Best Ben Heron Podcasts (2024)

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Small Embers: Chapter 41 - Soup of Everything 1:11:05

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In the forty-first chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the gang make the final push to reach The Fingers before time runs out... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicecompany We al…

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Small Embers: Chapter 40 - The Great Storm 1:01:01

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In the fortieth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron traverse the skies above Aethelon, but get caught in a terrible storm which holds more than dangerous weather... For the best listening experience, please check-out our e…

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Small Embers: Chapter 39 - WhiterunMania 1:31:21

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In the thirty-ninth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron arrive in Whiterun ahead of a tournament... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicecompany We also hav…

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Small Embers: Chapter 38 - Carrot & Stick 1:10:15

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In the thirty-eighth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron go shopping before leaving Deepmaund... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicecompany We also have a…

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Small Embers: Chapter 37 - The Heron Knight 1:28:05

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In the thirty-seventh chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation...Augustus, injured and exhausted completes his accolade to the Knights of Scarlet... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicec…

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Small Embers: Chapter 36 - The Second Battle of Deepmaund 1:22:01

1M ago1:22:01

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In the thirty-sixth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron side with the Knights of Scarlet to battle the Blackhearts... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicec…

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Small Embers: Chapter 35 - A Hard Day's Knight 1:08:06

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CONTENT WARNING: Contains violence towards a child. In the thirty-fifth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron try and inspire the Knights of Scarlet to overcome the dastardedly Blackhearts... For the best listening experienc…

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Small Embers: Chapter 34 - Welcome to Deepmaund 1:22:35

2M ago1:22:35

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In the thirty-fourth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron visit the city of Deepmaund in search of blueprints to a prison... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com…

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Small Embers: Chapter 33 - The Long Rest II 1:28:05

2M ago1:28:05

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In the thirty-third chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron continue to spend some downtime apart in and around the village of Sanctuary... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www…

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Small Embers: Chapter 32 - The Long Rest I 1:18:25

2M ago1:18:25

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In the thirty-second chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron find ways to spend some downtime apart in and around the village of Sanctuary... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://w…

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Small Embers: Chapter 31 - Sanctuary 1:13:13

2M ago1:13:13

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In the thirty-first chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron attend a party in their honour in the safety of Sanctuary... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Diceco…

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How the Grinch Stole His Own Legacy: Dr Seuss (Exploring Evil EP 6) 43:23

3M ago43:23

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“[Seuss] is only a reference. He has no impact on my artistry. He’s just a part of history. Now I move forward with other people that are more current, that allow me to tell stories differently, within the context of now. Was he a part of my life? Absolutely. But it is a historical moment now.” -Chil Kong Welcome back to “OutThink the Classics,” my…

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Small Embers: Chapter 30 - Zone of Truth 1:24:10

3M ago1:24:10

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In the thirtieth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the Order of the Heron have to deal with Tiaram Tamrais while keeping an eye on the destination of New Haven... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https…

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Red and The Green Knight 1:06:22

3M ago1:06:22

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Sorry, no Tom Bombadil here. Well, a brief mention... Moses Norton, aka the Well-Red Mage, joins me to dig into the recent film adaptation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Tolkien, Dune 2, Dragonslayer, and lots of Gamelogica references round out our discussion of the film's visuals, characters, story, and themes. Enjoy! Gamelogica youtube chann…

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EP 18 - Pushing Through Strength & Muscle Plateaus 53:18

3M ago53:18

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By Ben Heron

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Small Embers: Chapter 29 - From Small Embers 1:04:01

3M ago1:04:01

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In the twenty-ninth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... finally free of Verokkir, the gang walk East to New Haven and have a serious discussion about the future on the way... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patr…

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Small Embers: Chapter 28 - The Soulshard Hierophant 1:26:40

3M ago1:26:40

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In the twenty-eighth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the gang finally reach the Labroratory of Lothar Ja'Neth, but realise that there is more at stake than they thought... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Pat…

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The Curious Case of Ernest Wainwright | Candela Obscura 4 | The Chronospect 1:03:16

3M ago1:03:16

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In Newfaire 1909, Silas Trapper, Elias Morden, Sir John Harrington and Professor Averard Selmy continue their investigation into the murder of Mr. Earnest Wainwright, exploring the ruins of Oldfaire beneath the Groggy Gull. For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicecompany For more inform…

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The Curious Case of Ernest Wainwright | Candela Obscura 3 | One Night in Grayslate 1:08:35

