Shannon has been such an amazing resource - I’ve been devouring his books for podcast research. Interview this man!

Excited to eventually listen to this documentary. As someone who was forced to return a D&D book as a kid especially interested in satanic panic.

@senfoonglim.bsky.social helped me distill the whole thesis of my documentary into a 35 second sound bite. So, thanks, Sen! And thank you, @ludologypod.bsky.social for this wonderful chat!

So excited to have been on the Ludology podcast to talk to Sen about the history of rpgs! Such a fun conversation - thanks for having me! If you're interested in hearing more about the documentary podcast, listen and tell me what you think! And subscribe to Ludology to support Sen & Erica's show :)

People want everything to be a binary between dooming and “we’re so back” but I’ll just say this is both a really troubling attack on press freedom and an open admission that your regime is fragile enough to feel threatened by Jimmy fucking Kimmel

It's not just fabric or yarn. It's a baby blanket. It's a wedding quilt. It's a misshapen hat from your lover who learned to crochet. It's the stitch and bitch circle that helps you leave an abusive partner. It's a stuffie for a sick nephew. It's your prom dress. It's a funeral shroud. It's life.

posters joking about charlie kirk were held to a higher standard than the wall street journal this week

My former fiction writing professor! Proud <3

No people on the planet will ever be AI. This is Orwellian bullshit. Zero people will ever be AI. This is no different from saying half the people in the country are television characters. Do not let anybody convince you that you don’t know the difference between a human being and a machine.

How’s Wondery doing right now? Oh, that’s right…

As a Pittsburgher, its very strange rooting for the Steelers while hoping their quarterback gets sacked on every play

Wanting to flag this part of the article for anyone who may be affected. Vasinda caused a lot of harm (regardless of intent) by using his reputation and relationships to bring indie ttrpg designers into the fold with a company/CEO that he knew had major issues. Some designers lost thousands.

I love librarians

Newsom has already sacrificed another group—it’s homeless people. But @chriswarcraft.bsky.social is right, there will be a third group, fourth, etc. If you’re not making decisions based on principles then lots of folks can be expendable.

Some of the world's smartest people are deeply invested in the idea that LLMs are actually creative forces. They are not. They are vacuum cleaners attached to a firehose.

Israel has killed 240+ journalists. People who'd cover a strike that killed their kids and go on to cover the next strike, in the pursuit of convincing the world to act, of the hope of tomorrow being different. How many more murders will it take for the mainstream media's cowardly fever to break?

Speaking of, my newsletter just moved to Beehiiv and it's out today! It's free - check out bts of my latest reporting trip out west! outofthedungeon.beehiiv.com/p/heading-we...

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Hey! Public radio is defunded but not defeated. An NPR friend told me that since the defunding, the public has been stepping up in huge numbers. We can make public media even stronger and better. If you have ever benefitted from my work please give to a local station - we need them adoptastation.org

I just subscribed to Libro.fm - super happy so far! I'm able to support White Whale Bookstore here in PGH.

NPR Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...

I've loved Nancy Drew since I started playing the PC games when I was 9 - I can't wait to see this get made thanks to the love of the public!

In the past when I sat down to write about Israel, I’ve had a moment where I take a deep breath and accept that, as a Jewish woman, it’s going to be difficult. This time, there was no such moment. I wrote about the intentional starvation of Gaza by Israel/US, and the moral imperative to say enough:

Canceling Colbert is just another egregious example of why we can't entrust our major media institutions in the hands of profit-driven oligarchs. Such concentrated power over media is especially dangerous under growing authoritarianism, muffling dissent precisely at the moment when we need it most.

It's so fun to play a party with internal conflict when you trust the players around you - and @jessfrom.online is the perfect GM to lead you through

Nobody can touch Jess's immersion skills

1. Trump's megabill will slash nutrition assistance for poor families, cause 17 million people to lose their health insurance, and add over $3 trillion to the deficit -- all to finance tax cuts for the rich. IN THIS THREAD, I WILL LIST THE COMPANIES THAT PUBLICLY SUPPORTED THIS BILL.

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

how many concentration camps will be built by then? how many people disappeared by ICE? how many dead from losing health insurance? we can't wait til 2026.

We deserve more. We deserve a government who will fight for us. Not leaders who obey the commands of their wealthiest donors. This month the Working Families Party will be announcing its backing of challengers to House Republicans who betrayed their communities by voting yes.

17 million people’s health insurance is not waste. If you’re looking for frauds, look at all the Republicans who promised not to cut Medicaid but did it anyways.

Sen. McCormick is a soulless coward and a kiss-ass. His senate voicemail is full + when you email him, you get a pre-recorded response on how he's going to pass the "Big Beautiful Bill" regardless of PA's thoughts because we need to support Trump. Let's vote him out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ezm...

But enough about the Steelers trades

For Louis Brizuela, leading the microfiche digitization team for Democracy's Library is more than a job—“I feel like I’m making a difference,” he says. From Supreme Court docs to Canadian archives, he’s preserving history—live on stream. Meet Louis & tune in: ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/06/26/d...

LESS THAN 1 WEEK REMAINS! Now's your chance to get Galactic & Going Rogue, CRIT Awards 2023 🎲 Best GMless Game of the Year, finally in print, on Kickstarter until next Monday! 🧵⬇️, hear it played by @ifycomedy.com, @austinwalker.bsky.social, @nataliewatson.bsky.social, and more! Don't wait!

Our friends at the audio magazine @signalhillfm.bsky.social are making great work under a novel premise. In their Transom Manifesto, indie co-founders Jackson Roach & Liza Yeager bring us their backstory: offering up inspiration and new ways of approaching audio. transom.org/2025/climbin...

Some people get into journalism because they’re skeptical of power, and others do so because they’re impressed by it. Moments like this are clarifying with respect to who’s who.

Last call to message/email me any notes or memories for Lee Gold! Deadline is Thursday night! Thanks to everyone who has shared so far - such a cool look at our rpg history. :)

Residents of Greater Pittsburgh opposed to U.S. President Donald Trump showed up in force June 14 as part of nationwide No Kings Day protests:

#NoKings Pittsburgh <3 Trump's a Jagoff

the core is good actually www.cbr.com/the-core-net...

Definitely as a zine! Also if you follow me for ttrpg reasons and don't also follow Shannon - please do!

I feel honored that I get to interview Lee Gold this month for an audio doc on the evolution of ttrpgs. If anyone would like to email/DM me a note to bring to Lee in person, feel free to send along! I'd love to bring her a collection of thank-you notes to show how much she means to this community

Lovely little piece from the sound designer behind the Wingspan app by @monstercouch.bsky.social. It's the only boardgame app I own where I leave ALL of the sound and music ON. ❤️

elon musk, proving that somehow it is always possible to get more divorced

I guess the US Dept of Energy hasn’t seen Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning yet

The longest running zine in roleplaying history has come to an end. Thank you, Lee Gold, for Alarums & Excursions. Here's an article with a number of good links. attronarch.com/goodbye-to-a...

They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.

if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.