"Mentioned In Dispatches" with the Armchair Dragoons

Mentioned In Dispatches S17 E1 – Wargame Magazines

11 September 2026 ~ Our 200th episode1 is here as we launch our 17th season, with Moe of Moe’s Game Table rejoining us for some hockey talk extended discussion of wargam

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E12 – Summer & Convention Lookahead

17 April 2026 ~ For the season 16 finale, Brant’s joined by David Thompson, Tim Densham, and Byron Collins to talk about game conventions coming up, some of our favorite

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E11 – The Politics of Play with Aggie Hirst

10 April 2026 ~ Brant is joined by Dr Aggie Hirst of Kings College London to discuss her research that resulted in the book “Politics of Play” and her other explorations

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E10 – Getting A Job in the Tabletop Industry

3 April 2026 ~ Brant is joined by industry veterans Chris Pramas and Ross Thompson to talk about pathways into working in the tabletop game industry. Chris is one of the

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E9 – Sci-Fi Wargaming

27 March 2026 ~ Brant, Rocky, Aaron, Austin, and Keith all team up to talk about sci-fi wargaming and barely scratch the surface. Hear what the designers are thinking as

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E8 – The Wargamer’s Bookshelf

20 March 2026 ~ Brant is joined by Dr James Sterrett and Jan Heinemann to revisit & update our earlier discussion way back in season 2 on The Essential Wargaming Library

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E7 – Aerial Shooty-Bangy Stuff

13 March 2026 ~ Byron and Rocky join Brant to talk about all sorts of fights-in-the-skies, as we look up for this week’s podcast. The mandatory list of references Like

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E6 – Professional Development for Practitioners

6 March 2026 ~ Brant is joined by a pair of professional wargaming educators (Ed McGrady and David Banks) to talk about the professional development options for those in

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E5 – TTRPGs & Wargames: Separated at Birth?

27 February 2026 ~ Ardwulf joins the podcast for a discussion about when the bifurcation of wargames and TTRPGs happened, and how & why.  Anecdotes aplenty and also asso

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E4 – BoAR Gamers Invade Camden SC

20 February 2026 ~ Brant, Mike, and Bill are joined by Mark Miklos to talk about his BoAR series and the upcoming special event this Fall in Camden, SC, as well as RevCo

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E3 – Connections Online 5yr Anniversary

13 February 2026 ~ Brant, Chris, and Merle4 gather ’round the virtual campfire to talk about why & how Connections Online came into being, a couple of standout panels &

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E2 – Buckeye Game Fest 2026

6 February 2026 ~ Brant, Mike, and Gary look ahead to 2026 BGF and talk about The War Room, the other games & events there, and things they’d like to see. There’s plent

Mentioned In Dispatches S16 E1 – What is Wargaming Missing?

30 January 2026 ~ Kicking off the new season, our erstwhile co-hosts take a deep dive into the wide world of wargaming and discuss what they think the wargaming hobby is

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E12 – Ask Us Anything!

5 December 2025 ~ Well, we asked for it . . . ASK US ANYTHING!For our Season 15 finale of our podcast, you've got until Monday to get your questions in Jim, Mike & Bran

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E11 – Fall Conventions!

28 November 2025 ~ There are no shortage of game conventions held in the Fall each year, so we brought together some folks attended 3 of them to talk about the fun they

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E10 – On Target Sims and Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War

21 November 2025 ~ With yesterday’s launch of the latest Flashpoint Campaigns game, Cold War, we wanted a visit with our buddies from On Target Sims to talk about the ch

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E9 – Wargame Design Studio Sword & Siege Crusades Interview

14 November 2025 ~ Brant & Jim are joined by (only a few of) the Riches of Wargame Design Studio to talk about their latest series of games – The Sword & Siege series –

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E8 – How is the Wargaming Business Like the Music Business?

7 November 2025 ~ OK, so we’re getting wacky5 this week as we bring in a pair of game designers/professional musicians on board to talk about the parallels between the w

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E7 ~ Designer James Day

31 October 2025 ~ For the first time on Mentioned in Dispatches, we’re joined by designer James M. Day, who partnered with Fernando Sola Ramos in designing this year’s m

Mentioned In Dispatches S15 E6 – The Fall Assembly

24 October 2025 ~ Brant, Mike, and Keith have a discussion about the 2025 Fall Assembly, just in case you weren’t already sick of hearing about the best convention that