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Geekery in General Ep 162: Mount Olympus

Al and guest Dawn go Greek in this episode as we take a look at Mount Olympus in AD&D 1st Edition's Manual of the Planes.

Geekery in General Ep 161: The Abyss

Next stop on our tour of the Outer Planes of AD&D 1st Edition: the Abyss! We'll take a look at some of the iconic demons of D&D including Orcus, Demogorgon, and Pazuzu and explore their mythological orgins.

WPIIA 55: Role Playing and More

Chad sits down with the first Canadian on the show, Alexis Smolensk! Alexis is an author of works such as Pete's Garage and How to Run: An Advanced Guide to Managing Role-playing Games. We talk, well, you guessed it...Role-playing and how Alexis looks at it differently than maybe you and I do. This winding discussion of bigfoot, ghosts, Russian history and of course role-playing is a must not miss. Buckle up and find out Whose Podcast is it Anyway?

Want to reach out to me? There are a few ways to do that. First send us an email at whosepodcastisit@gmail.com or if your more into social media you can find me, like me and share me @poinetwork or @whosepodcastisitanyway either way you reach out, I look forward to hearing from you.

You can visit Alexis' blog at http://tao-dnd.blogspot.com/

 

Geekery in General 160: Limbo

Al takes a look at Limbo, the realm of pure chaos as presented in 1st Edition Manual of the Planes.

Geekery in General Ep. 159: Pokemon Go-One Year Later

At the time of this recording Pokemon Go has been out for a little over a year. Al and Roz discuss some of their thoughts on how the game has changed for good or ill.

Geekery in General Episode 158: Gladsheim

Next stop on our tour of the outer planes is Gladsheim, the realm of the Norse gods in the Manual of the Planes. Al discusses Norse cosmology and how it is similar to and different from the cosmology of Dungeons and Dragons.

Geekery in General 157: The Happy Hunting Grounds

In this episode Al discusses the Happy Hunting Grounds, also known as The Beastlands.

Episode 156: Nirvana

He has taken you to Heaven and he has taken you to Hell. Next stop: Nirvana! No, not the popular grunge band from the 90s, but rather the place where Lawful Neutral souls reside in the AD&D multiverse. Al discusses the version of Nirvana from the first edition Manual of the Planes. We'll also take a look at how it is similar to and different from the Buddhist belief that this plane gets its name from.

Episode 155: The Seven Heavens

Al continues to take you on a tour of the outer planes with a look at the Seven Heavens as presented in the AD&D First Edition book The Manual of the Planes.

Episode 154: The Nine Hells

In this diabolical episode Al takes a look at the Nine Hells of AD&D 1st Edition and Dante's Inferno. How are they alike? How do they differ? Tune in and find out!