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All Things Go
by Travis
All Things Go is a podcast about the endlessly fascinating board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China, featuring interviews, personal commentary, reviews, and more.Explore All Things Go beyond the podcast at https://allthingsgogame.com where you can browse the full episode archive, discover episodes by guest and topic, and keep up with the latest from the show.
Episodes
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S6.11 - New to Go? #5: How to Keep Go in Your Life | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
Travis closes the five-part New to Go? series with a practical look at how to make Go a sustainable part of your life. He discusses finding teachers and useful feedback, building community in ways that fit your personality and schedule, deciding what you actually want from the game, handling...
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S6.10 - Gunnar Dickfeld on Publishing Go: Books, Translation & the Future of the Game in the West | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Episode Summary Gunnar Dickfeld, the publisher behind BOARD N'STONES, joins Travis for a wide-ranging conversation about how Go books get made and why he has spent more than two...
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S6.9 - Unscripted: Pro Go Roundup with Gazza White: Pair Go, Meijin, Shin Jin-seo & Ueno Asami | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Episode Summary In this unscripted episode, Gazza White of the Pro Go/Baduk/Weiqi podcast joins Travis for a wide-ranging look at recent professional Go. They break down the…
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S6.8 - New to Go? #4: Why Feeling Lost Is Normal | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
New to Go? This is the fourth of five short episodes designed to help you understand what makes Go special, how the game works, how to get started, and how to keep going. In this episode, I talk about what to do when you understand the rules and have started playing, but still feel completely…
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S6.7 - John Fairbairn on What the Old Masters Can Still Teach Us | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Episode Summary This episode takes a slightly different form. Travis sent a series of questions to longtime Go journalist and author John Fairbairn, and John responded in…
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S6.6 - New to Go? #3: How to Start Playing | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
New to Go? This is the third of five short episodes designed to help you understand what makes Go special, how the game works, how to get started, and how to keep going. In this episode, I talk about what to do once you actually start playing. That includes getting games under your belt without...
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S6.5 - Growing the Game: Teaching the Next Generation & Go Around the World | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Episode Summary In this episode, we look at what it takes to grow the game of Go, both by introducing it to a new generation and by building communities in parts of the world...
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S6.4 - New to Go? #2: How Go Actually Works | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
New to Go? This is the second of five short episodes designed to help you understand what makes Go special, how the game works, how to get started, and how to keep going. In this episode, I walk through the basic mechanics of Go: the board and stones, liberties and capturing, connected groups…
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S6.3 - The History of Ancient Go Boards & Giving Back to the Go Community | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Episode Summary In this episode, we explore what historic Go boards can tell us about the development of the game across East Asia. The conversation looks at unusual board...
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S6.2 - New to Go? #1: Start Here - Why Go Is Worth Your Time | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
New to Go? This is the first of five short episodes designed to help you understand what makes Go special, how the game works, how to get started, and how to keep going. In this first episode, I talk about why I think Go is worth your time: as an antidote to the distractions of modern life, as a...
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S6.1 - Unscripted: Summer Catch-Up, Go Congress, Listener Feedback & What’s Ahead | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
Season 6 begins with an unscripted catch-up after the summer break. Travis reflects on the summer and the U.S. Go Congress, shares the results of a listener poll about whether the unscripted episodes should continue, and talks about how the All Things Go Discord has become a useful home for...
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Bonus - The Lost Pilot: How All Things Go Began | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
I recently found this recording from before All Things Go officially launched. It was essentially a proof of concept: me thinking out loud about what the show might become and experimenting with some early segments. It’s rough around the edges, but I thought it would be fun to share this little...
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S5.18 - Unscripted: BenKyo on How to Improve & Break Through Psychological Barriers for Season Finale | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. For the Season Five finale, Travis speaks with BenKyo about the mental habits that help players improve at Go. They explore move value, detachment from stones and plans…
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S5.17 - Unscripted: How the "Hane Board" Could be a Game Changer; a Conversation with Creator João Figueira | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis speaks with João Figueira, creator of the Hane Board, a portable Go board whose intersections rotate between empty, black, and white positions. João explains that he...
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S5.16 - Unscripted: The ATG Discord Server is Now Live, Can Sandbagging be Ethical, Reaching your Natural Go Limit & A Go Documentary You've Probably Never Heard of | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. In this unscripted episode, Travis announces the launch of the All Things Go Discord server and explains his hope that it will foster deeper conversations among listeners…
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S5.15 - A Recap of PlayGo.gg's "Battle of the Sexes" Tournament with Gazza & Ratings Quirks in OGS with Nikola | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis speaks with Gazza White about PlayGo.gg’s inaugural Battle of the Sexes tournament, which featured Shin Jin-seo, Kim Ji-seok, Choi Jeong, and Kim Eun-ji in an unusually...
