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Hive Scum
by TR
Hobby podcast for grimdark freaks. We talk minis, games, and all things underground28
Episodes
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Episode 97: Neolithic Bedtime
Under the Dice Fest in the rear-view and today we've get to talkin' about two of the most hyped up and fun events of the weekend. Phil's Ortlvar and Shane's Bleed events. You get to hear how they went, and what they would do different. On top of that there's a bit of build up to ArcaneCon , which...
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Episode 96: A Gun Filled with Knives
Recorded just a few days before the worlds premiere freak fest, we've cajoled a couple of jet lagged and couch ridden friends, Tyler (@billion_dollar_clown_farm) and Noé (@noe.hammer) to record with us. We're talking shop and bullshitting before the big event is set to begin! Hope to see you all...
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Episode 95: Four Meows for Pillow
Philly and Tyler joining the boys for this one, and it's beauty of a lil' ep. Tyler talks about Experimental Archeology and his love of Myth II: Soulblighter and both Phil and Tyler get us stoked for their offerings at Under the Dice Fest. Hope to see you there in a couple weeks! We have sick...
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Episode 94: Alarms Wide Open
HAYOOO! Today we BIG talking SMALLS with Tyler and Phil (a little while anyway). They talk about finishing up terrain, materials, and getting their games ready for Under the Dice 26. On top of that they talk about the Old World, and Warhammer Fantasy 6th Edition and all things Rank and Flank.…
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Episode 93: Bog of Eternal Stench
The boys are BACK.....(mostly)! Phil joins the mic again and talks ORTLAVAR prep. Steve celebrates going hobby full circle, finally starting a Necromunda 97 campaign with his brother. And Gage regales us with his trip to DOWN UNDA’! Bound to be a banga!Keep groovin', and Bash the Planet! We have...
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Episode 92: Bruenor Battlehammer
Woo wee - we're in the chairs and we are CHATTIN'. Today's main little talk is what locations or settings we'd like to dip in a little bit more in Warhammer. On top of that Gage gives us his answer for what his important little piece of media that influenced him, Terry gets his mind blown by the...
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Episode 91: Phil'ing in the Blanks!
Terry & Steve are back with some special guests! Phil is here along with our local flagellant & fool Shane. We gather around to talk about what media has influenced us in a big way and changed how we see the world! Shane explains the importance of Baron Munchausen, Phil talks Warhammer and how it...
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Episode 90: Stolen NEMO Valor
STEP IN THE RING MFER!! We're back, we're ready, and we're talking to YA about all things going-ons. Today we tease a little about what to expect with Under the Dice fest this October, and we make a brief little detour into talking about pre-painted terrain - yay or nay? On toppa that Terry...
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Episode 89: Tubby Custard and Growing Pains
Sneakin' into your earholes, get you'self ready for SOME FUNKY BIZ. Today we are heading down that lonely path, when it feels like NO one wants to play what you have in mind. Maybe your group bounces around a lot and you'd wish they'd just sit still! We talk about the frustration that comes when...
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Episode 88: Count Gokula
We going down some little rabbitholes in this ep. There WAS a topic we swear, but you know how it goes - we start talking and we just don't know when to STOP! Steve talks about OPR Regiments and the new update for the game, and he argues against changing systems so much. Terry gushes about Glaive…
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Episode 87: If You Weren't There, You Never Were
We've been boppin' around trying new things and playing cool games, and now we're coming at you HOT to discuss 'em! The boys Gage and Steve finally fill me in on a LITTLE of what happened during Necropolis in the UK, but they keep many of their secrets. SUPPOSEDLY all the warbands were…
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Episode 86: 2 Brothers 2 Promethium
Crack your ice cold bevvies and join us for (finally) a rundown of what in the world happened at Adepticon 2026 in that dark room with the signs on it. We go over the event to the best of our abilities, we talk about set-up and how much went into prepping and planning for the event, and how...
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Episode 85: Braindead Fantasy Fest!
