Best Amp Tome Podcasts (2024)

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Bookclub August 2024 - The Wee Free Men by Sir Terry Pratchett 1:19:33

4h ago1:19:33

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THIS EPSIODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: The Wee Free Men by Sir Terry Pratchett A new notice has appeared on the tavern noticeboard! Hearth and Tome Book Club is meeting and they are discussing The Wee Free Men by Sir Terry Pratchett Why not pop along and see what they have to say? Make sure that you follow us on Instagram (@HearthAndTomePod) Twitter (…

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Ep. #106: "History of Eora" Anthology, Pt. 2: Dyrwood-related Tomes (Vols. 2 & 3) 30:18

22d ago30:18

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The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their upcoming action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode is a continuation of the "History of Eora" series I am plinking away at, where we look at the esoteric in-game "History of Eora" lore-books from…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Australian Open, Planes and Golf Gear, and Prize Money 21:43

1h ago21:43

21:43

We love the bonus pods, and the ones where we run through a bunch of questions from the Talk Birdie Wolfpack are fantastic, and another one today. First cab of the rank, Craig has a question about whether the Australian Open should have a permanent home, Nick and Mark discuss the venue, and the format. Mick has a question about travelling on planes…

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Ep79: Cam Smith - How Golf NSW Got Him, How Craig Parry Screwed Over Nick Faldo, The Hardest Tee Shot in the World 1:06:50

2h ago1:06:50

1:06:50

Nick and Mark are amped over last weeks Cam Smith news that he will be playing the NSW Open at Murray Downs in November, so much so that we start the show by calling Golf NSW COO Graeme Phillipson to ask him how it happened, and how Golf NSW pulled off such a fantastic get. Great chat, and some fantastic insights into the process, and what it now m…

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☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro David Diaz 1:15

1h ago1:15

1:15

Nick and Mark love receiving voicemails, this week former tour pro David Diaz left us a message after hearing the boys chatting about the great Southern Golf Club in Melbourne. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you are, where you're from, where you p…

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Ep. #108: All The Recent Avowed Content (Gamescom, Demo, and News Articles) 1:55:15

3d ago1:55:15

1:55:15

Boy howdy is this episode a long one. But hey, there was ALOT to go over. If you're new this show, World of Eora, is about Pillars of Eternity & Avowed (since they both share the same fantasy world). Mostly I focus on lore, today I'm putting a balanced focus on news and lore. Now, here's the thing (and I say this at the start of the episode) - beca…

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☎️ Voicemail: Chris on Cam Smith at the NSW Open 1:20

2h ago1:20

1:20

Big news yesterday with Cam Smith confirming that he'll be playing the NSW Open at Murray Downs Golf Club in November. Huge news. And Chris from Howlong was just as excited and left us a voicemail about it. Chris also quite likes Mark Allens Golf Clearance Outlet videos, you can see some of Marks gear in a vid here. If you want to leave a voicemail…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Par 3's, Minjee, Slow Play, Rules & 'Snot Blocks' 23:40

5d ago23:40

23:40

We love a bonus pod, particularly in weeks when we have lots of feedback or questions from the 'Talk Birdie To Me' Wolfpack, too much to fit into the normal pod, so we smash out a bonus pod! Fun! Today's a ripper with a few voicemails. We have a voicemail from Peter who has an idea about allowing more holes to be played as Par 3 holes, leading to a…

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☎️ Voicemail: Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock on Ian Baker-Finch 1:21

1h ago1:21

1:21

Former Tour Pro Scott Laycock from Royal Hobart left a voicemail for Nick and Mark after hearing the boys chatting about Ian Baker-Finch on this weeks pod. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you are, where you're from, where you play your golf, and le…

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Ep78: Lydia Ko Wins Again, Nick's Top 5 "Tool Moments" and Mark: This Part of Women's Golf "is a Disgrace" 1:04:00

