Best Glassblowing Podcasts (2025)

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Cobblers, Glassblowers, and Weavers Unite! Utilizing Forgotten Proficiencies in Your D&D Games 47:07

6d ago47:07

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Cobbler’s tools. Weaver’s tools. Glassblowing. There are a host of proficiencies that are part of building a character in D&D that seem strange at first for someone who is going out on adventures. For a lot of players, it just becomes something that you picked during character creation. We’ve come to call these the “orphan” proficiencies. In this e…

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Murano’s Ferro Brothers: Carved in Glass 56:38

1d ago56:38

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Working with abrasive spinning wheels, the Ferro brothers cold work glass vessels in brilliant colors. Their dramatic cuts are sometimes five layers deep, and they cradle each piece for hours, days, and often weeks, painstakingly grinding away to reveal what lies underneath. There is always the danger that the piece will shatter, so it is a painsta…

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Stephanie Trenchard: Casting Womens’ Narratives in Glass 1:13:26

8d ago1:13:26

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Stephanie Trenchard’s multi-disciplinary creative process includes painting and poetry along with cast glass. With a focus on biographical stories of how women artists have navigated careers and partnerships, motherhood and making a living while still focusing on their creative practice, the work also discusses the price the art has to pay in this …

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Too Much Time On My Hands – Our 8 Best Hacks For Busy D&D Players 47:10

20d ago47:10

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Multiple times a week. Once a week. Every other week. Once a month. Once every several months. We’ve referenced how frequency of play can really alter how you run the game, how the story flows, etc. But, our longtime listener, Dr. DM, has brought up how real life has really gotten in the way of scheduling their usually weekly games and how it has a…

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Joyce J. Scott: Repositioning Craft as a Forceful Stage for Social Commentary and Activism 1:12:19

1M ago1:12:19

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For more than three decades, trailblazing artist and activist Joyce J. Scott has elevated the creative potential of beadwork as a relevant contemporary art form. Scott uses off-loom, hand-threaded glass beads to create striking figurative sculptures, wall hangings, and jewelry informed by her African American ancestry, the craft traditions of her f…

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Halls of Valhalla - 3WDs Player Review of Our D&D Viking Epic, Journey to Ragnarok 1:00:59

1M ago1:00:59

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It’s apropos that our first-ever players review of a campaign was for DM Tony’s Storm King’s Thunder campaign, as our newest iteration has us returning to the frozen world of the original giants in Mana Project Studios Journey to Ragnarok! We bring on return guests Scott (the Terrain Wrangler), Bonnie (the Chaos Engine) and our newest player to joi…

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Studio Glass Pioneer Joel Philip Myers 1:44:30

1M ago1:44:30

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self-described loner, Joel Philip Myers developed his skills in relative isolation from the Studio Glass movement. With works inspired by a vast array of topics ranging from his deep love of the Danish countryside to Dr. Zharkov, the artist avoided elaborate sculpture in favor of substantial vessels that are simple yet powerful. States Myers: “In 1…

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Conquer the Viking Saga! 3 Wise DMs Campaign Review and Wrap-up of Journey to Ragnarok 53:51

2M ago53:51

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After a little over 2 years and 20+ sessions, we have finally concluded our adventure through the Norse Kingdoms in Midgard and the remaining 8 worlds of Yggdrasill, the World Tree, where the Auspicious Signs were successful in stopping Ragnarok: the Twilight of the Gods. Journey to Ragnarok was in the campaign queue for quite a while (with DM Thor…

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Jen Blazina: Casting Lost Memories and Forgotten Voices in Glass 1:04:03

2M ago1:04:03

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Perceiving her role as a record keeper, artist Jen Blazina captures the essence of lost memories and forgotten voices. Through her work, she holds onto fragments of personal history, transforming common objects into poignant relics of the past. Her visual narratives express universal concepts of memory, inviting audiences to connect with the storie…