3M ago1:08:35

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In Newfaire 1909, Silas Trapper, Elias Morden, Sir John Harrington and Professor Averard Selmy continue their investigation into the murder of Mr. Earnest Wainwright, visiting the notorious Grayslate Sanitorium. For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicecompany For more information, pleas…

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The Curious Case of Ernest Wainwright | Candela Obscura 2 | Blood in the Library 1:07:05

3M ago1:07:05

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In Newfaire 1909, Silas Trapper, Elias Morden, Sir John Harrington and Professor Averard Selmy continue their investigation into the murder of Mr. Earnest Wainwright whose links to a number of shadowy groups spell danger for the whole city. For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicecompan…

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The Curious Case of Ernest Wainwright | Candela Obscura 1 | The Liar, the Wise and The Wager 1:12:17

3M ago1:12:17

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In Newfaire 1909, an unusual group of people are summoned together to solve the mystery surrounding the murder of Mr. Earnest Wainwright whose links to a number of shadowy groups spell danger for the whole city. For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicecompany For more information, pleas…

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Small Embers: Chapter 27 - Fade to Shakh 1:17:25

4M ago1:17:25

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In the twenty-seventh chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the gang attempt to pass themselves off as zombies and find help in an unlikely place... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com…

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Dylan Holmes, author of A Mind Forever Voyaging: A History of Storytelling in Video Games 1:13:39

4M ago1:13:39

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Dylan Holmes joins me to discuss his history of storytelling in video games, A Mind Forever Voyaging. Read his book if you're interested in games like FF7, MGS, Deus Ex, and Dear Esther, or in questions about cinematic technique, player choice, power and escapism. Read Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin all the way to the end …

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Small Embers: Chapter 26 - Yawn of the Dead 1:17:02

4M ago1:17:02

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In the twenty-sixth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the gang plunge further into the depths of Lothar Ja'Neth's Palace of Lies only to find more resistance and an old familiar face... For the best listening experience, please check-out our e…

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Small Embers: Chapter 25 - In the Hall of the Zombie King 1:17:52

4M ago1:17:52

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In the twenty-fifth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... alongside the 13th Company, the gang enter Lothar Ja'Neth's Palace to stop the blight and rescue an imprisoned orc... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patre…

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Of Podcasting Paradiso: Dante and the Digital Humanities 54:16

4M ago54:16

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We come full circle, as it were, Alex and I, discussing his recently published paper "Popularizing Paradiso: On the Difficulties of Podcasting Dante’s Most Academic Canticle" and his work bridging popular culture with the field of comparative literature.

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Small Embers: Chapter 24 - Legion of the Damned 1:11:43

4M ago1:11:43

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In the twenty-fourth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... having broken into the vault of the abandoned Dark bank, they discover the 13th company of the 9th Legion from Crimson Reach... For the best listening experience, please check-out our excl…

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The Boy and the Heron, or Alexander Schmid and Wesley Schantz 45:44

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At long last, Alex and I wander off on another side quest, discussing Miyazaki's recent film, The Boy and the Heron, and its resonances for us with myth and history. (As always, I wish I knew more about the language, like how to translate "How Do You Live?") Other episodes in this series on the storied Studio Ghibli can be found most readily on Ale…

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EP 17 - How to get out of a RUT! 7:54

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By Ben Heron

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Small Embers: Chapter 23 - It Came From the Ground 1:07:13

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In the twenty-third chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the crew are trapped in the abandoned Dwarven Mining City of Verokkir, with an Umber Hulk bursting through the ground... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Pa…

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Small Embers: Chapter 22 - Stagecoach to Verokkir 1:02:31

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In the twenty-second chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the crew are trapped in the abandoned Dwarven Mining City of Verokkir, known as The City of the Dead... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://w…

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Small Embers: The Story So Far 6:58

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Dice Company head archivist Issy Patrick runs down everything that has happened in the opening twenty-one chapters of the Dice Company adventure... Music: Risk by StudioKolomna Resistance by RomanSenykMusic The Britons by kmacleod For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicecompany…

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AI: The Somnium Files - NirvanA Initiative (part 8) 57:15

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Concluding thoughts on the visual novel. Thanks for listening! More resources at https://videogameacademia.org/courses/video-game-studies/intro-to-visual-novels/

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AI: The Somnium Files - NirvanA Initiative (part 7) 42:39

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Home stretch! More at https://videogameacademia.org/courses/video-game-studies/intro-to-visual-novels/

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AI: The Somnium Files - NirvanA Initiative (part 6) 57:24

