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The Profitable Creative
Implementing Profit First for Business Growth | Karen Hite
Send us a textPROFITABLE TALKS...In this episode of the Profitable Creative, host Christian Brim interviews Karen Hite, founder of Hite Digital, who shares her journey from Nicaragua to running a successful digital marketing agency in the U.S. Karen discusses the importance of helping others succeed, the implementation of the Profit First methodology in her business, and the significance of understanding key financial metrics. She emphasizes the need for business owners to be intentional about their growth and to seek knowledge to avoid painful lessons. The conversation also touches on the...
2025-02-13
44 min
Artists for Joy
#185: "I joyfully swear to forgive myself."
In the final installment of this inspiring series, Robin White, Joshua Long, Lorrie Fredette, and Merideth Hite Estevez read their Artist's Oath. The culmination of Merideth's book, "The Artist's Joy," the Artist's Oath is a powerful coaching exercise that helps artists name how they want to show up in the world and what they believe. When we stay connected to our values, we are able to move through creative challenges and tough decisions with confidence and grace for ourselves and others. In this episode: Robin White Joshua Long Lorrie...
2024-07-19
16 min
#Committed
Spreading Kindness and Living Generously with Jimmy Darts | Ep. 4
In a recent episode of the "Committed" podcast, host JC Hite sat down with the remarkable Jimmy Darts, whose life journey from wild pranks to profound purpose is nothing short of inspirational. Their conversation unveils the power of transformation and the importance of seeking one's true calling. Watch the Youtube version of this episode HERE Follow JC Hite's Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Threads | Twitter
2023-10-10
49 min
The Rabbit Hole Show
Episode 78 - Land Hite
After a short Break Charles is back on TRHS with his father Land Hite.
2023-10-05
1h 08
#Committed
Your Commitment Is Your Superpower with David Meltzer | Ep. 3
In a recent episode of the "Committed" podcast, JC Hite welcomes David Meltzer as a guest. David is not just a highly successful entrepreneur; he's also on a mission to inspire others to find their own commitment in life.During this engaging conversation, David shares insights into his commitment to serving others, how he navigated the challenges of entrepreneurship and the importance of aligning values in business.Watch the Youtube version of this episode HERE Follow JC Hite's Socials: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Youtube | Threads | Twitter
2023-10-04
18 min
#Committed
Welcome to the Committed Podcast | Ep. Intro
In this episode of the Committed podcast, host JC Hite (@jc.hite) talks about the importance of commitment and how it can help you achieve your goals. He shares his story of overcoming defeat and anxiety and finding the strength to continue his commitment to something greater. He will also interview some of the most successful people in the world, including John Maxwell, Willie Robertson, and David Meltzer, to learn about their own journeys and the commitments that drove them.This podcast is for you if you want inspiration and motivation to achieve your dreams. L...
2023-09-05
01 min
Artists for Joy
3. The Search for Self-Worth
This week in the Creative Archetypes Series, we hear from Enneagram 3s. Merideth chats with Ashley Hall-Tighe, trumpet player and certified life coach, Nii Codjoe, product researcher and career coach, and Tombo Hite, attorney, whose biggest claim to fame is that he’s Merideth’s older brother. :) They explore the 3’s secret weapon for getting things done, how to calm the chaos when you’re going 100 mph, plus how to find your true worthiness outside of your achievements. Invitation: 3's Super Power—The To-do List Before you start your day or a creative...
2023-07-28
54 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Classic Snake Swap-Out
We begin in the Gaming Hut as beloved Patreon backer Ludovic Chabant asks for tips on porting the single-protagonist assumptions of much genre source material to the party-driven play typical to tabletop roleplaying. The Cinema Hut takes place in the shadow of a certain monolith as installment ten of our Science Fiction Cinema Essentials reaches the late 60s and early 70s. We’ve talked about sidekick campaigns before. In Ask Ken and Robin, revered backer Peter Adkison points out that we haven’t talked about running one centered around noted chrononaut Kenneth Hite.
2023-04-07
1h 01
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Classic Snake Swap-Out
We begin in the Gaming Hut as beloved Patreon backer Ludovic Chabant asks for tips on porting the single-protagonist assumptions of much genre source material to the party-driven play typical to tabletop roleplaying. The Cinema Hut takes place in the shadow of a certain monolith as installment ten of our Science Fiction Cinema Essentials reaches the late 60s and early 70s. We’ve talked about sidekick campaigns before. In Ask Ken and Robin, revered backer Peter Adkison points out that we haven’t talked about running one centered around noted chrononaut Kenneth Hite.
2023-04-07
1h 01
ALIVE With Jesus
The Manifesto
Welcome to the latest episode of ALIVE with Jesus, where we dive into the acronym MANIFESTO, exploring its implications for truth and our understanding of the world. Join host Stuart Hite along with Steven, Nathan, and Levi Hite as they dissect this powerful acronym and uncover its deeper meanings. As we explore the MANIFESTO acronym, we'll be examining how it relates to our understanding of truth and our place in the world. Together, we'll explore questions like, "What does it mean to live in accordance with truth?" and "How can we be sure that our beliefs are...
2023-03-14
1h 09
ALIVE With Jesus
Laying the Foundation
Welcome to the inaugural episode of ALIVE With Jesus, where we embark on a quest for truth and explore the profound questions that lie at the very core of our existence. Join our host, Stuart Hite, and his insightful guests Steven, Nathan, and Levi Hite, as they delve into the most fundamental questions of our being. Together, we'll courageously tackle questions like, "Is God a reality?" "Is our existence just an illusion?" and "What is the ultimate purpose of our lives?" Prepare to engage in raw, unfiltered discussions that will challenge your beliefs and leave you feeling more alive...
2023-03-10
1h 13
The Rabbit Hole Show
Episode 17 - with Dace Hite
In this episode, Charles' Aunt Dace Hite discusses growing up in Latvia and migrated to the United States. They also discuss her journey with God and becoming a Christian.
2022-03-24
48 min
Rite From The Source
Ep. #24: The Importance of Snow Removal from Your Truck Fleet
Episode 24 of Rite from the Source ft. Jeff Johnston, business manager of Arbon Equipment by Rite-Hite. Snow and ice on the roofs of tractor trailers and buses slows down operations, puts employees at risk, and can create ice missiles on freeways. Learn about how Scraper Systems, a new Rite-Hite company, is solving this problem with an automated snow removal process. 🚨 Head to ritehite.com for more information.
