Podcast appearances and mentions of rob abrazado

Episode Notes Welcome, Junior Wizards! This week, we are joined by the incredible Dillin Apelyan (mirror your pronouns) to finally decide what the heck vampires are in the world of All My Fantasy Children! Dare to make a pact with the Jilted Lover? Why not, childe of the stars? Do you fear the Sanguine Moon? Link to everything Dillin! https://superdillin.carrd.co/ This episode was mixed and edited by Rob Abrazado. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Story endings are hard! The epilogue of a game not only has to logically wrap up the story and tie up any loose ends—it's also the moment to reflect on how your character has grown over many sessions, and a moment for you as the player to feel like the time spent playing was worthwhile. In this episode, we talk about what makes roleplaying game epilogues special, and how we're approaching epilogue design in Escape from Wonderland. Episode Mentions: Return to Oz (1985 film) Fortunately (1964 illustrated book, Remy Charlip) Something Wicked this Way Comes (1962 novel, Ray Bradbury) Tuiti and R2D2 at Dakin Animal Shelter Links: Join the Turtlebun Discord:⁠ https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz⁠ Support our work on Patreon:⁠ https://www.patreon.com/turtlebun⁠  Buy our games:⁠ https://turtlebun.com/⁠  Credits: Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost:⁠ https://www.ipaghost.com/⁠ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado:⁠ https://robabrazado.com/⁠ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun Bluesky:⁠ https://bsky.app/profile/turtlebun.com

This week, we talk about the unpredictable mechanical swings that can happen between different versions of a game. Small tweaks to mechanics can trigger a cascade of unintended effects, causing the game design pendulum to swing from too many choices to too few and back again. We talk through examples of how we've managed these swings in Escape from Wonderland, and discuss our ongoing efforts to find the right balance. Links: Join the Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz Support our work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/turtlebun  Buy our games: https://turtlebun.com/  Credits: Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/turtlebun.com

We're introducing a new dynamic to our latest roleplaying game! You all came to this amusement park as friends, but one of you started serving the park's demonic forces. And things are about to get mean. How can characters become enemies while players remain friends? When the rules ask you to clash with you peers, care and consideration needs to be given to keeping the antagonism fun. Links: Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz Support Design Doc monthly on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/turtlebun  Where to buy our games: https://turtlebun.com/  Credits: Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/turtlebun.com

Author Lee Upton joined Leah to talk about her newest book Wrongful, available for pre-order now for May 1 delivery, and about how she became a bunny person. PSA: Bunnies are exotic pets and not responsible Easter presents. Stick to chocolate and toy bunnies today! Where was the podcast? Leah had emergency gall bladder surgery which meant hitting eject from her life for about a month. So happy to be back on the mic and to welcome back engineer-extraordinaire Rob Abrazado.   Keep up with Lee online Wrongful is available for pre-order now and releases May 1, 2025: https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/wrongful/ Lee's website: https://www.leeupton.com/ Show Notes Sagging Meniscus Press: https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/ Tabitha, Get Up: https://bookshop.org/p/books/tabitha-get-up-lee-upton/21257767 Kate Racculia: https://www.kateracculia.com/ Agatha Christie: https://www.agathachristie.com/ The Withers (coming in 2026 from Regal House Publishing): https://regalhousepublishing.com/forthcoming-publications/ Book & Puppet Co.: https://www.bookandpuppet.com/ Ghostlit: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ghostlit-poems/121f3a980b2b881e On the Rocks: https://www.theodoraziolkowski.com/books Asterism: https://asterismbooks.com/ I Am a Bunny: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-am-a-bunny-ole-risom/8547916 Michael Sowa: https://michaelsowa-art.de/ Esterhazy: The Rabbit Prince: https://www.amazon.com/Esterhazy-Rabbit-Prince-Irene-Dische/dp/0152009213 Instant Relief Therapy: https://www.wikiart.org/en/michael-sowa/instant-relief-therapy Bunny by Mona Awad: https://bookshop.org/p/books/bunny-mona-awad/12087549 Alice in Wonderland: https://bookshop.org/p/books/alice-in-wonderland-illustrated-lewis-carroll/7841425 Rabbit, Run (the first book in John Updike's Rabbit series): https://bookshop.org/p/books/rabbit-run-john-updike/11076364 The Velveteen Rabbit: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-velveteen-rabbit-margery-williams-bianco/19005883 Donnie Darko: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/ Harvey: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042546/ Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (the first book of the Bunnicula series): https://bookshop.org/p/books/bunnicula-a-rabbit-tale-of-mystery-deborah-howe/286233 Bunnicula (TV series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5444412/ Watership Down: https://bookshop.org/p/books/watership-down-richard-adams/286191 The House Rabbit Society: https://houserabbit.org/ POP Cats: https://popcats.co/   Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Hannah had to get a full time office job. Since then, finding the time and energy for creative work has been an uphill battle. In this episode, Hannah sits down with close friend and fellow game designer Joshua A.C. Newman to talk about life, art, and staying true to your values in trying times. Support Joshua's work! https://www.patreon.com/joshua https://www.patreon.com/PunkPedagogy Links: Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/turtlebun  Website: https://turtlebun.com/  Credits: Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/turtlebun.com

Hannah and Evan discuss Wonderland's first four-player playtest. When a playtest goes wrong, it can be tricky to diagnose the cause. How much is due to the rules, and what's connected to the more subtle influence of mood and flow? Links: Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Website: turtlebun.com Credits: Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/turtlebun.com

Slow and steady wins the race... but does it work in a one-session RPG? From what we've seen in Escape from Wonderland, not quite. In this episode, we discuss pacing in roleplaying games: from the moment players arrive at the table to leaving everyone feeling satisfied with the story's twists and turns. We dig into the challenge of building uncanny horror—where a slow burn creates the best dread—and whether it's possible to communicate that in a single sitting. Mentioned in this episode: Visioneers (2008 film) Links/Credits: Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Website: turtlebun.com Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/turtlebun.com

Detroit-based Brandon Klein sat down with Leah to talk about his love of interviewing - AKA non-fiction storytelling. Brandon has been a meditation coach, lived "van life" in the national parks, and is the creator and host of Humanize the Human Eyes. Keep up with Brandon on YouTube and Instagram https://www.youtube.com/@brandonmklein/videos https://www.instagram.com/brand0nklein/ Show Notes https://www.descript.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanseisen/ https://goodnightoscar.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_gGwOlIb9k https://blackwing602.com/collections/pencils https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/lucas-balisong-knives/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression Fact check: It was Jack Paar and not Dick Cavett that hosted Oscar Levant, sorry for so confidently talking about the wrong late night host. Second fact check: Rob Abrazado will return to editing the podcast on the next episode. The last few weeks have been rough in the Jones house, but I recently closed on a condo sale and have returned to the land of the living.

Sometimes a secret is worth more than gold. But how do you make concrete rules for something intangible? Hannah and Evan talk about the secrets of Wonderland and what to do when the rules are out of step with the story. Links/Credits: Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Website: turtlebun.com Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun We're now on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/turtlebun.com

Even when things are going wrong for your characters, you as a player might feel rewarded by narrative twists and turns. In this episode, Hannah and Evan discuss the ways that games can reward both players and characters, and do some live game design about claw machine prizes... Links/Credits: Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Website: turtlebun.com Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

Episode Notes Welcome, Junior Wizards, to Episode 200! Join Jeff and Aaron for a very special episode, as they create the greatest hero in Fantasy's history. For Sean. This episode was mixed and edited by Rob Abrazado. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

When people decide what art is worth looking at, they look for the very best. In a world that demands creative endeavors be perfect, how do we find the confidence to make and share our own art? Episode mentions: Olga Smirnova / Dutch National Ballet: https://www.operaballet.nl/en/dancers/olga-smirnova Toki Pona: https://tokipona.org/ A Mathematician's Lament by Paul Lockhart (essay): https://worrydream.com/refs/Lockhart_2002_-_A_Mathematician's_Lament.pdf The Jewish Wedding by Jovan Obican (lithograph): https://rogallery.com/artists/jovan-obican/jewish-wedding-2/ Links/Credits: Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Website: turtlebun.com Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

Is playtesting more of a science, or more art? How prepared should you be for a playtest if you're testing rules that might change on the fly, never to be seen again? In this episode we talk about playtesting our newest game, Escape from Wonderland, and how that went! Links/Credits: Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Website: turtlebun.com Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

