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There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3.Ep27. Deep Dive: Far HaradThis week we have Tom on as our special guest - a regular player and Dan's doubles partner for last year. We go through the usual - army rules, key profiles, how to build the list, take a look at the data and have a silly quiz loosly related to the army. https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2026-02-131h 11There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3.Ep26. Deep Dive: Lurtz's ScoutsThis week we have Lee on as our special guest - a regular player and well placed on Longshanks for Lurtz's Scouts. We go through the usual - army rules, key profiles, how to build the list, take a look at the data and have a silly quiz loosly related to the army. https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2026-02-061h 07There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3.Ep25. Deep Dive: Army of White HandThis week we have Natalie on as our special guest - the number 1 player on Longshanks for Army of the White Hand. We go through the usual - army rules, key profiles, how to build the list, take a look at the data and have a silly quiz loosly related to the army.
2026-01-3059 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep24. Deep Dive: Riders of EomerThis week we discuss Lozs favourite army - Riders of Eomer. We go through the profiles, list building, strategies to use and take a look at the data to see what it is good at. Dan has done an amazing quiz based on the army as well!
2026-01-231h 26There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep23. There and Back Again: A Hobbits TournamentHi everyone, we are excited to announce our first tournament is going to be on the 14th March in Sheffield, UK. This week we go through the pack. We hope to see many of you at our event!https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2026-01-1625 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep22. New Years Goals and Community Catch UpThis week we catch up on all things podcast, going through community comments, looking at 2025 goals and what we want to achieve in 2026. At the end we announce our teams for the year in a unique and funny way!https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2026-01-091h 12There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep21 NY Special: Armies not to take to events! With Adam Bird and Jonny SwallowIts our first episode of 2026 and we have wanted to discuss armies that you shouldnt take to events for a while - especially as Adam keeps calling us out for it! The intent was to take a fun look at it and not be a big moan...which I think we achieved!We also discuss Richs stats for the year, how the guys got on at the GBHL Finale event and epic moments in MESBG from us and the community!Adam is also a content creator.Birdies...
2026-01-021h 23There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep20. Xmas Special: LOTR MemesFestive greetings everyone!This week we are doing a special Christmas episode looking at lotr memes. The links for them are here:Council of Elrond but it's a musicalThe Fellowship of the VuvuzelaLord of the Rings - Holiday EditionLord of the Rings - Holiday Edition
2025-12-2642 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3.Ep25. Deep Dive Army of White HandThis week we have Natalie on as our special guest - the number 1 player on Longshanks for Army of the White Hand. We go through the usual - army rules, key profiles, how to build the list, take a look at the data and have a silly quiz loosly related to the army.
2025-12-2659 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep19. Understanding Siege Weapons with Tom and DanThis week we are joined by Tom and Dan, our teams experts in using siege weapons. They help us go through the rules and explain how to deploy, shoot, and the tactics they use when playing them.https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-12-1959 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep 18: Paths of the Druadan UpdateOur Patreon subscribers chose an army for Dan to buy, build, paint and take to a tournament. He's finally finished it and taken it to two tournaments. Join us in this episode as we explore further how army performed at the two tournaments as well as discussing how Dan found them generally as an army. If you want to get involved in more stuff like this, or support us directly, join our Patreon!https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-12-121h 07There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep 17. Emergency Podcast! One of us has won a tournament!A well-known individual once stated, "Never give up," and we took that to heart. One of us has finally won a tournament through hussle, loyalty, and respect, but who could it be? Join us in today’s episode as we discuss three recent tournaments we attended. That notable person is John Cena. You can't see us, our time is now! https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-12-051h 28There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep16 Understanding Special Rules - Part 3Join us for part 3 of our epic run down of MESBG Special Rules.Also hear about our plans for our first tournament in march 2026https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-11-281h 16There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep15: Understanding Special Rules - Part 2Part 2 of our Special Rules discussion.https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-11-211h 11There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep14: Understanding Special Rules - Part 1This week we go through all the Special Rules (similar to how we did spells in S2) to understand what they do, what units have them and tactics we use
2025-11-141h 03There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep13: Comparing Strength ValueThis week we compare Strength values of profiles, weapons, spells, seige weapons and impact hits to see what stands out. THe key question to think is...what would you rather be punched by?
2025-11-0751 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep12. 50th Episode: Quiz SpecialWe couldnt convince Loz's wife to be our quiz master so went for Loz's brother instead. Rick is an excellent quizmaster and we have a lot of fun answering the quiz questions our community sent in.https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-10-3157 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep11. An Update from DanThis week’s episode is a short and sweet update from Dan. The poll on which army patrons wanted to see Dan build has ended and there is a clear winner… Listen along to find out!https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-10-2412 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep10. Deep Dive: The Three TrollsThis week we are joined by two experts in the Three Trolls to help us go through an army with potential, that hasnt been doing that well recently. Can Jonny (the one with the strong Barnsley accent) and Jermaine (the one with the strong Leeds accent) convince anyone to play this army?!?