2021-08-23
21 min
Rite From The Source
Ep. #22: Common Service and Maintenance Issues
Episode 22 of Rite from the Source ft. Ken Wildman, service training manager for Arbon, a Rite-Hite company. Equipment on the loading dock and inside the facility needs to be maintained to avoid unplanned breakdowns and replacements. Listen in to learn how trained technicians from Rite-Hite can safely service and repair equipment to minimize downtime for plant operations. 🚨 Head to ritehite.com for more information.
2021-06-01
17 min
Rite From The Source
Ep. #21: Rite-Hite's Approach to Smart Equipment
Episode 21 of Rite from the Source ft. Chad Dillavou, director of product management for Rite-Hite Products and Rite-Hite Digital Solutions. Common facility challenges can bog down any operation. Find out how smart equipment can help facilities improve employee safety, reduce energy waste, and increase productivity. 🚨 Head to ritehite.com for more information.
2021-04-05
16 min
Rite From The Source
Ep. #20: How IIoT Helps Improve Facility Operations
Episode 20 of Rite from the Source ft. Tim Kubly, business development manager at Rite-Hite Digital Solutions. More and more businesses are taking advantage of the Industrial Internet of Things and advancements made through Industry 4.0 innovation. Find out what these terms mean to Rite-Hite and how these tools can help you see what you've been missing. 🚨 Head to ritehite.com for more information.
2021-02-22
11 min
Artists for Joy
Your Inner (Artist) Child
Pablo Picasso said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." This week host Merideth Hite Estevez explores how our inner artist child can help us to discover what sparks joy in our work as adults. She'll offer ways to make the most of quarantine by (re)discovering the art of true play. This episode includes music of Angela Sheik, Franz Schubert, George Enesco, and Gabriel Fauré and features Merideth Hite Estevez, oboe, Jani Parsons, piano, Ariana Falk, cello, and Kathleen Winters, flute. Read more about the...
2020-05-08
26 min
Artists for Joy
Perfectionism
Are you an artist who struggles with perfectionism? In this episode, host Merideth Hite Estevez explores an antidote to that feeling and more ways to find joy in the creative process. This episode features music of Angela Sheik, Darius Milhaud, Claude Debussy, and J.S. Bach with Merideth Hite Estevez, oboe with Jani Parsons on piano and Thea Lobo, mezzo soprano with pianist, Eunmi Ko. Learn more about Thea's project at https://www.indictus.org/ and register for the next Artist's Way Creative Cluster at https://artistsforjoy.org/theartistsway
2020-05-01
23 min
Rite From The Source
Optimizing the Loading Dock Environment
Episode #10 of Rite from the Source features Mary Blaser, director of marketing and business development for Rite-Hite Environmental Enclosures. Creating a quality seal at the loading dock is essential to product integrity, employee safety, and operational efficiency. Mary shares strategies for optimizing the loading dock environment with innovative seals and shelters. If you enjoyed this episode of Rite From The Source, be sure to subscribe to the show and follow Rite-Hite’s social media channels. 🚨 ritehite.com
2020-03-13
18 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 384: Number One Nightmare
Look out for dirigibles as the Gaming Hut looks at the process of selecting your tech level when building an alternate timeline. The Aftermath sequence of The King in Yellow Roleplaying Game serves as our case in point. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Somebody Else, we chat with game designer and writer Sarah Saltiel. Beloved Patreon backer Andrew Miller wants to know Ken’s thoughts on emergent continuity in Ask Ken and Robin. The Consulting Occultist continues our series of arcane profiles from Belle Epoque Paris with a look at...
2020-02-28
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 383: Not Quite Doctor Cowboy
Longtime listeners know that “Start with Earth” is a Thing Ken Always Says. But in the Gaming Hut, beloved Patreon backer Nicola Wilson wants to know exactly where. In the Conspiracy Corner estimable Patreon backer Steven Roman seeks bookshelf recommendations for all things recent and conspiratorial. The Consulting Occultist continues to wear suspiciously Robin-like facial hair as we enter the penultimate edition of Belle Epoque magicians series, as inspired by The Yellow King Roleplaying Game, with the scene’s fun couple, Moina and Samuel Liddell Mathers, of Golden Dawn fame. Placed spoiler...
2020-02-21
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 383: Not Quite Doctor Cowboy
Longtime listeners know that “Start with Earth” is a Thing Ken Always Says. But in the Gaming Hut, beloved Patreon backer Nicola Wilson wants to know exactly where. In the Conspiracy Corner estimable Patreon backer Steven Roman seeks bookshelf recommendations for all things recent and conspiratorial. The Consulting Occultist continues to wear suspiciously Robin-like facial hair as we enter the penultimate edition of Belle Epoque magicians series, as inspired by The Yellow King Roleplaying Game, with the scene’s fun couple, Moina and Samuel Liddell Mathers, of Golden Dawn fame. Placed spoiler...
2020-02-21
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 382: Health and Safety
In the Gaming Hut we come to the rescue of beloved Patreon backer Keelan O’Hea, whose players have conceived the inexplicable desire for a version of GUMSHOE with more die rolling in it. The Food Hut, of all huts, contains the first of this episode’s two Yellow King Roleplaying Game shout-outs, as we savor the career and influence of chef, restaurant operator and cookbook author Auguste Escoffier. The History Hut finds Ken prowling the British Museum researching his upcoming Hellenistika D&D project. Then the Consulting Occultist continues our seri...
2020-02-14
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 382: Health and Safety
In the Gaming Hut we come to the rescue of beloved Patreon backer Keelan O’Hea, whose players have conceived the inexplicable desire for a version of GUMSHOE with more die rolling in it. The Food Hut, of all huts, contains the first of this episode’s two Yellow King Roleplaying Game shout-outs, as we savor the career and influence of chef, restaurant operator and cookbook author Auguste Escoffier. The History Hut finds Ken prowling the British Museum researching his upcoming Hellenistika D&D project. Then the Consulting Occultist continues our seri...
2020-02-14
00 min
Rite From The Source
Fabric Wash-Down Curtain Walls in Food Facilities
Episode #9 of Rite from the Source features Kyle Justice, product manager at Rite-Hite. The food industry is highly regulated, which means facility managers need solutions at the loading dock and throughout the facility to ensure they are compliant and protect value products. Kyle shares strategies for implementing fabric curtain walls and enclosures throughout every facility. If you enjoyed this episode of Rite From The Source, be sure to subscribe to the show and follow Rite-Hite’s social media channels. 🚨 ritehite.com
2020-02-07
09 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 380: He Said, Foreshadowingly
In the Gaming Hut, we show you how to turn otherwise inert scenes in a sandbox game into prompts for activity. With the Academy Awards creeping up on us yet again, it’s time for us to sashay into the Cinema Hut to list our favorite films of 2019. Finally the Consulting Occultist returns to matters Rosicrucian as beloved backer, the Monster Talk podcast, asks for secrets of Christian Rosenkreuz’s legendary tomb. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTA...
