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Greetings, Mortals! Our heroes Adramire Molock and Ælar Drakal are separated in a vast desert as they try to find the next magical item on their list in an attempt to imbue Adramire with special powers. A mysterious child appears to befriend Ælar, but is she to be trusted? And will Adramire be able to resist killing every single person he meets? Find out! Break the Dice is an improvised podcast in the style of a classic D&D adventure. Support the Podcast on Patreon Hang with us on our Discord Buy Bearded Merch & See Our Live Shows Follow Us on Twitter Like Us on Facebook Check Out Our Insta Enter our Giveaway courtesy of Mox Boarding House Our performers: Game Master / Allen Voigt: Instagram: @prettgoodstories Ælar Drakal / Tyler Michaels King: Website: TylerMichaels.com, Insta: @tylermichaelsking, Twitter: @tylermichaels Adramire Molock / Joe Rapp:  Twitter and Instagram: @fakejoerapp NPC / Maria Bartholdi: Twitter and Instagram: @MissMariapants NPC / MJ Marsh: Instagram: @mj_marsh_ NPC / Tyler Mills: Twitter: @tydmills Accompanist / Jack Barrett: Website: jackbarrettmusic.com, Instagram: @jackbarrettmusic Some background ambiance courtesy of: Tabletop Audio // Support them on Patreon Enter our October Giveaway Courtesy of our Sponsor Mox Boarding House

Pat Edwards is the author of the ongoing comedic sci-fi novel series, Space Tripping, as well as a writer for multiple indie D&D projects such as The Red Opera. He also wrote the short film Joining Call, co-hosts the Let's Rewatch Podcast, and has weekly livestream D&D show on the Geekly, Inc Twitch channel. Check out everything Pat is up to at ThePatEdwards.com.  We are joined by guest co-host Nathan Peavy a podcast booking agent at Interview Connections

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Intro 00:39 Artwork from the Lazy DM's Companion 03:22 Mike on D&D Beyond Talking Fizbans 04:21 Call from the Netherdeep Announced 06:23 Critical Role Season 3 08:10 Critical Role's Gaming Room 10:03 How Much Better Would Your Game Be with a Million Dollar Gaming Room? 20:15 Mastering Dungeons 20:59 WOTC's D&D Growth Over Time 25:01 Paizo's Union 27:23 Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter 29:42 Raiders of the Serpent Sea Kickstarter 31:04 Kickstarters are the Most Interesting Growth Areas of RPGs 35:36 Patreon Questions! 36:11 Patreon Question: Running Lighthearted Campaigns 41:38 Which Third Party Products to Trust? 48:24 Running Chases in D&D 55:43 Avenues for Indy RPG Creation - Newsletters!! Links Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter Mike on D&D Beyond Talking about Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Call from the Netherdeep Critical Role in Variety Critical Role's Gaming Room Hidden Brain podcast on Fear of Missing Out Select the Right Accessories The Best Ways to Improve your D&D Game are Free Mastering Dungeons D&D Growth Over Time Level Up: Advanced 5e Kickstarter Raiders of the Serpent Sea Kickstarter

On this special interview lesson, Matt and Josh are joined by Theatre Teacher and Dungeon Master Keith Rollins. The topic: Integrating D&D into the Theatre classroom. If you are not a drama teacher, please do not worry! Keith provides many excellent tips and insights for anyone introducing D&D to new players. If you enjoyed listening to Keith, why not check him out on Twitter: @Dramateacher79 Did this interview inspire you to unleash all of your character voices in your next session of D&D? Then please rate and subscribe to Detentions and Dragons! Or help Josh and Matt out by recommending Detentions and Dragons to a friend, teacher, or student. New listeners are the best way to help us grow as a podcast. Thanks again for all of your support!

The Dynasty Drunks get you ready for fantasy football week 7. Derrick Henry continues to dominate and is even the top two rushers in the NFL; we explain how. D D'Ernest Johnson shows up on Thursday Night Football for the Browns and should have some work going forward, especially with Kareem Hunt sidelined. Jeremy is afraid of Antonio Gibson's shin and ships him off in trades. Deshaun Watson trade rumors continue to fly. Is Tua Tagovailoa better off being in Washington? We look forward to providing you with all the dynasty content you want to hear. Your input helps us be the best dynasty fantasy football podcast. Don't forget to get your Drunk Dials in to be featured on the show. Remember, NFL players don't care about your fantasy team, but we do! Follow the podcast using our single subscription https://dynastydrunks.captivate.fm/listen (link). Follow us! Twitter: https://twitter.com/dynastydrunks (@DynastyDrunks) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dynasty_drunks/ (@dynasty_drunks) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DynastyDrunks (@DynastyDrunks) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUdyGNM8sRGoL6mkMd6dI9w (Dynasty Drunks) Need up-to-date dynasty fantasy football rankings? Check out rankings on our https://www.dynastydrunks.com/dynasty-fantasy-football-rankings (Dynasty Rankings) page. Want to support the podcast? Swing by our https://www.dynastydrunks.com/ (website) and grab some of our https://www.dynastydrunks.com/shop (merch)! You can also download the https://dynastydrunks.glideapp.io/ (Dynasty Drunks Fantasy Football App) or drunk dial your questions!

Hoy en Día a Día, comenzamos conversando con Santiago Basabe, profesor asociado de Ciencia Política de la Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, sobre la investigación al presidente Guillermo Lasso por la mención de su nombre en los ‘Pandora Papers': “La Asamblea lo convocó, pero desafortunadamente no ha asistido. Me parece que esa era la oportunidad para que él aclare la situación ante un órgano político… Si el presidente Lasso no acude hoy, habría una consecuencia de orden político”, dijo. Desde Caracas nos atendió el politólogo Ricardo Sucre, para hablarnos sobre la acusación de EE.UU a Vielma Mora y otras cuatro personas por su papel en la trama de Álex Saab: “El caso de Vielma Mora está desde el 2019, cuando fue sancionado por los mismos cargos que ahora”, dijo, y opinó: “Viendo el caso Saab y el de Vielma Mora, pienso que EE.UU está buscando un tema que para el gobierno de Maduro sea difícil defenderse”. También nos atendió el periodista Jorg Metzer, con quien conversamos sobre el proceso de formación de la coalición de gobierno en Alemania: “Recién comienzan las conversaciones y negociaciones de la coalición, por lo que puede ser roja, verde y amarilla… Es un proceso que requiere de mucha tolerancia, disposición e ideas por parte de todos los que van a estar involucrados”, dijo, e indicó que “Las negociaciones de coalición comienzan el día de hoy en horas de la tarde, donde asistirán 6 representantes de cada partido”. La Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU declaró en desacato al ultraderechista Steve Bannon. Sobre el tema, conversamos con el analista político Maurizio Passariello: “A Bannon no se le ha acusado de nada, lo único que se le está pidiendo es que testifique y proporcione los documentos que tiene… Desde el punto de vista legal, lo que se puede hacer es encauzarlo por desacato y amenazarlo con alguna pena”, explicó. La profesora y asesora empresarial de negocios, marketing y gestión de marcas, Lenis Toro Ditta, nos habló sobre los cambios en Facebook y la posible construcción de un ‘metaverso': “El metaverso está basado en poder tener una vida paralela a través del mundo digital, basado en todos los esquemas de inteligencia artificial”, expuso, y explicó: “Los millennials y centennials pasan tanto tiempo conectados, interactuando, jugando y haciendo vida con sus amigos, que el concepto del metaverso toma cabida con esas nuevas generaciones de forma muy particular”. Y para cerrar, conversamos con Yaxys Cires, director de estrategias del Observatorio Cubano de DD.HH, sobre el panorama ante la próxima protesta pautada para el 15 de noviembre en Cuba: “El gobierno cubano está subiendo la parada represiva al declarar como ilegal la manifestación.”, dijo, por lo que “Hemos escrito a Michelle Bachelet para pedir que se cree un mecanismo de protección internacional para las personas que quieren manifestarse de manera pacífica”. “El régimen está llevando a cabo una amenaza contra todos los ciudadanos que quieran manifestarse”, agregó

We discuss the latest Unearthed Arcana and some of 5e's new rule changes. During storytime, Dix tells us about a bachelor party strip club adventure he ran, and then we get into some questions like what magic items you can find inside a head wound and how to go about wooing a necromancer. Executive Producer: Ryan Castro Music by incompotech.com Check out www.help-action.com for more DM tips and advice! Be sure to check out our Discord server at: https://discord.gg/aZ9xnsJ Send your D&D questions to helpactionpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @helpactionnet Facebook and Instagram: helpactionnetwork Leave us a review! We would really appreciate it!