2025-10-171h 00There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep 9. The LOTR Cast: How the Actors got their RolesThis week we have Harry Parkhill from Entmoot podcast as a special guest. Join us as we go through the actors in the LOTR films, discussing how they got their iconic roles, how much they got paid, what films they were in before and after the trilogy and what other actors were considered for these roles. We really enjoyed researching this one and Harry was a perfect addition so we hope you enjoy it too!https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-10-101h 39There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastMini Ep 3: Loz vs Thorin Feedback Part 2This weeks email email goes through Loz vs Thorin - keep these emails coming in!
2025-10-0515 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep8. Deep Dive: Men of the WestWe are joined this week by the number 1 player on Longshanks for Men of the West - Ric Calladine. Ric shares his experience will the list and offers advice on list building and strategies to use with this army. As always with our deep dives, we do a somewhat related quiz - this time on 'men' and 'the west'. Please let us know if you enjoy these episodes as we have plenty of people in the community who we would like to invite on to share their secrets! https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-10-031h 08There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastMini Ep 2: Loz vs Thorin Feedback Part 1Join us as Rich again reads through some amazing feedback and insights we received from someone regarding the Loz vs Thorin episode
2025-09-2806 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep7: Worst Armies to StartWe have discussed some of the best armies to start with in this hobby, this week join Dan and Rich to go over some of the worst. Reasons could include, cost, rarity of models, complexity, competitiveness, or a combination of the above.https://linktr.ee/ahobbitspodcast
2025-09-261h 12There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastMini Ep 1: Rich vs Aragorn FeedbackIn this mini episode Rich goes through some feedback we had on the episode Rich vs Aragorn - can the debate finally be settled?
2025-09-2108 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep6. Might, Will & Fate ExplainedThis week we take a step back to understand the basic stats and to discuss any characters in the films that have too much, or too little resources!
2025-09-1942 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep5. Dice and Men Tournament ReviewWe haven't done a tournament review for a while and its the first GBHL100 we have been to for a while. Tune in to find out how Loz and Rich got on. We also hope you enjoy Rich's new quiz format.Linktree for all our links.
2025-09-121h 39There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3.Ep4 Best Armies to Start Part 2Mark joins us this week to go over more new armies that are perfect for beginners!
2025-09-051h 07There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep3. Minas Morgul Deep DiveJoin us for Rich talking us through Minas Morgul - should you take the Morgul Blade, Trolls, a second Ringwraith, a drummer etc. As always with the deep dives we have a quiz that's slightly related to the army, can you guess what this one is?
2025-08-291h 01There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep2. Comparing Fight ValueThis week we go through Fight Value, starting at Fight 1 and going up to Fight 10 discussing the models in each bracket, what it means to be each Fight Value and offer our opinions on whether we think its correct.We also have Daniel Scott on who is promoting a charity event he is co-hosting with Rich in Worksop on 6th December 2025. To find out more please see:Minas Merryth.docxThe charity is for :ANDYSMANCLUB - It's Okay To TalkTickets are £25 to d.scott91@outlook.com and include both breakfast and lunch!
2025-08-221h 13There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS3. Ep1 A Warm Welcome Back for Season 3We have been there and are now back again for season 3. This week we warm up the season with some stories of whats happened in the off season (legacy, new book, new scenarios) and chat about what our plans are for season 3 (we have lots of plans!)
2025-08-1528 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep25 Loz vs Thorin Analysing if Thorins Profiles Truly Matches the MoviesApologies for Richs mike - he needs a new one for S3!Here we bring Season 2 to an end with an episode going through the Hobbit films. Should Thorin be F7 and have free combats, should he have Barrel Riding as an ability? should the Oakenshield be better? where are the dwarf songs? and the Arkenstone?!?! We go through the significant scenes in the trilogy to try and understand what should be in Thorins profile.
2025-06-061h 16There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep24: Upcoming Tournaments for BeginnersThis week its just Loz and Rich catching up on the mailbag and discussing upcoming tournaments - can anyone join us???
2025-05-3032 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep23: LOTR Board GamesOver the recent bank holidays Rich has been teaching people some other LOTR board games and this week we have 2 guests to discuss them with. A massive welcome to Richard Calladine and Olliver Hammond! The games we are discussing are the 2000s co-op board game The Lord of the Rings and the 2019 app based game Journeys of Middle Earthhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/823/the-lord-of-the-ringshttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269385/the-lord-of-the-rings-journeys-in-middle-earth
2025-05-2344 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep 22: Magical Powers. A Trilogy Part 3This week we complete our epic trilogy of spells. Listen to the end for a quiz and news about the upcoming season 3 of the podcast!