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Master the Art of Non-Combat D&D Encounters with 16 Essential Tips! 47:35

2M ago47:35

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D&D does combat well. It can slow down time and can be more or less crunchy than you like, but it definitely creates aa play area that a new DM can handle during a session. Unfortunately, while the books talk about the other two pillars of roleplay, there isn’t a lot for the new DM to latch onto to understand the best way to run a seamless session.…

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Community, Excellence, & Service: The CEO for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Janeen Uzzell, comes to MIT - EP 17 46:42

2M ago46:42

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The CEO of the National Society of Black Engineers, Janeen Uzzell, heads to the lab at MIT to chat about her early years at NC A&T, the NSBE mission, programs, leadership, and family. We also hear about the upcoming NSBE 50th celebration in Chicago and check-in with a few students and alumni. Janeen is awesome - she also lectured for our 2.009 stud…

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A Confluence of Passion: Martin Gerdin’s Glass Gamefish 1:30:26

2M ago1:30:26

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Nothing short of inspirational, Martin Gerdin’s journey through crafting wild fish in hot glass is inextricably tangled with his evolution to mental health and sobriety. Beginning during the pandemic, the artist has hand-blown dozens of meticulously detailed trout, salmon, redfish, and other revered gamefish from his glassblowing studio, Gerdin Gla…

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I Don't Know: 9 Tips to Master D&D Settings That You're New to Running 49:46

3M ago49:46

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“What elements would this game need to include to feel complete for a fan of the setting and the story?” That was the question from Forever DM Larry about running a Dragonlance campaign for players that had read the books… which he hasn’t. In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dave reveal the best tips they have for running a setting that you’re unfami…

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Rita Shimelfarb: Combining Traditional Stained Glass with Contemporary Painting and Forming Techniques 1:19:11

3M ago1:19:11

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The raw brilliance and color of glass are primary inspirations in Rita Shimelfarb’s work. The deeper she explores the technical side of working with glass, the more it leaves her in awe at the range of possibilities for something new and beautiful to emerge. Building upon the millennia-long tradition of stained glass art, Shimelfarb pushes her mate…

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Dragonlance Decoded: Your Front-Row Seat to Shadow of the Dragon Queen 1:08:59

3M ago1:08:59

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Following the footsteps of our Storm King’s Thunder and Curse of Strahd campaigns, we gather all five players from our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen players wrap-up! In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dave welcome The Wizard Washburn, Monster Wrangler Matt, and our own Chaos Engine, Bonnie, to sit down and discuss the epic entirety of our …

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Flameworking Pioneer Sally Prasch 52:08

3M ago52:08

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Combining technical skill with a strong aesthetic, flameworking pioneer Sally Prasch is known for her work that places other-worldly figures in glowing globes filled with rare gasses. She has also constructed portraits from broken shards of glass and is well known for her goblets made with coiled stems that allow them to bounce when handled. Her la…

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The High Tale of the Dragonlance: What We Loved and 3 Things We Didn’t in Shadow of the Dragon Queen 55:13

4M ago55:13

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Happy New Year! As promised, we’re kicking off our 5th Season with one of our favorite episode varieties: the 3 Wise DMs Campaign Reviews! Following the footsteps of our Storm King’s Thunder, Curse of Strahd, and Woodstock Wanderers campaigns, we delve deep into the High Tale of the Dragonlance with our DM Review of Shadow of the Dragon Queen. In t…

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Nurturing a Gift/ Marina Terauds 1:11:22

4M ago1:11:22

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Marina Terauds (https://www.marinaterauds.com/) has always loved to draw. When she was a child, her parents would sneak her sketchpad, and while she slept, they created drawings for her to find when she awoke. She enrolled …

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The Great Pretender – How To Lean Into Metagaming To Enhance Your D&D Games 42:02

