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014: Talking with The Angry GM Dec 01, 2015

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The Angry GM, also known as Scott, talks with Jim about his beginnings, his future, the current state of the industry, the impact of crowdfunding, and other tabletop subjects.

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The Angry GM

013: Talking with Emily Nov 24, 2015

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Emily is another half of the duo that hosts She's a Super Geek – a live play RPG podcast. Emily and Jim take some time to talk about how Emily got into tabletop, her first time as GM, character creation, and plenty more.

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She's a Super Geek
Emily on Twitter

012: Talking with PK Sullivan Nov 18, 2015

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PK Sullivan, a game designer and writer living in Chicago, takes the time to sit and talk with Jim about all things tabletop and game design.

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PK Sullivan's Blog and A Bit More Page

011: Talking with John Zinser Nov 10, 2015

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John Zinser, CEO of Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), takes the time to talk with Jim not only as CEO, but as an active member of the tabletop industry. Among many other topics, they talk through the sale of L5R, John's first experience with tabletop and his experiences with starting AEG. John also highlights some reasons the tabletop industry hosts some of the most devoted members.

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Alderac Entertainment Group
Fantasy Flight Games

010: Talking with Phil Vecchione Nov 03, 2015

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Phil Vecchione spends some time talking through all the great ways he has taken part in the world of tabletop. Phil and Jim cover how life and tabletop can balance, how Phil started contributing to the industry, and the evolution of GM styles.

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Gnome Stew
About Phil

009: Talking with Michael Oct 27, 2015

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Michael, from the RPG Academy, takes some time and gets into some deeper tabletop subjects with Jim. Covering everything from how they got started in tabletop, challenges of running a podcast, and how life can affect, or be affected by tabletop.

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RPG Academy

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2:05: Michael and Jim talk about the extraordinary coincidences that marked their first meeting.

9:10: Michael talks about what got him into podcasting and how he came to start the RPG Academy.

14:09: Michael talks about some of the challenges and failures of running a podcast.

24:25: Michael talks about playing in the L5r game and his thoughts on running serious drama in tabletop.

35:34: Jim starts the hard questions early and Micheal talks about his unique perspective of the hobby because of dramatic life events.

008: Talking with Mark Richardson Oct 20, 2015

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Mark sits down with Jim as they talk through his brand new game, Headspace, the art of Co-GMing, how Mark got into tabletop and game development.

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Green Hat Designs
Mark on Twitter

007: Talking with Chris Hussman Oct 13, 2015

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Chris, from the Fear the Boot podcast, takes some time to talk with Jim about gaming at conventions, evangelizing the hobby, and revisiting some notable past experiences.

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Fear the Boot, RPG Podcast
Table Tales

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3:14: Chris talks about the limits on topics of discussion within the world of RPGs.

12:20: Chris talks about how his likes and tastes have changed over the last 30 years of playing RPGs.

19:05: Chris and Jim talk about conventions and what it is like to run games at conventions for people outside of the GMs normal friend group.

25:25: Chris talks about the expansion of the hobby and what his term "evangelize the hobby" means.

36:24: Chris gives advice on how to spread the hobby of tabletop RPs to people that are not familiar with the hobby.

52:50: The hard questions begin.

57:00: Chris talks about what it was like to write RPG games and his failure to get his dream job.

006: Talking with Hamish Oct 06, 2015

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Hamish is a game designer from New Zealand. He sits down with Jim to talk about his game: The Sprawl. They also cover Hamish's love of action movies, the Tunnel of Love, what it takes to put out a game, what it takes to get into gaming, and many other tabletop topics.

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Hamish on Twitter
Ardens Ludere

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1:51: Hamish and Jim talk about their love of trading card games and what it was like trying to get into the hobby in New Zealand.

8:30: Hamish talks about getting into game design with a Fighting Fantasy heart breaker.

13:44: Hamish introduces a new term "Tunnel of Fun", a consensual form of railroading.

20:54: Hamish talks about his love of action movies and how that has influenced what he plays and how he designs games.

30:40: Hamish talks about some of the hardships and difficulties he faced while making The Sprawl.

41:09: Hamish talks about designing games out in the open and what he thinks of the concerns of people stealing designers ideas.

52:33: The hard questions begin.

005: Talking with James D'Amato Sep 29, 2015

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James D'Amato, the host and co-creator of the OneShot Podcast and the Campaign Podcast talks through a range of tabletop subjects with Jim. These two share their thoughts in designing an experience and system preferences, along with many more topics for all things tabletop.

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OneShot Podcast
Campaign Podcast
James on Twitter
James on Redditt

Show Notes
4:38: James talks about how he got into his final nerd frontier of tabletop game play in college.

10:04: James and Jim talking about the de-stigmatizing of the tabletop world and the impact of 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons.

14:33: James talks about his enforced obligation to try a bunch of role playing systems and what he looks for in a new system.

25:35: James and Jim bring out their old debate of Feng Shui vs Legend of the Five Rings.

40:20: James talks about creating a "safe space" for tabletop play and the Legend of the Five Rings game from One Shot.

55:46: The hard questions begin.

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