32. The Fracturing (feat. Eric Silver)

ABOUT THIS Episode

In this episode, we talk with Eric Silver (Join The Party, Games & Feelings, and a huge number of other podcasts) about Actual Plays, D&D, and the podcasting business overall.

But first, a lot has happened in wrestling since the last episode (0:05:39) and Cole fills us in: CM Punk (not Steam Punk) getting fired, the Monster Hunter Matthew Palmer, Minions (?), and… Big Meaty Men Slapping Meat?

Then, as its Labor Day (at the time of recording), Marley follows up with an update on what’s happening with SAG-AFRA, specifically how they voted to authorize a strike for video game work (0:13:00). 

(Unfortunately, we don’t talk about any TTRPGs in detail this episode, because it was a lot of work editing the interview and Starfield came out, so…)

Then, we do our interview with Eric Silver (0:19:46), talking about how Join The Party got started, hacking D&D vs playing new TTRPGs, the assorted controversies Wizards of the Coast has been apart of, the focus on personalities instead of game systems in some Actual Plays, the precarious business of podcast businesses, and is D&D core to what Join The Party is?

Then, on to shout outs (1:34:22):

• Cole’s taking part in an Org Battle for Rocket League on September 14th at 8pm. You can check it out on The Swordfish Esports Twitch channel.

• Additionally, Cole will be doing Rocket League commentary for Rocket Underground.

• Marley, meanwhile, is working on a Vampire: The Masquerade thing and is under NDA, so can say no more…

• Marley’s also writing an adventure for Strange Squad, which has just had a new adventure come out: Anti-Reality Dumpsite.

• And if you liked our last episode on the top-selling games on itch.io, be sure to check out Thomas Manuel’s excellent breakdown on the top-selling categories on DriveThruRPG.

Featuring Marley (⁠⁠⁠@Mynar_Lenahan⁠⁠⁠), Cole (⁠⁠@IceColeBrew⁠⁠), and Eric Silver (@El_Silvero)

Produced by Marley, as well.

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