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EPIC SAGES -TTRPG Classrooms
by Epic Sages
In these podcasts, we go over basic mechanics in various TTRPGs, various social discussions, how to improve your games as both a player and GM, and we connect a large variety of topics and expertise to all the games we play! We are often joined by awesome guests that range from community members, other podcaster, and entrepreneurial friends! We put these out every other Friday, most if not all will be unedited and probably contain some cursing. If you like what you hear, join our discord and participate or check out our website. we also stream these classrooms live on Twitch.
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TTRPG Classrooms 6-1: in space no one can hear you scream: environmental horrors
oh boy what a fun start to season 6! we are joined by 2 new faces, Aaron Frale and Jessica Fray, as well as the engaging Phillip Carter making his 1st return! we get into to the goods bads and uglies of using environmental in your stories and picking on on some in real life!Find Arron@https://www.amazon.com/Office-Maxi/dp/B0DD2GNBLZFind Jess@ http://www.unapologeticlifecoachingllc.com/Find Phillip@http://linktr.ee/phillipcarter
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Classroom 5-27: Red or Green apples the illusion of choice
Well this turned into quite the fun episode, apple jokes aside. we are joined by the wonderful Barbara Carneiro, and we dive deep into how she gets her clients to their best branding.find Barbara @spiceink.com
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Classroom 5-26:Do I want to kill em or support em the duality of GM
A great show filled with 3 great Star guests, Mike Ox, Stewart Brodian, and Scott Rust, all of whom shared wonderful insights on how to mix "killing the negative and supporting the positive. Find Mike @ADHDAdvantage.comFind Stewart @www.brodian.comFind Scott @https://scotticvs.com/
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Classroom 5-25: It's not real - game tramas vs irl tramas
Spoiler: SANTAA great episode where we go over the IRL Trama and game tramas. We are joined by 3 wonderful Star Guests, Carly Thorne, Stevie Deal and Irene Vaksberg. Find Carly@ www.carlyathorne.comFind Stevie@ https://linktr.ee/fantasyfitnessonlineFind Irene @https://youtube.com/@irenevaksberg-
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Classroom 5-24: For the love of the game - crafting your own system
Tonight we talk about the drawbacks and positives of crafting a system for what you do. we are joined by 2 wonderful Star Guests, Stephanie O'Brien and Suzanne FeitFine Stephanie @https://www.stephanieobrienbooks.com/Fine Suzanne @https://chatandsuzanne.com/
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Classroom 5-23 Factions Factors building better alliances and enemies
a good episode plagued by tech issues, the first 5-10 minues of this show have lots of issue, but after this we get some awesome thoughts from our 3 awesome Star guests, Jeremy Bryant, Phillip Charter, and Vidar Hokstad. with their help we break down what makes good factions both as allies and enemies. find Bryant @his podcast find Phillip @http://linktr.ee/phillipcarterfind Vidar @https://hokstadconsulting.com/
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Classroom 5-22 The good, The bad and The ugly- 2025 wrap up pitch party
hey hey hey! end of the year with Rook and Jared we have fun doing silly pitches and BSing
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TTRPG classroom 5-21: Not quite you- playing a character that is not like you
A rare episode that deviated from the intended topic but still came out great!we were joined by 3 wonderful star guests, Kerry Blaser, Gerald Collins jr., and Nicole RoyerFind Kerry @http://www.kerryblaser.com/Find Gerald @www.runrevcoaching.com Find Nicole @with @thenerdinaskirt on most social media
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Classroom 5-20: Pop-con v2: AI in modern gaming
A fun rehash of our live classroom we had and Pop-con at UAF. we were joined by the wonderful Sheri Long. find Sheri @ https://sugarandspicelasvegas.com/
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Classroom 5-19: Robo-Cat: when to add the silly
A deeper than expected Episode about when its ok to add silly and adjusting to new age lingo. we are joined by 2 fantastic guests Darion Morris and Nicole Pauling.Find Darion's new book @https://a.co/d/016CZoafind Nicole @https://www.facebook.com/AcademyofWonderOrg
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Classroom 5-18: Table etiquette - crafting and following table rules
Its Just us! just the 3 owners of Epic Sages talking about table rules and having fun!
