Talk of the Table

Brian and Elliot sit down with J Strautman, aka Yes No Goodbye, for the third time. In addition to being the latest member of Many Sided Media, J is a musician, game designer, and podcast producer known for Planet Arcana, A Fool’s Errand, Insatiable Cravings and more. We discuss the 1000 lessons J has learned in the last three years of game design and actual play production, what taking games seriously looks like, and the many metaphors we use to think about our creative work.
Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:
YesNoGoodbye.ca
A Fool’s Errand
Planet Arcana

Time After Time by Sam Sorenson

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Credits:
Edited by Elliot Davis
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The month of July is our Patreon Drive! Our goal is 100 new and upgrading annual members to the Many Sided Media Patreon.
Here's just some of what you'll get as a Patron:
Bonus Actual Plays (GMed by the game's designer)
Ad-Free Episodes of My First Dungeon, Talk of the Table, and Project ECCO
Cast Talkbacks for My First Dungeon
Extended Roundtable Discussions for Talk of the Table
Bonus Shows: Under The Table
mp3s of Original Music
Over 96 HOURS of Patreon-Exclusive Content!!!

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Reporting from the convention floor from Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, Brian takes you behind-the-scenes of the moreblueberries booth with a day-to-day report of our hurdles and successes. Plus he talks to folks from Mythworks, Spilled Coffee Creatives, and Tuesday Knight Games about what makes for a successful convention.
Special thanks to:
moreblueberries
Spilled Coffee Creatives
Viditya Voleti
Mythworks
Tuesday Knight Games
Gather & Game in Buffalo, New York

Produced and Edited by Brian Flaherty
This is a Many Sided Media Production

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Brian and Elliot sit down with Tim Platt, a comedian, musician, and co-founder of the actual play podcast Rude Tales of Magic. We discuss Tim stepping into the GM chair for the latest Rude Tales series: Blue Kindness High, how Tim defines the comedic voice of his own work within and outside of the show, and why playing highschoolers can lead to better comedy in actual play.
Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:
Listen to Blue Kindness High
Listen to Teeth Like Beak
Tim on Instagram
Tim on Substack

Tim Recommends:
My Hero Academia
Animorphs

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Credits:
Edited by Elliot Davis
Produced by Many Sided Media

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Brian and Elliot are joined by Chrys Sellers, aka Hectic Electron, designer of games like Defy the Gods and Raccoon Sky Pirates. We discuss Chrys’ key lessons from her time as a horizon fellow, why a failed kickstarter doesn’t mean the end of your game, and how Defy the Gods lives up to its name.
Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty.

Links:
Follow Chrys on Bluesky, Instagram, tumblr
Defy the Gods
*Raccoon Sky Pirates -* Follow the new edition’s development
Hectic Electron

Chrys Recommends:
Zhenya’s Wonder Tales
Last Train to Bremen

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Edited by Elliot Davis
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