Best Farnell Podcasts (2025)

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459 - Disposable Bags of Meat with Chris Farnell 1:38:55

19d ago1:38:55

1:38:55

Chris is the author of the Fermi's Progress series, a darkly comic sci-fi adventure about a spaceship doomed to obliterate every planet it takes off from. The latest novel, Fermi's Wake 4. Overview Effect, just released, and you get it on sale now. We sat down for a delightfully horrifying Fermi-themed adventure in Disposable Bags of Meat, a horror…

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The ALWAYS SUNNY/ABBOTT ELEMENTARY crossover (part II) 19:47

8h ago19:47

19:47

It's a sequel to a previous bonus episode! We last covered part one of the crossover between Abbott Elementary and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia that aired with Abbott, and we loved it. After many months, we've finally gotten the Always Sunny take in part two, and... well, we love it significantly less. Let's talk about why this didn't work as …

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460 - Mirror Match with Jackson Adams 1:03:08

5d ago1:03:08

1:03:08

Mirror Match is a role-playing game love letter to fighting games. Players create warriors based on shared themes and origins before facing off in arena combat. Inspired by two-player fighting games, sessions see new characters constantly enter the fray and the game provides scaffolding to create your own universe of mad ninja, shotgun-toting wizar…

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SAVED BY THE BELL is so excited and so scared 1:53:52

7d ago1:53:52

1:53:52

Saved by the Bell: "Jessie's Song" Yes, this is the one where Jessie Spano gets addicted to caffeine pills and sings The Pointer Sisters! It's the textbook example of a Very Special Episode and one of the most lambasted episodes in TV history -- and it actually came from a sincere, personal place. We explore how a Saturday morning sitcom for childr…

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Batman: Bump in the Night - Issue #1: Terror at 11:11PM! 1:29:38

12d ago1:29:38

1:29:38

SPECIAL EPISODE! We're taking a week off from the show, so in the meantime, enjoy the first issue of our Patreon-exclusive podcast, produced in collaboration with Marn Lastname and the Moonshot Podcast Network! TERROR AT 11:11AM! A string of suspiciously timed deaths suggest someone--or SOMETHING--is on a killing spree across the city. Can Batman s…

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Focus on the Edge: How Videam’s Smart Cameras Solve Real-World Problems - We talk IoT #69 39:16

20d ago39:16

39:16

In this episode, we explore the future of computer vision with Tommaso Scuccato and Marco Bergamin from Videam, an Italian startup that brings AI-powered vision systems to the edge. Videam tackles diverse challenges from ski pass fraud detection to traffic monitoring using custom-built cameras that process AI algorithms locally. Their patented tech…

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BLACK MIRROR has a happy ending (with Merrilee O'Neil) 1:44:47

21d ago1:44:47

1:44:47

Black Mirror: "San Junipero" Heaven is a place on Earth! Merrilee O'Neil (from Glitterjaw's Fear Coded) joins us for the queer joy of the bleak sci-fi anthology's first break from formula -- a big gay sapphic love story set in the 1980s (sort of) that is not, in fact, a huge downer. We get into the cultural conversation around Black Mirror (and how…

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458 - Candlelight with Felix Bishop 1:24:19

27d ago1:24:19

1:24:19

Candlelight is a role playing game about the restless spirits of treasure hunters reckoning with their dark past and seeking hope in a haunted forest that wants to trap them there. I sat down with actor and TTRPG performer Felix Bishop to wander into the wood, and discover the fates that await our characters... CANDLELIGHT: https://glowingroots.itc…

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The TGIF time warp 55:57

28d ago55:57

55:57

Bonus episode! When ABC's TGIF block tried to replicate the success of Sabrina the Teenage Witch in the late 90s, it resulted in a very high-concept time travel crossover that injected magic into the entire block! Sabrina, Boy Meets World, and the mostly forgotten Teen Angel and You Wish all get displaced into different decades thanks to Salem eati…

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457 - The Invisible Labyrinth with Morgan Jackson 1:17:57

1M ago1:17:57

1:17:57

The Invisible Labyrinth is a game about branching timelines, uncertain futures, and escaping what seems inevitable. Players take on the role of a small group of characters and nonlinearly create a web of timelines about their possible journeys, building a web of alternate timelines and "what if" futures. I sat down with the game's designer, Morgan …

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Shush Money: How Hydronauten's Silent Pumps Save Millions in Energy Costs – We talk IoT #68 28:09

1M ago28:09

28:09

In this episode, we conclude our special series on the Advanced Electronics Challenge with the winners themselves: Johannes Büker, CEO, and Paul Werner, CTO of Hydronauten GmbH. Their innovative solution addresses a significant hidden energy drain – pumps consume approximately 30% of the EU's electricity. Hydronauten addresses two critical challeng…

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FRASIER does a fake clip show 1:45:38

