 A very lively discussion. The reading habits of Toddlers. Some music that may be genius or insanity. And we play a board game, twice.   13:51 -- Not For Todd: Black Midi, "Hellfire" 46:15 -- Charioteer (session report) 

A very lively discussion. The reading habits of Toddlers. Some music that may be genius or insanity. And we play a board game, twice.  13:51 -- Not For Todd: Black Midi, "Hellfire" 46:15 -- Charioteer (session report)

PC/DC -- Episode 002: Driving Chariots

Welcome to the first episode of the Punching Cardboard offshoot, reboot, retread, much dreaded new series PC/DC: Beyond the Cardboard. More of an indroductory session to let you know what we plan to offer in the coming months. We hope your onboard for this next phase. I think the ride might get wild.

Welcome to the first episode of the Punching Cardboard offshoot, reboot, retread, much dreaded new series PC/DC: Beyond the Cardboard. More of an indroductory session to let you know what we plan to offer in the coming months. We hope your onboard for this next phase. I think the ride might get wild.

PC/DC -- Episode 001: Dummy Collective

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss?   A radio show. A new podcast (ish). A boardgame finally finished? More Whisky for the End of the World.  Contained within this missive is information addressing all of the above. Tune in, turn on, find out. Hopefully you like it.

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss?  A radio show. A new podcast (ish). A boardgame finally finished? More Whisky for the End of the World.  Contained within this missive is information addressing all of the above. Tune in, turn on, find out. Hopefully you like it.

A Whisky for New Beginnings

This was supposed to be episode 209, with some game analysis, an idiot box recommendation and some isights into music and community. I didn't like the results. It didn't really feel of any value to do things as I would have when Punching Cardboard was in it's prime. After re-recording several times I realized there was no getting around the fact that the show as it existed was finished.  Hence, here we are, in the Whiskey for the end of  . . .  format that I adopted at the beginning of the dark times. This feels more genuine, and after 208 episodes, it seems like the best way to end the original show.  Adieu.

This was supposed to be episode 209, with some game analysis, an idiot box recommendation and some isights into music and community. I didn't like the results. It didn't really feel of any value to do things as I would have when Punching Cardboard was in it's prime. After re-recording several times I realized there was no getting around the fact that the show as it existed was finished.  Hence, here we are, in the Whiskey for the end of  . . .  format that I adopted at the beginning of the dark times. This feels more genuine, and after 208 episodes, it seems like the best way to end the original show. Adieu.

A Whiskey for the End of the Show

Did you ever watch "We Bought a Zoo" with Matt Damon? Didn't think so. Well, would you like to builde you very own zoo? Could it be fun? Let's find out together as we discuss Ark Nova. Guest appearances from Terraforming Mars and Wingspan.

Did you ever watch "We Bought a Zoo" with Matt Damon? Didn't think so. Well, would you like to builde you very own zoo? Could it be fun? Let's find out together as we discuss Ark Nova. Guest appearances from Terraforming Mars and Wingspan.

Episode 208 -- Enclosures and Habitats

You were warned. We threatened it numerous times over the past eight-plus years. Well, it's finally happened. This episode is board game free. Not game free, mind you, but no cardboard was used in the making of this episode. Is Elden Ring the be all, end all? Listen in and find out. A little music to close things out as well.

You were warned. We threatened it numerous times over the past eight-plus years. Well, it's finally happened. This episode is board game free. Not game free, mind you, but no cardboard was used in the making of this episode. Is Elden Ring the be all, end all? Listen in and find out. A little music to close things out as well.

Episode 207 -- The Hermit Years

Punching Carboard Lineup, MK IV. Better known as the solo acoustic tour. Just Jim here; the only one left after the smoke cleared. In this episode is an in-depth look at Atlantic Chase, games that earned "10s" and some music recs, including an overlooked list from 2021. A few asides along the way, but that's the meat of the program. As that's the case, no timestamps deemed necessary. You're an intelligent bunch.

Punching Carboard Lineup, MK IV. Better known as the solo acoustic tour. Just Jim here; the only one left after the smoke cleared. In this episode is an in-depth look at Atlantic Chase, games that earned "10s" and some music recs, including an overlooked list from 2021. A few asides along the way, but that's the meat of the program. As that's the case, no timestamps deemed necessary. You're an intelligent bunch.

