Did you grow up collecting and painting Citadel miniatures, and playing games like Warhammer, Warhammer 40k, HeroQuest, Battlemasters, and Space Hulk? Did you gradually grow out of the hobby only to find yourself plunging back in many years later, discovering great new games like Frostgrave, Rogue Planet, and Kings of War? The Bedroom Battlefields Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast brings you conversations about collecting, gaming, painting, terrain, and much more - often with a nostalgic twis ...
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Bring Out Your Lead 2024: Weirdomunda, Travel 40k, & Perky Picts
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This is a whirlwind report of Bring Out Your Lead 2024, the world's finest celebration of Oldhammer. Check out the pictures here, as well as an interview with organizer Garth about the event's roots.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Your Favourite Hobby Content Channels: Best Tabletop Bloggers, Podcasters, & YouTubers
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The question of the month for July 2024 was about your favourite hobby content channels. The response was initially slow, but we got a lot of feedback and recommendations in the end. There are many podcasts, YouTube channels, and blogs mentioned here, and you'll never be stuck for a hobby content fix again! And here's the link for next month's QotM…
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Classic Battle Reports, Sci-Fi Scatter Terrain, & Painting Aliens
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A bit of a solo ramble around various recent topics: Bedroom Battlefields Patreon Wayland Games Miniature Wargames Magazine Podcast chat with Tom Holden Podcast chat with Conrad Kinch Podcast chat with John Treadaway White Dwarf 166 Solo Wargaming Book Question of the MonthBy Bedroom Battlefields
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Zen & the Art of Miniature Painting, Collaborative Solo Campaigns, and 3D Printing
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Ryan, AKA Donjuandon, from our Discord community, joins me to chat about a wide range of topics, including collaborative solo campaigns, 3D printing, and the importance of physical analogue hobbies. Find Ryan's 3D models on his Cults3D page.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Hobby Heartbreak: Stuff You Lost, Sold, or Gave Away
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The question of the month for June 2024 was: What hobby-related thing did you once own that you most wish you could get back? And also, what became of it? And, you can now send in your answers for our July QotM right here.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Portable Wargame in a Tin, & Random Events for Solo/Co-op Mass Battle Games
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Talking through a few of my latest projects, including: A portable miniature wargame in a tin Random event cards for solo/co-op mass battle games Playing the 'Data Drip' scenario on Titan Question of the MonthBy Bedroom Battlefields
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Sitting in Bugman's, Opening Your Marauder Giant
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From Partizan 2024 to Warhammer World, Mark went on an adventure recently, and he's here to tell us all about it. Also mentioned: A massive game of WarhammerBy Bedroom Battlefields
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What Game Rules Have You Homebrewed, Adapted, or Borrowed?
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Our question of the month for May 2024 was, "What rules have you created or adapted to improve your favourite gaming system?" "This might be a homebrew rule or something you’ve ported over from another game. The point is, you tried it, it worked well, and you kept on using it."By Bedroom Battlefields
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Mike Hutchinson Talks Hobgoblin, Chess 28, & the Rule of Carnage
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It’s embarrassing to think that the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast has hit 80+ episodes without having Mike Hutchinson on. That said, it was well worth the wait, and the timing was definitely right, with lots of cool new projects in the pipeline. Mike’s hobby origin story, as well as his thoughts on Gaslands and A Billion Suns, have been well-cov…
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Reworking an Existing Rules System Into an Entirely New Game
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Paul, aka Gribbles Miniatures, from our Discord community, joins me to discuss the development of his Our Town zombie survival ruleset. Also mentioned on this episode: 15mm project update 'Goblin Green Bases' merch on TeePublic Question of the Month for May 2024By Bedroom Battlefields
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Introducing 40k/AoS Players to non-GW Games
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The question of the month for April 2024 was around introducing Warhammer 40k or Age of Sigmar players to non-Games Workshop games. How did you do it, what did you play, and what was the response? And, the question of the month for May 2024 is: What rules have you created or adapted to improve your favourite gaming system? This might be a homebrew …
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Father and son duo Rob and Norman join me for a chat about wargaming in the family, their local wargaming club, and their imagi-nations campaign. HAWKS wargaming club Rob's blog Norman's blogBy Bedroom Battlefields
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Song of Blades & Homebrew, & Talking 28 Magazine
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If you’ve come across 28 Magazine before, you’ll know about its striking aesthetic, stunning artwork, and incredible photography. On this episode of the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast, I’m joined by editor Sampsa Nylund to find out more about 28, not just as a magazine, but as a community. There’s also an audio battle report of a slightly homebre…
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Burning Armies, Sculpting for TV Sets, & Making a Boglin
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Our guest this week is Kevin from our Discord community, who talks about his hobby origins going up in smoke and then returning years later via his young son. He also enjoyed a career sculpting for TV sets and designing costumes, and we talk about the overlap between this and the tabletop miniature hobby.…
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What Hobby-Related Thing Have You Recently Changed Your Mind About?