Steve and Gage are back from the west coast and BOY their arms must be tired. The travelers give us a full report on Braindead's Fantasy Fest from a fantastical land called Los Angeles (City of Angels). On toppa that, Terry learns what a sofubi is, Steve talks about his dwarf army (it's looking...
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Episode 84: Legends Never Die ft. Trent Holbrook
DA boys are back on home turf - recording live from the heart of New England. However we've carted home the bad boy of bits himself - Trent Holbrook. If you've caught any of his recent videos you'll know he's been staying here with us for a while, using up our glues and sleeping on our couch, and...
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Episode 83: Flotsam and Jetsam at Adepticon 2026
Well we've got a BANGER of a new one coming your way. We've got a ton of the coolest cats on the mics for this one. To give you a lil guestlist, we've got Gaslands Mike (@crikeymiles), Dan Draugr (@draugr._), and Blerz (@blerzcraft) in the first half and Issac (@weirdingsway) and Alexander…
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Episode 82: Dirt from the Floor™
WEEEEEELLLLLLLLL - its the BIG SHOW, it's a big bad show tonight yaaaaa'll. We're back and counting down these ol' workdays to the moment we step through those pearly metal detector gates at ADEPTICON. We're knocking to-dos off the list and getting ready to go. We've got Dark Tyler...
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Episode 81: Forgotten Fries and Grub Grub Guy (ft. Shane Brockway)
Guess who's back, back again - Hive Scum's back, but keep it to yourself. This ain't your average POD baby. Today we've got the FABULOUS Shane (@7he_blindman) whos here to talk about his new endeavor GRUB GRUB PRESS! He's sharing our studio space with us, and it's safe to say it's really leveled…
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Episode 80: Onion Rings from Burger King
Wee woo wee woo - ALERT ALERT we've got hot new-new for your ears. Today we are talking only cool things, the coolest things, or at least the coolest things we think are cool and why we think they are cool (but haven't done yet). HOWS THAT FOR A TOPIC HA! On top of that Gage got his booty tatted...
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Episode 79: Hard to be a Godling
Well listener, we're BACK from BED-STUY and we've got stories to tell. The Godling show was a BLAST, so many good friends and good fun chilling in the city all last weekend. We talk a little about the pieces, the venue, the community love that we felt from this event, and tackle some tough convos...
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Episode 78: Beyond the Horizon Lies the Secret to a New Beginning
Two drifters meet. Something needs to be exchanged. Well here's our end of that bargain - we're back atcha again and we've got some exciting news. The title's a bit of a hint but you'll have to listen to hear more. On top of that we are talking about Jesse and Brad's game day they ran for...
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Episode 77: speedrunnerdishwashing.com
Look out world here we come, another hot and juicy one for your earholes. Our main topic today is talking GOALS, what we are trying to do in this next year and what direction we're looking to take our hobby. On top of goal-chatter, Terry talks about freeing himself from the binds of a list and...
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Episode 76: Three Years of Minis, Mischief, and Mayhem
Three years! Crazy to think we've been gabbin' at you for this long. Today is a bit of a celebration. We go over some "WRAPPED" lists for the studio and the podcast specifically, we update you on some hobby projects and answer 6 or 7 lingering and new Questions from the HIVE we've received. On…
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Episode 75: Flames Against Orion
HELLO! back again with a beautiful episode for ya, and number 75 at that! Today we're just gabbin', talking personal projects, answering some questions, fooling around and talking SHOP. In this ep Terry talks about setting up Fiasco with the gang, Gage goes OFF on Paulie Mordheim's greentext...
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Episode 74: Ethereal Matters with Arcane Bryan
Yea that's right, we got the BOY back in the house for another one. Arcane Bryan (@arcaneswordpress) is on the back end of his fantastic event, and we talk a bit about planning for the future, but mostly we get some time to catch up, make jokes and talk about the hobby. Steve talks about painting...
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Episode 73: ArcaneCon Bunker Party
We snuck on down the the coolest little abandoned classroom, deep below the First Churches in Northampton, Massachusetts to bring you interviews from some of the HOTTEST gamers around. We've got it 50/50 for you today - in the first half we are joined by two beautiful human beings, David Hoskins...