Curtis Smith, author of Deaf Heaven (available May 2025) and The Lost and The Blind, is a professor who loves 70s Hollywood. Leah and Curt talk about his new book, favorite movies and directors. Build your own 70s To Watch list from this episode. Leah is still collecting voice memos for the best of 2024 episode slated for January 12th. There's still time to send in a 1-5 minute clip highlighting some of the things you found and loved in 2024. Follow Curtis online Short stories collections: https://www.press53.com/curtis-smith Curtis on Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/contributors/curtis-smith-4ddf66b4-7838-4c5b-a813-010b2772f1a7 Deaf Heaven: https://bookshop.org/p/books/deaf-heaven-curtis-smith/22029558?ean=9781960018786 The Magpie's Return: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-magpie-s-return-curtis-smith/17051877?ean=9781947041615 The Lost and the Blind: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lost-and-the-blind-curtis-smith/19735398?ean=9781955062619 Show Notes Jen Michalski: https://bookshop.org/contributors/jen-michalski JMWW: https://jmwwblog.wordpress.com/ Ben Tanzer: https://www.tanzerben.com/ This Podcast Will Change Your Life: https://tbwcylinc.libsyn.com/ Flannery O'Conner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannery_O%27Connor The Graduate: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/ The Twilight Zone: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/ Vivian Maier: https://www.vivianmaier.com/ Mary Ellen Mark: https://www.maryellenmark.com/ The Center for Creative Leadership: https://www.ccl.org/ Running Wild Press: https://runningwildpublishing.com/ To Sir, with Love: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/ The Godfather: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/ The Conversation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/ Dog Day Afternoon: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072890/ Nashville: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073440/ Robert Altman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000265/ McCabe & Mrs. Miller: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067411/ The Long Goodbye: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070334/ Francis Ford Coppola: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000338/ Apocalypse Now: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078788/ Martin Scorsese: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/ Mean Streets: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070379/ Taxi Driver: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/ Raging Bull: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081398/ Brian De Palma: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000361/ Blow Out: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082085/ Sisters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070698/ Terrence Malick: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000517/ Days of Heaven: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077405/ Badlands: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069762/ The Candidate: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068334/ Robert Redford: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000602/ The Parallax View: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071970/ Warren Beatty: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000886/ John Cassavetes: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001023/ A Woman Under the Influence: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072417/ Regal Unlimited: https://www.regmovies.com/unlimited The Substance: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714/ Demi Moore: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000193/ The Exorcist: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/ Gene Hackman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000432/ Dustin Hoffman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163/ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/ Three Days of the Condor: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073802/ Shampoo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073692/ Reds: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082979/ Faye Dunaway: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001159/ Robert De Niro: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000134/ Al Pacino: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000199/ Woody Allen: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/ John Travolta: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000237/ Urban Cowboy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081696/ Tree of Life: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/ Gosford Park: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280707/ The Player: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105151/ Megalopolis: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10128846/ 2001: A Space Odyssey: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/ Lawrence of Arabia: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/ RRR: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8178634/ The Jungle Book: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061852/ Bonnie and Clyde: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061418/ Bette Midler: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000541/ Ruthless People: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091877/  Poltergeist: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/ The Wizard of Oz: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/ "The War of the Worlds" radio broadcast: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama) Goodfellas: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099685/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Our newest game, Escape from Wonderland, began as a hack of Questlandia. But what happens when the mechanics of an old game don't work with the story you want to tell? In this episode we talk about hacking games to do what we want them to do. Links: Support Design Doc on Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Find our games at: turtlebun.com Credits: Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc

Jeph Wilkinson, host of Big Campaign Podcast, loves table top role playing games (AKA TTRPGs) and joined Leah to talk about how he found Dungeons & Dragon, the joy of running TTRPGs campaigns with friends, and storytelling. Jeph is an independent podcaster! Follow Jeph online The World of Big Campaign Stories: https://www.bigcampaign.com/ Big Campaign Podcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/big_campaign_stories Big Campaign Podcast on X: https://x.com/BigCampaignPod Big Campaign Podcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/big_campaign_podcast Show Notes Upper Middlebrow: https://uppermiddlebrow.com/ Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson: https://bookshop.org/p/books/snow-crash-neal-stephenson/7327954?ean=9780553380958 Dungeons & Dragons: https://dndstore.wizards.com/ Dune by Frank Herbert: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dune-frank-herbert/7502701?ean=9780441172719 Vampire: the Masquerade: https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/world-of-darkness/discover-world-of-darkness/vampire-the-masquerade The Golden Bachelorette: https://abc.com/show/4175a1c6-1594-4c90-9895-02008e6f0550 Żubrówka Bison Grass Vodka: https://zubrowka-vodka.com/ Epic Level Handbook: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Level_Handbook Finding Favorites "Chris Bagg loves Table Top Roleplaying Games": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/chris-bagg-dnd-ttrpg/ Newcomers: https://headgum.com/newcomers Pathfinder: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Wizards of the Coast: https://company.wizards.com/ High and Mighty: https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty Magic: The Gathering: https://magic.wizards.com/ Clash of Krits: https://linktr.ee/clashofkrits Rainbow Dice Club: https://linktr.ee/rainbowdiceclub How Did This Get Made?: https://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/ Doughboys: https://headgum.com/doughboys Armchair Expert: https://armchairexpertpod.com/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Episode Notes Welcome, Junior Wizards! In this episode, join us as we create the ore refining city of Smeltings and learn of the local hero, Mr. Buddy Barkles! Compass Stone, for when you need to find your way. This episode was mixed and edited by Rob Abrazado. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We often ask ourselves, "Do we need a mechanic for that?" In our newest game, Escape from Wonderland, we want to encourage players to travel across a haunted amusement park. How can the rules create meaningful choices about the places they should and shouldn't go? And when is it better to lose that choice, and end up somewhere randomized or predetermined? Join us as we navigate these questions and arrive in unexpected places! Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

We're taking a week off to recharge! We'll see you back in two weeks with a new episode of Design Doc. Rest easy. Sincerely, Hannah and Evan Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

Rabbi Michael Zedek, the rabbi emeritus of Emanuel Congregation in Chicago, joined Leah for a very fun and meandering conversation about lots of his favorite things. His book, Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Spirituality, is going into a second printing and he's available for all of your events - Jewish or not, in person or virtual, to discuss the book. As a congregant of 20 years, Leah used the podcast to get the full stories of how Rabbi Zedek became a rabbi (where are you Elijah from Syracuse?), how he met his wife Karen, and how he came to Emanuel after retiring from the pulpit once already. Keep up with Rabbi Zedek online Taking Miracles Seriously: A Journey to Everyday Spirituality RabbiMichaelZedek.com Show Notes "The Day I Read a Book" by Jimmy Durante: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PweWTvZVKk  I and Thou by Martin Buber: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-and-thou-martin-buber/52758?ean=9780684717258 Emanuel Congregation: https://www.emanuelcong.org/ Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis (PARR): https://www.parrabbis.org/ National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis (NAORRR): https://naorrr.com/ Religion on the Line website: https://religionontheline.com/ Religion on the Line podcast: https://sites.libsyn.com/414662 High and Mighty with John Gabrus: https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty When Harry Met Sally...: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Harry_Met_Sally… The Godfather: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather Casablanca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film)  Ein Gedi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Gedi Ibex and shofar  Rovos Rail: https://rovos.com/ Young Presidents' Organization: https://www.ypo.org/ Helen Suzman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Suzman Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies: https://www.schusterman.org/ Brown Lighthouse Tel Aviv: https://brownhotels.com/lighthouse Abraham Joshua Heschel: https://bookshop.org/contributors/abraham-joshua-heschel-9a2a2d93-0aa6-43c8-b4df-b0b18533fce5 Hebrew Union College (HUC): https://huc.edu/ Interfaith Park: https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/interfaith-park Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Ashlie, host of Advice from The Cheerbrarian, LOVES books and loves to prescribe books to friends, listeners and strangers based on a few questions. We talk about breaking up with your phone, the benefits of parallel reading multiple books at the same time, and book discovery. Keep up with Ashlie online Advice from the Cheerbrarian: https://open.spotify.com/show/77y9HmJHzKhZZ8wyspnCqb Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/ardaigle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheerbrarian/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cheerbrarian TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cheerbrarian Advice from the Cheerbrarian website: https://www.cheerbrarian.com/ Unrequired Reading: https://www.cheerbrarian.com/unrequired-reading Show Notes Star Trek: The Next Generation: https://www.startrek.com/series/star-trek-the-next-generation Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "Your Brain is a Dirty Dirty Liar (Your Brain Part 1)": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Your-Brain-is-a-Dirty-Dirty-Liar-Your-Brain---Part-1-e2gle2k My Stroke of Insight by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "YOU'RE REJECTED. Now what?": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/YOURE-REJECTED--Now-what-e2if0cq The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Gallup Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "The Power of Yes (Part 1)": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/The-Power-of-Yes-Part-1---Say-Yes-to-Being-the-Best-at-Being-the-Worst-e2pm271 Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder: https://littlehousebooks.com/ Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery: The Cat Who... series by Lilian Jackson Braun: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?11710 Stuart Little by E.B. White Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1984 by George Orwell Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/ The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Beartown by Fredrik Backman: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman The Power of Fun by Catherine Price Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris 10% Happier by Dan Harris How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Price The Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman: https://www.goodreads.com/series/299267-thursday-murder-club Murder, She Wrote on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrote Dublin Murder Squad series by Tana French: https://www.goodreads.com/series/51639-dublin-murder-squad Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: https://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit In the Woods by Tana French: https://bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-woods-tana-french/11716028?ean=9780143113492 Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde: https://www.goodreads.com/series/43680-thursday-next Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Yes Please by Amy Poehler The Wreckage of My Presence: Essays by Casey Rose Wilson Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer Finding Favorites - "Paul Scheer loves the L.A. Clippers": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/paul-scheer-hdtgm-la-clippers/ Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck Craft Sequence series by Max Gladstone: https://www.goodreads.com/series/91029-craft-sequence Finding Favorites bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/FindingFavoritesPodcast House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Good Morning America Book Club: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/bookclub Happiness Falls by Angie Kim: Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "Cheerbrarian Presents - Author Angie Kim": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Cheerbrarian-Presents---Author-Angie-Kim-e2jbg6p Reese's Book Club: https://reesesbookclub.com/ Advice from the Cheerbrarian - "Six Tips to (try to) Read More Books": https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ardaigle/episodes/Six-Tips-to-try-to-Read-More-Books-e2jto9s Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