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Let's hear your answers to the question of the month for March 2024. Also, you can now get your answers in for the April QotM. Have you ever introduced a Warhammer 40k or Age of Sigmar player to a non-GW game? How did you go about it? What game did you suggest or play? And what was the response? Record your answer…
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Stories, Settings, & Scenarios in the Tabletop Miniature Hobby
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An audio battle report from a recent game of Planet 28, followed by a plea for voice feedback, a plan for a new game, and some random setting ideas. Here's all the photos and other such links.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Josh (Crown of Command/Eavy Lead) on Paint Tutoring & Commissions
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Josh—a former Eavy Metal painter from the Goblin Green bases/Red period—started the Crown of Command podcast early on in the pandemic. It has since become one of the best podcasts for the HeroQuest generation, and he's also grown a brilliant YouTube channel around it. The Crown of Command has also enabled Josh to run a thriving Patreon where he del…
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Carl Brown on Open Combat, Lucrum, & Creative Inspiration
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Open Combat is one of my original and favourite miniature agnostic skirmish games. On this episode, I'm joined by Carl Brown who created it along with a cool little medieval strategy board game called Lucrum. You can find all of Carl's games on his website secondthunder.comBy Bedroom Battlefields
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Will YOU Be Playing Warhammer: The Old World?
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It's vox populi time, our question of the month for February 2024 was: Warhammer: The Old World - Will you be playing it? (If so, why? If not, why not?) Thank you so much to everyone who submitted. The new question of the month (March 2024) is: What hobby-related thing have you recently changed your mind about? Submit your voice feedback here. And …
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Are Narrative and Competitive Gaming at Odds With One Another?
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I'm joined by Ed from our Discord community, who drinks a staggering 17 pints during the course of this episode and lambasts me for my anti-competitive views.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Sci-Fi Skirmishes, & Arena Combat With One Mini Each
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There's much to catch up on after so many great conversations on the podcast, recently. Here's an attempt to do just that: Voice question of the month - will you be playing Warhammer: The Old World? A game of Brutal Quest in Mordheim, ships for Armada Basing miniatures before undercoating them (15mm trolls) Best miniature game mechanics Painting Ja…
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Joe McCullough: Go Deeper With Your Hobby
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With the obvious exception of Games Workshop stuff from the mid-90s, Joe McCullough’s games probably get more coverage on the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast than any other. Fortunately, Joe’s a lovely guy as well as a brilliant games designer, and has been gracious enough to guest on the show not once, not twice, but three times! Joe McCullough o…
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Man O' War and Playing Remote Games
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Chris Snyder joins me to talk about his two favourite topics - Man O' War and remote gaming. Special thanks to Warbases for sponsoring this episode.By Bedroom Battlefields
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The Bittersweet Act of Opening a Blister Pack
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I'm joined by another lovely member of our Discord community, David of the 5thHammer Youtube channel. On this episode, we discuss his hobby origin story, opening old blister packs, and the art of having patience.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Painting Eyes, Passing the Torch, & the Slow Hobbyist Manifesto
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Cam's another positive member of the Bedroom Battlefields Discord Community, and he joins me for a chat about his hobby origins, being a good steward of the hobby, and his love of Man'O'War. Also mentioned on this episode: The Slow Hobbyist Manifesto Usborne World of the Unknown books The Lambton Worm…
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Jamie, AKA Kazdok from our Discord community joins us to talk about his hobby origin story, writing his game Of Knights & Quests, and the simple tactic of painting one miniature a week.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Collecting More Scenarios, as Opposed to More Rulesets