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S5.14 - Star Point's Justin on Making a Go Podcast | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis speaks with Justin, host of the Star Point podcast, about what inspired him to create an audio-first Go show and how he has sustained it for more than 100 episodes.…
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S5.13 - PlayGo.gg Co-Founders Nathan & Matthew Harwit on Spreading Go in the West | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis speaks with twin brothers Nathan and Matthew Harwit, co-founders of PlayGo.gg, about their lifelong connection to Go and their effort to build a more unified, engaging…
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S5.12 - Jonas Welticke 6d EGF on Why You Should Practice Visualization | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis speaks with German 6-dan player and teacher Jonas Welticke about his path through Go, study experiences in Japan and China, unconventional openings, competitive...
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S5.11 - Unscripted: ATG & Star Point Collaboration, Go Commentating, Bad/Good Shape, Go Lesson Takeaways on Liberties & More | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis shares updates about upcoming All Things Go collaborations, including a Star Point crossover, an interview with Jonas Welticke, and live commentary with Gabe from...
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S5.10 - EGF President Manja Marz on Go & the Brain & a Surprise Birthday Interview | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis speaks with Manja Marz, president of the European Go Federation and a 4-dan player, about a pilot study examining what happens in the brain during high-level Go games....
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S5.9 - Unscripted: Strugglebus Go Review, Interview Updates, Birthday Go & More | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis reflects on teaching games and a game review from Strugglebus Go, previews upcoming commentary and interview projects, and considers a local screening of the Go-centered...
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S5.8 - Unscripted: Talking Go with My Dad, a Long-Time Dabbler | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis talks with his father, a longtime Go dabbler with a background in leadership and culture change, about curiosity, complexity, uncertainty, patterns, and what the game can...
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S5.7 - Unscripted: Metacognition & Go, Netflix's Carlsen Niemann Documentary, Playing Humans vs Bots, Go Lesson Takeaways & More | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis connects metacognition to the temporary decline that can come with learning new Go skills, reviews the Carlsen-Niemann documentary, and considers the benefits of playing...
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S5.6 - Crazy Stone's Rémi Coulom & a Follow-up Conversation with Anthropologist/Former Insei Chimin Oh 8d | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Rémi Coulom explains the creation of Crazy Stone, the rise of Monte Carlo Tree Search, whole-history ratings, and the long technical challenge of building Kifu Snap....
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S5.5 - Unscripted: Tuerda's (Nico) Thoughts on New Go Sites/Apps & Listener Mail | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Longtime Western Go community member and teacher Nico, known online as Tuerda, evaluates the wave of new Go websites and apps. He explains why another server may fragment the...
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S5.4 -Unscripted: Go Lesson Takeaways with Nathan, AI Learning Study Tools & GM Persson Interview Review | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Nathan Harwit joins Travis to review practical lessons about liberties, aggression, shape, contact moves, and when to tenuki. Travis also surveys new Go tools and projects,...
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S5.3 - Unscripted: AlphaGo 10 Year Anniversary, A New Movie Heavily Featuring Go, The Chess Revolution Interview Review & More | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. On the tenth anniversary of AlphaGo’s match with Lee Sedol, Travis revisits the breakthrough’s famous moves, its wider AI legacy, and the psychological experience of facing a...
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S5.2 - Unscripted: How AI is Changing the Top Players, Handmade Go Mats, & Ancient Boards | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis explores how AI is reshaping elite professional Go, including the tension between standardized openings and renewed creativity. He also highlights a handmade Go mat,...
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S5.1 - Unscripted: IRL Play with Adam & Updates on using YouTube | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis introduces the more sustainable All Things Go Unscripted format and recounts an in-person café game with his friend Adam. He reflects on live versus correspondence Go,...
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S4.3 - Being a Beginner Again with Dan Level Chess GM Tiger Hillarp Persson | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Chess grandmaster and EGF 2-dan Tiger Hillarp Persson compares learning Go with a lifetime in professional chess, including creativity, opening theory, AI, competition, and the...
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S4.12 - The New Wave of Western Go with Alex Qi 3p & Season Wrap up | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. North American professional Alexander Qi explains how focused endgame work, life-and-death training, and a calmer style helped him win the 2025 World Youth Go Championship.…
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S4.11 - Nie Weiping's Legacy with Michael Chen 1p & an Update from Isaac Ripoll Machado | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Michael Chen explains why Nie Weiping’s victories in the China-Japan Supermatches made him one of the most influential figures in modern Go and how his academy helped reshape...