We recently realized that we've drifted apart not just from our games community, but from our community at large. Now, in a world where the future feels uncertain and dire, we're asking ourselves: how do we reconnect? Escape from Wonderland has just one week left on Kickstarter. You can read more and back the project here. Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc on Patreon: Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

Nancy House-Bluhm, author of Whispers for Terra and The Nickel Loop, loves clear communication. The midwesterner spent 25 years in Colorado before returning to Michigan. She talks with Leah about communication skills, trains and The Artist's Way. Keep up with Nancy online Whispers for Terra The Nickel Loop Nancy's website Nancy's email Instagram @jnbpine Nancy on Facebook Tik Tok @nancyhouserbluhmauthor Show Notes Hotel Denver (now Hotel Maxwell Anderson) in Glenwood Springs, CO: https://maxwellandersonhotel.com/ Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum: https://www.durangotrain.com/ Beforeigners: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8332130/ How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie: https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people-dale-carnegie/7496534?ean=9780671027032 Brené Brown: https://brenebrown.com/ Phatic communication: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phatic_expression The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-artist-s-way-30th-anniversary-edition-julia-cameron/6665657?ean=9780143129257 Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard: https://bookshop.org/p/books/finding-the-mother-tree-discovering-the-wisdom-of-the-forest-suzanne-simard/17806466?ean=9780525565994 Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's Orphans' Project: https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/projects/orphans Finding Favorites episode "Author Joan Schweighardt loves serendipity": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/joan-schweighardt-serendipity/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

The Kickstarter for Escape from Wonderland is LIVE! Support the game here! How do you know when a game is ready for Kickstarter? How far along should it be before bringing it to the world? In this episode, we talk about the delicate balance of presentation—slick, but not *too* slick; done, but not *too* done. We explored how crowdfunding has changed for small creators now that big, well-resourced companies are bringing their games to Kickstarter too. When faced with a rising standard of "doneness," should we try to match them, or pave our own scrappy way? Mentioned in this episode: Yes, L'Oreal did do a Kickstarter (we're not linking to it). Double Fine's adventure game Kickstarter (for the game that would eventually be called Broken Age). Czech Dream documentary. Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc on Patreon: Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

Episode Notes Welcome, Junior Wizards! It is nearly time for Halloween, Dear Junior Wizard! Do you feel that horrifying chill in the air? Do you hear the crunch of leaves beneath your feet? Yes, that can only mean it is time for another installment of All My Spooky Children! Join us as we craft the myth of Soot, Ash, and the town of Sidestream. We promise nothing goes wrong. EdiThis episode was mixed and edited by Rob Abrazado. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Elana Silber is the CEO of Sharsheret, the Jewish breast and ovarian cancer organization that Leah supports, and totally obsessed with Orangetheory. Nothing interrupts her daily workouts and she might get you Orange-curious by the end of the episode. Elana has dedicated her career to supporting people with breast and ovarian cancers through her work at Sharsheret. We talk a lot about what you should be doing to understand your breast cancer risks and specifically about how this organization helps people in the US and Israel. Host Leah Jones was honored by Sharsheret in May 2024. Here is her speech. Leah will be giving a d'var torah at Emanuel Congregation on October 25, 2024 for Pink Shabbat at 6:30pm Keep up with Elana and Sharsheret Sharsheret Sharsheret toll-free phone number: 866-474-2774 Sharsheret on Instagram Sharsheret on Facebook Show Notes Orangetheory Fitness Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

The first conversation we've had about cover design in games! We discuss how book covers are often the first thing people see of our games, how a well-designed cover can stick in someone's memory, and how a great cover isn't just about first impressions—it can make you want to pick up a book again and again. And a special thanks to our editor, Rob, for letting us know that yes, Scholastic Book Fairs do still exist. Link here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com Covers mentioned: The Martian Chronicles (Link to cover, art by Michael Whelan) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Link) The Golden Compass (Link to cover, art by Eric Rohmann) Our covers mentioned, all by Evan Rowland: Questlandia original edition Questlandia second edition Noirlandia Mud: A Golem Memoir Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

Theresa Goodrich, aka The Local Tourist, has always loved to write. After she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided not to let anything stop her from writing fiction and she has written FIVE mysteries featuring travel writer Alex Paige. Theresa is one of the first people I met on Twitter and this was a great chance to catch up with each other. Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, both new episodes will feature interviews with a heavy focus on breast cancer. Please, shedule your mammogram, colonoscopy, and dermatology screenings. Early detection really does save lives. Keep up with Theresa online Theresa's Books: https://theresasbooks.com/ Peril on the Peninsula (free e-book): https://theresasbooks.com/products/peril-on-the-peninsula The Local Tourist: https://thelocaltourist.com/ Show Notes The Two Lane Gems series: https://twolanegems.com/ Living Landmarks of Chicago: https://livinglandmarksofchicago.com/ Planning Your Perfect Road Trip: https://theresasbooks.com/products/planning-your-perfect-road-trip Show Me Shipshewana: https://theresasbooks.com/products/show-me-shipshewana Midwest Road Trip Adventures: https://theresasbooks.com/products/midwest-road-trip-adventures Midwest State Park Adventures: https://theresasbooks.com/products/midwest-state-park-adventures Alex Paige travel mystery series: https://theresasbooks.com/products/alex-paige-travel-mysteries-bundle Keith Lee on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keith_lee125 G.P. Gottlieb: https://www.gpgottlieb.com/ "Kathy Giorgio loves Writing": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/kathie-giorgio-loves-writing/ NaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/ St. Clare: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_of_Assisi The Enneagram: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/ CliftonStrengths: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/253676/how-cliftonstrengths-works.aspx Amy Güth: https://www.amyguth.com/ Rovos Rail: https://rovos.com/ De Beers: https://www.debeers.com/en-us/home The Rhodes Scholarship: https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/the-rhodes-scholarship/ Book Brush: https://bookbrush.com/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

One of the hardest lessons in game design is coming to terms with the fact that many of our favorite ideas will remain unrealized. In this episode, we explore the games we may never complete, our lingering dream of bringing them to life, and how accepting their incompleteness might help us face the reality of death. Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

