Best Christopher Reinhard Podcasts (2025)

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John Mearsheimer: A World Tour 1:14:52

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John Mearsheimer, world-renowned scholar of international relations, joins us to discuss the state of play in the Middle East, East Asia, and Eastern Europe. We also examine the relationship between realism and morality, the nature of the China threat, and the origins of “offshore balancing.” Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to sta…

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Leonard Benardo: Reexamining the “Open Society” 1:00:08

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Leonard Benardo, Senior Vice President at the Open Society Foundations, joins us to discuss OSF’s emergence and evolution, defining values of open societies, and heterodox thinking for turbulent times. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center a…

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Zhao Long: Beijing’s Balancing Act 43:26

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Zhao Long, Deputy Director of the Institute for Global Strategic and Security Studies in Shanghai, returns to the Trialogue to discuss Beijing’s perspective on a slew of recent high-profile summits, in the context of China’s complex relations with Russia, the United States, India, and North Korea. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify t…

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Samuel Moyn: Can Multipolarity Save Liberalism? 47:39

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Samuel Moyn, the Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University, joins us to discuss the philosophical underpinnings of liberalism, its role in international relations, and the possibility of a multipolar liberal order emerging in a period of U.S. decline. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the l…

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Jana Kobzova: Europe’s Take on the Alaska Talks 1:00:43

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Jana Kobzova, Director of the European Security Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations and former foreign policy adviser to the president of Slovakia, joins us to discuss the European perspective on the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, the Washington meeting between Trump, Zelensky, and top European leaders, and the future of the war in …

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Dmitry Suslov: Russia’s Take on Alaska Talks 52:49

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Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, joins us to discuss the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska and Russia’s expectations for a settlement in Ukraine. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Tr…

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Victoria Panova: Russia and BRICS 52:07

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Victoria Panova, Vice Rector of HSE and Head of Russia’s BRICS Expert Council, joins us to discuss the history of BRICS, Russia’s attitude toward the association, and the differences between BRICS and other international formats, such as the G7 and the G20. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! …

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Curtis Yarvin (Part 2): The Empire of Love 39:08

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Curtis Yarvin returns to discuss the logic of the “empire of love” and the possibilities of an American “perestroika.” He calls on Washington to shutter its foreign embassies, withdraw from the UN, and dissolve the transatlantic relationship. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Trialogue …

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Xiang Lanxin: Is Trump Good for China? 50:13

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Xiang Lanxin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center, joins us to discuss Trumpian “kayfabe,” the possibility of a grand bargain over Taiwan, and the US-Russia-China “grand strategic triangle,” among other subjects. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by th…

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Sunjoy Joshi: The View from India 57:05

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Sunjoy Joshi, Chairman of India’s Observer Research Foundation, joins us to discuss Indian philosophy, subtleties of the subcontinent, and India’s relations with the US, China, and Russia. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced b…

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Curtis Yarvin: The Empire of Love (Part 1) 45:14

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Curtis Yarvin joins us to discuss the Anglo-American “empire of love,” the bohemian libertines of the ancien regime, Putin’s relative weakness, Xi’s advantages over Mamdani, and populism’s last chance. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center a…

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Samuel Charap: Russia Policy in Retrospect 47:24

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Samuel Charap, Distinguished Chair in Russia and Eurasia Policy at RAND, joins us to discuss US policy toward Russia since 2008, the war in Ukraine, and the prospects of a settlement. *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM. Time Stamps: 00:40 How did you get interested in Russia? 01:59 US-Russia relatio…

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Maksim Suchkov: What Does Russia Want? 55:44

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Maksim Suchkov, Director of the Institute of International Studies at MGIMO University in Moscow, joins us to discuss direct Russia-Ukraine talks, US-Russia relations, and Russia’s own “revolution of common sense”. *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM. Time Stamps: 01:08 Evaluate the Russia-Ukraine ta…

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Emma Ashford: Where do American interests end? 1:09:18

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What is a foreign policy of restraint? Are the Anglosphere and Western Hemisphere key to American interests? Will the transatlantic alliance endure? Do Russia or China pose substantial threats to the United States? Time Stamps: 01:38 What is the restraint movement in US foreign policy? 06:28 Is military overextension a product of liberal internatio…

