Beste Talk About Stuff podcasts (2025)

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Episode 640: Smooth-Fingered Dystopia 1:08:25

18h ago1:08:25

1:08:25

At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Lauberfen we gather the suspects in the Gaming Hut to ask how to make the revelation as compelling as the mystery. Estimable backer Benjamin Rawls beckons us into the Narrative Hut to wonder why some genres assume certain plot structures yet others do not. If you live in the Maryland area you may have noticed…

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393. McFlurry Fleshlight 2:08:09

6d ago2:08:09

2:08:09

Join us today as we catch up on all the culture that pops, including: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (IDW comic series), The Guyver (1991) / Guyver 2 (1994), The After Party - Season 2 (AppleTV+), My Old Ass (2024), ____ & __________, girl scout cookies, and so much more!————————————————————To see images of the stuff discussed, look at your de…

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Episode 640: Smooth-Fingered Dystopia 1:08:25

18h ago1:08:25

1:08:25

At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Lauberfen we gather the suspects in the Gaming Hut to ask how to make the revelation as compelling as the mystery. Estimable backer Benjamin Rawls beckons us into the Narrative Hut to wonder why some genres assume certain plot structures yet others do not. If you live in the Maryland area you may have noticed…

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Episode 639: This Appendix Should Not Have Been Printed 1:18:13

8d ago1:18:13

1:18:13

In the Gaming Hut we look at optional rules. What does it mean to designate a rule as optional, and what rules are we likely to put in that bucket? The History Hut profiles 19th century utopian sect leader Barthélemy-Prosper Enfantin, who advocated for free love and the Suez Canal. Prompted from a question by beloved Patreon backer Ross Ireland, Ho…

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Episode 639: This Appendix Should Not Have Been Printed 1:18:13

8d ago1:18:13

1:18:13

In the Gaming Hut we look at optional rules. What does it mean to designate a rule as optional, and what rules are we likely to put in that bucket? The History Hut profiles 19th century utopian sect leader Barthélemy-Prosper Enfantin, who advocated for free love and the Suez Canal. Prompted from a question by beloved Patreon backer Ross Ireland, Ho…

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392. Stalagnut - THE GORGE (2025) 2:07:04

12d ago2:07:04

2:07:04

Today we dive deep into THE GORGE (2025, AppleTV+), a new exciting monster, action, love story from Scott Derrickson! We talk about the changing tones, the disgusting effects that rival The Substance, and Steven comes up with some alternate takes on the ending! We also discuss: Zero Day (2025, Netflix), the Silo book series (Wool, Shift, and Dust) …

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Episode 638: Subtlety is Its Enemy 1:25:33

15d ago1:25:33

1:25:33

In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Walter Manbeck asks us to tell him more about the 2023 Irish weird folk music film All You Need Is Death, and how to use it as inspiration for a modern horror campaign. Ripped from the Headlines finds ghosts in a VR game for kids where you play tag as legless gorillas. Finally, in our usual nod to the Oscars…

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Episode 638: Subtlety is Its Enemy 1:25:33

15d ago1:25:33

1:25:33

In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Walter Manbeck asks us to tell him more about the 2023 Irish weird folk music film All You Need Is Death, and how to use it as inspiration for a modern horror campaign. Ripped from the Headlines finds ghosts in a VR game for kids where you play tag as legless gorillas. Finally, in our usual nod to the Oscars…

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391. T&A in the DNA - THE SUBSTANCE (2024) ft. Chase Chapa 1:51:02

20d ago1:51:02

1:51:02

On today's show, CHASE CHAPA, returns for a spoiler-filled discussion of 2024's 'THE SUBSTANCE'! We delve into the female-focused themes of the film, the incredible artistry of director Coralie Fargeat*, the utilization of body-horror to tell this story, not eating while watching the movie (or it's making-of featurette**), and so much more!Also dis…

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Episode 637: Sausage Apologist 1:00:17

22d ago1:00:17

1:00:17

The Gaming Hut gets a round table as beloved Patreon backer James Kiley seeks tips on mashing up Pendragon with Call of Cthulhu. At the behest of estimable backer Chad Ward, the Food Hut looks at the role a humble cured meat played in schism and war, in the Affair of the Sausages. Doughty backer Dylan Gault convenes the Architecture Hut for the rea…

