Talk of the Table

Talk of the Table is a TTRPG talk show where hosts Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty talk with game designers, actual play producers, journalists, academics, artists, and performers about all the coolest things happening in the TTRPG community in an effort to understand what’s on the mind of the tabletop industry.

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Recent Episodes
  • Glorious Heists (w/ Andre Novoa)
    May 5, 2025 – 50:13
  • The Possible Worlds of Realis (w/ Austin Walker & Tyler Crumrine)
    Apr 28, 2025 – 01:24:39
  • A Quantum Amount of Goofballery (w/ Land of Eem)
    Apr 15, 2025 – 52:49
  • Listen to the Game (w/ Jason Morningstar)
    Mar 31, 2025 – 52:27
  • A Game Can Always Come Back (w/ Viditya Voleti)
    Mar 17, 2025 – 01:06:43
  • No One Expects the Monty Python RPG! (w/ Brian Saliba)
    Mar 3, 2025 – 01:00:14
  • 3 Projects, 2 Editions (Zine Month #4)
    Feb 25, 2025 – 58:37
  • Love Gods & Warped Pods (Zine Month #3)
    Feb 18, 2025 – 59:56
  • Heroic Sacrifice & Plenty O' Patrons (Zine Month #2)
    Feb 11, 2025 – 01:07:36
  • Horse Farts & Raccoon Spies (Zine Month #1)
    Feb 4, 2025 – 01:03:31
  • Zine Month 101 (w/ Tony Vasinda)
    Jan 27, 2025 – 58:08
  • [PATREON PREVIEW] Roundtable: The State of Actual Play
    Jan 13, 2025 – 30:17
  • The 1-Year Navel Gaze Spectacular
    Dec 30, 2024 – 43:48
  • New GM, Same Rude Tales (w/ Christopher Hastings)
    Dec 16, 2024 – 50:54
  • An Announcement
    Dec 2, 2024 – 10:19
  • A Career Playing Games (w/ John Harper)
    Nov 25, 2024 – 01:00:40
  • Putting the HRT in Hurt (w/ Kayla Dice)
    Nov 11, 2024 – 50:56
  • The Time We Have (w/ Elliot Davis)
    Nov 1, 2024 – 54:00
  • Fools on an Errand (w/ J Strautman & B Marsollier)
    Oct 28, 2024 – 47:40
  • Ravenous Catholic Kaiju (w/ Aaron Voigt)
    Oct 14, 2024 – 47:33
  • Every Spread is a Frame (w/ Johan Nohr)
    Sep 30, 2024 – 46:08
  • Designing Out-of-Box Play (w/ Alex Roberts)
    Sep 9, 2024 – 57:53
  • Exquisitely Gameable Sentences (w/ Will Jobst)
    Aug 26, 2024 – 01:08:54
  • [Feed Drop] "Lilting Towards Terror:" Harnessing Humor & Horror in TTRPGs (w/ Many Sided Media)
    Aug 8, 2024 – 01:05:52
  • The Games Deserve Better Criticism (w/ Quinns)
    Jul 29, 2024 – 59:21
  • Intention, Collaboration, & Experimentation (w/ Superdillin)
    Jul 15, 2024 – 51:44
  • Funding to Fulfillment (w/ Jay Dragon)
    Jul 1, 2024 – 57:13
  • Teamwork Over Toxic Masculinity (w/ Grant Howitt)
    Jun 17, 2024 – 55:43
  • Good vs. Great in Actual Play (w/ Rowan Zeoli)
    Jun 3, 2024 – 01:03:01
  • Respecting the Work (w/ Jasper William Cartwright)
    May 20, 2024 – 01:08:19
  • Collaboration, Business, and Creativity in Games (w/ Banana Chan)
    May 6, 2024 – 53:02
  • GM Tips for a Live Audience (w/ Bridgett Jeffries)
    Apr 22, 2024 – 53:33
  • Proper Preparation for Producers and Performers (w/ Drakoniques)
    Apr 1, 2024 – 01:01:27
  • Expanding the World of DIE RPG (w/ Kieron Gillen)
    Mar 18, 2024 – 53:13
  • Reflecting on 1 Year of Worlds Beyond Number (w/ Taylor Moore)
    Mar 4, 2024 – 01:20:22
  • Map-Destroying Kaijus & Distressingly Hot Aliens (Zine Month #4)
    Feb 26, 2024 – 49:31
  • Special Report: Introducing Rascal (w/ Lin Codega & Rowan Zeoli)
    Feb 20, 2024 – 01:01:41
  • Modern Ghosts & Ethereal Pendulums (Zine Month #3)
    Feb 19, 2024 – 52:38
  • Puzzling Dungeons & Haunted Parks (Zine Month #2)
    Feb 12, 2024 – 01:00:13
  • Living Ships & Deadly Documentaries (Zine Month #1)
    Feb 5, 2024 – 57:43
  • Lessons in Game Design (w/ Cassi Mothwin)
    Jan 29, 2024 – 01:02:13
  • Making a Career in Games (w/ Samantha Leigh)
    Jan 15, 2024 – 01:15:30
  • What We Brought to the Table in 2023
    Jan 1, 2024 – 32:06
  • The Art of Collaboration (w/ Rick Perry)
    Dec 11, 2023 – 46:43
  • Preserving TTRPGs Through Actual Play (w/ Jeff Stormer)
    Nov 27, 2023 – 01:02:17
  • We Are Not An Actual Play (w/ Encounter Party’s Ned Donovan & Brian David Judkins)
    Nov 13, 2023 – 58:48
  • The Many Hats of Game Design (w/ momatoes)
    Oct 23, 2023 – 42:53
  • You Owe Them The Effort (w/ J Strautman)
    Oct 9, 2023 – 01:04:10
  • [FEED DROP] Games & Feelings (w/ Eric Silver & Jasper William Cartwright)
    Oct 6, 2023 – 01:28:33
  • Violence Until Glory in Gubat Banwa (w/ Joaquin Saavedra & Dylan Briones)
    Sep 25, 2023 – 01:02:03
Recent Reviews
  • Michael R. Underwood
    Invaluable & Thought-Provoking Conversations
    Every episode of Talk of the Table, I learn something about the craft of TTRPGs and/or actual play. The hosts are excellent interviewers and bring both knowledge and curiosity to these conversations.
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