2020-01-31
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 380: He Said, Foreshadowingly
In the Gaming Hut, we show you how to turn otherwise inert scenes in a sandbox game into prompts for activity. With the Academy Awards creeping up on us yet again, it’s time for us to sashay into the Cinema Hut to list our favorite films of 2019. Finally the Consulting Occultist returns to matters Rosicrucian as beloved backer, the Monster Talk podcast, asks for secrets of Christian Rosenkreuz’s legendary tomb. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTA...
2020-01-31
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 379: Stealth Out and Touch the Egg Wrong
That knife you smuggled into the Gaming Hut will finally pay off as we provide tips on playing the secret assassin character. Patreon backer Tom Abella provides us a story Ripped From the Headlines, in which a baffling GPS-spoofing technology deployed on the Yangtze at Shanghai might be a cover for sand thieves. Or, you know, something weird. In the Horror Hut backer Thomas Wolfe asks us to mull the works of weird fiction stalwart Clark Ashton Smith. If it weren’t for Ken’s Time Machine, the megalosaurus might be know...
2020-01-24
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 379: Stealth Out and Touch the Egg Wrong
That knife you smuggled into the Gaming Hut will finally pay off as we provide tips on playing the secret assassin character. Patreon backer Tom Abella provides us a story Ripped From the Headlines, in which a baffling GPS-spoofing technology deployed on the Yangtze at Shanghai might be a cover for sand thieves. Or, you know, something weird. In the Horror Hut backer Thomas Wolfe asks us to mull the works of weird fiction stalwart Clark Ashton Smith. If it weren’t for Ken’s Time Machine, the megalosaurus might be know...
2020-01-24
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 378: Killer Puppies
With a wave of his chainsaw hand, Patreon backer Walter Manbeck summons us to the Gaming Hut for tips on running comedy horror games. Inspired by a recent New York Times Magazine piece, the Tradecraft Hut examines the implications of the OSS’ impact on graphic and industrial design. Patreon backer Marc Kevin Hall asks us into the Cinema Hut for the 101 on the absurdist retro delights of Winnepeg filmmaker Guy Maddin. Finally the gray and Nordic aliens listen intently in the Eliptony Hut as we talk about Trevor James Constable and hi...
2020-01-17
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 378: Killer Puppies
With a wave of his chainsaw hand, Patreon backer Walter Manbeck summons us to the Gaming Hut for tips on running comedy horror games. Inspired by a recent New York Times Magazine piece, the Tradecraft Hut examines the implications of the OSS’ impact on graphic and industrial design. Patreon backer Marc Kevin Hall asks us into the Cinema Hut for the 101 on the absurdist retro delights of Winnepeg filmmaker Guy Maddin. Finally the gray and Nordic aliens listen intently in the Eliptony Hut as we talk about Trevor James Constable and hi...
2020-01-17
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 377: Everyone Believes in Horse Theft
In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Tom Shaw asks us to even the odds when strong PCs fight weak opponents. A gruesome find in the History Hut prompts estimable backer Polydamas to seek guidance on portraying the Sandby Borg Massacre in a game. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Robin chats with Fil Baldowski, mastermind of the of All Rolled Up empire. Finally, in Fun With Science, profound Patreon backer Wayne Shaw wants to know the true significance of the gigantic metal deposit buried beneath the moon’s...
2020-01-10
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 377: Everyone Believes in Horse Theft
In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Tom Shaw asks us to even the odds when strong PCs fight weak opponents. A gruesome find in the History Hut prompts estimable backer Polydamas to seek guidance on portraying the Sandby Borg Massacre in a game. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Robin chats with Fil Baldowski, mastermind of the of All Rolled Up empire. Finally, in Fun With Science, profound Patreon backer Wayne Shaw wants to know the true significance of the gigantic metal deposit buried beneath the moon’s...
2020-01-10
00 min
Rite From The Source
Warehouse and Distribution Center Safety Trends
Episode #8 of Rite from the Source features John Hargarten, regional sales vice president at Rite-Hite. Distribution centers and warehouses are dense with dangers and safety risks (loading docks, blind corners, automated working areas). Yet, facility managers are tasked with increasing productivity and efficiency, while retaining the well-being of employees. That's where safety equipment, training, and facility safety standards come in. John dives into the safety trends that facility managers need to know and the solutions they can deploy. If you enjoyed this episode of Rite From The Source, be sure to subscribe to the show a...
2020-01-03
11 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 376: Landlord Reform
Pull up a comfy chair and get your fireballs back in the Gaming Hut as we look at the timing of resource refreshing. In the Tradecraft Hut we peer into the espionage activities of William Playfair, now better known as the inventor of the pie chart, not to mention most of your other favorite charts. Ask Ken and Robin features a request from beloved Patreon backer Lars to consider updates to Earthdawn. Then Phil Masters, estimable Patreon backer who this time gets a whole question to himself, asks if our hero...
2020-01-03
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 376: Landlord Reform
Pull up a comfy chair and get your fireballs back in the Gaming Hut as we look at the timing of resource refreshing. In the Tradecraft Hut we peer into the espionage activities of William Playfair, now better known as the inventor of the pie chart, not to mention most of your other favorite charts. Ask Ken and Robin features a request from beloved Patreon backer Lars to consider updates to Earthdawn. Then Phil Masters, estimable Patreon backer who this time gets a whole question to himself, asks if our hero...
2020-01-03
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 375: Live from Dragonmeet
In our final episode of the year, we unwrap the annual Christmas present that is our episode recorded live at Dragonmeet in London. Join us for the nerdtroping of the Norman Conquest and Hindu mythology, this podcast’s alternate timeline, writing to drink by, annoying tannoy interruptions, and the real intervention in the 2016 election. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon! Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic. Hopping vampires tried to stop it...
2019-12-20
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 375: Live from Dragonmeet
In our final episode of the year, we unwrap the annual Christmas present that is our episode recorded live at Dragonmeet in London. Join us for the nerdtroping of the Norman Conquest and Hindu mythology, this podcast’s alternate timeline, writing to drink by, annoying tannoy interruptions, and the real intervention in the 2016 election. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon! Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic. Hopping vampires tried to stop it...
