On this final episode of RRR I'm joined by Scott Cawson. We made a couple of phone calls to former guests including Alana Bjorn (www.picturex.ca) and Cathleen Hues (aka pinkpanda www.pinkpanda.ca) and one phone call to the always fun Mel (Scott's wife). We also talk about hip hop, movies, Xmas music and a whole lot more! It was a great few years, t…

Luna Galdames is back on the show to talk all about her upcoming performance piece at Gallery 1C03 (https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/art-gallery/) November 20th at 4:30pm. We talk about the connection of her performance to Chilean history, politics and religion. On instagram: @luna.galdames Facebook: @lunagaldames…

Alana Björn, owner-operator: www.picturex.ca, youtuber: www.youtube.com/DextersRuffLife.com and D&D gamer is on the show! Shaun and I talk to her all about her business, her YouTube channel, her recent introduction to D&D, instagram influencers and a whole lot more! on instagram: @alanajellybeanBy redriverransom

David S. Burney is on the show! I catch up with long time friend and film crony turned snooker commentator. We talk all about his artistic pursuits, snooker, pot legalization, the film industry, college days and a whole lot more! http://www.snookercanada.ca/2016/11/david-burney-commentator-extraordinaire/ http://davidsburney.com/ https://www.imdb.c…

Winnipeg based, supernatural fantasy author, Virginia McClain is on the show! We follow up on her recent acting stint in a fringe play, discuss her creative writing process, book cover design, the publishing industry, D&D, comics, politics, her martial arts practice and a whole lot more! virginiamcclain.blogspot.com/ https://www.goodreads.com/autho…

The long awaited return of Scott and Shaun is here! RRR made a valiant attempt at discussing the latest Avengers movie but got derailed by numerous other topics including; the PC movement, politics, 80s movies, Star Trek, Star Wars, Teen Titans Go, French culture and a whole lot more!By redriverransom

Long time friend of the show, Gilles Messier is back to talk about his upcoming fringe play: The Sport of the Engineer ( www.facebook.com/SapperDorothyPlay/ ). He's joined by leading actress and fellow author Virginia McClain and actor Jacques Leger. We talk all about the production, the story that inspired it and much more!…

Historic episode 50 with the infamous and elusive Winnipeg Waldo (on Instagram and Twitter @winnipegwaldo)! We talk street art, origins, anonymity, colaborations, art exhibitions and flooding the city with the scavenger hunt that is #winnipegwaldo!By redriverransom

After more than a year, Pink Panda is back with Nuro! (pinkpanda.ca On instagram: @pinkpandawpg @nudotdotro and facebook.com/pinkpandacreative) Talking about shows, events and work past, present and future (including their super busy 2017!). Skate decks, comic con, pop up market murals, charity shows, the tattoo convention, custom fonts, graffiti c…

On this episode I'm joined by Pride Muay Thai, jui jitsu instructor (www.pridemuaythai.com) Kevin Kumhyr, and fellow comic book/video game nerd Chris M Gatey. We talk martial arts, comic books, video games, religion, art/illustration, star wars movies and more!By redriverransom

Long time RRR friends Scott and Shaun are on the show! We talk about pro wrestiling, making pickles, Shauns involvement in boy scouts, the new star wars movie and a whole lot more!By redriverransom

It's the return of Ryan Bartel (http://rampantdesign.com, facebook: @RampantDesign, IG: @rampantdesignleather). We have another fantastic talk all about graphic design, business development, social media, illustration, pricing art, the creative process, Ryan's upcoming blog and a whole lot more!By redriverransom

Artist Luna Galdames is on the show! She talks all about her art chairity (Dream Room Project), her latin american roots, religion, politics, artistic influences, lucha libre and a whole lot more!www.facebook.com/Luna.Melany.Galdamesinstagram: @luna.galdameswww.thedreamroomproject.ca/By redriverransom

On this episode I'm joined by The Escape Hatch Winnipeg co-creator and co-owner, Scott Wachal. We talk all about the methods and inspirations of escape room creation, it's connection to roleplaying games, steampunk, Scott's work as an instructor at Red River College and a whole lot more! www.escapethehatch.ca Facebook and instagram: @TheEscapeHatch…

Winnipeg based, award winning horror/suspense/mystery novelist Holli Moncrieff and regular RRR cohost Scott Cawson are on the podcast! We talk about Holli's background, creative process, travels for research, writing style, personal ghost stories, muay thai training and a whole lot more! http://www.jhmoncrieff.com/contact/ On twitter: @JH_Moncrieff…

