Manaburnt
By Alex Popovic
ManaburntAug 29, 2021
Episode 31: Baby Yoda
We're back with another episode that has been a long time coming!
Lilly and Alex are joined by James, as well as extra special guest Erin (@dark.elf.erin) who is probably the biggest Grogu fan we know of! We somehow manage to fill over an hour with chat about our favourite little green guy from the Mandalorian.
Episode 30: 3D Printing
Episode 30, yay! In this one Lilly and Alex are joined by Aaron and Josh to talk about the wonderful world of 3D printing, how good it is for miniatures and how surprisingly accessible it is these days
Find Aaron @Miniskillsuk on Instagram and purchase his printings at miniskills.co.uk
Find Josh @Lichforgedmythics on Instagram and buy his mystery boxes at lichforgedmythics.etsy.com
Episode 29: Battlefleet Gothic
Today Lilly and Alex are joined by James again, as well as new guest Tom (@Turbidious) to talk about a different kind of Warhammer game - Battlefleet Gothic!
Find Tom's awesome ships on instagram here: instagram.com/turbidious
Episode 28: Narrative Miniature Painting
Today Lilly and Alex are joined by James again to talk about miniature painting, this time with special guest Neil from @paintgreatminis to talk about what he calls "narrative painting", as well as a few techniques!
Episode 27: LARP
Today we tackle the topic of Live Action Roleplay with a couple of experts in the field (sometimes literally in a field).
Vanessa joins us from the previous episode, as well as new guest April!
Episode 26: Women and Warhammer
Today we have a special episode featuring our all female wargamer and painter panel!
Featuring Lilly as always, joined by Chantel (@lass_games) and Vanessa (@vanessa_miniatures)
And Alex is here to ask questions taken from the audience about the issues women and girls face in the Warhammer community, as well as some on professional commission painting!
Episode 25: MTG in Japan and Card Selling
In this episode Lilly and Alex are joined by Reza, importer and seller of Japanese and Korean Magic: The Gathering cards. He's here to share with us his experience of the MTG community in Japan as well as a bit about being a card seller.
Check out Reza's store on Cardmarket: DragonReikaiGames
And follow on instagram: @reikaidragon
Episode 24: Gender and Geek Culture
Today Lilly and Alex are joined by new guest Jess, and returning guest from the horror episodes Michelle. In this episode we talk about gender in geek culture, mostly focusing on the experience of women and girls in geek communities, as well as representation in different media.
Episode 23: Miniature Painting
Today Lilly and Alex are joined by james again, as well as special guests Rob and Piotr to talk about painting Warhammer and other miniatures!
Check out Rob on Instagram: link
And check out Piotr on Instagram too: link
Find our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
Episode 22: Magic The Gathering
In this podcast Lilly and Alex are joined by Fergus and Martin to finally talk about the inspiration for us being called Manaburnt! Magic: The Gathering!
Find our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
Episode 21: Other Comics
Today we are joined by our faithful guests Diptarup and Nic to talk about comics again! BUT this time we won't be talking about superheroes of any kind!
Episode 20: World of Darkness
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
This time we are joined by Mike again so that he and Lilly can nerd out about Vampire the Masquerade and all the other World of Darkness games while Alex listens in confusion!
Episode 19: Boardgames Part 2
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined by Mike, Jaq and Nick to talk about boardgames once again! We get into how the hobby is affected by the current state of the world, and what the future may hold for physical and virtual boardgames, while mentioning a few of our favourites along the way!
Episode 18: Doctor Who
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined again by Mike and Ben, this time to talk about Doctor Who! Their expertise on the subject hopefully makes up for Lilly and Alex's lack of knowledge!
Episode 17: Videogames Part 2
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined again by James, this time to chat about videogames!
Episode 16: Superheroes
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
Today We are Joined By Jaq and Diptarup to talk about all things superheroes!
Episode 15: RPG Character Death
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
Today We are Joined By Mike and James to talk about RPGs again, specifically about death! Yay!
Interview - Colossus: Harbinger
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at manaburnt.wordpress.com
This Interview special is with James Campbell-Prager, who is here to tell us all about his upcoming 5th Edition D&D module called Colossus: Harbinger
Be sure to check out the team behind the game at facebook.com/BorkenThings
Sign up to their mailing list, and keep an eye out for the Kickstarter appearing on the horizon very soon!
Episode 14: Cosplay and Reenactment
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
Today We are Joined By Holly and Ben; the expert cosplayers, and James; the Roman reenactor to get in depth on their hobbies and some of the similarities and differences between them!
Check out Ben's work on Instagram here!
@ben_the_propsmith
@bad_puns_cosplay
@sfxben_morcumb
And on Facebook page 'The Propsmith'
Follow Holly on Social Media here!
Insta: @peachtealen
Facebook: PeachTeaLen
Twitch: PeachTeaLen
Episode 13: WARHAMMER
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
we've finally got around to talking about Warhammer, so settle in for a long one!