Summer hiatus is over with a banger of an episode! Abbas Jaffary, a mathematician and roller derby referee, joined Leah to talk about The Chicago Knockouts Roller Derby League and his love of math. Leah and Abbas also share a love of How Did This Get Made, the podcast that brings all people together. Follow Abbas online Mathematics for Misfits: https://linktr.ee/mathematicsformisfits Accessible Mathematics:https://www.accessiblemath.info/  Chicago Knockouts and  Chicago Knockouts on Tik Tok. Show Notes How Did This Get Made?: https://hdtgm.com/ Live Lit: https://bookriot.com/what-is-live-lit-and-how-can-i-read-it/ Dinosaur: https://www.paulscheer.com/dinosaur Rock 'N' America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_%27N%27_America Chicago Shred Union on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicagoshred/ Chicago Outfit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicagooutfit/ The Crimson Vixen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_thecrimsonvixen_/ SteMartaen: https://stemartaen.com/ Plant-Based Skate on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedskate/ The Village of Homewood: https://www.village.homewood.il.us/ RollerCon: https://rollercon.com/ Improv Olympic (IO): https://ioimprov.com/ CFA Institute: https://www.cfainstitute.org/ College of DuPage: https://www.cod.edu/ Hyperspace by Michio Kaku: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hyperspace-a-scientific-odyssey-through-parallel-universes-time-warps-and-the-10th-dimens-ion-michio-kaku/8648999?ean=9780385477055 University of Illinois Chicago (UIC): https://www.uic.edu/ Georg Cantor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Cantor The p-adic numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-adic_number P-adic Numbers: An Introduction by Fernando Q. Gouvêa: https://bookshop.org/p/books/p-adic-numbers-an-introduction-fernando-q-gouvea/14521230?ean=9783030472948 P-adic Numbers, p-adic Analysis, and Zeta-Functions by Neal Koblitz: https://bookshop.org/p/books/p-adic-numbers-p-adic-analysis-and-zeta-functions-neal-koblitz/8668219?ean=9780387960173 Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center: https://www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/ Dr. Louis H. Kauffman: https://homepages.math.uic.edu/~kauffman/ Edward Witten: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Witten Qiskit: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit PsiQuantum: https://www.psiquantum.com/ MathJax: https://www.mathjax.org/ MathML: https://www.w3.org/Math/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Evan and Hannah try playing their new game with a very rough draft of the rules, in a cross between a playtest and design session. New ideas and new questions abound as they explore uncharted territory. To follow along with the design, Questlandia character sheets and reference rules can be downloaded for free here: https://turtlebun.com/pages/downloads Questlandia can be purchased here: https://turtlebun.itch.io/questlandia-second-edition https://turtlebun.com/products/questlandia Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

We're joined by public historian and musical improviser Alanna Shaffer to discuss real-world amusement park horror and Dippin' Dots scams at Dorney Park. Alanna shares thoughts about story vs plot, new character drives, and everyone's personal breaking point after a day with no water. To see Alanna and Thank You, Places in person, check out their monthly improvised musical every last Thursday of the month at Tavern on Camac! Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a one-time tip: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord (we chat about Design Doc here!): https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

We continue our design of a creepy amusement park game, starting with the question, "What does bad behavior look like in an amusement park?" In this episode, we begin with a lot of questions, and end with a roadmap to a first playtest that includes character weaknesses, theme park-related goals, and an unreliable park map filled with skulls and crossbones. To follow along with the design, Questlandia character sheets and reference rules can be downloaded for free here: https://turtlebun.com/pages/downloads Questlandia can be purchased here: https://turtlebun.itch.io/questlandia-second-edition https://turtlebun.com/products/questlandia Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Support Design Doc with a one-time tip: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

How can you use simple rules to create a complex setting? In the second part of this live design series, Hannah  and Evan take a swing at world and character mechanics. To create a spooky, surreal environment, they're forced to come up with new ways to approach worldbuilding and character design. Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Support Design Doc with a one-time tip: https://ko-fi.com/designdoc Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

What makes a game hack manageable in scope and size? Hannah and Evan delve back into game design to create a creepy amusement park Questlandia hack on the fly. They begin by brainstorming moods, moments, mechanics, and materials for a spoooooky game. From doppelgangers to malevolent crowds to corn dogs, they end with a wealth of ideas for the next design session. Links/Credits: Website: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Design Doc intro/outro theme by ipaghost: https://www.ipaghost.com/ Episode edited by Rob Abrazado: https://robabrazado.com/ Get in touch: Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Turtlebun Discord: https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz instagram.com/turtleandbun

Chuck Gay, a musician, writer and actor, joins Leah to introduce her to Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. Chuck can be seen in Elvis of the Yukon (as Elvis) written by guest Pam Mandel and produced by Amy Guth. Keep up with Chuck online Instagram @charlespgay Facebook @chuckgaymusic ChuckGayMusic.com Show Notes Elvis of the Yukon: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30797208/ Buck Owens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens The Buckaroos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buckaroos Hee Haw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hee_Haw Carnegie Hall Concert: https://open.spotify.com/album/37k1QgDqGNemtteDpQ2jcU Don Rich: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Rich Buck Owens and Don Rich singing "Tiger by the Tail": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u63NdYPMxrw Dwight Yoakam: https://www.dwightyoakam.com/ "Streets of Bakersfield" performed by Dwight Yoakam with Buck Owens: https://open.spotify.com/track/7bKqtOF02nEDUImWZqq5nH Bumbershoot music festival: https://bumbershoot.com/ Buck Owens performs "The Streets of Laredo" live at Carnegie Hall (1966): https://open.spotify.com/track/0MjHswdGtDI1msQ49fWDYa John Prine: https://www.johnprine.com/ "I've got a Tiger by the Tail": https://open.spotify.com/track/464fUpkgSEPH1onUGoW8Kt "Love's Gonna Live Here": https://open.spotify.com/track/722NCABmmKoHNQaX2VHoX3 "Together Again": https://open.spotify.com/track/5uGMzzZW2XxHvSziwt9T3y "Cryin' Time": https://open.spotify.com/track/4UCCm4l4YTTeEYuaAzUdOs "Second Fiddle": https://open.spotify.com/track/3JO1cq3Ex5DbfQSnMf7Y3i An episode of The Buck Owens Ranch Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCy-9z6BXJc Buck Owens' Crystal Palace: https://www.buckowens.com/ Blackwing pencils: https://blackwing602.com/ Isernio's chicken breakfast sausage: https://isernio.com/product/chicken-breakfast/ Philadelphia jalapeño cream cheese: https://www.kraftheinz.com/philadelphia/products/00021000007325-spicy-jalapeno-cream-cheese-spread Frank's RedHot hot sauce: https://www.franksredhot.com/en-us/products/franks-redhot-original-cayenne-pepper-sauce Le Creuset cast-iron skillet: https://www.lecreuset.com/signature-skillet-10-1-4-in-chambray/20182026434001.html Heinz Simply ketchup: https://www.heinz.com/products/00013000626095-simply-tomato-ketchup-with-no-artificial-sweeteners Durango Bagel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dgo_bagel/ Dave's Way: A New Approach to Old-Fashioned Success: https://www.amazon.com/Daves-Way-Approach-Old-Fashioned-1991-09-01/dp/B019TLFO7Y Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Author and film maker Pam Mandel is here to convince us all to add an ebike to our garage for local errands and more freedom of movement. Her debut short film Elvis of the Yukon debuted in New York and has just been selected for the Seattle Film Festival. We will be visiting with her collaborators throughout the summer as we celebrate road trips. Keep up with Pam Mandel online Pam's Links Nerd's Eye View website and blog: https://www.nerdseyeview.com/ @nerdseyeview on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nerdseyeview @nerdseyeview on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerdseyeview Show Notes Amy Guth: https://www.amyguth.com/ The Same River Twice: A Memoir of Dirtbag Backpackers, Bomb Shelters, and Bad Travel: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-same-river-twice-a-memoir-of-dirtbag-backpackers-bomb-shelters-and-bad-travel-pam-mandel/14361463?ean=9781510760059 Potenza Productions: https://www.potenza-productions.com/ Elvis of the Yukon IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30797208/ Moustache Bikes: https://moustachebikes.com/us/en/ Jamelle Bouie: https://jamellebouie.net/ Divvy Bikes: https://divvybikes.com/ Citi Bike: https://citibikenyc.com/ Dandelion Bikes: https://www.dandelion.bike/ Gazelle Bikes: https://www.gazellebikes.com/en-us Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Scott Smith, aka Our Man In Chicago, returns to Finding Favorites to talk about the Mission Impossible movies - why he loves them, how he watches them and where to start with the series. Scott first joined Leah to talk about The West Wing. Keep up with Scott online Our Man in Chicago Instagram @ourmaninchicago The Frunchroom Facebook @thefrunchroom Show Notes  Regal Unlimited  The Mission: Impossible film series on Wikipedia  Get Smart on Wikipedia  OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies on Wikipedia Music Box Films: Music Box Films   Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop. Want to sponsor an episode or run ads on Finding Favorites? Email Leah