Mike uses material from the Lazy DM's Companion to continue his preparation for a single-session D&D game! Back the Kickstarter!

Mike uses material from the Lazy DM's Companion to continue his preparation for a single-session D&D game! Back the Kickstarter!

In today's episode: As the group tries to rest while the ship is being repaired, an encroaching darkness creates a deadly challenge when morale is already low. The d20 Syndicate is an actual play D&D 5E Podcast, where five childhood friends go on adventures so you don't have to! Into the Yonder Void sees a new cast of characters set a course into the great blue unknown — with more seafaring, surprises, and nautical puns than you can shake your landlubbin' dice at!   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/d20_syndicate JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/b5uyhFU CHECK OUT OUR D&D THEMED MERCHANDISE: http://tee.pub/lic/q173rw1xTBE   — SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS! — BraeBae666 MattL Trevocalypse   — SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS! — dboe726 Em   — OUR CAST — Nezrah Kaziel (Billy) - Dragonborn Wizard/Warlock Ophelia Rai Midori (Lindsey) - Elf Warlock/Sorcerer Kanak Anga (Michaela) - Halfling Druid Gildebrand Molani (Tomas) - Hexblood Ranger/Rogue Seth McDuffee — Dungeon Master   — JOIN THE D20 SYNDICATE — Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube Email   The d20 Syndicate Main Theme courtesy of The d20 Syndicate. Background Music courtesy of Adrian Von Ziegler.   ©2018–2021 by The d20 Syndicate

Benedict, Hamilton, and Bartholonude stand in the wake of the destruction that lays before them, and with a ancient foe now present, they prepare for action...Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review!Looking for some exclusive D&D, Kinda merch? Check out our MERCH STORE!Exclusive content & merch available on our PATREON.HIT US UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA!FACEBOOK - INSTAGRAM - TWITTER - WEBSITE D&D, Kinda is brought to you by Thirteen Palm Trees Podcast Productions.D&D, Kinda is proudly brought to you in part by Elderwood Academy and SkullSplitter Dice!

Hello listeners! This episode is part two of a two part standalone series, so if you haven't heard part 1, go back one episode! The game we're playing is called Halo 'n' Horns - A One Page Comedy RPG by Connie Chang (@byConnieChang on Twitter). Connie is the GM behind Transplanar RPG, an all-trans POC-led D&D show about broken heroes trying to save a broken world! You can find out more about that group on Twitter as well, under the handle @TransplanarRPG. You can also find Halo 'n' Horns, as well as other things Connie has made, at https://byconniechang.itch.io/ !

Hello listeners! This week, instead of our regularly scheduled program, we're bringing you a special segment that I call 'Short Stories from the Oasis'. In these segments, we play a one-off session of some lesser known tabletop games and use it as an opportunity to explore some part of the Oasis that you wouldn't normally get to see! This week we're playing Halo 'n' Horns - A One Page Comedy RPG by Connie Chang (@byConnieChang on Twitter). Connie is the GM behind Transplanar RPG, an all-trans POC-led D&D show about broken heroes trying to save a broken world. You can find out more about that group on Twitter as well, under the handle @TransplanarRPG. You can also find Halo 'n' Horns, as well as other things Connie has made, at https://byconniechang.itch.io/ ! Visitors to Scott Yung's Discount Cybernetics will quickly learn that Scott loves to talk about his products. He'll go on and on about this cybernetic limb, or that neural enhancement, but one thing he's never straightforward about is where he gets his product from. But.. if you manage to find him after he's had a few drinks, and when he's feeling particularly talkative, he may tell you the story... Of how Scott Yung founded Scott Yung's Discount Cybernetics. (This is part one of a two-part standalone series)

The Slayers make their way to the lost city of the Storm Giants to retrieve the final piece of the binding stone. What dangers does the old city hold, and how will the Bang Gang fare against the gathering storm? Find out now on this episode of Murder Dice!   Murder Dice is a 5e, actual play, Dungeons & Dragons podcast with some 2e flair - dnd D&D dnd5e  Hit up our brand new PATREON PAGE!  https://www.patreon.com/MurderDice  Fun rewards await!  Also be sure to hit us up on social media too! We love to hear from you all.  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/murder-dice/id1233020920?mt=2 https://twitter.com/MurderDice https://www.instagram.com/murderdice/ https://twitter.com/mikevorpal https://twitter.com/murderdiceben https://twitter.com/murderdicekyle https://twitter.com/negsquareroot 

The party arrives at the underdark temple of Glorn, meet their mysterious hosts, and prepare for the first leg of their rescue mission. Yenni gets wise. Melbin gets the creeps. Theo has a crush.  Featuring Jen Crespo as Diedre, Chris Daily as the DM, Jeff Frank as Theo,  Carlos Guzman as Yenni, Matt Messerman as Melbin, and Zach Stones as Igneous. ••••••••• more KotRT on the web. All the links!  * * * * * * * * * If you enjoy the show, PLEASE take a second to leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Google podcasts, Podbean, Stitcher, or whatever platform you listen on. We'd sure appreciate it and it helps more people find the show!  * * * * * * * * * We have joined forces with the Geekly Grind to form, a webpage! Several in fact. Check out info about each season's characters, the cast, and now featuring an exclusive interview we did with @RogueSymbiote from the Geekly Grind!  * * * * * * * * * Have feedback, fan-art or D&D questions? Please send them to  knightsoftherolledtable@gmail.com Theme music by Weston Gardner @arcaneanthems Check out ARCANE ANTHEMS: Weston's Patreon to get original music for your RPG campaign   Original Character Art by Chris Daily @dungeonheads  You can see all the art on our discord or instagram.  Check out DUNGEONHEADS: Chris's Patreon to get free character art for your RPG campaign   Zach on Twitter @mftZach  Jen on Twitter @Jstops185 Matt on Twitter @MattMesserman Jeff on Twitter @FrankJeff Chris on Twitter @Dungeonheads Carlos on Twitter @Rufio_420 Now, go out and make life an Adventure!

This week's episode starts with an announcement from Pruitt - while he is stepping back from YouTube for the time being, he is still very much a part of Web DM, and we love him and support him. Jim is still gonna be here bringing you Web DM Wednesdays, and while there is no replacing Pruitt or his puns, we look forward to exploring new ways to share our perspective on running and playing D&D and TTRPG with you! --Jim, Pruitt and CEO EmmaPru chose this topic as his last one for now, and it's a great one: transitions between storylines in campaigns. How to craft arcs is something a lot of Game Masters think about, but how to flow from one to the next is an art not everyone masters. Here's how we do it! Mapmakers, get DUNGEON FOG now! Follow this link and get 10% off an annual subscription: https://www.dungeonfog.com/webdmTime Stamps: 0:00 announcement3:27 Why are good transitions so satisfying and necessary?8:57 1st edition D&D example of a great transition between adventures10:17 the sudden, intense transition17:56 many, short arcs make for a great serial campaignGet Wild Beyond the Witchlight on Amazon and support Web DM in the process: https://amzn.to/3oijaDX Get our book! The Weird Wastelands Pre-Order Store is now Open! https://weird-wastelands.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Backer surveys out now! GET MORE WEB DM! https://www.patreon.com/webdm We've got a bonus podcast that you can get every single week where we go into way more topics! Over 200 episodes available now. Plus ad-free show audio, and discord and live hangouts for select tiers! #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg Facebook - http://bit.ly/2oGKLOgTwitter - https://twitter.com/WebDMshowInstagram - web_dmWritten & Hosted by Jim Davis and Jonathan PruittProduced and Directed by Emma LambertEdited by Brandon FraleyWeb DM was created by Travis Boles, Jonathan Pruitt, and Jim DavisBackground art by Ambrose H Hoilman https://ambrosehh.com/home.html Foreground art by Thomas Tanner https://thomastannerart.com/Music by John Branch -https://branchoutguitar.com Web DM Theme by Kyle Newmaster - https://kylenewmaster.com

