Strange Matter: The Witch Who Came in...

Welcome to Realm's newest feed, Strange Matter. Max Gladstone presents a collection of thrilling stories of magic and mystery rooted in the strangeness of our own world. Come back every week for a new spell-binding episode.


First on Strange Matter, we have The Witch Who Came in From the Cold. The Cold War rages in the back rooms and dark alleys of 1970s Prague—and on one misty night an American discovers that the city and its spies have become the new front of another, more ancient war—a war of magic. Now a CIA agent and a KGB operative must forge an uneasy alliance in order to stop a secret occult society from destroying the world. When spies and sorcerers cross murky lines to do battle for home and country—who do you trust?


The Witch Who Came in From the Cold is written by Lindsay Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Ian Tregillis, Michael Swanwick, Fran Wilde, and Max Glastone. Performed by Christine Lakin and John Glouchevich. Directed by Dennis Kao.


Current Season: The Witch Who Came in From the Cold


Ready for more? Check out these seasons:


Season 1: Bookburners, Season 1

Season 2: Bookburners, Season 2

Season 3: Bookburners, Season 3

Season 4: Bookburners, Season 4

Season 5: Bookburners, Season 5


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Bookburners, S2 E21
The Network’s power play consumes an entire town.
39 min
102
Bookburners, S2 E20
The scope of the Network’s plans is greater than Team Three thought possible, like a pebble that starts an avalanche.
35 min
103
Bookburners, S2 E19
With Team Three more fractured than ever, the Network makes a terrifying move.
35 min
104
Bookburners, S2 E18
A train to Sweden takes a sudden turn down memory lane as Liam’s past horrors are laid bare.
34 min
105
Bookburners, S2 E17
Desperate for information, the Society turns to the mysterious Network for help, using Liam as bait.
40 min
106
Bookburners, S2 E16
Team Three’s odyssey takes them from the middle of the Mediterranean to the mountains of Poland.
37 min
107
Bookburners, S2 E15
A repaired Orb and a lead on Team Four sends Sal and the gang on a truly mind-bending manhunt.
35 min
108
Bookburners, S2 E14
They say that museums are where history comes alive. But when magic is involved, it’s more often a library.
35 min
109
Bookburners, S2 E13
A fiery mystery leads the team to Manitoba, Canada, where they learn that there’s more going on than contentious fishing.
45 min
110
Bookburners, S2 E12
At the Night Market, where dragons dance in the sky, Liam and Grace find the remnants of their old teams.
42 min
111
Bookburners, S2 E11
Liam and Grace travel to Shanghai to investigate a lead on the Orb—and hopefully their own pasts.
33 min
112
Bookburners, S2 E10
Team Three learns the hard way that no one says no to The Maitresse.
41 min
113
Bookburners, S2 E9
Asanti’s murky past gets a bit clearer when an old friend visits her to reminisce…and collect on a debt.
33 min
114
Bookburners, S2 E8
Team Three stumbles upon a strange and ghostly crossroads where Liam is shocked to find someone who knows him.
39 min
115
Bookburners, S2 E7
Frustrated by the still-broken Orb, Liam does some old-school online fishing and gets a nibble from Turkey.
34 min
116
Bookburners, S2 E6
While Asanti struggles with her feelings toward the Society and its mission, the others struggle just to stay alive.
36 min
117
Bookburners, S2 E5
Asanti and Liam sneak invitations to a magical conference in Russia.
33 min
118
Bookburners, S2 E4
Asanti leads her team through the long-locked door of Team Four’s lair—and straight into a mystery of Escherian proportions.
38 min
119
Bookburners, S2 E3
With Orb broken and magic on the rise, Asanti looks for answers from the Society’s defunct experimental division, Team Four.
40 min
120
Bookburners, S2 E2
Team Three investigates when a town in New England goes missing behind a mysterious fog.
37 min
121
Bookburners, S2 E1
Changes are underway at the Vatican. But out in the world, the mischief of demons is ascendant.
37 min
122
Bookburners, S1 E32
If Sal wants to save Perry, she’ll have to bring him back from the Hand’s dark dimension. Meanwhile, Team One prepares to move against Team Three with guns blazing.
36 min
123
Bookburners, S1 E31
With the Book of the Hand in their possession at last, Team Three can finally expel the Hand from Sal’s body. But there’s one last soul that needs saving.
35 min
124
Bookburners, S1 E30
Thanks to a timely offer from Aaron, Sal and the rest of the team stake their freedom on a desperate throw of the dice by venturing back into the lion’s den.
37 min
125
Bookburners, S1 E29
With Time running out and the Hand growing stronger inside Sal, the only hope is to banish the demon back to its hellish domain. But to do that, Team Three needs the Book of the Hand, back in the Vatican.
31 min