Blaise Miller, an actor/director/writer based in LA, joined Leah to talk about his new web series "Hi, Blaise Miller" and his love of sweatpants. "Hi, Blaise Miller" is a six episode series exploring life for actors in Hollywood today - the world of self tapes and self doubt. The series is distributed by Crafty and new episodes are available every Friday. Leah and Blaise have been friends for 20 years and are celebrating their birthday on March 23 - so we're celebrating with an early drop! Follow Blaise online Hi, Blaise Miller on YouTube Crafty Short Films 2Blazes.com @2blazes on Tik Tok Show Notes The Vacationeers on YouTube It's a Disaster on Peacock Chicago's Pizza Smashburger.com DMK Au Cheval Auntie Anne's Wetzel's Pretzels Fat Chris Chubbies Shorts Home Run Inn https://www.vons.com/ Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Author Joyce Miller joins Leah to talk about her new book Joe Harris, The Moon, her love of greyhounds and her love of dancing with dogs. Keep up with Joyce online Look! You're Dancing: A Memoir of Dogs, Dance and Devotion Joe Harris, The Moon JoyceAMiller.com Follow Joyce on Instagram @joyceamillerwriter Show Notes Joe Harris Greyhounds "rooing" Greyhounds Reach the Beach The Grapehound Wine Tour Greyhound zoomies Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Alabama based author Bradley Sides joined Leah to talk about his new collection Crocodile Tears Didn't Cause the Flood and his favorite band, The National. Keep up with Bradley online Crocodile Tears Didn't Cause the Flood Bradley Sides on Facebook Bradley's website: Bradley-Sides.com Show Notes Those Fantastic Lives by Bradley Sides LeVar Burton Reads Calhoun Community College Common Read  U.S. Space & Rocket Center One City, One Book The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui  Alabama Center for the Arts Gabriel García Márquez Big Fish by Daniel Wallace The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon: Karen Russell Kelly Link Rocket City Reading Fest at the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, AL Finding Favorites on bookshop.org The National Alligator Homecoming 2023 "Secret Meeting": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/secret-meeting "The Geese of Beverly Road": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/the-geese-of-beverly-road "Mr. November": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/mr-november Trouble Will Find Me: https://thenational.bandcamp.com/album/trouble-will-find-me "Sea of Love": https://thenational.bandcamp.com/track/sea-of-love A Conversation Between Matt Berninger and David Letterman Cherry Tree, The National fan club: https://www.americanmary.com/cherry-tree Soundtrack to Garden State: https://open.spotify.com/album/24mCiOTIF5Ob1uwluRFERv Patti Smith: https://www.pattismith.net Bartees Strange: https://www.barteesstrange.com/ "Paul Scheer loves the L.A. Clippers": https://findingfavorites.podbean.com/e/paul-scheer-hdtgm-la-clippers/ Tyler Childers: https://tylerchildersmusic.com/ "Universal Sound": https://soundcloud.com/tylerchilders/universal-sound "Universal Sound" art print on Soundwaves: https://soundwavesartfoundation.com/products/tyler-childers-universal-sound-originals Fleet Foxes: https://www.fleetfoxes.co/ Shore: https://fleetfoxes.bandcamp.com/album/shore My Morning Jacket: https://www.mymorningjacket.com/ Jason Isbell: https://www.jasonisbell.com/ Brandi Carlile: https://www.brandicarlile.com/ Weezer: https://weezer.com/ Soundwaves Art Foundation: https://soundwavesartfoundation.com/ Sewanee: https://new.sewanee.edu/ The Caverns: https://www.thecaverns.com/ Cave Jam: https://www.thecaverns.com/featured/cavejam Watchhouse: https://watchhouseband.com/ S-Town: https://stownpodcast.org/ How Did This Get Made?: https://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/ Doughboys: https://headgum.com/doughboys High and Mighty: https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty Nicole Byer: https://www.nicolebyerwastaken.com/ Rovos Rail: https://rovos.com/ Nailed It!: https://www.netflixreality.com/shows/nailed-it/ The String Cheese Incident: https://www.stringcheeseincident.com/ Red Rocks Amphitheatre: https://www.redrocksonline.com/ Jay Pritzker Pavilion: https://www.jaypritzkerpavilion.com/ The Pavilion at Ravinia: https://www.ravinia.org/Pavilion Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Ben Tanzer, a Chicago-based author and consultant, joined Leah to celebrate the launch of his new novel The Missing (available on March 21, 2024) and his love of the book The Basketball Diaries. This conversation is a trip down memory lane, because Leah and Ben have been friends for 15+ years. We briefly discuss the suicide of a mutual colleague. Follow Ben online The Missing release date March 21, 2024 The Missing book tour Ben Tanzer on Bookshop This Podcast Will Change Your Life TanzerBen.com twitter @BenTanzer Instagram @tanzerben/ Facebook @BenTanzer Show Notes Amy Güth Jen Michalski on Finding Favorites  The Missing on Kirkus Reviews This American Life: This American Life Exile in Bookville: Exile in Bookville Lee Matthew Goldberg: Lee Matthew Goldberg The Book Cellar: Book Cellar Finding Favorites bookshop.org shop: Finding Favorites bookshop page Michael Keren: Michael Keren When Words Count: When Words Count Retreat Elizabeth Splaine: Elizabeth Splaine The Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll Adam Lawrence Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty John Edgar Wideman Hendrick's Gin: https://www.hendricksgin.com/ Bombay Sapphire: https://www.bombaysapphire.com/us/en/ Tanqueray: https://www.tanqueray.com/en-us Death's Door: https://www.dancinggoat.com/deaths-door-gin Empress Gin: https://empressgin.com/ Alan Heathcock:https://alanheathcock.com/ Matilda: https://www.matilda-babyatlas.com/ David Masciotra: https://davidmasciotra.com/ Sunday Salon: https://sundaysalon-chicago.com/ P&T Knitwear: https://www.ptknitwear.com/ A Novel Idea: https://anovelideaphilly.com/ Village Well: https://villagewell.com/ Eric Spitznagel: https://www.ericspitznagel.com/ Megan Stielstra: https://www.meganstielstra.com/ Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Paul Scheer, an LA-based actor, writer, comedian, and podcaster, grew up in New York Knicks territory, but now loves the L.A. Clippers. He joined Leah to talk about his memoir Joyful Recollections of Trauma (available for pre-order now, shipping on May 21, 2024), picking the right sports team for your family, and the inherent drama of NBA basketball. Keep up with Paul Scheer online How Did This Get Made Unspooled The Friendzone on Twitch Follow Paul Scheer on Substack Pre-order Joyful Recollections of Trauma (and Paul will send you a postcard) @paulscheer on Instagram (Are you impressed by how calm, cool and collected I've been so far? Paul is one of the hosts of my favorite podcast and he's on MY podcast and that is very cool and I am not collected. I'm so uncollected, that I'm releasing this episode a week early! After the show notes, I'll link to a few episodes that include some links to related episodes of Finding Favorites). Show Notes “Hook” by Blues Traveler Hamilton Tour Miguel Cervantes on Saying Good-Bye to Hamilton After 2,013 Performances The Book of Mormon Tour  The Curse: The Colorful & Chaotic History of the LA Clippers by Mick Minas and Jim Lynam 30 for 30: 30 for 30 on ESPN HDTGM adjacent episodes of Finding Favorites Kevin Alves loves Letterkenny and Pirates - solid 20 minute tangent about the Halloween HDTGM in Chicago that I wore a 6 foot vinyl banner movie poster as a costume Pam Rose loves Jason Mantzoukas, HDTGM and very bad movies (Pam is a second opinion super star and friend from the HDTGM fan community) Poet Dan O'Brien loves British comedies (Dan is Jessica St. Claire's husband, fair warning - lots of cancer talk between the two of us) Matt Zoller Seitz and The Deadwood Bible Kevin T Porter loves Bruce Springsteen - Kevin's podcast Gilmore Guys was how I got to HDTGM Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com Support Finding Favorites by shopping for books by guests or recommended by guests on Bookshop.

