Raised on DnD
139 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsRaised on DnD podcast helps enrich your family's gaming experience by bringing you interviews with parents, educators, game designers, and influencers. Join us as we delve into the many ways tabletop role-playing games inspire creativity, develop communication skills, and create lasting bonds among players.
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S9E3: ModernSam - Ryan Arneson
April 18, 2024 04:00 - 48 minutes - 39.4 MB"Every hero needs a Sam." I am joined by Ryan Arneson, a gamer dad, who is living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD ). Ryan has tried many apps to help him focus and stay productive but they always fell short. So he has developed ModernSam, an app for people with ADHD to build their productivity and self-care using the power of gamification.
S9E2: Castle Brookmere - Giveaway Contest
April 07, 2024 00:03 - 3 minutes - 2.52 MBFind out how you can enter to win a copy of Castle Brookmere, a OSR module inspired by the classic Endless Quest book Return to Brookmere and an invitation to play in this adventure online with an assembly of Tabletop Role Playing Game personalities.
S9E1: Flight of an Orphan Thief - S.M. Radjy
March 18, 2024 22:15 - 36 minutes - 25.9 MBSeason 9 begins with mother, author, dreamer, doer, Shahnaz Radjy! Shahnaz shares her love of D&D and how it has influenced her writing and her life. Together we celebrate the launch of her first book, Flight of an Orphan Thief, available March 20th 2024! Follow S.M. Radjy - Author website: http://sradjy.com/ Farmstay website & blog: https://casabeatrix.pt/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/TheCramooz (farm) or www.instagram.com/smradjyauthor (writing) Twitter: @sradjy
S8E12: Dungeons and Drama - Kristy Boyce
December 15, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 16.7 MBAuthor, Kristy Boyce, brings here love of Dungeons and Dragons and her young adult romance writing together in her new book "Dungeons and Drama". Kristy Boyce gives us insight into the inspiration for her new book and how she found her high school sweetheart and future husband around the game table.
S8E11: Year 4 Live Celebration
December 01, 2023 19:20 - 1 hour - 47 MBWe celebrated 4 years of Raised on DnD podcast with another amazing LIVE event! Our special return guests are listed in order of appearance: Rob Gruber of Good Times Games, Diogo Nogueira of Old Skull Publishing, Punk Rock Jenny of TikTok, Stephen Wendell of Donjonlands.com, Daniel Estes of ReturntoBrookmere, Jason Cassidy of Even Footing Games, John Kovalic of Dork Tower, Matt Davids of DiceGeeks, Bill Silvey the Dungeon Delver, Adam Davis of Game to Grow, Michael Low of Luck of Legends, an...
S8E10: Donjon Lands - Stephen Wendell
November 13, 2023 19:15 - 38 minutes - 24.6 MBVeteran, Author, and World Traveler, Stephen Wendell joins us to discuss the joy of using the Holmes Basic Set of D&D, Solo Play, Game Therapy for Veterans, and how tabletop role playing games inspires creativity and education.
S8E9: The Mirrored Mountain - Part 1
October 24, 2023 21:13 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBJoin Daniel Estes of Return to Brookmere, Derek White the Geek Preacher, Bill Silvey the Dungeon Delver, Author Medardo Landon Maza Duenas, RPG miniature painter Blake McReady, and I in this special excerpt from our play through of Izegrim Creation's OSR module, The Mirrored Mountain.
S8E8: D&D for the Deconstructed - Ryan McLaughlin
October 18, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 31.3 MBI'm joined by Ryan McLaughlin the host of the new podcast, D&D for the Deconstructed. He shares his story of gaming with his family and how he is using tabletop role playing games for education, therapy, and his faith community. We discuss Call of Cthulhu, Curse of Strahd vs. She is the Ancient, Geek Therapeutics, the Satanic Panic, and who "the Deconstructed" are.
S8E7: Heroes of Evermore - Morgan Dangerfield
October 04, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 20.5 MBMorgan Dangerfield, the Dungeon Master and Author of Heroes of Evermore, joins me to discuss his love for Dungeons & Dragons, his streaming show, his first book, and his upcoming video game.