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Da Wei: Will the US and China Decouple or Rebalance? 56:10

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Da Wei, Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University in Beijing, joins us to discuss tariffs, the prospects of a trade deal, Russia’s global role, and the coming multipolar order. Time Stamps: 00:53 Was China prepared for Trump’s tariffs? 02:55 Does Washington want to decouple from China or rebalance trade? …

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Robert Agee: An American Businessman in Moscow 45:32

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Robert Agee, President of AmCham Russia, joins us to discuss American business in Russia since the 90s, who left and how after the start of the war in Ukraine, who suffered and benefited from Western sanctions, and the outlook for American (and Chinese) business in Russia going forward. Time Stamps: 00:45 What is AmCham? 02:29 How did you end up at…

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Dynkin and Voitolovsky: Welcome to Washington 47:02

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Alexander Dynkin and Feodor Voitolovsky, President and Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences, join us to discuss their return to Washington, the war in Ukraine, and Sino-Russian relations, among other subjects. Time Stamps: 00:59 Returning to Washington for the first time since 201…

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The Trialogue Live: April 8, 2025 1:19:06

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This episode is a recording of a live event held online on April 8. Lanxin Xiang, Andrey Kortunov, and Emma Ashford joined me to discuss the state of theUS-Russia-China trilateral relationship. *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info…

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Reinhard Krumm: How Boxed In is Berlin? 58:50

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Reinhard Krumm of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung joins us to discuss Germany’s reversal on Russia and a new American Ostpolitik. Time Stamps: 00:54 What is the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung? 02:00 How was Vance’s Munich speech received in Germany? 06:49 What is the future of the trans-Atlantic relationship? 16:45 Is Germany sovereign? 21:40 Nord Stream 26…

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Christopher Caldwell: The Right since Reagan 45:28

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Writer Christopher Caldwell joins us to discuss the legacy of Ronald Reagan, the rise of a “New Right,” and the fate of the West. Time Stamps: 00:56 What is the New Right? 12:53 Revisiting Reagan’s legacy 17:24 Trump’s revolution 20:43 US foreign policy since Reagan 25:55 Whither the West 33:43 Immigration in Europe and the US 38:10 Russia and Chin…

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Zhao Long: Is Beijing Worried about US-Russia Rapprochement? 44:00

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This week, our guest is Zhao Long, Deputy Director of the Institute for Global Strategic and Security Studies at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies. We discuss the prospects of the US splitting Russia from China and China peeling Europe away from the US, among other subjects. Time Stamps: 00:55 Is Beijing worried about a US-Russia rap…

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Anastasia Likhacheva: Surviving “sanctions from hell” 45:14

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This week, our guest is Anastasia Likhacheva, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Time Stamps: 01:48 Studying sanctions since 2016 03:27 Nord Stream and the abrupt change in European attitudes after February 2022 6:22 Western companies leaving (and returning) to Russia after Fe…

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Fyodor Lukyanov: What in the world is the “world majority”? 36:28

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This week, our guest is Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs, Professor at the Higher School of Economics, and Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club. What is it like to sit on stage with Putin? When did relations with the West go wrong? And what in the world is the “world majority”? Time Stamps: 00:53 Moderating Pu…

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Andrew Roth: A decade of reporting from Russia 1:05:56

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This week, our guest is Andrew Roth, Global Affairs Correspondent at The Guardian. We discuss the twists and turns of Andrew’s ten-year career as a reporter in Moscow. Time Stamps: 03:12 Arrival in Russia in 2011 08:04 The 2012 protests 12:39 Foreign journalists in Moscow 23:02 Reporting in East Ukraine in 2014-16 35:25 Covering Zelensky 45:30 Edwa…

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ZHOU Bo: How many military bases does Beijing need? 46:44

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This week, our guest is Zhou Bo, a retired senior colonel in the PLA and a senior fellow in the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University. We discuss China’s military presence in Africa, the Houthis, Ukraine, Taiwan, and the South China Sea. Time Stamps: 00:44 Zhou Bo’s studies in England and Australia 03:23 Chinese mili…

