Sun, 23 April 2017
Recorded during our New Year's Resolutions and released just in time for the Resurrection -- this installment is all about reboots, remakes and re-starts! No wait, that's not right... lemme do that over... 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:18 The Up Front: Fuck 2016, man 0:04:59 The Interview: iFanboy's own Ron Richards talks about why reboots happen and when they work, and takes on the Geek-del Test! 0:28:48 The Roundtable: Monster Mike and Jetpack Jack pick their best reboots and remakes, generally mispronounce a lot of words, and check in with some New Year's Resolutions...! 1:45:12 The Community Calendar! 1:49:42 Outro & Credits 1:50:06 Bonus Track: "Shadow & Flame Boogie" |
Sun, 9 October 2016
This installment is all about stories and writing! We're tellin' tales out of school (and occasionally singing into a can)! 0:51:13 The Roundtable: Monster Mike and Jetpack Jack talk about storytelling, misattribute famous 70's gangster movies and give readings from their favorite works of fiction! 2:38:38 Outro & Credits 2:40:03 Bonus Track: "Rocket Into Space" |
Mon, 4 July 2016
Scratch My Bard |
Mon, 4 July 2016
Scratch My Bard |
Sun, 19 June 2016
We're cashing in with a discussion about economics, money and coinage in our games. 0:43:53 The Roundtable: Monster Mike and Jetpack Jack, ante up and put in their two cents about how money should work in our games... 1:53:15 Outro & Credits 1:54:35 Bonus Track: "Tarras Q" Q" |
Fri, 6 May 2016
The sleeper has awakened, and we're talking all about Dune, Frank Herbert and the spice! 0:00:00 Intros 0:48:29 The Roundtable: Monster Mike, Jetpack Jack, and special guest Easy Erik give their Herbert book reviews, discuss gaming opportunities in the Duniverse, and check in with some New Year's Resolutions... 2:00:46 Outro & Credits 2:02:21 Bonus Track: "Shai-Hulud (Slight Return)" |
Fri, 15 January 2016
We've got a three-pipe pod for you this month and it's all about mysteries and Holmesian gaming!
0:29:26 The Roundtable: Monster Mike and Jetpack Jack discuss mysteries in RPGs, steal a time-honored podcast game, and bear witness to a drive-by gifting... 2:08:39 Outro & Credits |
Tue, 3 November 2015
We're talking about the Dark Side, and how you got to change your evil ways (baby)!
0:53:31 The Roundtable: Now with improved Monster Mike and Jetpack Jack! Ethics! Matchups! Dark secrets revealed! And more! 1:50:09 Outro & Credits |
Tue, 29 September 2015
We're talking about capital G-Good and the light side of the Force this time out!
0:01:05 The Up Front: On ethical consistency and WWCAD!
0:56:25 The Roundtable: Wherein Monster Mike and Jetpack Jack get good for once! 1:46:08 Announcements et al 1:47:51 Outro & Credits 1:49:08 Bonus Track: Browncoat Blueswncoat Blues |
Mon, 6 July 2015
We're taking a bite out of zombies this time around, getting the lowdown on a locally-produced survival horror RPG, and (re)making some very exciting announcements!
0:00:00 Intros
0:01:11 The Up Front: On oblivion and undeath - also, Clearwater Con 2015!
0:06:47 The Interview: Eau Claire game designers Craig Sieracki and Matt Scott talk about their love of zombies, break down the inner workings of CHOMP, and take on the Geek-del Test!
0:24:56 Payin' some bills
0:30:51 The Roundtable: Wherein Mike and Jack try to find some braaaaaaaaains!
1:30:30 Community Calendar
1:33:13 Outro & Credits
1:34:36 Bonus Track: The Lannister Suite, in 3 Movements (or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Never Try To Play Slide Guitar Ever Again), featuring:
- Roslin's Wedding
- Mannish Boy-King
- I'm a Steady Whorin' Half-Man
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Wed, 25 March 2015
We're talking about Asian and Asian-inspired gamery, geekery and all sorts of other cool stuff!
0:47:16 The Roundtable: Wherein Mike and Jack talk Asian gaming and films, confront rules bloat, and make like Bruce and Jackie with the picks! 1:39:42 Community Calendar 1:43:26 Outro & Credits 1:44:55 Bonus Track: Wampa Roll! |
Mon, 2 February 2015
Episode Eleven of The Chippewa Valley Geek Podcast and Rhythm & Blues Revue is complete and can be found here or on iTunes and Stitcher!
0:32:19 The Roundtable: Wherein Mike and Donny and Jack make with the matchups, celebrate 7 holidays in 90 minutes, and enjoy an offally good dinner! 2:03:47 Outro & Credits 2:04:58 Bonus Track: Highway 53 Blues! |
Mon, 8 December 2014
We're back from an accidental hiatus, and we're talking about freewill and fate in our lives and in our games!
0:34:54 The Roundtable: Wherein Mike and Donny fulfill their destiny by defending the fantasy that they have some control over their sad, pathetic lives. Also, we discover a long lost classic of geek literature together! 1:53:42 A non-calendar and a long-distance dedication 1:54:46 Outro & Credits 1:56:31 Bonus Track: CN Woman Boogie! |
Thu, 26 June 2014
It's the start of Season Two, and you're getting a veritable cannonade about canon in this episode!