1M ago1:45:38

1:45:38

Frasier: "Crock Tales" Just before the series finale, Frasier Crane breaks a clay crock in his kitchen and reflects on the last 11 years of his sitcom... flashing back to clips we've never seen! We're talking about the iconic Cheers spin-off and the character Kelsey Grammer played for 20 consecutive years, and the unique way this episode celebrates…

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456 - Elegy with Laura Tutu 1:19:20

1M ago1:19:20

1:19:20

Laura is an award-winning Actual Play performer, known for her work with Queen's Court Games on a range of incredible shows, including The All-Night Society and Harlem Hellfighters Never Die. We sat down for some top-tier weird vampirism in a game of Elegy, a solo vampire RPG inspired by Ironsworn. ELEGY: https://miraclem.itch.io/elegy LAURA TUTU: …

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R.I.P. Netflix interactive specials 51:46

1M ago51:46

51:46

Bonus episode! We're pouring one out for the "choose your own adventure" style Netflix specials that were recently wiped from the platform, including popular specials Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend. We get into the origins and mechanics of this unique fusion of movies and games, and why it's tragic t…

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Galactic with Ify Nwadiwe, Nala J. Wu, Dusty Hill, and Catrina Dennis [Episode 2: Gameplay] 1:40:14

1M ago1:40:14

1:40:14

Our special two-part playthrough of Galactic continues, as our heroes stare down the Mandate and leap into battle! You can find the Galactic & Going Rogue crowdfunder on Kickstarter, live now through the end of June: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars?ref=dwc59l This ep…

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Cycle Breakers: How Belle Health's Smart Ring is Transforming Women's Health – We talk IoT #67 38:21

2M ago38:21

38:21

In this episode, we explore the cutting-edge intersection of femtech and medical innovation with Victoria Schoeffel and Rafael Schaider from Belle Health, the second-place winners of the Advanced Electronics Challenge at embedded world. Belle Health tackles one of the most overlooked areas of healthcare: the impact of hormonal fluctuations on women…

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455 - Wandering Blades with Daniel Kwan 1:31:01

2M ago1:31:01

1:31:01

Wandering Blades is a TTRPG inspired by Chinese wuxia media, Japanese animation, and action video games. Take on the roles of highly skilled martial artists who roam the lands seeking to redress wrongs, help the downtrodden, and free the innocent from oppression. I sit down with Daniel Kwan, designer of the game (and returning guest!), to discover …

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STAR TREK: TNG makes first contact (with Chris Farnell) 1:31:10

2M ago1:31:10

1:31:10

Star Trek: The Next Generation: "First Contact" We come in peace! Author Chris Farnell (Star Trek: Lower Decks Crew Handbook, Fermi's Progress) gets beamed up with us to talk about this perspective flip on the usual Star Trek formula -- a story that positions our Enterprise crew as mysterious space invaders to a planet that has never met aliens. We…

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Introducing Party of One [Trailer] 1:05

2M ago1:05

1:05

Party of One is an improvised storytelling podcast about getting to know interesting people through the shared, universal experience of play. Guests featured include: Brennan Lee Mulligan Austin Walker Jeeyon Shim Jadzia Axelrod Kendo Jonathan Sims Pearlmania500 Rich Howard Mike Rugnetta Quinns Find new episodes, listening guides, and more, at part…

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454 - Catch Me If You Can with Mike Rugnetta 1:15:29

2M ago1:15:29

1:15:29

Mike is a longtime writer, host, producer and sound designer, who has been working in digital media since 2007. Currently, he hosts Never Post, a member-supported, employee-owned podcast about and for the internet, and GMs Fun City Ventures, a fully sound designed cyberpunk narrative play RPG podcast set in a post climate catastrophe New York City,…

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MYTHIC QUEST's re-edited series finale 35:43

2M ago35:43

35:43

Bonus episode! Mythic Quest concluded its fourth season last month, and then was swiftly cancelled... but in a weird and unprecedented twist, its ending was re-edited and altered to, allegedly, function better as a series finale AFTER most people watched its original version, itself now erased from AppleTV completely. It's odd, and we talk about wh…

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SPECIAL EPISODE: Galactic with Ify Nwadiwe, Nala J. Wu, Dusty Hill, and Catrina Dennis [Episode 1 - Worldbuilding] 59:00

2M ago59:00

59:00

INTRODUCING: A bonus two-part series (with a full group!) to coincide with the crowdfund campaign for Galactic and Going Rogue! I sat down with an incredible table of performers, including Ify Nwadiwe, Nala J. Wu, Dusty Hill, and Catrina Dennis to weave a story of rebellion and relationships in space. In part one, we make our characters and build o…

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Dr Joe Vitale - Geniuses Of Copywriting Podcast 41:31

2M ago41:31

41:31

In this episode of The Geniuses Of Copywriting podcast, legendary marketer and copywriter Dr Joe Vitale - star of the hit movie The Secret: - Author of over 90 books, and inventor of 'Hypnotic Writing' - one of his most popular books - Star of 'The Secret' movie and one of the few stars still in business today (He's also starred in over 30 other mo…