Episode 206 -- Solo Acoustic Atlantic Crossing

Find enclosed our music and games lists for the year that was 2021. Check the episode tags for individual games and artists. This is Joe's last show, and to road ahead is quite uncertain.  Thanks for hanging in there with us. LISTS:  00:15:17 -- Intro to the lists 00:18:44 -- Music 01:40:20 -- Games

Find enclosed our music and games lists for the year that was 2021. Check the episode tags for individual games and artists. This is Joe's last show, and to road ahead is quite uncertain.  Thanks for hanging in there with us. LISTS: 00:15:17 -- Intro to the lists 00:18:44 -- Music 01:40:20 -- Games

Episode 205 -- And Then We Came to the End

Merry Christmas from the End of the World! From the land of a thousand delays, we wish you a little cheer and romance and excitement.  Part 7: A virus on the rise and a podcast under perpetual scheduling maintenance. Just a short communique for the season and a list of also-rans. We shall resume regularly scheduled content shortly.

Merry Christmas from the End of the World! From the land of a thousand delays, we wish you a little cheer and romance and excitement.  Part 7: A virus on the rise and a podcast under perpetual scheduling maintenance. Just a short communique for the season and a list of also-rans. We shall resume regularly scheduled content shortly.

A Whisky for the End of the World, Part 7

In this episode we get our 4x gaming on. Session reports on games set on land and in space. Also, if a game falls in the forest and there's no one there to play it, is it a game? Our first and last segment in the ongoing series we call Non-existent Games. INDULGENCES 00:04:41 -- Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy (session) 00:26:46 -- Rococo 00:29:07 -- Joe's Off the Fence on Feudum 00:34:51 -- Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition (session, in-depth) 01:19:24 -- Non-Existent Games: Call to Post (session, in-depth) 02:09:53 -- The Final Word?

In this episode we get our 4x gaming on. Session reports on games set on land and in space. Also, if a game falls in the forest and there's no one there to play it, is it a game? Our first and last segment in the ongoing series we call Non-existent Games. INDULGENCES 00:04:41 -- Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy (session) 00:26:46 -- Rococo 00:29:07 -- Joe's Off the Fence on Feudum 00:34:51 -- Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition (session, in-depth) 01:19:24 -- Non-Existent Games: Call to Post (session, in-depth) 02:09:53 -- The Final Word?

Episode 204 -- Well, You Said a Lot of Things

A lively discussion of modern board games.  Strategies and reviews included free of charge.

Love this pod cast. Keep up the amazing work Bra.

Last of the independence

Chill podcast

Punching Cardboard

Using our trusty mobile recording device, we gather at a secret location (Joe's) and leave our comfort zone to lay down the riffs that comprise episode 130. Some games covered, some stout imbibed and some stories related. This is a loose episode. The information is fractured. Our thought train, a bit derailed. Still, it all comes out fine in the end. And no gorillas were harmed in the making. Enjoy.  WOODLAND FACTIONS: 00:09:28 -- How to Avoid Gaming 00:22:53 -- A Con Job? 00:30:07 -- Terra Mystica After a while (Special Appearance by The Gaia Project) 00:37:09 -- Root (Initial Impressions &amp; a $400 clutch) 00:49:52 -- The Stumbler Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout. 00:57:20 -- A Sloan Experience 01:08:30 -- The 7th Continent (Special Appearance by Gloomhaven)

Using our trusty mobile recording device, we gather at a secret location (Joe's) and leave our comfort zone to lay down the riffs that comprise episode 130. Some games covered, some stout imbibed and some stories related. This is a loose episode. The information is fractured. Our thought train, a bit derailed. Still, it all comes out fine in the end. And no gorillas were harmed in the making. Enjoy. WOODLAND FACTIONS: 00:09:28 -- How to Avoid Gaming 00:22:53 -- A Con Job? 00:30:07 -- Terra Mystica After a while (Special Appearance by The Gaia Project) 00:37:09 -- Root (Initial Impressions &amp; a $400 clutch) 00:49:52 -- The Stumbler Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout. 00:57:20 -- A Sloan Experience 01:08:30 -- The 7th Continent (Special Appearance by Gloomhaven)

