Dice in Mind

Join us as look back at what 2023 meant for Dice in Mind as well as the RPG industry more broadly. We also share some of what you can expect from this fair little podcast in 2024.

(Correction: Jason goofed on the name of the restaurant in Kraków. The link is below.)

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Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.

We are thrilled to bring you this chat from Episode 73 with Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito, the wonderful co-hosts of the Dragon Talk podcast and authors of the upcoming Welcome to Dragon Talk: Inspiring Conversations about Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Love to Play It. We spend most of our time exploring the book, diving into the potential for D&D to make the world a better place through fostering community, mental health, and so much more. And did we mention you can preorder the book?

Please check out Shelly's and Greg's book and other work:

Welcome to Dragon Talk Dragon Talk (the official podcast of D&D) Shelly Mazzanoble Greg Tito

Every week, Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito go inside the walls of Dungeons & Dragons for exclusive interviews and previews! This D&D team sits down each week with celebrities and personalities from across gaming and pop culture to discuss one of the greatest fantasy brands of all-time. They talk about the tabletop roleplaying game, as the latest in D&D video games, comics, novels, movies, and television.

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

Prof. Benjamin Rogers’s research explores the meaning of work and narratives in the workplace, specifically the way that the stories we tell manifest in our organizational experiences to shape our well-being. His work particularly focuses on how these narratives can be used to design effective and scalable psychological interventions to help workers—and people, more broadly—to find more meaning and improve their well-being. His findings have included how a growth mindset can lead employees to help others at work, what leads workers to conclude their boss has naively “fallen for flattery,” and how seeing your personal narrative as similar to a “Hero’s Journey” can give life and work more meaning.

If you are in need of talking with someone, please consider calling:

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You can also check out this list of resources curated by the American Psychological Association.

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Boston College Website Scientific American Article TIME Article

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.

With the holiday season approaching across the Northern Hemisphere, we are taking two weeks to explore the importance of mental health and how RPGs and adjacent canons and games can promote it. Please join us for this timely conversation...and please be well.

If you are in need of talking with someone, please consider calling:

911: Emergency Assistance 988: Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

You can also check out this list of resources curated by the American Psychological Association.

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Lord of the Rings

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.

Disclaimer: This episode in no way constitutes a therapeutic interaction, the provision of clinical intervention, or a professional relationship in any manner.

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 leaddesigner of the Sentience 2d20 RPG, Al brings his knowledge of neurodivergence and social-emotional learning to the TTRPG community.

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Twitter Sentience Revised Core Rulebook Star Trek Adventures: Missions Briefs 003 - Anomalies

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.

We have noticed that there are a few OnlyFans content creators who are participating in some fairly high-profile RPG actual plays. What is the business model that motivates this synergy?

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Glass Canon Podcast The One Ring

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.

Dr. Amy Sturgis holds a Ph.D. in Intellectual History and specializes in the fields of Science Fiction/Fantasy, the Gothic, and Indigenous American Studies. She serves as faculty at Lenoir-Rhyne University and Signum University and staff for the StarShipSofa podcast. She lives with her husband, Dr. Larry M. Hall, in the Appalachian highlands of Virginia, USA.

Dr. Emily Strand is an author, podcaster, teacher, speaker, award-winning singer-songwriter and musician. She holds an MA in theology from the University of Dayton and has taught religion on the college level for nearly 20 years. She has published two books on Catholic sacraments and several peer-reviewed chapters and essays on the religious, symbolic and spiritual themes in popular fiction such as Harry Potter and Star Wars. With Dr. Kathryn N. McDaniel of Marietta College, she co-hosts Potterversity, a Potter Studies Podcast, a show in the MuggleNet family of podcasts.

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Amy Sturgis Emily Strand Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.

Please check out our new project on TikTok: Star Trek: New Voyages

Travis Baldree is a full-time audiobook narrator who has lent his voice to hundreds of stories. Before that, he spent decades designing and building video games like Torchlight, Rebel Galaxy, and Fate. Apparently, he now also writes books. He lives in the Pacific Northwest with his very patient family and their small, nervous dog. He is the author of Legends & Lattes and Bookshops & Bonedust.

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Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.

Please check out our new project on TikTok:

Star Trek: New Voyages

Chris Pramas is an award-winning game designer, writer, and publisher. He is best known as the designer of the Dragon Age RPG and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, 2nd Edition, and as the founder and President of Green Ronin Publishing. He has been a creative director at Wizards of the Coast and Flying Lab Software and wrote a series of books about fantasy warfare for Osprey Publishing. Green Ronin continues to thrive under his leadership, publishing roleplaying games like The Expanse, Mutants & Masterminds, Blue Rose, and Modern AGE.

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Website Twitter Books on Amazon Green Ronin Publishing

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio.

We have traditionally stayed away from current events and politics on the podcast. However, sometimes remaining silent means being complicit. We have thus chosen to share a few thoughts regarding the Israel-Gaza War (i.e., the Simchat Torah War).

It is difficult to know how to help those in need during this time. We suggest contributing to either or both of the following charitable organizations:

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Welcome to Dice in Mind, a podcast hosted by Brad Browne and Jason Kaufman to explore the intersection of life, games, science, music, philosophy, and creativity through interviews with leading creatives. All are welcome in this space.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffeeor becoming a patron. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Royalty-free music "Night Jazz Beats" courtesy of flybirdaudio. "Hatikvah" courtesy of https://www.science.co.il/israel/Anthem.php.