7d ago1:04:00

1:04:00

Nick O'Hern is a PING guy through and through, and has been for years. That's because PING are the best in the business. But he does keep an eye on what other gear is around, and he has a new wedge that he is excited about, and Mark is a little envious of! But into the show. Congrats to Lydia Ko, another win, and her second gold medal in a couple o…

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"Drawn In Winter" Caught my eye... 8:25

6d ago8:25

8:25

Hi Everyone, With a personally busy week and weekend combined with the MASSIVE amount of stuff we saw for Avowed this week, I simply cannot keep up with all of it (I haven't even seen all the videos all the way through or read/skimmed all the articles yet). So, I'm making the decision to post-pone a full episode until next week to do an overview of…

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☎️ Voicemail: Fehan from Melbourne 0:50

43m ago0:50

0:50

Fehan from Melbourne heard Nick and Mark discussing Minjee Lee and her recent form this week on the pod, and had a couple of insights that he wanted to share, so left a voicemail for us. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you are, where you're from, w…

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Ep77: Nick Reviews Vietnamese Golf Courses, Golf Technique 'Fads', and an Update on 'Rake-Gate'. 1:00:14

14d ago1:00:14

1:00:14

A fun pod this week, Mark has noticed that short follow throughs when putting are in vogue, and he wants to discuss with Nick. Nick has just returned from a few days in Vietnam playing golf and tells us about the courses he played which were excellent - but it was hot! Who'd have thought. This gives Mark an idea about doing a 'Nick and Mark golf tr…

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Ep. #107: The Penitential Regency of Readceras 43:10

15d ago43:10

43:10

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their upcoming action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode is about a rather important nation in the "new world", called READCERAS. Originally the colony of Aedyr, and then the Divine Kingdom of Readcera…

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☎️ Voicemail: Rob from Curlewis 1:00

1h ago1:00

1:00

Rob from Curlewis Golf Club was listening to our bonus pod with Frank and Aiden from watchMynumbers and had a comment about Franks coach Steve Brodie, who also gives Rob lessons. He left us a voicemail about it. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you …

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Talkin' in the Tavern: Graphic Novels! 1:10:45

13h ago1:10:45

1:10:45

A new notice has appeared on the tavern noticeboard! Eve and Phoenix love graphic novels, and don't get a chance to talk about them enough, so they've made a whole episode just about graphic novels! Why not pop by and see what they have in store! Make sure that you follow us on Instagram (@HearthAndTomePod), Twitter (@HearthAndTome), TikTok (@Heart…

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Ep76: The Olympics, Lydia Ko, Vale Chi Chi: Plus the History of his Sword Dance 1:03:43

7h ago1:03:43

1:03:43

A huge week in golf, plenty of great things to discuss, and some sad news with the passing of Chi-Chi Rodríguez, a true legend of the game. Nick and Mark chat about his wonderful legacy, and we hear where the 'sword dance' came from, a great story. To the Olympics. We loved it. And whilst Nick and Mark have mixed feelings about golf in the Olympics…

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☎️ Voicemail: Dan from The Blue Mountains 1:48

7d ago1:48

1:48

Nick and Mark always love receiving your voicemails, some we play in the show and others we pop in the feed here. We had a voicemail from Dan in The Blue Mountains today asking about the format for golf in the Olympics and giving his view on what an alternate format could look like. What do you think of Dan's suggestion? Nick and Mark discuss their…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: watchMynumbers app: Chat with founder Frank Colautti & Tour Pro Aiden Didone 36:58

19d ago36:58

36:58

The watchMynumbers app is brilliant if you want to improve your golf, and they're a big supporter of Talk Birdie To Me. Nick and Mark decided to get founder Frank Colautti, and Tour Pro Aiden Didone, who uses the app in his career, in for a chat. In the first half of the pod we hear from Frank about why he founded it, where the idea came from. He t…

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☎️ Voicemail: Gerard from Brisbane 1:05

6d ago1:05

1:05

Nick and Mark always love receiving your voicemails, some we play in the show and others we pop in the feed here. We received a voicemail from Gerard in Brisy who had a couple of comments for Mark after hearing this weeks episode. And if you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record b…