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Diamonds are forever, PFAS not: How CiX Greentech purifies water – We talk IoT #66 26:29

2M ago26:29

26:29

In this episode, we explore the future of water purification with Timo Fromm and Rudolf Borchardt from CiX Greentech, a German startup tackling one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. CiX has developed a smart, ready-to-use purification module that uses diamond electrodes and electricity to eliminate micropollutants such as p…

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453 - Orbital Blues with Austin Walker 1:40:14

2M ago1:40:14

1:40:14

Austin is the game master for Friends at the Table, an actual play podcast about critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends. He's also the designer of Realis, a science fantasy RPG powered by sentences published by Possible Worlds Games. We sat down to play Orbital Blues, a lo-fi space western roleplayi…

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DAYS OF OUR LIVES gets possessed by the Devil (with Chels Eichholz) 1:56:14

2M ago1:56:14

1:56:14

Days of Our Lives: The Marlena Possession Arc We're levitating as we cover the 90s storyline that introduced the supernatural into soap operas and changed daytime TV forever! Chels from ⁠The Q Division⁠ and ⁠And a Rewatch Podcast⁠ helps us prep our exorcisms as we get into the history of this extremely long-running soap, and how the O.J. Simpson tr…

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Kenneth Yu Kern San 29:02

2M ago29:02

29:02

Today it's my great privilege and honor to present my dear departed friend Kenneth Yu Kern San as a special guest on the Geniuses Of Copywriting podcast. After Kenneth was taken from us far too early, I set aside this interview for a long time. However after speaking with Kenneth's widow and with her blessing, it's time to share this with the world…

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452 - Between the Skies with Huffa 1:24:44

2M ago1:24:44

1:24:44

Between the Skies is a cosmic fantasy game of travel and exploration across endless worlds, packed with procedures, tables, and inspiration for hundreds of weird, wonderful adventures through the cosmos. I sat down with the game's author, Huffa, to explore what makes the game so special (through the eyes of professional wrestling heel turned cosmic…

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The ABBOTT ELEMENTARY/ALWAYS SUNNY crossover 48:55

2M ago48:55

48:55

Bonus episode! On the heels of our episode on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, we're having a chat about its surprising crossover earlier this year with Abbott Elementary! We get into what made this crossover so unique and highly anticipated, how they were able to mix these wildly different characters and tones, and how Quinta Brunson and Rob McE…

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Dave Dee - Geniuses Of Copywriting 55:30

2M ago55:30

55:30

In this episode of The Geniuses Of Copywriting Podcast with special guest Dave Dee: - How Dave used our kind of marketing to take his magician act from 3 shows a month to paying back over $70k in debt in less than 12 months - The system Dave uses to become the top seller at marketing events including $330K in a smaller breakout room while the main …

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451 - See Issue X with Third Person 1:53:33

3M ago1:53:33

1:53:33

Third Person (Matt, Sara, and Xen) are the trio of writers/performers behind Midst, one of my actual favorite audio fiction shows of all time. I love Midst so much in fact, that we decided to turn Party of One into... Party of Three for an episode to get to share a table with them. We sat down to play See Issue X, a solo RPG about superheroes and t…

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IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA does a noir (with Chris Osborne) 1:30:35

3M ago1:30:35

1:30:35

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: "The Janitor Always Mops Twice" Don't be a goon! Chris Osborne of the Play Comics podcast joins us for this beautifully artful and smart take on film noir from the long-running raunchy comedy... which still somehow centers on "diarrhea poisoning" and includes eating cat food. We dig into the great lengths taken to…

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450 - You Know Me Still with Clickclacksnac 1:29:34

3M ago1:29:34

1:29:34

Serenity is a cosplayer and TTRPG performer, who DMs the award-nominated AP series Tragedy of Theolosian, as well as Mass Effect: Mirage on FeyWildNOut. We both wanted to get deep in our feelings, so we dove into a game of You Know Me Still, and discovered the deeply toxic relationship between two warring fantasy spies, and the massive courts they …

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Sensors and Cents: The Real ROI of a Data-Powered Workplace – We talk IoT #65 39:00

3M ago39:00

39:00

Join host Stefanie Ruth Heyduck as she sits down with Phil Bell and Josh Jackman from ART Health Solutions to explore the cutting-edge intersection of technology and workplace wellbeing. Discover how real-world data from wearables, smartphone apps, and environmental sensors can enhance productivity and employee experience. Learn about the tangible …

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449 - It Takes Two to Tango with Mark Vertlib 1:33:31

3M ago1:33:31

1:33:31

It Takes Two to Tango is a 2-player, rules-lite, GM-less tabletop RPG about rival spies sent on a mission together. Two rival spies. Two rival agencies. One major job. And unfortunately, one way through the door: Pretending to be a married couple. I sat down with the game's designer, Mark Vertlib, for a superheroic espionage-filled game to see how …

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