Blister returns! After striking a deal with a member of the infamous crime syndicate called The Corners, Blister now must quickly learn how to go from being just a body guard to a spy. He's earned the trust of Barden Dunn, the brother of the lord regent, but will he be able to keep it? Find out in this episode! Listen to the post show over on Patre…

In this tale, we follow Cybil, a half-elf who has dedicated her life to studying the teachings of the famed Elven scholar of the mind, Darosent Jonper. In the hopes of getting more answers about how to live a good and balanced life, she set out to find him, which led her to a small and mysterious town known as Ambleheld. Listen to the post show ove…

Bree Strongbelly has devoted his life to the monastic tradition of The Heart, a tradition centered around spreading love in the strongest way possible: through a warm meal. After a cryptic dream, he set out in search of the perfect ingredient for the perfect meal. Listen to the post show over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponARoll iTunes…

Fiddlin' Jhani has been a travelling musician in Cortia for the better part of his adult life. However, in all that time his music never left all that much of an impact on those who heard it. That is until a few weeks back, when practically out of nowhere people started looking at him differently. His songs sounded sweeter and his smile more charmi…

In this episode we follow a dragonborn in search of changing his destiny as he searches for the mysterious laboratory of the infamous wizard, Bulstara. Listen to the post show over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponARoll iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/once-upon-a-roll/id1445605548 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IgpL0…

Just north of the city of Enden rests a small village of little significance. Despite that, every weekend, folks from all over come to see the performance of a gnomish woman named Poppy at the Wildside Inn; a musician so untalented it almost defies logic. Join us as Poppy navigates her place as a performer and tries to find something she has been m…

Blister is a sword for hire from the Great City of Malisin across the sea, and he has found himself in the employment of one Barden Dunn, the Lord Regent's younger brother. Listen as Blister learns the ins and outs of Cortian politics and is sent on a quest to find the missing princess. Listen to the post show over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c…

In this episode we follow a young Bullywug named Antoni Hopkins as he investigates a small town that has been reeling from a string of disappearances. Get ready for intrigue, familiar faces, and lots of bugs. Listen to the post show over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponARoll iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/once-upon-a-roll/i…

How do you turn a passion into a YouTube career? Andrew and Alex talk about his relationship with tennis, how the pandemic pushed him to start a YouTube career and how virality lead him to a leap of faith. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpecGamer Cult Tennis https://twitte…

How does one become a hit urbanism YouTuber with a "side hustle" as an university professor? Alex and Dave discuss his origins in academia, how his experiences lead him into becoming a a YouTuber and how to balance life between traditional teaching and educational YouTube. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgam…

EposVox is the golden voice of streaming technology. Alex and Adam discuss his origins as the local "tech kid" and how an unexpected change in interest led him down his current path. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpecGamer EposVox https://twitter.com/EposVox https://nebul…

In this episode, JoCat plays a warforged wizard named Soup Ladle (yes, actually) who takes on a job beneath the city of Farif. Listen to the post show over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponARoll iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/once-upon-a-roll/id1445605548 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IgpL0UgQHd4Nbyp8maND1 Stitcher…

Joe Scott took the long way around becoming a full-time creator. How did a frustrating career in advertising lead to running his own show? Alex and Joe discuss his past, his unexpectedly very long time on YouTube and what happens next. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpecGa…

In this session, we follow the tale of Archimedes Brick, a goblin artificer on a quest to find powerful and secret magic who has found the exact thing he's been searching for: another goblin arcanist. Listen to the post show over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponARoll iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/once-upon-a-roll/id1445605…

How do you become a professional video essays? How you find a breakthrough series? Alex and Raz explore his YouTube origins, how a very specific angle found him unexpected success just as he was preparing to give up and the difficulty of keeping things fresh in a highly competitive vertical. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://ne…

Adventure! Danger! Piracy! This session takes to the Imian Sea and follows a self-titled pirate, Captain Finnea "Salty" Oritoris as she navigates her greatest challenge yet: actual pirates. Listen to the post show over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponARoll iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/once-upon-a-roll/id1445605548 Spotify…

What if being a YouTuber is actually your plan B for your media career? Alex and Austin explore his humble beginnings, how his love of movies shaped him and the odd circumstances that led him to Online success. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpecGamer Austin McConnell http…

