Join us for the first ever live edition of the POGcast by Palms Off Gaming at the recent Auckland Card Show held by The Card Show Company in partnership with Geek Culture. Today, we have two of the key people who helped to wrangle this event together - Steve Guinee and Matt Rogers.

Josh Diffey is co-owner and founder of Coburg based gaming paradise The Gaming Arena - a business built on the passion of table top games like Warhammer and Dungeons and Dragons as well as TCGs like Star Wars Unlimited and Magic: The Gathering.In this episode, we chat with Josh about how The Gaming Arena came to be, his time as a Warhammer coach, and the current ecosphere of TCGs.

Jake Matthews – Australian UFC Welterweight contender and owner of JM Collectables – steps out of the octagon and onto the mic to talk about his journey into professional fighting, how he got hooked on trading cards, and his surprising passion for all things Tolkien.

Rubee and Cassa are the Creators and Hosts of Australian Magic: The Gathering Podcast and Commander Show Cozy Magic Club.

Alongside Rubee and Cassa on the CMC Podcast is co-host and friend Nigel Victus chatting topics from the LGS environment to which Planeswalkers deserve a Smash or Pass.

Umit Berkant is the owner and founder of Blacklist Cards & Collectables - an LGS in Thomastown just around the corner from POG HQ!

In this episode, Umit breaks down how he went from Facebook seller to store owner, the highs and lows of store ownership, and cracks some One Piece TCG with Darcy 🎴

Swadsy dropped by to have a chat while he was in Melbourne for Midnight's TCG Collectables Expo. Talking all things Pokémon and content creation in this one!

Jordan Dunbar, Vocalist of Melbourne metalcore band Starve and big ol' Magic: The Gathering nerd, dropped by to have a chat about his music, the state of Wizards of the Coast, his passion for Commander, and to have a bite to eat from the Palms Off Gaming Spaghetti Draw™.

Kristijan and Aneta Damjanoski, owners of TCGroup Australia located in Epping, VIC, popped by with just about every booster box available on the Australian market right now.