4M ago42:02

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Metagaming. It’s one of the many topics that will spark controversy among those in the hobby. A listener wrote in explaining that they love making terrain and minis and have offered their services to their DM. Unfortunately, the DMs are reluctant, as they don’t want the player to have metaknowledge or spoil the reveals of the campaign. In this epis…

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How I See The World/ Cali Hobgood 1:27:42

4M ago1:27:42

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Cali Hobgood (https://www.photographsbycali.com/) is a traditional photographer who uses 35mm film and develops her black-and-white images in a darkroom. She finishes her work using oil paints to add color. Her imagery refl…

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Oceans of Emotion: Kait Rhoads’ Glass Sculpture 1:22:42

5M ago1:22:42

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Childhood experiences of life on a sailboat in the Bahamas and Caribbean left a profound mark on Kait Rhoads. The experience of growing up on the water has provided great inspiration for her artwork. The artist’s Sea Stones series hints at its watery origins. Each sculpture is a small world in itself, an intimate object you can hold in your hand. A…

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Can I Ask You A Question? When and How to Exert Your Unlimited Power as a DM in D&D 46:46

5M ago46:46

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Several listener questions came in that were spiraling around the same general idea, and one that DMs have fielded since the very beginning of the game: how, and when, to exert the unlimited level of power that you possess as the DM. In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dave, take part in a grab bag of listener questions that deal with players constan…

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Contrasting Forces: Weston Lambert’s Stone and Glass Sculpture 54:36

5M ago54:36

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Weston Lambert transforms semi-precious stones and found rocks into profoundly beautiful, time-defying glass sculptures. By incorporating an original process for laminating the two materials and by cold-working the surfaces of the glass and rock, the artist is able to bring his skill to bear on these objects that seamlessly transform from stone to …

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It's a Great Drug/ Su Abbott 1:03:59

5M ago1:03:59

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Settle in and get to know Su Abbott (https://www.susustudios.com/), an abstract painter currently residing in Atlanta, GA. She grew up in a military family and developed her sense of humor to adapt socially to that transien…

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Brick-and-Mortar/ Chris Jackson and Laura Junge 1:05:29

5M ago1:05:29

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Have you ever dreamed of opening a brick-and-mortar gallery location to offset your time on the road? Today's guests, Chris Jackson and Laura Junge (https://lleejunge.com/), did just that when they opened the Jackson Junge …

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Misty Mountain Hop: Unleash Epic Adventures and Elevate Your Game with Middle-Earth's Magic 50:18

5M ago50:18

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Low Magic. We’ve discussed it before and, in last weeks article, DM Chris delved into ideas of how to make magic rare and special in your D&D campaigns. In our discussion online regarding the article, there was a debate over what low magic means. The issue seemed to revolve around confusing Low Magic with Low Fantasy. Middle-Earth, while being a Hi…

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Jeremy Sinkus’ Geologicalized Glass 58:16

5M ago58:16

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Current work by Jeremy Sinkus includes his Contemporary Art Nodules, inspired by collecting and focusing on the top 10 attributes that the artist and viewers found intriguing about glass objects. Simultaneously ancient and from the future, his Nodules combine texture and form with transparent windows that allow the viewer to explore unknown inner w…

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Would Ya Like a Lollipop? 1:02:02

6M ago1:02:02

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Do you ever feel like that creepy, awkward person trying to "break the ice" with a potential collector? When you're off your game, you just are! In this episode, Douglas and Will deliver their take on the most recent art fa…

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We’ve Only Just Begun: Kickstarting An Epic D&D Campaign With Expert Player Guides 38:31

6M ago38:31

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We’re getting geared up for some new campaigns to begin. Both our Dragonlance and Journey to Ragnarok campaigns are coming near their finale, so we’ve begun thinking about what’s next up. Just in time, DM Chris sent out his Player’s Guides for the upcoming Lord of the Rings campaign that he’s going to be running in the new year. In this episode, To…

