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Those Two Geeks 316: One Man (and his cat) Rambles About Toys

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Alex talks about the recent Marvel Legends reveals from Hasbro, and tries not to get distracted by his cat.

You can reach us at the following locations if you feel the need:
Alex and Joe can be found on X respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4.
You can also find Alex on Bluesky @karcossa.bsky.social.
Alex is on threads @Alex_K_Cossa.
ThoseTwoGeeks@gmail.com

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Ready, Nerd, Go! 007: “People like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem less monstrous themselves.”

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Welcome to Ready, Nerd, Go! Graphic Policy’s newest podcast focused on tabletop role playing games (RPGs), hosted by Alex and Enko. With the rising popularity of D&D and other tabletop RPGs, we wanted to help folks who are interested in learning about the hobby take their first steps.

On the docket for this episode:

  • Dice
    • What types, what do you need?
      • Physical vs virtual
    • How much do you need to spend on a set?
    • Misbehaving dice and urban legends.
    • Should you buy game specific dice sets?
    • “You’re stealing my luck!”
  • Dice equipment
    • Towers, and the joy of anticipation
    • Trays and the curbing of enthusiasm
  • Common table rules with dice
    • Cocked die?
    • Die landing off the table?
    • Cheater dice or specifically weighted dice

Music by Alex Grohl from Pixabay.
Email: ReadyNerdGo@gmail.com

Those Two Geeks 315: Superman Trailer

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Alex and Joe talk about the upcoming Superman movie and the trailer.

You can reach us at the following locations if you feel the need:
Alex and Joe can be found on X respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4.
You can also find Alex on Bluesky @karcossa.bsky.social.
Alex is on threads @Alex_K_Cossa.
ThoseTwoGeeks@gmail.com

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Ready, Nerd, Go! 006: “If I’m to choose between one evil and another, then I prefer not to choose at all.”

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Welcome to Ready, Nerd, Go! Graphic Policy’s newest podcast focused on tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs), hosted by Alex and Enko. With the rising popularity of D&D and other tabletop RPGs, we wanted to help folks who are interested in learning about the hobby take their first steps.

On the docket for this episode:

  • What you want to play verses what you get to play.
    • Collections on the shelf, getting a group together.
    • Alien Colonial Marines verses Pathfinder 2e.
  • Playing a game in an established fiction.
    • Does the system make a setting more enjoyable?
    • A tangent on D&D and Stranger Things.
  • Introducing new players to systems.
    • Playing with Math Rocks (also known as dice).
  • Book sizes, complexity and amount of books required.
    • Add ons verses editions.
    • Player/GM created tools.
    • Fan ideas, creator collaboration.
  • Book layouts and presentations.

Music by Alex Grohl from Pixabay.
Email: ReadyNerdGo@gmail.com

Andor Finale: Political lessons from Star Wars and history

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“No one can do this alone” Cassian Andor Season 2

That’s why we’ve got Project Fulcrum, where Star Wars fans are uniting with movement organizers to connect the stories on screen with the real history and theory of antifascist movements. 

In this episode we cover the second half of Andor season 2, with returning guests Anthony Vidal Torres from Project Fulcrum at Get Free, and Charles Lencher of Organizing 2.0. 

Join Project Fulcrum: a Star Wars fan activism campaign fighting for freedom and equality in a country not so far away: https://www.getfreetogether.org/project-fulcrum
Listen to Andor Season 2 part 1 https://bit.ly/andoractivismpod 
Follow Elana  https://bsky.app/profile/levin.bsky.social 
Follow Get Free https://www.instagram.com/getfree_mvmt

FULL SPOILERS to follow. 

Those Two Geeks 314: Thunderbolts*

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Alex and Joe talk about Thunderbolts* (expect some spoilers, but not enough to entirely give the plot away), and an impromptu MCU movie ranking.

You can reach us at the following locations if you feel the need:
Alex and Joe can be found on X respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4.
You can also find Alex on Bluesky @karcossa.bsky.social.
Alex is on threads @Alex_K_Cossa.
ThoseTwoGeeks@gmail.com

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Those Two Geeks 313: Quick Fire Topics!

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Alex and Joe talk about Metallica, Free Comic Book Day, Thunderbolts* (Spoiler Free), Star Wars and nerd arguments.

You can reach us at the following locations if you feel the need:
Alex and Joe can be found on X respectively @karcossa and @FirstRonin4.
You can also find Alex on Bluesky @karcossa.bsky.social.
Alex is on threads @Alex_K_Cossa.
ThoseTwoGeeks@gmail.com

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Ready, Nerd, Go! 005: “Courage Is Found In Unlikely Places.”

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Welcome to Ready, Nerd, Go! Graphic Policy’s newest podcast focused on tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs), hosted by Alex and Enko. With the rising popularity of D&D and other tabletop RPGs, we wanted to help folks who are interested in learning about the hobby take their first steps.

On the docket for the fifth episode:

  • How do you decide on what game to play?
    • When the table thinks the game is bad…
    • Is it just you, or is the table not enjoying the game.
  • Wait, what do we do if we don’t like the game?
    • Rebooting the game to a certain part.
    • Is the game unsalvagable? Why is that?
      • Characters, plot, tone or the rule system?
      • Is it the GM’s style or is it the game style?
      • Transferring characters from one game
  • How to make an unenjoyable game enjoyable.
    • As a group
      • Rewinding time to when we had fun.
      • Giving the players agency.

Music by Alex Grohl from Pixabay.
Email: ReadyNerdGo@gmail.com

Those Two Geeks 312: A Travis-ty of A Show?

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Joe, Alex, and Matthew are joined by relative wrestling newcomer Enco get together to talk about their thoughts and feelings of Wrestlemania 41.

You can reach us at the following locations if you feel the need:
Joe and Matthew can be found on X respectively @FirstRonin4 and @matthewklein316.
You can also find Matthew and Alex on Bluesky @matthewklein316.bsky.social and @karcossa.bsky.social.
Alex is on threads @Alex_K_Cossa.
Matthew’s on Instagram @macktheknife1116.
ThoseTwoGeeks@gmail.com

Matthew’s book Crashing is available now through IDW Publishing. His webcomic The Rhyme Scheme is available for free here. You can also find his podcast, Comics For You via Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Music by AlexGrohl from Pixabay

Ready, Nerd, Go! 004: “Deeds Will Not Be Less Valiant Because They Are Unpraised.”

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Welcome to Ready, Nerd, Go! Graphic Policy’s newest podcast focused on table top role playing games (RPGs), hosted by Alex and Enko. With the rising popularity of D&D and other table top RPGs, we wanted to help folks who are interested in learning about the hobby take their first steps.

On the docket for this episode:

  • Creating a character
    • Generally speaking…
    • Premade characters.
    • The life path system.
  • Building a character
    • Class.
    • Personality.
    • Equipment.
  • Backstory ideas
    • Where do they come from?
    • How important are they?
  • What if I don’t like the character?
    • Adjusting
    • Giving up.

Music by Alex Grohl from Pixabay.
Email: ReadyNerdGo@gmail.com

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