Benjamin & Amanda are the creative couple behind DnDnFamily YouTube channel and Instagram. They fell in love with Dungeons & Dragons and shared that love first with friends and then with their children. Listen as they share their journey from gaming family to social media influencers! Their story inspires families to play Dungeons & Dragons together and to explore the many creative avenues our hobby opens up to players young and old.
Mar 19, 2022•38 min•Season 6Ep. 3
This episode I'm joined by cartoonist legend, John Kovalic, the creator of Dork Tower. John takes us through his life as a gamer, introducing his family to ttrpgs, and the return of Dork Tower in book form with the Tao of Igor coming this May!
Mar 04, 2022•49 min•Season 6Ep. 2
I am joined by the Viking DM, Jay Foster, creator of Swole Initiative Network coming to Twitch. He shares his story of gaming with family!
Feb 18, 2022•42 min•Season 6Ep. 1
These interviews and more are coming up this season! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast listening apps.
Feb 11, 2022•2 min
I'm joined by Spencer Borup, the Game Master of the hit actual play podcast, Gathering of the Ages. Gathering of the Ages plays Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder 1e adventure path, Carrion Crown. Spencer talks with me about gaming with his family and how actual play tabletop role playing games are more complicated than just sitting around the table and pressing record.
Feb 04, 2022•34 min•Season 5Ep. 12
I'm joined by Bebarce El-Tayib the creator of Power Outage RPG. He is a husband, father, educational technologist and game designer. We discuss kids and violence in RPGs, making RPGs more accessible to individuals with Special Needs, and how RPGs can improve kids behavior away from the game table.
Jan 18, 2022•48 min•Season 5Ep. 11
I'm joined by Stephanie Campbell, blogger-mom and game designer. She is behind the incredible resource TTRPGkids.com and StoryGuider game system for younger players.
Jan 04, 2022•23 min•Season 5Ep. 10
In this exclusive interview, Daniel Colwell and Michael Paylor tell how their love for tabletop role playing games has lead to their creation of The Griffin & Gargoyle Tavern. This interactive dining and gaming experience will be only available in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the birth place of Dungeons & Dragons. Daniel and Michael give us a behind the scenes look and foreshadow the adventures to come at The Griffin & Gargoyle. https://griffinandgargoyle.com/
Dec 04, 2021•30 min•Season 5Ep. 9
I'm joined by the creator of Family Fantasy RPG, Doctor Colin Anderson. We discuss running tabletop role playing games for young players, how to handle violence, and his incredible 3 tier system designed help families with younger players.
Nov 18, 2021•28 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Our 2 year anniversary was a Facebook Live Event featuring 11 return guests from seasons 1 - 4 and prizes for the audience in attendance. The guests included Rob Gruber of Good Times Games, Martin Lloyd of Amazing Tales, David Thompson of Everlore, Derek White the Geek Preacher, Thor Knai of Heavy Dragon, Jodie Brandt of QuestWise, BJ Hensley of Playground Adventures, Chris Pramas of Green Ronin Publishing, Diogo Nogueira of Old Skull Publishing, India Potter of Eartherial, and Bill Silvey TheDu...
Nov 08, 2021•50 min•Season 5Ep. 7
This is your personal invitation to attend our 2 year anniversary celebration! Prizes, surprise guests, and more!
Nov 02, 2021•1 min
Meet the power couple, Chris & Jeanette, behind the family run gaming club, The Side Quest! Their relationship started around the gaming table and they have raised 3 sons to adulthood with a love for creativity and gaming as a family. They share how gaming evolves as your children grow into adults and how gaming keeps them all close.
Oct 18, 2021•37 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Disney Pixar's Onward centers on a game called Quests of Yore, Pat Marino the Game Design Manager at USAoply shares his story of a love for gaming and the amazing behinds the scenes tale of creating the tabletop role playing game, Quests of Yore: Barley’s Edition.
Oct 04, 2021•32 min•Season 5Ep. 5
These play-testers give their first impressions of the new 5E compatible adventure module, Summer at Seasons' Serenity part 1.
Sep 19, 2021•4 min
Raised on DnD is joined by DnD Adventure Club founder and president, David Lemke. We talk about growing up on Dungeons & Dragons, how tabletop role playing games help develop skills for adulthood, and how DnD Adventure Club helps young gamers become a Game Master.