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Mark's back for a wee chat about various hobby topics, including: Survey: What's been your game of 2023? Hobby goals, resolutions, and hopes for 2024 Collecting more scenarios, as opposed to more rulesets Sci-fi Skirmish Scenarios - great book by John Lamshead Stargrave: Dead or Alive Labyrinth The Argos Catalogue…
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Mark and I chat over a range of hobby topics, including ImagiNations, painting 15mm, Space Weirdos, and getting into Mantic's naval combat game Armada. I also talked about a recent narrative scenario I've been planning for Song of Blades & Heroes.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Q&A With Jervis & Rick, via The Oldhammer Fiction Podcast
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We recently published written Q&As with Jervis Johnson and Rick Priestley on BedroomBattlefields.com. Lewis from the excellent Oldhammer Fiction Podcast was kind enough to record them for me, meaning you can now enjoy them in audio form. Also mentioned on this episode: Warbases - a brilliant company making terrain, movement trays, and more Send us …
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What’s It Like to Manage a Games Workshop Store?
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Stuart from Great Escape Games joins us to talk about his journey from Games Workshop store manager to Wild West gunslinger. As well as running the Cardiff store, Stuart also had a couple of his armies featured in White Dwarf and even won a WFB staff tournament whilst working at GW. These days, Stuart has traded in his red jersey for a Stetson, as …
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Solo, Co-op, & Narrative Wargaming Campaigns
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The main focus of this episode is to talk through my recent blog post of the same title: Solo, Co-op, & Narrative Wargaming Campaigns Also Mentioned Interview with Rick Priestley Feedly and Instapaper Realm of Chaos, Cosmic Horror, & Lovecraftian Random Events Echoes of the Abyss: Planet 28 Battle Report Recent Goblin paintjobs 15mm stuff Patreon M…
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Alessio Cavatore Q&A – “There Is No Such Thing as ‘Too Simple’ a Game”
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There are few names as respected and influential in this hobby as Alessio Cavatore. Known for his work on iconic games like Warhammer 40k, Bolt Action, and Kings of War, Cavatore has left an indelible mark on the hobby. However, what sets him apart isn’t just the games he’s worked on, but his philosophy that rulesets can be smaller and simpler, and…
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Solo wargaming has countless benefits, but many hobbyists are put off because they feel it'll be too predictable without an opponent on the other side of the table. In this episode, William of the William's Wargames YouTube channel digs into some of the reasons why these assumptions are way off the mark. He also points to some great resources, too,…
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Painting Lessons, Lego Terrain, & Scratch-Building an Ork Warboss
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It was a real pleasure to chat with Calum AKA Doctor Spork who's an active member of our Discord Community. You can also find and follow him on Mastodon.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Battle Systems Terrain: It’s Like IKEA for Necromunda
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Battle Systems terrain has been on my radar for a few years now. It appealed to me when I first heard about it, and I’d always planned to pick up a box or two at some point. Having recently got into Planet 28, the timing felt right. My sci-fi terrain has, until now, been pretty non-existent, and my skirmish terrain, in general, has lacked depth, le…
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Take Your Kids on a Dungeon Crawl, With CoraQuest
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Being a proactive fellow, I've been on the hunt for a dungeon crawler I can eventually play with my daughter. She's only two at the moment, and I don't fancy waiting another ten years, so I'd been Googling "dungeon crawlers for kids". I'll admit it was a somewhat half-hearted search, but it didn't throw up anything that caught my attention. Anyway,…
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BOYL 2023 - How Did It Go? & What About Hobby Events in 2024?
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Everyone's favourite demolisher of walls, Jason, took his van to Bring Out Your Lead earlier this month. On this episode, he'll talk you through it whilst you quietly weep because you missed out. Then, fellow TMHP Discord community legend Mark will ask you your opinion on potential hobby events in 2024, and you'll gladly fill out his survey right a…
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Andy Chambers Q&A - “Jervis Beat Me Many Times!”
