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Every tabletop gaming convention is dedicated to fun. But not every one of those wargame-miniature-moving, tabletop-RPG-playing, board-game-winning conventions is dedicated to an even bigger cause. That’s why Meeple-A-Thon stands out, a 501(c)(3) charity gaming convention dedicated to supporting Kansas City’s at-risk and disenfranchised community members. And why it’s always a special pleasure to…
As part of an ongoing volunteering job with Kantcon , a fantastic tabletop gaming convention here in the Kansas City metro area, I record and write up interviews with a few of their sponsors each year. Chris Garbett at Allplay , where he serves as Director of Operations and Logistics, works underground around cool board games all day long. Yes, his job is probably still mostly phone calls, emails,…
As part of an ongoing volunteering job with Kantcon , a fantastic tabletop gaming convention here in the Kansas City metro area, I record and write up interviews with a few of their sponsors each year. KJ Davis’ company, A Little Help Company (ALHc) , focuses on mentorship and boutique publishing support for indie creatives who may need a little extra guidance navigating public events, creative…
As part of an ongoing volunteering job with Kantcon , a fantastic tabletop gaming convention here in the Kansas City metro area, I record and write up interviews with a few of their sponsors each year. Walter Stewart is co-owner of one of the best tabletop gaming stores I've ever visited: Tabletop Game and Hobby in Overland Park, Kansas. Want to learn more about Stewart and the games he talks…
As part of an ongoing volunteering job with Kantcon , a fantastic tabletop gaming convention here in the Kansas City metro area, I record and write up interviews with a few of their sponsors each year. Rikki Tahta in the UK talked to me about his company, MeetMax Games, and why the games are fun, how the games work in groups, and his inspiring and revolutionary take on games for corporations and…
Yup. I think it's been 100 or so episodes. So, I thought I'd mark the occasion with a conversation with somebody else who's made podcasts and watched them ... not grow. (That's Jimbo Radio ; I've been on a few times and thoroughly enjoy my conversations with James.) The What People Do podcast started more than six years ago with a recording in a library meeting room with a former colleague right…
Rabbi Norman Solomon served in many important capacities in the United Kingdom during his decades of service as a pulpit rabbi and educator. But the title of his latest book—which promised a delve into what we might mean in the modern world with our talk of God—promised to be a rich read. And it has been, with its very personal and idiosyncratic writing style and conventions. Anyone with an…
I met Carole as the star administrator of the New York City-based rabbinic school I attended in 2025. (Shout out, Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute !) It always felt like there was a lot more under her surface in the moments when she’d pop up, or in the times she’d email. When she shared a cool introspection exercise with our graduating rabbinic class, I had to learn more about her. Turns out,…
A hundred years ago, Judaism’s path of moral self-improvement was stuck mostly in the Orthodox world where the classic books of the field were in their original language. When the wider Jewish world began taking notice of Mussar , study and books in translation blossomed in availability. That’s the beautiful world that Rabbi Greg Marcus and I inhabit today, where the rabbi walks us through his own…
People talk about "main character energy" when it's a bad thing: You're the center of the universe, you're the hero or heroine in your story, and your story is how you see the world. Everyone is important only in how they connect to, or affect, you. You need your needs met (Karen!) before others, because, well, you're the most important person. But there's another more playful way to become the…