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S4.10 - Anthropologist/Former Korean Insei Chimin Oh 8d & Next Steps for the Aussie Go Scene | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Former Korean insei and Oxford anthropologist Chimin Oh reflects on professional training, qualification pressure, emotional discipline, and the cultural effects of AI on Korean...
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S4.9 - Why Creating a Great AI Go Teacher Isn't So Easy with Professor Marius Lindhauer | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Professor Marius Lindhauer explains why building a strong Go-playing AI is different from building an AI that teaches humans well. The conversation explores Hikaru no Go, early…
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S4.8 - Silvia Lozeva's Go TEDx Talk & Japanese Influence in the West | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Silvia Lozeva explains how philosophy led her to Go, how she built a TEDx talk for an audience unfamiliar with the game, and how Institute 361 applies Go concepts to education,...
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S4.7 - The Art of Board Making with Craftsman Naoki Kumasu & Go Lesson Takeaways | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China Japanese craftsman Naoki Kumasu, interpreted by Reiichiro Kato, explains how his family selects, dries, shapes, and lines traditional Go boards using techniques passed through...
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S4.6 - Finding Great Go Equipment with Solomon & Two New Pros to Watch | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Baduk Club Store’s Solomon Smilack explains how to choose Go stones, boards, bowls, and travel or club equipment based on use, feel, durability, and care. Gazza White then...
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S4.5 - A Conversation with 3-Dan Pro Ryan Li & Assorted Go Lesson Takeaways | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. In this episode, Travis speaks with North American 3-dan professional Ryan Li about his early experiences learning Go, becoming a professional, handling competitive pressure…
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S4.4 - How Different Go Rating Systems Work & A New World Championship Tournament | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis reflects on a personal rating plateau before speaking with mathematician and Go player Nikola Tsarigradski about how different rating systems work. They compare Elo,...
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S4.2 - Chess.com's Peter Doggers on How Go Could Benefit from the Chess Revolution & the LG Cup Aftermath with Gazza | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Chess journalist Peter Doggers traces the events that transformed chess into a global media phenomenon and considers which lessons might transfer to Go. Gazza White then…
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S4.1 - 3d Jake Kim's Go for a Better World & Lesson Takeaways on Liberty Counting & Endgame | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Jake Kim explains how Go for a Better World uses the game to support healthy aging, intergenerational connection, and dementia-prevention education. The episode closes with…
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Season 4 - Sneak Peek #3 | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD Show your support here Email: [email protected]
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Season 4 - Sneak Peek #2 | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD Show your support here Email: [email protected]
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Season 4 - Sneak Peek #1 | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD Show your support here Email: [email protected]
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S3.10 - My Quest for Travel Go Sets, Honolulu Go Club Interview & Season Three Takeaways | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis reviews his long search for practical travel Go sets, including magnetic, 3D-printed, custom wooden, and four-piece boards. Members of the Honolulu Go Club then explain...
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S3.9 - David Wu KataGo Interview & IRL Habits with TelegraphGo | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. In this episode, Travis speaks with KataGo creator David Wu about how he discovered Go, taught himself programming, and developed one of the game’s most influential AI tools....
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S3.8 - Ben Teuber AI Sensei Interview, Ding Hao & AI with Gazza & Losing Streaks/Winning with TelegraphGo | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Benjamin Teuber discusses his path to becoming a German champion, his time studying in Japan and Korea, the influence of Hans Pietsch, and the creation of AI Sensei. Gazza White...
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S3.7 - Go & Psychoanalysis with Timothy Tamim & Dr. Arthur Mary | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. A beginner from the Honolulu Go Club reflects on the contrast between Go’s simple rules and extraordinary depth. Clinical psychologist Timothy Tamim then explores connections...
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S3.6 - Go Fiction Author Jessie Janowitz Interview, Getting to One Dan in One Year & Different Playing Styles with TelegraphGo | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Author Jessie Janowitz discusses All the Ways to Go, a middle-grade novel shaped by her children’s experience learning the game and by mathematician Paul Lockhart’s approach to...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
All Things Go is a podcast about the endlessly fascinating board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China, featuring interviews, personal commentary, reviews, and more.Explore All Things Go beyond the podcast at https://allthingsgogame.com where you can browse the full episode archive, discover episodes by guest and topic, and keep up with the latest from the show.
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