Great conversation with JimCon (www.jimcon.ca) founder Jim Buchanan, JimCon committee member Mike Hofer and ocasional RRR cohost Shaun. We talk about the event happening Novmeber 17-19, board games, tabale top RPGs, tell stories about gaming, the industry, game culture and a whole lot more! https://www.facebook.com/jimconwinnipeg/ On twitter and ig…

It's the return of Gilles Messier and Jordan Wagner! We follow up on the run Gilles' play, The First Pillar, c4 comic con, his upcoming etsy market, as well as plans for his next play and collection of short storys. We also discuss Jordan's screen writing, the new Blade Runner movie, war reinactments and a whole lot more! https://www.facebook.com/e…

South Osborne Arts Group (SOAG, fb: @southosborneartsgroup) founder Rey Page (275days.com) and members Jocelyn Rushworth (artistsites.org/jocelynrushworth/) and Melissa Greenhill (fb:@msgreenhil ig: @Melissa_greenhill) are on the show to talk about the upcoming SOAG walking art tour, their personal styles and inspirations, comics, travel, politics …

Gavin Bouchard; online writer (@AYBOnline), cosplayer and dungeon master joins me along with girlfriend and returning RRR guest Georgia Lowen (@ConsultingCrocheter). We discuss Gavin's current D&D campaign, love of comic characters, cosplay stories and upcoming events. Since recording this episode it has also been confirmed that Gavin will be MCing…

Ryan Bartel (http://rampantdesign.com/ , www.facebook.com/RampantDesign/ , IG: @rampantdesignleather) leather artist, graphic designer and all around creative guy joins me and Melissa to chat about his artistic pursuits, collaborations, fine arts background, the business of freelancing, and, what else: table top RPGs!…

Crafting genius and cosplayer Georgia Loewen aka The Consulting Crocheter is on the show! We talk about her crocheting creations, cosplay characters past and future, comic books, D&D, growing up Mennonite and where to get good fabric in Winnipeg after the recent closure of Mitchell Fabrics. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConsultingCrocheter/ Tu…

Fellow podcasters and craft beer enthusiasts Adrian Trimble and Colin Enquist (pegbeer.com) from Pub Chat podcast are on the show! We talk about beer, beer and more beer, plus a few other things...I think? pubch.attwitter: @PubChatPodcastBy redriverransom

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Gilles Messier (Writer/Artist/Rocket scientist) is back on the show to talk about his upcoming play, The First Pillar (www.facebook.com/firstpillarplay) with co-director Jordan Wagner. We discuss the subject of the play, the struggle of explaining religion and morality to AI. We also talk about the Winnipeg film industry, future projects and a lot …

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FADER (instagram @fader_ or thefader.bigcartel.com) is back for the third time! We get up to date with what he's been doing art-wise since his last visit on the show. We also talk all about his background in martial arts, my recent dabbling in jujitsu and our mutual interest in MMA.By redriverransom

Welcome back to RRR! On this episode I'm joined by fellow podcaster extraordinaire, Sam Thompson. Sam is the creator and host of the popular Winnipeg based podcast, Witchpolice Radio. We sit down to talk all about the ins and outs of podcasting, his favorite guests, what brought him to podcasting, musical interests and a whole lot more!!! Find them…

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains sexually explicit discussions and is not appropriate for listeners under the age of 18...or practicing Mennonites. On this episode I'm joined by poly couple Andrew and Katie and Kelly Hughes, former owner of Aqua books (aquabooks.ca), star of 70s-80s kids show Let's go (https://youtu.be/BGOXev7irt8) and curren…

Shaun and I are joined on this episode by rocket scientist, sci-fi author, visual artist, playwright and inventor Gilles Messier to talk all about his creative and scientific pursuits. We also get into everything from WWII to political and religious anecdotes.By redriverransom

Scott and Shaun are on the show to talk about gaming in our midnight campaign (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_(role-playing_game), the new Deadlands Europe, Marvels infinity gauntlet story line and a little bit of Star Wars episode 8.By redriverransom

On this episode I'm joined by Shaun and his brother Paul to talk about recent, tragic happenings in our 5E D&D midnight campaign. We also run down the good, the bad and the ugly on Star Wars Rogue One and give our thoughts on the future of the franchise.?By redriverransom

On this episode Shaun and I talk with comic author (dirtywatercomics.com - ?twitter and IG: @dirtywatercomics) mma fighter (www.wamma.ca/fighters) and world adventurer Jamie Michaels all about his journey by canoe from Winnipeg to Mexico, his ensuing graphic novel and a whole lot more!?By redriverransom

We've put together a selection of 2016 leftovers, a pair of partial podcasts from the past year. Both were attempts to take the podcast on the road and ended with incomplete recordings. The first half features Jeff Ryzner and Scott Cawson at Shaun's office, a recording where some of the audio containing incriminating comments mysteriously disappear…