S8E6: Slaying Your Dragons - Punk Rock Jenny
September 18, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes - 22.3 MBI am joined by TikTok influencer and inspirational Dungeon Master, Punk Rock Jenny! She shares her story about discovering tabletop role playing games through her students, sharing Amazing Tales with her son, and helping other survivors of domestic violence heal through therapeutic tabletop role playing game sessions
S8E5: Athletics Check - Johnny Stanton
September 04, 2023 00:12 - 32 minutes - 19.4 MBNFL Full Back, Johnny Stanton, shares his love of tabletop role playing games. Johnny talks about gaming with his wife and brother-in-laws and how that has deepened their relationships. He also talks about approaching his teammates to try their first D&D campaign. Johnny discusses his actual play campaign, Of Dawn and Dusk, available on YouTube as well as his new show, Athletics Check, on TikTok & Instagram.
Will Raised on DnD return?
August 02, 2023 05:09 - 2 minutes - 2.41 MBRaised on DnD podcast has been gone for the summer but will it return? Find out in this exclusive announcement.
S8E4: Endless Quest Books - Rose Estes and Family
June 04, 2023 16:08 - 48 minutes - 26.2 MBI'm joined by renowned author, Rose Estes, best known for the original Endless Quest series by TSR. Accompanying her are her three adult children, Daniel, Max, and Lydia. Daniel runs the ReturntoBrookmere Instagram page, Max is an author and illustrator, and Lydia is an author and mother. We discuss D&D History, Dyslexia, and new books.
S8E3: Mother's Day 2023 - Cassandra Cardarelli
May 10, 2023 19:11 - 36 minutes - 37.1 MBHappy Mother's Day to all the Gamer Moms! I'm joined by educator and gamer, Cassandra Cardarelli, as we talk about gaming with teenagers, handling conflicting schedules within the family, and gaming with a serious physical injury. We discuss our recent gaming experiences Mount & Blade: Warband (5E Adaptation), Vampire the Masquerade, Save the Day: Superhero RPG, D&D 5E at The Side Quest, and our Palladium Fantasy campaign.
S8E2: Rogue Magic - Jonathan Fountain
April 21, 2023 02:23 - 27 minutes - 15.7 MBJonathan Fountain is the artist and writer behind the hit TTRPG inspired fantasy story, Rogue Magic. He talks about his love for Dungeons & Dragons, how Rogue Magic was created and became so popular, and he shares how the board game Mice & Mystics has brought his family together and is preparing his children for tabletop role playing games.
Season 8!
April 13, 2023 04:00 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MBWelcome back gamers to another season of Raised on DnD podcast!
S8E1: SideKicks & SideQuests - Kurt Crenwelge
April 04, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes - 17.2 MBOur guest today is Kurt Crenwelge, the host of Sidekicks & Sidequests Podcast. Kurt is a father and husband who's passion for tabletop role playing games has helped him create a unique resource for DMs/GMs. We discuss what his incredible show came about, some of his favorite episodes, and how you can utilize these characters in your own games or make your own.
S7E12: Therapeutic Gaming - Dr. Megan Connell, PsyD, ABPP
March 20, 2023 13:10 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBDr. Megan Connell returns to discuss her latest work in therapeutic gaming, using tabletop role playing games in clinical psychology. Dr. Megan shares the latest tabletop and board game titles she is currently playing at home with her family. Dr. Megan has begun HealthQuest: Innovative Therapeutics. She has authored a new, ground breaking, book titled 'Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy'. Join us as we discuss the future of tabletop role playing games in mental health treatment.
S7E11: Daggy DM - Brett Slater
March 04, 2023 18:33 - 21 minutes - 10.8 MBTravel with Raised on DnD to Eaton, Western Australia where I talk with Brett Slater the Daggy DM from DnDTikTok. Brett shares how playing tabletop role playing games with his family has greatly improved his communication with his children even away from the game table. Brett tells us the origin of his catch-phase "Dungeons and Dragons, baby!" We talk about his plans to run a GURPS adventure based on his home town of Bunbury. Brett shares how playing Dungeons & Dragons with his family has he...
S7E10: Let's Roll - Lucas Maxwell
February 18, 2023 17:00 - 41 minutes - 34.2 MBI'm joined by High School Librarian, Lucas Maxwell, host of the "You should have been a Meat Shield" podcast and author of the new book "Let's Roll: A Guide to Setting Up Tabletop RolePlaying Games in Your School or Public Library". He shares his amazing story of helping a few students that individually come to the school library seeking information about Dungeons & Dragons that brings him back to a hobby he loved in his youth, grows a tabletop role playing club of over 50 students, and leads...