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Classroom 5-17 : Trumpets mark the end- knowing the goal from the start
a fun Episode where we really dig into how we get to our goals from the start of things and how helpful/ necessary that is to achieve things. we are joined by 2 great Star Guests, Marie Rodriquez and Kam Knight.find Marie @https://activelotus.com/find Kam @https://kamknight.com
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Classroom 5 -16: Scorched Earth- when to scrap it all
what do you do when the forest of life gets too tangled and unmanageable? you go scorched earth! in this epioside we talk about what that mean and some of our personal experiences with it. we are joined by to sassy and upbeat Star Guests, Lima Maclean and Robert Slayton. find Lima @https://www.facebook.com/lima.maclean.2025?Find Robert@https://linktr.ee/robertcslaytonalso also we do a short review on our friends news book that can be found at https://www.axeandmalletgaming.com/ (full review video to come later)
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Classroom 5-15: Who's World is it anyway?!- Finding the right system for your group and how to make it your own.
This episode could have easily been 2+ hours thanks to our wonderful Star Guests, we really focused down on the systems we use to operate everything we do and the connotations of have to updating these systems in our lives. Our guests were Arianne De Rond, Sky Knox, and Barry Walton. Find Arianne @ http://www.leadwithpurpose.joyfulsupport.com/Find Sky @www.cyorealitymedia.comFind Barry @http://www.endlessmedia1.com/
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Classroom 5-14: Inspiration-When does homage become plagiarism
A fun little episode we we deep dive into homage and the thing things that go with copying something you love without crossing the line into plagiarism. we are joined by the awesome Rachel Dove. Find Rachel @: https://www.dungeonsnotdating.com/as a note this is Jared's 1st time doing the technical stuff so any positive critiques are appreciated!
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Classroom 5-13: Gold is useless- dealing with low level economic settings
a very synergized episode where were go over gold being useless and moving on from the things holding back your stories. we are joined by 3 great Star guests Carol Metz Murray, Eve Panagution, and Amira MacCue. Find Carol @https://linkedin.com/carolmetzmurrayFind Eve @http://www.ahkumayase.com/find Amira@https:bit.ly/pwmpp
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Classroom 5-12: Fire Sale - Rapid Fire Stories
A episode full of spirit! We all go around a tell stories about our various companies and have a great time! We are joined by 2 great Star Guests Joe Breda and Ode O'Brien joins us again for his 3rd time on the show!find Joe @ http://www.oldhumbledistilling.com/find Ode @https://www.instagram.com/oddballproduction
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Classroom 5-11: Find a role with a role: letting fate find your fun
an episode with a weird title but filled with questions that make you think! We are joined by 3 fun Star Guests, Mary-Beth Newell, Sam Mitchell and returning for his 3rd appearance Dr. Tim Blake! Find Mary-Beth @https://www.marybethnewell.comFind Sam @ http://autismrocksandrolls.com/Find Dr. Blake @https://lifemindset.life/
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Classroom 5-10: Pre-plan or No prep: Finding your style of GMing
What an energetic episode! We go over the various styles of how to get ready to run your games. We are joined by 2 Star guest and a community member, Mariam Molake, Dr. Jeff Levine, and the very familiar face of Jared Payne. Fine Mariam@https://blessingsbeebzzaar.com/Fine Dr. Jeff@https://www.drgetinfocus.com/Fine Jared@https://youtube.com/@couchquestgaming?feature=shared
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Classroom 5-9: A Piece of Me- Adding yourself to your stories
A thoughtful episode where we explore what it means to put ourselves into our work, we are joined by 2 great Star Guests, David Chambers AKA Danger Dave, and Lara McKusky. find Lara @http://www.laramckusky.com/ find David @https://linktr.ee/dangerdavecoaching
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Classroom 5-8 Icons vs. everyone knowing where you stand
A good episode all about Icons, what they are what they mean, and how to use or become them. we are joined by 1 new Star guest, Brian Parana, and returning Star guests, Guy Dazin and Kathryn Cartwright. Find Brian@:https://go.brianparana.com/30daysFind Kathryn @:www.writeeditshare.comFind Guy @:https://linktr.ee/GuyDazin
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Classroom 5-7 :Stealing from the classic- How to get inspired
A good episode where we are joined by 2 very enthusiastic Star guests, Lindsay Sullivan, and returning guests Dr. Tim Blake, we cover a lot of what our takes on that classics are and our favorites. all so we can talk the best way they inspire us. find Lindsay @ https://thesmallbusinessphotographer.com/Find Tim on his new radio show:Wednesday and Thursday, 1:00 pm easternSundays 9:00 pm Easternhttps://wfpr.online/links
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Classroom 5-6: Fan the fires- Bringing out the passions of your group
What a great episode! We talk a variety of passions at the table both for characters and players. we are joined by 4 star guests, Tosha and Robert Lackey, Nicole Pauling, and Micah Yott all add great points to the conversation. finds Tosha and Robert @http://www.bisontrack.com/find Nicole @www.academyofwonder.orgfind Micah @Thesilentscreams.com
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Classroom 5-5: The better days- nostalgia done right.
