Best Commanders Herald Podcasts (2026)

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Bolcast 65 - Goodbye 2025 - Year in Review and Resolutions 1:02:27

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Hiatus We're taking a brief hiatus for the holidays either after this episode or the next. Just wanted to give you all a heads up on this! We'll see you in January. We're playing it loose! Episode notes Ken is sick! Morgan is busy (but she sent in a little voice memo)! Mike and Celani go over 2025 and talk about what they want to see in Magic in th…

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53: Herald of Oblivion Christmas Special 5:10:52

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In this special video episode Dhar surprises the lads with a mission direct from the Emperor himself. We play the Path to Victory book Herald of Oblivion, a choose your own adventure style… well, adventure. Combating both heretics and Dhar’s dyslexia the lads try their best to reunite with their squadmates while fighting through successive waves of…

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Bolcast 64 - "We're All Jeff!" - A mailbag episode with Jason Alt! 1:14:53

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Hiatus We're taking a brief hiatus for the holidays either after this episode or the next. Just wanted to give you all a heads up on this! We'll see you in January. Or next week and then January. Who knows! We're playing it loose! Episode notes The guy who got us all together for this podcast joins us again to sift through Reddit for a mailbag epis…

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52: Meles Astorum Lore Pt2 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:15:20

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Cover art by Modyer, big love x In our final episode on the Star Badgers, for the time being, we look at the changes wrought on the chapter during their reforging and the suspiciously high number of Star Badgers who survived the Rubicon Primaris. We explore the structure of the reborn chapter and their Clawpacks (companies) by focusing on two of th…

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Bolcast 63 - Should we ignore Game Changers? Featuring special guest Stephen Bahl! 1:05:19

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Episode notes Special guest Stephen Bahl of long time EDHREC-article-comment-section fame makes an epic appearance on the Bolcast to talk Game Changers and Bolas behavior! Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected]. As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com! Card Sphe…

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Bolcast 62 - Mailbag - Sorry, Ken! Again. Sorry. Ken. Featuring Bolcast editor Ken Peddle! 47:00

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Episode notes It's another mailbag episode with Morgan and Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA. Our lovely long time editor Ken Peddle hops on to tag team our mailbag and make sure we curse 99 times out of 100. Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected]. As always, we are spo…

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Washed Casuals Discuss Constructed Bans a Week Late - Episode 52 48:47

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Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshornBuy a cute hat at Stitcher's Supply: https://stitcherssupply.com/Cal & Dan go crazy talking about all of those dang bans that came down the pipeline... a week ago. We've also got a Regional Championsbip, three new secret lairs, and more!Cal's podcast ab…

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51: Meles Astorum Lore Pt1 | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:36:48

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Cover art by Modyer, inspired by the original Rogue Trader artwork. In this episode we pick up the story of the Meles Astorum after their supposed destruction at Uras’drekh. Far from gone, the Star Badgers dragged the wreck of Luna’s Vigil to the surface of their death world, Samarkand, and went underground – literally. For centuries they became a …

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Bolcast 61 - Mailbag - Mike has Finally Watched The Lord of The Rings 1:02:14

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It's another mailbag episode with Morgan and Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA. EDHREC writer Nicholas Lucchesi wrote in about how he believes there are no staples in Commander. Mike has also finally seen The Lord of the Rings and talks about that. Also, the new censored word is dingaling. This is the only time I'll tell you what it is. Don't forget …

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Bolcast 60 - Restrictions are Creative! with Olivia Gobert-Hicks! 1:10:20

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This week on the Bolcast, a member of the Commander Format Panel, Commander at Home and Elder Dragon Hijinks host, and all-around renaissance woman and tour de force Olivia Gobert-Hicks joins Mike on the Bolcast to talk Teysa, the Liege cycle, hybrid mana, and not taking Olivia's stuff! Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read…

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50: Intro to Meles Astorum | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:17:01

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This episode we dive into the Meles Astorum – better known as the Star Badgers – a fleet-based Chapter first whispered about during the early millennia of the Imperium. We track their rise from brutal boarding specialists in the Jarnhost Reaving, through their reputation for tunnel warfare at Gaulus Red, to the infamous Howling Iron Pact that nearl…

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Bolcast 59 - Mailbag - Is Michael the Bolas? 55:02

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It's another mailbag episode with Morgan and Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA. Michael gives us a story about teaching a lesson and then it's mailbag time! Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected]. As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com! Card Sphere, Get your card…

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POWERED CUBE ON ARENA - Episode 51 45:38

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Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshorn Pixels with Power Kickstarter!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playingwithpowermtg/pixels-with-power-playmats-and-more-from-playing-with-power?ref=a4zynk Cal & Emma talk about Powered Cube on Arena for 3 hours. Just kidding! Commander Update, Spo…

