Best Ten Minute Play Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 371 – Why Play Games? 55:17

20h ago55:17

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It’s been six years since we devoted a podcast to this topic. So let’s revisit: Why should you play games with your kids? Why do we (still) play games with our kids? 371 fact Frank Rubio – 371 consecutive days in space! Sponsor Message If you want to talk about ways to teach your children to manage their personal finances, set up a time to talk by …

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 23: Ten Years of Playing Final Fantasy XIV, Part 1 1:34:06

6h ago1:34:06

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Hello Adventurers! While last year was the 10 Year Anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, this year is our 10 Year Anniversary of playing Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn! So, we thought it would be nice to look back at those halcyon days of times long ago. Specifically, ten years ago. And to join us down this trip on memory lane, we ar…

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OSMinterview! Tiana Camacho @ MTAC Dueling Dragons 26:48

7h ago26:48

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Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Tiana Camacho! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about her: Gym Leader. Stand User. Decepticon. World W…

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OSMinterview! Bryce Papenbrook @ MTAC Dueling Dragons 18:38

4h ago18:38

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Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Bryce Papenbrook! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him: Bryce Papenbrook has been a professional…

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OSMinterview! Kohei Hattori @ MTAC Dueling Dragons 11:02

9d ago11:02

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Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Kohei Hattori! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him: Kohei Hattori is a singer from Tokyo, Japan…

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OSMinterview! Justin Cook @ MTAC Dueling Dragons 11:22

4h ago11:22

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Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for Justin Cook! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him: Justin Cook began work in Anime dubbing more …

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OSMinterview! SungWon Cho @ MTAC Dueling Dragons 8:40

1h ago8:40

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Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for SungWon Cho! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him: SungWon Cho is a voice actor you may have hea…

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OSMinterview! David Matranga @ MTAC Dueling Dragons 28:22

1d ago28:22

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Welcome to MTAC Dueling Dragon Interviews Week! Every day this week, we’ll be uploading a new interview that we did during MTAC Dueling Dragons from earlier this year. Today, we’ve got our interview we did alongside The Side Quest Podcast for David Matranga! Here’s what MTAC had on their webpage about him: David Matranga is an American voice actor …

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Episode 370 – Bouba/Kiki with Marc Specter 1:06:33

14d ago1:06:33

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We’re excited to welcome back our friend Marc Specter! We’ll talk about his current Kickstarter and lots of other games coming soon. 370 fact – Abell 370 See images here: https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2017/20/4024-Image.html Sponsor message Did you know there’s a U.S. Law that allows every American to check their credit reports with …

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Episode Fourteen - Annson Kenney 42:03

10d ago42:03

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Episode Fourteen - Annson Kenney Annson Kenney was a dynamic presence in Philadelphia from the mid-sixties until his death in late 1981. A visual artist, writer, performer, and composer, Annson was a difficult man to pin down. Although initially trained in music, his imagination and introspection led him far from his role as a contrabass player. In…

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Episode 369 – Slider Games – Bite-Sized Fun in 10 Minutes or Less! 45:09

21d ago45:09

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This week, we’re talking “slider games”. These are bite-sized, ultra-fast games that you can play in 10 minutes or less! 369 Fact Nikolai Tesla’s obsession with the numbers 3,6,9! Did you know that all multiples of 3 add to 3, 6, or 9 if you add the digits together? Sponsor Message If you want to talk to First Move about other habits you can build …

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OSMcast! Show #192: The Great Anime Dragon Draft! @ MTAC Dueling Dragons 41:32

1M ago41:32

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We just got back from MTAC Dueling Dragons in Nashville, Tennessee and there we decided to try something different while we were there: A live panel! Look, all of the other podcasts are doing it, so we decided to jump off a bridge too. But don’t worry, we jumped onto some dragons. Some, theoretically, anime dragons. One could even say we drafted th…

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The Manderville Minute Issue XXII: "Gentleman Detective Solves Case, Again!" 1:14:08

1M ago1:14:08

1:14:08

Hello Gentlepeople! We here at The Manderville Minute have been covering the amazing work of Manderville Family in all facets of Ul’dah life, and this time we have decided to tackle the most gentlemanly of gentlemen: Hildibrand Helidor Maximillian Manderville. He is a Manderville Man that can only do what a Manderville can, as he travels the realm …

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Episode 368 – Ken Franklin and Flash Point: Legacy Of Flame 57:56

1M ago57:56

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We are no longer restricting our interviews to just odd-numbered episodes. We couldn’t wait any longer to have Ken Franklin on the show again! 368 Fact We learn about Studio 368, doing very cool stuff for creators and media (like Greta Gerwig, Lena Dunham, and the Safdie brothers). Sponsor Message Are you doing your taxes? Some states offer a tax b…