2025-05-161h 26There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep21: Magical Powers. A Trilogy Part 2Just like the Hobbit films...we have drawn out 1 episode about spells into an epic trilogy. This week we continue to go through all the spells in the game, adding our thoughts and tactics to help explain which are the best to use.
2025-05-0955 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep20 Magical Powers: A Trilogy Part 1We have all been playing spell casters over the last couple of months to truly understand how they work, when you should call a Heroic Channel and when to use them.We thought it was time to return to the rules and go through each spell in order to say who can cast them and explain tactics in using them.
2025-05-021h 01There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep19 The Awards RoTK WonWe move way from the game this week (boo), to take a different look at the Return of the King movie (yay!). What Oscars did it win? Why was this significant? What elements of the film led to so many wins? Join us for a nostalgia episode, discussing all the filming elements that made RoTK so amazing.
2025-04-2445 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep18 Breaking of the Fellowship Deep DiveJoin us this week to hear all about the Breaking of the Fellowship army. Dan goes through his tactics and the best way to build the army, for example Boromir vs Gimli - who would you choose? Also hear how Rich got on at Masters...and Loz has a quiz on breakups!
2025-04-181h 06There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep 17. How to be Sporting at MESBGWe googled how to be sporting at MESBG events and couldn't find anything so decided to discuss our thoughts on how to play the game in a sporting way. Do you vote for the player who was most sporting, or most fun? What makes you vote for someone to win most sporting?Let us know!
2025-04-1141 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep16. The Eagles Deep DiveOur first deep dive into the new edition starts with the Eagles. Thinking of playing them? Want to know strategies against them? Fancy an eagles based quiz? Join us as we listen to Loz sharing all his secrets in this weeks episode.
2025-04-0448 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep 15 Honour That AlliegenceAdam Bird joins us to discuss the doubles event held last weekend. Adam has great knowledge of all things MESBG and if you want to find out more please check out his Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/@birdiesworld5755.
2025-03-2858 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep14. MESBG: The Art of WarThis week Rich talks us through the classic military book The Art of War by Sun Tzu and tries to apply some of the lessons from this 2500 year old book into the game we all love.
2025-03-2139 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep13. The GP MESBG QuizThis week we quickly discuss our doubles lists for an upcoming tournament in Sheffield and then Loz goes through his epic quiz from the GP - get a pen ready! There are still places available at Honour that Alliegence, if you wish to attend on the 23rd March 2025 please follow this link https://www.the-outpost.co.uk/product/ticket-honour-that-allegiance-2025-eve-22-03-2025/
2025-03-1439 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. E12. The 7th City GP Tournament ReviewThis week Rich is back from Australia to hear how Loz and Dan did at the GP - a tournament with over 120 attendees
2025-03-0734 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep11 Best Armies To StartWe talk about what armies we think are the best to start. Whether you are a new player or you are looking to branch out into a brand new army.
2025-02-211h 07There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep10 How to Win Scenarios with Will ChampionWill Champion joins us again to talk about the 6 scenarios, which are the best and worst for competitions and Will offers some tactics to use to improve your game play.
2025-02-0747 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep9 The GBHL with Will ChampionWill Champion joins us this week to discuss the GBHL
2025-01-3137 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep8 MonstersThis week we talk about the changes for Monsters, their brutal power attacks and how to use them.
2025-01-2451 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2. Ep7 Aragorn vs Rich - Analysing If Aragorn’s Fight Value Truly Matches the MoviesDoes movie Aragorn deserve fight 7? We break down each fight he has throughout the trilogy. Listen to find out!
2025-01-1744 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep6. Understanding HeroicsJoin us as we discuss all the heroic actions a Hero can take, how these have changed in the new edition and whether or not we think they are going to be used more or less often.
2025-01-1054 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep5. New Years ResolutionsIn this week episode we discuss our plans and goals for 2025.
2025-01-0325 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep 4: The Dawn of a New EditionIn the last episode of 2024, the guys discuss the turn order for the new edition, explain the key differences and what armies they are looking forward to playing in the new year.
2024-12-2736 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep3.5: Ride Out and Meet Them Tournament RecapToday we discuss the last ever tournament Rich went to for the old edition. 250 points and 5 games. Tom and Lee join us to discuss the event (spoiler - one of us wins it!)
2024-12-2334 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep3 An End of an AgeJoin our love letter to the old edition where we talk about favorite memories and the things we will miss. We are all excited for the new edition, but loved the old one so wanted to remember and give a shout out to the people and places that have helped us grow. Dan does an excelled quiz at the end!