Episode 130 -- Roasted and Charred

We serve up something a little different in this episode. On tap is a play by play, blow by blow, and drink by drink recap of our trip to Denver for Heavy Con and its impromptu satellite cons. Did we have fun? Did we play enough games? You be the judge.  Welcome aboard the Punching Cardboard World Tour 2018.  ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES: 00:09:12 -- A John Company Pre-Post-Production Contest 00:20:05 -- Day 1: On the Road; Old Men Tempting Altitude; Bison; Comfort Sleep 00:34:10 -- Day 2: 1000 to 1 odds in Dynasty League; Imposters; The Tower of Ginkgopolis 00:54:56 -- Day 3: Ridin' the Rails in 1830; Kings Forged in Steel; John Company negotiations 01:21:29 -- Day 4: Uber Heat; Pax Renaissance Tournament; Wings &amp; Beer; K is for Killed 01:31:42 -- The Whisky Break 01:51:06 -- Day 5: 1714 Works No Matter the Rules; A Pax Ren Finale 02:02:22 -- Day 6: BBQs and Hail Storms 02:04:10 -- Day 7: Denver International Airport Wins Again

We serve up something a little different in this episode. On tap is a play by play, blow by blow, and drink by drink recap of our trip to Denver for Heavy Con and its impromptu satellite cons. Did we have fun? Did we play enough games? You be the judge. Welcome aboard the Punching Cardboard World Tour 2018. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES: 00:09:12 -- A John Company Pre-Post-Production Contest 00:20:05 -- Day 1: On the Road; Old Men Tempting Altitude; Bison; Comfort Sleep 00:34:10 -- Day 2: 1000 to 1 odds in Dynasty League; Imposters; The Tower of Ginkgopolis 00:54:56 -- Day 3: Ridin' the Rails in 1830; Kings Forged in Steel; John Company negotiations 01:21:29 -- Day 4: Uber Heat; Pax Renaissance Tournament; Wings &amp; Beer; K is for Killed 01:31:42 -- The Whisky Break 01:51:06 -- Day 5: 1714 Works No Matter the Rules; A Pax Ren Finale 02:02:22 -- Day 6: BBQs and Hail Storms 02:04:10 -- Day 7: Denver International Airport Wins Again

Episode 133 -- Everything, Just 20 Minutes Away

It's a long way from Portland to Dallas, but Jim makes the journey and Punching Cardboard represents at 2017's edition of BGG CON. The people, the games, the whisky, the food, the triumphs, the mishaps: It's all here for your listening pleasure.  SCHEDULE: 00:13:08 -- In 'n' Out Burger, huh, What is it Good For? 00:15:29 -- BGG CON Overview Begins 00:34:10 -- It's Not Rocket Science, Jim. 00:53:45 -- Meetup Oblivion 01:03:44 -- Ratchet Soul 01:15:30 -- Joe's Non-Con Begins 01:15:50 -- Clans of Caledonia (Joe's Take) 01:29:20 -- Calimala (In-Depth)

It's a long way from Portland to Dallas, but Jim makes the journey and Punching Cardboard represents at 2017's edition of BGG CON. The people, the games, the whisky, the food, the triumphs, the mishaps: It's all here for your listening pleasure.  SCHEDULE: 00:13:08 -- In 'n' Out Burger, huh, What is it Good For? 00:15:29 -- BGG CON Overview Begins 00:34:10 -- It's Not Rocket Science, Jim. 00:53:45 -- Meetup Oblivion 01:03:44 -- Ratchet Soul 01:15:30 -- Joe's Non-Con Begins 01:15:50 -- Clans of Caledonia (Joe's Take) 01:29:20 -- Calimala (In-Depth)

Episode 120 -- Misfits

Another Year gone by and it's time for the lists to come out. These are the things that moved us in 2019. How do your experiences compare?  Grab a holiday cocktail, relax, and enjoy.  LISTS: 00:09:41 -- TV &amp; Visual Entertainment (Spoilers and Rants) 00:25:36 -- Video / Computer Games 00:30:56 -- Board Games 01:32:23 -- Music 02:52:50 -- Whiskey &amp; Whisky 02:57:50 -- Books