S7E9: The Nerdiest Stepdad - Ian Bowling
February 10, 2023 05:16 - 36 minutes - 17.8 MBIan Bowling is The Nerdiest Stepdad on TikTok and has been playing a D&D/ Star Wars tabletop role-playing game with his wife, two step-children, and brand new baby! Ian shares his thoughts on being a step-father and how tabletop role-playing games has brought his family closer together. We discuss the challenges & joys of gaming with younger players plus the inventive way he included their new baby into family game night. Be sure to visit Raisedondnd.com for all the links to The Nerdiest Step...
S7E8: Chai and Games - Ronak Chitalia
January 18, 2023 05:00 - 35 minutes - 23 MBI speak with the owner of Chai and Games, Ronak Chitalia, in Mumbai, India. We discuss having a space for gamers to meet, creating homebrew content to incorporate eastern mythos making it more accessible to new players in India, and his new tabletop gaming location called, "Bombay Board Game Club."
S7E7: Roll for Initiative - Jaime Formato
January 04, 2023 05:16 - 23 minutes - 15.3 MBWe are starting 2023 off with author, educator, and gamer-mom, Jaime Formato! We talk about how her family got her into playing Dungeons and Dragons and how it has inspired her new novel, 'Roll for Initiative'. After the episode, check out https://www.jaimeformato.com/ to access her "geeky resources" and get your copy of Roll for Initiative by Jaime Formato.
S7E6: d.and.d.family - Haley Kennedy
December 18, 2022 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBHaley Kennedy is the influencer from d.and.d.family on DND Tiktok! She talks with us about her love for Dungeons & Dragons, creating her content to help new players, traveling to FanX: Salt Lake City Comic Convention to run games for Mage Fire Gaming and benefit The Foundation for the Prevention of Violence (FPV).
S7E5: DM By Choice - Mitch Resler
December 04, 2022 07:53 - 35 minutes - 21.2 MBMitch Resler is DM by Choice, an influencer on DnD TikTok. He shares his story of gaming at a young age, rediscovering D&D later in life, and helping organize tabletop role playing games for local middle and high school students.
S7: Year 3 Celebration - Live Event
November 23, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34 MBOur 3 year anniversary was a Facebook Live Event on November 13th of 2022. This event features 7 return guests and prizes for the audience in attendance. The guests included Mike Lowe from Luck of Legends (S6E9), Bill Silvey the Dungeon Delver (S3E8), Daniel & Mike of The Griffin and Gargoyle (S5E9), Spencer Borup of Gathering of the Ages podcast (S5E12), and my sons, Josh (S1E4) & Zach (S5E2). You can watch the raw live event on Raised on DnD YouTube channel or on our Facebook page.
Guest Showcase
November 20, 2022 22:12 - 3 minutes - 2.17 MBHere are just some of the guests from Seasons 1 - 7!
S7E4: Game to Grow - Adam & Adam
November 18, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes - 29.6 MBI'm joined by Adam Davis and Adam Johns, the founders of the non-profit organization Game to Grow and creators of Critical Core. We discuss how their game, Critical Core, is created for intentional play and helps people on the Autism spectrum improve social interactions through gaming. We dive into their amazing work with Children's Hospitals and how virtual tabletop roleplaying has been instrumental in helping more children around the globe.
S7E3: Mad Gnome Gaming - Rulon Leman
November 04, 2022 20:27 - 33 minutes - 22 MBListen to this episode with the creator of Mad Gnome Gaming, Rulon Leman! We discuss his incredible setting and how his life has changed thanks to tabletop role playing games!
S7E2: Confessions of a Geek Bard - Mikey Mason
October 18, 2022 04:00 - 55 minutes - 36.8 MBComedy Rock Geek, Mikey Mason, talks about gaming with his family and we discuss "player agency" especially as it pertains to younger players. Mikey Mason shares insight into his newest music and upcoming creative projects such as his "Gaming with My Kids" podcast, "In the Verse" Podcast, and his book "Confessions of a Geek Bard" coming January 2023.
S7E1: Rolls of Redemption - Janine and Peter Jones
October 04, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes - 18.5 MBSeason 7 kicks off with Janine and Peter Jones of the hit Twitch channel, Rolls of Redemption! We discuss their personal journeys to tabletop role playing games and Peter shares his experience being Raised on DnD!
S6E12: B2 The Keep on the Borderlands (Season 6 Finale)
August 04, 2022 08:30 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBAs a thank you for all your support this season's final episode is an actual play recording of the classic Dungeons and Dragons module B2 The Keep on the Borderlands. I'm join by returning guests, David Okum and Brandon Traynor, and first time on the show Steven Cali, Peter Delios, Stephen Pritchard, and Daniel Wilson as they play DnD5e adventurers.