2019-12-20
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 374: All Books are Tax Deductible
Freshly home and invigorated, or perhaps exhaugorated, by our annual trip to Dragonmeet in London, we issue a Travel Advisory for the William Blake exhibition at Tate Britain. Rocketed by the power of recording technology back to the day before Gen Con, Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else finds us in conversation with Colby Elliott, silky-voiced creator and narrator of RPG audiobooks, including a little number you might know as Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering. Experienced listeners are already bracing themselves for what comes next: another bumper edition of Ken’s Bo...
2019-12-13
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 374: All Books are Tax Deductible
Freshly home and invigorated, or perhaps exhaugorated, by our annual trip to Dragonmeet in London, we issue a Travel Advisory for the William Blake exhibition at Tate Britain. Rocketed by the power of recording technology back to the day before Gen Con, Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else finds us in conversation with Colby Elliott, silky-voiced creator and narrator of RPG audiobooks, including a little number you might know as Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering. Experienced listeners are already bracing themselves for what comes next: another bumper edition of Ken’s Bo...
2019-12-13
00 min
Rite From The Source
Cold Storage Facility Solutions
Episode #7 of Rite from the Source features Matt Fleckenstein, cold storage specialist and regional vice president of sales at Rite-Hite. Consumers are demanding quick, effecient fulfillment of their refrigerated and frozen products. That means cold storage facilities need to operate effectively in every aspect of temperature control and logistics at the loading dock and throughout the facility. Matt dives into the trends, equipment, and layouts for cutting edge cold storage facilities. If you enjoyed this episode of Rite From The Source, be sure to subscribe to the show and follow Rite-Hite’s social media channels....
2019-12-06
12 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 373: Nutty Crab Soup [Corrected]
In the Gaming Hut we figure out what people are really talking about when they take sides in the system matters debate. The Tradecraft Hut peers into a classic tabloid spy scandal, 1961’s Profumo Affair, to see what one might make of it in The Fall of Delta Green. Beloved Patreon backer Timothy Coram steps up to make a demand on behalf of all, that Robin enter the Food Hut to confront Ken with the contents of the Sno-Voyageur’s Cookbook, a time capsule of Ontario cooking from the 80s. Finally the...
2019-12-06
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 373: Nutty Crab Soup [Corrected]
In the Gaming Hut we figure out what people are really talking about when they take sides in the system matters debate. The Tradecraft Hut peers into a classic tabloid spy scandal, 1961’s Profumo Affair, to see what one might make of it in The Fall of Delta Green. Beloved Patreon backer Timothy Coram steps up to make a demand on behalf of all, that Robin enter the Food Hut to confront Ken with the contents of the Sno-Voyageur’s Cookbook, a time capsule of Ontario cooking from the 80s. Finally the...
2019-12-06
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 372: We Welcome All People with Mithril
Join us not midway through but at the top of the podcast as the Gaming Hut finds ways to introduce a new player to a long-running series. In the Television Hut beloved Patreon backer Jeromy French asks Robin to expound on the problems of the series finale. Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else features an interview Robin conducted at the Kraken, with Pedro Ziviani, whose new Chaosium story card game The Red Thread of Fate will begin its Kickstarter campaign on Jan 19th. Then we get quiet, very very...
2019-11-29
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 372: We Welcome All People with Mithril
Join us not midway through but at the top of the podcast as the Gaming Hut finds ways to introduce a new player to a long-running series. In the Television Hut beloved Patreon backer Jeromy French asks Robin to expound on the problems of the series finale. Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else features an interview Robin conducted at the Kraken, with Pedro Ziviani, whose new Chaosium story card game The Red Thread of Fate will begin its Kickstarter campaign on Jan 19th. Then we get quiet, very very...
2019-11-29
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 371: Werewolf Adjacent
In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Elias Helfer asks us how to invent great magical artifacts. The History Hut exits pursued by a bear, and also flying bricks, as we look at New York City’s 1849 Shakespeare riots. Phil Masters leads a cane-toting pack of his fellow Patreon backers into the Horror Hut, demanding to know how Jekyll and Hyde fit into Robin’s theory about the inherent structural challenge of werewolf movies. Then backer Andrea Colletta revs up Ken’s Time Machine to find out what history looks like when R...
2019-11-22
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 371: Werewolf Adjacent
In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Elias Helfer asks us how to invent great magical artifacts. The History Hut exits pursued by a bear, and also flying bricks, as we look at New York City’s 1849 Shakespeare riots. Phil Masters leads a cane-toting pack of his fellow Patreon backers into the Horror Hut, demanding to know how Jekyll and Hyde fit into Robin’s theory about the inherent structural challenge of werewolf movies. Then backer Andrea Colletta revs up Ken’s Time Machine to find out what history looks like when R...
2019-11-22
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 370: Dire, Satanic Chili
, We show up in the Gaming Hut with our usual punctuality to look at ways of handling player absences. Crime Blotter looks at video games as a platform for money laundering. Beloved Patreon backer Steve Dempsey invites us to the Food Hut for a bowl of chili, or at least some palaver and history concerning this iconic and weirdly controversial dish. And finally, in Ask Ken and Robin, backer Michael Gemar invites us to riff on the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, a kickstarted temple to art and psychedelic mysticism...
2019-11-15
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 370: Dire, Satanic Chili
, We show up in the Gaming Hut with our usual punctuality to look at ways of handling player absences. Crime Blotter looks at video games as a platform for money laundering. Beloved Patreon backer Steve Dempsey invites us to the Food Hut for a bowl of chili, or at least some palaver and history concerning this iconic and weirdly controversial dish. And finally, in Ask Ken and Robin, backer Michael Gemar invites us to riff on the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, a kickstarted temple to art and psychedelic mysticism...
2019-11-15
00 min
Rite From The Source
Designing Effective HVLS Fan Layouts
Episode #6 of Rite from the Source features Aaron Weigel, a project engineer at Rite-Hite. You'll learn directly from the engineering team that concepts and designs high-volume, low-speed fans (HVLS) for Rite-Hite's suite of fans found in a variety of industrial facility applications. Discover trends in HVLS fans, including destratification, wireless control, and full building management system integration. If you enjoyed this episode of Rite From The Source, be sure to subscribe to the show and follow Rite-Hite’s social media channels. 🚨 ritehite.com
2019-11-08
17 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 369: Lotta Garlic There Though
In the Gaming Hut, Patreon backer Jacques de Villiers wonders how one might use The Armitage Files or Dracula Dossier in The Fall of Delta Green. Then Ken convenes a Cinema Hut to talk about his discoveries from the Chicago International Film Festival. He’s been a character in the Kartasverse for ages, but now he’s here in person. In Ken and/or Robin Talk To Someone Else, James Damato gives us the scoop on his Ultimate RPG Guides. Then the Consulting Occultist acquaints us with a central figure in the...