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Episode 637: Sausage Apologist 1:00:17

22d ago1:00:17

1:00:17

The Gaming Hut gets a round table as beloved Patreon backer James Kiley seeks tips on mashing up Pendragon with Call of Cthulhu. At the behest of estimable backer Chad Ward, the Food Hut looks at the role a humble cured meat played in schism and war, in the Affair of the Sausages. Doughty backer Dylan Gault convenes the Architecture Hut for the rea…

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390. Prickle Fruit 1:49:47

26d ago1:49:47

1:49:47

Today we have a massive Pop Culture Catch-Up talking about all of these fine things:Fruit Riot sour frozen grapes, Michael Clayton (2007), Captain America: Brave New World (2025), Challengers (2024), Dandadan (2024 anime), Talk To Me (2022), The Gorge (2025), The Last of Sheila (1973), & Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)!*SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS FOR EPISO…

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Episode 636: I Don’t Know the Asparagus 59:29

29d ago59:29

59:29

In the Gaming Hut we look at the optional scene paradox in adventure writing. The Weapon Hut gives us a rare chance to un-fun ruin, as we debunk claims that debunk the flail. In the Word Hut Robin tests Ken’s knowledge of the often cheeky nicknames given to historical figures. Finally we step into the Eliptony Hut for a look at the recent New Jerse…

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Episode 636: I Don’t Know the Asparagus 59:29

29d ago59:29

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In the Gaming Hut we look at the optional scene paradox in adventure writing. The Weapon Hut gives us a rare chance to un-fun ruin, as we debunk claims that debunk the flail. In the Word Hut Robin tests Ken’s knowledge of the often cheeky nicknames given to historical figures. Finally we step into the Eliptony Hut for a look at the recent New Jerse…

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389. Nighy’s NOS - UNDERWORLD (2003) 2:01:15

1M ago2:01:15

2:01:15

On today's show, we do a bit of "vampire vs werewolf" counter-programming as we pivot away from the Twilight Saga and step into the action-horror world...of UNDERWORLD (2003)!We talk about the mythology of this franchise, the behind-the-scenes drama during the filming of this movie, all of the characters essentially dressing the same, the retroacti…

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Episode 635: His Cousin Latte Dick 1:02:01

1M ago1:02:01

1:02:01

In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Tom Abella seeks tips on compiling historical reading lists to players. We don elaborate ruffs in the Tradecraft Hut to profile Jacobean spymaster Robert Cecil. Today we look at them as soulful giants of the sea, but to the medieval mind whales were terrifying, diabolical beasts worthy of treatment in the Mo…

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Episode 635: His Cousin Latte Dick 1:02:01

1M ago1:02:01

1:02:01

In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Tom Abella seeks tips on compiling historical reading lists to players. We don elaborate ruffs in the Tradecraft Hut to profile Jacobean spymaster Robert Cecil. Today we look at them as soulful giants of the sea, but to the medieval mind whales were terrifying, diabolical beasts worthy of treatment in the Mo…

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388. The Front of the Wolf - THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (2009) 1:59:02

1M ago1:59:02

1:59:02

Join us today as we step back into the melodramatic world of shiny vampires and wigged-werewolves to talk about THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON (2009)! Italian vampires. CGI wolves. ‘Face Punch’. All this and more are discussed!We also catch up on some stuff we’ve seen recently, including: Footloose (2011), Nobody Wants This (Netflix), The Simpsons - ‘…

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Episode 634: Jurisdiction Over Pretend Securities 1:13:01

1M ago1:13:01

1:13:01

In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Joshua Randall seeks tips on setting up a new campaign for success. Our latest Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else segment features Ken’s chat with Daniel Harms, author of The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana and editor of the definitive edition of the 19th century American grimoire The Long-Lost Friend. Robin prov…

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Episode 634: Jurisdiction Over Pretend Securities 1:13:01