This week on Trials & Trebuchets, the Students babysit the twins, split the party, and bestow great responsibilities! Instagram | Twitter | Discord | Patreon If you enjoyed this episode, tell a friend or leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Autumn's Blend Part 19  

Displacer beasts look like enormous panthers, but their barbed tentacles and illusions make them far deadlier. They quietly stalk their prey before bringing it down as quickly as possible in an ambush. The displacer beast's cunning, stealth, and ferocity have earned it a reputation as one of the most well-known predators of the Feywild. The creature's image is used in heraldry and literature to indicate a character or an organization that is elusive, tricky, or mysterious. A surprise attack by a displacer beast means a quick death for most. The beast's speed is so great, and its attacks so fierce, that it can swiftly drop anyone who is not prepared and trained for battle. Join us, as we delve deeper into getting the most out of your Displacer Beasts in combat.

Tune in this week with TT, GG & DD as we're giving you an exclusive! Yes, you read it right… you get to listen to how our Patreon episodes really are! First, get a drink and anytime you hear us say ‘SPOOKY SEASON' you have to take a sip. Non-alcoholic beverages work just fine. And then order the Aux God game to play with us at auxgodgame.com using our code ‘OPRAH' for 10% off. This is an episode you'll be singing along with us and laughing at us. We're playing the game, Aux God, the music battle card game. DD gets the card “What is the most played out rap song?”. TT gets the card “Throw your diamonds up! Play a song from Roc-a-Fella Records (DD gives Amil her flowers). GG asks us to name a song with explicit lyrics. Of course you HAVE to go cop the Aux God game! Use our code ‘OPRAH' to get 10% off the Aux God game at auxgodgame.com. If you're listening on Spotify tell us, what is your favorite motivational song? Let us know what you want to hear or what guests you'd like to hear! Email any of your questions to theoprahroseshow@gmail.com Instagram - @theoprahroseshow Twitter - @oprahroseshow

Check out the full Fairy 5e campaign guide here: https://www.skullsplitterdice.com/blogs/dnd/fairy-5e Faith, Trust, and Fairy Dust Brand new to Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight gave us the opportunity to play fairies with a new race option. They're a flying race I'm sure a ton of these magical creatures will be fluttering soon into 5e campaigns everywhere. They're essentially small elves with wings, but with creative possibilities as vast as the feywild. Bright and cheery, dark and tricksy, maybe either depending on their mood, step with me into the lands of the fey as we go through everything you need to know in this D&D fairy character sheet and more! #5efairy #fairy #fairy5e #dnd #dandd #dnd5e #dungeonsanddragons Visit our Store here: https://www.skullsplitterdice.comSubscribe to SkullSplitter Dice Podcast on Soundwise

We return this week with more answers to listener questions! Sans Stephen, though. :( Join us on Discord! (https://discord.gg/rxDdZGh)

What do you call it when you challenge a CEO to throw down? A boss fight.   Sponsors - BetterHelp, a secure online therapy service. Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/jointheparty - Brooklinen, where promo code jointheparty will get you $20 off with a minimum purchase of $100 at brooklinen.com - Quip, where you can start getting rewards for brushing your teeth today. Save $10 on a Quip Smart Electric Toothbrush at getquip.com/jointheparty   Find Us Online - website: jointhepartypod.com - patreon: patreon.com/jointhepartypod - twitter: twitter.com/jointhepartypod - facebook: facebook.com/jointhepartypod - instagram: instagram.com/jointhepartypod - tumblr: jointhepartypod.tumblr.com - merch & music: jointhepartypod.com/merch   Cast & Crew - Dungeon Master, Co-Producer: Eric Silver - Co-Host (Milo Lane), Co-Producer, Editor, Sound Designer, Composer: Brandon Grugle - Co-Host (Aggie O'Hare), Co-Producer: Amanda McLoughlin - Co-Host (Val Vesuvio), Co-Producer: Julia Schifini - Multitude: multitude.productions   About Us Join the Party is a collaborative storytelling and roleplaying podcast, powered by the rules of Dungeons and Dragons. That means a group of friends create a story together, chapter by chapter, that takes us beyond the tabletop to parts unknown. In the first campaign, we explored fantasy adventure, intrigue, magic, and drama. In the newest story, we tackle science, superpowers, a better future, and the responsibility to help others. Every month, we sit down for the Afterparty, where we break down our game and answer your questions about how to play D&D and other roleplaying games at home. We also have segments at the beginning of each campaign to teach people how to play the game themselves. It's a party, and you're invited! Find out more at jointhepartypod.com.

Saluton, estas mi Tyson Saner. Welcome to Episode 275 of Succotash — I'm glad you found us. We have been here for over 10 years now, bringing clips of soundcasts from more-or-less around the globe for your ears to sample in the hopes that you might hear something you like and would like to hear more of, well, more of other people's soundcasts, specifically. Last week in Epi274, my co-host and your every-other-show-host Marc Hershon brought you what he referred to as "a full rack of clips" and I concur. He clipped from soundcasts For What It's Worth, Storytime with Seth Rogen, How to Survive! with Danielle & Kristine, and Films to Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein. He also featured a bonus clip of a soundcast called "What Are You Watching?, hosted by soundcaster and friend of the show Chris Mancini. The clip was from a recent episode that none other than the aforementioned Marc Hershon was a guest on. Lots of great content in that episode. This, however, is Epi275 and I've got three clips. One apiece from the soundcasts known as Dragon Talk, Cinemassacre Podcast, and Metaphysical Milkshake with Rainn and Reza. I'm sure I will be including a classic advert from our longtime fake sponsor Henderson's Pants and their all-inclusive new CoverAlls to "round things out" nicely. I'm using air-quotes when I say "round things out" because I am not sure I am using it correctly in this context. Anyone? CLIPS Dragon TalkGo inside the walls of Dungeons & Dragons for exclusive interviews and previews as the D&D team sits down each week with celebrities and personalities from across gaming and pop culture to discuss one of the greatest fantasy brands of all-time. Hosts Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble talk about the tabletop roleplaying game, as the latest in D&D video games, comics, novels, movies, and television. Our clip is from May of last year, with special guest, comedian and actor Jeff Cannata diving into the Random Character Generator with Kate Welch. Cinemassacre Podcast The crew of Cinemassacre (James Rolfe, Kieran Fallon, and Justin Silverman) are out of the Nerd Room and into your ear-holes. They chat about their lives and the stuff they love: movies, games, and making videos. You'll also hear about behind-the-scenes antics, anecdotes about being long-time YouTubers, and a ton of obscure pop-culture crap. It's the off-the-cuff banter from Rental Reviews mixed with an AVGN panel, every Tuesday! Our clip comes from just back around the corner - this past September - in an episode entitled, "Wy Do We Destroy Video Games?, Bigfoot, and Re-Editing Star Wars". Metaphysical Milkshake with Rainn & Reza Hosted by actor Rainn Wilson and scholar Reza Aslan, Metaphysical Milkshake is a weekly soundcast where they go deep, get weird…and search for the meaning of life along the way. Every week the co-hosts guide you through conversations about Life's Big Questions. And a clip from just last month, they pose one such query to their guest, Grammy-winning musician Jason Isbell, asking him, "Where Does Music Come From?" I believe that's a pretty decent selection of audio from other peoples' soundcasts. I do enjoy listening to other people have conversations about all sorts of things. Were it not for being involved with this particular soundcast for the number of years that I have, I don't know if I would have ever heard the variety or sheer amount of other peoples conversations. I do have soundcasts that I listen to regularly, meaning that I will hear every episode they post as soon as possible after they post and I feel very fortunate to be able to do so. I think it has made me a better listener in general somehow… perhaps it functions the same way practicing anything theoretically is supposed to…I really don't know. Anyway, next week Marc Hershon will be back with more content in Epi276 and I will should be back the week after that if that is indeed what the future has in store for me. I am still making videogaming content for my YouTube channel which you can find by searching my name "Tyson Saner" in YouTube or you can go to www.tysonsaner.com to find a direct link to my channel as well as to various other entertainment endeavors I have been a part of in my improbably fortunate existence. Thank you for listening, be decent to each other, and if anyone asks you if you have heard anything interesting recently and that thing happens to be any of the content in this episode, won't you please pass the Succotash? — Tyson Saner