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Ep75: Golfer of the Year: Schauffele v Scheffler, Olympics Golf & Nick Talks Belly Wedges 1:00:21

7d ago1:00:21

1:00:21

Another fun episode this week, with plenty of golf to discuss. We start with a text that Mark received from former Herald Sun golf journo Brian Meldrum about a fantastic achievement from Huntingdale member Ken Chandler recently. Fantastic. We love these stories. Nick mentions that Gary Player's 1974 Claret Jug replica was sold recently by his son, …

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[BONUS] Ep. #105.5: Some Podcast Outtakes 4:46

29d ago4:46

4:46

Hey, I'm on vacation this week, so no new full episode...BUT I didn't wanna leave y'all hanging so here's a quick little episode about one giant piece of news, followed by two minutes of me making mistakes in a few podcast episodes over the many months of this show's existence. I hope (some of) you will enjoy it.…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Pace of Play, Stableford & Top 5 Australian Golfers since 1980 24:49

28d ago24:49

24:49

Another bonus Q&A pod where we discuss some of your questions that we didn't have time for on the normal pod, or might take a bit longer to discuss. Today half a dozen questions from Talk Birdie To Me Wolfpack members. Jay is finding some differences playing on couch vs kikuyu grass and wants Nick and Marks thoughts; Ashley has a comment and questi…

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Bookclub July 2024 - Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta 1:21:06

16d ago1:21:06

1:21:06

THIS EPSIODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta A new notice has appeared on the tavern noticeboard! Hearth and Tome Book Club is meeting and they are discussing Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta Why not pop along and see what they have to say? Make sure that you follow us on Instagram (@HearthAndTomePod) Twitter (…

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Ep74: Yasir Al-Rumayyan Wants to be Commissioner of a Combined LIV/PGA Entity 1:00:53

25d ago1:00:53

1:00:53

We open the pod with big and breaking news from Mark on a major roadblock to a successful merger of the LIV and PGA, this has come from an EXTREMELY high and very reliable source within LIV. It shocked Mark when he heard it, and in turn Nick when Mark revealed it on the podcast. In Nick and Mark's view, this makes a merger the two organisations hig…

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Bookclub picks: August, September, October 1:35

1M ago1:35

1:35

A new notice has appeared on the tavern noticeboard! It's a list of the Book Club's picks for the next three months: - August - The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett - September - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst - October - Bury your gays by Chuck Tingle Make sure that you follow us on Instagram (@HearthAndTomePod) and Twitter (@HearthAndTome) and …

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🔦 News on the LIV / PGA Merger About to Break 1:00

1M ago1:00

1:00

Marko is working on a big story which is not quite ready, he has a couple of things to verify first, and he intends to put the spotlight on this story in this weeks episode of the Talk Birdie To Me podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ep. #105: The Hand Occult 32:40

1M ago32:40

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The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their upcoming action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode is regarding a Wael-affiliated faction (Wael being the god of dreams/mysteries/secrets/revelations) "The Hand Occult", whose primary focus is th…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Mark & Nick Q&A: 'Sprinkler-Gate', LIV, Geelong Courses, & the St. Andrews of New Zealand 20:58

20d ago20:58

20:58

A bonus pod today where we run through some of your questions. Pod listener Laird had a question about Rob MacIntyre and the sprinkler incident in Scotland, specifically around the rules and whether they were broken, bent, or fine. So we called our rules guy Stu from the excellent GolfRules Questions pod to clarify. Whilst we had Stu on the phone N…

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Ep73: Xanders' Big Win, Should Pros Play More Links Golf,, & Mark tells a Former Pro to 'Get His Head Out of His Arse' 55:33

23d ago55:33

55:33

Gee the time difference to watch The Open Championship is a punish in Australia and New Zealand, specifically later in the day, but we got some in live and plenty of highlights....and what a tournament it was! Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen spend a bit of time unpacking some of the key moments. The weather played a role, as we expect it will in this to…