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Bolcast 58 - Breezing Through Phases with Cas Hinds aka StrixhavenDropout 1:03:43

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This week on the Bolcast, EDHREC writer and a content creator with Lobby Pristine, Cas Hinds calls in to chat about folks who handwave through phases and just moving through actions. There are priorities to be passed, buddy! Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected]. As …

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Bolcast 57 - Precons? For New Players? with Culture Critic Reyna Cervantes 1:19:47

2M ago1:19:47

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This week on the Bolcast, culture critic Reyna Cervantes joins me! Whether you know her from Gamespot or her movie reviews, new pal Reyna and I chat about music, our friend Ashley, and Reyna's love of Vampires. All this before we get a wild take Bolas peeve. Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit …

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49: Adeptus Astartes: Vehicles | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:28:54

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Our final image heavy episode on the breakdown of a chapter rumbles forward as we turn our attention to the armoured fist of the Adeptus Astartes: their vehicles. We open with the towering Dreadnoughts, half-hero, half-sarcophagus, entombing fallen warriors who continue the fight in adamantium shells. From there, the heavy rumble of tanks follows, …

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Bolcast 56 - Mailbag with Celani - Armageddon The Land Deck 47:34

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This week on the Bolcast, Carrozza welcomes Celani back to the fold officially as a Mailbag Champion to chat about an old submission and some Lorwyn Eclipsed Don't forget to get your stories in the mailbag and we'll read them on the Bolcast. Submit them to [email protected]. As always, we are sponsored by Cardsphere.com! Card Sphere, Get your c…

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Seven Standard Sets in 2026 - Episode 50 51:03

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Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshornCal & Dan chat it up about Masters & Remastered sets being dead, their favorite decks from Pro Tour Edge of Eternities, and all seven sets from 2026. I'm gonna be sick. Get your Rhystic Studies Shirt & other fun merch on Stitcher's Supply: https://stitc…

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Bolcast 55 - Mailbag - Tony, Tony, Tony 58:05

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48: Adeptus Astartes: Command | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:12:27

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In episode three of our deep-dive into the structure of a Space Marine Chapter we turn the auspex squarely on its commanders. We start off with the Chapter Master, an Avatar of the chapter's spirit and master of its terrifying resources, before turning to the Captains who direct entire companies with the aid of their Lieutenants We then shift to th…

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Bolcast 54 - Mailbag from RopeArrow! Embracing the Villain while Millin' 46:48

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This week on the Bolcast, Mike and Morgan get back into the Mailbag to discuss a submission from Tyler Day aka RopeArrow. Check out his Magic art here: https://scryfall.com/search?q=artist%3Aropearrow and his linktr.ee here - https://linktr.ee/ropearrow We chat about mill and how some tables will always see it as the big villain move. Don't forget …

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It's Modern Pro Tour Time Again - Episode 49 1:00:22

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Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshornCal & Emma chat it up about MagicCon Atlanta, Spider-Man secret lairs (again), and the Modern Pro Tour - featuring Edge of Eternities! What else could we possibly need to talk about?This episode is sponsored by Card Conduit. Use code HORN to get 5% off …

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Bolcast 53 - The Salties Rebuttal and Michael Celani Returns 1:11:28

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This week on the Bolcast, it's the first time we've ever had a rebuttal! Last month, we had a submission that was well received on EDHREC and on another mailbag with Michael Celani. Read about it here: https://edhrec.com/articles/am-i-the-bolas-salty-for-your-losses and go back to listen to Bolcast 49 for the first part. Keep an eye on https://edhr…

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47: Adeptus Astartes: Primaris Squads | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:26:47

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Part two in our "Give Cral and Aneurysm” series sees us taking a look at the ridiculous number of squads one can field as part of a Primaris Chapter. We start with a brief look at the Ultima Founding that leads to the Indomitus Crusade, a mission to reunite the fractured Imperium of Man. We note the distinct changes in the revised Codex Astartes, m…

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Bolcast 52 - Dropping From an Event with Video Game Writer Ashley Cooper! 1:09:41

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This week on the Bolcast, Mike's good pal Ashley Cooper hops on the Bolcast to talk about how she recently got into Magic and the experiences that come with that. Ashley Cooper is a video game writer who's written games like Warhammer 40k Spacemarine and Gotham Knights. She's currently writing the new Iron-Man game! As a video game connoisseur, you…

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Learning to Hate Spider-Man & Love Pauper - Episode 48 51:26

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Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshornCal, Dan & Emma discuss a reinforcement of the banned and restricted philosophy, the best format that Isn't Commander, the upcoming Marvel's Spiderman set & Through the Omenpaths!Cal's podcast about retro video games, Level Up: https://linktr.ee/levelup…