Sep 18, 2021•23 min•Season 5Ep. 4
This is our Back to School special. Marlana Weber of HomeschoolConnections.com shares the benefits of playing tabletop role playing games as a Catholic homeschooling family and how she is helping build online communities of gaming homeschoolers.
Sep 04, 2021•43 min•Season 5Ep. 3
This episode brings you 12 year old artist and comic book enthusiast, Zach Cardarelli. He discusses his passion for comic books and art lead him to love Super Hero role playing games like Mutants & Masterminds and Save the Day RPG. He talks about playing his favorite heroes from the comic book pages. He tells how the annual Free Comic Book Day event and his subscription to DC Universe Infinite have influenced his drive to become an illustrator.
Aug 18, 2021•21 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Season 5 premiere episode features Emily Wills and Alejandro Tey of Tabletale Games. They combine their mutual love of tabletop role playing games and theater to create an amazing experience for children and their families. Listen as they share their individual journeys that leads to a better online tabletop experience for everyone!
Aug 04, 2021•45 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Check out some of the upcoming Season 5 interviews!
Jul 24, 2021•1 min
Our season finale brings you game publisher, Alan Bahr, the founder of Gallant Knight Games and creator of the TinyD6 game engine. Alan is a husband and foster parent with a passion for Tabletop Role Playing Games.
Jul 04, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Jindi An shares he inspirational story of falling in love with Dungeons & Dragons, struggling to organize a gaming group in a heavily Science Fiction dominated Chengdu China, later he will move to Port Elizabeth South Africa for school and bring Dungeons & Dragons with him to face new challenges, and all the time gaming with his wife and their two children. Join Raised on DnD Podcast as we bring you this epic Father's Day Special.
Jun 18, 2021•41 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Season 4 Giveaway ends June 17th!!! Make sure to enter at raisedondnd.com click the link to rafflecopter.com where you will enter for a chance to win THE GRAND PRIZE a Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks Gift Set (Slipcase, Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, DM Screen)
Jun 14, 2021•2 min
Michael Chang Gummelt, Game Designer for Raven Software and Zenimax Media, talks about his love for Dungeons & Dragons, introducing tabletop role playing games to his sons, and the importance of using props during tabletop rpgs with teens.
Jun 04, 2021•34 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Deanna Adams, contributing author on Bigby's Handbook of Creative Spell Use, discusses gaming with her husband, children, and the family's bearded dragon during their Family Home Evenings. Deanna talks about bring LARPing to her community, a love for Feng Shui RPG, and becoming a contributing writer on DMsGuild.com
May 08, 2021•42 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Brenda McKenzie is a mom to three young boys and has used her love for tabletop role playing games to bring her children closer together and enable them an escape during the pandemic lockdowns. Brenda shares her story and tips for moms who are interested in using Dungeons & Dragons in their own homes.
May 06, 2021•25 min•Season 4Ep. 8
In this episode, Mary Matthews of The Viking Experience tells us how Dungeons & Dragons helped bring her family closer together, gives other moms tips on how to begin Dungeon Mastering, she explains how gaming accessories help engage children, and shares her journey from tabletop role playing games to Live Action RPGs.
May 04, 2021•22 min•Season 4Ep. 7
This episode I'm joined by Matt Davids, the host of DiceGeeks Podcast and author of The Book of Random Tables series. He shares his journey from tabletop role playing enthusiast to author, finding love at the game table, and introducing his children to TTRPGs using the Amazing Tales RPG!
Apr 18, 2021•40 min•Season 4Ep. 6
This episode brings you Jodie Brandt, the host of the QuestWise YouTube Channel, founder of the GamingforaCure.org convention sponsored by the American Cancer Society, writing for Blout Games, and gaming with family!
Apr 04, 2021•34 min•Season 4Ep. 5
My guest is an artist, father, and educator whose love for tabletop role playing games has helped create family bonds and engage his students to reach the affective level with their English language skills. We discuss Star Wars RPG, Cortex Prime, Green Ronin's The Expanse RPG, and more!
Mar 18, 2021•41 min•Season 4Ep. 4
My guest, Derek White is The Geek Preacher! We talk about gaming with children on the autism spectrum, the satanic panic of the 1980s, and the adaptation & continuation of gaming conventions in a pandemi c!...
Mar 04, 2021•43 min•Season 4Ep. 3