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Ep. #104: "The History of Eora" Anthology [Avowed Related], Vols. 5, 12, 7, then 2... 40:34

2M ago40:34

40:34

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their upcoming action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode I dive into the in-game "History of Eora" anthology, which as been requested for quite a while. I don't do all 16 entries of these books in this…

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Talkin' in the Tavern: Mid Year Freak Out Book Tag 2024 1:41:42

1M ago1:41:42

1:41:42

A new notice has appeared on the tavern noticeboard! Phoenix and Eve are doing the Mid Year Freak Out Book Tag! Come along and hear about their favourite books and authors, and their biggest disappointments, so far this year! Why not pop by and see what they have in store! Make sure that you follow us on Instagram (@HearthAndTomePod) and Twitter (@…

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Ep72: Metropolitan & Huntingdale Propose Merger, 'Scottie Scheffler is a Dork' & 'Playing With Steve Elkington was a Nightmare' 1:02:23

1M ago1:02:23

1:02:23

Another big week in golf and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen are all over it. We start by discussing Keegan Bradley's appointment as the captain of the US Ryder Cup team, an appointment which took us all by surprise. But we quickly move on to Steph Kyriacou's performance in the Evian, she did so well and nearly won her first major but just fell a little…

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Ep. #103: Aedyr Revisited 42:50

2M ago42:50

42:50

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their upcoming action RPG: Avowed. In this week's episode I revisit the lore of the Aedyr Empire, its people, its history, and their language. This is largely a summation of lore that I did a few yea…

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☎️ Voicemail: Lewy from Melbourne 1:00

1M ago1:00

1:00

Lewy from Melbourne left us a voicemail after listening to our bonus pod with Jonathan Yarwood. He reached out to Jonathan via Skillest (here) and wanted to let us know how it went. If you haven't heard Nick and Mark's chat with Jonathan, you can find it in the feed about 3-weeks ago, it's a ripper. And if you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy,…

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Ep71: Marko on 'the Worst Coach I Ever Had', Nick's Masterclass on Hitting Out of the Long Rough 56:55

2M ago56:55

56:55

After yesterday's big bonus pod with Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland, today is the normal pod - 24 hours later than usual, but hopefully you enjoyed the chat with James. If you haven't heard it, have a listen. Plenty on today's show. Nick has just come back from playing Long Island in zero degree temperatures, thankfully he has a shiny new clot…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland on the 2024 Australian Open 28:24

1M ago28:24

28:24

A massive bonus pod today, Nick O'Hern & Mark Allen chat one on one, okay two on one, with Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland. In a wide-ranging conversation we cover the key issues: Why it has taken so long to announce the venue, format and dates of the 2024 Australian Open. The rationale behind Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Club as the venues…

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Ep. #102: Inquisitor Lödwyn & The Steel Garrote 40:32

2M ago40:32

40:32

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their upcoming action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode focuses on Inquisitor Lödwyn, and the paladin order she helps lead, the Steel Garotte. Most of the lore will be about the Paladin order, but we …

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☎️ Voicemail: Chris from Howlong 1:09

1M ago1:09

1:09

Chris from Howlong left us a voicemail talking about Jason Day's training facility at his home, and the video on it. We've seen it before but it was a great reminder to rewatch the video, it's fantastic! Check out Chris' voicemail, then watch the video he's talking about here. And if you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website he…

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Ep70: Mark: "PIF, PGA, DPWT & SSG Soon to Join", and Nick is Annoyed Over a Listener Comment 57:32

1M ago57:32

57:32

We kick off today's podcast by listening to some audio that was not on our bingo card this week. We would not have expected what happened to happen. Once we get through that, we chat Cam Davis. Wow. A wonderful performance in Detroit, Nick and Mark discuss how well he played. We nearly had an all Aussie finish with Min Woo in the hunt for a while. …

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Ep. #101: Speculation Episode! 1:00:07

