Best I.M.A.G.I.N.E with Leo Podcasts (2025)

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Early Life Reflections Series (Season 2): Processing the importance of community 14:37

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Send us a text This week we process and reflect on the importance of community because the quality of our life is based on the quality of our relationships.By I.M.A.G.I.N.E with Leo Love

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Iowa Chapman: Sacrifice | 13 18:38

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Iowa learns a harsh truth about the chain to Haven, and must risk her life to save Doggo. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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"All RPGS are inherently unfinished"- A conversation with Justin Alexander, Panayiotis Lines & Aled Lawlor EP 73 56:30

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Today, we’ve got a four-way! Listen and marinate in the brilliance of Justin Alexander, Panayiotis Lines, & Aled Lawlor! Aled Lawlor and Panayiotis Lines are the creative duo behind Leyline Press. In just a few short years, Leyline has carved out a reputation for distinctive, atmospheric RPGs that blend striking visual design with elegant, playable…

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Iowa Chapman: The Last Agent | 12 21:10

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A mysterious stranger saves Iowa and Doggo, and delivers news about the journey to Haven. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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Let’s talk about Uncle Gary: A conversation with Gygax’s biographer, Michael Witwer Ep. 72 53:51

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Today, I am going to talk turkey with fellow historian and bestselling author, Michael Witwer. His books, such as Empire of Imagination, the acclaimed biography of Gary Gygax, and the lavish Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana, have helped bring the hidden history of role-playing games into the mainstream. His work combines deep research with a storyt…

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Innovation and Markets in the Beauty and Fashion Industry with Denise Sutton 21:14

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Innovation plays a role in the beauty and fashion industry as it does in any line of business. New products, new techniques, and new markets animate the industry, and punctuate its history.In her latest book project, Dr. Denise Sutton, associate professor at the City University of New York, examines several case studies in fashion and beauty innova…

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Iowa Chapman: The Wall | 11 12:57

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Iowa, Gideon and Doggo set sail for Haven, before heading right into a deadly storm. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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The Ring Knight Honors the Weeping Seer-with Jeremy Bent & Chris McDowall Ep. 71 58:04

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Welcome to D&D Outloud with Ben Riggs, I am Ben Riggs, apparently controversial D&D historian and author of Slaying the Dragon A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons, and over the past 13 years of writing and podcasting, I have met hundreds of creative geniuses in and around the world of TTRPGs. Here on this show, I ask two of these flaming torches…

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Early Life Reflections Series (Season 2): Processing the wisdom of the elders 11:44

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Send us a text Leo Love reflects on appreciating and processing the wisdom of her elders. Let us know what you think- like, comment, subscribe, and give a 5-star rating.By I.M.A.G.I.N.E with Leo

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The Catholic Aesthetic: Beauty & Imagination | The Simpleton Podcast with Clark Massey, Laura Hehman 41:17

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Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at [email protected])! Clark and Laura discuss the Catholic "aesthetic" and if beauty will really save the world in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters: 0:00 Episode preview 0:55 An ask / an aside on dad jokes 3:19 A Simple House update 6:08 The Catholic aesthetic…

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Iowa Chapman: Lost Vegas | 10 14:13

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Attempting to rescue Doggo, Iowa and Gideon stumble upon the ruins of a once-great city that has now become something much darker. For more great shows, visit ⁠https://gzmshows.com⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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"D&D is Not in the Innovation Biz" A Conversation with Two 4th Ed Designers- Ep 70 1:04:18

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Does 4E D&D have the best combat? The question leads us to a conversation with two of the game's three lead designers. First up, we have Rob Heinsoo, one of the leading minds behind Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition. He’s also the co-creator of 13th Age, a system that blends narrative freedom with crunchy mechanics in amazing ways. He’s a designer, a …

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An Official History of Official Corporate Histories with Lee McGuigan 21:42

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Businesses tell stories about themselves, in their advertising, in their marketing, and in their corporate biographies. Official or authorized histories of corporations form a distinctive thread in the literature in business history. In his latest book project, Dr. Lee McGuigan, assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, is researchin…

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Early Life Reflections Series (Season 2): Processing the season of the unknown 9:25