Welcome to Episode 326 of the Clive Barker Podcast, where we are returning to our D&D game, Jericho Squad 77. The agreement to follow the fury Magaera into Hell comes to the point of no return, and the group must now face the consequences.  During the Break Sponsor Don Bretram's Celebrate Imagination  Check Out the Art of Asya Yordanova and Bird Ninja Art (Shayla Sackinger) Ben Warren Composer Little Spark Films Barker And Briefs (Clive Barker's A-Z Of Horror) The BarkerCast TeePublic Store Clive Barker Book Club Art By Asya Yordanova and Shayla Sackinger The Cast With Brant Finstad as Jonathan Livingston Catalina Querida as Musette Joe Manco as Ralph Merrye Jose Leitao as Chur' Do' Vir Lori Bische as Zoe Mason And Ryan Danhauser as the DM  With Technical Producer Rob Danhauser Opening Theme by Ben Warren In-Game Music by Tabletop Audio Catalina Querida on Instagram Little Spark Films Coming Next  News Illustrator II Candyman (2021) Discussion Interviews Jericho Squad 77 And this podcast, having no beginning will have no end.  web www.clivebarkercast.com iOS App| Android App, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Android, Stitcher, Spotify, Pandora, Libsyn, Tunein, iHeart Radio, Pocket Casts, Google Play, Radio.com, DoubleTwist and YouTube and Join the Occupy Midian group Twitter:  @BarkerCast|  @OccupyMidian  Support the show, Buy a T-Shirt

Warning: This podcast contains strong language and adult content Suspect everyone – I personally think that Andy Lewis chap is a bit dodgy – because we sample brand new Cthulhu hidden traitor game Unfathomable and try and compare it to Dark Moon. We then build on the backs of the poor by playing London and look at Asmodee price rises and the announcement of the next generation of Dungeons and Dragons. Games Mentioned 00:13:05 Asmodee price rises 00:19:05 CMON acquire RPG studio Two Little Mice 00:21:17 D&D 6th edition (or 5.5) 00:23:07 D&D VTT 00:28:14 Unfathomable 00:46:24 Dark Moon 00:51:54 London This episode is available on iTunes or your favourite podcast player via our feed http://polyhedroncollider.libsyn.com/rss Intro and Outro Music: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Jon's News Ferret: "NewsSting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Don't forget to visit www.polyhedroncollider.com and YouTube for more great reviews and interviews, or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter and check us out of twitch.tv/polyhedroncollider qfgi9tua

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:29 Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter 03:14 Fizban's Treasury of Dragons 05:38 The dragons in the First World 10:48 Aspect of Tiamat, Great Wyrm stat blocks, and spellcasting dragons 18:32 Monster Design Guidelines from WOTC 23:45 13th Age Spotlight 43:30 Patreon Question: Tracking what happened 46:44 Patreon Question: Putting on pressure in flexible campaigns 51:26 Patreon Question: The 8 steps in a megadungeon 54:29 Patreon Question: Putting puzzles into your game Links Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter D&D Talk Show YouTube Playlist Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master  Let's Make an Adventure with the Lazy DM's Companion Fry's Walkthrough of Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Mastering Dungeons

Mike talks about all things D&D! Contents 00:00 Show Start 00:29 Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter 03:14 Fizban's Treasury of Dragons 05:38 The dragons in the First World 10:48 Aspect of Tiamat, Great Wyrm stat blocks, and spellcasting dragons 18:32 Monster Design Guidelines from WOTC 23:45 13th Age Spotlight 43:30 Patreon Question: Tracking what happened 46:44 Patreon Question: Putting on pressure in flexible campaigns 51:26 Patreon Question: The 8 steps in a megadungeon 54:29 Patreon Question: Putting puzzles into your game Links Lazy DM's Companion Kickstarter D&D Talk Show YouTube Playlist Subscribe to the Sly Flourish Newsletter Support Sly Flourish on Patreon Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master  Let's Make an Adventure with the Lazy DM's Companion Fry's Walkthrough of Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Mastering Dungeons

The party is confronted by drow killers within their manor and must fight for their lives. Find our gaming livestreams at https://www.twitch.tv/critribbit Email us your questions at: FreelanceHeroismPodcast@gmail.com Visit Freelance Heroism on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/freelanceheroism/ We have a Patreon! Any support you can provide goes toward us giving you a better podcast listening experience: https://www.patreon.com/Freelance_heroism Check out Deece's webcomic with our (mis)adventures! http://www.1d4rounds.com/ You can find our gameplay videos on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6TwfLOFsl192ExdAugebgg/ You can check out our web page here: http://www.freelanceheroism.libsyn.com/ We also have a Twitter: https://twitter.com/freelanheroism  

Season 2 is going to be starting in December and we are taking a moment to get to know the Players and Characters from Season 1 that will be joining us in Season 2. This week we will be talking to Erin Anderson about Darhana the Kelp Forest Druid.   Please support Dugongs & Seadragons on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DugongsAndSeadragons  

The Most Reverend Dr. Mark D. Manning, DD, DrS, Archbishop of Dallas Universal Life Church, delivers his sermon titled "Calling Shotgun" for October 17, 2021 Proper 24 RCL B followed by the weekly announcements. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bishopmark/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bishopmark/support