Another Year gone by and it's time for the lists to come out. These are the things that moved us in 2019. How do your experiences compare? Grab a holiday cocktail, relax, and enjoy. LISTS: 00:09:41 -- TV &amp; Visual Entertainment (Spoilers and Rants) 00:25:36 -- Video / Computer Games 00:30:56 -- Board Games 01:32:23 -- Music 02:52:50 -- Whiskey &amp; Whisky 02:57:50 -- Books

Episode 166 -- Checking it Twice

Whosoever pulleth this sword from this rock shall, um, I don't know, do some stuff, vanquish some folks, and then become king of someplace. Right? 4th Century A.D., 5th? We're talking Pendargon: The Fall of Roman Britain here in episode 138. That, and a bit of list nonsense, and little dram of something nice as well. No pillaging allowed!  RAIDS: 00:02:55 -- Scooters From Hell 00:16:36 -- Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain (in-depth) 01:23:29 -- Oban 18 yo Ltd. Ed. 01:32:17 -- The Best Games at Each Player Count (from 1-6)

Whosoever pulleth this sword from this rock shall, um, I don't know, do some stuff, vanquish some folks, and then become king of someplace. Right? 4th Century A.D., 5th? We're talking Pendargon: The Fall of Roman Britain here in episode 138. That, and a bit of list nonsense, and little dram of something nice as well. No pillaging allowed! RAIDS: 00:02:55 -- Scooters From Hell 00:16:36 -- Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain (in-depth) 01:23:29 -- Oban 18 yo Ltd. Ed. 01:32:17 -- The Best Games at Each Player Count (from 1-6)

Episode 138 -- A Game of Knots

Here it be. Our annual look back. Our listaganza. The episode where we talk all about the best games, whiskies, and albums we encountered the previous year. You ask for it and we provide it. Or, maybe you don't ask for it, but here it is anyway. So take a listen and see if we are remotely close to where last year took you. REMEMBRANCES: 00:02:30 -- January's Book 00:12:43 -- The Music Lists 01:07:47 -- The Games Lists 01:58:40 -- The Games Honorable Mentions 02:05:45 -- The Whisk(e)y Lists 02:23:25 -- Outro: Odds, Ends and Deliberations

Here it be. Our annual look back. Our listaganza. The episode where we talk all about the best games, whiskies, and albums we encountered the previous year. You ask for it and we provide it. Or, maybe you don't ask for it, but here it is anyway. So take a listen and see if we are remotely close to where last year took you. REMEMBRANCES: 00:02:30 -- January's Book 00:12:43 -- The Music Lists 01:07:47 -- The Games Lists 01:58:40 -- The Games Honorable Mentions 02:05:45 -- The Whisk(e)y Lists 02:23:25 -- Outro: Odds, Ends and Deliberations

Episode 146 -- A Sideways Look in the Rearview Mirror

Some Games. A Dram. A good book. Need More? Thought not. INDULGENCES: 00:16:11 -- Feudum Revisited 00:30:11 -- The Return of the Video Game (Civ 6, Endless Space 2, Destiny 2) 00:53:34 -- The Glendronach 15 yo Single Malt 01:02:17 -- New Frontiers (First Take) 01:13:26 -- Smartphone Inc. (In-Depth) 01:56:40 -- The Relic Hunter

Some Games. A Dram. A good book. Need More? Thought not. INDULGENCES: 00:16:11 -- Feudum Revisited 00:30:11 -- The Return of the Video Game (Civ 6, Endless Space 2, Destiny 2) 00:53:34 -- The Glendronach 15 yo Single Malt 01:02:17 -- New Frontiers (First Take) 01:13:26 -- Smartphone Inc. (In-Depth) 01:56:40 -- The Relic Hunter

Episode 148 -- Enmity Crystals

Episode 129 is here. We discuss a few chunky, meaty games. We examine a new musical release from a well respected indie duo. And we imbibe a couple of weighty bourbons. Won't you join us on this magical journey of hope and glory? SCHEDULE: 00:12:55 -- Will There Ever be a Punching Con? 00:21:15 -- Broken Spirits &amp; Resurrections (Through the Ages &amp; Shogun) 00:48:13 -- Wye Oak, The Louder I Call, the Faster it Runs 01:01:22 -- A Tale of Two Bourbons (Bad Guy vs. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof) 01:14:57 -- Crisis (In-Depth)

