When two NPCs started talking, Will joked that he would record an episode by himself. 
This is that episode. 
What happens when an NPC goes on a sidequest all his own? Find out in Kalman's Side Quest.

S1E020 In the Shadow of the Mountain (or, It's All Uphill from Here)

D8 Night: an actual play D&D Podcast where our heroes save Volyanaya, one bad decision at a time. Explore a world in turmoil, on the cusp of a new age, and with only our heroes to save it — after completing other important side quests concerning pie espionage, Japanese style game shows, and out of body journeys into one crucial goat's inner space!