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Send us a text This week Leo Love expresses processing the season of the unknown and the feelings that come with it. Don't forget to like, subscribe and download- leave a 5 star rating!By I.M.A.G.I.N.E with Leo

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Iowa Chapman: Aunt Callie | 9 13:50

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Iowa, Gideon and Doggo prepare to fight back, but it may already be too late. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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"All of the $ should be coming to Wizards-" an interview with the former WotC Book Team Ep. 69 56:29

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Wanna know what the hell is going on at WotC? Let’s ask people who used to work there. It is difficult to describe what a superstar gathering this is on the show. These are not the first names that you think of when you hear D&D, but they are just as significant if not more so than the names we all know. First Liz Schuh, whose final title at Wizard…

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Early Life Reflections Series (Season 2): Processing forgiveness (REVISITED) 16:47

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Send us a text This week on the Imagine with Leo Podcast, we revisit the topic of processing forgiveness.By I.M.A.G.I.N.E with Leo

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Pope Benedict: Modernism, Progress, Science and Christianity (I2C pt. 3) | The Simpleton Podcast 35:53

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Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at [email protected])! Clark and Audrey continue their multi-episode series exploring "Introduction to Christianity" by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, known later as Pope Benedict XVI, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & I2C Series recap (up to now) 3…

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Iowa Chapman: An Old Friend | 8 13:41

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Iowa and Doggo grow closer as they make their way back to the river where they discover a mysterious boat. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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For an 'Orderly' Globalization: Managed Liberalization in US Labor, 1945-1990 with Melanie Sheehan 23:14

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American labor unions struggled to adjust to the changing dynamics of the world economy during the mid-to-late twentieth century. Charting this complex process is Dr. Melanie Sheehan, assistant professor of history at Hartwick College and recent Hagley-NEH postdoctoral fellow. Sheehan has discovered that during the post-WWII moment, union economist…

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This Guy Reviewed an RPG that Doesn't Exist! Ep. 68 with Luke Gearing & Leo Hunt 48:48

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An in-depth conversation with two of the most remarkable adventure-writers working today: Luke Gearing & Leo Hunt! Luke Gearing, is an incredible voice in the tabletop RPG world. His work includes Acid Death Fantasy for Troika!, the epic and disturbing Gradient Descent for Mothership and the Wages of Sin bounty book. His work is gritty, evocative, …

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Iowa Chapman: Mama Bee and the Boys | 7 14:46

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Iowa and Doggo are captured by a family with bad intentions…and a hearty appetite. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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"Corporations are colonizing your imagination for profit. TTRPGs are a liberation movement!"- Ep. 67 59:32

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Today, enjoy this conversation between 3rd edition D&D lead designer Jonathan Tweet and TTRPG historians Shannon Appelcline and Ben Riggs! They discuss one of the hotbeds of gaming ferment, St. Olaf College, which produced nerd legends like Lisa Stevens, Mark Rein-Hagen, Nicole Lindroos, and Tweet himself. Then they move on to discuss one of the mo…

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Iowa Chapman: Doggo | 6 17:12

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Iowa gives her traveling companion a name, but their journey down river does not go according to plan. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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Secrets of the Bestselling D&D Adventure of All Time- Ep 66 57:39

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Our guest tonight is a giant in the realms — literally and figuratively. Richard Baker is a legendary Dungeons & Dragons designer, novelist, and world-builder whose fingerprints are all over the game we love. He’s helped shape settings like the Forgotten Realms, Birthright, and Alternity. He designed iconic adventures. He wrote novels that bring fa…

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The Power of Patents: Global Intellectual Property, 1880-1950 with Joël Praz 22:20

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Building international cooperation is a slow, painstaking process, one made more difficult when some people don’t see the need for it. To businesses, however, international cooperation is positively necessary as a means to secure intellectual property rights, market share, and profit opportunities. In his dissertation research, Joël Praz, PhD stude…

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Iowa Chapman: A Journey to the Sun | 5 14:07

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Iowa and the dog escape Junktown down a dark well, and find themselves in a world bigger than she could’ve ever imagined. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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Solving the Mysteries of the D&D Business: A Gen Con 2025 Seminar- Ep. 65 54:28