Author Esther Goldenberg visits Finding Favorites to share her loves of pour painting and drumming (djembe, not snare). She's also celebrating the publication of her first novel The Scrolls of Deborah. The Scrolls of Deborah is available for pre-order and will ship on February 20, 2024. EstherGoldenberg.com Follow Esther on Facebook and Instagram   Show Notes Storahtelling This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide to Mind, Body, and Soul by Geneen Roth The Red Tent by Anita Diamant Cyanotype (blue sun printing) Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess: Nowhere Bookshop, Jenny Lawson's book store Kulu Sadira in Durango, Colorado Leah's Shabbat Shirah d'var torah based on Esther's comments about Miriam A few days after I published Kathie Giorgio's interview, her beloved husband Michael was hit by a car while walking to the bus and suffered a traumatic brain injury. I've been following along on Facebook and am praying for Michael's full and complete recovery. Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com  

Kathie Giorgio, a Wisconsin-based writer and founder of The All Writers Workshop, joined Leah to talk about her lifelong love of writing and her genre-agnostic publishing career. Kathie published her first short story as a teenager, her first book at 50, and will publish her 14th book in 2024. Content Warning: Kathie and Leah are both breast cancer survivors and discuss the illness, as well as bullying, death by suicide, and political violence throughout the episode.   Keep up with Kathie online KathieGiorgio.org Facebook @KathieGiorgioAuthor Twitter  @kathiegiorgio Instagram: Instagram @kathiegio1 Don't Let Me Keep You due for release October 3rd. Today's Moment of Happiness Despite the News: A Year of Spontaneous Essays Find Kathie on Bookshop.org Show Notes Hope Always Rises All Writers' Workplace & Workshop, LLC Maria Bamford's memoir Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere This Week's Moment of Happiness Despite the News, the blog the preceded the book Poet Kelly Cherry Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Brian Mazzaferri/I Fight Dragons The E Myth Revisited Oddities & Endings  Chicago Jewish Book Festival Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Got a question or want to suggest a guest? email Leah at FindingFavoritesPodcast@gmail.com  

Chuck Zagorski was declared the King of Christmas by his family and joined Leah to talk about his favorite holiday. Chuck listens to Christmas music all year, but limits his seven trees and 100+ nutcrackers to a window between November 1 and Three Kings Day. Email a 1-5 minute audio clip to Leah by December 25th to be included in the Best of 2023 show! What did you love in 2023? email your clip to findingfavoritespodcast@gmail.com Get news on new Christmas songs from Chuck on Facebook. November 1: First Official Day of Christmas Music   Show Links Add to Cart The Deep Dive Funko Pops  Polish Christmas Mushroom Soup Some of the music we cover Dee's Rock N Roll Christmas Tale A Very Special Christmas (all of the albums) Doris Day Frank Sinatra Kelly Clarkson Mariah Carey Winter Wonderland by Eurythmics  Christians and the Pagans by Dar Williams Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify.

Emily Drake, host of the podcast Who's Missing, loves a cozy game. Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, Cozy Cafe and more! We talk about parallel play, building relationships and so much more.   Email a 1-5 minute audio clip to Leah by December 25th to be included in the Best of 2023 show! What did you love in 2023? email your clip to findingfavoritespodcast@gmail.com Follow Emily online Instagram @emdrake Who's Missing Podcast Show Links Stardew Valley Cozy Grove Animal Crossing Triple Match 3D Merge Mansion Get Played episode "Now That's What I Call Video Game Music: Cozy Edition" Finding Favorites episode "Keidra Chaney loves #KPopDollstagram" The Deep Dive Doughboys How Did This Get Made Greens, Beans, Potatoes, Tomatoes Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Finding Favorites is edited and mixed by Rob Abrazado. Follow Finding Favorites on Instagram at @FindingFavsPod and leave a 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts, GoodPods or Spotify. Thank you to Chris and Jesse at Upper Middlebrow for the shoutout!

Evonne Marzouk returned to the podcast to celebrate the release of the paperback edition of her debut novel The Prophetess. We talk about the process of finding an audience, her lifelong love of writing, and processing difficult times through writing. We talk about donations for pre-orders, but her publisher has extended the donations through the end of the war, G-d willing, soon. Donations are being made to Leket. Keep up with Evonne online: Substack Evonne on Substack Instagram @heroinewhisperer Facebook @HeroineWhisperer Order The Prophetess in paperback EvonneMarzouk.com Uplifting People and Planet: Eighteen Essential Jewish Lessons on the Environment Special thank you to Rob Abrazado who joined the Finding Favorites team as an editor and sound mixer.

James is joined by Senda Linaugh, Phil Vecchione, Rob Abrazado, and Catherine Ramen to try and choose between a well paid soul-sucking day job and a financially unstable dream job. Pre-order my new book! Support Asians Represent! in the Ennies OSN Events at Gencon 2019

James is joined by Senda Linaugh, Phil Vecchione, Rob Abrazado, and Catherine Ramen to try and choose between a well paid soul-sucking day job and a financially unstable dream job. Pre-order my new book! Support Asians Represent! in the Ennies OSN Events at Gencon 2019

Episode Notes Game Closet by Taylor LaBresh are joining our network! Follow Taylor @LeviathanFiles on twitter and check out his games at RiverhouseGames.comThe Prompt Cards for A Space Between in NotionWe make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Abrazado, Rob Harvey, RefinedUrsine, Riverhouse Games, Troy Pichelman, Randy Lubin, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Chad Owen, Jimmy Rogers, Alice Tobin, Michael Bowman, Zoey Rich, Chris Newton, Shuffle Quest, Benj, paNik productions, Ancusohm, ITU Trash Crew, Barron Chugg, Jeff Stormer, Amr El-Azizi, Matthew Marquez, Mitch Moore, David Reynard, Lon Niedermayer, Tavern Tales, Evan Nyquist, Peter Van Batavia, Troy Carter, Will, athulus, Aaron Olson, Spencer Austin, Tanta Munthe, Greg Walters, Spenser Starke, and FinnIf you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollFind us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.com Please Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.If you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it. Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.com Music for the show is 'There It Is' by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Find out more at https://stop-hack-and-roll-podcast.pinecast.co

Episode Notes We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Abrazado, Rob Harvey, RefinedUrsine, Riverhouse Games, Troy Pichelman, Randy Lubin, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Chad Owen, Jimmy Rogers, Alice Tobin, Michael Bowman, Zoey Rich, Chris Newton, Shuffle Quest, Benj, paNik productions, Ancusohm, Corv Leary, ITU Trash Crew, Barron Chugg, Jeff Stormer, Amr El-Azizi, Matthew Marquez, Mitch Moore, David Reynard, Lon Niedermayer, Nora Blake, Tavern Tales, Evan Nyquist, Peter Van Batavia, Troy Carter, Will, athulus, Blake Ryan, Aaron Olson, Spencer Austin, and Tanta MuntheIf you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollFind us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.com Please Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.If you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it. Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.com Music for the show is 'There It Is' by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Find out more at https://stop-hack-and-roll-podcast.pinecast.co

Episode Notes In this episode Brandon and James finally talk about the roguelike game that they've been hinting about for a few episodes.Find us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.comEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Abrazado, Robert Kosek, Rob Harvey, Declan Chadbourne, Riverhouse Games, Troy Pichelman, Randy Lubin, Anthony Nomorosa, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Chad Owen, Jimmy Rogers, Alice Tobin, DaPhuulDood, Michael Bowman, Mike Fielding, Zoey Rich, Chris Newton, Shuffle Quest, Terminally Nerdy, Benj, paNik productions, Ancusohm, Corwin J. Leary, ITU Trash Crew, Barron Chugg, Jeff Stormer, Nick Punt, Amr El-Azizi, Matthew Marquez, Mitch Moore, David Reynard, Lon Niedermayer, Nora Blake, Tavern Tales, Evan Nyquist, Peter Van Batavia, and Troy Carter.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show is There It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)*Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License *

Today on She’s a Super Geek, Senda is joined by Aviv Or (@avivor) and Rob Abrazado (@flatvurm) to play the new Crystal Heart Savage World setting now on kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1036008825/crystal-heart-a-colourful-setting-for-savage-world?ref=c5h8uh)! Check out the quickstart we played here and don’t miss…

Our hosts Senda and Andi are joined by the best raccoons on the internet–Eric Farmer & Rob Abrazado–to play Crash Pandas by Grant Howitt. Join us as we play raccoons attempting to win an illegal street race in Los Angeles!  