(00:00-23:28) – Friday's show starts with Dan reflecting back on a bet that he hit last night in the Buccaneers-Eagles game. Plus, Dan share what he's gathered about the Colts defense following numerous viewings of their play against the Ravens. Dan also evaluates the Colts build from within mentality and whether it's a dated method in today's NFL.                        (23:29-31:50) – WIBC's own Jason Hammer of The Hammer and Nigel Show stop by to talk on a number of topics including when it is appropriate to take time off in different occupations. Plus, Hammer and Dan give their picks for Purdue-Iowa and discuss some other games they like. (31:51-38:16) – Jason Hammer returns for one more segment to receive his beer from Dan after winning yet another beer bet over DD. Hammer also plugs his weekly betting TV Show, All Indiana Bets on Wish-TV. Later, Dan and Hammer share some more bets they like for the weekend. (38:17-1:00:48) – The lovely Leigh Ross-Dakich is around the rest of the day! Also, The Voice of the Colts Matt Taylor joins the program to share his thoughts on the Colts 2nd half collapse at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens. Later, Matt Taylor evaluates the Colts must win matchup on the road against the Houston Texans.  Plus, callers give their survivor pool picks for Week 6 in the NFL. (1:00:49-1:16:49) – It's time for another edition of All Day or No Way as Leigh, Dan and Jimmy discuss Colts-Texans, the Colts playoff chances, Robo Umps, worst ways to lose a game and more.   (1:16:50-1:20:52) – The second hour closes ends with another caller telling Dan their survivor pool pick for NFL Week 6, and that same caller share a wild story from the birth of one of his children.    (1:20:53-1:42:46) – Alan Cashman of The Cashman Wins joins the program to hand out his best bets for college football and the NFL this weekend. Plus, Dan and Leigh evaluate Terry Bradshaw's comments to Erin Andrews that drew backlash on social media.     (1:42:47-1:58:59) – We're ready for another round of Dan vs Fan as Thomas and Dan go back and forth with their picks for NFL Week 6. Plus, we evaluate Dan's week of losing items and possessions, but still keeping track of his sunglasses.  (1:59:00-1:58:30) – The week ends as Dan asks show producer Jimmy Cook for today's edition of the JCook Plays of the Day. Plus, Dan asks Leigh and Jimmy for their picks on a couple of games in college football and the NFL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hoy en Día a Día, comenzamos conversando con el vulcanólogo principal del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Vicente Soler, sobre el estado del volcán de Cumbre Vieja: “La lava se ha llevado ya más de 1000 viviendas y ya son alrededor de 6000 las personas evacuadas… El volumen de lava emitido debe estar ya por encima de los 50 millones de metros cúbicos y ha afectado algo más de 600 hectáreas de superficie”, nos informó. El magister en planteamiento y políticas sociales de la Escuela de Economía y Ciencias Políticas de Londres, Oscar Schiappa-Pietra, nos habló sobre la situación entre el partido Perú Libre y el presidente peruano Pedro Castillo: “La decisión de Castillo fue no dejar que el nuevo gabinete sea copado por gente cercana a Perú Libre”, dijo, ya que “Perú Libre es un club de caudillos guiados por Vladimir Cerrón… Y lo más probable es que Cerrón termine en la cárcel, porque siguen avanzando las acusaciones en su contra por graves actos de corrupción cuando fue gobernador”. Desde Bogotá nos atendió Ligia Bolívar, socióloga y coordinadora general de AlertaVenezuela, para hablarnos sobre la situación en la frontera colombo-venezolana: “No se entiende la razón por la que después del retiro de los contenedores todavía no se ha terminado de normalizar la situación en la frontera”, expresó, y recordó que “En 2019 hubo una declaración por parte de Maduro en favor de la reapertura de las relaciones consulares, a lo cual Duque se negó. Y ahora tenemos a Duque abriendo la frontera y Maduro negándose”. También nos atendió Leticia Arroyo, profesora de Economía de la City University of New York, con quien conversamos sobre el aumento de la inflación en EE.UU: “Durante la pandemia hubo un aumento del consumo a través de las plataformas online… El problema es que cuando la gente sale no hay los productos, por lo que los precios empiezan a subir”, explicó, y señaló: “EE.UU depende mucho de China y Asia en general. El 40% de todas las importaciones del país llegan a través del puerto de Los Ángeles, y tenemos una demora en la llegada de los productos”. El opositor Alexéi Navalny, un grupo de mujeres afganas y la expresidenta Jeanine Áñez son los candidatos al Premio Sájarov. Sobre el tema, conversamos con el abogado especialista en DD.HH, Calixto Avila: “Este premio es otorgado por el Parlamento Europeo, la institución más representativa de los pueblos de la Unión Europea”, comentó, y opinó: “Todos los candidatos son muy buenos, pero creo que quien tiene más posibilidades de ganar es el grupo de mujeres afganas”. Y para cerrar, el periodista del periódico ‘La Estrella de Panamá', Ismael Gordon, nos habló sobre la legalización del uso medicinal del cannabis en Panamá: “Esta ley será para beneficio de más de 50.000 personas que sufren de epilepsia y otros dolores, y establece que en 90 días se debe reglamentar el uso del cannabis medicinal”, dijo. “Solamente será vendido con receta médica y por personas autorizadas”, agregó el periodista.

The pop culture news keeps on coming as Melinda Barkhouse and Gerald Glassford get you up to speed on all the latest information. They talk about how Marvel has found its Adam Warlock and when we might see him in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mark Harmon departs NCIS in its 18th season and that may have fans missing Agent Gibbs far too soon. The Last Duel and Halloween Kills hit theaters this weekend and the talk gets to which of these two will fare better at the box office. We also talk to actor Michael Lloyd about his career goals and what types of projects he's looking to get into and has advice for those looking to get into the acting profession. Plus Scream 2022 debuts its first trailer, and the crew discusses whether audiences will return to see horror movies in droves once again. All this and Melinda had thoughts on this weekend's DC FanDome, how Critical Role is finding success beyond their D&D campaigns, and Captain Kirk aka William Shatner rockets into space! All this and more on our latest PCC Multiverse! Gear up with your favorite Pop Culture Cosmos shorts and gifts in our TeePublic store at  https://www.teepublic.com/user/pop-culture-cosmos Presented by ThriveFantasy, the leader for Daily Fantasy Sports for the NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, and E-Sports Player Props! - Use promo code LFB when you sign up today and you will receive an instant deposit match up to $50 on your first deposit of $20 or more! - Download ThriveFantasy on the App Store or Play Store or by visiting their website www.thrivefantasy.com. Sign up and #PropUp today! Don't forget to Subscribe to our shows and leave us that 5-Star Review with your questions on Apple Podcasts or e-mail us at popculturecosmos@yahoo.com! And also brought to you by Pop Culture Cosmos, RobMcZob.com, Indie Pods United, Lakers Fast Break, Inside Sports Fantasy Football, the novel Congratulations, You Suck (available for purchase HERE), and Retro City Games

All 3 boys are back and discussing some news that dropped for D&D in October including new races, new feats, and new books!   Follow Joe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DMJoeThunder Follow the Tabletop Team on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TableTopTeamPod Email the team!   thetabletopteampodcast@gmail.com This episode edited by SOENJAY: https://twitter.com/SirSOENJAY

Today the guys discuss the recent news an announcements, including the announcement of Adventures in Rokugon, the D&D 5th Edition Compatible module that allows L5R to be played in the 5E System. Segment break audio was extracted from: Ripples – Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In today's episode: As the gang recuperates from a long fought battle, Gildebrand takes the opportunity to snoop about the ship. While some of his discoveries are concerning, what waits for the group onshore could be even more troubling. The d20 Syndicate is an actual play D&D 5E Podcast, where five childhood friends go on adventures so you don't have to! Into the Yonder Void sees a new cast of characters set a course into the great blue unknown — with more seafaring, surprises, and nautical puns than you can shake your landlubbin' dice at!   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/d20_syndicate JOIN US ON DISCORD: https://discord.gg/b5uyhFU CHECK OUT OUR D&D THEMED MERCHANDISE: http://tee.pub/lic/q173rw1xTBE   — SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS! — BraeBae666 MattL Trevocalypse   — SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS! — dboe726 Em   — OUR CAST — Nezrah Kaziel (Billy) - Dragonborn Wizard/Warlock Ophelia Rai Midori (Lindsey) - Elf Warlock/Sorcerer Kanak Anga (Michaela) - Halfling Druid Gildebrand Molani (Tomas) - Hexblood Ranger/Rogue Seth McDuffee — Dungeon Master   — JOIN THE D20 SYNDICATE — Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube Email   The d20 Syndicate Main Theme courtesy of The d20 Syndicate. Background Music courtesy of Adrian Von Ziegler.   ©2018–2021 by The d20 Syndicate

We have a special show this week. We have two special guests, Renee and Pete, and no Russ. All of us were actually in the Nerd Basement for the first time since April 2020. We talk D&D and Tavern Knights. We discuss MCU and other Disney Plus movies and shows. We finish the show off playing with some Star Wars toys that Pete brought back from Disneyworld.