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D&D is bigger than it has ever been, but being a D&D fan in 2025 is deeply confusing. The questions come on and on. Why do extensive promotion of a virtual tabletop for D&D, Sigil, and then give it no marketing at rollout and kill it a month later? Why has there been an exodus of staff from the company? Why, after a golden age during the game’s 5th…

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Does VIRTUS Training Work? INTERVIEW w/ Melanie Takinen | The Simpleton Podcast, Clark Massey 54:05

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Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at [email protected])! Clark sits down with Melanie Takinen, Associate Director of VIRTUS Programs, to learn more about the beginnings of the program, what it does for the Church, and what else the Church should be doing, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Learn more a…

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Iowa Chapman: Junktown | 4 20:42

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Following the rhymes of an ancient song, Iowa and the dog set off for the legendary Haven. But their journey hits a snag in a dangerous town, “built on what’s been shunned.” For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Is WotC Mucking this Up? Ep. 64 1:00:58

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Is Wizards messing this up? We discuss with two titans of the TTRPG industry! First up, David M. Ewalt – journalist, editor, and author of the engaging and wonderful Of Dice and Men. He is currently the editor in chief of Scientific American, which may make him the most prestigious personage I’ve ever had on this podcast. He is also the author of D…

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Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America’s Soldiers with David Suisman 1:13:05

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Our previously scheduled episode featuring Alessandra La Rocca Link has been postponed. In lieu of which, we present this recording made during the Hagley Author Talk featuring David Suisman hosted on February 27th, 2025 by the Hagley Museum and Library. Suisman discusses his latest book, "Instrument of War: Music and the Making of America's Soldie…

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Iowa Chapman: Cargo | 3 17:25

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Iowa comes face to face with a real-life dog, and is deputized an “Agent of the Animals” so that she can deliver him to safety. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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OSR Secrets Revealed! Ep. 63 55:31

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This week, we go deep into the Old School Revolution with Old School Essentials creator Gavin Norman and Josh McCrowell of His Majesty the Worm! Gavin Norman is the mind behind some of the most exciting work in the modern OSR scene. He is best known for Old-School Essentials, the gold standard for clean, accessible retro-gaming rules that have brou…

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Available Reality, St. Cyril & Trad. Liturgy | The Simpleton Podcast, Clark Massey & Laura Hehman 1:08:06

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Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at [email protected])!Clark and Laura talk how to discern what you can actually accomplish, St. Cyril of Jerusalem's guidance on the kiss of peace, AI's critiques of Catholicism, and more in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters:0:00 Episode preview1:29 God’s plans …

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Iowa Chapman: The Monster | 2 13:44

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Visiting her secret collection, Iowa is trapped by Regulators and rescued… by a miraculous creature. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy GZM Shows

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Is this the Best RPG Book of All Time? Ep. 62 1:09:09

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My guest tonight is a legend in the world of game design and storytelling. Richard Dansky is best known as the mind behind some of the darkest and most compelling corners of the World of Darkness. He served as the developer for Wraith: The Oblivion and helped shape the haunting masterpiece Charnel Houses of Europe: The Shoah, one of the most powerf…

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Afro-Andean Sailors and Shipbuilders in Spanish America and the Black Pacific with Leo Garofalo 21:02

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While popular memory may have forgotten them, about half of the sailors, soldiers, missionaries, tradesmen, and colonists that made up the Spanish Empire were black, people who were part of the African diaspora. Studying their history allows scholars new ways to research and interpret Spanish colonialism, perhaps especially in the Pacific context.D…

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Iowa Chapman: The Collector | 1 15:58

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Iowa’s parents are taken away by the Regulators, but not before revealing a wondrous secret. Years later, Iowa, now living with her Aunt Callie, searches for remnants of the world as it used to be…but not everyone wants her to find them. For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

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D&D Designer Meets the Questing Beast! Ep. 61 1:01:22

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This one’s a banger: D&D designer Steve Winter meets Ben Milton of Questing Beast! Ben Milton is a game designer, YouTube sage, and sorceror-king of the OSR demigod! He’s the mind behind Knave 2e and the force behind Questing Beast, your portal to the wild, weird wonders of old-school RPGs. If you like sharp rules, deadly dungeons, and freedom at t…

