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The Next Best Picture Podcast"Dìdi"For this week's second podcast review, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Danilo Castro, and I are reviewing the feature directorial debut from Academy Award-nominee Sean Wang, "Dìdi," starring Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen & Chang Li Hua. After making its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, the independent Focus Features film went on to win the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast and the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. What did we think of this personal coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old Taiwanese-American kid going through adolescence? Tune in as we discuss the writing, performances, pain...
2024-07-301h 22
What Am I Rolling?Episode #98: Long Haul 1983 Pt. 2Content warnings: Themes of isolation, dependency, trauma, futility, mental and physical health, violence and harassment toward women, gaslighting, smoking, loneliness and deathShow NotesThis week, Fiona is playing ‘Long Haul 1983’, a solo RPG that tells the story of a dangerous journey through an empty world, written by Sean Patrick Cain.In ‘Long Haul 1983’, players take on the role of a long-haul truck driver trying to make their way home. Every day, they’ll hit the road, navigating treacherous highways, fleeing from menacing threats, and dealing with the psychological impacts of isolation.And at t...
2022-05-151h 04
What Am I Rolling?Episode #97: Long Haul 1983 Pt. 1Content warnings: Themes of isolation, dependency, trauma, futility, mental and physical health, violence and harassment toward women, gaslighting, smoking, loneliness and deathShow NotesThis week, Fiona is playing ‘Long Haul 1983’, a solo RPG that tells the story of a dangerous journey through an empty world, written by Sean Patrick Cain.In ‘Long Haul 1983’, players take on the role of a long-haul truck driver trying to make their way home. Every day, they’ll hit the road, navigating treacherous highways, fleeing from menacing threats, and dealing with the psychological impacts of isolation.And at t...
2022-05-011h 28
The DM‘s Book ClubEpisode #5: Ghostwalk and the city of Manifest!Show NotesThis week, for our Halloween-inspired episode, Fiona and Hamilton get into the spooky season with 'Ghostwalk', a 3rd edition campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons.The setting is centred around a locale known as the Veil of Souls, the subterranean entrance to the land of the dead, and the city of Manifest above it, where ghosts can solidly manifest and live alongside normal folk. In-world, the term "Ghostwalk" refers to the pilgrimage made by visitors to the city of Manifest.This episode's audio was taken from the VOD originally premiering on Dragon's...
2021-11-2454 min
What Am I Rolling?Bonus: Q&A with Jamie Frew of 'Old Hellfire Club'Show NotesTo tide us over til our next one-shot, here's a bonus episode where our host and GM Fiona interviews Jamie Frew, the creator of The Old Hellfire Club: A Victorian Storytelling Card Game of Drink, Danger... and Rubber Ducks!Set against the backdrop of Victorian London, players take on the role of the destitute members of The Old Hellfire Club, a disgraced aristocratic secret society. Together they must recount tales of their greatest adventures in the hope that someone will buy them a drink, all whilst arguing who was the actual hero or...
2019-09-2229 min
What Am I Rolling?Episode #39: Pathfinder (1st Ed): Black Fang's Dungeon Pt. 3Show NotesThis week, Fiona is joined by Jamie and Janina for an exciting introductory adventure in the world of Pathfinder first edition, ‘Black Fang’s Dungeon’. Written by Jason Bulmahn and Sean K Reynolds, ‘Black Fang’s Dungeon’ was designed to introduce new players and new GMs to the Pathfinder first edition system, published by Paizo Publishing in 2009.You can find out more about Pathfinder and check out more adventures on the official Paizo website.Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:09
Recap and gameplay overview: 00:00:41
Restart of 'Black Fang’s Dungeon' one-shot: 00:02:31
Outro and credits: 00...
2019-09-0840 min
What Am I Rolling?Episode #38: Pathfinder (1st Ed): Black Fang's Dungeon Pt. 2Show NotesThis week, Fiona is joined by Jamie and Janina for an exciting introductory adventure in the world of Pathfinder first edition, ‘Black Fang’s Dungeon’. Written by Jason Bulmahn and Sean K Reynolds, ‘Black Fang’s Dungeon’ was designed to introduce new players and new GMs to the Pathfinder first edition system, published by Paizo Publishing in 2009.You can find out more about Pathfinder and check out more adventures on the official Paizo website.Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:09
Recap and Gameplay overview: 00:00:41
Restart of 'Black Fang’s Dungeon' one-shot: 00:02:31
Outro and credits: 01...
2019-08-251h 09
What Am I Rolling?Episode #37: Pathfinder (1st Ed): Black Fang's Dungeon Pt. 1Show NotesThis week, Fiona is joined by Jamie and Janina for an exciting introductory adventure in the world of Pathfinder first edition, ‘Black Fang’s Dungeon’. Written by Jason Bulmahn and Sean K Reynolds, ‘Black Fang’s Dungeon’ was designed to introduce new players and new GMs to the Pathfinder first edition system, published by Paizo Publishing in 2009.You can find out more about Pathfinder and check out more adventures on the official Paizo website.Timestamps
Intro: 00:00:09
Gameplay overview: 00:01:25
Start of 'Black Fang’s Dungeon' one-shot: 00:03:27
Outro and credits: 00:50:46
Credits
2019-08-1154 min
ABV Chicago Craft Beer PodcastEpisode 88 - GABF 2015Once again, we concluded our extended weekend of drinking and chafing in Denver at the Great American Beer Festival by recording an episode chock full of interviews and arbitrary beer reviews. You’ll hear interviews with Jonathan Wakefield (J. Wakefield Brewing, Miami, FL); Sean Lawson (Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Warren, VT); James Howat (Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales, Denver, CO); Paul Kreiner (Noon Whistle Brewing, Lombard, IL); Craig Mycoskie (Rahr & Sons Brewing, Fort Worth, TX); Jason zumBrunnen (Ratio Beerworks, Denver, CO); Jay Goodwin (The Rare Barrel, Berkley, CA); and the lunatics from Melvin Brewing (Jackson, WY). We cover many...
2015-09-301h 37