The question is not were days better but how can we make days better using the positives of the past. We are joined by 3 wonderful Star Guests, Chuck Jamison AKA B3ak3r. Kay Sibson, and Natalia Zacharin. All 3 were able to share some great example of both positive and negative nostalgia.find B3ak3r @https://www.instagram.com/b3ak3rbuilds/Find Kay @https://www.youtube.com/@consultingkayFind Natalia@ https://www.youtube.com/@consultingkay
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Classroom 5-4: New age same problem: AI's solutions to the simple stuff
An incite filled episode where all three of our Star Guests, Greg Wood, Greg Harezlak, and Stacy Cavin, had awesome responses to all our AI based questions! Check the Gregs' Archivist @https://www.rpgarchivist.io/Find Stacy @https://www.cavincpa.com/
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Classroom 5-3: Flaws and Paws- Creating companions for your table
a great episode where we were joined by 3 great Star Guests, B sedgwick, Ode Obrien, and Lee Broders, and we discuss the flaws and strengths it takes to make good companions on our journeys.find B @https://www.spiritmoxie.com/find Lee @https://leebroders.com/Find Ode @https://www.instagram.com/oddballproduction
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Classroom 5-2: Fire and Ash- Actions vs Results
What a great show! we talk all about using the "fire of life" to get the " useful ashes" out of thing. this one is full of metaphors! we are joined by 2 great guests, Dr. Tim Blake and Joseph Descans. Find Dr. Blake @ https://linktr.ee/lifemindset Find Joseph @ https://www.josephdescans.com/
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Classroom 5-1:Poison VS Venom- The power of wording
What a fun episode! We talk about how our words effect people. We are joined by 3 great Star guests Sasha, Emily and Jonathan. find Jonathan @:https://jonathanmarion.com/ Find Sasha @: http://linktr.ee/i2tk Find Emily @: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vice-versa-strategy/
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Classroom 4-33: Food Glorious Food- Eating In and Out of Character
a fun "filled" episode all about the foods we eat both IRL and in game. We are joined by 3 delightful guests Raymond Kopakowski, Martha Burich, and Dr. Bradley Shepherd. find Bradley @: simplychiropracticlc.com find Martha @: marthaburich.com find Ray @: innerpowerinsights.com
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Classroom 4-32: Sorry I can't do that Dave.: AI's uses and downfalls
a nice episode that focuses on the downsides to using AI. We are joined by the wonderful Jessica Karels! find Jessica @ http://themysticgeek.com/
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Classroom 4-31: The Final Straw- Crafting Failure for Growth
what a fun episode! we go on a short adventure of what i means to have failure and success and what growth looks like from the bottom up. we are joined by Ouly Reymound and Taylor Duran as our star guests! find Taylor @ https://www.instagram.com/officialtaylorduran/ find Ouly @ https://www.maximium-performance.com/
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Classroom 4-30:I see what you did there-how best to incorporate players back stories
what a fun episode all about the use of backstories in how we augment the stories we tell. we are joined by ode, Lou and Rebecca who all give their unique insights on how to leverage backstories. find Lou @ her Linktree find Rebecca @ http://rebeccabratspies.com/ find Ode @ his linktree
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Classroom 4-29: Master Roll a breakdown of everything required to run "games"
a fun episode of where we break down a couple very different businesses to see what all they need to do them! we are joined by 2 great guest Chris and Karen Find Karen@: http://www.getcreativewithkaren.com/ Find Chris@: https://www.instagram.com/hiveworkshoneyco?igsh=cHJzZHN1eWIxNGEz
