Tanis
Tanis is an exploration of the nature of truth, conspiracy, and information.
Tanis is what happens when the lines of science and fiction start to blur…
Lead Cast
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01. Seeking Tanis, Runner Available
In the first episode of Tanis, our host, Nic Silver, wonders if the Internet age might contain one last great mystery, an ancient myth known as “Tanis.” His exploration into the enigmatic Tanis begins by asking the seemingly simple question, what is it? The answers, he soon discovers, are far more complicated. -
02. Radio, Radio
As the search for Tanis continues, Nic tracks down the person who placed that strange Craigslist ad, and enlists “Meerkatnip,” an acerbic hacker, straight out of the pages of a Gibson or Stephenson novel, to help him try and make sense of a series of mysterious radio broadcasts. -
03. The Girl in the High Tower
Nic learns that the myth of Tanis might not be as dormant as he first believed, as he discovers a contemporary mystery, just as strange and terrifying as anything in Tanis’s murky and cryptic past. -
04. The End of Rocketman
Nic’s search for Tanis leads him back to Meerkatnip, who introduces him to two of the internet’s biggest mysteries, and the Jack Parsons connection comes to an explosive end in Pasadena. -
05. A Rat, a Writer and a Conspiracy Theory
The result of Meerkatnip’s exploration into the Pacifica problem ends up raising more questions than answers, and invasive events lead Nic to suspect that somebody sinister may have taken a serious interest in his story. -
06. The Servant Girl Annihilator
Nic finally meets the mystery woman in the garage, Karl van Sant has more to tell us from beyond the grave, and we take another trip back in time, to the dawn of the serial killer. -
07. A Dungeon Masters Guide to Tanis
Meerkatnip uncovers a mysterious woman with ties to the Haida and Xanu, Morgan Miller and Sam Reynolds reveal a strange cult with possible ties to Tanis, and Nic opens his copy of The Dungeon Masters Guide, for the first time since high school. -
08. Raywood, WA: Population One
Nic and Meerkatnip discover a large number of strange events seem to occur within one very specific region of the Pacific Northwest, Morgan Miller brings us one step closer to the Cult of Tanis, and Nic visits Raywood, Washington, a mysterious ghost town where a large number of children went missing in the early eighties. -
09. A Man, a Milkshake, and a Serial Murderer
The search for Sam Reynolds leads to a strange duplex in Everett, Washington, a mysterious man has a proposition, and Nic continues his search for the elusive Haidagurl. -
10. The Grackles
Nic is taken into the deep woods of the Pacific Northwest to visit a mysterious group who call themselves the Grackles, and we finally get a look inside a long abandoned industrial complex. -
11. Eld Fen
Sam Reynolds’ condition deteriorates further, Morgan reveals more about Pacifica, and MK’s research into the Cult of Tanis and the Ancient myth of Eld Fen bring Nic closer to Haidagurl, and perhaps, one step closer to finding Tanis. -
12. The Map
Nic’s uncovering Veronika Pilman brings him one step closer to discovering the truth about those mysterious research studies in the Pacific Northwest. -
MINI EPISODE #1
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1. The Wall
Cameron Ellis opens up about what might actually be going on out there in woods of the Pacific Northwest, Nic tries to figure out what happened in the cabin, and Meerkatnip does her best to help him get his Tanis investigation back on the right foot. -
10. The Voice in the Darkness
Nic resumes his therapy with the hope that it might lead to some answers, while a lead from Meerkatnip’s friend has Nic and MK looking to the stars. -
11. Once More Unto The Breach
Nic isn’t sure who he can trust as he moves closer to uncovering how two mysterious documents and an ancient celestial convergence might be connected to Tanis. -
12. We Get What We Deserve
In the Season Two finale, Nic continues to try and find Geoff and decipher the mysteries of both the Poeticon Astronomicon and the Voynich Manuscript, before his meeting with Veronika, Nathanial Carter and whatever mysteries lie at the center of Tanis. -
2. Levity Elks
Cameron Ellis has something hidden in the basement, and a letter addressed to Karl van Sant leads to a mysterious John Doe in the Pacific Northwest. -
3. Pacifica
Cameron Ellis provides more information about what might be happening with what he calls “The Breach,” Meerkatnip digs up a strange audio recording on the deep web, and Nic uncovers a mysterious key. -
4. The Alameter Line
Cameron Ellis teaches us a thing or two about cephalopods, MK answers a few questions, and Nic gets to the bottom of the mysterious rock and key. -
5. A Message, a Manuscript, and a Russian Picnic
Nic and MK dig deeper into Lyle Stevik, Nathanial Carter and The Navigator, and the appearance of a strange ancient manuscript has Nic asking new questions. -
6. Phyreses and Aries
Nic sits down with Paul to talk about the Cult of Tanis, MK digs up more on those mysterious research studies, and Nic and Geoff take a walk in the woods. -
8. The Map to Heaven
Nic and MK uncover a mysterious guru and an interesting connection between Nic’s name and Tanis, while Nic’s working in the area Cameron Ellis refers to as “The Breach,” begins to have a very strange effect. -
9. Was it the Red King, Kitty?
The Voynich Manuscript continues to provide clues that might lead to Tanis, and Nic finds himself at Pacifica Station with far more questions than answers, as the mystery of Tanis appears to be asking him to choose sides. -
BONUS #1
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring teaser/trailer/updates. -
BONUS #10
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring Nic and Geoff, Listener Mail and more! -
BONUS #11
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring Listener Mail and more! -
BONUS #12
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring Listener Mail and more! -
BONUS #13
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring Listener Mail and more! -
BONUS #2
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring Nic and Geoff van Sant -
BONUS #3
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring Listener Mail and more! -
BONUS #5
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring Nic talking TANIS with Geoff, Listener Mail and more! -
BONUS #6
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring Listener Mail and more! -
BONUS #8
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring Listener Mail and more! -
BONUS: Sandy Island #1
A BONUS episode of TANIS featuring the first episode of our Patreon only mini series "Sandy Island" -
MINI EPISODE #8
A special MINI EPISODE of TANIS featuring Nic's Journals from Season One of TANIS.
Reviews for Tanis
1 Review
Jared Isham
April 8, 2021