Best Steve Kellams Podcasts (2025)

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31: Retired Green Beret, Border Patrol Agent, and ICE Deportation Officer: Dave Potvin 40:45

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In this episode of Trust the Badge, we sit down with Mr. Dave Potvin, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and former federal law enforcement officer with more than 40 years of service. From his time in the Green Berets to serving as a Border Patrol Agent, ICE Deportation Officer, and Assistant Attaché in South Africa, Mr. Potvin brings a rar…

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Starring in This Space Western: A Tale of Three Star Wars TTRPGs — Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion & Force & Destiny 46:10

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Send us a text "Niima Outpost is that way. Stay off Kelvin Ridge. Keep away from the Sinking Fields in the north." ~ Rey to BB-8, Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens Welcome back to the table! Patrick and Arcadia are joined by Jess and Coel for a dive into Star Wars TTRPG madness. We’re juggling three games this week — Edge of the Empire, Force …

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Shadowdark 51:31

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Send us a text In 2023 I was already neck deep into my Kickstarter obsession when I saw an advertisement for a brand new OSR style roleplaying game called Shadowdark. It was the creation of Kelsey Dionne and it looked very cool. The book was large and black with silver script and silver artwork of what I thought was a beholder. I immediately backed…

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Thurs-Con 2025: Our Homegrown TTRPG Micro-Convention, Now With 200% More Gummy Bears 36:53

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Send us a text Welcome back to the table, and Happy Turkey Day! 🦃✨ This week, Tori returns with Arcadia and Malcolm to break down all things Thurs-Con — our beloved, chaotic, sugar-fueled, dice-rolling micro-convention that has officially wrapped its second glorious year. We take a joyful detour into gummy-bear discourse (as one does), then recap t…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E24 17:22

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Send us a text Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. Let’s start with my favorite Vin Diagram. Roleplayers and Cat Owners. It’s a perfect circle. And to prove it we are going to start with the King of Crits, 2025 Dice Advent Calendar. https://dnddice.com/products/dice-advent-calendar-2025?variant=46949401…

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Star Wars Edge of the Empire: Session Zero in a Galaxy Far, Far Away 45:34

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Send us a text Session Zero, Character Creation, and Beyond Welcome back to the table! This week, Arcadia, Malcolm, and Jess talk about Star Wars! The crew tried the Star Wars TTRPG on for size, and there’s just something about that galaxy far, far away that calls to all of us. Jess’s nickname even makes an appearance… Threepio! As usual, our folks…

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Two Gun Pixie 45:09

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Send us a text The internet is filled with hobby advice. From podcasts, to YouTube channels, you can probably find what you’re are looking for very quickly. Or not. That’s part of the problem. With so much out there it’s hard to figure out what’s good, what’s bad, and what’s really bad. Our friend Jen and Oddfish Games hooked me up with John Glavin…

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Why Not Both: Video Games vs. TTRPGS 50:24

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Send us a text XP Is XP: The Many Faces of Role-Playing Arcadia, Malcolm, and Jess are in the studio this week while Tori is off gaming at her other table—because let’s be honest, every table needs their rogue. This episode dives into a conversation that’s close to many gamers’ hearts: video games versus tabletop RPGs. The crew explores what makes …

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The Wooden Policeman 11:43

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Send us a text We find ourselves once again at the end of a season. This caps off Season 6 of Blue Canary and it’s been very interesting. I had been thinking about retirement for a couple of years. Once the greatness of it started to settle and the things you missed started to creep back in past the walls you built telling yourself it was the great…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E23 15:28

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Send us a text Let’s start off with one of my favorite things…D&D Licensing. https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-ds-beer-collaboration-continues-with-special-edition-beer-dice-tower-combo.715575/ We have talked about D&D’s collaboration with Mythical Meats a jerky company, I can remember one of Nabisco’s breakfast cereals having a D&D tie in. And, I …

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The Place To Be: Finding Your People at the Local Game Store 41:39

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Send us a text How Local Game Shops Became the Heart of Our Hobby This week, Malcolm, Arcadia, and Jess dive into a topic close to every gamer’s heart — local game shops! These hometown heroes are the backbone of every local gaming scene. Back in the day, hobby shops weren’t solely focused on gaming. Model kits and crafting supplies dominated the s…

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What you can learn from Roleplaying 44:08

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Send us a text I can still remember the first time I stood in front of a classroom filled with my peers. I had spent the time researching and learning, writing and organizing, and now it was time to teach. A dozen of my co-workers, people that I spent hours with, ate lunches with, and worked with every day. But this was something different. Standin…

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A Party to Access: Forging a Better Table 35:01