2019-11-08
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 369: Lotta Garlic There Though
In the Gaming Hut, Patreon backer Jacques de Villiers wonders how one might use The Armitage Files or Dracula Dossier in The Fall of Delta Green. Then Ken convenes a Cinema Hut to talk about his discoveries from the Chicago International Film Festival. He’s been a character in the Kartasverse for ages, but now he’s here in person. In Ken and/or Robin Talk To Someone Else, James Damato gives us the scoop on his Ultimate RPG Guides. Then the Consulting Occultist acquaints us with a central figure in the...
2019-11-08
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 368: Good Government and Dry Socks
The Gaming Hut chunks a double-double in the pentacle as Patreon backer Louis Sylvester asks us to riff on regional linguistic magic. Backer Nikolaj Hansen runs into a Mythology Hut shaped like a phone booth, asking Ken why Umberto Eco was wrong about Superman. Things get hairy in the Cinema Hut as we look at structural problems as the bane of werewolf movies. Finally we brave the cold wilds of the Eliptony Hut to satisfy backer Mikey Hamm’s request for a segment on the Dyatlov Pass incident. Want to...
2019-11-01
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 368: Good Government and Dry Socks
The Gaming Hut chunks a double-double in the pentacle as Patreon backer Louis Sylvester asks us to riff on regional linguistic magic. Backer Nikolaj Hansen runs into a Mythology Hut shaped like a phone booth, asking Ken why Umberto Eco was wrong about Superman. Things get hairy in the Cinema Hut as we look at structural problems as the bane of werewolf movies. Finally we brave the cold wilds of the Eliptony Hut to satisfy backer Mikey Hamm’s request for a segment on the Dyatlov Pass incident. Want to...
2019-11-01
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 367: Ungrateful Mopes
The Gaming Hut warms up its blue bolts as we mull the exasperated Dungeon Master trope. Beloved Patreon backer Corey Pierno asks the Book Hut for tips on researching the everyday lives of historical people. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, we chat with Ellie Akers about her online equestrian management game Hunt and Jump, and common horse mistakes in RPGs. Finally the Consulting Occultist heads to balmy British Columbia to tell the tale of yellow-robed cultist Brother XII. Want to pose a question to the...
2019-10-25
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 367: Ungrateful Mopes
The Gaming Hut warms up its blue bolts as we mull the exasperated Dungeon Master trope. Beloved Patreon backer Corey Pierno asks the Book Hut for tips on researching the everyday lives of historical people. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, we chat with Ellie Akers about her online equestrian management game Hunt and Jump, and common horse mistakes in RPGs. Finally the Consulting Occultist heads to balmy British Columbia to tell the tale of yellow-robed cultist Brother XII. Want to pose a question to the...
2019-10-25
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 366: Ample Provender
We hunker down in the mud and fear of the Gaming Hut to answer beloved Patreon backer Bill Durfy’s request to combine WWI and ghouls. Impeachment is in the news, the 1867 news that is, as the History Hut covers the attempt to remove Andrew Johnson from the White House. In How to Write Good we provide tips on creating blocked desires for your dramatic characters. Finally the Food Hut takes a journey on Ken’s Time Machine as we peer into the dire timeline prevented when our hero supplied the yeas...
2019-10-18
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 366: Ample Provender
We hunker down in the mud and fear of the Gaming Hut to answer beloved Patreon backer Bill Durfy’s request to combine WWI and ghouls. Impeachment is in the news, the 1867 news that is, as the History Hut covers the attempt to remove Andrew Johnson from the White House. In How to Write Good we provide tips on creating blocked desires for your dramatic characters. Finally the Food Hut takes a journey on Ken’s Time Machine as we peer into the dire timeline prevented when our hero supplied the yeas...
2019-10-18
00 min
Rite From The Source
High Speed Doors: Trends and Applications
Episode #5 of Rite from the Source features Jon Schumacher, director of marketing for Rite-Hite Doors. Jon shares his insights on high speed door applications in cleanroom areas and other cleanroom environments such as frozen food and pharmaceutical facilities. You'll also learn how to pick the best type of door for your specific application to protect your product and employees while increasing efficiency. If you enjoyed this episode of Rite From The Source, be sure to subscribe to the show and follow Rite-Hite’s social media channels. 🚨 ritehite.com
2019-10-11
10 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 363: Movie! Movie! Movie!
Beloved Patreon backer Timothy Daly meets us in the Gaming Hut to ask why D&D remains the most popular roleplaying game. Speaking of D&D, Ken and/or Robin Talk To Someone Else, specifically Jim Zub, about the Young Adventurers’ Guide series of D&D kids’ books. Finally the Cinema Hut hosts its annual look back at the top and most gamer-worthy titles Robin saw at the Toronto International Film Festival. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KART...
2019-09-27
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 363: Movie! Movie! Movie!
Beloved Patreon backer Timothy Daly meets us in the Gaming Hut to ask why D&D remains the most popular roleplaying game. Speaking of D&D, Ken and/or Robin Talk To Someone Else, specifically Jim Zub, about the Young Adventurers’ Guide series of D&D kids’ books. Finally the Cinema Hut hosts its annual look back at the top and most gamer-worthy titles Robin saw at the Toronto International Film Festival. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KART...
2019-09-27
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 362: The Dinosaurs Always Won
In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Walter Manbeck asks how to do El from Stranger Things as a player character. Expressionistic shadows flit across the Cinema Hut as we take a look at F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu. Then Ken and/or Robin Talk To Someone Else, this time Atlas Games’ Michelle Nephew, who shares her deep experience of games for kids. Finally we convene near Ken’s Time Machine to learn what history looks like when the Gunpowder Plot succeeds. Want to pose a question to the show...
2019-09-20
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 362: The Dinosaurs Always Won
In the Gaming Hut beloved Patreon backer Walter Manbeck asks how to do El from Stranger Things as a player character. Expressionistic shadows flit across the Cinema Hut as we take a look at F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu. Then Ken and/or Robin Talk To Someone Else, this time Atlas Games’ Michelle Nephew, who shares her deep experience of games for kids. Finally we convene near Ken’s Time Machine to learn what history looks like when the Gunpowder Plot succeeds. Want to pose a question to the show...
2019-09-20
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 361: Step Away From the Arras
We take a closer look at Ken’s new Pelgrane Press book Hideous Creatures by way of the Monster Hut, which seems to be full of our pals, the Deep Ones. In How To Write Good we talk about foils and how to use them. The Culture Hut hosts a discussion of a painting by none other than Robert W. Chambers, which peskily revealed itself too late to include in Ken’s annotated edition of The King in Yellow from our eldritch buds at Arc Dream. Finally the Eliptony Hut goes CanC...
