I was recently contacted by Ed Healy about creating content for a syndicated internet radio program called War Pig Radio. Since I rarely pass up the opportunity to promote the site and the cause, I agreed, and Escapistcast Extra was born. Escapistcast Extra is a "minicast" - single serving portion of roleplaying advocacy audio - a short discussion …

Episode 4 of The Escapistcast is now (finally!) up and ready for your listening pleasure. Featured in this episode: Gaming advocacy news A segment on alternatives to Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Listener mail Featured promos in this episode: RPGLife, Orcusville, and Dragon's Landing Due to length, the show notes for this episode are in comments. …

Episode 3.5 of The Escapistcast is now up and ready for your listening pleasure. I'm pressed for time and won't be able to put together a full episode before Origins, so this is just an update to let everyone know what's going on. In this rambling diatribe, I discuss what I'll be doing at Origins, how to join in on the fun if you are attending, a c…

Episode 3 of The Escapistcast is now up and ready for your listening pleasure. Featured in this episode: Gaming advocacy news A segment on celebrity gamers. Listener mail Featured promos in this episode: On Board Games Podcast, Role Playing Public Radio, and Orcusville Due to length, the show notes for this episode are in comments. Episode 3 - "Fam…

Episode 2 of The Escapistcast is now up and ready for your listening pleasure. Featured in this episode: Gaming advocacy news A segment on gamers & gaming in the military. Featured promos in this episode: All Games Considered, Orcusville, The Bear's Grove Podcast, The Gamer Traveller Podcast. Due to length, the show notes for this episode are in co…

Episode 1 of The Escapistcast is now up and ready for your listening pleasure. Featured in this episode: Gaming advocacy news, including many articles on Gary Gygax in the mass media A segment on suggestions for creating an "RPG idea mining notebook" to help brainstorm ideas for plots, stories, characters, and other elements of roleplaying games. F…

This is the introductory episode for The Escapistcast - "Intros & Inspirations." In this episode, I discuss the basic concepts of gaming advocacy, and set the stage for the future topics covered in the podcast. Listen & enjoy! Episode 0 - "Intros & Inspirations"By WJ Walton