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Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly/biweekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!
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Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
This week we interview a gentlemen with whom we have been eager to chat. Michael Polkinghorn is the author of the very first adventure in Candlekeep Mysteries, our very favorite D&D adventure book from Wizards of the Coast. He is also an individual with a fascinating backstory of his own. Join us as Michael shares how he conceptualized his Candlekeep adventure, walks us through his broader familiarity with D&D (including his own podcast Relic of the Past), and shares with us some of his number of other nerdy interests.
Please check out Michael's diverse creative work:
Dragon Magazine
Candlekeep Mysteries
Relic of the Past
Michael Polkinghorn started his professional life as a geologist. He now works in the wine industry and can often be found walking the vineyards of Sonoma County with his family and four house tabaxi.
Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.
If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.
Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
This week we have the good fortune of chatting with Jake Blouch and Michael Doherty, two of the minds and voices behind the wonderfully creative Mythic Thunderlute: A D&D Podcast Musical. If you have listened to MTL, we think you will agree it is one of the most creative things happening in the RPG community today. If you haven't listened to at least a few of their episodes, stop what you are doing and get on over to their feed. Yes, it's that good.
Please check out Mythic Thunderlute, and while you're there support their work through Patreon and buy their merchandise:
Mythic Thunderlute
MTL Patreon
MTL Merch
Jake Blouch is a Philly based actor, song writer, voiceover artist and future President of the United States. He has performed in theatres across the Philadelphia region, and even a couple times in Delaware! In addition to his "career" as an actor, his songwriting and musical projects include his parody band Jawbone Junction, which aims to give Southern Rock the Spinal Tap treatment (Roscoe Chubb on the drums). His original musical Something Like a War was commissioned by 11th Hour Theatre Co, and received a showcase reading in 2019. For his turn in their production of See What I Wanna See he won the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical. He lives in South Philly with his true love, his wife Sophia, and her true love, their dog Teddy and cats Tobias and Sister Aloicius.
Michael Doherty is an east coast-based actor, writer, and comedian. He has participated in nearly 50 theatrical productions across the country, including productions at 59E59 Theaters, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, the Wilma Theater, and more. His television pilot, Los Jarochos, won Best Writing at the 2013 Independent TV Festival. Michael is a published educational researcher in an ongoing collaboration with the University of Denver, studying the thought processes of professional actors. In 2019, he married fellow actor and best friend Alex Keiper during preview week for The Nerd at Milwaukee Rep.
Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.
If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.
Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).
Saturday Mar 12, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
This week we interview...no one! Instead, we look back at our recent five interviews and look forward to the next five. Along the way we reflect on how Dice in Mind has changed yet remained true to exploring RPGs through the lens of real life. We also reveal that we are putting a narrative dice port of Star Trek on the back burner so that instead we can write (and share) a few mission briefs for playing Star Trek duets. Finally, we have a big announcement: Jason and his friend and co-author Aaron are writing a book on leadership through the lens of Star Trek!
You can check out Aaron and Jason's related article on StarTrek.com for a taste of what is to come with their book:
Leadership from the Ready Room
Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.
If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.
Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
This week we have the immense pleasure of chatting with Nami Melumad, composer for Star Trek: Prodigy and so much more, for a wide ranging discussion regarding music composition and production, gender inequity in professional music, and of course many things Trek. We honestly could have spent hours talking with Nami, who was gracious with her time and insights. May you enjoy the conversation as much as we did as the close to our first five-episode interview series.
Please check out Nami's work:
Nami Melumad is an Israeli-Dutch film composer, based in Los Angeles, California. Her scoring credits include over 130 projects in a wide range of genres, most notably the HBO Max comedy, An American Pickle, starring Seth Rogen; the Amazon thriller-drama series, Absentia, starring Stana Katic; and EA’s VR video game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. She also scored the Oscar® winning documentary short, Colette; and contributed music and arrangements to Amazon’s latest hit, Borat Subsequent MovieFilm. Her score to the Star Trek episode, Shorts Treks: Q&A, in 2019, landed her as composer for Star Trek: Prodigy, making her the first female composer for the franchise.
Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.
If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.
Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
This week we have the pleasure of chatting with Michael Low, educator and innovator, on the potential to utilize RPGs to enliven education. Please join us for a deep dive into educational theory, passion for learning, and a delightful level of enthusiasm. You will not be disappointed!
Please check out Michael's ideas, join one of his classes, and follow him on Twitter:
Luck of Legends
Can Kids Learn Academic Skills with RPGs?
RPGs by Michael Low
Michael Low is a live-scan certified CA high school English teacher, parent, story-teller, and game designer. He teaches kids non-violent conflict resolution, collaboration, confidence, critical thinking, and creative writing using games, inspired by a love of learning, not fear of failure.
Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs! In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.
If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.
Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).