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More at https://videogameacademia.org/courses/video-game-studies/intro-to-visual-novels/

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AI: The Somnium Files - NirvanA Initiative (part 5) 44:36

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Twists! https://videogameacademia.org/courses/video-game-studies/intro-to-visual-novels/

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AI: The Somnium Files - NirvanA Initiative (part 4) 46:40

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Onward! https://videogameacademia.org/courses/video-game-studies/intro-to-visual-novels/

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AI: The Somnium Files - NirvanA Initiative (part 3) 46:43

5M ago46:43

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Continuing discussion of the sequel to AI: The Somnium Files. More on visual novels at https://videogameacademia.org/courses/video-game-studies/intro-to-visual-novels/

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AI: The Somnium Files - NirvanA Initiative (part 2) 30:46

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The lost audio recovered, continued. More at https://videogameacademia.org/courses/video-game-studies/intro-to-visual-novels/

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AI: The Somnium Files - NirvanA Initiative (part 1) 37:30

5M ago37:30

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The lost audio from last spring recovered at last--mostly--as we discuss the sequel to AI: The Somnium Files, NirvanA Initiative. Thanks for listening and sticking with us. More resources on visual novels at https://videogameacademia.org/courses/video-game-studies/intro-to-visual-novels/

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Small Embers: Chapter 21 - The Ungarmas Games 1:10:53

6M ago1:10:53

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In the twenty-first chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the crew encounter a strange being and learn the true spirit of Ungarmas... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dicecompany We…

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Willy Wonka, Roald Dahl, and Separating the Art From the Artist (Exploring Evil EP 5) 34:48

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“Daddy gave joy to millions of children but I was dying inside.” -Lucy Dahl “Just because it’s on the printed page doesn’t mean it’s the only way to think.” -Madeleine Mager Deliee Welcome back to “OutThink the Classics,” my own personal quest to contextualize classic pop culture for modern families. We continue our first series, “Exploring Evil,” …

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Small Embers: Chapter 20 - As Above So Below 1:12:09

6M ago1:12:09

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In the twentieth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the crew head below ground to escape the Empire as something emerges from the darkness... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Dic…

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Small Embers: Chapter 19 - Escape from Haven 1:02:18

6M ago1:02:18

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In the nineteenth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the crew send the villagers of Haven off in The Sterling and try to create a distraction from Morven and his hordes... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreo…

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EP 16 - 21 Ultra Marathons in 21 Days, Building Muscle & Becoming A Savage! 41:24

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By Ben Heron

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Studio Ghibli’s ”The Boy and the Heron:” When a Master Paints Himself as the Villain (Exploring Evil EP 4) 20:38

6M ago20:38

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“I don't intentionally make deep movies.” -Hayao Miyazaki Welcome back to “OutThink the Classics,” my quest to contextualize classic pop culture for modern families. We continue our first series, “Exploring Evil,” exploring the concept of evil in classical stories and how it relates to parenting and kids. Episodes 1-3 discussed the Wicked Witch of …

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Small Embers: Chapter 18 - Nuts 1:10:47

6M ago1:10:47

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In the eighteenth chapterof Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... the crew split while in Haven, with Augustus and Bennie spy-catching, while Vander and Tock go squirrel-chasing... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: ht…

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EP 15 - How to Achieve Your FULL POTENTIAL in body, life, career with Success Story Aaron Dalzell 37:25

7M ago37:25

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🎙 The Most Ripped, Relentless & High Acheiving Accountant! LUA Success Story. From this episode, you’re going to learn: 👉 The mindset needed to boss in biz, body and life! 👉 The daily strategies that Dazza used for more energy & productivity 👉 Exactly how to get ripped while being very busy & social 👉 How to go from eating junk food religously to s…

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Loki Part 2 with Dr. Drea Letamendi & Julia Washington (Exploring Evil, EP 3) 1:08:10

7M ago1:08:10

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“You realize that it's not a parent's job to tell children who they are. It's a parent's job to meet their children where they are and help them grow into the person that they are, you could say, destined to become.” -Julia Washington Welcome back to “OutThink the Classics,” my own personal quest to contextualize classic pop culture for modern fami…

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Small Embers: Chapter 17 - One Giant Leap 1:17:22

7M ago1:17:22

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In the seventeenth chapter of Small Embers, the Dice Company Narrative Adventure Audio Podcast, using D&D rules as a framework in this Actual Play variation... a surprising turn of events from one of the crew leads to a showdown as they make their way to Haven... For the best listening experience, please check-out our exclusive Patreon: https://www…

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