Tomb Raiding RPG, Rebel Scum Rebels, and is the world ready for Tusk Love
Jamie and John discuss a lot of RPGS, an update on the tariff tirade, and proves Cooler Ranch chips did exist.
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 98
Red Raccoon Radio
Coming to you from Bloomington Il’s Red Raccoon games, staff members of a friendly local game store (FLGS) talk about all the geeky passions that can be found in the shop, such as board games, miniatures games, and an assortment of fun little nick nacks nerds will love. Write to us info@redraccoongames.com to let us know what you like, what we got wrong, and what you want to hear more of!
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Episodes
Embracer CEO exits, Winning over Daggerhearts and minds, and Origins roundup.
Jamie comes back mere hours from Origins to let us know who the big winners were from this year, as well as talks with John about management moves from Embracer and Darington Press, asmodee taking on Jamie's beloved Zombicide, and where you can pet cats and play games in Champaign.
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 97
NITRO - Spiel des Jahres nominees, CMON loses games, and the future state of Gencon
NITRO!!!! With only a limited amount of time, Jamie and John push the petal to the metal to deliver that same amount of content in half the time! But that doesn't mean they don't dive deep into who the game of the year award winners might be, talk more about the decline of CMON's catalog, and discuss how Origins may be making some headway into being a top tier convention!
Jun 11, 2025•52 min•Ep. 96
TCGS, CCGS, and Needles
Jamie and John talk about all the cool card games Jamie got a sneak preview of while also discussing CMON needing help, Baulder's Gate Mini's needing help, and ways that you can support a 3rd Vampire hunter D movie.
May 28, 2025•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 95
Turtle Power, GENCON losses, and the hunt for the Golden Chocobo
Jamie and John talk about how people are already pulling out of Gencon and why, how Wizards could not be happier with their Final Fantasy magic set, and the Diamond Publishing drama continues.
May 14, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 94
The splendor of more Splendor, MTG's insulating fantasy, and a big cup of Hoth Broth
Jamie and John take all the new tariff news and condense it into a new segment so they can leave room for talking about Wizards's love of Final Fantasy, how Mensa passed out some awards, and how Gunpla influenced Overwatch.
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 93
Wizard steps down, Arby's keeps rolling, and Tariff, Tariff, Tariff
John and Jamie talk with the person with purchasing power Alexis to talk about how the tariffs feel to the store
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 92
Sigil gets slashed, Monpoc confessions and concessions, and Come on CMON
Jamie is back from vacation and him and John go over the news they missed...except that's days news because it's april 1st...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 91
No Episode this week
Hey Guys, life got in the way but we'll see you again in two weeks!
Mar 19, 2025•2 min•Ep. 90
GO GAMA GO
Jamie comes back from GAMA...and man what a ride...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 89
Thank you for being a heretic and Live Action Geekiness
Jamie and John look at Warhammer 40K news you can use (and some you can't), and then talk about how many TV shows and Movies are popping up in the geekery we all love.
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 88
Going deep into the Subclasses, D20,000, and Catan makes an exit
Jamie tricks John into messing up more Critical Role names as they talk about the big D&D news.
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 87
The Horror of D&D, Greyhawk comes out of the legends, and Comics Closure affects Board Game stores
John and Jamie talk about the latest trade show Jamie is hauling goodies from and how Diamond Distributing's bankruptcy may hurt many FLGS.
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 86
D&D Pinball Wizards, the Universal Xanathar, and Catan 6th evolution
Jamie regals John with many of his travel (mis)adventures since christmas before talking about D&D coming to universal, John tries his best to sell him on a new feature of the store, and discussing Catan's choice to change in it's 6th edition.
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 85
Silent nightsssssss, holy nightssssss
John and Jamie spend their christmas cheer on making resolutions...for other people.
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 84
It's Andrew Zorowitz of Foam Brain Games everybody!
If you love the click clacks, then you most likely have a set from Foam Brain Games. Andrew joins Jamie and John to talk about what makes his products so special, as well as what Elon is up to and how Warhammer on Amazon is green lit.
