Ed Grabianowski (aka, "The Grabster") joins me on the show to talk about his career as a freelance writer for outlets over the years including io9 and How Stuff Works. He speaks to his start as a writer for a local newspaper in Buffalo and how that led to other writing opportunities as he continues to work on a novel. He discusses the pressures involved in producing content for an online audience that is bombarded with an endless stream of content. Ed also talks about his musical project, Spacelord. Ed performs vocals for the band, and he details their journey in the independent rock scene. While Ed provides details about Spacelord's influences, a few samples of their music are including to give listeners a taste of their sound. The band is GOOD, and you should give them a listen! Ed shares a hilarious story about the cover art for the latest Spacelord album, and we close the show by rehashing our efforts in 2016 to narrow down to the best 12 songs from the Use Your Illusion albums by Guns N' Roses. If you haven't read our takes on this, then go do that now.
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Cedric Van Dorpe on the Hearthstone Championship Tour and Mastering Arena
Deven Rue on Cartography and Disability in TTRPGs
Greg Tito on "What is D&D?" and the Growth of TTRPGs
Megan Connell, Psy.D. on Using D&D in Therapy and Mental Health at the Table as a DM
Jerry LeNeave on Gaming & Streaming, and Shadow of the Demon Lord
Duane Sibilly on Collaboration, Diversity, and Representation
Enrique Bertran on D&D Joining the Mainstream, and Reviewing Tomb of Annihilation
Jeff Chin of Road to Infamy Games on Executing Kickstarter Campaigns
Ohad Zach Details the Methodology for the Vicious Syndicate Data Reaper Report
Katrina Ostrander of Fantasy Flight Games on Anxiety and Being a Woman in the Gaming Industry
Wayne June on Life as a Voice Artist & Providing the Voice for Darkest Dungeon
Chris Benefield on Magic: The Gathering, Digital Card Games, and GenCon 2012
Carina Kom on Crash Free-to-Play and Pay-to-Win Games & Iron Tides
Brian Patterson on Creating d20monkey and Karthun
Dr. Janina Scarlet on Superhero Therapy and Personal Experience as a Refugee to the United States
Dr. Peter Whalen on Hearthstone: Journey to Un'Goro, Dr. Tzachi Zach on Vicious Syndicate
Shanna Germain on Writing and Advocacy in the Gaming Community
Allison Rossi on Starting Dungeons & Dragons and Competitive Overwatch
Hawke Robinson on the RPG Research Project
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