Robyn Holmes joins us on this episode to talk all about her eco-friendly, event planning company, www.peachygreenwinnipeg.com. We discuss her path into event planning, her personal environmental philosophies, her contributions to the Winnipeg folk fest and a whole bunch of other fun stuff! Check out the Red River Ransom Facebook page to see links t…

On this episode Scott, Shaun, Will, Jeff, Craig, Paul and I are on location at Scott's cabin at Rice lake, just north of Kenora for our annual D&D retreat. We basically lock ourselves into a cabin in total isolation and play D&D for 3 straight days. But, we did take a few short breaks to shoot the breeze about star wars, lord of the rings and world…

Tristyn Rodriguez joins me on this episode. Tristyn is an amateur Muay Thai fighter competing out of Winnipeg, MB. We talk all about her journey into fighting, her motivation for training and we even indulge in a little MMA talk including which fighters she likes to watch.By redriverransom

Nuro is back on the show with Fader (on instagram: @nudotdotro and @fader_) We get back into talking about graffiti art, upcoming shows, current work and a whole lot more!By redriverransom

Scott and Shaun come back on the show to talk about our top 10 favorite songs of all time! We all take a stroll down memory lane as we remember how, when and why these songs entered our list of favorites. Audiophiles beware, we showcase some cringe-worthy picks...mostly though, pure gold.By redriverransom

Cockroach zine editor/creator (cockroachzine.com AND facebook.com/CockroachZine), fellow podcaster (twitter: @MegCrane) and eco-feminist Meg Crane joins us to talk about the zine and other projects she's involved in. We talk about the values of the zine, roller derby, pillow forts, making friends online and a whole bunch of other good stuff!? Check…

Winnipeg graffiti artist FADER ( on Instagram: @fader_ ) is on the show and we talk all about the world of graffiti. He explains how he came up in the game, what his influences are, some of the challenges of the medium and the rules of engagement.?By redriverransom

Cyanide Stuffies (www.facebook.com/CyanideStuffies) are back on the show to talk about the new Cyanide Collective (www.facebook.com/cyanidecollective) horror artist group. We also talk about the psychology of their artistic styles, debate the merits of golfing vs hiking, what's going on in their professional and personal lives and a whole lot more.…

Pink Panda is back on the show with Nuro and Melissa! (pinkpanda.ca On instagram: @nudotdotro @pinkpandawpg @melissa_greenhill and facebook.com/pinkpandacreative) Talking about their art and the upcoming RAW show on July 21st: REVEAL @8:00pm 441 MAINBy redriverransom

On this episode of Red River Ransom; James, Scott and I talk about all sorts of nonsense ranging from Mixtapes to D&D to how I mistakenly felt about not being invited to Brads wedding (Update! I was and I didn't see the invitation) to James drunkenly visiting a sex fetish club. Also super maximum joy...it's almost 3 hours long!!!!?…

This is part two of episode 14 for anyone who wants more of Land the game. This is supplementary audio of Shaun and I playing the game with creator Dominick Blais. Dom was just at C4s toy and comic expo this June. Look out for his booth at upcoming C4 events!By redriverransom

On this episode of Red River Ransom Shaun and I sit down with Pro MMA fighter turned game creator, Dominick Blais about his card-based strategy game; Land. We also sit down to test-play the beta version (check out the audio of our game play in the next episode; supplementary audio for episode 14). A great game for anyone who likes Magic, Pokémon or…

COMICS! COMICS! COMICS! This is an all comics episode. I sit down with Shaun and James Mitchell to talk all about comic books. We dug deep into the basement storage to pull out some of our favorite classics and we also talk about what we're reading now and a whole lot more. Enjoy! ?By redriverransom

On this episode I'll be chatting with artist Pinkpanda and company! (pinkpanda.ca On instagram: @pinkpandawpg and facebook.com/pinkpandacreative) We'll be discussing graffiti art, anime, comic cons and a whole lot more!By redriverransom

Shaun and Scott are back to discuss the barrage of upcoming superhero and sci-fi movies being released over the next couple of years. And a bunch of other fun nonsense! This is part two of a two part episode.?By redriverransom

Shaun and Scott are back to discuss the barrage of upcoming superhero and sci-fi movies being released over the next couple of years. And a bunch of other fun nonsense! This is part one of a two part episode.?By redriverransom

Episode 9: On this episode Melissa and I sit down with Chantele and Renee (AKA The Craft Buddies) from Cyanide Stuffies to talk about comic books, anime, movies, and more.By redriverransom