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No serious hobby podcast could run for a couple of years without having Andy Chambers on it. And although isn't a serious podcast, Andy was kind enough to dedicate some of his time to working his way through my list of questions. So, what's he not very good at? What myths and misconceptions would he like to dispel? And what's he working on right no…
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Tuomas Pirinen Q&A - "We Crave the Reality of Physical Things"
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Following my recent Q&A with Gav Thorpe, I had the pleasure of talking to another of my heroes: Tuomas Pirinen. Famed for (but certainly not limited to) masterminding the cult game Mordheim, Tuomas has a wealth of experience and insights we can draw from. And though he now earns a living in video games, we certainly haven’t lost him from the hobby.…
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Magical Monopose, Stillmania, & the Imperial Guard Clothing Crisis
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"We don’t stop playing because we get old, we get old because we stop playing." – George Bernard Shaw On this episode, I cover a diverse (and hopefully, interesting enough) range of topics, starting off with how I'm moving from 6mm to 15mm as my mass battle scale. I also dip into the White Dwarf Highlights section of our Discord Community, give my …
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I’ve spoken to many great people in this hobby since I launched the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast. But, until now, I’d never sought out any of the household names from White Dwarf/Games Workshop. There were a few reasons for this, but the main one was that I didn’t want to recreate the “talk me through your career” conversations available on man…
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I took one of those notions recently to get myself a copy of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader, leading me to this post on the Tales From Farpoint blog. Aside from learning that GW was employing a somewhat absurd "just pop into the shop" policy, I started to browse through all the other great content here. Fast forward a few weeks, and I managed to gra…
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Is 15mm the 'Goldilocks Scale'? & Travel-Friendly Gaming
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Famed in our Discord community for his ingenious DIY travel wargame boards, Alex of therecouldhavebeensnakes.com joins me to talk about the wonders of 15mm scale miniatures, as well as the aforementioned travel gaming.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Orcs & Goblins Vs Empire: Mayhem - Audio Battle Report
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Following our episode with Mayhem creator Brent Spivey it was time to give the game a wee playthrough. We really enjoyed it and it's certainly one we'll be adding to our regular rotation.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Reflections on the Partizan Wargames Show 2023
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Roving report Mark drove his Empire Steam Tank to the Partizan Wargames Show, got absolutely tanked up on Bugman's XXXXXX, and attempted to start fights with several gamers and traders. On this episode, we hear his apology in full.By Bedroom Battlefields
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40 Years of Warhammer Fantasy: What Next?
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Warhammer (in its various iterations) turns 40 this year. We're told the game is coming back... but will it be released by 2063? On this episode, I chat all things fantasy with GJ. He's someone you've likely heard before, talking passionately and knowledgeably about the game on shows such as The Wargames Orchard, The Crown of Command, and now, his …
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The Doomed: Apocalyptic Horror Hunting, by Chris McDowall
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I was leafing through the latest edition of Miniature Wargames magazine when I came across an advert for a new game called The Doomed, scheduled for release in early August 2023 by Osprey Publishing. The Doomed immediately jumped out to me, and I wanted to learn more. It looks like another exciting miniature agnostic title to add to my collection. …
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Escape the Dark Castle: Playthrough (If You Liked Fighting Fantasy...)
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If you liked the Fighting Fantasy books, you'll love Escape the Dark Castle. On this episode, we play through a full game, exploring sinister chambers, fighting weird and wonderful creatures, and eating an awful lot of bread.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Karl of Chicago Skirmish Wargames joins me to discuss the history and ethos of the club, as well as how they defend their fruit. We also talk about "cheapskate hobbying" - particularly the art of "toybashing" miniatures and terrain.By Bedroom Battlefields
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Podcasts are long-form content that enables us to really dig into a topic and spend some time with it. Whilst some folks enjoy Instagram and short videos, they can't deliver that same level of depth and engagement. But is the podcasting market already too saturated to jump in? Or worse still, are podcasts dying out?…
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