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Introducing: Iowa Chapman and The Last Dog 1:02

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Iowa Chapman and The Last Dog is a thrilling and heartfelt audio adventure with the love story between a girl and a dog at its center. In an apocalyptic future, climate change and overconsumption have made our planet a very different place. The seas have risen, resources are scarce…and animals have disappeared off the face of the earth. Most people…

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Joan of Arc – Voices, Valor, and the Faith That Changed a Kingdom 15:57

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Journey through medieval France with Joan of Arc and Leo the Time Traveler. Discover the mystical voices that inspired Joan, the legendary liberation of Orléans, her struggles as a peasant girl-turned-national savior, and the enduring power and controversy of her remarkable life and legacy. Now expanded with richer scenes, deeper reflection, and ne…

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A Conclave of RPG Historians- Ep. 60 58:57

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Not one, not two, but THREE RPG HISTORIANS in one hour of amazing audio! Today, we are fortunate to have with us Shannon Appelcline, author of the magisterial THIS IS FREE TRADER BEOWULF, which is a history of the Traveller RPG. He’s probably most famous for DESIGNERS AND DRAGONS, which is his multi-volume history of seemingly every role-playing ga…

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A Stretch of the Imagination: Synthetic Fabrics and the Cold War with Monica Geraffo 20:54

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During the Cold War, rival superpowers the USA and the USSR vied with one another for world dominion in many arenas: military, diplomatic, and even haute coture. In the latter connection, French designers played arbiter, judging the synthetic textiles developed under capitalist and communist systems for their value in fashion.In her dissertation pr…

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Ice Lions Bonus 10:10

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Jess, Chris and Dave from GZM Rewind share stories about the making of Ice Lions. If you like this, tune into GZM Rewind to hear more Behind The Scenes action about Six Minutes and other hit GZM shows! NOTE: This bonus originally aired on GZM Rewind feed for subscribers. To become a subscriber visit: https://gzmshows.com/subscribers/ Learn more abo…

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Ada Lovelace - Imagination and Algorithms: How the First Computer Programmer Dreamed the Future 25:22

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Step inside Victorian London with Leo, the time-traveling graduate student, for a vibrant, revelatory conversation with Ada Lovelace. Together they weave through her extraordinary life—her wild inventions as a precocious girl, the constraints and passions of society, a groundbreaking partnership with Charles Babbage, the writing of the world’s firs…

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Legendary RPG Designer Breaks Media Silence- Ep. 59 1:07:53

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I can't believe I got these two on the show together! First, Kevin Crawford is a TTRPG design legend. My favorites from his work are Stars Without Number, and Worlds Without Number, both of which have been tremendously successful and influential as paragons of sleek game design and peerless GM tools. Stars was what I ran during the pandemic, and Wo…

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The Parables of Pope Benedict; Can Believers Have Any Doubts? (I2C pt. 2) | The Simpleton Podcast 53:31

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Call (913) 390-3672 and leave a message for the podcast (or email us at [email protected])! Clark and Audrey continue their multi-episode series exploring "Introduction to Christianity" by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, known later as Pope Benedict XVI, in this episode of The Simpleton Podcast. Chapters: 0:00 Episode preview 1:17 Listener question…

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Ice Lions: One Hundred to One | 10 33:10

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In the exciting finale, the Ice Lions finally face off against the skilled and aggressive Rhinos. When the Lions realize the Rhinos are taking it easy on them, they vow to force their opponents to play for real, no matter the final score. Can the Ice Lions fulfill John’s dream, earn respect as a real team, and bring people together in the process? …

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Yuri Gagarin – The First Human in Space: Orbits, Childhood, and a Smile That United the World 23:51

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Travel to Soviet Star City as time-traveler Leo sits down with Yuri Gagarin, the first human to orbit the Earth. Explore his extraordinary journey from war-torn childhood to cosmonaut, the secret challenges of the space race, global fame, heartbreak, and the human hope behind the legend. An immersive, moving conversation revealing the real Gagarin …

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