Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast

By Jason

Twice a month (nominally) podcast about tabletop role playing games, exploitation movies, board games, miniature war games, and whatever else attracts my interest.

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How many episodes does Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast have?

The podcast currently has 704 episodes available.

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast episodes:

May 11, 2025 S2 Lovely Listener Feedback Bonus28
In this bonus episode I answer feedback from Karl (The GMologist Presents), Daniel (Bandit's Keep), Joe (Hindsightless), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), Bob (SAFCOcast), and Mirke (Mirke the Meek).
SAFCOcast https://www.safcocast.com/
Ways to contact me:
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
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37min
May 04, 2025 S2E27 RPG Philosophy and Sundiver (1980)
Daniel (Bandits Keep) joins me to discuss if published settings and modules are a trap and Arlen (Live From Pellam's Wasteland) joins me to discuss David Brin's 1980 novel Sundiver.
Discussed in the episode
Smugglers Coffee
Tales to Astound Blog https://talestoastound.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/thoughts-on-the-play-style-and-fiction-for-classic-traveller/
Esoteric Creature Generator for Classic Fantasy Role Playing Games and their Modern Simulacra from Goodman Games ⁠https://goodman-games.com/store/product/random-esoteric-creature-generator-for-classic-fantasy-role-playing-games-and-their-modern-simulacra-pdf/?srsltid=AfmBOoqlrsjiMTSb0Srdiint8ItsaP6TgnZbpA5wysWobUuZDbUxEvhz⁠
and from Lamentations of the Flame Princess https://us.lotfp.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=61
Misty Isles module https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/309791/the-misty-isles-classic-reprint

Ways to contact me:
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
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2h 10min
April 27, 2025 S2 Everyone Loves James Knight Bonus27
I field more listener feedback from Jason (The Dungeon Plunger Podcast), Karl (The GMologist Presents, Joe (Hindsightless), Safer (SaferFantasyCrafting), Kevin (Analytic Dice), and Michael (Mirke the Meek)

Ways to contact me:
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
...more
20min
April 20, 2025 S2E26 Tunnels & Trolls Turns 50
Dekahedron Joe (The Dekahedron RPG Podcast) joins me to talk Tunnels & Trolls, Anchorite APA and American Revolution and then Joe Richter (Hindsightless) joins me to talk The Fog (1980).
Boston 1775 Blog https://boston1775.blogspot.com/
Emerging Revolutionary War blog https://emergingrevolutionarywar.org/
Emerging Revolutionary War YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0McjpHESQwLyFUzW5nfIVg
Tunnels & Trolls 1982 tape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S46dTh7J2M8

Ways to contact me:
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
...more
1h 35min
April 18, 2025 S2 Paul Revere's Ride Bonus26
Today is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's historic ride! On this bonus episode I read Longfellow's poem.
Text of the poem https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/1861jan/paulrev.htm

Ways to contact me:
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠⁠
Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
...more
7min
April 13, 2025 S2 Old Fashioned Call In Show Bonus25
A bonus call in show with calls from BJ (The Arcane Alienist) , Jason (The Dungeon Plunger Podcast), Daniel (Bandit’s Keep), Joe (Hindsightless), and Karl (The GMologist Presents)
Also mentioned Death Stalker V’s Random Encounter Show on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RandomEncounterShow

Ways to contact me:
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠
Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
...more
29min
April 06, 2025 S2E25 Lifeforce and Prince of Darkness with James Knight
James Knight joins me to discuss Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce (1985) and John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987) as well as Nigel Kneale's Quatermass which inspired them. Full spoilers.

Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠
Follow my blog ⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
...more
57min
March 30, 2025 S2E24 Rolemaster Ramble with GMsShadow
Barry (A Song of Dice and Shadows) joins me to discuss the slow read of The Silmarillion we are doing on the Audio Dungeon Discord and to geek out over Rolemaster.
Clip art today is the cover of the 1989 edition of Arms Law & Claw Law by Angus McBride.

Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠
Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
...more
1h 10min
March 17, 2025 Saint Patrick's Day Chat 2025 S2Bonus24
Menion aka Rob (Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi) and Joe (Hindsightless) join me for a ramble about Dazed and Confused and other coming of age films, Saint Patrick's Day and how the Irish saved Western Civilization. This is a raw, unedited conversation.
Menion playing video games on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68WELA1HNSk
How the Irish Saved Western Civilization https://www.amazon.com/How-Irish-Saved-Civilization-Irelands/dp/0385418493

Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠
Follow my blog ⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
...more
1h 1min
March 16, 2025 S2E23 Wounds and Phenomena (1985)
Nicky & Arlen join me to discuss Nathan Ballingrud's short story collection Wounds and Joe joins me to discuss Dario Argento's 1985 film Phenomena.
Arlen's book reviews on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland

Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145
Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠
The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com
Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠
Follow my blog ⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠
Join The Anchorite APA ⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠
Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠
Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show
TJ provides music for my show.
Spikepit ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.
...more
2h 1min

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