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Episode 367 – Mr. Smith Goes to GAMA Expo 1:23:44

2M ago1:23:44

1:23:44

Andrew is back home from GAMA Expo! GAMA was kind enough to select The Family Gamers as Hosted Media for this year’s Expo, and we thank them for their support! GAMA is a growing and changing organization and we commend them for their hard work! 367 Fact We learn about the Model 367 Bipod hybrid flying car. https://newatlas.com/bipod-hybrid-flying-c…

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Episode Thirteen - James Tenney and Critical Band 34:38

2M ago34:38

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Critical Band, an extraordinary composition by James Tenney has been described as a “sound poem,” and an “aural flower” slowly unfolding as the pitch tableau becomes evident and clear to the listener. John Cage, a long-time friend of Jim Tenney’s wrote him after hearing the premiere performance a congratulatory note, “…if this is harmony, I take ba…

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 21: The Other Half of Growing Light, Patch 6.55! 1:20:33

2M ago1:20:33

1:20:33

Hello Adventurers! Now that we are solidly in the true “Wait Till Dawntrail” part of our Final Fantasy XIV life cycle, we thought it was best to look back to what we just got to play through. And that is Final Fantasy XIV Patch 6.55: Growing Light – Part 2! Not only did we get our true onramp storyline-wise leading into the upcoming expansion, but …

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Episode 366 – Year of the Dragon! Top 5 Dragon Games 1:03:24

3M ago1:03:24

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Lunar New Year was not to long ago, and now we are in the year of the dragon! Sounds like a perfect excuse to give you our top 5 dragon-themed games. 366 Fact There were 366 Episodes of the anime BLEACH (not counting the “Thousand-Year Blood War” arc which came after the main series). 366 is also the world record for most lemmings saved in a single…

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Episode 365 – Tantrum Con with Jeremy Pike 1:32:02

3M ago1:32:02

1:32:02

Welcome to Jeremy Pike, staff writer! We’ll talk about how he joined our team, and what he did at Tantrum Con 2024. 365 fact Why is a year 365 days? Because that’s how many times the Earth spins on its axis while making a complete trip around the sun. And, of course, it’s not exactly 365 either. It’s closer to 365.25, which is why we have an extra …

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 20: The 2024 Tokyo FanFest Announcements! 1:28:44

3M ago1:28:44

1:28:44

Hello Adventurers! Welcome to the Year of Our Yoshi-p Twenty Twenty Four. It's going to be an exciting year, this 2024! Not only it's the Lunar Year of the Dragon, it's ALSO the year of the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion: Dawntrail! And earlier in January we got a whole bunch of announcements made at the 2024 Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Tok…

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Episode 364 – Look Back: How Did 2023 Predictions Fare? 1:04:24

4M ago1:04:24

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We often talk about new games. But let’s look back a little bit. We were excited for a lot of new games at the beginning of 2023 – how did they fare? Were all of them as great as we hoped? 364 fact Guinness World Record: 364 people simultaneously playing Rock-Paper-Scissors online. Sponsor message Have you heard of the fun ratio? This idea comes fr…

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Episode Twelve - Bill Duckworth 37:49

3M ago37:49

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William Duckworth – known as Bill to his friends – was a composer, educator and author who wrote for contemporary ensembles and soloists throughout a busy compositional career in the mid to late twentieth century. He was a professor of music at Bucknell University and published five books on twentieth century music and theory. At the time of his pa…

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OSMinterview! Neil Ross on 1/7/2024 32:59

4M ago32:59

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When knowing is half the battle, your battle half for this podcast is that it’s a big ol’ humdinger. John got the chance to talk to one of the greats: Neil Ross. It’s hard to be more prolific than Neil. He was the voice of Shipwreck in the original GI Joe cartoons. The voice of Kieth in the original Voltron from 1984s. He was the voice of the Biff …

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OSMcast! Show #191: The OSMawards! 2023 Edipyon – Video Games 1:23:31

4M ago1:23:31

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It’s a brand-new year, and we’re kicking of 2024 with a look back on 2023. In video games. If you want other media mediums, sorry but you’ll have to settle this time. Because aside from a tabletop game in Dylan’s list, that’s all we got this time. I’m sure anime and other things will be talked about in future episodes. Just not this one. But this o…

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Episode 363 – Happy Camper Games with Jason Schneider 54:42

4M ago54:42

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Episode 363 Happy Camper Games with Jason Schneider This week, we are joined by the “Head Camper” at Happy Camper Games – Jason Schneider! 363 Fact Do you like Wingspan? The largest wingspan for a bird species is 3.63 meters, measured on a Wandering Albatross. Sponsor message How do you know if you’re ready to retire? If you want help reviewing the…