Wild Beyond the Witchlight is here, and we're giving you our first impressions of the newest Feywild official WoTC Dungeons and Dragons release! What do you think of this D&D adventure? Plus, our takes on The D&D Celebration reveals! Follow PLANEBREAKER on Kickstarter now. All new 5e Planes from Monte Cook himself! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/planebreakerexplore-the-planes-for-5e Get Wild Beyond the Witchlight on Amazon and support Web DM in the process: https://amzn.to/3oijaDX Get our book! The Weird Wastelands Pre-Order Store is now Open! https://weird-wastelands.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Backer surveys out now! GET MORE WEB DM! https://www.patreon.com/webdm We've got a bonus podcast that you can get every single week where we go into way more topics! Over 200 episodes available now. Plus ad-free show audio, and discord and live hangouts for select tiers! #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpg Facebook - http://bit.ly/2oGKLOgTwitter - https://twitter.com/WebDMshowInstagram - web_dmWritten & Hosted by Jim Davis and Jonathan PruittProduced and Directed by Emma LambertEdited by Brandon FraleyWeb DM was created by Travis Boles, Jonathan Pruitt, and Jim DavisBackground art by Ambrose H Hoilman https://ambrosehh.com/home.html Foreground art by Thomas Tanner https://thomastannerart.com/Music by John Branch -https://branchoutguitar.com Web DM Theme by Kyle Newmaster - https://kylenewmaster.com

This week on Trials & Trebuchets, the Students talk about what happened at the Sunken Hatch and point out some causes for concern! Instagram | Twitter | Discord | Patreon If you enjoyed this episode, tell a friend or leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Autumn's Blend Part 18  

Extraordinary Expeditions Kickstarter Now LIVE! Back it today and get a FREE adventure: www.rebrand.ly/extraordinary-expeditions How to Run a Great Horror Adventure in Dungeons & Dragons Are you looking to run a horror adventure for this Halloween? Then you're gonna want to stick around as we speak with an expert! Phil Beckwith creator of the adamantine best-selling Dungeons & Dragons horror trilogy 'The Haunt'. Write and DM/GM a horror campaign for Dungeons and Dragons 5e or any other tabletop RPG with these storytelling elements: Phil joins us to share some of the core features that make a successful horror Dungeons & Dragons Game.

Tune in this week with TT, GG & DD as we're joined by Simone from the podcast Bonnets & Durags (@bonnetsdurags) as we talk about how niggas just tired… exhausted even. Mercury still got that Boosie fade and TT might even tried to catch COVID for a break. DD talks more about sustainable fashion and why we should start buying more 2nd hand clothing. Simone joins us to talk about how she went viral on Twitter talking about her crazy first date… (spoiler: this young man itemized their dinner). We talk about how she came to the name Bonnet and Durags and we try to convince her to bring the parties back. Ain't nothing like being in the bed with your man in yo bonnet and he's in a durag. She's also celebrating 5 seasons of her podcast! Did you all watch Dave Chapelle's “The Closer” on Netflix? We chat about his comments about the LGBTQIA+ community and how social media took his comments too far. GG breaks down the show for us and we sum up that while his points are kitchen table talk. DD talk about how he wasn't always comfortable laughing about being gay and that it takes time. Simone breaks down what a “hobo-sexual” is… ladies hide your warm comfortable homes as the weather changes. Also, listen in as she also gives the Hinge profile hack… and you don't want to miss that! Let us know what you want to hear or what guests you'd like to hear! Email any of your questions to theoprahroseshow@gmail.com Instagram - @theoprahroseshow Twitter - @oprahroseshow

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Greg and Ed confess to their past as Dungeons and Dragons-loving young geeks. Who would have thought? The boys take inspiration from an old blog post of Greg's where he applied D&D's famous moral alignment chart to Bangkok. Moving through the list, Ed provides his feedback as each example is presented.  Greg begins by explaining the system (for those of you who were less geeky or simply missed D&D generationally). Then Greg gets into his examples. Who best represents ‘Lawful Good' in Thai society? Well, most monks seem to be the obvious answer, and both guys think so, with the important ‘most' caveat. However, some other alignments prove more tricky. Who or what represents ‘Chaotic Neutral' in Thai society? What about ‘Lawful Evil'? The boys re-hash Greg's old answers and see if they still apply today. Listen in for a discussion of all nine different alignments, but the lesson of the day is that it can be very insightful to examine Thailand through a variety of different lenses, be it the Seven Deadly Sins or something more contemporary, such as the moral universe of the most popular role-playing game of all-time.  Don't forget that Patrons get the ad-free version of the show as well as swag and other perks. And we'll keep our Facebook, Twitter, and LINE accounts active so you can send us comments, questions, or whatever you want to share.

