Episodes

• 2018

• Episode 235: BFF! and Gaming Parents

  Hosts: Jenn, Ross, Teri, Todd In this episode, we have Ross Cowman from Heart of the Deernicorn games and his mom Teri on to talk about their currently kickstarting game BFF! They discuss what it’s like to design with your … Continue reading →
  May 22, 2018

  67 min

• Episode 234: The Care and Nurturing of Small Cons

  Hosts: Joe, Kelly, Megan, Tim, Willow Recorded at Forge Midwest, Joe and Megan are joined by esteemed guests Tim Jensen and Willow Palecek, who put on Forge Midwest, and Kelly Vanda, who runs Minnloco, to talk about the ins and … Continue reading →
  May 15, 2018

  65 min

• Episode 233: Blurring the Boundary Between Serious and Lighthearted

  Hosts: Elizabeth, Todd We have on Elizabeth Chaipraditkul of Angry Hamster Publishing to talk about her new game, kickstarting now, Familiars of Terra, as well as to discuss what makes a game serious or lighthearted, and how there is some … Continue reading →
  April 9, 2018

  44 min

• Actual Play: Starcrossed

  Players: Joe, Todd Joe and Todd play a playtest version of Alex Robert’s two-player romance(?) game Tension. Enjoy!
  February 13, 2018

  68 min

• Episode 232: New Agenda Publishing on Diversity in Gaming

  Hosts: Eloy, Jenn, Jerry, Misha, Todd Jenn and Todd sit down with Eloy, Misha, and Jerry of New Agenda Publishing, a new gaming company aimed at promoting diversity in gaming and mentoring and publishing designers from underrepresented groups. We have … Continue reading →
  January 24, 2018

  66 min

• Actual Play: Masks, Final Episode!

  Players: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Scott The final episode of our Masks actual play!
  January 16, 2018

  154 min
• 2017

• Episode 231: All Girl Punk Podcast

  Hosts: Alex, Banana, Jenn Jenn welcomes Banana Chan and Alex Roberts to talk about what they’ve been playing and making lately, including their trips to Big Bad Con and Metatopia. Also, everyone is sick, so Todd had the joy of … Continue reading →
  November 29, 2017

  53 min

• Actual Play: Masks Part 8

  Players: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Scott, Timo In the home stretch, our second to last episode of Masks!
  November 14, 2017

  169 min

• Actual Play: Masks Part 7

  Players: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Scott, Timo, Todd Todd joins the crew to play Crucible in the next episode of our Masks AP!
  October 20, 2017

  186 min

• Episode 230: Gencon 2017 Discussion

  Hosts: Jason, Jenn, Todd We have on guy-you’ve-probably-never-heard-of-just-kidding-you-love-his-work Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games to talk with Jenn and Todd about Gencon 2017. We discuss a number of games including Limbo, Let’s be Dinosaurs, Poutine, Circles of Power, and more. … Continue reading →
  September 28, 2017

  61 min

• Actual Play: Masks Part 6

  Players: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Scott, Timo The adventures of the Baywatch gang continue!
  September 7, 2017

  72 min

• Actual Play: Masks Part 5

  Players: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Scott, Timo The next installment of our AP of Masks.
  August 17, 2017

  106 min

• Episode 229: Twists and Other Narrative Devices in Gaming

  Hosts: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Todd After a summer hiatus due to Megan and Todd moving, we’re back with a new episode that looks at how some narrative conventions for providing information are useful or not useful in gaming. Enjoy!
  August 8, 2017

  65 min

• Actual Play: Masks Part 4

  Players: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Scott, Timo The Baywatch crew continues their exploits in our newest episode of Masks. Enjoy!
  June 26, 2017

  81 min

• Actual Play: Masks Part 3

  Players: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Scott, Timo We’ve been a bit slow because Todd has been moving back to Illinois. Hooray! But he’s settled now, so we’re going to get back to getting you that sweet, sweet content. Here is the … Continue reading →
  June 10, 2017

  70 min

• Actual Play: Masks, Part 2

  Players: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Scott, Timo The second installment of our AP of Masks. In this episode, the gang takes on their first real challenge. If you’re interested in Masks, you’ll get to hear the combat mechanics in action, here.
  May 5, 2017

  91 min

• Episode 228: SCUPcast!

  Hosts: Jenn, Megan, Tom, Todd In this episode, we discuss The Sword, The Crown, and The Unspeakable Power, Tom and Todd’s game that is currently Kickstarting. If you’re interested in checking it out, you can do so here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wheeltreepress/the-sword-the-crown-and-the-unspeakable-power Enjoy!
  April 24, 2017

  56 min

• Episode 227: Forge Recap

  Hosts: Jenn, Joe, Todd We went to Forge! We round up all the cool games we got to play. Also! In case you haven’t heard, we’re Kickstarting The Sword, The Crown, and The Unspeakable Power! We talk about it a … Continue reading →
  April 20, 2017

  67 min

• Actual Play: Masks, Part 1

  Players: Jenn, Joe, Megan, Scott, Timo In our latest AP, the Jank Cast tackles a campaign of Masks by our friend Brendan Conway. Masks is a teen superhero roleplaying game and this episode covers character creation and the building of … Continue reading →
  March 22, 2017

  83 min

• Episode 226: Dreamation 2017 Wrap Up

  Hosts: Jenn, Joe Jenn and Joe went to Dreamation 2017. They talk about all the fun new games they played, including Power Button and The Watch. Enjoy! SPOILER ALERT: From about 1:01:00 to about 1:07:30 Jenn talks about Here is … Continue reading →
  March 6, 2017

  82 min