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Professor Ely Sachs on Guided Discovery, Plus a Trip to Lobby 7 - EP 16 51:54

6M ago51:54

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We take our mobile studio to Lobby 7 and kibitz with students, while Bill recruits unsuspecting visitors (with mixed results). MIT Professor Ely Sachs, the pioneer in 3-D printing, then spends time with us in the lab talking about education, learning, and his over two decades developing Guided Discovery - his pedagogy that has been foundational at …

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The Artistry and Craftsmanship of Dan Alexander 1:21:27

6M ago1:21:27

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From his Micromorphisms to his Opticals and Pinwheels, Dan Alexander explores the mesmerizing world of optical illusions, where intricate designs and mind-bending patterns come to life in stunning glass artistry. From captivating sculptures to breathtaking installations, each piece in this collection is a testament to his artistry and craftsmanship…

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There Are No Friends At Breakdown 58:27

6M ago58:27

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Just like there is no crying in baseball, every art fair artist knows there are NO friends at breakdown. In this episode, Douglas and Will deliver their take on the most recent art fair "hot topics." They review their most …

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The Time Warp – Mastering the Strange Way Time Flows in Your D&D Campaign 52:02

6M ago52:02

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Play through an adventure and you’ll realize how strangely time can move in your D&D campaign. Longtime friend of the show, Dr. DM (Jason) returns with a question about his ocean-based campaign that we discussed in Episode 148. His question revolves around how quickly leveling can affect the passage of time in the adventure. In this episode, Tony, …

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Maria Sheets: Stained Glass, Conservation and Vitreonics 1:25:48

6M ago1:25:48

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In her summer 2024 exhibition Trial By Fire at Core Art Space, Lakewood, Colorado, Maria Sheets exhibited a series of colorful, sculpturally dense, illuminated glass panels of portraits and landscapes created in a unique process that combines the mediums of traditional stained glass grisaille/enameling with fused glass “painting” known as Vitreonic…

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Don't Worry About A Thing: Essential Tips To Turn Your D&D Fails Into Wins 50:09

7M ago50:09

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Bad sessions. We’ve all dealt with them and we’ll continue to have them periodically. It’s all part of running TTRPGs. But how to you deal with them when they happen? What do you do to salvage the game at the next session? DM Dave offers a question to his fellow Wise DMs regarding a recent session that he felt he could have run better, smoother, be…

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Just Keep Swimming! 1:23:39

7M ago1:23:39

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. When times are tough, Kina Crow https://www.instagram.com/kinacrow/ says, "Just Keep Swimming!" We welcome Kina back from season 1 as our guest cohost this week. Hear all about the fabulous Birthday party/ private showing h…

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Glassworks Ajeto and Ricardo Hoineff: IGS 2024 1:28:00

7M ago1:28:00

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In 2021, the town of Nový Bor became the main organizer of the International Glass Symposium (IGS), and once again this small glassmaking town in the north of Bohemia will turn into a true world glassmaking metropolis for a few days. Each of the previous symposia was unique, and this year’s jubilee will be no different. Place and material are the u…

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Gene Koss: From Farm to Flame 40:40

7M ago40:40

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Gene Koss uses glass as a medium of pure sculptural expression resulting in monumental sculptures of cast glass, steel and light. He developed innovative techniques to transform his memories of the mechanized Wisconsin farm of his youth into foundry-based glass sculptures. He combines glass and steel found objects to create small-scale sculptures t…

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Soaking Up The Gratitude 1:04:59

7M ago1:04:59

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. Making a living from our artwork comes with its unique set of challenges. For art fair artists, this involves venturing out of our solitary studios and hitting the road, searching for our audience. We risk physical and fina…

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Revolutionize Your D&D Games With Digital Tools 49:12

7M ago49:12

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Running the adventure outside of the game session? Yes, that’s right. Starting back in DM Dave’s Curse of Strahd campaign, we began to develop characters and backstories with narrative side quests via text, email, and online documents (like Google Docs). In our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen campaign, we have utilized them from the very be…