2019-09-13
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 361: Step Away From the Arras
We take a closer look at Ken’s new Pelgrane Press book Hideous Creatures by way of the Monster Hut, which seems to be full of our pals, the Deep Ones. In How To Write Good we talk about foils and how to use them. The Culture Hut hosts a discussion of a painting by none other than Robert W. Chambers, which peskily revealed itself too late to include in Ken’s annotated edition of The King in Yellow from our eldritch buds at Arc Dream. Finally the Eliptony Hut goes CanC...
2019-09-13
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 360: Sir Gawain “the Rock” Johnson
This week’s Gaming Hut comes to you by telegram as Patreon backer Jay Tea asks us how to research and deploy historical communications technology, oh let’s say, FALL OF DELTA GREEN. Patreon backer Jeff Kahrs gathers us to in the Cinema Hut to ask why there is only one good Arthurian movie. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, we learn what’s new with Magpie Games as its impresario Mark Diaz Truman realizes he has a mid-tier RPG publisher on his hands. Warning: contains friendly f-bombs. Finall...
2019-09-06
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 360: Sir Gawain “the Rock” Johnson
This week’s Gaming Hut comes to you by telegram as Patreon backer Jay Tea asks us how to research and deploy historical communications technology, oh let’s say, FALL OF DELTA GREEN. Patreon backer Jeff Kahrs gathers us to in the Cinema Hut to ask why there is only one good Arthurian movie. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, we learn what’s new with Magpie Games as its impresario Mark Diaz Truman realizes he has a mid-tier RPG publisher on his hands. Warning: contains friendly f-bombs. Finall...
2019-09-06
00 min
Rite From The Source
Bridging the Regulatory Gap with Automated Processes
Episode #3 of Rite from the Source features John Ritter, product manager at Rite-Hite Doors. In this episode, he shares key OSHA regulations for automated processes that every facility and safety manager should know. Ritter also dives into safety strategies for addressing and mitigating these dangerous processes. If you enjoyed this episode of Rite From The Source, be sure to subscribe to the show and follow Rite-Hite’s social media channels. 🚨 ritehite.com
2019-08-30
10 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 359: Stith Thompson Entries All Over It
The Gaming Hut shows up with its usual punctuality as Patreon backer Ken Ringwald asks to hear about time as a resource in RPGs. It’s dark out. He has a full tank of gas. He’s wearing sunglasses. Patreon backer Chris Camfield drives his 1974 Ford Monaco sedan to Ask Ken and Robin about the occult significance of the Blues Brothers. And yes, Ken knows it was Martinez de Pasqually who sojourned in Saint-Domingue, not the other founder of Martinism, Saint-Martin. This was a test of your gnosis. In K...
2019-08-30
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 359: Stith Thompson Entries All Over It
The Gaming Hut shows up with its usual punctuality as Patreon backer Ken Ringwald asks to hear about time as a resource in RPGs. It’s dark out. He has a full tank of gas. He’s wearing sunglasses. Patreon backer Chris Camfield drives his 1974 Ford Monaco sedan to Ask Ken and Robin about the occult significance of the Blues Brothers. And yes, Ken knows it was Martinez de Pasqually who sojourned in Saint-Domingue, not the other founder of Martinism, Saint-Martin. This was a test of your gnosis. In K...
2019-08-30
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 357: Thunder and Filk
Voices weary and brains bleary, Ken and Robin return from Gen Con 2019 to take their annual look at the state of the industry through the lens of the convention that invented roleplaying. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon! Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic. Be cute! Be cunning! Be fierce! Most of all, be someone backing the Kickstarter for Atlas Games’ Magical Kitties, the roleplaying game of su...
2019-08-16
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 357: Thunder and Filk
Voices weary and brains bleary, Ken and Robin return from Gen Con 2019 to take their annual look at the state of the industry through the lens of the convention that invented roleplaying. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon! Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic. Be cute! Be cunning! Be fierce! Most of all, be someone backing the Kickstarter for Atlas Games’ Magical Kitties, the roleplaying game of su...
2019-08-16
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 356: Jealous of My Katana
Our annual Indianapolis hotel room episode begins in the Gaming Hut, where we find ways to be a lone wolf PC the rest of the players won’t hate. In the Food Hut we look at our favorite cooking shows and why they make the list. Patreon backer Bryan invokes his Tell Me More powers to ask how alien symbiotes would work as the main baddies in a Night’s Black Agents series. Then the Eliptony Hut might also be the Tradecraft Hut as we sift through Australia’s famo...
2019-08-09
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 356: Jealous of My Katana
Our annual Indianapolis hotel room episode begins in the Gaming Hut, where we find ways to be a lone wolf PC the rest of the players won’t hate. In the Food Hut we look at our favorite cooking shows and why they make the list. Patreon backer Bryan invokes his Tell Me More powers to ask how alien symbiotes would work as the main baddies in a Night’s Black Agents series. Then the Eliptony Hut might also be the Tradecraft Hut as we sift through Australia’s famo...
2019-08-09
00 min
Rite From The Source
How-To Bring Safety to Every Dock
Episode #2 of Rite from the Source features Chad Dillavou, product manager of Rite-Hite Products Corp. He discusses high-tech solutions that facility managers can implement to bring safety to every dock. If you enjoyed this episode of Rite From The Source, be sure to subscribe to the show and follow Rite-Hite’s social media channels. 🚨 ritehite.com
2019-08-02
19 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 354: It Ain’t That Non-Euclidean
An all request episode kicks off with a co-production between the Gaming Hut teams and our Tell Me More benefit for Patreon backers. Backers Mike Marlow and Kevin J. Maroney, seeing the Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff capsule review of Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ graphic novel DIE, want to hear more. This expands into a wider discussion of how RPGs are depicted in fiction. Backer Steve Sick beckons us into a mossy southern version of the History Hut, asking what we can do with legendary Louisiana governor Huey Long. In Ask Ken an...
2019-07-26
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 354: It Ain’t That Non-Euclidean
An all request episode kicks off with a co-production between the Gaming Hut teams and our Tell Me More benefit for Patreon backers. Backers Mike Marlow and Kevin J. Maroney, seeing the Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff capsule review of Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ graphic novel DIE, want to hear more. This expands into a wider discussion of how RPGs are depicted in fiction. Backer Steve Sick beckons us into a mossy southern version of the History Hut, asking what we can do with legendary Louisiana governor Huey Long. In Ask Ken an...