Episode 129 is here. We discuss a few chunky, meaty games. We examine a new musical release from a well respected indie duo. And we imbibe a couple of weighty bourbons. Won't you join us on this magical journey of hope and glory? SCHEDULE: 00:12:55 -- Will There Ever be a Punching Con? 00:21:15 -- Broken Spirits &amp; Resurrections (Through the Ages &amp; Shogun) 00:48:13 -- Wye Oak, The Louder I Call, the Faster it Runs 01:01:22 -- A Tale of Two Bourbons (Bad Guy vs. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof) 01:14:57 -- Crisis (In-Depth)

Episode 129 -- A Glimmer of Hope

We made it. 2017 is heading out the door. We're battered and beaten and bruised and bewitched and bespoke and bee-stung and help me off this ride. Phew! But before we go, here's a bunch of stuff we dug in 2017. We're talkin' games and whiskey and whisky and tunes and food and beer and a whole lot of other things in this episode. We take a swipe at a few things, but we mostly go for the good stuff as we sneak off to 2018, hoping that if it doesn't hear us we can find a little more peace and joy in that neck of the woods. Anyway, please enjoy our year-end extravaganza. We'll see you on the other side. IN THE BOOTH: 00:08:28 -- Card Tray Giveaway 00:16:09 -- Games (10 down to 6) 00:51:41 -- Top 5 Train Games (Joe) 00:54:03 -- Top 5 Reasons to Hate Sports (Jim, an audible) 01:00:05 -- Best Music of 2017 01:23:22 -- Top 5 IPAs (Joe) 01:27:47 -- Top 5 Foods (Jim) 01:35:44 -- Whisky Tasting Results 01:41:32 -- Games (5 down to 1) 02:17:45 -- Disappointments and Other Odds &amp; Ends

We made it. 2017 is heading out the door. We're battered and beaten and bruised and bewitched and bespoke and bee-stung and help me off this ride. Phew! But before we go, here's a bunch of stuff we dug in 2017. We're talkin' games and whiskey and whisky and tunes and food and beer and a whole lot of other things in this episode. We take a swipe at a few things, but we mostly go for the good stuff as we sneak off to 2018, hoping that if it doesn't hear us we can find a little more peace and joy in that neck of the woods. Anyway, please enjoy our year-end extravaganza. We'll see you on the other side. IN THE BOOTH: 00:08:28 -- Card Tray Giveaway 00:16:09 -- Games (10 down to 6) 00:51:41 -- Top 5 Train Games (Joe) 00:54:03 -- Top 5 Reasons to Hate Sports (Jim, an audible) 01:00:05 -- Best Music of 2017 01:23:22 -- Top 5 IPAs (Joe) 01:27:47 -- Top 5 Foods (Jim) 01:35:44 -- Whisky Tasting Results 01:41:32 -- Games (5 down to 1) 02:17:45 -- Disappointments and Other Odds &amp; Ends

Episode 122 -- Inventory Replays

Chaos. Uncertainty. Disloyalty. Keywords of the day. But we can handle it. We can fling Loyalty challenges across the table with the best of them. We can arrange a Renaissance marriages and take over religions and funnel coins from one bank to the next like it's water flowing through pipes. Oh, yes we can. And then we can turn it all up to 11 and list the Euros that should remain on our shelves. Yep, that's all happening here in episode 128. DECREES: 00:14:18 -- It Was a Time (some recent plays) 00:21:36 -- Pax Renaissance (the Eklund Experience) 00:46:57 -- Sekigahara (Session Report) 01:07:55 -- Yellow Stone Ltd. Ed. 2015 01:16:55 -- A Little Light Music (Superchunk &amp; Will Johnson Redux) 01:27:08 -- 11 Euros that cans stay on each of our shelves.

Chaos. Uncertainty. Disloyalty. Keywords of the day. But we can handle it. We can fling Loyalty challenges across the table with the best of them. We can arrange a Renaissance marriages and take over religions and funnel coins from one bank to the next like it's water flowing through pipes. Oh, yes we can. And then we can turn it all up to 11 and list the Euros that should remain on our shelves. Yep, that's all happening here in episode 128. DECREES: 00:14:18 -- It Was a Time (some recent plays) 00:21:36 -- Pax Renaissance (the Eklund Experience) 00:46:57 -- Sekigahara (Session Report) 01:07:55 -- Yellow Stone Ltd. Ed. 2015 01:16:55 -- A Little Light Music (Superchunk &amp; Will Johnson Redux) 01:27:08 -- 11 Euros that cans stay on each of our shelves.