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46: Adeptus Astartes: First Born Squads | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:17:00

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In this nose-bleed-inducing episode we take a look at all of the squad types found in a codex compliant space marine chapter. Working our way from Newly minted scout we track the path a marine takes through the chapter. Starting with the scouts and their vehicles we move to a marine’s true ascension to becoming a Devastator marine. Once they have m…

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Bolcast 51 - Sandwich Story Time with GirlPod! 50:25

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FIXED AUDIO! This week on the Bolcast, Sarah and Sandwich from GirlPod join Mikey once again! This week, it's Sandwich Time! Be sure to follow and support GirlPod and all their projects. Make sure to go say hi to them in Atlanta at MagicCon where you can experience all the joy and delight these two bring to everyone they meet. All GirlPod links - h…

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Bolcast 50 - Magic Misogyny with GirlPod! 1:08:14

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This week on the Bolcast, Sarah and Sandwich from GirlPod join Mikey to talk about cEDH and misogyny in Magic spaces, all while laughing harder than anybody has on the pod before. This episode is Sarah's MtG pet peeve episode and next episode will be Sandwich's Be sure to follow and support GirlPod and all their projects. Make sure to go say hi to …

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45: Adeptus Astartes: Making a Marine | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:18:05

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This episode we take a look at the gene-seed implants required to elevate a recruit to a neophyte within Chapters. We explore the use of Progenoid Glands, located in the throat and chest of each Astartes which mature after 5 and 10 years. We look at the process used to create all implants from the Gene-seed and the rough timescales involved and, in…

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Bolcast 49 - Am I The Mailbag? - A Salty Retreat with Michael Celani (again!) 1:09:28

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This week on the Bolcast - Another mailbag episode! We can't get enough of our former co-host Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA! It's another Am I The Mailbag?! We're going into the mailbag and reading stories submitted to the [email protected] inbox. Carrozza, Morgan, and Celani tackle a submission together! Gamesfreaksa.info is where you can fi…

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Bolcast 48 - Impact of Powerful Commanders with TorioftheVast of Scrybabies 57:15

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This week on the Bolcast - one of my favorite people in the Magic: The Gathering creator space joins me for a chat. TorioftheVast from Scrybabies comes onto the pod to get into the impact of playing powerful commanders. Whether you're playing the commander or playing against the commander, they get removed for the most part and we get into that. A …

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44: Adeptus Astartes: Recruitment | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:13:08

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In this episode we take a look at the meticulously structured process for Space Marine recruitment. We look at how Chapters select recruits from specific homeworlds or regions, seeking individuals who demonstrate exceptional strength and unwavering loyalty. We explore preferred recruitment worlds such as Feral and Hive Worlds, known for producing r…

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Bolcast 47 - Am I The Mailbag? - Killing The Ur-Dragon with Michael Celani 31:22

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This week on the Bolcast - Another mailbag episode! We can't get enough of our former co-host Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA! It's another Am I The Mailbag?! We're going into the mailbag and reading stories submitted to the [email protected] inbox. Carrozza, Morgan, and Celani tackle a submission together today and - Congrats on reading the de…

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Am I The Bolcast? 46 - Visible Saltiness with Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA 58:55

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This week on The Bolcast, the return of our former co-host Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA! Michael calls in and Morgan stays on the line. We chat about Celani's pet peeve of people letting their saltiness show. When a game doesn't break your way, don't slouch, stay in it! Gamesfreaksa.info is where you can find all things Celani. Next week, he's b…

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BONUS EPISODE - The Restless with Winslow Dumaine 1:17:43

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Hey everybody! It's a bonus episode and a bit of an announcement. First of all, this is a bonus ep where I basically just ripped audio so we are swearing today - LOTS. No apologies to Ken on this one. That sweet boy's getting a break for this week. There will be no new episode of Am I The Bolcast? on July 22nd. Michael Celani aka GamesfreakSA is ba…

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43: Adeptus Astartes: The Legiones Astartes | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:11:45

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CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON THE CHAPTER HERITAGE!⁠⁠ We start at the launch of the great crusade and the generic Order of Battle used by the 20 legions before experience and the rediscovery of their primarch changed them. We touch on the schism between those astartes recruited on Terra and those who came after their Primarch was rediscovered. We look at t…

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Am I The Bolcast? 45 - Charm Offensive Politicking with Lua Stardust 1:01:05

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This week on The Bolcast, Mikey's solo before and after the phone because Morgan is away for a sneaky Commander gathering. Her loss today because our guest is one of my faves in the Magic: The Gathering content creator sphere. She's down-to-Earth and funny. She's insightful and a champion of the cEDH format. She's a cosplay model and on the Command…

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Am I The Bolcast? 44 - Mailbag 03 - Mean Mikey Mailbag 25:13