2019-07-26
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 353: You Can’t Say Eliptonic Without Tonic
In the Gaming Hut we deconstruct scenarios where the PCs have to wait for certain events to take place. How to Write Good comes to the aid of Patreon backer Dustyn Mincey, who seeks guidance on the naming of people and places. The Politics Hut gets drunk on codeine and loco root with a look at the connection between fringe politics and medicine shows new and old. Then Ken’s Time Machine answers the call of backer Michael Dinos to rectify the disappointments DC Cinematic Universe. Want to pose a qu...
2019-07-19
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 353: You Can’t Say Eliptonic Without Tonic
In the Gaming Hut we deconstruct scenarios where the PCs have to wait for certain events to take place. How to Write Good comes to the aid of Patreon backer Dustyn Mincey, who seeks guidance on the naming of people and places. The Politics Hut gets drunk on codeine and loco root with a look at the connection between fringe politics and medicine shows new and old. Then Ken’s Time Machine answers the call of backer Michael Dinos to rectify the disappointments DC Cinematic Universe. Want to pose a qu...
2019-07-19
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 352: We’ve Still Got that Other Folder
The Gaming Hut starts us strong as we look for ways to avoid stock scenario openings. In the Culture Hut we examine the way critical terms lose their meaning when they penetrate popular consciousness. Ask Ken and Robin satisfies Mrs. Obed Marsh’s need to know how to run The Fall of Delta Green with 60s radical PCs. Then the Consulting Occultist calls for order in the court as we hear the confession of a Livonian werewolf. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking ac...
2019-07-12
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 352: We’ve Still Got that Other Folder
The Gaming Hut starts us strong as we look for ways to avoid stock scenario openings. In the Culture Hut we examine the way critical terms lose their meaning when they penetrate popular consciousness. Ask Ken and Robin satisfies Mrs. Obed Marsh’s need to know how to run The Fall of Delta Green with 60s radical PCs. Then the Consulting Occultist calls for order in the court as we hear the confession of a Livonian werewolf. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking ac...
2019-07-12
00 min
Rite From The Source
Challenges Facing Industrial Facility Managers
The first episode of Rite From The Source features Walt Swietlik, the director of customer relations and sales support for Rite-Hite. As the head of the Fly-In program in Milwaukee, Walt sees hundreds of facility managers every year and understands the biggest challenges they face today. With an eye toward safety, Walt addresses specific solutions that can increase efficiency and improve the well-being of workers. If you enjoyed this episode of Rite From The Source, be sure to subscribe to the show and follow Rite-Hite’s social media channels. 🚨 ritehite.com
2019-07-11
12 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 351: The Molticore
In the Gaming Hut Patreon backer(s) The Armchair Adventurers ask if we agree with Greg Stafford’s prohibition on invisiblity spells in his games. Was every noteworthy English writer also a spy? In the Tradecraft Hut Daniel Defoe puts his hand up and adds himself to the list of examples. In the Monster Hut we decide if we’re on Team Scorpion Tail or Team Quill Shooter as we look at our mythical portmanteau pal, the manticore. Then we hop in Ken’s Time Machine to satisfy the curiosity of Patreon backer...
2019-07-05
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 351: The Molticore
In the Gaming Hut Patreon backer(s) The Armchair Adventurers ask if we agree with Greg Stafford’s prohibition on invisiblity spells in his games. Was every noteworthy English writer also a spy? In the Tradecraft Hut Daniel Defoe puts his hand up and adds himself to the list of examples. In the Monster Hut we decide if we’re on Team Scorpion Tail or Team Quill Shooter as we look at our mythical portmanteau pal, the manticore. Then we hop in Ken’s Time Machine to satisfy the curiosity of Patreon backer...
2019-07-05
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 350: 7th Anniversary LIGHTNING ROUND!!!
Like much of our content, it’s hard to believe. Unlike much of it, it’s true. Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff has reached its milestone 350th episode. Yes, we’ve been laying down the skinny on aliens, phantom cats, conspiracies and oh yes, the exciting world of tabletop roleplaying games for a whole seven years. Longtimers know what that means: LIGHTNING ROUND!!! Enabled by our beloved cast of Patreon backers, it’s time for rapid fire question answering, with topics ranging from unloved Old Ones and introducing historical important GMCs to player homework and the dread influenc...
2019-06-28
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 350: 7th Anniversary LIGHTNING ROUND!!!
Like much of our content, it’s hard to believe. Unlike much of it, it’s true. Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff has reached its milestone 350th episode. Yes, we’ve been laying down the skinny on aliens, phantom cats, conspiracies and oh yes, the exciting world of tabletop roleplaying games for a whole seven years. Longtimers know what that means: LIGHTNING ROUND!!! Enabled by our beloved cast of Patreon backers, it’s time for rapid fire question answering, with topics ranging from unloved Old Ones and introducing historical important GMCs to player homework and the dread influenc...
2019-06-28
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 349: Bad Odds in a Balloon
In the Gaming Hut Patreon backer Ethan Schoonover asks us to explain the bespoke game terms we use, from F20 to GMC. Mikko Airaksinen puts a chill in the History Hut with his request for the esoteric scoop behind the Swedish North Pole Expedition of 1897. Our epic spate of Ken and Robin Recycle Audio excerpts from Carcosa Con concludes with a look at Robin’s build-out of the Chambers mythos into The Yellow King Roleplaying Game. Finally backer Chris Kalley, seconded by Jay Tea, asks the Consulting Occultist to blow the lid off magical Buenos Aires. Want to pose a qu...
2019-06-21
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 349: Bad Odds in a Balloon
In the Gaming Hut Patreon backer Ethan Schoonover asks us to explain the bespoke game terms we use, from F20 to GMC. Mikko Airaksinen puts a chill in the History Hut with his request for the esoteric scoop behind the Swedish North Pole Expedition of 1897. Our epic spate of Ken and Robin Recycle Audio excerpts from Carcosa Con concludes with a look at Robin’s build-out of the Chambers mythos into The Yellow King Roleplaying Game. Finally backer Chris Kalley, seconded by Jay Tea, asks the Consulting Occultist to blow the lid off magical Buenos Aires. Want to pose a qu...
2019-06-21
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 348: Marsupial Valley
The Gaming Hut manifests somewhere between Balla Balla and Yagga Yagga as Patreon backer Bill Cohen asks us how to lure RPG characters to adventure in Australia. The Crime Blotter profiles Dai Cathay, the young Number One of the mid-sixties Saigon underworld. Ken and Robin Recycle Audio with a panel excerpt from Carcosa Con covering post-Lovecraftian additions to the King in Yellow mythos. The Eliptony Hut looks back on the career of paradigmatic nuts-and-bolts UFOlogist Stanton Friedman, who passed away this May. Want to pose a question to the show...
