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A journey into the things we love: D&D / RPGs, tabletop games, wargames, video games, comics and comic books, Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, fan films, movies, TV, books, sci-fi, fantasy, more! Hosted by a fellow geek that supports and encourages geeks and our fandoms in all of their various splendor! Come along and get your geek on (or maybe even discover you inner geek)!
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Shane Plays Geek Talk turns informed conversations with game makers and players into detailed accounts of how games take shape and endure.
Shane Stacks gives game makers and experienced players enough room to explain how their favorite systems came together. Shane Plays Geek Talk moves comfortably between tabletop roleplaying, computer RPG development, tactical war games, and post-apocalyptic fiction, with…
The Starfleet Battles box in your closet is getting ideas from Shane Stacks' convention talk.
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A loose but engaging look at early tabletop role-playing and the making of Tunnels & Trolls.
Ken St. Andre traces the early shape of tabletop role-playing from the outside in, then into the making of Tunnels & Trolls and the war-game roots beneath it.
A grounded talk about turning graph paper and Star Trek ideas into Planet's Edge.
Shane Plays Geek Talk stays on game design, memory, and geek history as Shane talks with Neil Halford, who moves easily from designer and writer to musician and movie maker.
A friendly crossover chat centered on Twilight 2000 and shared podcast enthusiasm.
This episode is built around a crossover with Found in the Ruins, with Twilight 2000 taking center stage as a 1980s post-apocalyptic World War III RPG.
A warm, reflective look at the Williamses' CRPG path, from Serpent and Stag Lands to Banquet for Fools.
This episode follows the Williamses from Serpent and Stag Lands to Banquet for Fools, keeping CRPG craft and studio history in view. It works best when the first major project is framed as both a creative milestone and a practical one: the game sold well enough to keep the work…
A relaxed look at a deep wargame that still has active players and convention life.
Bill Barsh returns to talk with Shane about Star Fleet Battles, a tactical wargame with a clear place in gaming history. The discussion lands on the game’s depth, the way repeated play can draw people in, and the role of active groups, social media, and convention play in…
Old-school GM craft, talked through plainly.
Shadowrun actual play with community signal.
Tabletop creators, systems, and stories in conversation.
World of Darkness books, argued at table depth.
Tabletop design, talked through slowly.
Shane Stacks chats with Ken St.
Neil Halford comes back and is asked to reintroduce himself for people who are new to the show.
Shane Plays Geek Talk opens by noting the episode is a cross-post from Found in the Ruins.
Shane talks with Hannah and Joe Williams about CRPGs, Banquet for Fools, and the road that led them here.
Host Shane Stacks interviews Matt Bradley-Scherge about his book on Star Trek video games, discussing gaming history and game development.
Shane Stacks welcomes Bill Barsh back to Shane Plays Geek Talk for a conversation centered on Star Fleet Battles.
Host Shane Stacks interviews Tracy Wilson about his novel and geek culture, discussing local community and shared interests.
Host Shane Stacks interviews Levi Combs about Grindhouse cinema, its history, and notable films, with a brief segment on tabletop RPG publishing.
Host Shane Stacks interviews RPG designer Julian Bernick about the influence of Jack Vance's Dying Earth on D&D and a new Kickstarter for Dungeon Crawl Classics Dying Earth materials.
Host Shane Stacks interviews Morris about tabletop RPG news and discusses MCU Phase Four.