Ranked #1
Megan Connell, Psy.D. on Using D&D in Therapy and Mental Health at the Table as a DM
Megan Connell, Psy.D. on Using D&D in Therapy and Mental Health at the Table as a DM
I'm joined this week by Dr. Megan Connell, a licensed psychologist who is currently using Dungeons & Dragons in two ... Read more
21 Nov 2017
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52mins
Ranked #2
Mike Shea on D&D Streaming & Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Mike Shea on D&D Streaming & Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Mike Shea joins the show once again to talk about the changing dynamics of tabletop roleplaying games. He explores how t... Read more
20 Feb 2018
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #3
Aaron Retka, Managing Editor for Geeks Who Drink
Aaron Retka, Managing Editor for Geeks Who Drink
This week I'm joined by Aaron Retka, Managing Editor for Geeks Who Drink. For the uninitiated, Geeks Who Drink is "a hom... Read more
18 Sep 2018
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55mins
Ranked #4
Dr. Rachel Kowert on Video Games & Mental Health
Dr. Rachel Kowert on Video Games & Mental Health
Dr. Rachel Kowert is a psychologist with years of published research examining the mental health effects of video games.... Read more
29 Oct 2019
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59mins
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Ranked #5
Jason Massey from The Dungeons & Randomness Podcast on Building a Career out of D&D
Jason Massey from The Dungeons & Randomness Podcast on Building a Career out of D&D
Jason Massey joins the pod to talk about his start with 4th Edition D&D and how that evolved into a full-time career... Read more
14 May 2019
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58mins
Ranked #6
Elizabeth & Jared Kilmer on Therapeutic D&D for Veterans
Elizabeth & Jared Kilmer on Therapeutic D&D for Veterans
I'm joined by Elizabeth Kilmer (soon-to-be PhD) and Jared Kilmer, PhD this week as they discuss their use of Dungeons &a... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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55mins
Ranked #7
James Haeck on Critical Role's Alignments and D&D Waterdeep
James Haeck on Critical Role's Alignments and D&D Waterdeep
James Haeck, Lead Writer for D&D Beyond and Coauthor of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and Critical Role's Tal'Dorei Campai... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #8
Ed Grabianowski on Freelance Writing and Spacelord
Ed Grabianowski on Freelance Writing and Spacelord
Ed Grabianowski (aka, "The Grabster") joins me on the show to talk about his career as a freelance writer for outlets ov... Read more
12 Feb 2019
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #9
Adam Johns & Adam Davis on Critical Core & Autism
Adam Johns & Adam Davis on Critical Core & Autism
Adam Johns and Adam Davis from Game to Grow join the pod to talk about their years of experience running games for child... Read more
9 Apr 2019
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57mins
Ranked #10
Jerry LeNeave on Gaming & Streaming, and Shadow of the Demon Lord
Jerry LeNeave on Gaming & Streaming, and Shadow of the Demon Lord
Jerry, known as The Dread Gazebo, talks about his views on the changing climate around tabletop and vidoegaming this dec... Read more
7 Nov 2017
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57mins
Ranked #11
Greg Leatherman on VRECast, Safe Spaces & Gay Representation in RPGs
Greg Leatherman on VRECast, Safe Spaces & Gay Representation in RPGs
Greg Leatherman, founder of VRECast, joins me to talk about his life as a gay man and what it's been like for him playin... Read more
16 Apr 2019
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1hr 27mins
Ranked #12
Matt Henderson on Designing Loke Battle Mats
Matt Henderson on Designing Loke Battle Mats
Matt is the map designer for Loke Battle Mats, which has been releasing tabletop battle mats for roleplaying games in re... Read more
17 Oct 2019
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40mins
Ranked #13
Elisabeth de Kleer on Dungeons & Dragons Behind Bars
Elisabeth de Kleer on Dungeons & Dragons Behind Bars
Elisabeth de Kleer is an award-winning documentary producer and director that has experience working in the true crime g... Read more
9 Aug 2019
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56mins
Ranked #14
Ryan Kelly, PhD on the Power & Dangers of Gaming
Ryan Kelly, PhD on the Power & Dangers of Gaming
Dr. Ryan Kelly joins me this week to talk about his work on how to be use geek passions to grow. He is a psychologist an... Read more
7 May 2019
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56mins
Ranked #15
Tom Eastman on Developing Battle Chef Brigade
Tom Eastman on Developing Battle Chef Brigade
Tom Eastman, President of Trinket Studios, joins me to talk about their new release, Battle Chef Brigade, which is now a... Read more
9 Feb 2018
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51mins
Ranked #16
Jim Zub on Creating the Young Adventurer's Guides for Dungeons & Dragons
Jim Zub on Creating the Young Adventurer's Guides for Dungeons & Dragons
Jim Zub, writer and creator, joins me this week on Ego Check with The Id DM to talk about the Young Adventurer's Guides ... Read more
16 Jul 2019
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #17
Matt Dixon on Illustrating Hearthstone
Matt Dixon on Illustrating Hearthstone
Matt Dixon talks about his career as a freelance illustrator and his work in digital spaces leading to his work with Bli... Read more
27 Aug 2019
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #18
Kevin Hovdestad on Esports
Kevin Hovdestad on Esports
Kevin Hovdestad joins the pod to educate me about his years of work in the realm of Esports. He talks about his years of... Read more
23 Dec 2018
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #19
Grant Ellis on Streaming RPGs & Celebrating A Knight's Tale
Grant Ellis on Streaming RPGs & Celebrating A Knight's Tale
Grant Ellis joins me to talk about his efforts to create unique livestream tabletop roleplaying game content with a dive... Read more
28 Jun 2019
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #20
Kyle Newman on Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana
Kyle Newman on Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana
I'm joined this week by Kyle Newman, one of the authors of Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History. Yo... Read more
11 Dec 2018
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47mins