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Send us a text Welcome back to the table! Malcolm sits down with Rachel Vosgrove and Wesley Magee-Saxton, the founders of Forge Ahead: A Party to Access, to discuss their mission to make gaming more inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities. Rachel and Wesley share how their organization works to remove barriers—both physical and social…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E22 14:24

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Send us a text Let’s start off with one of my favorite things…D&D Licensing. https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-ds-beer-collaboration-continues-with-special-edition-beer-dice-tower-combo.715575/ We have talked about D&D’s collaboration with Mythical Meats a jerky company, I can remember one of Nabisco’s breakfast cereals having a D&D tie in. And, I …

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The Hollow Call 6:01

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Send us a text “The Hollow Call” a Halloween Special. Let’s just add a little more spook to an already spooky tail. I received this email from a user who went by Mallory98. The email didn’t have anything in it but this attached story. I tried several times to reach out and get more information, but every time I sent an email it bounced back as an i…

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Heroes, Healing, and Dice: Dungeons & Dogtags 20:08

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Send us a text Supporting Veterans, One Game at a Time Welcome back to the table! Malcolm and Tori sit down with Jason Cottom, founder of Dungeons & Dogtags, to talk about the power of tabletop role-playing games to bring people together and support those who’ve served. Jason shares the inspiration behind his organization and how it creates safe, w…

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Satanic Panic 55:21

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Send us a text It’s weird just how much of my life can be traced through television. As much time as I spent as a kid riding my bike down the gravel roads to friends houses and playing in the woods, I spent at least that much time watching TV. From the early years of Sunday Morning Cartoons and The Wonderful World of Disney to my teenage years, cru…

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Let’s Tell a Story With Radiance: Building Atoria One Card at a Time 53:32

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Send us a text Radiance and Random Inspiration: Building Atoria With Oddfish Games Welcome back to the table! In this episode, the FA gang dives into Oddfish Games’ Adventure Engine to help flesh out a mysterious corner of Atoria. This was our first time using the system, and honestly? We had a blast. We put the Radiance deck through its paces to g…

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Next Shift with Jessica Flores 31:41

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Send us a text Jessica Flores served as a police officer and detective in the Kansas City Missouri area, but was forced to retire early due to medical issues. That left her struggling to find purpose and meaning in the post law enforcement world. That all stopped one day when she realized she could help other officers find their purpose after law e…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E21 15:18

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Send us a text I swear they are listening to us? Who is “They”? You now, “Them”! On Season 3 Episode 16 of You Heard It Here Last, Christina and I talked about the fact that somebody at EN World really loved Deathstalker. I just found out that by the time you hear this episode Deathstalker will once again be in movie theaters. That’s right they are…

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More Epic Voices in TTRPGs: Christina Stiso of The Epic Adventure Podcast 22:19

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Send us a text Another Epic Interview With OddFish Games This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing Christina Stiso, one of the hosts of The Epic Adventure Podcast! Christina is a game designer, GM, gamer, PhD student, and Creative Designer at Oddfish Games. She’s also a passionate advocate for inclusivity in gaming and serves as the Outreach D…

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The Thriller 46:52

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Send us a text Clarice emerges from the bathroom in a half-crouch, arms out, both hands on the gun, extended just below the level of her unseeing eyes. She stops, listens. In her raw-nerved darkness, every SOUND is unnaturally magnified - the HUM of the refrigerator... the TRICKLE of water... her own terrified BREATHING, and Catherine's faraway, ec…

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Epic Voices in TTRPGs: Steve Kellams of The Epic Adventure Podcast 19:44

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Send us a text Are You Ready for an Epic Interview? After months of emails and coordination, we’re thrilled to feature our very first interview: Steve Kellams, host of The Epic Adventure Podcast. Together, we dive into our shared passions for TTRPGs and the power of podcasting as a medium. Steve shares how his background in law enforcement and earl…

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Where Is All The Support? 14:48

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Send us a text When an officer retires, whether it’s after 20, 25, or 30 years, there’s often a handshake, a plaque, maybe a party. Then the uniform goes in the closet, and that’s it. After decades of service—after countless nights on patrol, after seeing humanity at its worst and sometimes at its best—suddenly, you’re just… done. There’s no transi…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E20 14:16

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Send us a text 15 years ago, the TTRPG world as we new it came to an end and a new era began. The postapocalyptic era, an era powered by the apocalypse. In 2010 Apocalypse World changed everything. The new take on traditional RPGs quickly changed the landscape from crunchy numbers-based games to one that flowed with the narrative and allowed player…

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How Do You Roleplay? Exploring TTRPG Player Archetypes 42:13