Episode 128 -- Everything is Temperamental at Best

On Episode 124 of As the Cardboard Turns: Joe continues to show off his quick thinking with his ability to jab and dance and commentate. In addition, we a treated to a stellar performance of the word turmeric. Meanwhile, right in front of your ears, Jim loses his battle to a nasty cold. Will the headhunters come calling to offer Joe a better gig on a more prestigious show? Will Jim’s battle against the evil Mucus be for naught? Will the dog notice that Timmy has fallen into the well? Well, we’ll just have to wait for the next episode for those answers. Until then, enjoy this week’s descent into board game madness. PROGRAMS: 00:05:55 — Helping a Brother Out 00:16:05 — Rajas of the Ganges and other Tomfoolery (Short Take) 00:34:29 — A Mini Rails flaw? 00:38:01 — 18CZ: The Railway Comes to Czech Lands (Session Report) 01:28:15 — 57 Channels and Something On (Featuring The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) 01:43:50 — Agra (In-Depth)

On Episode 124 of As the Cardboard Turns: Joe continues to show off his quick thinking with his ability to jab and dance and commentate. In addition, we a treated to a stellar performance of the word turmeric. Meanwhile, right in front of your ears, Jim loses his battle to a nasty cold. Will the headhunters come calling to offer Joe a better gig on a more prestigious show? Will Jim’s battle against the evil Mucus be for naught? Will the dog notice that Timmy has fallen into the well? Well, we’ll just have to wait for the next episode for those answers. Until then, enjoy this week’s descent into board game madness. PROGRAMS: 00:05:55 — Helping a Brother Out 00:16:05 — Rajas of the Ganges and other Tomfoolery (Short Take) 00:34:29 — A Mini Rails flaw? 00:38:01 — 18CZ: The Railway Comes to Czech Lands (Session Report) 01:28:15 — 57 Channels and Something On (Featuring The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) 01:43:50 — Agra (In-Depth)

Episode 124 -- Throat Frogs & Turmeric

Missiles are raining down in Iraq, but ain't we got smiles. Yeah, I guess. With 2020 already looking doomed already, we steady ourselves and take a look at some of the good things we encountered over the Winter break. We have hope. We will forge ahead. There are games to be played.

Missiles are raining down in Iraq, but ain't we got smiles. Yeah, I guess. With 2020 already looking doomed already, we steady ourselves and take a look at some of the good things we encountered over the Winter break. We have hope. We will forge ahead. There are games to be played.

Episode 167 -- We Got Smiles

A pretty full show. We cover three Euro games of various weights, several albums that have found their way into rotation and a dram of fine Scotch. Also, a heated discussion about the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones. Now, who needs more rocks? PLOT POINTS: 00:11:12 -- Game of Thrones, Penultimate edition (SPOILERS!!!!), Now With More Mandalorian 00:44:55 -- Concordia Venus (session) 01:00:30 -- Agra Again (another session report) 01:15:06 -- The Macallan Edition #2 01:24:24 -- King Gizzard, Trapper Schoep, Fontaines D.C., Little Steven, Craig Finn (new albums) 01:32:33 -- Glen Hansard, The Wild Willing and the idea of album sequencing 01:47:44 -- Architects of the West Kingdom (in-depth) 02:22:13 -- The Marx Brothers Meet Salvador Dali (next book selection??)

A pretty full show. We cover three Euro games of various weights, several albums that have found their way into rotation and a dram of fine Scotch. Also, a heated discussion about the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones. Now, who needs more rocks? PLOT POINTS: 00:11:12 -- Game of Thrones, Penultimate edition (SPOILERS!!!!), Now With More Mandalorian 00:44:55 -- Concordia Venus (session) 01:00:30 -- Agra Again (another session report) 01:15:06 -- The Macallan Edition #2 01:24:24 -- King Gizzard, Trapper Schoep, Fontaines D.C., Little Steven, Craig Finn (new albums) 01:32:33 -- Glen Hansard, The Wild Willing and the idea of album sequencing 01:47:44 -- Architects of the West Kingdom (in-depth) 02:22:13 -- The Marx Brothers Meet Salvador Dali (next book selection??)

