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Reading Club: Blades in the Dark/Doskvol

Book club episode! We discuss Blades in the Dark by John Harper. Read more here. As always, you can participate in the talkback episode by sending in a response to any

Rascal Radio Hour E42: Scootin' for a Mutin'

Rowan joins Chase and Thomas for a podcast that almost immediately flies off the rails and deep into tangent territory. Also, Chase gets roundly bullied by his friends an

State of the Rascal - August 2026

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Interview: Cameron Kunzelman on Lifepaths

Cameron Kunzelman, game critic and scholar, returns to our podcast feed with a conversation with Thomas about lifepaths, his new book Path Apparatus, and his love-hate re

Rascal Radio Hour E41: Three Damage Tracks!!

Thomas and Chase wade into a forum controversy over Deathrbringer that's about something other than the purile art and misguided promises of lethality. They also discuss

Rascal Interview: Agency, frustration, and secrets in Asa Donald's SPINE

Heads up: We explain some large structural spoilers for SPINE during this interview but stay away from particular details. While Thomas plans the next seasons of the Re

Rascal Radio Hour E40: The Clicky-clacky Candy Metric, feat. Clayton Notestine

Chase is joined by designer and blogger Clayton Notestine of Explorer's Design to discuss the ENNIEs, both as a former judge and as a current nominee! Awards are a strang

Talkback: Stonetop

Book club episode! Sean Foer, professional GM and maker of videos, joined me to go through people's responses about my discussions questions on Stonetop. Show Notes:

Rascal Radio Hour E39: You Game of Thrones'd Yourself

Union wins and hall of fame inductions headline a much more positive week for tabletop games. Chase and Thomas convene to discuss the major headlines, including some awar

Reading Club: Stonetop

Book club episode! We discuss Stonetop by Jeremy Strandberg. Read more here. As always, you can participate in the talkback episode by sending in a response. You can re

Rascal Radio Hour E38: Documents and Daggers

UPDATE: Thomas spoke with Paizo CEO Jim Butler after we recorded this. Industry news looms heavy over the discussion between Chase, Thomas, and Caelyn, but they find pl

Talkback: Burning Wheel

Book club episode! Andrew Gillis, designer of Girl by Moonlight, joined me to go through people's responses about my discussions questions on Burning Wheel. Show Notes:

Rascal Radio Hour E37: Entering a Horse Race on a Donkey, feat. Jenna Stoeber and Tomas Franzese

Chase is joined on this episode (which is #37 despite what he says) by Jenna Stoeber and Tomas Franzese to discuss two overlapping issues between the tabletop and video g

Reading Club: Burning Wheel

Book club episode! We discuss Burning Wheel, the influential fantasy RPG from Luke Crane. Read more here. As always, you can participate in the talkback episode by send

Talkback: Draw Steel

Book club episode! We respond to people's responses about my discussions questions regarding Draw Steel. Party Members can nominate games for this series about GM advic

Rascal Radio Hour E36: Scouting Days, feat. Mollie Russell

Check out the Indie Media Collective Bundle! Rascal is partnering with five other independent outlets and creators to offer a group subscription at 50% for the first mont

Reading Club: Draw Steel

Book club episode! We discuss Draw Steel by MCDM. Read more here.  As always participate in the talkback episode, either post in the discord thread associated with this

Rascal Radio Hour E35: Countless Bridges, feat. Austin Walker and Tyler Crumrine

Chase and Thomas invite Austin Walker and Tyler Crumrine onto the show to discuss the upcoming science fantasy RPG, Realis. Austin explains his history of facilitating ta

Talkback: Deathmatch Island

Book club episode! We respond to people's responses about my discussions questions regarding Deathmatch Island by Tim Denee & Evil Hat. Read more here. Party Members ca

Rascal Radio Hour E34: AI Can't Replicate My Terrible Sense of Humor

Chase and Caelyn grind a pair of well-worn axes in this episode, beginning with crowdfunding campaign culture before moving onto to generative AI in creative fields. Late