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Em Acosta (Crescent, Exile) ep. 276
May 1, 2026
1h 29m 42s
René-Pier Deshaies (Breathless: Frightmare Edition) ep. 275
Apr 13, 2026
1h 39m 06s
Sam Sleney & Zach Cox (Orbital Blues) ep. 274
Apr 11, 2026
1h 04m 43s
Ross Bryant and Cupp (Push the Roll) ep. 273
Mar 17, 2026
1h 30m 44s
Tim Denee (Blades '68) ep. 272
Mar 2, 2026
1h 17m 57s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/26 | Em Acosta (Crescent, Exile) ep. 276✨ | game designTTRPG+3 | Em Acosta | MythworksItch.io+11 | — | game designTTRPG+3 | — | 1h 29m 42s | |
| 4/13/26 | René-Pier Deshaies (Breathless: Frightmare Edition) ep. 275✨ | TTRPGopen-source games+3 | René-Pier Deshaies | TTRPGBreathless+11 | — | BreathlessFrightmare Edition+4 | — | 1h 39m 06s | |
| 4/11/26 | Sam Sleney & Zach Cox (Orbital Blues) ep. 274✨ | Orbital Bluesgame development+2 | Sam SleneyZach Cox | AfterburnOrbital Blues+3 | — | lo-fisci-fi+2 | — | 1h 04m 43s | |
| 3/17/26 | Ross Bryant and Cupp (Push the Roll) ep. 273✨ | roleplaying gamespodcasting+3 | Ross BryantCupp | Push the RollAin’t Slayed Nobody+5 | — | Push the RollAin’t Slayed Nobody+1 | — | 1h 30m 44s | |
| 3/2/26 | Tim Denee (Blades '68) ep. 272✨ | TTRPGBlades '68+3 | Tim Denee | TTRPGBlades ’+7 | — | science-fictionfantasy+4 | — | 1h 17m 57s | |
| 2/10/26 | Kickin’ The Tires with Sean Nittner (Evil Hat Productions) ep. 271✨ | gameplay stylesgame mechanics+5 | Sean Nittner | TTRPGAgon+8 | — | Evil Hat ProductionsAgon+4 | — | 2h 08m 47s | |
| 2/8/26 | Marc Majcher (The Empire Never Ended, Grackle Teeth) ep. 270✨ | game developmenttabletop games | Marc Majcher | Dragon MagazineTop Secret+9 | — | Dragon MagazineTop Secret+7 | — | 1h 31m 43s | |
| 1/15/26 | Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan (Dracula Dossier, Fear Itself, Adventures in Middle-Earth) ep. 269✨ | creative processhorror writing+1 | Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan | GURPSGumshoe+7 | Brindlewood Bay | Dracula DossierFear Itself+1 | — | 1h 26m 15s | |
| 1/10/26 | Keith Ammann (Monsters Know What They’re Doing) ep. 268✨ | game designcombat mechanics+1 | Keith Ammann | ShadowrunGURPS+9 | — | Monsters Know What They’re Doingtabletop RPGs+1 | — | 1h 22m 13s | |
| 11/30/25 | Dean (Trenchcoat Raccoons, OneShotTPK) ep. 267✨ | Trenchcoat RaccoonsTerry Pratchett+4 | Dean | Trenchcoat RaccoonsTrenchcoat Raccoons Quickstart Guide+1 | — | — | — | 47m 56s | |
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| 9/29/25 | Steven Alexander (Huckleberry: a Wyrd West RPG) ep. 266✨ | RPGcrowdfunding+2 | Steven Alexander | HuckleberryFree League Publishing+12 | — | HuckleberryWyrd West RPG+1 | — | 46m 36s | |
| 9/23/25 | Federico Sohns (Nibiru, Zephyr) ep. 265 | Craig spoke with Federico about two of their provocative TTRPGs, where they originated, and the process of bringing them from idea to a game that can be played.************************************NibiruZephyrWarhammerWorld of DarknessTen CandlesDreadDialectAzulGloomhaven Dawn of Everything by David Graber and David WingrowDebt: The First Five Thousand Years — David GraberSeeing like a State - James C Scott************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 8/19/25 | Takuma Okada (Stewpot) ep. 264 | Craig talked with Takuma about their big indie hit Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern. They discuss the origins of the idea and the process from concept to release.************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 8/11/25 | Cam Banks (Dragonlance, Cortex Prime) ep. 263 | Craig sat down with Cam Banks, a prolific RPG creator who has worked on many of the games on your RPG shelf.************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 8/1/25 | Glenn Ford (Pukeapocalypse, Boarders and Black Flags) ep. 262 | Craig talked with Glenn Ford about his creative journey and two of his miniature-game designs.PukeapocalypseBoarders and Black FlagsMalifaux Warlord 2000ADReservoir DogsBlackadderRoboCopSyd Meier's PiratesViewfinderSuperliminal Billion SunsFantastic FourDreddJoJo Rabbit ************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | Maddie & Wheels (Dicebreaker, Just for Fun Inc) ep. 261 | Craig sat down with Maddie and Wheels to discuss their newest venture and recently released game.Just for Fun, Inc, Outgunned, ROOT, Call of Cthulhu, Delta Green, Ten Candles, Alice is Missing, SETI, Band of Blades, Warhammer, FREAKZ!, Dead Rising 2, Raven's Watch, Numenera************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 7/6/25 | Asher McClennahan (Kickstarter, Alchemy VTT) ep. 260 | Craig sat down with Asher, the new Head of Games at Kickstarter, to discuss his work there and his previous experience with Alchemy RPG VTT.Azul, Mancala, Alchemy RPG, Dungeon Slimes, The Creative Act - Rick Rubin, The Avett Brothers, May it Last, Ain't Slayed Nobody, Cosmic Dark************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 6/24/25 | Garry Snow (Bugbusters, Dieku Podcast) ep. 259 | Craig talked with Garry Snow of Dieku Games about his RPG Bugbusters and podcast/YouTube channel.Bug Busters on KickstarterFang Dungeon Bestiary on BackerkitWhite Dwarf MagazineGhostbusters D6 Game Car WarsSavage WorldsBrindlewood BayTales