This year I was fortunate to attend year 2 of the unofficial Final Fantasy XIV convention GATEway FATE in St. Charles, Missouri. Some of you wanted my thoughts on the convention and I thought it would be nice to chat about how it went. Please enjoy.

00:00 Disclaimer

01:02 Friday [Hotel and St. Charles]

06:29 Saturday Morning [Aquarium Visit]

11:56 Saturday Afternoon [GATEway FATE]

17:42 Saturday Evening [Scribe, John, and Dragsidia]

21:12 Sunday [MY PANEL!]

25:36 Final Thoughts

GATEway FATE's Website:

(https://gatewayfate.carrd.co/)

My Linktree Account: Here (https://linktr.ee/nobutakafairclough)

My wonderful artist: Yae

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)

My Talented Musical Friend: Nadidah

(https://www.youtube.com/@Nadidah23)

Hello and happy November dear friend! This month I am joined by none other than the owner of the Senpan Tea house, Yao! Not only does Yao run the Senpan Tea House but she also hosts several amazing seasonal, Eastern themed events. Today we are goin to dive into those and even give you an invitation to one happening next month!

00:00 Intro Skit

00:58 Opening

02:44 interview Part 1

26:06 Break (Nova de Coste by Nadidah)

27:07 Interview Part 2 

1:14:18 Outro

Sepan's Website:

(https://senpan.carrd.co/)

Obon Matsuri Information

(https://senpanobon.crd.co/)

Toji Matsuri Information :

(https://senpantoji.crd.co/)

My Linktree Account: Here (https://linktr.ee/nobutakafairclough)

My wonderful artist: Yae

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)

My Talented Musical Friend: Nadidah

(https://www.youtube.com/@Nadidah23)

The song played during the break is “Nova de Coste" by my dear friend Nadidah.

Outro Song “AmbientTurali Night Mix” done by my dear friend Nadidah and is based on“Morrow’ Magic” by Masayoshi Soken.

Hello again dear friend! This month I am joined by my dear friend Alphie! Alphie runs the RP Mentors website and Discord! RP Mentors has been a great help to anyone who roleplays in Final Fantasy XIV and in this episode we sit down to discuss the various ways you can use RP Mentors, as well as what the roleplaying community means to Alphie.

00:00 Intro Skit

01:24 Opening

02:55 Interview Part 1

36:00 Break (Nova de Coste by Nadidah)

37:00 Interview Part 2

1:32:40 Outro

The RP Mentors Website:

(https://rpmentors.org/)

The FFXIV RP Event Calendar:

(https://www.ffxiv-rp.org/)

The Kweh! :

(https://www.thekweh.com/)

My Linktree Account: Here (https://linktr.ee/nobutakafairclough)

My wonderful artist: Yae

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)

My Talented Musical Friend: Nadidah

(https://www.youtube.com/@Nadidah23)

The song played during the break is “Nova de Coste" by my dear friend Nadidah.

Outro Song “AmbientTurali Night Mix” done by my dear friend Nadidah and is based on“Morrow’ Magic” by Masayoshi Soken.

Hello again dear friend! This month I am joined by Duo Freccia. Duo is the owner of The Empyreum Of Arts over on Dynamis server! The Empyreum is a beautiful performing arts center that hosts all kind of acts from plays, to bards, to comedians, to poets. In this episode Duo and I sit down to discuss what theater means to him and how it helps build a sense of community within Final Fantasy XIV.

Also, if you are listening to this on June 16th then congratulations! You are listening to this month's episode on my birthday.

00:00 Intro Skit

01:30 Opening

03:08 Interview Part 1

24:00 Break (Nobu's Lullaby by Nadidah)

25:25 Interview Part 2

1:10:05 Outro

The Empyreum Of Art's Website:

(https://empyarts.carrd.co/#)

My Linktree Account: Here (https://linktr.ee/nobutakafairclough)

My wonderful artist: Yae

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)

My Talented Musical Friend: Nadidah

(https://www.youtube.com/@Nadidah23)

The song played during the break is “Nobu’s Lullaby" by my dear friend Nadidah.

Outro Song “AmbientTurali Night Mix” done by my dear friend Nadidah and is based on“Morrow’ Magic” by Masayoshi Soken.

Hello again dear friend! This month I am delighted to have the wonderful Zelika May, half of the talent behind the adorable lalafell musical troupe Happy Tunes dropping by the cafe! Come learn about the origins of the band, the history of musical performance in Final Fantasy XIV, and just meet a wonderful member of our community from the EU servers!

