 of our Arachne and Athena mini series is now available wherever you get your podcasts!
This episode features @givemeyourlemon.bsky.social @jenah.bsky.social and @itslouisw.bsky.social
Mini Series - Chapter 1.3
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November 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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We interrupt our regularly scheduled break to bring you the early access for the next Arachne and Athena minisode! You can get access to that episode right now at patreon.com/pinetreepods ahead of our normal Wednesday release!
Arachne is watching Athena a normal amount and in a completely platonic way, I’m certain. There definitely won’t be any implications here, no sir.
November 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Our Divorce Arc has finally come to a close! Come see divorce win once again (and some other fun stuff) wherever you get your podcasts!
Chapter 36
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October 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Kit and Delaney (aka Hyacinthus and Hestia) could really use your help hitting their crowdfunding goal! I promise you dont want to miss this fantastic story- donate today if you can!!
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Two of my favorite people in the world- @kit-n-kboodl.bsky.social and @delaylays.bsky.social - are currently funding for their space ocean epic adventure @minus219pod.bsky.social and could really really use your help!
October 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Today marks the end of the Divorce Arc for our backers and patrons over at patreon.com/pinetreepods! This is quite possibly my favorite arc of the show and this episode in particular is very special to me- and it can be yours right now for $2!
A fun fact to start this episode: this section in my outline is labeled as “Divorce (affectionate)”. Even when the other arcs didn’t have a name, this arc was always going to be The Divorce Arc. It is the most proper of nouns.
October 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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The penultimate episode of the Divorce Arc is out RIGHT NOW wherever you get your podcasts!
This episode features @skylarjva.bsky.social @nichole.bsky.social @athansmusic.com @mikeyscamp.bsky.social and @taytayheyheyva.bsky.social
Chapter 35
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October 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Usually I share a snippet of my commentary to promote early access but since this is the penultimate episode of the Divorce Arc all of it is so spoiler-filled that I cant even do that just true me when I say you dont wanna miss this one patreon.com/pinetreepods
October 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Today was so busy that I almost forgot to give it up for divorce! Chapter 34 is putting the 'Divorce' in Divorce Arc wherever you get your podcasts
This episode features @alasdairstuart.bsky.social @nichole.bsky.social @lyssajayva.bsky.social @athansmusic.com & @ktruongvoices.bsky.social
Chapter 34
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October 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Chapter 34 went up earlier today for crowdfunder backers and patrons over at patreon.com/pinetreepods! Rather than giving you an excerpt from the commentary this week im gonna give you my beloved friend Percy's response! Want to get context? Sign up for $2 today!
A discord message from resident bone stealer reading "SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP EVERYONE GIVE IT UP FOR DIVORCE ‼️‼️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉"
October 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Work has been so crazy lately that I forgot today was Wednesday- which means Chapter 33 is now available wherever you get your podcasts!
This episode features @skylarjva.bsky.social @totcocoa.bsky.social @taytayheyheyva.bsky.social and @codyvm.bsky.social
Chapter 33
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October 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Earlier today Chapter 33 dropped for crowdfunder backers and patrons over at patreon.com/pinetreepods! Yes, there is discussion of spice organization. Wanna find out why? Sign up for our patreon today!
Spice organization is very important to me. So is personification of inanimate objects. I just think both are neat!
September 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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I don't know why I wrote my bio like that

But anyway, Forged Bonds!!
forgedbondspod.bsky.social Forged Bonds @forgedbondspod.bsky.social · Sep 21
While this is Hyacinthus and Apollo's story, we do need to take a step into Apollo's past to tell it- which means we get to have the effervescent @bonthemightybon.bsky.social as Daphne!
A picture of Bonnie Calderwood-Aspinwall in a heart made of chain links with two daggers through it. Below the picture is text reading “Bonnie Calderwood-Aspinwall as Daphne” in cursive font. To the right is their bio in a printed font. “Bonnie (they/them) is a reclusive bookrangler by day, stealth troubadour by night. You can catch their voice in The Attic Monologues, Do You Copy? and Re: Dracula, among other places. When they're not lurking in the stacks or yelling at no one in a cupboard, you can likely find them chasing a whim five miles down a frenzied research rabbit-hole, or they've retreated to post-whimsy seclusion to convalesce, in which case you simply won't find them at all. Come scream into the void with them on Bluesky @bonthemightybon.bsky.social”
September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Its a day for light conversations! ...and some heavy ones 😅 Chapter 32 is available wherever you get your podcasts
This episode features @margueritekenner.bsky.social @mikeyscamp.bsky.social @leonegan.bsky.social @athansmusic.com @alasdairstuart.com @asheratva.bsky.social and @nichole.bsky.social
Chapter 32
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September 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Walking on air, quite literally. 🌬

I truly cannot wait to play the EVERYTHING that this character is. I cannot wait even MORE for you all to hear him (and I'm pretty sure he can't wait, either). 😊