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Philani Mthembu: South Africa’s attitudes toward Russia, China, and BRICS 55:38

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This week, our guest is Philani Mthembu, Executive Director at the Institute for Global Dialogue in Pretoria. We discuss the South African perspective on the war in Ukraine, China, and BRICS. Time Stamps: 01:19 How many languages do you speak? 01:58 What is the purpose of the Institute for Global Dialogue? 03:29 What has changed since the ANC lost …

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Dmitry Stefanovich: Nuclear deterrence during the war in Ukraine 49:19

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This week, our guest is Dmitry Stefanovich, a research fellow at the Center for International Security at the Russian Academy of Sciences. We discuss recent revisions to Russia’s nuclear doctrine, deterrence during the war in Ukraine, Russian red lines, and the evolution of Chinese nuclear policy. Time Stamps: 00:01:39 Dmitry’s Odesa origins and in…

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Daniel Bessner: The last days of liberal empire? 33:03

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This week, our guest is Daniel Bessner, Associate Professor in American Foreign Policy in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. We discuss Trump, American empire, Washington’s Asian fixation, and the possibility of “mutual ruin…

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ZHANG Xin: How real is Russia’s pivot to China? 41:59

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This week, our guest is Zhang Xin, Deputy Director of the Center for Russian Studies at East China Normal University. We discuss the history of Russia studies in the PRC, the Sino-Russian border area, and the logic of the US-China-Russia triangular relationship, among other subjects. Time Stamps: 00:00:51 Grad school at UCLA and interest in Russia …

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Akram Umarov: Central Asia between Russia and China 52:06

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This week, our guest is Akram Umarov, First Vice Rector at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy and Deputy Director of the Institute for Advanced International Studies in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. We discuss Central Asian politics, Uzbekistan’s attitude toward the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the country’s relations with Russia, Chin…

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Stephen Wertheim: Realism and restraint in US foreign policy 1:02:39

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This week, our guest is Stephen Wertheim, Senior Fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. We discuss the origins of “isolationism,” historical hypotheticals, the United States’ relative interests in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, Ukraine and Taiwan, and an “America first” policy for the Democra…

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Dmitry Novikov: Russia’s Eurasian reorientation 1:02:16

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This week, our guest is Dmitry Novikov, Deputy Head of the School of International Relations at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia. We discuss the difficulties of being an Americanist in Moscow, the sources of US-Russian conflict, and Russia’s future as a “Eurasian” power, among other subjects. Time Stamps: 00:00:38 What is like being…

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DA Wei: The advantages of limited decoupling 42:24

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My guest today is DA Wei, Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University. We discuss Wei’s time at CICIR and Tsinghua, his recent visits to the US and Russia, Taiwan and the South China Sea, and the potential positives of partial decoupling, among other subjects. Time S…

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Charles Kupchan: Beyond isolationism and internationalism? 54:53

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This week, our guest is Charles Kupchan, Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. We discuss Charlie’s first visits to China and the Soviet Union, naiveté and NATO expansion in the 1990s, the dangers of the current conflict with Russia and China, the possibility of a new Amer…

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Alexander Pilyasov: The Russian Arctic 44:11

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This week, our guest is Alexander Pilyasov, a professor of geography at Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. We discuss the Russian Arctic, cooperation in the region with China, and growing competition with the United States. We recorded the conversation in Belgrade, following a “Trialogue” on American, Ru…

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ZHAO Hai: Trump’s trade war and the war in Ukraine 53:49

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This week, our guest is ZHAO Hai, Director of the International Politics Program in the National Institute for Global Strategy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). We discuss US policy toward China, Sino-Russian relations, the war in Ukraine, and China’s vision of global order. Time Stamps: 00:01:00 Zhao’s family connections to the PRC…

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Karl Eikenberry: Recollections of a retired general 1:12:14

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This week, our guest is Karl Eikenberry, a retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, whose many titles include the defense attaché at the U.S. Embassy in China, Commander of the Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan. Because General Eikenberry has had such a long and fascinating career and often occupied key roles a…