Episode 153 -- Rocks, Rocks, Rocks

It was the best of games. It was the worst of games. Yeah, we got wisdom, and foolishness, and whatever else this old fat world throws at us. Welcome to the 147. The people of the 147 are in a bit of a mood and and the discussion is a bit gritty, but there is much to explore in this one. The folk here aren't interested in the black and white of things, but instead revel in the shades of gray embedded throughout. Don't be outraged, be engaged.  TONAL VARIATIONS: 00:18:27 -- 18Ireland 00:40:57 -- SpaceCorp (in-depth) 01:08:57 -- Glendalough 13 yo Irish Single Malt 01:21:20 -- Captains of the Gulf (in-depth) 01:39:33 -- Love &amp; Hip-Hop??? 01:53:17 -- Dodgers (Bill Beverly) 02:32:40 -- No-Fun February

It was the best of games. It was the worst of games. Yeah, we got wisdom, and foolishness, and whatever else this old fat world throws at us. Welcome to the 147. The people of the 147 are in a bit of a mood and and the discussion is a bit gritty, but there is much to explore in this one. The folk here aren't interested in the black and white of things, but instead revel in the shades of gray embedded throughout. Don't be outraged, be engaged. TONAL VARIATIONS: 00:18:27 -- 18Ireland 00:40:57 -- SpaceCorp (in-depth) 01:08:57 -- Glendalough 13 yo Irish Single Malt 01:21:20 -- Captains of the Gulf (in-depth) 01:39:33 -- Love &amp; Hip-Hop??? 01:53:17 -- Dodgers (Bill Beverly) 02:32:40 -- No-Fun February

Episode 147 -- A Tale of Three Games

Often postponed, but never defeated, this new episode transforms from a pile of scraps into a glorious quilt of gaming discourse.  Other stuff as well. Enjoy PATTERNS: 00:10:24 -- High Frontier 00:19:44 -- Living Rules, Collections, Rules Again, and So Forth . . . . 00:41:57 -- To Play or Not to Play? 00:54:24 -- Hannibal and Hamilcar (1st Take) 01:03:28 -- Polis 01:05:37 -- More Hannibal 01:08:18 -- Back to Polis 01:15:06 -- New Games?? 01:18:42 -- Ardbeg AN OA Single Malt 01:33:10 -- Music (Sturgill Simpson, Mikal Cronin, Mark Lanegan, Anna Meridith, Guided by Voices) 02:03:32 -- War Room (1st Take)

Often postponed, but never defeated, this new episode transforms from a pile of scraps into a glorious quilt of gaming discourse. Other stuff as well. Enjoy PATTERNS: 00:10:24 -- High Frontier 00:19:44 -- Living Rules, Collections, Rules Again, and So Forth . . . . 00:41:57 -- To Play or Not to Play? 00:54:24 -- Hannibal and Hamilcar (1st Take) 01:03:28 -- Polis 01:05:37 -- More Hannibal 01:08:18 -- Back to Polis 01:15:06 -- New Games?? 01:18:42 -- Ardbeg AN OA Single Malt 01:33:10 -- Music (Sturgill Simpson, Mikal Cronin, Mark Lanegan, Anna Meridith, Guided by Voices) 02:03:32 -- War Room (1st Take)

Episode 162 -- Exploring the Cross-Stitch

Here be episode a buck and a quarter. We're doin' the usual. You're doin' the usual. It's like we all get along or something. Enjoy. ITEMS: 00:21:50 -- Iberian Rails (in-depth) 00:51:53 -- Westland American Oak Single Malt 01:02:49 -- Albums by Jeff Rosenstock and Will Johnson 01:28:11 -- Wildcatters (in-depth)

Here be episode a buck and a quarter. We're doin' the usual. You're doin' the usual. It's like we all get along or something. Enjoy. ITEMS: 00:21:50 -- Iberian Rails (in-depth) 00:51:53 -- Westland American Oak Single Malt 01:02:49 -- Albums by Jeff Rosenstock and Will Johnson 01:28:11 -- Wildcatters (in-depth)

Episode 125 -- We're Just Not Here Tonight

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