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 83
Asmodee looking up, Embracer looking down, and Tariffs are slowly rolling in
John and Jamie are back together again, talking about how Asmodee is looking to use their new influx of cash, Embracer not happy with LOTR, and dive a little deep into how the proposed tariffs will affect the board game industry.
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 82
It's James Hutt from R. Talsorian Games Everybody!
Jamie and Ariel sit down with James hut to talk about...cyberpunk and...other stuff. I don't know what they are talking about, I wasn't in this one so I'm excited to listen to it right along side you!
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 81
It's Brothers Awesome Games Everybody
Brothers Sam and Ed Stockton of BA Games joins Jamie and John to talk about Marvel getting into Magic, the big winners out of the American TableTop Awards, and John finally finds a friend in Monsterpocalypse.
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 80
Lara Croft Attention Raider, Board Games are a growing, and Magic the Gathering not canceled?
Jamie and John sit down to talk about how the board game industry is still booming, what we should temper our expectations for Wizard's Store owner summit, and apparently we have some surprising new about Netflix's Magic the Gathering show.
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 79
It's Chris Sellers Everybody!
Joining Jamie and John today is Chris Sellers, the creator of one of our spiritual siblings, the RPG Raccoon Sky Pirates! While we talk to them about that fantastic game, how it got created, and what's they learned to create their next project Defy the Gods. While we have them, we also talk about Hasbro getting involved with the Commander Controversy and talk about Jamie's favorite cartoon coming to D&D 2024! If you like Chris and want to know more about them, you can find their work at http...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 78
Hasbro CEO brags about friends, The Magic is dead at Netflix, and Ariel takes shots
Jamie and age shaming Ariel have John on as a guest to talk about how Hasbro is not going to give up on AI, we find out netflix is canning the Magic the Gathering show via Superman, and we take a bit of a deep dive into the new D&D book.
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 77
It's Marc W. Miller Everybody
Did you know Bloomington Normal has a rich history in board gaming? How about that ISU had a team dedicated to helping teachers create games in the 70's? Ever hear of Traveller, the first truly successful Sci fi RPG that could kill you before you even finished creating a character? Well after our amazing conversation with Marc Miller, one of the founders of the LEGENDARY Games Designers' Workshop!
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 76
Nightsssssssss
Jamie and John do what white guys with a podcast do...talk about what they hate
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 75
The GenCon Report
Jamie and John are freshly back from GenCon and tell you all about the games that wow-ed them this year.
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 74
D&D being sold early in a underground tunnel, WOTC has a new boss, and Sky Team walks away with top prize
John and Jamie sit down to talk about Wizard's new boss as well as them selling the new player's handbook early, then takes some time to appreciate Sky Team winning the Speil De Jahres.
Jul 24, 2024•48 min•Ep. 73
D&D Backwards On Backwards Compatible, Magic Building New Foundations, and X-Wing Shot down
Jamie and John dive a little deep into how Wizards is trying to make D&D's new edition not really a next edition, what the new Magic Foundations packs will bring to the table, and a bit of history on why a beloved Star Wars skirmish game was left to wither on the vine.
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 72
It's Scott Brady Everybody!
Creator of Boop and Hues and Cues Scott Brady joins Jamie and John to talk about how he found himself developing award winning games, navigating Covid while designing, collaborating to find success, and plans for future games you'll see on the shelves soon!
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 71
PP's getting steamed, Rolling 20 on the Demiplane, and are you a wizard if you use AI?
Jamie and John discuss the selling of Privateer's Press's Warmachine, Roll 20 absorbing Demiplane, and why Wizard needs AI jobs.
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 70
Trade Show Wrap up, Poke thieves, and a new card challenger is entering the ring
Alexis and Jamie regal John with their adventures in games and meat at a recent trade show before we get into how the FBI had to take down Pokemon counterfeiters and finish up with a new company trying to get into the card selling game online.
May 29, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 69
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