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Raised on DnD

Raised on DnD
Author: Nick Cardarelli
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Raised 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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I'm joined by Sean Winningham known on TikTok and YouTube as Crit Hit The Giant. He creates hilarious and insightful content helping gamers understand the new 2024 DnD rules and is now the co-host of the new hit podcast, Lore of the Realms.
My featured guest is Kat Mahony, a Visual Storyteller & Life Skills EDUtainer, with KatBratEDU. She brings over two decades of experience in visual storytelling, edutainment, and gamification, with a particular focus on work life balance for personal and professional growth through geek skills and edutainment. She is currently working on an animated web series with my daughter called Madness & Misfits. She presents speaking engagements and workshops focusing on integrating gamification and edutainment workshops and seminars into school curriculums, organizational causes, and business development for customer loyalty and employee retention.
I'm joined by John Rodriguez the creator of HeroesWanted.Kids. John shares his story of finding D&D and what inspired him to create an online D&D and Minecraft community for kids and teens that is safe, improves social skills, and creates lasting friendships.
I am joined by Luis Loza, the Creative Director, for Paizo's Pathfinder RPG. We discuss the Lost Omens campaign setting, 1st and 2nd editions of Pathfinder, and an exclusive sneak peak at the newest Pathfinder 2E books coming out later this year.
Celebrate 2025 with us as we feature Jenny Jarzabski, senior developer for Paizo's Starfinder 2nd Edition. We talk about how to go from fan to freelance writer, gaming with family, and even get some exclusive sneak peeks at what's coming for Starfinder 2nd Edition this year!
Roll20 is the most popular Virtual Tabletop (VTT) for gathering friends and family from around the world together to play table top roleplaying games online. Today's featured guest is Riley Dutton the Founder in Residence for Roll20. We discuss the difference between the TTRPG experience online vs in person, the origin of Roll20, and the newest features such as Jumpgate and DungeonScrawl.
I'm joined by Autumn Wade, the founder of Coaches & Dragons, who helps people with their personal development goals through Tabletop Role Playing Games. Autumn shares her personal breakthroughs thanks to Dungeons & Dragons and also how her methods have given people the role playing tools to over come the
sabotaging gremlins in their lives.
Join us for a special episode that brings you the co-founders of Beadle & Grimm’s! Bill Rehor, the Host, and Jon Ciccolini, the DM, of the hilarious DnD TV show "Faster Purple Worm! Kill! Kill!" We discuss how they started playing Dungeons and Dragons to introducing their own children to tabletop role playing games!
Season 10 kicks off with the president of Chaosium, Rick Meints. Rick shares his journey from his childhood playing the original D&D to falling in love with RuneQuest to introducing his own children to TTRPGs. We discuss the return of Chaosium's Elfquest RPG box set now live on Kickstarter.
Our season finale is an actual play episode featuring an international ensemble of DnD enthusiasts from around the globe. We share the first 45 minutes of our playing the OSR adventure module, Castle Brookmere by Izegrim Creations. Castle Brookmere is a reimaging of the classic Endless Quest book Return to Brookmere. Special thank you to Monument Studios for the music and sound effects featured during this adventure.
I'm joined by Emily Inkpen, the writer and co-director of the BSFA Award-winning science fiction audio drama, The Dex Legacy. Emily is also the co-host of the Writer's Gym podcast and an avid D&D player. We discuss the difference between Dungeon Masters vs Writers, world building tips, and the benefits tabletop role playing have on individuals creativity and mental health.
Today I'm join by Rob Harvey a Board Certified Behavior Analyst who works closely with teens and adults with Autism. Rob explains how he uses D&D to help his clients build their confidence, create connections with others, and practice team work.
I'm joined by Andrew Auseon, the author of the Spellbinders book series. Andrew talks with me about how his own experiences growing up with DnD and shares how he loves gaming with his children and extended family. Find out more about the Spellbinders series and get an exclusive reveal about Andrew's upcoming works in this episode of Raised on DnD podcast.
Our Independence Day special episode features veteran, educator, and World Champion Armored Combat Duelist, Shoshana Shellans! Shoshana shares how her love for this extreme, full-contact sport began with gaming. Join us as we discuss how the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and Armored Combat overlap.
Our Father's Day Special features pro-Dungeon Master Jeremy Hall of Old Men Rolling Dice on Instagram. We talk about growing up playing tabletop role playing games, reminiscing about our own fathers and how they reacted to our hobby, and teaching our own children about D&D.
We're kicking off the Summer of Gaming with Ryan Timpte and Allison Kunz the creators of The Kids Table! They share their personal and professional tips for gaming with children. They has been making content on Instagram and Youtube as well as creating downloadable resources for gamer parents on the DM's Guild.
I am joined by actor, historian, model, and internationally accredited stuntman, Spencer Waddell. We discuss how D&D at a young age inspired him to become a real life professional swordsman. We talk about the SCA, HEMA, AMMA, and historical African martial arts and how tabletop role playing games approach combat in different systems.
This is our 2024 Mother's Day Special! I'm joined by Instagram content creator Nicole Griffith @dungeonmastermoms and we talk about gaming and painting miniatures with young children. Nicole shares how playing D&D has had a positive effect on her family and how it can benefit yours as well.
"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.
Find 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.
wow this was amazing to listen to. I teared up at the way Luke talked about his dad.