Raanas Decandriir is back and in trouble once again; only this time on scale much larger than he's ever known before. Note: the recording setup was not ideal for this one, so please excuse any audio hiccups that come up. The episode is well worth ignoring them, I promise. Listen to the post show over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponARol…

Geoff is the studio director for Extra Credits. Alex and Geoff discuss his origin in the fires of Game Development and how that gave him the skills an experience necessary to take on that colossal responsibility. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpecGamer Geoff https://twitt…

Once Upon A Roll is back! This tale centers around a student at one of Cortia's Wizarding Schools who is attempting to get through the final for one of classes. The only problem is that he doesn't have any actual magic abilities... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponARoll iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/once-upon-a-roll/id144560…

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Simon Clark is a bit overqualified to be a YouTuber with his PhD but he loves doing it all the same. Alex and Simon discuss going to Cambridge, finding vloggers early on on YouTube and what he enjoys most that he's doing right now between his many interests. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.…

The biggest crossover event in history: Nando v LowSpec. Alex and Nando discuss growing up with comics, his early ventures into online video and the series that made his channel. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpecGamer Nando v Movies https://twitter.com/NandovMovies https…

If you've watched gaming videos on YouTube you've almost definitely come across an Extra Credits videos at some point. Matt, the new-ish voice of the channel sits down with Alex to discuss childhood gaming, how he switched from tradition media to working on Extra Credits and the challenges of filling someone else's shoes. LowSpecGamer https://twitt…

Genesis ventures into Music YouTube with Mary Spender. What is it like to be a musician on YouTube and how has that changed as social media site have become larger platforms for artists. And which celebrity DMed Mary about one of her cover songs? LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/…

Alex and Flo from The Great War and Real Time History sit down to discuss what it's like producing historical content on YouTube and how The Great War got its start. How did a war channel survive the adpocalypse and how did Flo go from working at at production company to turning the channel into an indie hit? LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpe…

Alex and Mike Boyd sit down to chat about his YouTube series Learn Quick and how he decided to leave his job, get a studio in the countryside, and become a full-time creator. Mike also shares some tips on what it takes to make learning videos and the best strategies for learning. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/low…

Knowing Better has been making extensive videos on social and political issue for four years. How did he find his voice and style over the past few years and how did video response to one of his video make him rethink the way he makes content? He and Alex sit down to discuss his process, time in the military and what he's doing with his channel now…

Dave Wiskus is the founder of Standard and Nebula. How did he get started in the tech and what eventually lead him to launching Nebula? Alex and Dave sit down to talk about growing up, starting a band, and launching apps. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpecGamer Dave Wisku…

Ali Abdaal is one of the top productivity creators on YouTube. How has he developed his channel while in med school and becoming a full time doctor? Alex and Ali discuss his childhood, educational business that lead him to YouTube and his aim of becoming a best-selling author rather than and what his plans are next. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com…

RealLifeLore is one of the largest educational channels on YouTube having just passed over 4 million subscribers. Alex and Joseph discuss his early attempts at YouTube, the breakout video that made him decide to drop out of college and go full-time and what lessons he's learned after creating such a successful series. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.c…

Thomas Frank is know for his in-depth productivity videos but what started him on this journey? Alex and Thomas discuss his upbringing, college years, and how he turned his blog, College Info Geek into his hugely successful YouTube channel. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowS…

The inception of Tale Foundry is quite the journey for its creator. Alex and Benji discuss what it was like growing up in a creatively supportive family, how he mostly skipped high school and what variety of career paths he explored in college before finally finding his niche on YouTube. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula…

Volksgeist is one of the fastest growing music channels on YouTube. How did someone as young as Philip get into creating some of the most visually stunning videos? How has YouTube changed his life forever? LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpecGamer Volksgeist https://twitter…

12tone is one of the first big music theory YouTubers to emerge on the platform. Alex and Cory discuss how music has played a role in their life from early on to today and the key moments early on in the channel's life that have formed it into what it is today. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://w…

Polyphonic is one of the top music analysis channels on YouTube. Alex and him discuss how he started on the site by uploading hockey clips and his process for making video today and maybe even more important, how he makes his thumbnails. LowSpecGamer https://twitter.com/LowSpec_Gamer https://nebula.app/lowspecgamer https://www.youtube.com/c/LowSpec…