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nOne-shOt with Mark J
by Mark J | Apochromatic Unlimited
Deep discussions with BIPoC gaming creators about the intersection between culture, race, and the TTRPG space! Mark J (any; [email protected]) is an actual play director, producer, and award-winning performer. He believes that lived stories of BIPoC folk in the gaming space are often misunderstood, or unheard. "nOne-shOt" is his way of giving back to the BIPoC creators that inspire them by providing a platform for creators to speak their truths on their experience. Each episode is a curious dive into those lived experiences and the joy that being a BIPoC creator brings.
Episodes
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Groove 25 featuring the Baddie Bards
Mark J is joined by the beautiful Black and brilliant BaddieBards to get good and honest about the their collective experience in the tabletop roleplaying gaming space. Find out now why the BaddieBards are THE actual play group to keep up with in 2026!
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Groove 24 feat Quinn Murphy (@gamefiend.bsky.social)
Beautiful listeners, welcome to another verbal jam session on nOne-shOt with Mark J! In this episode I chop it up with the Black and brilliant table top game designer, writer, and philosopher Quinn Murphy. We discuss what it means to game with empathy and showing empathy for yourself. Quinn is a...
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Groove 23 feat Calamity (@heycalamityyy)
What's the word beautiful listeners! Mark J sits down with the wickedly talented Calamity (@heycalamityyy)! Calalmity is a theatre director and event producer who brings her years of skill and creativity to the gaming and actual play spaces. Co-producer of the BIPoC Star Wars Weekend Calamity...
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Groove 22 feat Maia (ma-ee-uh) (@maiasgameroom.bsky.social)
Blerds and nerds! nOne-shOt continues with my special guest the phenomenal Maia (@maiasgameroom.bsky.social)! Maia is a TTRPG actual play producer, and performer whose works push the boundaries of creativity. We go in depth on skunks, the beauty of storytelling and the possibilities of using…
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Groove 21 feat Connie Chang (@byconniechange.bsky.social)
Another one for the BIPoC TTRPG culture! Connie Chang (they/he/she) is an award winning creative known for their amazing work on @transplanarrpg.bsky.social and beyond. We chat about the 5 years anniversary of Transplanar RPG how privilege (or a lack thereof) affects our art, the power of…
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Groove 20 feat. Hamnah Shahid (@lilithttrpg)
What's the word Blerds and nerds? nOne-shOt returns with another transformative conversation with the award-winning Hamnah Shahid (@lilithttrpg). Hamnah (any/all pronouns) is a ttrpg producer and performer, a Ph.D student, and founder of Tender Vicious Studios, a ttrpg production house making…
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Groove 19 feat Kendo Smith (@kendomakesfilms)
What's the word Blerds & nerds of the #ttrpg space! We are so back...again! Kendo Smith (@kendomakesfilms), an award winning TTRPG creator, joins the conversation as we get honest about being a Black queer artist, the art of storytelling, pushing boundaries in actual play, and the TRUTH about...
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Groove 18 feat Abby (@nuffofabby)
What's the word Blerds & nerds of the #ttrpg space! "nOne-shOt with Mark J" is back! @morrthemerri_er talks with thoroughly enchanting Abby (@nuffofabby) to chop it up about healing, hope, TTRPGs and white ppl cheese! Abby is your local Diné nerd, and award-winning TTRPG performer! Involved with...
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Groove 17 nOne-shOt with Mark J feat VJ Harris
What's the word Blerds & nerds in the #ttrpg space! "nOne-shOt with Mark J" is on it!@morrthemerri_er jams with the ever beaming VJ Harris (@vjhcreations) to get the bottom of sad queer stories, make some wishes and much more. Connect with VJ: linktr.ee/vjhcreations
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Groove 16 - nOne-shOt with Mark J feat Austin Taylor (@sailorsctaustin)
What's the word Blerds & nerds in the #ttrpg space! "nOne-shOt with Mark J" is on it! @morrthemerri_er picks the mind of the final boss Austin Taylor (@sailorsctaustin) to chop it up about being therapy, the gaming industry, heroes, and much more👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Connect with Austin austintaylor.games
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Groove 15 - nOne-shOt with Mark J - feat Cai K (@estelofimladris.bsky.social)
Recorded 8/14/2024 Mark J and inestimable Cai (he/they/she) (estelofimladris.carrd.co/ ) get and talk about impact of peer recognition, queer stories of trauma, da art of storytellin, and much more. He's just a lil guy
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Groove 14 - nOne-shOt with Mark J feat. Navy Montel
Mark J creates space for the incomparable head of tabletop games at blerdcon.com, Navy Montel to jam out and get his perspective on all things overtly Blerdy. A Blerd elder, Navy has decades of experience in the gaming space and is passionate about all facets of Blerdom. Listen closely and come...
