BJ helps me answer a couple of call-ins concerning our psychology discussions.

People/Things Mentioned:

• BJ (Arcane Alienist) ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist⁠
• Riley (Diegetic Advancement) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diegeticadvancement
• Daniel (Bandits Keep) https://www.youtube.com/c/banditskeep

• Semi-Related Article (https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/04-05/role-playing-games-therapy)

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Thank you BJ for the discussion! (Arcane Alienist: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist⁠)

BJ discusses a conference talk about using D&D for therapy.

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Thank you BJ for the discussion! (Arcane Alienist: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist⁠)

We finish our discussion of Dr. Donald Robertson's book, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250621436/howtothinklikearomanemperor).

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Thank you BJ for the discussion! (Arcane Alienist: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist⁠)

I talk my 2026 nerdy aspirations before getting into a discussion of Dr. Donald Robertson's book, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250621436/howtothinklikearomanemperor).

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More Howard, Lovecraft and Sword & Sorcery Talk

People/Things Mentioned:

• Riley (Diegetic Advancement) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diegeticadvancement
• BJ (Arcane Alienist) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist
• Jason (Nerds RPG Variety Cast) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376
• Anchorite APA (https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home)

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How would you describe your game playing: information handling & decision making or imagination & immersion?

People/Things Mentioned:

• Joe (Dekahedron) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jpgill/
• Anthony (The Casting Shadows Podcast)https://castingshadowspodcast.com/episodes/
• Jason (Nerds RPG Variety Cast) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376
• Keep Off the Borderlands (https://freethrall.substack.com/podcast)
• Anchorite APA (https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home)

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The final Advent-ure. Will the kittens help these star-crossed lovers?

The Order of the Crystal Ants want you to experience the bounties of the HummingCougar through a Merry Crystmas!

The Sugar Bees are a faction of factions. The Queen Mother sits on her crystal throne, too complacent to see her power is tenuous. Will the kittens be the spark that lights the circumstantial powder keg?

Beware of the Crystaceans while exploring the Crystal Field! The kittens are sure to run into some while trying to make it to the HummingCougar.