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Episode 362 – Our Top Ten Games of 2023 54:57

5M ago54:57

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362 Fact According to WikiFanona, there are currently 362 episodes of the incredibly popular television show NCIS. (But it’s still in production, so there will be more.) Sponsor Message Learn about the sunk cost fallacy with our sponsor, First Move Financial. If you need a sounding board for your life’s financial decisions, go to firstmovefinancial…

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 19: The Beginning of End (of Endwalker) 1:57:46

5M ago1:57:46

1:57:46

Hello Adventurers! As the year of our Yoshi-p 2023 comes to an end, we thought it would be good idea to talk about the patch that we've all been playing as the year closes out: 6.5 Growing Light - Part 1. And to join us in these talks, we had the excellent fortune to bring on Mippa to help us break it all down. (And if you need yet more Mippa, and …

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OSMcast? Show #190: Somehow, Itsudatte My Santa! Returned 44:00

5M ago44:00

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Finally, John got me. Me as in Basil (the one that writes all of these). He has finally made another true OSMcast? by returning to the Ken Akamatsu well. If you recall, we have actually done an OSMcast? on Itsudatte My Santa! before. And while I refuse to double check anything that reminds of having to watch it ever again, I do remember this: That …

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OSMinterview! Kira Vincent-Davis on 11/29/2023 25:39

5M ago25:39

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Just time for the holidays, we here at the OSMcast have a couple of presents for you! First up, a brand new OSMinterview! This time, John chats it up with Kira Vincent-Davis. She has done a bunch of roles over the years, like Lucy/Nyu in Elfen Lied, or Ayumu Kasuga in Azumanga Daioh, or hey maybe Najica Hiiragi in Najica Blitz Tactics. But real OSM…

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Episode 361 – PAX Unplugged 2023 – Days Two & Three 1:01:12

5M ago1:01:12

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Find out more about The Tree Trimming Game, Sequitur, Jokkmokk, Marvel Remix, Unboxed, Crabs in a Bucket, Star Realms Academy, Caution Signs, Pack the Essentials, Maize Craze, and Mycelia ! The post Episode 361 – PAX Unplugged 2023 – Days Two & Three appeared first on The Family Gamers.

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Episode 360 – PAX Unplugged 2023 – Day One 1:13:46

6M ago1:13:46

1:13:46

Interviews from our first day at PAX Unplugged! Part one of a two-part series. The post Episode 360 – PAX Unplugged 2023 – Day One appeared first on The Family Gamers.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 18: The 2023 London FanFest Announcements! 1:44:20

6M ago1:44:20

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Hello Adventurers! The next Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Dawntrail, is arriving next year but this past October during the 2023 London FanFest we got yet more details about it. And perhaps the biggest news (that’s not the new Viper job) was the announcement of the next alliance raid series being in collaboration with Final Fantasy XI. You know, the…

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Episode Eleven - New Music America 1987 Philadelphia (3 of 3) 28:34

6M ago28:34

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Episode 11 Episode 11 is the third of three episodes of music and commentary from the New Music America Festival 1987 in Philadelphia, produced and presented by the Relache organization. Sound installations and outdoor performances in some unlikely locations have been part of New Music America festivals throughout the eleven-year history of the fes…

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Episode 359 – 2023 Video Game Gift Guide with Stephen Duetzman 1:32:33

6M ago1:32:33

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Video game time! We discuss the Engaged Family Gaming video game gift guide with Stephen Duetzmann. The post Episode 359 – 2023 Video Game Gift Guide with Stephen Duetzman appeared first on The Family Gamers.

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Episode 358 – Our 2023 Board Game Gift Guide 1:05:02

6M ago1:05:02

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Welcome to the month of November! That means it's time for our holiday board game gift guide. The post Episode 358 – Our 2023 Board Game Gift Guide appeared first on The Family Gamers.

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Episode 357 – Spooky Games and Hidden Gems with Stephanie Nye 1:13:51

7M ago1:13:51

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Today, we're talking with the newest writer to join The Family Gamers, Stephanie Nye! What are some of her favorite games for the "spooky season"? And what games are awesome that not enough people talk about? The post Episode 357 – Spooky Games and Hidden Gems with Stephanie Nye appeared first on The Family Gamers.…

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 17: The Variant & Criterion Dungeons Primer 1:29:30

7M ago1:29:30

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Hello Adventures! With the advent of Dawntrail (the new expansion) on the horizon, and the current post patch cycle winding down, we thought it would be a nice time to talk about one of the new things Endwalker (the current expansion) introduced into Final Fantasy XIV: The Variant and the Criterion Dungeons. These are brand new types of battle-styl…