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Ryan Thompson: From Blown Away 4 to Huron Street Studio 1:05:03

8M ago1:05:03

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Those who watched to completion the hit Netflix competition series Blown Away 4, will no doubt remember Ryan Thompson’s final gallery installation, Where You Are is Where You Need to Be. In all black glass, he created large vessel forms that served as sentinels to the recording of time. A blown glass pendulum in the center of the room recorded each…

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Shipping Up To Boston – Uncovering The Secrets To Running An Epic Pirate D&D Campaign 46:59

8M ago46:59

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Pirates. It doesn’t take long for a D&D group to want to play as pirates, swashbucklers, privateers, and sailors. In our modern day, we can blame Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. But how do you approach running a seafaring adventure? Is it just a fancy travel mechanic? Is it just a vehicle to get from town to town? O…

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I Check My Ego At The Door/ Sarah Umlauf 1:13:33

8M ago1:13:33

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. When asked about her choice to network with other show directors in order to make her show better, Sarah Umlauf says, “I’m not afraid to ask for help…….I check my ego at the door.” Sarah became the Executive Director for th…

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Peter Layton and the Legacy of London Glassblowing 1:08:21

8M ago1:08:21

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Artist, pioneer, and mentor, Peter Layton is one of the founding fathers of British Studio Glass. He discovered the art form while teaching ceramics in the US in the mid-1960s and has played a major part in elevating glass from an industrial medium to a highly collectable art form. Most importantly, he gave it a home in the UK. This month, London G…

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Love the One You’re With – 3WD’s Top 7 Tips To Running Published D&D Adventures 43:54

8M ago43:54

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Movies like The Godfather, The Lord of the Rings, Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Gladiator, Goodfellas… the list is inexhaustible. Movies that are “must-see” movies, classics that are nearly required viewing. Many published adventures, like Curse of Strahd, Storm King’s Thunder, Dragonlance, The Keep on the Borderlands, Against the …

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Stroke of Genius 53:54

9M ago53:54

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. How are YOU handling the pressure these days? Are the struggles with road life getting in the way of your creative process? What is the right balance of studio time versus art show time for your bottom line? Are you prepare…

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It’s the End of the World: 3 Wise DMs Pro Tips to Ending Your D&D Campaign the Right Way 51:05

9M ago51:05

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The 3 Wise DMs are all approaching campaign finales: DM Tony’s Journey to Ragnarok, DM Chris’ “Wednesday-Nighters” campaign in our homebrewed world of The Further, and DM Dave’s Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen campaign. Just like the start of a campaign, the end only comes along once. So what should you focus on when your campaign is coming…

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Glass Bead Artist, Kristina Logan: The Dot Queen 1:17:28

9M ago1:17:28

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Kristina Logan makes unique and complex beads in intricate patterns whose sometimes knobby forms recall the remarkable eye beads made in ancient China. Yet Logan’s style is purely contemporary, reflected in work that stands out for its originality, sophistication, and innovation. She is not only interested in beads as body adornment but also as dec…

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Beauty From Imperfection/ Carol Greiwe 1:21:25

9M ago1:21:25

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Working Artists! You are not alone! Listen to these entertaining and inspirational podcast conversations with working artists. "Perfectly imperfect" is the motto Carol Greiwe posted to her workbench as a reminder that she was given a second chance at life. After her near-fatal brain hemorrhage, followed by the theft of all her raw materials from he…

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The Ties That Bind – Tying Together Characters, Backstories, And Adventures To Create The Most Immersive D&D Game Ever 48:36

9M ago48:36

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Immersion in your D&D game. It’s one of the most sought after and asked about topics in the whole DMing Multiverse. The real trick always lies in how well you can tie together all the seemingly disparate pieces of your group – characters, backstories, motivations, and adventures – into one cohesive, epic story. In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dav…

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