2M ago1:00:07

1:00:07

DISCLAIMER: [read full disclaimer] This episode contains major spoilers for Pillars of Eternity I & II. The episode is split into two parts, the first are my theories which are SPOILER-FREE, but the second part (which are community-submitted theories) I do not hold back any spoiler-related ideas. There is a musical interlude segmenting these two pa…

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☎️ Voicemail: Paul from Melbourne 1:05

2M ago1:05

1:05

Paul from Melbourne left us a voicemail this week with a suggestion for Nick and Mark, and offering himself up to assist. What a guy! If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you are, where you're from, where you play your golf, and leave your message. Coul…

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🏌🏿‍♂️Bonus: Super Coach Jonathan Yarwood: 'Golf is Artistic, Not Scientific' 39:15

2M ago39:15

39:15

This is a cracking bonus podcast, Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen chat with one of the worlds leading golf coaches, Jonathan Yarwood from New York. And the pod gets off to an unexpected start when Jonathan reveals that when he was younger he wanted to be Mark Allen, he explains why. We originally thought he was ripping the piss, but no it turns out to b…

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🏌🏿‍♂️ Bonus: Nick & Mark Q&A: Tiger, Bryson, Rory, Lexi, Coolum & Practice Aids 17:58

2M ago17:58

17:58

A bonus pod this week, we've been getting so many questions from you that we can't fit them all in the weekly podcast, so from time to time we'll do a bonus pod ripping through a few questions. Some great questions on this bonus Q&A pod. Steve asks about what are the essential aids for a practice session. Ry, Greg and Joe each have a comment, and i…

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Bookclub June 2024 - Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis 1:24:57

2M ago1:24:57

1:24:57

THIS EPSIODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR: Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis A new notice has appeared on the tavern noticeboard! Hearth and Tome Book Club is meeting and they are discussing Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis Why not pop along and see what they have to say? Make sure that you follow us on Instagram (@HearthAndTomePod) Twitter (@HearthAndTome) an…

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Ep69: Mark 'The Most Important Player in Golf Right Now', Nick Talks Isleworth. And Pros who had 'Super Slumps' 54:11

2M ago54:11

54:11

Another fun show today, we start with a chat about the LPGA tournament at Sahalee in Washington at the weekend, fantastic win for Amy Yang - she has waited a long time for this and it was wonderful to see. Tough final couple of holes, but she got there! And Nick O'Hern claims Amy as an honorary Aussie, find out why on the pod. Mark loved the tourna…

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Ep. #100: Overview of the Avowed Deep Dive Video (ALSO HAPPY EPISODE 100 EVERYBODY :)) 1:03:09

2M ago1:03:09

1:03:09

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their upcoming action RPG: Avowed. This week's ONE HUNDREDTH episode features a decently in-depth overview of the Avowed Deep Dive, as seen on Xbox's Official Youtube Channel. There's *a lot* to cove…

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☎️ Voicemail: Glenn from Echuca 1:41

2M ago1:41

1:41

Following the US Open, and Nick and Mark's discussion on Tuesdays podcast, Glenn from Echuca had some thoughts on Rory's putting and left us a voicemail. If you want to leave a voicemail - it's easy, head to our website here on your mobile or computer, hit the record button, tell us who you are, where you're from, where you play your golf, and leav…

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Ep68: US Open Full Wrap, Why Rory Needs a New Caddie, Pressure Putting Masterclass. 1:01:59

2M ago1:01:59

1:01:59

What a US Open, absolutely riveting. There were celebrations, heartbreak, twists and turns, and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen run the ruler across it all today on the Talk Birdie To Me podcast. In fact the first half of the pod is pretty much all US Open. Nick and Mark start by discussing Rory's use of the 7 iron on the 15th hole, and that this was wh…

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Ep. #99: Avowed Story Trailer LORE!!! 47:47

3M ago47:47

47:47

The World of Eora is a news & lore podcast about the fantasy setting created by Obsidian Entertainment for their cRPG series, Pillars of Eternity, and their upcoming action RPG: Avowed. This week's episode we cover A LOT! (1) an overview of the all the news related to Avowed (up to the point of recording, that is); and (2) we dive into the Story Tr…

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