2024-12-2055 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep2.5 Heroes of the WestA review of the last GBHL the Fellowship of Steel attend in the old edition. Heroes of the West is a 6 person team event, join us to find out how our team did.
2024-12-1640 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep2: MESBG_A Year in reviewJoin us as we look back over the last year of gaming. We discuss our favourite armies, games and moments and Rich takes us through some of his stats.
2024-12-1350 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastS2 Ep1: There and Back Again: A Hobbits IntroductionA brief introduction to our newly rebranded podcast (following the huge success of the Paladan podcast in early 2024). In this episode The Paladan, Rich and Loz discuss the dreams for the podcast, what we will talk about in future episodes, and we even managed to have a mini-quiz. Tune in to find out just how little these 3 know about MESBG.
2024-12-0621 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 11 - Can The Depths of Moria work?This episode sees Dan, Loz and Rich exploring list building, strategy and how to (potentially) successfully run The Depths of Moria legendary legion.
2024-07-0858 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 10 - An Interview with EntmootAn episode where Loz and I caught up with the legendary Harry Parkhill of Entmoot fame. Harry shares his hobbying history, the details of his latest tournament and some tips for new starters. He also goes head to head with the me (the Paladan) in a quiz organised by our resident quizmaster Rich.
2024-06-251h 24There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 9 - Proxy? It’s been called that beforeAn episode all about proxies. My guest, Jon and I talk about all things proxies. Except long philosophical debates about the morality of it (just kidding).
2024-04-2952 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 8 - FAQs from New Players with GuestsA guest episode with Loz and Rich, who share what they’ve been up to in the hobby recently as well as answering some of the FAQs new players have. We end with a 10 question quiz which may become a regular part of my podcast!
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Power-Up With This Inspiring Full Audiobook — Perfect This Weekend.Conscious Contact by Lawrence PaladanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/234519to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Conscious Contact
Author: Lawrence Paladan
Format: mp3
Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
Release date: 04-18-24
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2024-04-181h 18There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 7 - Updates, MESBG News and Top TipsGeneral life and Paladan MESBG updates, a discussion around the recent Warhammer Community post featuring Arnor Knights and some top tips (sent in by Loz AKA The Morgul Babe)
2024-04-1445 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 6 - Honour that AllegianceA post GBHL 80 doubles tournament episode featuring the TO Natalie and my doubles partner Jack.
2024-03-251h 25There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 5 - Middle Earth @ SanctuaryAfter attending a tournament at Sanctuary near Nottingham, listen to the reflections of some of my fellow teammates from Fellowship of Steel and get to know two more members of our Sheffield based team.
2024-03-181h 07There and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 4 - An Interview with the GOATMy first interview with a real person! Jonny from our GBHL team talks about all things MESBG. You’ll also get a sneak peak of my and Jonny’s list for our upcoming tournaments.
2024-03-1139 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 3 - Painting… Tips?A good half hour ramble about how I paint and my little-to-no experience at it. I’m surprised it’s even coherent! Even if you just listen to catch me out.. check it out.
2024-03-0437 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 2 - Helpful Suggestions: Playing MESBGThis episode focuses mainly on the things I wish I knew earlier on in my time playing MESBG. Mainly game prep & list building with a bit about playing the game too.
2024-02-1433 minThere and Back Again - A Hobbit’s PodcastEpisode 1 - An Unexpected PodcastWelcome to my podcast! In this intro episode I talk a little bit about myself and share my top tips for new or prospective MESBG players.
2024-02-0816 min
Bikol Mass ReadingsaT 68: Babasahon — Agosto 10, San Lorenzo, Diakono asin MartirAgosto 10, Kapistahan ni San Lorenzo, Diakono asin Martir — 2 Korinto 9:6-10 (An pagigin matinao)Salmo 112:1-2,5-9 (“Paladan an tawong matinao asin nagtatabang sa mga nangangaipo.”)Juan 12:24-26 (An pagsunod ki Jesus)
2020-08-1206 minBikol Mass ReadingsAT 002: Lunes, 8 Hunyo 2020Lunes, ika-12ng Semana sa Ordinaryong Panahon1 Mga Hade 17:1-6 (Sinugo nin Dios si Elias) / Salmo 121:1-8 (An Kagurangnan Satong Parasurog) / Mateo 5:1-12 (An Sermon sa Bulod – An mga Paladan)
2020-06-0705 min
Mirror Zone MediaEP4- "Paladan Of The Lost Hour" by Harlan EllisonThis week Leskin and I are taking on the seminal short story and Twilight Zone episode of the same name, “The Paladin of the Lost Hour.” We will be looking at issues such as race, poverty, post-traumatic stress, and the intrinsic value inherit in each and every one of us. Be sure and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/greetingsfromthemirrorzone/ and on twitter at twitter.com/Bryce_Skidmore and twitter.com/AlfredPacker.
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