Dice in Mind

Nov 04 2024 100 ep. 55 mins 10

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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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Episode 132: The Expanse with Ian Lemke of Green Ronin

Nov 04 2024 69 mins

Ian Lemke is a game developer for Green Ronin and is responsible for The Expanse Roleplaying Game line. He has written for The Expanse line since the core rulebook and has also contributed writing to Blue Rose. Ian has been developing games (both tabletop RPGs and computer games) since 1993. He’s worked as a writer or developer for many companies including White Wolf, FASA, Modip

Episode 131: LitRPG: Star Trek Adventures 2e

Oct 21 2024 64 mins

Welcome to our first "official" RPG book review through the lens of LitRPG! We hope you enjoy it. Please check out these links from the episode: Star Trek Adventures 2e Core RulebookContinuing Conversations Episode 145Continuing Conversations Episode (YouTube) Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Bradley Browne and Jason A. Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games

Episode 130: Once Upon with Al Spader

Oct 07 2024 69 mins

Al Spader is a middle school science teacher, father of five-year-old twin boys, and a freelance RPG writer and game designer. As a regular writer for Star Trek Adventures and lead designer of the Sentience 2d20 RPG, Al brings his knowledge of neurodivergence and social-emotional learning to the TTRPG community. Please check out these links from the episode: Once UponSentienceStar

Episode 129: Shelly Mazzanoble and Dungeon Master Parenting

Sep 23 2024 78 mins

Shelly Mazzanoble is an award-winning author of essays, books, two unfinished novels, some short stories, and one-act plays that have actually been produced. Most surprising, she is someone’s a mother. She loves writing about reality TV almost as much as parenting. Then there’s all the Dungeons & Dragons stuff. Shelly has written three books about D&D: Confessions of a

Episode 128: Forecasting Geekery with Katie Nickolaou

Sep 09 2024 40 mins

Katie Nickolaou is the Emmy Award Winning CBS Morning Meteorologist for WLNS in Lansing, Michigan. From reporting on tornadoes live in the field to tracking multi-day blizzards, she loves injecting her forecasts with unique and detailed information that captivates and educates her audience. She is the creator of the #FandomForecast, a project she started to bring together her love

A Summer Rerun with Bill Smith and Star Wars

Aug 26 2024 68 mins

Nearly two years ago, we had the opportunity to interview RPG royalty. Bill Smith is the writer and editor of the much hailed Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (2nd ed.) core rulebook, Game Master Handbook, and more from West End Games. He was so humble and kind when we spoke. We hope you enjoy listening to the chat half as much as we did having it! Also, we promise this is the last

Episode 127: Michael Dismuke, Dune, and Klingon Houses

Aug 12 2024 85 mins

Michael Dismuke is a Certified Professional in Talent Development and Certified Leadership Development and Succession Strategist. He is a national speaker/trainer and consultant, a freelance writer for the Star Trek Adventures RPG, and a published comic creator. Please check out these relevant links: Michael on TwitterContinuing ConversationsStar Trek Adventures, Second EditionDune

Episode 126: Sarah Al-Ahmed from Planetary Radio

Jul 29 2024 74 mins

Sarah Al-Ahmed holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in astrophysics from the University of California at Berkeley. After some time as a data-taker for a supernova research team using instruments at Lick Observatory in Mt. Hamilton, California, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in science communication. Sarah spent six years as a museum guide, writer, and show producer at the h

A Summer Rerun with Meteorologist Katie Nickolaou

Jul 15 2024 89 mins

Brad and Jason are doing a bit of summer traveling. So, please join us this week for a rerun of one of our most popular episodes: Katie Nickolaou is the Emmy Award Winning CBS Morning Meteorologist for WLNS in Lansing, Michigan. From reporting on tornadoes live in the field to tracking multi-day blizzards, she loves injecting her forecasts with unique and detailed information tha

Episode 125: James Sutter and The Ghost of Us

Jul 01 2024 73 mins

James L. Sutter is a co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder Roleplaying Games. From 2004 to 2017, he worked for Paizo Publishing, starting out as an editor on Dungeon Magazine, going on to do foundational work for Pathfinder, and eventually becoming the Creative Director in charge of launching Starfinder, as well as the Executive Editor of the Pathfinder Tales novel line for P