It’s back!

Gaming and Giving is streaming live on Twitch.tv from 4th December at 5pm GMT and this year we’re raising money for three more charities: Mermaids, Action Aid and Centrepoint.

Once again we’re trying to raise £20,000 to split between all three charities, but this time there’s a twist. This year we’ve reached out even more games companies ad developers, like Czech Games, CoatSink and Devolver Digital, Grant Howitt and MacGuffin & Co plus a few more, to give us some awesome prizes that you enter to win simply by donating!

Also, based on your feedback we’ve created a special ticketed backstage space for you to come and mingle with both the cast and crew of Rusty Quill as well as your friends from the chat! All proceeds from the ticket sales go directly to the three charities - take a look at our website for more info.

So come join in at Twitch.tv/rusty_quill between 5pm GMT on Saturday 4th December and 5pm GMT Sunday 5th December and help us raise money for some amazing charities. See you all there!

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Today on Enthusigasm, Helen, Imogen, Lex, Nora, and Rhys talk about the varied blessings and curses of being writers. We discuss our very first attempts at writing (including a time horse), the things and people that inspire us, and we even try to give some useful advice.

The Deca Tapes: https://www.thedecatapes.com/

Cryptids: https://rustyquill.com/cryptids/

TRANSCRIPT:

PDF: https://bit.ly/3oYLqui

Word: https://bit.ly/3HRxWJi

Content warnings:

• Brief beep 
• Discussions of: anxiety 
• Mentions of: death & murder, guns, COVID-19 pandemic, disease, alcohol 

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Imogen Harris, Lex Notebloom, Nora Unkel and Rhys Tirado

Edited by Marisa Ewing & Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Samuel D.F. Jones

Art by Anika Khan

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EMAIL: [email protected]

Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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On today’s episode of Enthusigasm, we get into the ring with Callum, Cam, Helen, and Steve to talk about wrestling! Is it real or fake? What does kayfabe mean? And what on earth is a dirt sheet?

Old Gods of Appalachia: https://oldgodsofappalachia.com/

Transcript

PDF: https://bit.ly/3nEJBmH

Word: https://bit.ly/3FBi9MF

Content warnings:

• Physical violence 
• Graphic discussion of blood & injury (inc. self-injury) 
• Discussions of: forced shaving, COVID-19 pandemic 
• Mentions of: smoking & alcohol, death (inc. drowning), razors, steroids & medication 

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Cam Collins, Steve Shell and Callum Dougherty

Edited by Marisa Ewing & Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Samuel D.F. Jones

Art by Anika Khan

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

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EMAIL: [email protected]

Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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Today, Gabriel, Helen, Lydia, and Tim discuss improv. How and why did we all end up enjoying and/or performing off-the-cuff? How do you get good at it? And what is ‘the game’?

Do The Thing: https://twitter.com/DotheThingImpro

Tiny Dynamite: https://twitter.com/dynamiteimprov

Transcript:

PDF: https://bit.ly/3qSmHKL

Word: https://bit.ly/3DykAyZ

Content warnings:

Occasional beeping 

• Occasional beeping 
• Brief comedic blasphemy 
• Innuendo & sexual references 
• Discussions of: social anxiety, food 
• Mentions of: grief, death (inc. murder), bears, memory loss, drugs, guns 

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Gabriel Garcia, Lydia Nicholas & Tim Meredith

Edited by Tessa Vroom, Marisa Ewing & Cathy Rinella

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Samuel D.F. Jones

Art by Anika Khan

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

Join our community:

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FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

EMAIL: [email protected]

Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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In today’s episode, Beth, Callum, Cathy, Helen, and Sam talk about the ineffable genre of jazz. What makes it special, who are the best musicians in the scene, and what’s the best instrument (and why is it the trombone)?

Beth’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BethRoars

Sam’s website: https://samjones.net/

Transcript:

PDF: https://bit.ly/2YPwQfy

Word: https://bit.ly/3HmHPP6

Content warnings:

• Brief beep
• Discussions of: slavery & oppression

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Bethany Compson-Bradford, Sam Jones, Cathy Rinella & Callum Dougherty

Edited by Tessa Vroom & Cathy Rinella

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Samuel D.F. Jones

Art by Anika Khan

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

Join our community:

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TWITTER: @therustyquill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

EMAIL: [email protected]

Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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On today’s Enthusigasm, Fran, Helen, Mabel, and Nemo chat about costumes and cosplay. Getting dressed up means something different to everyone; but if all the world’s a stage, are all our clothes merely costumes?