S6E11: Sojourners Awake - Jonathan Hardin
July 19, 2022 04:47 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBI'm joined by Jonathan Hardin of Sojourners Awake where we talk about gaming with family. We discuss how tabletop role playing games can help you slay the monsters in your own life and equip your children with the abilities to overcome challenges as adults.
S6E10: Bard RPG - Scriv the Bard
July 04, 2022 19:41 - 33 minutes - 20.2 MBHappy Independence Day! Scriv the Bard is a Cultural Psychologist who uses RPGs and Storytelling to help families and young people. She is the creator of The Heroes of Iyastera, a family-friendly adventure setting. You can follow her for more content on Twitter, Instagram, and Twitch! Visit Scriv the Bard and visit her current Kickstarter for Bard RPG !
S6E9: Is Violence Necessary in TTRPGs? - Michael Low
June 18, 2022 04:00 - 43 minutes - 29.5 MBI'm joined by father, educator, and game designer Michael Low for this Father's Day Weekend special episode. One of the issues many people have with tabletop role playing games is the emphasis on violence or conflict resolution by combat. Michael Low has developed a game that is not reliant on combat to create drama in the story. Check out this amazing interview as we talk about being gaming dads and how he made tabletop role playing games something better for his family and his students. ...
S6E8: Creating Game Conventions - Alex Kammer
June 08, 2022 01:30 - 39 minutes - 24.4 MBI'm joined by Alex Kammer, the Director of Gamehole Con, who gives advice on running your own gaming convention, talks about his book ‘Thay: Land of the Red Wizards’ for Forgotten Realms, and shares his journey as a gamer-dad.
Summer of Gaming
June 05, 2022 02:17 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBA quick message about gaming this summer and joining the Raised on DnD podcast community.
S6E7: Creating Gaming Clubs for Teens - Athenry Adventurers RPG Club
May 19, 2022 02:17 - 40 minutes - 22.7 MBAthenry Adventurers RPG Club in Athenry, Galway, Ireland share their story of creating a tabletop role playing game club for their community. Listen as they share their tips and struggles of creating a place to promote the hobby and how you might be able to create a one, too!
S6E6: Mother's Day Special - n00bMama
May 04, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes - 24.6 MBHappy Mother's Day to all the Gamer-Moms! Kate Pfuhler is the talented cartoonist behind n00bMama! She is our featured Mother's Day Gamer Mom and she talks about LARP (Live Action Role Playing) games and sharing her love of gaming with family.
S6E5: Redwrymling's Guide to Beholders - Daniel (Redwyrm)
April 18, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.3 MBDaniel is known throughout Twitter and Instagram as Redwyrm. He shares the creative tips he receives from his Dungeon Master, who happens to be Daniel's 5 year old son. Daniel shares his family's journey from homeschooling gamers to publishing their own monster manuals like upcoming "Redwrymling's Guide to Beholders" and "Redwrymling's Guide to Everything". Daniel is an accomplished lyricists who creates tabletop role playing game themed rap songs available on Spotify and iTunes!
S6E4: Babies & Broadswords - Jason Cassidy and Aaryn Easton
April 04, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this episode, Jason Cassidy and Aaryn Easton of Even Footing Games talks with Raised on DnD Podcast about their flagship tabletop role playing game, Babies & Broadswords. Babies & Broadswords has been described as "Rugrats the cartoon meets Dungeons & Dragons" and is an excellent game to play with younger players and players who are young at heart.
S6E3: DnDnFamily - Benjamin & Amanda
March 19, 2022 04:35 - 37 minutes - 25.4 MBBenjamin & 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.
S6E2: Dork Tower - John Kovalic
March 04, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes - 32.7 MBThis 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!
S6E1: Swole Initiative - Jay Foster
February 18, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 26.5 MBI am joined by the Viking DM, Jay Foster, creator of Swole Initiative Network coming to Twitch. He shares his story of gaming with family!
Season 6 Trailer
February 11, 2022 05:00 - 1 minute - 1.23 MBThese interviews and more are coming up this season! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast listening apps.
S5E12: Gathering of the Ages - Spencer Borup
February 04, 2022 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBI'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.
S5E11: Power Outage - Bebarce El-Tayib
January 18, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes - 25.8 MBI'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.
S5E10: TTRPGkids - Stephanie Campbell
January 04, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes - 15.2 MBI'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.
S5E9: The Griffin & Gargoyle Tavern - Daniel Colwell & Michael Paylor
December 04, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 20.3 MBIn 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/