1M ago1:13:01

1:13:01

In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Joshua Randall seeks tips on setting up a new campaign for success. Our latest Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else segment features Ken’s chat with Daniel Harms, author of The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana and editor of the definitive edition of the 19th century American grimoire The Long-Lost Friend. Robin prov…

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387. It Changes My Hole - THE SIMPSONS MOVIE ft. Dave Bramley 1:55:32

2M ago1:55:32

1:55:32

On today's show, we welcome first-time guest, DAVE BRAMLEY (the 'TatuSnaps' Youtube Channel, 'The NüDis Colony' podcast) to the show to talk about 2007's THE SIMPSONS MOVIE! We talk discuss the impact the TV show had on our lives, how well the franchise adapts to film, the movie's budget vs it's box office, Dave's experience seeing the movie as a 1…

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Episode 633: Barrel Full of Outlaw 57:56

2M ago57:56

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In the Gaming Hut, beloved Patreon backer Jörgen Blomberg suggests that there’s something F20 games handle even worse than falling damage—injuries from exposure. We brave the chill with our thoughts on the subject. Not all western folk heroes became folk heroes. The Crime Blotter looks at the case of robber and ambusher Big Nose George Parrott, who…

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Episode 633: Barrel Full of Outlaw 57:56

2M ago57:56

57:56

In the Gaming Hut, beloved Patreon backer Jörgen Blomberg suggests that there’s something F20 games handle even worse than falling damage—injuries from exposure. We brave the chill with our thoughts on the subject. Not all western folk heroes became folk heroes. The Crime Blotter looks at the case of robber and ambusher Big Nose George Parrott, who…

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386. Cosmic Chad - GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 (2023) 1:55:44

2M ago1:55:44

1:55:44

We recorded this at a weird time for us so be prepared for some awkward hijinks and all this fine stuff:Silo (Apple TV+), Squid Game 2 (Netflix), Northern Exposure (1990), What If…? season 3 (Disney+), Creature Commandos (Max DCU series), & so much more!————————————————————To see images of the stuff discussed, look at your device's screen while lis…

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Episode 632: An American is Being Wrong 1:11:08

2M ago1:11:08

1:11:08

At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Charles Picard, the Gaming Hut ponders cultural diaspora in F20 settings. The Archaeology Hut looks at a recent discovery in Denmark, an Iron Age house built on a foundation of weapons and armor. Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else features our chat with Nerdburger Games’ Craig Campbell, designer of Capers …

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Episode 632: An American is Being Wrong 1:11:08

2M ago1:11:08

1:11:08

At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Charles Picard, the Gaming Hut ponders cultural diaspora in F20 settings. The Archaeology Hut looks at a recent discovery in Denmark, an Iron Age house built on a foundation of weapons and armor. Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else features our chat with Nerdburger Games’ Craig Campbell, designer of Capers …

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385. Kangaroo-Toe 1:37:59

2M ago1:37:59

1:37:59

We're back, completely out of our minds, & ready to catch up on more pop culture, including:Midnight Mass / The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix), Trap (2024), The Watchers (2024), Nightbitch (2024), Detroiters (TV show), Challengers (2024), Skeleton Twins (2014), The People’s Joker (2022), fruitcake, indignant scientists, the Robbie Williams CGI-ap…

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Episode 631: A Vestigial Nub 55:19

2M ago55:19

55:19

In the Gaming Hut Robin discusses his recently concluded Golden Age DC superheroes versus the Cthulhu mythos game. Travel Advisory recalls our visit to the British Museum’s current Silk Roads exhibition. If we’re thinking about stuff that happened while we were in London, longtime listeners know what that means: Ken’s Bookshelf lovingly lists the p…

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Episode 631: A Vestigial Nub 55:19

2M ago55:19

55:19

In the Gaming Hut Robin discusses his recently concluded Golden Age DC superheroes versus the Cthulhu mythos game. Travel Advisory recalls our visit to the British Museum’s current Silk Roads exhibition. If we’re thinking about stuff that happened while we were in London, longtime listeners know what that means: Ken’s Bookshelf lovingly lists the p…

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384. Welcome to Club Foot! 1:39:20

