The Nerdologues

Andrew has been an Anglophile since his Nana and Papa's living in Great Britain meant they passed along bits of its influence, pop culture, and kids books and toys on to him. Specifically citing Terry Deary's Horrible Histories series as the spark, Bentley's interest in the monarchy knows few bounds. He can rattle them off in order, expound upon their specific legacies, and cite both inspirations and inaccuracies in pop culture created about monarchs from before and after the creation of the UK. 

Eric's taking Your Stories on tour. This episode sends him off and explains why. 

Mike and Spencer don their aprons and go head to head in the Iron Chef arena, where they learn all about the inspiration behind the card game Competition Kitchen! Join them after for a special interview with one of the creators of Competition Kitchen, Kevin Reader! (Kevin Reader is artistic director for Cards Against Humanity!) Kickstarter Link! https://goo.gl/FbQyaz Link for YouTube (mentioned in interview): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThqstRUNwRc

James has been GMing RPGs like a boss for four years as the host of the One Shot Podcast, and he brings his love of tabletop RPG design to MBSing with the same kindness and fervor that pervades their network. From finding the most basic of rules to honing in on how to bring about specific attributes in characters via their abilities, so much design ground is covered. If you're into D&D but have never ventured outside of the dungeon OR if you've always thought tabletop RPGs were only for serious gamer geeks and fantasy nerds, this conversation is absolutely for you.

What else could the topic for the last episode of Talking Games be? 

Few things are more radical than our collaborations with the Chicago Design Museum. This just formalizes it.

What is Let's Get It On? Listen here to find out!

Outlaws, duels, and lawmen! Mike and Spencer find the perfect recipe for a good ol' fashioned shootout! With the help of Pretzel Game's Flick 'Em Up, they discuss the some of the Wests most famous standoffs! (Russel up some history...)

We wrap up our look back on the first season of the show with more tributes to our guest mixologists plus songs from Paul McCartney, Wolf Parade, Rilo Kiley, and more!

Hal's enthusiasm knows few bounds, especially when it comes to the joys and silliness of professional wrestling. From his childhood fandom when WWF was only regional wrestling in the Northeast to having every match every week immediately available via the WWE Network, Hal's seen a lot of facets of wrestling at home, ringside, and even during one backstage endeavor (!!).