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Classroom 4-28: 0n that note!:maximizing your story with player suggestions
A fun episode where we go over chaptalizing on simple ideas gifted from random events. In this endeavor were are joined by the wonderful Peter Faleskini, Kristen Carter, and Alison Nissen who shared several of their personal stories with us. check out Alison@: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-nissen/ find Kristen @: https://designforfitness.com check out Peter@: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterfaleskini/
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Classroom 4-27: Oil and Water -mixing inconstant group
a fun episode full of metaphors, helpful hints, and educated takes! We are join by 2 wonderful Star guests, Marci Grossman and Sarah Ratekin! Find Marci @: www.MoneyMarci.com Find Sarah @: https://www.happinessiscourage.com/links
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Classroom 4-26 Unsung tales moving the story without your players
This episode starts and ends with some AI crafted songs by Suno.ai, of our theme song. A thoughtful episode where Rook is joined by 2 wonderful guests Piret Betten and Guy Dazin makes his return this week. We go over pacing and why it's important to know the full story even if your players don't. check out Piret@ https://www.youtube.com/@pirethapinessexpert check out Guy@ Linktr.ee/guydazin
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Classroom 4-25 The Rawr of the Dinosaur: How to handle pop culture poisoning
what a great Single Star guest Episode! Younger and Rook are joined by the fantastic Amity Gleason, we discuss "culture poisoning" and what all that goes into and how get the good from the bad. Find Amity @: www.amityalexandrajewelry.com
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Classroom 4-24: The Silver Lining- Failing Forward
A fun episode that touches on how one fails and keeps a positive outlook when things seem to be not going your way, we define failure and why you should look for that silver lining. Rook is joined by 3 wonderfully insightful Star Guests, Violet Detre, Michelle Vandepas, and our other dm of the group Lance Cottrell. Find Violet here: https://www.violetdetre.com/ Find Michelle here: https://theauthorpath.com/ Find Lance here: https://www.FeelTheBoot.com
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Classroom 4-23: Gods at War- The Pros and Cons of Divine Favor and allowing players to sway the gods
An interesting episode where we discuss the roles of men, the gods fate and a little faith, we are joined by 3 great guests all author among all the hats they wear, Guy Dazin, T.S. Pedramon and Ira Mark Smith find Mark @ www.wrestlingwithdemonssmith.com Find Pedramon (Don) @ https://www.nightshadeunicorn.com/ Find Guy @ Linktr.ee/Guydazin
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Classroom 4-22: You want to what!?- Dealing with party craziness in the most positive manner
oh boy what an episode! Both Sally and Jeremy Bring amazing insight and knowledge to tonight's topic! heck we even got to talk about taxes and made it fun somehow! the name of tonight's game is reframe and appreciation and both our guest tell you the ways to win! find Sally @: https://www.globalcitizenlife.org Find Jeremy @: http://www.youtube.com/@jeremyroadruck
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Classroom 4-21: Hunting Horrors- Making players fear the monster
Don't be too Scared to miss this one! A fun and interesting episode where Rook, Meredith Lyons and James Burnham explore the ideas behind horror, explain there stances and preferences with it and share several stories and examples from their works and life. Find James @: www.jamesgburnham.com Find Meredith's book Ghost Tamer@: https://camcatbooks.com/Books/G/Ghost-Tamer
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Classroom 4-20: Friendship, Rivalry, and Epic Adventures oh my!- setting the stage for storytelling success while navigating friendship and rivalry at the gaming table.