Episode 56 - The Basic Basics and True Genre In this episode Brandon and James talk through Brandon’s proposed order for game design. Genre True Genre Basic Move Types Basic Moves Currencies Basic Moves GM Agenda Playbook List GM Principles Basic Moves Playbook Moves Basic Moves Playbook Fill-Ins Basic Moves Playtesting Basic Moves Currencies Playbooks (Crowdfunding) Playtesting Publication.Find us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.com Please Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Andrew Gross, Mitch Moore, Matthew Marquez, Christian Guanzon, Amr El-Azizi, Patrick Lindsey, Nick Punt, Jeff Stormer, Barron Chugg, Ryan Tunkel, Savannah Silverman, ITU Trash Crew, Corwin J. Leary, Ancusohm , paNik productions, Benj , Clay, Terminally Nerdy, Shuffle Quest, Chris Newton, Zoey Rich, Mike Fielding, Izzy Sanders, Michael Bowman, DaPhuulDood , Alice Tobin, Jimmy Rogers, Chad Owen, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Anthony Nomorosa, Randy Lubin, Troy Pichelman, Riverhouse Games, Declan Chadbourne, Rob Harvey, Robert Kosek, and Rob Abrazado. If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it. Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show is There It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) *Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License *

Episode 52 - Out Maneuvering In this episode James leads Brandon in a whirlwind tour the engagement mechanic of Evil Hat’s new Tachyon Squadron. The discussion leads to chats about Death Stars, robot fighters planes, and street level superheroes.Notes Check out Tachyon Squadron’s Kickstarter!Games mentions in this episode: ShinobigamiFind us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.com Please Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Clay, Terminally Nerdy, Nora Blake, Benj, Corwin J. Leary, Chris Newton, Riverhouse Games, ITU Trash Crew, Rob Harvey, DaPhuulDood, Anthony Nomorosa, Alice Tobin, Nick Punt, Rob Abrazado, Zoey Rich, Rael Rome, Declan Chadbourne, Patrick Lindsey, Chad Owen, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Randy Lubin, Mike Fielding, Savannah Silverman, Michael Bowman, Shuffle Quest, Ancusohm, Izzy Sanders, Barron Chugg, Robert Kosek, Ryan Tunkel, paNik productions, Jimmy Rogers, Jeff Stormer, Blake Ryan, Troy PichelmanIf you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it. Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show is There It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) *Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License *

Episode 51 - Temporary Permissions In this episode Brandon and James talk about compendium classes and how to get from here to there narrative permission style. StrangeWolf move by Erik Seguinte/@primefactorx01 https://obpr1cq0vuezftlfrnpayg-on.drv.tw/web/Strangewolf.htmlFind us both on twitter as @stophackandroll Find all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.com Email us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.com Please Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Clay, Terminally Nerdy, Nora Blake, Benj, Corwin J. Leary, Chris Newton, Riverhouse Games, ITU Trash Crew, Rob Harvey, DaPhuulDood, Anthony Nomorosa, Alice Tobin, Nick Punt, Rob Abrazado, Zoey Rich, Rael Rome, Declan Chadbourne, Kadakism, Chad Owen, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Randy Lubin, Mike Fielding, Savannah Silverman, Michael Bowman, Shuffle Quest, Ancusohm, Izzy Sanders, Barron Chugg, Robert Kosek, Ryan Tunkel, paNik productions, Jimmy Rogers, Jeff Stormer, Blake Ryan, Troy Pichelman If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it. Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show is There It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) *Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License *

Episode 50 - Stop, Shift, and Race In this episode Brandon and James celebrate their 50th episode and the end of their second year podcasting together. Following listener advice we revisit and work on an old game idea. This episode has a lot of energy so we let it run a little long. Notes Because we talk about it a lot here is the link to the Wikipedia page for 2003’s The Italian Job Games mentions in this episode: ReflectionsFlying CircusFind us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on at StopHackandRoll.comEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Chad Owen, Michael Bowman, Rob Harvey, Mike Fielding, Troy Pichelman, Savannah Silverman, Kadakism, Shuffle Quest, Riverhouse Games, Ryan Tunkel, Zoey Rich, Nora Blake, Barron Chugg, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Ancusohm, Corwin J. Leary, Declan Chadbourne, Rob Abrazado, Clay, Terminally Nerdy, Robert Kosek, Randy Lubin, Chris Newton, ITU Trash Crew, paNik productions, Rael Rome, Blake Ryan, Jimmy Rogers, Izzy Sanders, Da Phuul Dood, Alice Tobin, Benj, and Anthony NomorosaIf you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it. Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show is There It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