from the Territories Dark WindsNo Country For Old MenHell or High WaterWind RiverKillers of the Flower Moon************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 6/9/25 | Mikey Hamm (Slugblaster: Slime, Warp, and Solder) ep. 258 | Mikey Hamm talked with Craig about the new expansion zines for his award-winning RPG, Slugblaster.Get Slugblaster: Slime, Warp, and Solder HERE!WildseaVaesenMothershipBillion SunsGaslandsMike HutchinsonSlugblasterTwo-Hand PathMichael ElliottPunk MagicThe Magpie's CubeMechabellum************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 5/26/25 | John Harper (Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts) ep. 257 | John Harper talks with Craig about the Deep Cuts expansion book for Blades in the Dark.Blades in the Dark Deep CutsBlades in the DarkLady BlackbirdTalislantaDelta GreenPagan PublishingHow To Draw Comics The Marvel Way | Book by Stan Lee, John BuscemaAdvanced Dungeons and DragonsWatchmenFateThe Road - Cormac McCarthyThe PropositionUnderstanding Comics - Scott McCloudAvatar: The Last AirbenderAlien: RomulusMoblandSuccessionA Thousand BlowsPrevious interviews with JohnEpisode 192Episode 164Episode 108************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 5/19/25 | Graham Walmsley (Play Unsafe, Cosmic Dark, Cthulhu Dark) ep. 256 | Graham Walmsley talks with Craig about the creative process behind Play Unsafe, Cthulhu Dark, and CosmicDark.Back Cosmic DarkGet Cthulhu DarkGet Play UnsafeTunnels & TrollsToonGolden HeroesVampirethe MasqueradeTrail of CthuluThe Quiet YearAin't Slayed NobodyJG BallardTrophy DarkDarkenedHill and DaleMidsommarBlood on Satan’s ClawWitchfinderGeneralWickerManWhat Moves the Dead byT King FisherFall of the House of UsherBetweenTwo FiresWhite LotusSuccession************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145Example: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook, Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 5/6/25 | J Strautman & B Marsollier (Fool's Errand) ep. 255 | I talk with J and B about their newest game, Fool's Errand. A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between. Fools, go forth and explore realms both waking and subconscious. Beware: the Gods are watching, ready to manifest their love and rage as boons and calamities.Back Fool's Errand HEREStarfinderHoney HeistUpriver, DownriverTangled BlessingsMonster of the WeekPowered by the ApocalypsePlanet Arcana PodcastPathfinderFinal Fantasy 7Anamnesis************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145For example https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 4/16/25 | Mike Hutchinson (Gaslands, Space Gits) ep. 254 | Craig sits down with Mike Hutchinson of Planet Smasher Games and talks about the creative process behind his new miniatures game, Space Gits. We also discuss a new version of A Billion Suns and his RPG, The Crawling Chaos.Space Gits, Gaslands, Billion Suns, Hobgoblin, The Crawling Chaos, Daily Rituals by Mason Curry, The Infinite Game - Simon Syneck, Bushido, Vampire: The Masquerade, The Dunwich Horror, Tour de Lovecraft: The Tales -- Kenneth Hite, Bluebeard's Bride, Everyone is John, For the Queen, Nosferatu, The Witch, Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Dark Knight Returns, Maus, Citizen Sleeper, Scum and Villainy, Blades in the Dark************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145For example https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 4/10/25 | Paul Baldowski (Cthulhu Hack, Dee Sanction) ep. 253 | Craig talked with Paul about his creative process and the game on KS, Dee Sanction.Dee Sanction KickstarterCthulhu HackMaelstromMork Borg************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145For example https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
| 3/30/25 | Patrice & Leland (Changed Stars) ep. 252 | Craig sat down with the creators of the sci-fi RPG Changed Stars!Get it hereChanged Stars is a sci-fi RPG set in a bright-yet-perilous future. Inspired by utopian-feminist science fiction and contemporary, gritty, speculative futures, Changed Stars presents a modern take on a post-patriarchal society. A diverse array of Frames provides opportunities for many sorts of play—ranging from taking on xenophobic separatists, cutthroat criminals, lethal machines, and otherworldly predators to forwarding scientific advancements across space to working a day in the life of your character as unexpected calamity thrusts them into a thriller.************************************Support the show for as little as $1 a month: Add this to the end of your link on DriveThruRPG to support the show: ?affiliate_id=1044145For example https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/397612/Court-of-Blades--Scandal-Forged-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=1044145Check out our live-streaming content on Twitch Don't miss our RPG Actual Plays, tutorials, and gaming content on YouTube Listen to an excellent board game podcast Go to the Writer's Room for 7th Sea Adventures!Check out the great games from A Couple of Drakes:Listen to Tales of the ManticoreFollow us on Facebook Follow on BlueSky | — | ||||||
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