Old Man & Skinny Guy

The Old Man takes a few minutes to talk about how he feels about what's happening in the world today and how it affect our community. Remember to love and support each other and don't dream it, be it.

Being intermediate as we are, we relish the fact that we are surrounded by such creative and talented people. The folks of Lost Colonies LARP are no exception to this. You'll hear them discuss their gaming history as well as their motivations to create a game that cross a number of genres and still has the flair of live action role playing that a lot of LARPers enjoy! Not only that but they are some of the most creative and open people you're ever going to meet! We encourage you...

In Episode 28, we interviewed two amazing folks from the folk pagan band, Kindred Crow. They shared two amazing songs with us, Shifter and The Green Door. We wanted to make sure that everyone got a chance to hear their wonderful sound. If you'd like to get to know these folks and how they are an integral part of our community, we recommend you listen to Episode 28. If you just want to hear some of their music, take a listen to this bonus track. Their album came out not too long ago....

In a follow up to our Cultural Appropriation episode of Old Man Yells at the Sky, our friends at Inside 254 podcast have shared with us some amazing content! To refresh your memory, our guest for that show was Dr. Amanda Morris. She visited New Mexico recently and sat with Dr. Lee Francis IV (Laguna Pueblo), self-described indiginerd poet, educator, activist, comic creator and owner of Native Realities Press, co-owner of Red Planet Books & Comics, and founder of Indigenous...

We're always constantly amazed at the caliber of people that actually say, "Sure, I'll talk to you intermediate guys!." This interview is no exception. Maury Brown is the creator of the Wizarding College LARP: New World Magischola as well as Learn LARP. The amount of work and creativity to put all this together and be an educator blows our mind but somehow she does it and discuss how during our sit down! Once more, thanks to Lost Colonies LARP for orchestrating the group of amazing...

Our second interview from MicroCon is with two amazing folks from the pagan folk band Kindred Crow; Irene Glasse and Chris Kackley. They talk about their musical history and how they came to be involved in the gaming community. Specifically how they came to be involved with and are doing special projects with Lost Colonies LARP. And as very special musical guests, they graced us with some of their songs! They are amazing folks with incredible talent! You can find their new EP "The...

So as some of you may have noticed, there was no episode last week. There have been some changes, some not so great but others pretty damn good, going on behind the scenes. Old Man breaks down those changes and what to expect for the coming year!

Our good friends from Lost Colonies LARP hosted us in June for what became known as MicroCon! We met a slew of amazing people and they even talked to us! One of those amazing individuals was Mike Young. Mike has written, created and published gaming materials in many forms over many years! There's a good chance you've played a game that Mike has had some part of creating or publishing as we found out while we chatted! He discusses his past creations and some of his more recent...

I know we said we are on hiatus and we were. But Skinny Gal, Shannon Fidler of Episode 2, and I wound up at Saikoucon in Allentown,PA this past weekend and got an amazing opportunity to interview Jake and Gigi Edgley! They also perform a song for us! This wonderful sibling duo is on the road with their Wanderland Tour! They spoke with us about how the tour came to be, the fans that made it possible, all the places they'll be playing and where you can catch those shows! Jake is an...

So if you're looking for Old Man to talk about the positive aspects of supporting your local gaming stores, then we have filled that oddly specific need. In fact, its probably a little scary how much he addressed all the questions you were just asking yourself. It's almost as if he was reading your mind and not looking in your living room window though binoculars. By the way, your new couch is nice. Game Store Links in the Lehigh Valley, PA Area: The Portal Comics and Gaming :...

Are you looking for a live action role play (LARP) game that's unique, fun and puts you in the American west? If the answer is yes, then you need to hear the creator of Dead Legends talk about that very game he created! If the answer is no, then you already play Dead Legends, know Zach and should be listening anyway because you know how awesome the game is! Zach discusses his inspirations and passions for Dead Legends along with his amazing team and players. He also discusses his...

With the holiday weekend upon us, many folks want to do more than just blow things up to celebrate the independence of this country. Double Exposure offers that to you with Dexcon 21! This is your amusement theme park of gaming and fun! If you're in or can get to Morristown NJ and looking for fun, there isn't any reason to not go! In this bonus track, find out more details on how to be part of the Dexcon fun! Also, we will be recording live with some amazing guests on Saturday! We also...

Your heroes take an opportunity to sit down with a gamer with abilities some would call "extra ordinary". He has no plans of creating his own games however. All he wants to do is play them for all their worth and challenge himself. In this interview, we get the perspective of a player that loves to play games yet doesn't have a podcast of his own and therefore needs our help to spread his message of hope and love of games. "Wally" as he is known to his friends, and now the rest of the...

n the vein of our unusable episodes, we were able to save some parts of an interview with Kate Beaman Martinez where we discuss our one an only listener (at the time) Kevin. Kevin is actually the founder and editor of Raging Chicken Press and it's podcast Out d'Coup and a great friend to our show. From the website, " Raging Chicken Press, based in Kutztown, PA, is a left/progressive media site devoted to covering and helping build on-the-ground activism and communities of resistance....

As with all podcasting,we tried to find our voice early on. What kind of format will we have? What topics should we discuss? How heavily should we drink? In this excerpt of an unreleased episode, you will hear none of those questions answered in anyway whatsoever. We do discuss Star Wars but not in any significant or meaningful way nor do we link it to gaming, You will probably hear very quickly why we never released the full episode. Even with all that said, it does have some...

On our latest segment of Old man Yells at the Sky, we talk at length about the issue of cultural appropriation in games; specifically tabletop, video and live action role play (LARP). We reached out to a number of communities on social media to get their take on this important issue. We also talked with Dr. Amanda Morris who is an associate professor of writing and rhetoric at Kutztown University and a scholar of contemporary Indigenous rhetorics. She currently serves as chapter...

If the episode art is any indication, taking those thermal detonator safety classes was well worth the money! We sat down with Gia Grillo and Sean Jaffe and they talked all nerdy with us! Sean tells us how he got into tabletop and larping and how both types of games inspired him to not only become a better storyteller but to create the games he wanted to see in the world! He is not only one of the creators of Nerdy City (and their Facebook), but also of the game Ex-Arcana and the...

Another sneak preview of next week's episode! Our guests (multiple for next episode!) are Gia Grillo and Sean Jaffe. Their sound check was so hilarious there wasn't any doubt that we would share it with all of you. These amazingly entertaining folks who love to tell stories and entertain others give you a sample of the great interview they gave with us! Enjoy!

How does one go from mild mannered to full on mega creator of awesomeness? We find out from our latest guest, Megan Dawson Jaffe. And the only thing false about the stated question was the mild mannered part. Megan talks with us about her beginnings that have led her to the path she is currently on. She shares with us some of the games she has helped to develop like Ex-Arcana and the Pacific Rim LARP. She discusses the company she is co-owner of Nerdy City that helps facilitate much of...

This bonus track is a sneak preview of next week's interview with Megan Dawson Jaffe. She is an amazing designer that is also a gamer and puts her skills to amazing use in both the gaming and real world! If you want to learn more, you'll just have to listen to next week's episode! If you can't wait until next week, then listen to this sneak preview! Enjoy!