Audio EXP podcast: February 7th - Samurai, Spielberg, and Shoggoths

Join Girdy on Audio EXP for a deep dive into a week of historical revelations, cinematic roars, and significant industry shifts. This episode explores a major discovery regarding the role of women in the samurai class, the release of the Women in Games 2026 Manifesto, and big moves in the world of video game adaptations and indie RPGs. In this episode: RPG Spotlight: Celebrating Surbrook Press and looking ahead to the March nominees. History & Society: Why half of Japan’s samurai were actually women and what the new Women in Games Manifesto demands for the industry. On the Screen: HBO’s Baldur’s Gate 3 series announcement, the trailer for Steven Spielberg’s The Dinosaurs, and the indie-to-movie transition of Exit 8. Tabletop News: The award-winning Oceania 2084, cyber dungeons in Netcrawl, and essential Shadowdark resources. Outro: How to adopt your very own shoggoth. Read the full stories and find all the links at https://www.geeknative.com/225195/audio-exp-podcast-320-samurai-spielberg-and-shoggoths/