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OSMcast! Show #189: Genocyber 1:28:20

7M ago1:28:20

1:28:20

So sometimes things are an OSMcast!, and sometimes they are an OSMcast? Where one is unqualified awesome, and everyone should watch it. The other, maybe not so much but we wanted to talk about it anyway. And sometimes, we’ll start thinking it was an OSMcast? and it turns that no… This is an OSMcast! only it just has a lot of super mega dope ass vio…

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Episode 356 – Top 10 Games for Kids 7-10 1:14:09

8M ago1:14:09

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We took a break for a while from our age-segregated lists. But now we're back at it! Plus: CuseCon wrap-up, contest winner, and a new community announcement. The post Episode 356 – Top 10 Games for Kids 7-10 appeared first on The Family Gamers.

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OSMcast! Show #188: Symphogear 1:47:38

8M ago1:47:38

1:47:38

Why hello there! You may be wondering, “Are they ever going to release a normal standard plain good ol’ fashioned OSMcast! episode?” Well today is your day!! That’s right, we are here to talk about anime, tv shows, games maybe? But mostly about the first season of Satelight’s Symphogear! It’s a cool anime for cool people about punching weird alien …

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Episode Ten - Guy Klucevsek's "Polka from the Fringe" NMA 1987 Philadelphia (2 of 3) 43:38

8M ago43:38

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Episode 10 is the second of three episodes of music and commentary from the New Music America Festival 1987 in Philadelphia, produced and presented by the Relache organization. This episode is one of our favorites. It features the premiere performance of accordionist-composer Guy Klucevsek’s “Polka from the Fringe,” a terrific investigation of Polk…

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Episode 355 – Panic Time! With Justin and Anne-Marie De Witt 1:21:58

8M ago1:21:58

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Castle Panic has been a part of our lives longer than The Family Gamers has existed, and this week we talk to its creators: Justin & Anne-Marie De Witt! The post Episode 355 – Panic Time! With Justin and Anne-Marie De Witt appeared first on The Family Gamers.

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OSMinterview! Melissa Sternenberg on 8/21/2023 28:15

9M ago28:15

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So previously we Aimed for the Top with interviewing the voice of Noriko, but this time we are interviewing the voice of Kazumi Amano in Gunbuster: Melissa Sternenberg! Where she outs herself as a huge nerd. Which is good, because this is kind of the podcast for that sort of thing. We chat about LARPing, Freakazoid, Animaniacs, 90s anime, all sorts…

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COMMUNICATION: How to actively and effectively listen. 16:38

9M ago16:38

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You should listen over and over.

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Episode 354 – History Games 1:04:02

9M ago1:04:02

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It's been a long time since we talked about US history and gameschooling. Now let's talk about games that are newer, and games that are less US-centric. The post Episode 354 – History Games appeared first on The Family Gamers.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 16: The 2023 NA FFXIV FanFest in Las Vegas 1:50:08

9M ago1:50:08

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Hello Adventurers! So in our previous episode we talked about the big announcement from the 2023 NA FFXIV FanFest in Las Vegas: The latest FFXIV expansion, Dawntrail. But this episode is about everything else that happened at FanFest! The highs, the lows, the events, the lines. All the fun parts, and some of the not so fun parts. The terrible, terr…

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Episode 353 – Danielle Reynolds Does It All! 1:02:41

9M ago1:02:41

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Danielle Reynolds is a project manager, game designer, podcast host, and general tabletop games volunteer... and friend of the podcast! The post Episode 353 – Danielle Reynolds Does It All! appeared first on The Family Gamers.

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The Carbuncle Chronicle Issue 15: 7.0 Announced!! Dawntrail! 1:32:02

9M ago1:32:02

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Hello Adventurers! Everyone it’s been 10 long years, but we have finally done it. We’re going to The New World, Tural! And while a few of us did just get back from the 2023 NA FanFest in Las Vegas a couple of weeks back, even now only the thoughts of new level caps, two dyes, and taco cats arw what keep us going. And, or some of us, the thoughts of…

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Episode Nine - New Music America 1987 Philadelphia (1 of 3) 44:02

9M ago44:02

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Episode Nine - "Polka from the Fringe" at NMA 1987 Philadelphia (2 of 3) In 1979, a group of composers, performers, video artists, producers, presenters, and other experimental artists met at The Kitchen, a renowned Downtown NY performance space to present a festival named New Music New York. The following year in Minneapolis, The Walker Art Center…

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Episode 352 – Top 5 Simultaneous Play Games 57:22

9M ago57:22

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We are NOT at GenCon this week. Instead, let's talk about games where everyone plays at the same time! The post Episode 352 – Top 5 Simultaneous Play Games appeared first on The Family Gamers.

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