Transcript:

PDF: https://bit.ly/3FaFKnw

Word: https://bit.ly/3F57rxQ

Content warnings:

• Occasional beeping  
• Innuendo  
• Discussions of: gender and identity, sexism and transmisogyny, fatphobia and toxic beauty standards, oppression and capitalism  
• Mentions of: food, Nazis (briefly), COVID-19 pandemic, racism, cultural appropriation, emetophobia 

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Francesca Reneé Reid, Mabel Syrup & Nemo Martin

Edited by Marisa Ewing & Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Samuel D.F. Jones

Art by Anika Khan

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

Join our community:

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EMAIL: [email protected]

Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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In this episode, Alex, Hannah, Helen, and Tai talk about whether we’re alone in the universe, what it means that there really are unidentified flying objects zooming around our skies, and who are the best candidates for the role of space diplomat.

Transcript: 

• Occasional beeping 
• Aliens (inc. abductions) 
• Discussions of: conspiracies & conspiracy thinking, unreliable memories, cults 
• Mentions of: COVID-19 pandemic, war, animal death, sleep paralysis, thalassophobia, injuries 

PDF: https://bit.ly/3HcvtsP

Word: https://bit.ly/2Yp2UGM

Content warnings:

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Tai Lawson, Alexander J. Newall and Hannah Preisinger

Edited by Tessa Ewing & Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Samuel D.F. Jones

Art by Anika Khan

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

Join our community:

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REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

EMAIL: [email protected]

Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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Today on Enthusigasm, Helen, Liz, and Mike discuss the art of cinematography. What makes a film beautiful? Which striking movie moments have stuck with us? And what exactly is a Dutch tilt?

Transcript:

PDF: https://bit.ly/3CQK4Y2

Word: https://bit.ly/3CVUmGE

Content warnings

• Occasional beeping
• Mild spoilers for Hereditary and Midsommar
• Mentions of: Christianity, violence (inc. gun violence), war, fascism, death, drugs

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Elizabeth Moffatt and Mike LeBeau

Edited by Marisa Ewing & Cathy Rinella

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Samuel D.F. Jones

Art by Anika Khan

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

Join our community:

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REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

EMAIL: [email protected]

Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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Drink up, me hearties, yo ho! In today’s episode, Fay, Helen, Jeremy, and Nemo are talking about pirates: the history, the legends, and the stories that are still being written about them today.

The Storage Papers: https://www.thestoragepapers.com/

Transcript:

PDF: https://bit.ly/2ZLgNja

Word: https://bit.ly/2Y5HJtl

Content warnings:

• Occasional beeping 
• Innuendo 
• Discussions of: racism & colonialism, death (inc. murder), violence (inc. guns), trauma 
• Mentions of: homelessness, kidnapping, sexism, war, alcohol, ghosts, surgery, slavery, suicide 

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Fay Roberts, Jeremy Enfinger, Nemo Martin

Edited by Marisa Ewing & Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Samuel D.F. Jones

Art by Anika Khan

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

Join our community:

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REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

EMAIL: [email protected]

Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

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In a special spooky episode for Halloween, Annie, Fay, Helen, Martyn, and Tai discuss horror fiction. They chat about what makes a book a ‘horror’ rather than a thriller, which stories scared them the most, and which stories from childhood still give them chills.

Transcript: 

PDF: https://bit.ly/3pMM4gr

Word: https://bit.ly/2ZE3fpy

Content warnings:

• Brief sexual references  
• Occasional beeping 
• Discussions of: death, disease, grief & loss, nightmares, claustrophobia, torture, ghosts, zombies  
• Mentions of: murder, vampires, dismemberment, blood, physical violence, food 

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Annie Fitch, Fay Roberts, Martyn Pratt & Tai Lawson

Edited by Marisa Ewing & Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Samuel D.F. Jones

Art by Anika Khan

Check out our merchandise available at https://www.redbubble.com/people/RustyQuill/shop and https://www.teepublic.com/stores/rusty-quill

Join our community:

WEBSITE: rustyquill.com

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/therustyquill

TWITTER: @therustyquill

YOUTUBE: youtube.com/rustyquill

REDDIT: reddit.com/r/RustyQuill

EMAIL: [email protected]

Enthusigasm is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill Ltd. and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share alike 4.0 International Licence.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.