We are joined by our returning friend Nick, as well as a new voice with James! Both are big Warhammer nerds along with Lilly. And Alex provides more of an outsider perspective...
Episode 12: Horror Part 2
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We return to a topic for the first time! and Surprisingly its horror!
We carry on our discussion of some of the themes from last time, mainly on zombies and vampires, almost turning this into another RPG episode near the end!
We are joined again by our friends Mike, Tasia and Michelle, as well as the extra appearance of Nick for this episode!
Episode 11: Star Wars
We're here to chat about Star Wars! Spolers for pretty much everything ahead!
In this episode we are joined by our faithful regulars Mike and Jaq to discuss the eventful recent year in the universe of Star Wars! There's plenty of chat about The Rise of Skywalker, and the new trilogy in general. There's some praise for the Mandalorian as well, and a quick mention of Jedi: Fallen Order!
Interview - The Children of Eriu
Here we are with our first podcast of 2020!
This is an exciting special interview episode where we are joined by Tyler Omichinski to talk about his work on the upcoming game: The Children of Eriu, a Celtic mythology based RPG being made as a part of the Fate of the Norns system!
Be sure to check out the Kickstarter page here: http://kck.st/2qiPLxW
And keep an eye out for the final release at: http://www.fateofthenorns.com/
Episode 10: Tolkien
Welcome back to the Podcast, probably the last one in 2019! Don't worry though, we made up for it by unintentionally making it almost twice as long!
In this episode we are joined by our friend, Tolkien nerd and all round awesome RPG guy - Jason Tondro! We talk about all things Tolkien, his works and the adaptations: the movies, the videogames, the music, the RPGs (I never miss a chance to bring up The One Ring) And of course most excitingly we have a lengthy discussion of our hopes and fears for the upcoming Amazon Prime Lord of the Rings series!
Interview - City of Solstice
Welcome to a special podcast interview with Chuck Rice about his new RPG source book City of Solstice!
Check out the Kickstarter Project here: http://kck.st/33hMSv8
And find the Quick Start Guide here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292353/City-of-Solstice-Quickstart
Manaburnt Podcast - Episode 9: Sci-Fi
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined by our friends and frequent guests Mike and Jaq to have an impromptu chat about Science Fiction in its various forms!
The discussion goes down some unexpected paths and gets very interesting! Spoiler: it gets slightly political.
Manaburnt Podcast - Episode 8: Horror
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined by our friends Mike, Tasia and Michelle to chat about spooky stuff!
Both Lilly and Alex are horror noobs so our guests today are all fans and experts of the genre!
Manaburnt Podcast - Episode 7: RPGs
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
Lilly and Alex are joined by Mike once again to finally discuss our favourite topic - RPGs!!
The conversation is all over the place a bit, but that's just because we have so much to talk about, keep a look out for more RPG discussions in the future!
Manaburnt Podcast - Episode 6: Comics
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined by our friends Diptarup Ghosh Dastidar and Jaq Greenspon. Both, along with Lilly are comics experts and scholars! ... Alex is here too.
Check out Jaq's Youtube series 'Generation Geek' made for Comic Con Baltics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1mbSJj9fOI
Manaburnt Podcast - Episode 5: Dice Portsmouth
Welcome to the fifth episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
It's another special interview! We are joined by Rikki, Co-Owner of the boardgame lounge and cafe in Portsmouth: Dice!
Find them here: diceportsmouth.com
Manaburnt Podcast - Episode 4: Videogames
Welcome to another episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined by our friend Nikola Petrov again, this time to chat about videogames!
Manaburnt Podcast - Episode 3: The After
Welcome to the third and special episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined by Jon Gibbons, creator and artists for 'The After' an upcoming post-apocalypse RPG using the Savage Worlds system.
Check out the quick start guide: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/...
Keep up to date on the game here: https://www.facebook.com/TheAfterRPG
Check out Jon's awesome art here: https://www.artstation.com/jongibbons Or here: https://www.deviantart.com/jongibbons
Manaburnt Podcast - Episode 2: Boardgames
Welcome to the second episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined by our friends Mike Jarvis, Nicholas William Moll and Nikola Petrov!
Check out Owlman Press on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/OwlmanPress/ And find their published RPGs here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/p...
Check out The King of all Bards, Nikola's boardgame, here: https://www.facebook.com/kingofallbards/
The Bastion convention mentioned by Mike: https://www.bastionwales.com/
Manaburnt Podcast - Episode 1
Welcome to the first episode of the podcast to accompany our blog at https://manaburnt.wordpress.com/
We are joined by our friends Mike Jarvis and Jaq Greenspon. Both of them have a wealth of geeky knowledge, so stay awhile and listen!
The RPGs mentioned in this Episode:
Symbaroum: https://www.modiphius.net/collections...
Superworld: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/...
Necessary Evil: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/...