In this episode Brandon and James reach way back to Episode 9 to take a second look a tiny mouse themed wrestling game they designed. ResourcesThe Original Luchadoratón RulesGames mentions in this episode: Lasers and FeelingsMasks: A New GenerationBlades in the DarkWorld Wide WrestlingNoir World on TwitterFind us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Mike Fielding, Rob Harvey, Zoey Rich, Izzy Sanders, Da_Phuul_Dood, Vi Brower, Declan Chadbourne, Clay, Nora Blake, Chris Newton, Michael Bowman, Alice Tobin, Chad Owen, Blake Ryan, Anthony Nomorosa, Troy Pichelman, Shufflequest, Benj, Jimmy Rogers, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Riverhouse Games, Randy Lubin, Robert Kosek, and Rob Abrazado.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James are a little too hungry. They talk about bringing food to the table and using it mechanically during gaming sessions. Everything is covered from an Olive Garden larp to modules that double as recipes. Fair warning, they’re a little loopy in this one.NotesAt the end of the episode, Brandon goes on a prolonged bit about Hitchcock. He’s actually talking about the movie Hancock but didn’t notice till after. Find us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Mike Fielding, Rob Harvey, Zoey Rich, Izzy Sanders, Da_Phuul_Dood, Vi Brower, Declan Chadbourne, Clay/Terminally Nerdy, Nora Blake, Chris Newton, Michael Bowman, Alice Tobin, Chad Owen, Blake Ryan, Anthony Nomorosa, Troy Pichelman, Shuffle Quest, Jimmy Rogers, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Riverhouse Games, Randy Lubin, Robert Kosek, and Rob Abrazado.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James dive into The Wielder playbook that James has been working on. They work out some of the mechanics for the feature and talk a lot about how to turn research and theme into actual playbook.Find us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Vi Brower, Jimmy Rogers, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Zoey Rich, Anthony Nomorosa, Chad Owen, Riverhouse Games, Mike Fielding, Rob Harvey, Randy Lubin, Alice Tobin, Izzy Sanders, Robert Kosek, Declan Chadbourne, Da_Phuul_Dood, Troy Pichelman, Blake Ryan, Michael Bowman, Rob Abrazado, and Nora Blake.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James talk about using mechanics ripped from other games to track campaign plot threads.NotesBuy your copy of the Pasión de las Pasiones ashcanhere.Games mentions in this episode:HydrohackersUrban ShadowsBlades in the DarkMasks: A New GenerationFind us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Declan Chadbourne, Michael Bowman, Da_Phuul_Dood, Vi Brower, Alice Tobin, Chad Owen, Blake Ryan, Anthony Nomorosa, Troy Pichelman, Nora Blake, Jimmy Rogers, Ricahrd Kruetz-Landry, Riverhouse Games, Randy Lubin, Robert Kosek, Rob Abrazado, Rob Harvey.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James get down and dirty with the greasy mechanics of game design. Neither of them is afraid to pull on some coveralls, pop the hood of a game truck, and work on the engine. This metaphor has really gone about as far as we can take it. This one’s good and runs a little long. Enjoy.NotesThis is the last episode for the year. There will be no episode on the 26th.Stop Hack, and Roll will return on January 9th, 2018.Until then, we are running a game jam.Here are the Rules.Games mentions in this episode:Dungeons and DragonsFate CoreApocalypse WorldFind us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Harvey, Patrick, Anthony Nomorosa, Alice Tobin, Rob Abrazado, Robert Kosek, Blake Ryan, Riverhouse Games, Vi Brower, Chad Owen, Jimmy Rogers, Richard Kreutz-Landry, and Randy Lubin.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James talk how to run a playtest and how to turn playtest notes into productive game design using AGILE/scrum as a design methodology.NotesYou can buy the ashcan of Pasión de las Pasiones either...In print on theMagpie Games websiteor as a pdf onDriveThru RPG.For more Agile and game production check outEpisode 79 of The RPG Design PanelcastFind us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Abrazado, Robert Kosek, Niq Clark, Randy Lubin, Riverhouse Games, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Jimmy Rogers, Troy Pichelman, Anthony Nomorosa, Blake Ryan, Chad Owen, Declan Chadbourne, Vi Brower, and Rob HarveyIf you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode James asks Brandon some hard questions about where to start when writing a playbook for a Powered by the Apocalypse game, like Masks: A New Generation.NotesIf you’re coming to Metatopia let us know!James will be playing his ice hauler romance game and hosting a panel about Actual Play podcasts.Brandon will be there doing more playtesting and selling the ashcan of his game!Find us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Harvey, Vi Brower, Declan Chadbourne, Chad Owen, Blake Ryan, Anthony Nomorosa, Troy Pichelman, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Riverhouse Games, Randy Lubin, Niq Clark, Robert Kosek, and Rob Abrazado.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James lay all their football cards on the court. James lays out his ideas for a fantasy story game in the style of The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen that uses an actual fantasy football league as a mechanic.Games mentions in this episode:The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron MunchausenFind us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Harvey, Vi Brower, Declan Chadbourne, Chad Owen, Blake Ryan, Anthony Nomorosa, Ryan, Troy Pichelman, Richard Kreutz-Landry, Riverhouse Games, Randy Lubin, Niq Clark, Robert Kosek, Rob Abrazado.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James are joined by Elsbeth to sit down and play the Signal Light hack of Microscope that James wrote. In this episode they use Signal Light to create Protean City, home to the heroes of our new podcast Protean City Comics.NotesProtean City Comics is a weekly Mask: A New Generation AP podcast. Subscribe on iTunes or Google Play.ResourcesHereis a link to the Revised, post-playtest version of Signal Light.Find us both on twitter as @StopHackandRollFind Protean City on twitter as @ProteanCityFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Harvey, Declan Chadbourne, Vi Brower, Troy Pitchelman, Ryan, Anthony Nomorosa, Blake Ryan, Rob Abrazado, Robert Kosek, Niq Clark, Randy Lubin, and Riverhouse Games.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James reveal today’s special ingredient. It’s Special Ingredients! They chat about the Game Chef 2017 game jam and the games they did or did not submit to it. Starting with Game Chef and move on to talking about what a Stop, Hack, and Roll game jam would look like.Find us both on twitter as @stophackandrollFind all our episodes and links to some of the games we’ve been working on atEmail us at James or Brandon @ Stophackandroll.comPlease Rate and review our podcast on iTunes to help others find our show.We make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Rob Harvey, Stephen Mitchell, Declan Chadbourne, Vi Broweer, Blake Ryan, Anthony Nomorosa, Ryan, Troy Pichelman, Randy Lubin, Robert Kosek, Rob Abrazado, Riverhouse Games.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollIf you can’t support us financially, support our community by being part of it.Join our discord at tinyurl.com/shrdiscord or discord.stophackandroll.comMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James talk about the game Microscope by Ben Robbins and a few different hacks of the game they’ve considered writing. We low-key hype a new show we’re really seriously working on and make a lot of bad Inception jokes.NotesThis episode got a little weird. I’m sorry. It was a long week.ResourcesGames mentions in this episode:MicroscopeMicroscope ExplorerMicrosoft ExpanderMicrosoft ExploderMicrosoft ExplorerMicrosoft MapsMicrosoft WordTweet at us @StopHackandRoll or use #SHRpodFor more information about the podcast or either of the hosts check us out atStopHackandRoll.comWe make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like: Stephen Mitchell, Rob Harvey, Blake Ryan, Vi Brower, Declan Chadbourne, Anthony Nomorosa, Ryan, Troy Pichelman, Riverhouse Games, Randy Lubin, Niq Clark, Robert Kosek, Rob Abrazado.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out at Patreon.com/stophackandrollMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James follow up the previous episode by talking about James’s new mission: create a tv show creation game - tentatively called “CW The Show The Game”. They walk through the work James did in the last two weeks and develop the game even further.NotesWe can announce now that Brandon is going to be working withMagpie Gamesto produce an ashcan copy of his game: Pasión de las Pasiones. More news on this to come.Tweet at us @StopHackandRoll or use #SHRpodFor more information about the podcast or either of the hosts check us out atStopHackandRoll.comIf you want to support our show, joinDiscordcommunity for more game design conversations.If you want to support our show financially, we are onPatreonWe make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like Stephen Mitchell, Rob Harvey, Blake Ryan, Vi Brower, Declan Chadbourne, Ryan, Troy Pichelman, Riverhouse Games, Randy Lubin, Niq Clark, Robert Kosek, and Rob Abrazado.Music for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James talk about if we really need to have random number generators as a resolution mechanic. Could you replace dice with a live studio audience? James accidentally stumbles backwards into a table larp with an audience ratings mechanic.Games mentions in this episode:Apocalypse WorldDreadNumeneraTweet at us @StopHackandRoll or use #SHRpodFor more information about the podcast or either of the hosts check us out atStopHackandRoll.comEmailJames@StopHackandRoll.comorBrandon@StopHackandRoll.comJoin the discussion inour DiscordWe make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers likeStephen Mitchell, Rob Harvey, Declan Chadbourne, Riverhouse Games, Ryan, Troy Pichelman, Robert Kosek, Rob Abrazado, Blake Ryan, Vi Brower, and Niq Clark.If you’d like to help support this show and future shows check us out atPatreon.com/stophackandrollMusic for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James are joined by John Adamus of game editing, panel-talking, Noir World-creating fame. We’ve been meaning to come back around to talk about how to hack genre into a game system and the release of the Noir World Kickstarter seems as good a time as any. John walks us through his process and oh yeah this episode is almost 2 hours long.NotesFollow John Adamus on Twitter@Awesome_JohnFollow Noir World on Twitter@NoirWorldRPGBack the Noir World Kickstarter!Games mentions in this episode:Masks: A New GenerationNoir WorldTweet at us @StopHackandRoll or use #SHRpodFor more information about the podcast or either of the hosts check us out atStopHackandRoll.comWe make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers likeTroy Pichelman, Robert Kosek, Rob Abrazado, Stephen Mitchell, Rob Harvey, Evan Brower, Riverhouse Games, Declan Chadbourne, Blake Ryan, Ryan, Nic Clark.Music for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James make a lot of corny flashback jokes. They also talk about adding flashbacks, montages, and time leaps into your games. These common cinematic elements are often overlooked in tabletop games so Brandon and James explore how you could use them, either as a pure narrative device or as a game mechanic.Games mentions in this episode:Apocalypse WorldBlades in the DarkDungeons and DragonsDogs in the VineyardFate CoreMasks: A New GenerationMicroscope Night's Black AgentsOne Last JobReflectionsUndyingTweet at us @StopHackandRoll or use #SHRpodFor more information about the podcast or either of the hosts check us out atStopHackandRoll.comWe make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like: Rob Abrazado, Evan Brower, Declan Chadbourne, Riverhouse Games, Rob Harvey, Robert Kosek, Stephen Mitchell, Clark Nicholas, Troy Pichelman, and Ryan.Music for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode Brandon and James talk about dice mechanics and the narrative role mechanics play in a game. They also chat about talking with folks on the Discord and how they can talk about how the first couple weeks of the Stop, Hack, and Roll Patreon has gone. (Hint: Amazing!!)Games mentions in this episodeApocalypse WorldFate CoreNoir World on Twitter7th SeaEdge of the EmpireTweet at us @StopHackandRoll or use #SHRpodFor more information about the podcast or either of the hosts check us out at StopHackandRoll.comWe make this podcast with the support of Patreon backers like:Rob Harvey, Declan Chadbourne, Riverhouse Games, Troy Pichelman, Robert Kosek, and Rob Abrazado.Music for the show isThere It Is Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/