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Episode 72: The Real Casualties Were The Friends We Made Along The Way
GIVE 'EM WHAT THEY WANT!! Here we are again on our own, running down the only road we've ever known.... Today we are catching up with the MAIN MAN Dark Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting), and he's telling us a little bit about all the games he's been developing. Gage is also back from UnionCon,...
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Episode 71: Scuuuuummerrrss, Come Out to Pla-ay!
Good news, boppers - WE'RE BACK. We ain't messing around this time. We're buckled in and ready to breakdown all things CAMPAIGN. We are taking a look on some of our favorite campaigns from the past, explaining why they are so appealing to us. On toppa that Steve breaks out some of his ol' school...
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Episode 70: Atlantis Market White Monster 3.99+tax
Welcome back Scummers! It’s a late night episode at the studio and the boys are all juiced up on coke zero and monster. Today Terry tries to take the bull by the horns and throw the boys some questions about the hobby. On top of that Terry talks about his ideas for at home solo play 3rd edition...
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Episode 69: crazyfrogaxelfringback.mp3
Well well well, look what we have here, episode 69. We made it this far, can't stop now! Today we're chatting about our newest little endeavor we are trying to make work: YouTube... Our trials and tribulations so far, trying to put together something fresh for you. We talk camera troubles, mental...
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Episode 68: Thralls of a Howling Void
We're jammin' folks - getting into it! Our main focus of today's episode is hearing about Steve's experience in England with some of the awesome people in our community, and attending the event put on by John (@brothers_of_rotburg_st) and Felix (no IG). It was great to catch up and hear about all...
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Episode 67: Pushin' Projects and Pullin' Through with Cupboard of Shame Sam
WHATS UP gamers!!! This time we are coming at you HOT in another crazy episode with two extra mics in the mix. Today we are joined by not only Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting), but Sam (@cupboard_of_shame) has come all the way from bloody ol'. It was an absolute treat sitting down with these two...
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Episode 66: Airships, Moby Dick, and Little Lead Men - Historicon 2025
What's up party people - we've got two little doggies in the mix today who are fresh off the ol' road from HISTORICON2025. Paulie Mordhiem (@wyrdstoned) and the delectable Dark Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting) join us to talk about the in's, out's and inbetween's of Historicon 2025 out in...
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Episode 65: Enjoy Your 1000 Indie Games a Month
Let's GOOOOOOOOOOO, jump in the car, we're going GAMING. Today we are digging a little deeper into good piece of "beef" that Steve got for the "submit your beef" call he put out: How do your measure success in an indie game? I summarized the whole submission here - but there are a LOT of games…
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Episode 64: Will Modern Games Ever Feel Nostalgic?
OOOOOOOO bby we're back. Just the three of us today in a big ol' round table discussion about what the future looks like for games. We are all heavily inspired by the games of old, and our early experiences with these games shaped who we are now, but... will it always be this way? Will there be...
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Episode 63: District of the Damned with Chris Landlines
Goin' down to Hive Scum, gonna have yourself a time! We've thrown together another spicy little episode for you featuring our good friend and amazing hobby hero, Chris (@landlines on IRWT), on top of that Phil was kicking around the studio the night we recorded and we put a mic in front of him!...
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Episode 62: There's Just No Way to Know...
Welcome back to another scintillating istallment of your favorite miniature focused boyos. We convinced Dark Tyler (@tylerisalrightatpainting) to join us again as we talk about adding that much needed narrative spice to your games. Specifically we are talking about how you add RPG elements into...
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Episode 61: Post-NEMO Clarity
Oh boy, UTD fest is in the rearview.. we had an absolute BLAST at the event. In this episode we do a little bit of reflection and talk about our favorite moments of the event, as well as talking about the sci-fi campaign that we are currently playing. Dark Tyler is in the mix with us and he…
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Episode 60: Under the Dice Fest Pre-Game Show
You're probably on your way already, but this episodes getting snuck out a little early to give you something to enjoy during your travels! We have Dark Tyler and Paulie Mordheim with us today and we're breaking down what is happening at UTD Fest this year. We go through the whole weekend, and...