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Send us a text The 8 Types of TTRPG Players (And Their Strengths and Pitfalls) Welcome back to the table—this week, the whole party’s here! Tori took us down a delightful rabbit hole into the world of player archetypes that pop up at so many TTRPG tables. Which one sounds like you (or your friends)? Storytellers Explorers Tacticians Actors Slayers …

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Worldbuilding with Radiance 52:59

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Send us a text One of the things we are passionate about at the Epic Adventure Podcast is spontaneous story telling. I have been a low prep game master for a very long time, preferring to let my players actions push the narrative and typically filling in the gaps between the sessions to make it feel like I’ve pre written an epic storyline, when in …

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30: Officer Larry Bird at the Tarpon Springs Police Department 44:47

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Please visit teresakondek.com to learn more about Officer Charles Kondek, as mentioned in this episode. In this episode of Trust the Badge, we sit down with Officer Larry Bird of the Tarpon Springs Police Department. Serving since 2007, Officer Bird shares the story of how a former baseball coach inspired his path into law enforcement, the challeng…

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News You Can Use!: TTRPGs in the Headlines and Exploring the Styles of Gameplay 38:26

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Send us a text Community News, London Pub Scenes, and Player Archetypes Unpacked Welcome back to the table! Malcolm kicks things off with some stories circulating in the TTRPG community. Tori, Jess, and Arcadia dive into topics making the news, including recent moves from Paizo and Glass Cannon Unplugged. The group also takes a closer look at Londo…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E19 15:47

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Send us a text Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. Ever since Critical Roll announced that Brennen Lee Mulligan would be taking over as GM there has been a ton of buzz around the long running Actual Play show. We were going to see Daggerheart played by its creators, the Critical Roll team, with one of t…

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Mental Health with Zachary Saenz 39:34

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Send us a text Every day’s a Saturday. That’s one of those great retirement sayings. What it means is you get to do what you want, when you want. After thirty years of being told where to be, when to be, and how to be, it’s very liberating. My wife was at work and I had finished all of the little chores I wanted to get done around the house. I sat …

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Wuv…Twue Wuv: Romantasy at the Table! 45:45

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Send us a text Exploring Love, Fandom, and TTRPGs Welcome back to the table! Finding Atoria Studios is packed today for a lively discussion on the rise of Romantasy TTRPGs and their growing presence in the gaming market. Have these elements always been hidden in the gems of our roleplaying games—or is there something different about the current mom…

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Conan The Hyborian Age 48:51

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Send us a text In 1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger stepped into the sandals of one of pulp’s most celebrated heroes and, what was likely the most on point casting in the history of cinema, became legend. Conan the Barbarian. There is a common quote from that film, bandied about by fans, but it’s not my favorite. My favorite quote from the film and my fav…

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Ribbets and Fungril and Clanks, OH MY!: Character Ancestries in Daggerheart 50:40

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Send us a text From Ribbet Tongues to Druid Shrooms With Malcolm out this week, Tori and Arcadia dive into a lively discussion about Ancestries in TTRPGs. The rise of the narrative-focused game Daggerheart has sparked big conversations in the community about what makes it stand out for both players and GMs. In Daggerheart, ancestries aren’t just co…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E18 11:55

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Send us a text We have talked about AI a lot on this podcast and we plan on talking about it more. It’s the future, whether you like it or not. Personally, I don’t think the problem is going to be AI. I think the problem, as usual, is going to be people. https://youtu.be/86nhP8tvbLY?si=179uCtun2WcHLHNz I am a music fan and watch many of the big mus…

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They Pull Me Back In 12:27

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Send us a text When I retired from the Bloomington Police Department, I was done. I knew that, walking out the door. There was no way I was going to go back to the department and work for them again. I was moving on with my life. But, to be fair, it was easy for me. I had prepared for retirement. I had followed the Dave Ramsey financial plan and wa…

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Resurrecting White Wolf: The World of Darkness Returns 39:35

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Send us a text A New Chapter for World of Darkness Welcome back to the table! Tori takes the moderator seat as Arcadia and Malcolm dive into the topic of White Wolf’s re-emergence. While fans of World of Darkness may have been anticipating the brand’s return, the resurrection isn’t quite the same as the White Wolf we remember from its heyday. Origi…

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GenCon 2025 Wrap 50:16

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Send us a text I waved goodbye to Mike and Christina and made my way through the throngs of people getting their last chance to shop in the exhibit hall. By 1pm on Sunday of GenCon 2025 I was tapping out. I was exhausted, hungry, and my capacity for patience was at an all-time low. By the time I got back to my car and put Indianapolis in the rearvi…