Such a lovely script and such a talented cast! Let's gooooo.
forgedbondspod.bsky.social Forged Bonds @forgedbondspod.bsky.social · Sep 21
Every story needs a good antagonist and ours comes in the form of Zephyr- voiced by the astounding @anusiabattersby.bsky.social!
A picture of Anusia Battersby in a heart made of chain links with two daggers through it. Below the picture is text reading “Anusia Battersby (she/her) as Zephyr” in cursive font. To the right is their bio in a printed font. “Anusia Battersby (She/Her) is a UK-based actor, writer, game designer, and all-round nerd. She is perhaps best known for her role as Gwendolyn Bouchard in The Magnus Protocol, and is extremely excited to be playing another character whose chief occupation appears to be "make everything worse for everyone". In-between attempting to learn Ancient Greek, practising the ukulele, and playing far too much Blood on the Clocktower, she is currently in the process of devising her second solo show, Unmasked, which will debut at the Edinburgh Horror Festival later this year.”
September 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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STACKED CAST
forgedbondspod.bsky.social Forged Bonds @forgedbondspod.bsky.social · Sep 21
Happy #AudioDramaSunday dear listeners!! Im here to announce that post our main story we will be having yet another mini series on the feed! This one will be a retelling of the relationship between Apollo and Hyacinthus- one of my favorite tragic love stories. With this announced- let's me the cast!
September 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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🤭
forgedbondspod.bsky.social Forged Bonds @forgedbondspod.bsky.social · Sep 21
This mini series wouldn't exist at all without the marvelous @kit-n-kboodl.bsky.social who gave me the idea to do a version of the myth! He will be joining our cast as Hyacinthus and he'll definitely be fine dont worry about it
A picture of Kit Paterson in a heart made of chain links with two daggers through it. Below the picture is text reading “Kit Paterson (he/him) as Hyacinthus” in cursive font. To the right is their bio in a printed font. “Kit is a voice actor, writer, and illustrator based in Greater Manchester. He is one of the co-creators of sci-fi podcast Minus 219, writer and director of Frankenstein audio drama adaptation Rhapsody Of The Exiled, and creator of World Devotion Project. His voice is featured in other series such as Do You Copy?, Minus 219, and Deadwood.”
September 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Oh hey I know that guy!
forgedbondspod.bsky.social Forged Bonds @forgedbondspod.bsky.social · Sep 21
Here to attempt to mellow Zephyr out, we have Aeolus- portrayed by the amazing @ajfidalgo.com!
A picture of AJ Fidalgo in a heart made of chain links with two daggers through it. Below the picture is text reading “AJ Fidalgo (he/him) as Aeolus” in cursive font. To the right is their bio in a printed font. “AJ Fidalgo (he/him) is a 40-something Philadelphia-area audio drama voice actor. When he's not behind the mic he's a good husband, a great toddler dad, and a halfway decent licensed professional arguer.”
September 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Woah that's crazy, who let this guy in there👀
forgedbondspod.bsky.social Forged Bonds @forgedbondspod.bsky.social · Sep 21
Last but certainly not least we have the incomparable @tipplersbane.bsky.social as Eros- who's role in this story you may not expect but im sure you'll love!
A picture of Kestrel Bell in a heart made of chain links with two daggers through it. Below the picture is text reading “Kestrel Bell as Eros” in cursive font. To the right is their bio in a printed font. “Kestrel Bell (they/them) is the writer and producer of the nautical microfiction audio drama All At Sea. They're currently in the process of completing their MA in English Literature, which focuses on the importance of the found family trope in queer, racialised POC-led narratives. When they're not drowning in books or literary analysis, you can find them staring blearily at a blank word document, or enthusiastically talking about the new audio drama they're listening to.”
September 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Happy #AudioDramaSunday dear listeners!! Im here to announce that post our main story we will be having yet another mini series on the feed! This one will be a retelling of the relationship between Apollo and Hyacinthus- one of my favorite tragic love stories. With this announced- let's me the cast!
September 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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In just about 20 minutes Chapter 32 will be available for crowdfunder backers and patrons over at patreon.com/pinetreepods! Want to find out why Im quoting Fall Out Boy? Sign up today for $2!
As Fall Out Boy once said “Baby, seasons change but people don’t”. Except people do change! Just not Zeus.
September 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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And we're back with the 2nd half of the Divorce Arc! Strap in yall this is a long episode by our standards :D
This episode featured @skylarjva.bsky.social @nichole.bsky.social @lyssajayva.bsky.social @ktruongvoices.bsky.social @athansmusic.com @totcocoa.bsky.social and @margueritekenner.bsky.social
Chapter 31
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September 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Our very own Hestia and {redacted until later this week} are crowdfunding for their new show!! Please check them out and support if you can!
minus219pod.bsky.social Minus 219 @minus219pod.bsky.social · Sep 15
OUR INDIGOGO IS LIVE! We have lots of perks, including stickers, pins, posters, and hoodies! If you can’t donate, please repost and share! We’ve been working on this series for nearly three years now, it would mean so much to us to get it fully funded.

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Minus 219 is a sci-fi audio drama following a crew of 5 sent to explore the aquatic planet 15-DS3. | Check out 'Minus 219 Arc One Crowdfund' on Indiegogo.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM