Our most commonly asked question! When Vengroff and Statz met they were playing a card game called Werewolf. In this game Travis drew the “Fool” card and it’s part of the reason they met! Additionally, when Statz first started writing podcasts she was attending the University of Oxford on a full scholarship as a “Frost Scholar.” The titles stuck and when combined they became Fool & Scholar.

Yes! Fool & Scholar was founded by K. A. Statz and Travis Vengroff and is still run by the same duo. A lot has changed and they have grown since the company was first founded, but it’s still them calling all the shots and doing the majority of the work!

Our productions and team are supported primarily through listener support via Patreon.

Patreon supporters help make all our productions possible, and they receive benefits as well. Benefits can include ad-free episodes, bonus content, behind the scenes, and more!

The primary team is:

K.A. Statz - Writer, Visuals, Creator of Ideas, Quality Control

Travis Vengroff - Director, Producer, Editor, Sound Designer, Music Director

Finnur Nielsen - Senior Sound Engineer, Editor, Sound Designer, Mixing, Mastering

Eezo Statz - Dog, Eater of Snacks, Cardio Reminder

All Fool & Scholar shows are written and created by K.A. Statz. We no longer accept stories written by outside creators.

Dark Dice is an improvised fiction podcast. The scenarios and NPCs are created by K.A. Statz and Travis Vengroff.

Fool & Scholar Productions release content every 2 weeks, generally releasing new episodes on a “Tuesday.”
Each show is released in a “season” schedule for approximately 10 episodes before the next show is released.

A full release schedule can be found on our Patreon.

Thank you for your interest, but we will not produce or distribute outside stories.
Fool & Scholar Productions only has the capacity to produce and distribute stories written and created by K.A. Statz (and Travis Vengroff).

All Fool & Scholar Productions can be found on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, and wherever podcasts are found. You can hear the stories ad-free and support the creators by subscribing to their Patreon.

K.A. Statz and Travis Vengroff own the rights to all of their stories. They have not sold or licensed their rights.

There are no plans to create additional spinoffs or stories for these IP. The team is proud of what they’ve created and will focus on new stories.

Full transcripts are freely available for all Fool & Scholar stories. They are hosted on Patreon and are freely accessible without a subscription. Links for each show can be found in each episode’s show notes.

No. Even if they are released freely, all works (IP, stories, audio, art, etc) are owned by Fool & Scholar Productions.

There are fan-built communities on Reddit, Discord, Tumblr, and other social media platforms where likeminded fans can discuss theories. Please enjoy yourself and discuss with other fans!

Generally speaking, Fool & Scholar Productions does not have the budget to ethically hire additional employees, and does not feel that its ethical to accept free labor.

If you are part of a college-level program that fairly compensates students during an internship, and have interest in an internship at Fool & Scholar Productions, please reach out through the “Contact” page.

Yes. Rates vary from project to project.

Fool & Scholar Productions works with friends, family, and people they meet on the internet. They find actors through various actor listings and through incoming auditions.

All incoming audition submissions go into a voice library which the team casts from (and writes roles based on the voices available). This is not show specific.

If you have interest in auditioning for Fool & Scholar Productions, you can learn more in the audition guidelines below.

Link to the Audition PDF.

Advertising on our shows is handled by our distributors. Please contact the appropriate distributor on the “Advertise With Us” page.

Fool & Scholar Productions does not use or endorse the use of A.I.

Fool & Scholar Productions content can never (and shouldn’t) be used to train A.I. or A.I. models.

Certain tools, such as a Protools’ volume mixing automation or Photoshop’s “spot healing” are (in a technical sense) A.I. adjacent tools which are used by the team. These are not true A.I. and to restate this in no uncertain terms: Generative A.I. is never used for writing, music, voices, or artwork by Fool & Scholar Productions.