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Go to deployempathy.com to buy the audiobook private podcast, physical book, or ebook!This episode of Software Social is brought to you by Reform.As a business owner, you need forms all the time for lead capture, user feedback, SaaS onboarding, job applications, early access signups, and many other types of forms.Here's how Reform is different:- Your brand shines through, not Reform's- It's accessible out-of-the-box... And there are no silly design gimmicks, like frustrating customers by only showing one question at a timeJoin indie businesses like Fathom Analytics and SavvyCal and try out Reform.Software Social listeners get 1 month for free by going to reform.app/social and using the promo code "social" on checkout.AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPTMichele Hansen  0:01  Hey, everyone, Michele here. Colleen is at a conference this week. So doing something a little bit different this week and wanted to give you a preview of the audio book podcast for Deploy Empathy. So as I've kind of mentioned on previous episodes, I am releasing the audio book every week as a podcast as I record it. Part of the idea of this was kind of to sort of sort of do like I did with the newsletter with the book and sort of you know, do it and you know, sort of chapters at a at a time. And so I didn't have to spend you know, two weeks recording which is just, I didn't didn't really have two weeks, you know, of full workdays to sort of lock myself in a closet and record it. So this is allowing me to record it as I have time. Which is kind of a challenge as I say this right now, my desk is literally surrounded and pillows from the last time I recorded which was like two weeks ago. So So yeah, it's been it's been kind of an interesting challenge. But I have been enjoying it. And it's also allowed me to get feedback on it as well. This is my first time recording an audio book. So if anything sounds weird, or whatnot, like people can, you know, give me feedback, and I get a chance to re record as I go. So, so yeah, so it started in I want to say the end of August. And currently, it's on Part Six, which is the how to talk so people will talk section of the book, which is maybe my favorite section of the book. I admit I was a little bit nervous going into recording these chapters because the tone of voice is so important. And I wanted to make sure that I got that right. And I think I got a little bit in my head about that. But I think it I think it came out Okay, so I think I think I'm happy with it. But so yeah, so So this week you're gonna get a chance to preview the the the private podcast, there are still spots in it if you want to join so it's limited to 500 people and right now I think there's about a little under 200 so there's quite a few spots left if you wanted to, to join along, but also you know what, once the full thing is recorded, which I don't really I guess it'll be sort of end of the year early next year. You know, it'll also be available as a regular audio book not quite sure what I'm going to do with the podcast I'm actually kind of curious to hear if people want that to stick around or whatnot. I don't I wonder if it makes it more digestible to get through but maybe that value is on the you know that it's coming out every week, right now. So yeah, hope you enjoy and Colleen and I will be next back next week.Part Six, how to talk So people will talk. This is the most important part of this book. The tactics you'll learn build toward one goal, creating a bubble of suspended judgment, where the person feels comfortable being open. Throughout this part, you'll also find ways to practice these skills before using them in customer conversations. We'll go into each of these in depth one, use a gentle tone of voice to validate them. Three, leave pauses for them to fill for, mirror and summarize their words. Five, don't interrupt, six, use simple wording. Seven asked for clarification, even when you don't need it. Eight. Don't explain anything. Nine. Don't negate them in any way. And let them be the expert. Love it. Use their words and pronunciation 12 asked about time and money already spent. Lastly, you'll learn how to pull it all together by picturing yourself as a rubber duck. Trust me, it'll take you some time and some practice. But I think you'll notice a difference even in your personal life. By using these phrases and tactics. I want you to make me a promise, you'll only use what I'm about to teach you for good, you won't be manipulative, and you won't use what people say against them. deploying the tactics in this chapter can make someone open up to you much more than they otherwise would. Someone's confidence is a sacred gift. And it should be handled gently, respectfully and ethically. That respect should continue after the interview to I expect you to carry through the empathy you build for the customer well beyond the interview, and use empathy as part of your decision making process. Before we get into the tactics and phrases, it's important to understand just how much these tactics can transform a conversation. I got my start doing proper customer interviews in the personal finance industry. In America, people are generally very private about their personal finance decisions and situations. It's an extremely delicate topic. And because of this, I had to learn interviewing in a rigorous way. I didn't realize how much the techniques outlined in this chapter had woven themselves into my everyday conversation habits until I was at the grocery store a few years ago, I was in line with a dozen items and notice that the cashier hugged the woman in front of me, and they interacted with one another in a heartfelt way. I must have just finished an interview because I found myself asking the cashier about it. me with a smile. Oh, I noticed you hugged her. Is that your sister? cashier? No, she's just a longtime customer. I've worked here for a long time. me. Oh, you have? cashier? Yeah, almost 20 years. I'm due to retire soon. Companies changed a lot in that time. me. Oh hasn't. cashier proceeds to tell me about how the store chain was bought out by another chain 10 years ago, how they changed the retirement plan how she's worried about having enough income from Social Security, her 401k her old pension and retirement and how she's making extra 401k contributions. This was all in the span of less than five minutes. As she rang up the dozen or so items I had in my basket. It's important to note that this cashier wasn't just a particularly chatty person. This was my local grocery store. And I had been there a few times per week. For several years at this point. I'd been in this woman's line many many times. And we had never had more than a simple polite conversation about the weather, or how busy the store was that day. I went home and told a former co worker about it and joked Do I have Tell me about your retirement planning written on my forehead. I was amazed that a stranger had told me that kind of information in such a short amount of time. My former co worker pointed out that it was a sign of just how much interview skills had worked themselves into my everyday conversation style. And how I become so much more effective at digging into the heart of an issue without too much effort. For someone who's only negative mark in their first professional performance review was that I was abrasive and was diagnosed with a DD it'll 11 years old, it came as quite a shock to realize I now had an active listening conversation style without even realizing it. That experience taught me how we need to be careful with these skills, and to know when to hit the brakes. It's a person's decision what to reveal. But I always keep that story in mind and remind myself to back off or shift topics. When it seems like someone is on the verge of saying too much. It's possible to make someone too comfortable and safe. It's always okay to say thank you for telling me that I was wondering if we could go back to something you said earlier. I'm curious about something else. It also reminded me of how so many people don't have people in their lives who will just listen to them. Especially about things that are processes or tasks they complete daily or goals that are top of mind. The cashier at the grocery store clearly spent a lot of time thinking and worrying about the different sources of Income she'd have in retirement and whether they would be enough, but maybe didn't have anyone who would listen to her talk about that. I find that once you build trust with someone and show them that you're willing to listen, they will talk. Because no one has ever cared about that part of their daily life before. Maybe they grew up to a co worker about how long something takes, but they've probably never sat down and had someone genuinely ask them what they think about creating server uptime reports or following up on invoices, they've probably never really talked through where they spend a lot of time the tools they use, and so forth. They've probably never had anyone care enough to try to make it better for them. Just being a presence who's willing to listen is more powerful than people realize how customer interviews differ from other kinds of interviews. If you're already familiar with other kinds of interviewing, it might be interesting for you to read with an eye for how this kind of interviewing differs, journalistic interviewing, motivational interviewing and a negotiation based interview all bears similarities to user interviewing, yet they also have significant differences. The first professional interview I ever did was the summer I was interning at the Washington bureau of a British newspaper. the BP oil spill had happened a few months earlier. And my boss asked me to interview someone thinking back that was a very different interview from the customer interviews I started doing years later, in that BP oil spill interview, I was digging for information and I was looking for specific quotes that could be used in an article I already knew about the oil spill, so I wasn't looking to learn their perspective on it. Instead, I needed them to say specific things and say them in a quotable way. Customer interviews by contrast, are all about diving into how the other person perceives an experience and intentionally suspending the desire to validate your own ideas. Later, after the interview has finished, you can analyze the interview and see what opportunities might exist. We'll talk about that more in Part Eight analyzing interviews. Chapter 25 use a gentle tone of voice.In Chris Voss, his book never split the difference. He suggests using a late night DJ voice in negotiations. You're listening to wb mt 88.3 FM therapists will often speak in soft slow voices as a method of CO regulation to calm their patients. These techniques help put the other person at ease and create an environment where they feel safe. These techniques apply when you're talking to customers to a customer interviews should be conducted in the most harmless voice you can possibly muster. Imagine you're asking a treasured older family member about a photo of themselves as a young person. There might be a gentle, friendly tone of voice, a softness to your tone, genuine judgment free curiosity. Or perhaps picture that a close friend has come to you experiencing a personal crisis in the middle of the night. You would listen to them calmly and just try to figure out what was going on. You probably wouldn't start offering ideas or solutions to their problem and would focus on helping them get back to a clear state of mind. use that same gentleness in your customer interviews. It's important to note though, that you cannot be condescending. I purposefully do not say to speak to them like you would a child because people have very different ways of talking to children. Think of your customer as someone you respect and you can learn from because you should and you can. Why did you do it that way set in a medium volume voice with emphasis on certain words could make it sound accusatory and put them on the defensive versus will lead you to do it like that. And a gentle, unassuming, curious voice will help them open up. Try this now. The next time a friend or family member comes to you with a problem. Intentionally use the gentlest voice you can muster when you talk to them. The next time use your normal approach. Notice whether the person reacts differently. Chapter 26 validate them. books on product development often talk about validation, validating ideas, validating prototypes, validating business models.This chapter is about an entirely different kind of validation. It's a pivotal part of getting someone to open up to you. This chapter is about what psychologists and therapists describe as validating statements. These are specific phrases you can use to show someone that you're engaged with what they're saying. It's okay to have trepidation about what you would say in an interview, and how you would come up with follow up questions. Yet most of what you say during an interview aren't questions at all. Instead, you use validating statement It's that shows someone you're open to what they're saying and are listening. Your goal is for them to talk as much as possible. And you as little aim for the interviewee to do 90% of the talking in the