00:00 Intro Skit

02:08 Opening

04:02 Interview Part 1

52:32 Break (Saufen [Short Mix] by Happy Tunes!)

57:53 Interview Part 2

2:02:19 Outro

Happy Tune's Website:

(https://wp.happytunes.de/)

Happy Tune's Youtube:

(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRKwktuFCSE34YoziKZ3ZDQ)

Saufen [Short Mix]:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfQNyI_FiJ8)

My Linktree Account: Here (https://linktr.ee/nobutakafairclough)

My wonderful artist: Yae

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)

My Talented Musical Friend: Nadidah

(https://www.youtube.com/@Nadidah23)

The song played during the break is “Saufen [Short Mix]" by my wonderful guest Happy Tunes!

Outro Song “AmbientTurali Night Mix” done by my dear friend Nadidah and is based on“Morrow’ Magic” by Masayoshi Soken.

Hello again dear friend! After Morgana and I both battling colds this wonderful chat is finally here for you to enjoy! This time I sit down with Morgana Mitsuki of Silver Valkyrie Events to speak about life on the EU servers, why roleplay is so important to her group, and what drives them to help others with planning and prepping for various events.

00:00 Intro Skit

02:47 Opening

04:24 Interview Part 1

44:35 Break (Nova de Coste by Nadidah)

45:33 Interview Part 2

1:53:44 Outro

Morgana's Information Website:

(https://morganalabrowne.carrd.co/)

Silver Valkyrie Event's Website:

(https://silvervalkyrie.events/)

Morgana's Singing Appearances:

Close in the Distance

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmsVf97xB00)

200 Musicians

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2s1NrBQjFM)300 Musicians

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjoFug9U5y4)

It's Showtime!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SigS9rr8okg)

My Linktree Account: Here (https://linktr.ee/nobutakafairclough)

My wonderful artist: Yae

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)

My Talented Musical Friend: Nadidah

(https://www.youtube.com/@Nadidah23)

The song played during the break is “Nova de Coste" by my dear friend Nadidah.

Outro Song “AmbientTurali Night Mix” done by my dear friend Nadidah and is based on“Morrow’ Magic” by Masayoshi Soken.

Hello dear friend! After too long of a wait Coffee & Carbuncles is back with episode 1 of Season 3! Season 3 of the podcast can you believe it?! To Kick off the new season focusing on large community events and bringing the community together I have the wonderful Scarletta Vendetta with me to talk about The Aether Entertainer magazine. A fantastic production that seeks to put a spotlight on various members of our community!

00:00 Intro Skit

01:23 Opening

02:56 Interview Part 1

23:47 Break

24:47 Interview Part 2

1:07:06 Outro

The Aether Entertainer Website:

(https://aetherentertainerffxiv.com/)

My Linktree Account: Here (https://linktr.ee/nobutakafairclough)

My wonderful artist: Yae

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)

My Talented Musical Friend: Nadidah

(https://www.youtube.com/@Nadidah23)

The song played during the break is “Nobu’s Lullaby" by my dear friend Nadidah.

Outro Song “AmbientTurali Night Mix” done by my dear friend Nadidah and is based on“Morrow’ Magic” by Masayoshi Soken.

Hello everyone. I want to give you a preview of everything I have planned for the new year! 2025 will be a year of growth for Coffee & Carbuncles! Join me as I talk about the changes to the podcast proper in season 3 as well as the three new side projects I will be working on!

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)

Hello my friend. Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 of Coffee & Carbuncles. Today I am joined by the very well known team of Chille and Paul AKA Moogle Go Round Radio to not only discuss the Starlight season but celebrate over 200 episodes of the Moogle Go Round Radio Podcast! Happy holidays to you and I hope you enjoy this episode. I look forward to seeing you for season 3 in February, 2025.

00:00 Intro Skit

01:16 Opening

42:06 Break

42:12 Interview Part 2

1:48:19 Outro

MGR's Linktree Account: Here

(https://linktr.ee/Mooglegoroundradio)

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)

Hello dear friend. Due to the holiday season being so hectic I wasn't able to sit down with any planned guests for November. So instead I am uploading the audio from my panel at this year's Aethercon. Titled

00:00 Intro Skit

00:46 Explanation

01:32 Aethercon Audio

1:00:58 Outro

Aethercon: Website

(https://www.aethercon.net/)

Aethercon's Youtube Video

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txIbE4xkDDY)

(https://twitter.com/Yae_Art)