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Episode 59: Diggin' the Vibes with Mike Hutchinson
Hooo there peeps, we got another killer ep coming at you this week! MC Gage figured out how to hook up the audio to the computer so we could interview a real legend - Mike Hutchinson! We talk about Space Gits, how Mike comes up with ideas for games, how he creates interesting mechanics as well as…
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Episode 58: A Galaxy at War
Back home from Adepticon, feels good to turn our attention onto our own event - Under the Dice Fest! Which will be here by the time you know it. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of event planning, let's take a second to reflect on how everything went this year in Milwaukee. We met lots of new...
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Episode 57: Dave Taylor and Nate Dungeon at Adepticon!
I mean - Come ON! how can you beat something like this. This episode was recorded in a secret service corridor at Adepticon, where we trapped the LEGEND Dave Taylor (@davetaylorminiatures) and our friend Nate Dungeon (@natedungeon). We get to go DEEP with two of the most creative, bad ass freaks…
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Episode 56: Iwata Go To Adepticon
Westbound and down, we're getting ready for truckin! Headed out to the BIG SHOW - Adepticon, where all our friends live. Today we are talking about our hopes and concerns for the new venue and what we are looking forward to seeing! Gage talks Influenza type-A, listbuilding and leaning into that…
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Episode 55: Funfetti and Cliffclimber
HELLO, HELLO! We're all stoked up on studios this week. We've been organizing the communal hangout joint and we've also all be reconfiguring our personal spaces in some way shape and form. So today we talk, ideologies, methodologies, philosophies and skullduggeries that go into our spaces and…
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Episode 54: Grimdark Hot Dog Eating Contest
We're back at it again for another old-school Hive Scum yap session. We're all over the place this episode, talking about projects we're finishing up, games we've been really digging, ideas for future projects and campaigns, RPGs and buying nice brushes. Terry talks a lot about his Skaven army,...
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Episode 53: Tippin' Stones and Rollin' Bones - Necropolis 2025
Pauly Mordheim (@wyrdstoned) and Gage are back from ye olde England where they battled in the world's premier undead diorama game, Necropolis. They talk how the event was laid out, the church they played in, their amazing games, awesome warbands, and the scenario for the day of the event. If you...
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Episode 52: We Have Inq28 at Home...
In this episode we're talking about building that local community. It's the question we get asked the most - "how do I build a scene, or run something inq28". Instead of our normal answer of "DIY or die," we thought we'd come up with some strategies for you, and talk about ways to introduce your...
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Episode 51: Ringwraith Fran Drescher
In this episode we've got our good bud Dark Tyler in the mix! We go a little deeper into our plans for 2025, and what projects we are starting off with to try and start accomplishing goals, then we round it out with some Questions From the Hive. On top of that Steve talks a little about the start...
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Episode 50: A Calm and Peaceful Year in Review
Time to party! we made it to Episode 50 - can you believe it? To really bring the energy this episode we dusted off the old sampler. If you're a patron of ours, you probably are familiar with this beautiful piece of equipment which was showcased in the Lost Episode we uploaded only for you. If…
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Episode 49: Tales from The Crypt (PVD)
We're at Ryan's (@thecryptpvd) house and he's showing off his cool digs. He opened The Crypt in Providence, Rhode Island about a month ago and we finally hauled our buns out to see him. He gives us a little insight into why he wanted to start his own game store, some of the challenges, and (being...
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Episode 48: Chaos in Tejas - Vastarian 2024
Welp, saddle up partner, and listen to the tale of a little event - deep in the heart of Texas. Steve and Gage went to the Vastarian event all the way down in Houston. You'll hear everything from doing donuts in the rental Ram, to Tolkien-approved breastaruants, they've really got it all down...
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Hobby podcast for grimdark freaks. We talk minis, games, and all things underground28
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