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Groove 13 - feat Daniel Kwan (@danielhkwan)
(Recorded 12/23) nOne-shOt is back with an upbeat interview with the one and only, Daniel Kwan Daniel is an award winning game designer, writer, and one of the creative forces behind the Asians Represents Podcast. We chop it up about the gaming space, the intersectionality between Black and Asian...
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Groove 12 - feat Kian (@uptight-chiffon.bsky.social)
nOne-shOt with Mark J is back for an easy listening chat with the one and only TTRPG performer Kian (he/they) (@uptight-chiffon.bsky.social). Kian gives his perspective and feelings on neurodivergence, processing internalized racism in roleplay and much more. Grab a cold beverage, listen in, and...
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Groove 11 - Ensemble: A talkback with the cast of "Body and Soul: A Soundtrack to See Forever To"
Mark J sits down with the cast and crew of the ttrpg actual play "Body and Soul: A Soundtrack to See Forever To." Produced by Chaotic Wholesome the story focuses on the lives of characters based on 4 gods, brought from the Motherland Africa, that weave their way through different eras of Black...
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Groove 10 feat Candace thee Magnificent (Live)
Mark J sits down with the multi-talented Candace the Magnificent to read the whole TTRPG space the only way we know how! Apologize for the audio on my end! Still an dope interview! Recorded 2/24
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Groove 9 feat Zoe (@RadicalZo)
Zoe (prev ScholasticDragn) & Mark J sit down to chat about the state of the art of Tabletop Roleplaying Games. We discuss the possibilities and the need for actual play criticism along and decrescendo into concept of Radical Imagination in fantasy and roleplaying games. Find Zo right here -...
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Groove 8 feat Madam Ava Couture
Mark J and Madam Ava Couture groove on the who, what, when and where of the ttrpg space. We discuss where the space has been and where we'd like to see it go for BIPOC plus what it means for us to do what we do Black creators. Download and listen! Recorded 10/23
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Groove 7 feat. Navaar (@NavaarSNP)
Slow and steady like the waves in the sea. Navaar, and I, get into the art of telling a horror story, what Navaar digs about mysteries, our Star Wars hot takes, and the experience of being a Black creator in the TTRPG space. Download, listen and let me know what you think!
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Groove 6 feat Tenzin Days (@tenzindays)
This was a special session for me. Good friend Tenzin Days lays down some truths about their life experience, the ttrpg space and what it feels like to be an misrepresented minority. All good vibes as we chop it up! Recorded 7/23
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Groove 5 feat. Youngles (@jenngeeky)
This was a really fun episode to record! Jenn has not only has an amazing story and is also incredibly insightful about the community, gaming, and so much more! Download and listen!! Find Youngles here @youngles.bsky.social
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Groove 4 - Encore Ensemble: Black Men Gaming in the World of Darkness 2 feat. B. Dave Walters
Mark J hosts a 2nd panel of Black masc gamers to discuss our experience GWB. We discuss our love of gaming and some of the problematic elements of supernatural games and more! You're going to love the perspective this panel brings! Special Guests: Extell Paul Marchant Hector Reyes Stefan...
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Groove 3 - Ensemble: Black Men Gaming in the World of Darkness
nOne-shOt with Mark J presents a very special panel to discuss our experiences as Black fellas in the LARP and TTRPG spaces. We get into the good, the bad and the ugly of our over 100 years of gaming, and I know you'll love this discussion as much as I did taking part in it. Hwyl! Special Guest...
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Groove 2 feat. Eli @aghostofeli !!!
Mark J sits down with the phenomenal Eli (@aghostofeli) to discuss their experience as Kanaka Maoli in the TTRPG space as well as their work as a game designer, creative, producer, performer on @MaydayRoleplay and so much more! Vibes are hittin in this one Recorded April 2023
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Groove 1 feat. Neelam Maple (@TheLeonaMaple)
Mark J sits down with Leona Neelam Maple to discuss her experience as SouthEast Asian gamer and DEI Coordinator in the ttrpg space. Good vibes in this one frfr Connect with Leona !
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Deep discussions with BIPoC gaming creators about the intersection between culture, race, and the TTRPG space!
Mark J (any; [email protected]) is an actual play director, producer, and award-winning performer. He believes that lived stories of BIPoC folk in the gaming space are often misunderstood, or unheard. "nOne-shOt" is his way of giving back to the BIPoC creators that inspire them by providing a platform for creators to speak their truths on their experience. Each episode is a curious dive into those lived experiences and the joy that being a BIPoC creator brings.
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Mark J | Apochromatic Unlimited
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Deep discussions with BIPoC gaming creators about the intersection between culture, race, and the TTRPG space! Mark J (any; [email protected]) is an actual play director, producer, and award-winning performer. He believes that lived stories of BIPoC folk in the gaming space are often...
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