2019-06-14
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 348: Marsupial Valley
The Gaming Hut manifests somewhere between Balla Balla and Yagga Yagga as Patreon backer Bill Cohen asks us how to lure RPG characters to adventure in Australia. The Crime Blotter profiles Dai Cathay, the young Number One of the mid-sixties Saigon underworld. Ken and Robin Recycle Audio with a panel excerpt from Carcosa Con covering post-Lovecraftian additions to the King in Yellow mythos. The Eliptony Hut looks back on the career of paradigmatic nuts-and-bolts UFOlogist Stanton Friedman, who passed away this May. Want to pose a question to the show...
2019-06-14
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 347: We’ve Warren Commissioned Your Witch Problem
Patreon backer Ross Ireland pulls a fast one on us in the Gaming Hut, asking how to pitch campaigns with switcheroo premises to players. Via the Tell Me More Feature of Ken and Robin Consume Media, backer Kevin Maroney opens the Mythology Hut for more on Ronald Hutton’s scholarly survey, The Witch. Ken and Robin Recycle Audio continues our panel replay from Carcosa Con, this week looking at the process by which Lovecraft and his successors turned Robert W. Chambers’ King in Yellow tales into a mythos. Then, per multiple Tell...
2019-06-07
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 347: We’ve Warren Commissioned Your Witch Problem
Patreon backer Ross Ireland pulls a fast one on us in the Gaming Hut, asking how to pitch campaigns with switcheroo premises to players. Via the Tell Me More Feature of Ken and Robin Consume Media, backer Kevin Maroney opens the Mythology Hut for more on Ronald Hutton’s scholarly survey, The Witch. Ken and Robin Recycle Audio continues our panel replay from Carcosa Con, this week looking at the process by which Lovecraft and his successors turned Robert W. Chambers’ King in Yellow tales into a mythos. Then, per multiple Tell...
2019-06-07
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 345: Go Talk to Some Other Trees
We enter the Gaming Hut pursued by powerful patrons as backer Remi Permann seeks help importing 13th Age icons to other games. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else, Ken chats with Nathan Paoletta, designer of such games The World Wide Wrestling RPG, Annalise, and his latest, the Poe-inspired Imp of the Perverse, now on preorder. Then Ken and Robin Recycle Audio with the second part of our Robert W. Chambers panel from Carcosa Con, this time focusing on his story “The Repairer of Reputations.” Finally we put Ken’s Time...
2019-05-24
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 344: Moses Does a Heel Turn
The Gaming Hut looks at the task of assembling a game’s skill list. In the Cinema Hut Patreon backer Andrew Miller observes the North American launch of the Criterion Channel by asking for a 101 on its treasures. Ken and Robin Recycle Audio presents the first part of our Robert W. Chambers panel from Carcosa Con, dealing with the writer and his influences. At the behest of Patreon backer Rafael Pabst, we open the Book Hut to look at printer Jacob Ilive and his Blibical forgery, the Book of Jasher, as influenced by As...
2019-05-17
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 343: I’m a Baron and Classy
Patreon backer Jacob Ansari collars us in the Gaming Hut to ask about running alternate history games. The Tradecraft Hut looks at the February raid on Madrid’s North Korean embassy by the Free Joseon organization. In Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone Else we chat with Mark Morrison, stalwart Call of Cthulhu contributor and the mind behind Campaign Coins, wresting from him the secrets of convention GMing. Warning, parents: Includes a few swears. Then we head to the History Hut for a look at Baron Franz Nopcsa, openly gay ar...
2019-05-10
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 342: Traduced By Raisins
In the Gaming Hut Patreon backer Jake asks us how to portray a character modeled on Janet Armstrong in a NASA adventure series. We dust off the long-disused Politics Hut so that Ken can give us an update on Chicago politics. The Food Hut looks at Canada’s iconic desserts, as selected for a series of stamps from Canada Post, including a look at the resulting Nanaimo Bar controversy. The Eliptony Hut provides refuge to Puerto Rico’s latest chupacabra variant, the perhaps humanoid, perhaps animalistic, perhaps winged Gárgola de Barcel...
2019-05-03
1h 06
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 341: Trouser Leg of the Mythos
We lit the fires of the Gaming Hut the old-fashioned way before answering a question from Patreon backer Jason Thompson on interesting players in low-tech settings. In the Cinema Hut we revisit the subject of the rewatch, looking at films that change or defy expectations on subsequent viewings. Then Ken and/or Robin Talk to Someone else, as we both chat with Chaosium’s Lynne Hardy about line development and the upcoming Call of Cthulhu projects on her docket. Finally, at the behest of backer Andrea Colletta, we pop into the pa...
2019-04-26
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 340: Jar Cats
In another imperious edition of That Thing I Always Say, Robin says, “Envision this in play.” Ask Ken and Robin finds Patreon backer Kevin Roy seeking the scoop on remote control inventor John Hays Hammond Jr. Backer Martijn Waegemakers meets us in the Mythology Hut to ponder the diminishing returns of Robin Hood adaptations. Backer Dan O’Hanlon summons Ken’s Time Machine to peer into the reality where ecstasy replaced LSD as the iconic sixties drug. Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking ac...
2019-04-19
00 min
Podcast – Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 243: I Do Not Wish to Be a Moth Hat
We know you want to hear about it, so Among Our Many Hats digs into the announcement that a certain Ken Hite will serve as lead designer for the new edition of Vampire: the Masquerade. But that’s not all the hats! Then Robin looks at ways to use the Story Beats web app, which allows you to easily create narrative maps as seen in Hamlet’s Hit Points and his upcoming Beating the Story. In an Ace Double of a segment, the Tradecraft Hut provides a backgrounder on the Trump intel spill. Then...
2017-05-26
00 min
Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
Episode 243: I Do Not Wish to Be a Moth Hat
We know you want to hear about it, so Among Our Many Hats digs into the announcement that a certain Ken Hite will serve as lead designer for the new edition of Vampire: the Masquerade. But that’s not all the hats! Then Robin looks at ways to use the Story Beats web app, which allows you to easily create narrative maps as seen in Hamlet’s Hit Points and his upcoming Beating the Story. In an Ace Double of a segment, the Tradecraft Hut provides a backgrounder on the Trump intel spill. Then...
2017-05-26
00 min