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Polybius Protocol

by The Children of the Neon God (DTY)

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About the show

Before TRON, there was POLYBIUS. A retro sci-fi horror fiction podcast from Children of the Neon God, based on the infamous 1981 Portland arcade legend. Liz Faire thought she was just a substitute teacher—until a haunted arcade machine came back to finish what it started. Analog horror, Cold War conspiracies, and buried memories. Reboot the program. Remain for the glitch. For fans of Archive 81, Welcome to Night Vale, The Magnus Archives, Limetown, or Control (Remedy Games). Check out our website: polybiusPROTOCOL.com

Latest episodes

Polybius Protocol — Episode 11 - Big Trouble with Little Liz

September 6, 2026 · 12 min

Play the game no one can remember playing. POLYBIUS PROTOCOL Episode 11: “Big Trouble with Little Liz” Young Liz runs through 1981 Portland as the signal spreads, the bystanders obey, and a mannequin-android version of her future self gets…
Polybius Protocol - Episode 10 - Live Studio Audience

July 5, 2026 · 11 min

Welcome back after sweeps season and our MID-SEASON hiatus. The Children of the Neon God, TV Guide’s #101 channel to keep an eye on, returns with its flagship show, The Polybius Protocol, where sci-fi meets existential crisis as…
Polybius Protocol - Episode 9 - "The First Signal"

May 2, 2026 · 25 min

Episode 9 – “The First Signal” A hidden tape reveals the first time the Signal worked. Young Liz returns to 1981, and when she comes back, something is different. In her mother’s basement, she finds a recording that was never meant to be…
Polybius Protocol - Episode 8 - "Back to '81"

April 10, 2026 · 14 min

Episode 8 – "BACK TO ’81" PRESENT DAY PORTLAND:Liz’s mother, Shelly, and the Mannequin King AI force an entranced Liz to play a slap-dash version of the POLYBIUS arcade game. Then— INSERT COIN. Then— Score: 7,300 TARGET SCORE…
Polybius Protocol - Episode 7 - "Homecoming"

March 1, 2026 · 12 min

Liz’s students are in a coma.She’s the only one still standing. Returning to her childhood home in Laurelton, Oregon, she’s desperate for answers. But her mother, Dr. Shelly Faire, doesn’t want her to remember. Because this isn’t the first…
Polybius Protocol - Episode 6 - "Pacify"

January 29, 2026 · 23 min

A new SIGNAL is spreading.First it was audible. Then visual. Then both.Now, the Signal may be biological. When substitute teacher Liz Faire wakes up handcuffed in a hospital wing full of comatose students, fresh from her return from the…
Polybius Protocol - Episode 5 – "Avoid the Void"

December 28, 2025 · 21 min

LIZ IS BACK! A forgotten arcade cabinet. A digital entity with memories. And a void that feels too familiar. When Liz snaps between dimensions, she finds herself inside the game she thought she escaped. Polybius is evolving and remembers…
Polybius Protocol - Episode 4 - "What's the Deal with Kelly Deale?"

December 1, 2025 · 18 min

EPISODE 4 — “What’s the Deal with Kelly Deale?” A Portland high school physics class collapses into a mysterious coma except for two missing people: the strange transfer student Kelly Deale, and her substitute teacher (and our reluctant…