interview. In a customer interview, you use validation, even when you don't necessarily agree with what they say. Or even if what they say sounds absurd to you. It does not mean that you agree with them. It is instead a way of recognizing that what they think and do is valid from their perspective. You cannot break that bubble of trust ever, even when something wacky cans, which I can. In a memorable interview years ago, the interviewee suddenly said, Sorry, I'm eating a case of beer right now, about 45 minutes into the phone call. Mind you, this person had given zero previous indications that they were eating. My research partner, the unflappable research expert, Dr. Helen fake, just rolled with it and said, Oh, you're fine. Notice what she said there. She didn't say no worries or not a problem or don't worry about it, all of which either hinge on negating a negative word, worries problem, and thus leave the negative word in the person's mind. Or invalidating instead told him he was fine. Not, that's fine, which is abstract. But explicitly putting the interviewee as the subject. And that saying that he is fine, which validated his state as a person. It was subtle yet next level of conversational jujitsu that will start to come naturally to you, the more you practice this, you also cannot say that you agree with them, or congratulate them, or do anything that implies that you have an opinion. Even if it's a positive opinion, this is probably one of the strangest parts of how to make an interview flow. And for many people, it runs counter to their built in instincts to be positive and encouraging. The person you're interviewing may ask you if you agree, and you need to purposely find a way to make that question go away. I can see where you're coming from on that. Can you tell me rather than Yeah, I agree. agreeing or disagreeing will remind them that you're a human being with opinions and judgments, and the trust will start to melt away, you almost want them to forget that you're a person. For example, when I was interviewing people about their finances, they would admit to doing things that a financial planner or portfolio manager would never endorse, even though we knew that we couldn't correct them. We also couldn't agree with them, either. We were searching for their internal logic and thought processes. And if we were introduced outside information, or agree or disagree with them, they would have shifted into trying to impress us and holding back information, examples of validating statements. That makes sense. I can see why you would do it that way. I'm interested to hear more about how you came to doing it that way. Would you be able to walk me through the context behind that? I can see what you're saying. It sounds like that's frustrating. That sounds like that's time consuming. It sounds like that's challenging. Sounds like you think that could be improved? Can you help me understand What went through your mind? When? Can you tell me more about? It makes sense. You think that? It makes sense? You do it that way? Sounds like there are several steps involved. I'm curious, can you walk me through them? Sounds like a lot goes into that.When using validating phrases, I encourage you to use the word think instead of feel. Some people I've noticed will find it insulting to say that they feel a certain way. But think is interpreted as more neutral and factual. For example, you feel the process is complicated. Versus you think the process is complicated, or better. The process is complicated. And remember, most people like to think their job is challenging. years ago, I heard someone talk about their recent move to LA. their spouse was in the entertainment industry and this person was not. And they kept finding themselves struggling to make conversation at cocktail parties. But eventually they learned a trick. Whenever someone said what they did, they replied with that sounds challenging. Even if the person's job sounded easy or boring. People would open up because it felt like a compliment. And it would lead to an interesting conversation about the things that person did at work. What that person found was that encouraging someone to keep talking requires Turning the conversation back over to them. Rather than offering your own ideas. Try this now. The next time a friend or family member shares a problem with you and does not explicitly ask you for advice, say that makes sense or another one of the validating statements mentioned previously, rather than offering a solution. Sometimes people say I just don't know what to do, which sounds like an invitation to offer a solution but may not be. If that happens, ask them about what they've already tried. Chapter 27 leave pauses for them to fill. Several years ago, I was sitting in the audience at the DC tech meetup. I was there to support a friend who was giving a presentation. And something one of the panelists said stuck with me and it's something I remind myself about during every customer interview. Radio producer melody Kramer was asked what she had learned while working for Terry Gross host of the long running NPR interview show fresh air. She said that Terry Gross his interview strategy is to ask a question and then to wait and wait and wait at least three long beats until it is uncomfortable. Quote, the other person will fill the silence and what they fill it with will often be the most interesting part of the interview. I remember Cramer quoting gross as saying this tactic of saying something and then waiting at least three beats for the other person to fill it is something that I use in every single interview often multiple times. The length of what feels like a long pause varies from person to person. The research of linguist Dr. Deborah Tannen, shows that people from different American regions tend to have different conversation styles. A coordinator her research, people from the northeastern us may talk over one another to show engagement. While California and may wait for a pause to jump in. People from different continents can have different conversation styles to people from East Asia may wait for an even longer pause and could interpret what seems like a suitable pause to the California as an interruption. A three beat pause may seem long disarm and normal to others. I encourage you to experiment with us and add an extra two to three beats on top of whatever is normal for you. In addition to pauses, I also encourage you to notice whether you provide prompts and additional questions. What do you do if the other person doesn't respond right away? Imagine you're trying to figure out what kind of delivery to order for dinner with a friend or spouse. Do you say Where should we order takeout from and let it hang? Perhaps you had possible answers like where should we order takeout from? Should we get pizza? Chinese sushi? One of the ways people make a typical conversation flow is by adding these sorts of little prompting words, when someone doesn't reply immediately. Maybe the prompting is an offering answers like above. And it's just a rephrase without offering an answer like where should we order takeout from? Do you wanna? while adding gesticulation. In an interview, you need to avoid prompting as best as you can, lest you influence the person's answer. When you ask a question, you need to let it hang and let the customer fill the silence. So can you tell me why you even needed a product like your product in the first place? And wait?Don't prompt. If they don't reply right away? Don't say was it for use case one, or maybe use case two? Just wait. I know how hard this is. In fact, there's a point in the example customer interview where I slipped up and prompted cool was there, or is there anything else? Did you have any other questions or?Drew  24:10  No, I think that's everything I have.Michele Hansen  24:14  Now, sometimes it might get truly awkward. The person you're interviewing may not respond. If they say, Are you still there? You can gently bring the conversation back to focus on them and say something that elevates what they've already said like, Yeah, I was just giving you a moment to think. Oh, I was just jotting down what you just said that seemed important. And then rephrase what you'd like them to expand on. Yes, I'm still here. Do you want to come back to that later? Oh, we just sounded like you're about to say something. If anything too long pauses and the interviewers phrases the follow, make the customer feel even more important and reinforce that they are in the dominant role in this conference. It puts them in the role of teacher which marketing psychology expert Dr. Robert Steele, Dini, has identified as a powerful way of influencing another person's behavior. You want them to teach you about their view of the process. And this sort of almost differential treatment through pauses, helps elevate them into that teaching position. To get the answers you need about the customers process, you need to create a safe judgment free environment, you need to hand the stage entirely over to the customer, and talk as little as possible. And leaving silences without prompting is one of the ways you can do that. Try this now. The next time you're having an everyday conversation, not a tense conversation, not appointed conversation. Notice whether you ask a question and wait. Chapter 28 mirror and summarize their words. I have a friend who used that a parrot named Steve. I remember listening amused as he told me about the conversations he had with Steve. This was years before I learned about active listening. And now it makes more sense to me why parrots are great conversationalist, even though their vocabulary is limited. What parents do is repeat words back at people and repeating words back at someone and rephrasing what they've said, as the magical power of encouraging them to elaborate. It's a tactic that therapists and negotiators use all the time. CHAPTER TWO OF never split the difference by Chris Voss is a deep dive on mirroring. And you can also learn about it and nonviolent communication by Marshall Rosenberg. Consider this excerpt from the example interview, I wasn'tDrew  26:44  really seriously considering anything that had a paywall on it was I wasn't sure that it would ever pay itself back off. I knew there were other options out there that would either require moving our storage and our database altogether, which didn't really seem appealing, or having two different services, one to manage each. But then the storage still being just as complicated only somewhere else.Michele Hansen  27:07  It sounds like you had a lot of things you were trying to like wave back and forth about whether you should sort of try to plunge forward with this thing that was already being very frustrating. Or then all of the the negative effects of switching and all the complications that that would introduce.Drew  27:23  I really didn't want to spend a whole lot of time investing, you know, building up a new infrastructure for a new product for new servers to handle this one thing that I think the most frustrating part was that it worked in now it doesn't.Michele Hansen  27:36  You'll notice there aren't any question marks and what I said as a follow up. I rephrased what he said as a statement, which then prompted him to expand on it. This is a combination of two conversation tactics, mirroring and summarizing, mirroring is repeating what someone has said. And summarizing is when you rephrase what they have said, and sometimes label their feelings, you can hear another example of mirroring in the sample interview, he describes himself running into a lot of walls, jumping through a lot of hoops. And that phrasing is mirrored back for elaboration.Drew  28:10  And Firebase Storage just did not work as easily. As it was we found ourselves running into a lot of walls, jumping through a lot of hoops just to make the simplest things work.Michele Hansen  28:22  Can you tell me a little bit more about those hoops and walls that you ran into? negotiation expert Chris Voss notes that it's important to say it rather than I, when summarizing, it sounds like is more neutral, then I'm hearing that since in the second one, you're centering yourself as the subject, but the first phrase centers the situation. For example, if your spouse or roommate comes home seeming frazzled, man, what a day, I had, like 10 calls today. You mirroring. You had 10 calls today. The other person? Yeah, and then my last one didn't even show up and I'd had to cut the previous call short to make it. If I'd known they weren't going to show up. I could have gotten this thing sorted out and then I wouldn't have to work tonight. You summarizing and labeling. Sounds like you had a lot of calls today. And because someone didn't show up, you're feeling frustrated that you have to finish your work tonight. Notice that none of these follow ups or questions? Oh, are you talking to new clients? The clarifications are simple restatements of what the person has said without added editorial zation of the events. Try this now. When a friend or family member says something to you about their day, try stating back at them what they've said. Then try summarizing what they've said as a statement. Sometimes a gentle upward tone implies interest more depending on the person

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