0:02:06 The Up Front: On race and re-casting canon 0:12:25 The Interview:Tom Foss of The Fortress of Soliloquy explains the point of canon, lets us know where it goes horribly wrong, and takes on the Geek-del Test! 0:56:12 Payin' some bills 1:01:26 The Roundtable:WhereinDonny and Mike heap their scorn on canon, then decide they're kind of OK with it after all, and then go and choose the wrong cannon! 1:50:44 Outro & Credits
1:52:05 Bonus Track: Sagan the Blues!
Direct download: CVG009_-_What_Is_and_What_Should_Never_Be.mp3
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Wed, 30 April 2014
We're talking magic this month and it's a sorcerous smorgasbord!
0:38:14 The Roundtable: Dastardly Donny and a special surprise guest share their gifts, equivocate on invocation, and make like Terry and Howie with some picks! 1:45:50 Some GaryCon coverage: 1:46:36 - Paul Stormberg and The Moathouse 1:59:08 - David Lankton & Scott Diehl of CMX Games and Copper Country 2:07:07 The Monthly Marathon: Gotham? I barely met 'im! 2:07:52 Outro & Credits |
Thu, 6 March 2014
Episode Seven of The Chippewa Valley Geek Podcast and Rhythm & Blues Revue
Welcome to 2014! Here's your accordion!
0:00:00 Intros 0:40:26 The Roundtable: Wherein the boys talk about hockey sticks, mapping infinite planes, and throw out far too many country music references for my personal comfort level! 1:37:13 A Warpcon travelogue 1:44:18 The March Monthly Marathon: Gods, will this winter ever end? |
Mon, 18 November 2013
It's October 2013 (kind of), and we're talking about monsters, varmints and things that need killin'!
0:00:00 Intros 0:28:01 The Roundtable: Wherein the boys talk about what makes a great monster, make like Terry and Howie with the picks, and Monster Mike inadvertently puts his geek qualifications into question! |
Wed, 18 September 2013
It's September 2013, and we're talking about the act of creation and generating new material and stuffs for our hobbies!
0:00:00 Intros
0:01:09 The Up Front: On My Talentless Fanboy Angst
0:08:11 The Interview: Sculptor Scott Francek offers trade secrets, opines on the relative worth of nudity and horses to an artist, and takes on the Geek-del Test!
0:37:44 The Roundtable: World Building, Adventure Building, and Encounter Building!
1:18:14 The Community Calendar
1:23:00 The September Monthly Marathon: Game over, man! Game over!
1:24:14 The September Giveaway Contest
1:24:43 Outro & Credits
1:26:26 Bonus Track: You Know My Rider
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Sat, 3 August 2013
It's August 2013, and we are continuing the gender issues discussion this month - this time from the other side of the septic tank! Also, Eli Bremmer and the Eau Claire Coalition! 0:00:00 Intros 0:01:11 The Up Front: On SDCC 0:08:56 The Interview: The Eau Claire Coalition 0:40:32 The Roundtable: Masculinity and Gender Issues in Society and Geekery 1:21:18 The Community Calendar 1:25:56 The August Monthly Marathon: Golem? I barely met ‘im! 1:28:32 The August Giveaway 1:29:49 Outro & Credits 1:31:04 Bonus Track: Riddle of Steel
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Wed, 3 July 2013
It's another podcast! 'Cause podcasts are cool! (Dont worry - it's way shorter than last month.) Contents include: 00:00 Introductions 01:05 The Up Front: On How I'm Over You Being Over Kevin Smith 06:30 The Roundtable: Is There A Doctor In The House? 41:12 The Community Calendar for July/Early August 2013! 45:50 The July Monthly Marathon Challenge! 48:55 End Credits 50:21 Bonus Track! – “11 Doc Rock” |
Wed, 5 June 2013
2013-06 It's ladies night here at the Geek this month! Join me as we discuss gender issues in geek culture, plot the immolation of an Oscar-winning film director, and take a trip north to tropical Duluth! Contents include: 0:22:29: Berserkon coverage & Interviews 0:23:06 Andrew Goenner of Time Heroes, and more! 0:34:03 Joanna Gaskell of Standard Action, and more! 0:50:40 Trin Miller of The Gamers: Hands of Fate, and more! 1:04:23 Bill Cavalier, the Dungeon Bastard, period. 1:27:36 The Roundtable – Gender Issues and Women in Geek Culture 2:10:43 The Community Calendar for June/Early July 2013! 2:17:45 The June Monthly Marathon Challenge! 2:19:03 Another Giveaway! 2:21:09 End Credits 2:22:42 Bonus Track! – “Babs' Boots (and Other Sordid Tales of the New 52)” |
Sun, 5 May 2013
The Chippewa Valley Geek Podcast and Rhythm & Blues Revue Episode #001: The Shakedown Cruise (or Hold On, I'm Coming) 2013-05 It's the shakedown cruise, so what could possibly go wrong?
Right, Peter? Peter? Peter...? Contents include: |