2M ago1:39:20

1:39:20

We start the new year off with a wild and wooly one! We talk about Steven’s trip to Sonoma, California, and the surprise movie house that was down the street, Brent has a… thing that he keeps in his living room that finally gets some recognition, and we develop a new product from the makers of TAINT PATCH™️!We also talk about these fine pop culture…

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Nosferatu (and other stuff) 1:25:00

2M ago1:25:00

1:25:00

Cue up Thin Lizzy because the boys are back and we're talkin' Nosferatu and of course some other stuff.Door Sean & Andrew Talk About Movies

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383. Bald-Spot Sweaty - FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES (2018) 2:03:25

3M ago2:03:25

2:03:25

On the final holiday-related episode of the year, we discuss the little-known Italian-American Christmas rom-com, FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES (2018)! We delve into the hometown feel of the film and it's characters, hectic times with family at the holidays, the movie's titular 'seven fishes', saying "pop" vs "soda", the film being a period piece, & so…

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Episode 630: Live at Dragonmeet 2024 47:04

3M ago47:04

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As is our seasonal custom, we close our year with a live episode recorded at London’s Dragonmeet. At the show’s final outing in its longtime Hammersmith Novotel venue, Ken pulls off a revolutionary nerdtrope, and we field questions on the dangers of Tarot deck accumulation, the world’s ineluctable spiral into chaos, and tricking Brussels sprouts in…

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Episode 630: Live at Dragonmeet 2024 47:04

3M ago47:04

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As is our seasonal custom, we close our year with a live episode recorded at London’s Dragonmeet. At the show’s final outing in its longtime Hammersmith Novotel venue, Ken pulls off a revolutionary nerdtrope, and we field questions on the dangers of Tarot deck accumulation, the world’s ineluctable spiral into chaos, and tricking Brussels sprouts in…

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382. Fake the Funk - THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL (2022) 1:59:45

3M ago1:59:45

1:59:45

Our first official Christmas episode of 2024 starts here with James Gunn’s THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL (2022)! We talk about nostalgia and past holiday specials such as the Star Wars Holiday Special, how this little short bridges the gap to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and we gush over Earth hero Kevin Bacon!We also talk about so…

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Episode 629: Laugh With You Near Them 1:05:56

3M ago1:05:56

1:05:56

Make sure your ropes are securely fastened as the Gaming Hut asks: have we been doing falling damage wrong? In Ken and/or Robin Talk To Someone Else, we talk to tabletop game designer of DIE: the Roleplaying Game fame (and sure, comics writer extraordinaire) Kieron Gillen. The Mythology Hut gets festive for an encounter with the krampus, demonic di…

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Episode 629: Laugh With You Near Them 1:05:56

3M ago1:05:56

1:05:56

Make sure your ropes are securely fastened as the Gaming Hut asks: have we been doing falling damage wrong? In Ken and/or Robin Talk To Someone Else, we talk to tabletop game designer of DIE: the Roleplaying Game fame (and sure, comics writer extraordinaire) Kieron Gillen. The Mythology Hut gets festive for an encounter with the krampus, demonic di…

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380. Ohio Finger Trap - TMNT: MUTANT MAYHEM (2023) ft. Liz Wilson 1:46:43

3M ago1:46:43

1:46:43

Today we end the totally tubular Year of the Turt with 2023’s animated TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM with fantastic returning guest and friend LIZ WILSON!We talk about Liz’s mutant alter-ego, the crazy cool animation style, and more! We also talk about Mr. McMahon (Netflix docuseries) and Steven and Liz geek out over Wicked (2024)!———…

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381. Hot Dog Gravy 2:17:07

3M ago2:17:07

2:17:07

On today's show we get silly, discuss fine print for bumper stickers, get confused about movie titles, consider the possibility of doing a theme month around c__, and catch-up on pop culture, including:Bloopers & BTS footage for 'The Haunt Is Alive'*, James Acaster: Hecklers Welcome (HBO / Max), Anthony Jeselnik: Bones And All (Netflix), Caddo Lake…

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Episode 628: July 1st Seems Good Enough 1:02:39

