Specials
Thomas Wilkinson
27: Learning To Bake Bread
27: Learning To Bake Bread
SCIENCE!, History
Thomas Wilkinson
26: Big Purple T-Rexes Or Bust
26: Big Purple T-Rexes Or Bust
History, Video Games
Thomas Wilkinson
25: Eunuch Influence
25: Eunuch Influence
Sportsball
Thomas Wilkinson
24: Kabaddi,Kabaddi,Kabaddi
24: Kabaddi,Kabaddi,Kabaddi
Sportsball
Thomas Wilkinson
23: Why Sportsball is so Great
23: Why Sportsball is so Great

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27: Learning To Bake Bread

Tom & Mike discuss their lives in lockdown, some big life changes and plans for Season 2. Make sure to get involved by voting on our next topic or by suggesting your own.

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  • [0:00] Intro

  • [4:53] Dog Diversion

  • [7:33] New Hobbies?

  • [26:03] How Busy Was Your Lockdown?

  • [38:02] Working Under Lockdown

  • [1:11:45] Season 2

  • [1:18:19] Outro

  • [1:19:11] Ad: Unparliamentary Language

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26: Big Purple T-Rexes Or Bust

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Lisa replaces Mike and joins Wade & Tom to discuss all things dinosaurs! From dino DNA to the most atrocious dinosaurs in pop-culture…

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  • [00:00] Intro

  • [1:41] Definitions

  • [8:05] Iguana-wrong

  • [9:55] Mary Anning

  • [18:33] Erosion, the Fossil Collectors Friend

  • [25:19] Stan the T-Rex

  • [30:03] Dinosaurs You Remember

  • [42:18] Lizards/Birds Controversy

  • [50:48] A Rapidly Evolving Field

  • [1:06:48] Jurassic Park Theme Plays

  • [1:30:01] Other Dinosaurs Of Note

  • [1:46:26] Feathers?

  • [1:50:11] Next Topic

  • [1:53:44] Outro

  • [1:55:39] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

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25: Eunuch Influence

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Kenny joins Mike & Tom to discuss the Three Kingdoms period in China.

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  • [00:00] Intro

  • [02:55] Dynasty Warriors

  • [06:18] Fact Versus Fiction

  • [09:13] Chinese Politics pre-Three Kingdoms

  • [34:18] Lu Bu

  • [40:03] Chasing the Emperor

  • [50:20] Drunken Shenanigans

  • [53:16] Eyeball is Back on the Menu Boys

  • [59:28] 200 AD

  • [01:08:17] Saving Liu Shan

  • [01:16:05] A Wizard Did It: The Battle of Chi Bi

  • [01:24:15] The Aftermath of Red Cliff

  • [01:29:37] The Three Kingdoms

  • [01:42:17] The Northern Campaigns

  • [01:50:06] The End Of The Three Kingdoms

  • [01:56:49] Why is this period still culturally relevant?

  • [02:15:51] Outro

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24: Kabaddi,Kabaddi,Kabaddi

Part 2 of 2: Tom and Mike are joined by Rob (from Unparliamentary Language) and Texas Dave to discuss all things sport. Will they convince Tom to like or even try sports?

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  • Intro [0:00]

  • Balls with Rackets [0:26]

  • Kick Punching [10:40]

  • The Ocho [31:04]

  • Pitching Sport to Tom [40:33]

  • Outro and Plugs [1:09:29]

  • Next Topic [1:11:12]

  • Bonus: Craig and Derailing [1:15:01]

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23: Why Sportsball is so Great

Part 1 of 2: Tom and Mike are joined by Rob (from Unparliamentary Language) and Texas Dave to discuss all things sport. Will they convince Tom to like or even try sports?

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22: Having Never Flied a Plane

With Mike away Tom is joined by Wade (of Mish Mash Mayhem) to discuss flying! Wade talks about his times stuck in helicopters and they both offer some tips for flying as well as the funniest airline safety videos.

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21: It's Definitely An Example of a Game (with Tom Harrison)

Tom and Mike are joined by Tom Harrison of Shuffle Quest fame to discuss RPG Streams and Shows. Followed by a Q&A about GM-ing a different RPG system every week and other tidbits about Shuffle Quest.

SPOILERS for Shuffle Quest from 1:24:30-1:32:31.

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20: Matt Mercer Won't Come to Your Door (with Jason Carl and Juhana Pettersson)

Tom and Mike are joined by Jason Carl and Juhana Pettersson from White Wolf to discuss what makes a good Player Character in RPGs as well as news of the upcoming V5 (Vampire 5th Edition) release.

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19: It's Not Just For Gays Anymore

18: You Don't Want Robot Arms!?

Tom and Mike are joined by Leah and Oli to discuss Transhumanism: what is it? what will replace us? should we be worried?

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17: The Gamers Will Find A Way

16: Why Does The Penis Have Fingers?

Tom and Mike are joined by Jack & Buddy to discuss Kingdom Death Monster, the ridiculously large, boutique board game.

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15: Don't Play With Dicks (with Satyros Brucato)

Tom and Mike are joined by Satyros Brucato to discuss Roleplaying games (Part 2 of 2). We discuss Gaming Communities, Kickstarter, Intellectual Property and Mature Settings.

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14: Don't Be a Dick (with Satyros Brucato)

Tom and Mike are joined by Satyros Brucato to discuss Roleplaying games (Part 1 of 2). Satyros Brucato is one of the authors of Mage the Ascension and has written RPGs for over 20 years.

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13: Esports: Bigger than the Royal Wedding?

12: Brexit Means Biscuits

Tom and Mike are joined by Rob to discuss Brexit. What is it? What's happening? Who are we? Who are they? Does anybody know what we're doing?? 

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11: [Special] Jólabókaflóð

10: Post Pop Punk Revival Hard Core Thrash Funk

Tom and Mike discuss music.

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9: That Guy Brought His Fists To A Knife Fight

Tom and Mike list their Top 5 movies.

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Movie Lists

[Spoilers for this episode below!]

Tom:

  1. Back to the Future

  2. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  3. Star Wars (A New Hope)

  4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  5. Jurassic Park

Honourable mentions: V for Vendetta; The Godfather; Die Hard; Princess Bride; The Good, The Bad and The Ugly; Alien; Shaun of the Dead

Mike:

  1. Saving Private Ryan

  2. Warrior

  3. Stardust

  4. The Dark Knight

  5. Cruel Intentions

Honourable mentions: Definitely Maybe; Old Boy; The Good, The Bad and The Weird (Tom agrees); The Raid;  Akira; Warlords; Red Cliff; Charlie Bartlett; Death of a Superhero; Cherry Bomb

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8: I Love Nudity!