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Andrey Kortunov: Four decades of Russian foreign policy 52:12

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This week, our guest is Andrey Kortunov, the founding director of the Russian International Affairs Council. Time Stamps: 00:01:00 Kortunov’s career before RIAC 00:09:22 RIAC’s origins and evolution 00:18:36 RIAC’s work on sanctions 00:25:40 BRICS and other international institutions 00:33:29 China-India relations 00:36:06 Russia-China relations 00…

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XIANG Lanxin: China’s “rise” should not come as a surprise 1:16:36

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This week, we discuss China-US-Russia relations with Xiang Lanxin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center and Professor Emeritus of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Time Stamps: 00:01:17 The Xiang family’s four centuries in the Chinese military 00:07:38 Lanxin’s exper…

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Season 1 Trailer 1:47

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The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey presents the Monterey Trialogue podcast, a series that investigates the relationship among the United States, Russia, and China by engaging with experts from all three countries. At a time when even bilateral channels of communication have begun to break down, the Monterey Trialogue offe…

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Waffling on Pokemon w/ Waffling Taylors Podcast 57:36

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Ahoy!! This week we travel across the pond to sit about and banter on Pokemon with Jay and Squidge of the Waffling Taylors Podcast! Waffling Taylors Podcast homepage: https://wafflingtaylors.rocks/ Anchor.fm/casuallymeta Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/casuallymeta Written and produced: CJ Reinhard CJ "No Beard": CJ Reinhard Captain Seven Seas Sav…

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Fortnite w/ KoreyTheSimp 44:58

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Avast me hearties!! This week we be jawing with #smallstreamer Koreythesimp about Fortnite! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnMRsiRrh_WRv1yFK2MM0hQ?app=desktop https://www.twitch.tv/koreythesimp Twitter: @koreythesimp Tiktok: @Koreythesimp Anchor.fm/casuallymeta Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/casuallymeta Written and produced: CJ Reinhard CJ "No…

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Earth 2 w/ Nameless of GuidebookGaming 52:20

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This week we are joined by Nameless of the Guidebook Gaming community, to discuss an ambitious project, with an even more ambitious business model! https://www.twitch.tv/guidebookgaming https://www.youtube.com/c/GuidebookGaming https://discord.gg/Wh7U4whN Anchor.fm/casuallymeta Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/casuallymeta Written and produced: CJ …

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Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia w/ Sean (Dungeons and Pop Podcast) 1:00:59

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On this episode we dive into this 2007 released, bigfoot beating, grandma crushing zombie game! D&P: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dungeons-and-pop/id1458908352 Anchor.fm/casuallymeta Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/casuallymeta Written and produced: CJ Reinhard CJ "No Beard": CJ Reinhard Captain Seven Seas Savvy: Savanah Bagby Crew: Chris…

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Game Backlogs w/ Keeper Susannah (Thornvale Podcast) 1:11:53

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On this weeks voyage we end up in Thornvale where we pause to chat with Keeper Susannah about video game backlogs and some goofy ideas on how to get people to play! https://www.thornvalepodcast.com/ Anchor.fm/casuallymeta Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/casuallymeta Written and produced: CJ Reinhard CJ "No Beard": CJ Reinhard Captain Seven Seas Sa…

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Mortal Kombat w/ YautjaHunter 1:06:47

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AHOY! This week we cover Mortal Kombat 11 and discuss several of the older games from this NetherRealms Studios franchise. Anchor.fm/casuallymeta Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/casuallymeta Written and produced: CJ Reinhard CJ "No Beard": CJ Reinhard Captain Seven Seas Savvy: Savanah Bagby Crew: Christopher Schalm and Meirah S Intro Music: Pirate…

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Dead By Daylight w/ S9icyTaco 1:09:47

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Thanks for listening to our first episode! CJ interviews twitch streamer S9icyTaco, on the broad strokes and some basic strategy in Dead By Daylight, a horror survival, juggernaut style game in which survivors work together to escape the map before the killer can "hook" them. S9icyTaco: twitch.tv/s9icytaco Anchor.fm/casuallymeta Patreon: https://ww…

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