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Just Not Chaotic Stupid: Using Character Alignment as a Tool, Not an Excuse 44:53

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Send us a text Alignments: Flexible, Not Flawed Malcolm moderates this episode as the crew dives into the topic of alignment—the classic D&D concept that has shaped characters and campaigns for decades. Alignment may or may not be a big deal at your table, but it’s been a highly rigid rule in older editions of D&D. In some editions, certain races o…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E17 12:05

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Send us a text https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/godzilla-franchise-enters-new-era-with-multiple-sequels-in-the-works/ar-AA1ISBUf Oh No, there Goes Tokyo, Go Go Godzilla. No, this story isn’t about Blue Oyster Cult, but we could do a full episode on the Long Island Psychedelic Rock Band that gave us Don’t Fear the Reaper and of course Godzi…

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Drones with Matt Rowland 34:13

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Send us a text Police Helicopters are quickly becoming a thing of the past. When the helicopters themselves cost anywhere from 500,000 to 3 Million dollars to purchase and have operating costs around 400 bucks per hour to fly nobody can afford them anymore. Not that anyone outside of a handful of major metropolitan police departments ever could. Bu…

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Gen Con 2025: Final Wrap-Up and Community Shout-Outs 1:08:31

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Send us a text Last Episode About Gen Con, We Promise! Welcome back to the table! We have a skeleton crew in the studio for our final words on Gen Con 2025 and a massive round of shout-outs. Arcadia and Malcolm hold down the board this week as they focus on some of the names and businesses we interacted with in the Exhibit Hall, highlighting commun…

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Singularity with Chris Griffen 52:53

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Send us a text I have a thing for Kickstarter. I find myself backing a lot of roleplaying games so it’s not unusual for me to browsing the new Kickstarters looking for something that might spark my imagination. And that’s when I saw it. Singularity. A brand-new massive adventure for Mongoose Traveller. Longtime listeners know our love of Traveller …

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Controlled Bonk as a Feat: Gen Con 2025 Highlights and Table Takeaways 57:28

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Send us a text GenCon Recap: New Games, New Friends, and Chaos at the Table Welcome back to the table! Jess and Tori are both on the mic this episode, and Malcolm and Arcadia share a wrap-up of GenCon 2025, where they represented our crew. From discovering new games to meeting new friends, this year’s convention brought some fresh experiences. Jess…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E16 12:22

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Send us a text Let’s start with something different. https://www.humanbrainproject.eu/en/follow-hbp/news/2023/09/04/learning-brain-make-ai-more-energy-efficient/ This article from the Human Brain Project outlines the power requirements for the human brain and the results are staggering. The human brain uses only 20 watts of power to work. That’s th…

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You've Gotta Have Hobbies 14:23

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Send us a text Author Willet Ryder said “Hobbies are both a mystery and a delight. They’re a mystery because many people with hobbies don’t always share them with others. They’re a delight because of the pure joy they provide to the hobbyist, making hours pass like minutes!” But don’t take my word for it, listen to the experts. First, hobbies help …

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Butts to Nuts: A Gen Con 2025 Preview 45:04

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Send us a text Trade Days, Tabletop Fun, and Community Connections Welcome back to the table! This week, we’re recording outside the studio and missed our Tori, who’s off on amazing adventures! Jess joins Arcadia and Malcolm for a lively discussion leading up to Gen Con 2025. We hop back in the time machine to revisit our Con experiences in 2024, s…

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Parable Games with Adam Holloway 55:03

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Send us a text Sisterhood: Nuns with Guns. What a great title for a game. You’ve already heard Mike, Christina and I talk about this game when we saw it drop on Backerkit. We didn’t have a ton of information on the game, but the imagery and the concept were so evocative that both Christina and I backed it on the spot. Fast forward to our 100th epis…

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Daggerheart Playtest: Malcolm’s First Time and the Fear of Ninja Frogs 46:19

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Send us a text Frogs, Fun, and First-Time GM Chaos Welcome back to the table! In this episode, Malcolm, Tori, and Arcadia finally play-tested Daggerheart and share their impressions and takeaways. Some serious GMing skills were on display, Arcadia got pulled into roleplaying moments, and Tori reminded us all to be a little wary of frogs. While ever…

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You Heard it Here Last S3E15 14:15

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Send us a text You know that news crawler that pops up in the right-hand corner of your computer screen for those of us two dumb to turn it off. Well, an article popped up that got my interest. The 15 Best TTRPGs For One-Shot Sessions MSN pulled an article from CBR that listed the 15 Best TTRPGS for One-Shot Sessions. It lists games like Crash Pand…