3M ago1:02:39

1:02:39

In The Business of Gaming we check in on the state of crowdfunding through the lens of the recently concluded Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition campaign. There are ants, ants, ants as big as well they’re quite small really but they’ve nearly completed a program of global conquest so Fun With Science takes a look at their supercolony wars. Grab some cott…

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Episode 628: July 1st Seems Good Enough 1:02:39

3M ago1:02:39

1:02:39

In The Business of Gaming we check in on the state of crowdfunding through the lens of the recently concluded Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition campaign. There are ants, ants, ants as big as well they’re quite small really but they’ve nearly completed a program of global conquest so Fun With Science takes a look at their supercolony wars. Grab some cott…

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Episode 627: The Dream of All Arts 1:08:18

4M ago1:08:18

1:08:18

Ready your picks and jimmies as the Gaming Hut seeks fail forwards for one of the trickiest cases of all, the locked door. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken (and some crows) talk to fantasy, horror and SF writer Molly Tanzer. The Culture Hut covers the enigmatic, influential and Eliptony-adjacent theater experimenter Jerzy Grotowski. Fi…

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Episode 627: The Dream of All Arts 1:08:18

4M ago1:08:18

1:08:18

Ready your picks and jimmies as the Gaming Hut seeks fail forwards for one of the trickiest cases of all, the locked door. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken (and some crows) talk to fantasy, horror and SF writer Molly Tanzer. The Culture Hut covers the enigmatic, influential and Eliptony-adjacent theater experimenter Jerzy Grotowski. Fi…

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379. Durag Douchebag - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) / TMNT: Out of the Shadows (2016) 2:01:14

4M ago2:01:14

2:01:14

*FILE RE-UPLOADED DUE TO AUDIO ISSUE*Join us today for a double-feature discussion of the two Michael Bay-produced TMNT films, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2014) and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2016)! We also talk about Hotel Transylvania 1 & 2, Late Night with the Devil (2024), The Fall of the House of Usher, the perils of p…

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Episode 626: She Did Say Independent 1:00:03

4M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Get ready for more detail on the shag carpet than ever before as the Gaming Hut looks at the love some players have for non-interactive narration of their environment. The Crime Blotter investigates the 60s heroin trade and how it forms the linchpin of The Borellus Connection. At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Gene Ha, the Cinema Hut wonders …

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Episode 626: She Did Say Independent 1:00:03

4M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Get ready for more detail on the shag carpet than ever before as the Gaming Hut looks at the love some players have for non-interactive narration of their environment. The Crime Blotter investigates the 60s heroin trade and how it forms the linchpin of The Borellus Connection. At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Gene Ha, the Cinema Hut wonders …

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Episode 625: You’ve Got a Dark Level 1:00:03

4M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

In the Gaming Hut we imagine an F20 world where powerful undead don’t just drain levels, they sell them to the highest bidder. The Archaeology Hut checks out the latest tests on the Well-Man, a body found at Norway’s Sverresborg Castle who matches an account from an 800 year old Norse saga. Finally Ken’s Bookshelf chronicles our resident bibliophil…

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Episode 625: You’ve Got a Dark Level 1:00:03

4M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

In the Gaming Hut we imagine an F20 world where powerful undead don’t just drain levels, they sell them to the highest bidder. The Archaeology Hut checks out the latest tests on the Well-Man, a body found at Norway’s Sverresborg Castle who matches an account from an 800 year old Norse saga. Finally Ken’s Bookshelf chronicles our resident bibliophil…

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Episode 624: Impractical at Most Gaming Tables 1:07:26

4M ago1:07:26

1:07:26

In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Mark Waterhouse asks what could possibly go wrong if we let players perform their own in-world divinations. At the behest of estimable backer Martin Rundkvist the Tradecraft Hut investigates the heroic career of Polish-born WWII British operative Krystyna Skarbek. Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else featur…

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Episode 624: Impractical at Most Gaming Tables 1:07:26

4M ago1:07:26

1:07:26

In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Mark Waterhouse asks what could possibly go wrong if we let players perform their own in-world divinations. At the behest of estimable backer Martin Rundkvist the Tradecraft Hut investigates the heroic career of Polish-born WWII British operative Krystyna Skarbek. Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else featur…

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