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The Canadian WargamerCanadian Wargamer Podcast 32 With Our Guest Don Perrin: The Wargaming Hobby and "The Churn"Mike and James are joined by our friend and wargaming dignitary Don Perrin to take a 360 degree view of the wargaming hobby in the midst of "the churn" of where we are as a society - "churn" being the vortex of technological, social, political and economic flux that we're all caught up in. I think out conclusion is surprisingly optimistic, but have a listen and tell us what you think!
More about our guest, Don Perrin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Perrin
Things that we referred to in the podcast:
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2025-09-241h 40The Canadian WargamerThe Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 26: Is This Thing Still A Thing? Hello, is this thing on? Does it still work?
Yes, in the spirit of all things Easter, this podcast has risen, or at least, roused itself from its slumber. In this catch-up issue, James and Mike get together on air for the first time since last October. No interesting guest, just us. In a little over an hour, we talk about:
Hot Lead, which took place just before Easter and of which James is justifiably proud of his team. You can find his wrap-up of this year’s show at his blog: https://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.com/2024...
2024-04-141h 16The Canadian WargamerEpisode 21 With Our Guests, Roger Chrysler on Gaming the War of 1812, and Kevin Jacobi of Six Squared StudiosMike and James chat with Roger Chrysler, a wargamer whose family history led him to a deep dive in early Ontario history and the War of 1812. Roger tells us about his family and their involvement in the war, and we do our own deep dive into the many gaming possibilities (figures, rules, scenarios, books) that this fascinating but poorly known war offers. If you aren't itching to refight Queenston Heights or Lundy's Lane after listening to this, we don't know what's wrong with you.
Also, we chat with Kevin Jacobi, one of the partners behind Six Squared St...
2023-01-192h 20The Canadian WargamerThe Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 19:No Guest, Just a NatterAfter a two month absence, which is explained in tedious detail, CWP is back. No guest this month, just Mike and James having a long overdue natter and catchup.
We talk about the Amazon pseudo-Silmarillion series Rings of Power, and whether it will have any influence on wargaming in Middle Earth. Those who know James will know that he has strong opinions. Will Games Workshop offer Rings of Power, oooops, sorry, Second Age figures? No matter, gamers have tons of options for ME suitable figures. James talks about his new Conqueror dwarves like Durin exulting over mithril, and s...
2022-10-311h 43The Canadian WargamerThe Canadian Wargamer Podcast, Episode 16 with our Special Guest Panel and Topic: Why Another Set of Napoleonics Rules?In the first half, we convene a bona fide panel of some of our favourite grognards to talk about a burning question, why are there so many Napoleonic rules sets out there, with more arriving every year, and why are they still being written?
The conversation focuses on Naps, but could easily be ported to a discussion about ancients, WW2, etc. At the very least, what should we legitimately expect of a new rules set? Is it a vanity project, published by someone who simply doesn't like other peoples' games, or does it offer some new mechanism or...
2022-06-162h 10The Canadian WargamerThe Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 10 With Our Guest Jason Weiser of Military Miniature MagazineIn our January Episode, we speak with our guest Jason Weiser, the genius behind the first hobby magazine aimed at North American readers in twenty years! Jason's been on a tour of all the posh podcasts, from Yorkshire to the Great White North. We slaved in the studio to get this month's podcast ready just a day before the second edition of MM is released! It's a nervy thing to do and we applaud the chutzpah of Jason and his team. Listeners may recall that we talked with our guest Don Perrin about the demise of hobby magazines on this...
2022-01-131h 30The Canadian WargamerThe Canadian Wargamer Podcast Episode 8 With Guest Brad St. Croix of On This Day in Canadian Military HistoryIn this Edition of CWP, James and I catch up after a month off the air by recounting our adventure at Lard, Eh?, the first Canadian wargaming event (to our knowledge) dedicated exclusively to Too Fat Lardies miniatures games. We're joined by our friend and one of Lard, Eh?'s organizers, Chris Robinson. Our conversation covers the planning of this event in the time of plague and whether it bodes well for the reopening of the live wargaming convention scene in the Great White North. James and I also talk about our reactions to O Group; BLUF, it's fun, it...
2021-12-122h 14The Canadian WargamerThe Canadian Wargamer Podcast With Our Guest, Curt Campbell of the Analogue Hobbies Painting ChallengeIn the interview, we speak to Curt Campbell, the Sidney Roundwood of the Canadian wargaming scene, the Snowlord himself. Of course, we talk about the Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge which has become an international community of over 90 gamers and painters. We also talk about running a games store in the heroic early days of Games Workshop, the gaming scene on the prairies, and why quirky, eclectic games like Moonstone are so much fun. Finally, Curt doesn't disappoint us by making 5(!) deposits into our Virtual Library.
After the interview, during our patented Canadian Content Corner, Mike and James dis...
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Across The Pond WargamersEpisode 20 - The ReturnThis episode marks our return to producing Across The Pond Wargamers after a 6+ month hiatus. During this episode, Collin and Gary have a rambling chat about wargaming, the show, and a few unrelated topics. We do want to point out that this show is dedicated to my son-in-law and Collin’s brother-in-law; Brian Stolfa. Brian passed away in February leaving behind a wife and 2½ year old son. Brian wrote and performed the intro and exit music for the podcast. We also announced that each quarter we will be donating any remaining proceeds after BuzzSpro...
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