a long and awesome session were we go over the dynamics of couple/ friends at the table and how they can have a successful story. Younger and Rook are joined by 4 amazing guests: Eesha Patel, Rod Jeter, Bernette Sherman and our 1st official returning star guest A.G Flitcher! you can find Eesha @: www.eeshapatel.com find Rod @: https://ybangry.com/ Find Bernette @: www.ThatSheroLife.com find A.G. @: His Facebook
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Classroom 4-19 Dice and Dumb Decisions: Dealing with unlucky rolls and poor choices
What an episode! Ryan, Chris ,and Amanda really open up about both their successes and struggles and really bring some hope for people that might be going through some rough life roll or that seem to make bad choices more often than they make good ones! We are Super excited to get into these ideas and stories and tie them back into TTRPGs. you cab find Amanda @: https://www.AmandaOnDemanda.com you can find Chris and Ryan @: https://www.crispycocktails.com/home or https://www.liabilitiesintoassets.com/home
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Classroom 4-18: Poison in the water - dealing with players that had issues with others
An awesome episode filled with metaphors and water jokes we discuss what "poison" can do and where/ who it can come from we are joined by 3 energizing guess, Suzanne Jabour, Bob Thompson, and Jack McCarthy You can Find Suzanne here: https://linktr.ee/suzannejabourgriefeducation You can find Bob here: https://www.whatbobthinks.com You can find Jack here: https://www.fantasyescapegames.com/
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Classroom 4-17: Big Bad Wolves: Things that stop people from playing
In the podcast episode our Star guest explore the psychological barriers that prevent individuals from engaging in TTRPGS. They delve into the roots of fear, procrastination, and societal pressures that often hinder people from embracing play. Through insightful analysis and personal anecdotes, they sheds light on overcoming these obstacles to kill the wolves and have a great time! We are joined by 2 wonderful guest tonight, Punk Rock Jenny and Cathy Ghita. you can find Jenny at: https://Valiantadventuringco.com you can find Cathy at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-sales-science/
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Classroom 4-16: IMPOSTER!: what is creative?/ How to avoid imposter syndrome
A divinely timed theme for our 2 awesome guest! we dove deep into what we consider creative and how to handle imposter syndrome. you can find Paula here: https://softskillstrategycourses.com/ you can find Kathryn here: www.writeeditshare.com
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classroom 4-15: Medic!!! Healing in-game
This session turned out to be a lot about healing from traumatic events. Both in real life and in game as characters! We are joined by 3 expert Speaker! AG Flitcher, Catherine Garrett and Cheryl Parker You can find Cheryl at: https://linktr.ee/mygoodgrief You can find Catherine at: https://www.birthtraumastories.com/ and you can find AG at: https://www.youtube.com/@agflitcher1875/videos
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Classroom 4-14: Lies of good men: How to tarnish heroes while being able to keep them "good"
a longer episode where we discuss what being tarnished can mean and the good and bad that goes along with it. We are joined by 2 wonderful guest, Owen Kerr and Bryce Milton, our 3rd was unfortunately held up by tech issues. you can find Bryce here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-milton-wellness/ and you can find Owen here: https://linktr.ee/ChantedEvening/
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Classroom 4-13: Where there is magic there is danger -pros and cons of low magic setting
A wonderful episode unfortunately plagued by tech issues caused by weather. We discuss how a little pixie dust or low magic can be used in serious business setting and in story telling! we are joined by 3 insightful guests Brittany Flores, Ute Luooertz, and Lexi Mohney! you can find Ute here: www.pets-point-of-view.com you can find Lexi here: https://linktr.ee/LexiMohney and you can find Brittany's company here: https://st-staffing.com
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Classroom 4 -12: New Crew- how to teach new players the basics
We talk about how to teach new peeps! we are joined by 2 awesome star guests: Stephanie Taylor and Heather Chandler! You can find Stephanie here: https://www.facebook.com/YourStylistStyledbyStephanieLLC?mibextid=AEUHqQ You can find Heather here: www.orangecrate.com
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In these podcasts, we go over basic mechanics in various TTRPGs, various social discussions, how to improve your games as both a player and GM, and we connect a large variety of topics and expertise to all the games we play! We are often joined by awesome guests that range from community members, other podcaster, and entrepreneurial friends! We put these out every other Friday, most if not all will be unedited and probably contain some cursing. If you like what you hear, join our discord and participate or check out our website. we also stream these classrooms live on Twitch.
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