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This week on the Bolcast - Another mailbag episode! It's another Am I The Mailbag?! We're going into the mailbag and reading stories submitted to the [email protected] inbox. This time, a friend of Mikey's sent him one that makes him get mean and giggly. Also, send us feedback about this one! If you like it, message me at [email protected] …

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42: Adeptus Astartes Origins Part 4: The Primarch Project | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:16:16

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CLICK HERE TO VOTE ON THE CHAPTER LIVERY!⁠ We start with the creation of the Primarchs, the reasons that led the Emperor to command their creation and the mysterious Erda who aided him. We look at how the Emperor's own genome was used and altered and the other “biological material” mixed in… gross. After they mysteriously disappeared their genomes …

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Am I The Bolcast? 43 - Buying Low from Your LGS with Sierkovitz of 17Lands and Magic Numbers 1:06:01

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HAPPY CANADA DAY! Yes, we now know that Cori-Steel Cutter was banned. This was recorded when Dragonstorm just dropped and the bookends were recorded two days before the ban announcement. So, yeah, we know! Timing! Crazy! This week, we get a delightful chat with Sierkovitz from 17Lands and Magic Numbers. "But Mike," you're wondering, "doesn't Sierko…

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Am I The Bolcast? 42 - Mailbag 02 - Mike Gets to Tell You His Pet Peeves 47:50

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This week on the Bolcast, it's a bonus episode! We're still trying something out! It's another Am I The Mailbag?! We're going into the mailbag and reading stories submitted to the [email protected] inbox. Also, send us feedback about this one! If you like it, message me at [email protected] and tell me what you think! Today's mailbag was ac…

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41: Adeptus Astartes Origins Part 3: Thunder Warriors | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:14:27

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CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHAPTER HERALDRY & DOWNLOAD COLOUR SCHEME SCHEMATIC! We launch this episode with a look at the context for the Emperor's Unification of Terra and the needs and forces that required the Thunder Warriors. We have a gander at the organisation of their 20 legions, foreshadowing, and the abilities and flaws of their powerful and muscu…

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Am I The Bolcast? 41 - Playing the Bolas with Logan aka SeraphSix 1:24:29

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This week on the Bolcast, Mikey is sick, but powering through because a delightful guest is on the line! Logan aka SeraphSix is a lovely person who is such a pillar of the Magic community. A good egg with a heart of gold, Logan calls in to discuss a playing the bad guy and whether that means he is the bad guy! As always, we are sponsored by Cardsph…

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Am I The Bolcast? 40 - Mailbag 01 - Forestwalk the Walk 41:14

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This week on the Bolcast, it's a bonus episode! We're trying something out! We teased some changes to the podcast and today, we unexpectedly have an episode for you! Surprise! We're going into the mailbag and reading stories submitted to the [email protected] inbox. Also, send us feedback about this one! If you like it, message me at amithebola…

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40: Adeptus Astartes Origins Part 2: Terra Pre-Unification | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:09:24

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⁠CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAV CHAPTER ICON! In this episode we go BACK … to the future! We open our discussion on the state of Terra during the Age of Strife together with its prime rival, the Technocracy of Mars. We explore the cultural impacts of this dark age and how it informed the base culture of the Imperium of Man. We detail the rise of t…

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Am I The Bolcast? 39 - Who's a Good Boy? with Dan Sheehan 1:23:04

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This week on the Bolcast, one of our first ever guests for the podcast calls in again! This time around Dan isn't plugging Pie Break, his recently sunset podcast that I love and is still available wherever you get your podcasts, but rather a new board game! Dan and his wife Julia have created a card game called Who's a Good Boy?: The Game Where Dog…

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John Avon Retires (for now) & Sick Secret Lairs - Episode 47 46:38

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Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshornCal & Emma discuss the retirement (at least, temporary retirement) of iconic Magic Artist John Avon and also speculate on how well the prize of an upcoming Spotlight Series will be used. Of course, we have the Product Watch to discuss Final Fantasy & so…

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39: Adeptus Astartes Origins Part 1: Early Dev & Lore | Warhammer 40K Lore 1:13:45

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We start our dive into the Adeptus Astartes with a brief summary of Episode 13 and 14 defining what a chapter, company and squad look like together with the most common arms and armour they field. We then take a real world turn and look at the early publication of the Space Marines and the setting of the Imperium of Man. This covers the original de…

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Playing with Power Ryan's Journey to 100k Subs 59:24

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Support the show, join the community & get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/heraldshornRyan started Playing with Power to spread the good word of Competitive EDH. The channel exploded out of the gate - gaining 10,000 subs almost overnight. Surely, we're headed to the promised land of 100,000 subscribers in no time right??? hahaha. Lets ta…