About this podcast
Rascal News is an independent, worker-owned outfit composed of Chase Taylor-Carter, Thomas Manuel, Caelyn Ellis, Rowan Zeoli, and Lin Codega. Join them in exploring the tabletop industry and its associated online spaces across two shows: Rascal Radio Hour is a biweekly show where the crew dig deeper into the biggest news and newest games; and Rascal Reading Club allows Thomas to wax long on RPG rulebooks.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 67 episodes
- Reading Club: Realis · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 5Book club episode! We are are discussing Realis by Austin Walker. As always, you can participate in the talkback episode by sending in a response to any or all of the following…
- Rascal Radio Hour E44: A Grab is Better Than a Click, and a Treat is better than a Trick, feat. Eryk Sawicki · 1 h 17 min · Season 1 Episode 44Chase and Thomas welcome publisher, designer, and union expert Eryk Sawicki of Peregrine Coast Press onto the podcast to discuss United Wizards of the Coast's two new unions and…
- Talkback: Eberron · 59 min · Season 3 Episode 4Book club episode! I am joined by Duamn Figueroa Rassol, game designer and Eberron afficionado, and we respond to people's responses about my discussions questions from last…
- Rascal Radio Hour E43: Two Many Vampires, feat. Christopher Hutton · 1 h 24 min · Season 1 Episode 43Chase is joined by fellow tabletop RPG journalist Christopher Hutton from TTRPG Insider to discuss a very busy couple of weeks for the hobby. Wizards of the Coast laid off…
- Reading Club: Eberron (2004) · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 3Book club episode! We discuss Eberron Campaign Setting by Keith Baker. As always, you can participate in the talkback episode by sending in a response to any or all of the…
- Talkback: Blades in the Dark/Doskvol · 1 h 31 min · Season 3 Episode 2Book club episode! We respond to people's responses about my discussions questions regarding Blades in the Dark and Doskvol. Show Notes: Games mentioned: Mythic Bastionland…
- Reading Club: Blades in the Dark/Doskvol · 1 h 16 min · Season 3 Episode 1Book club episode! We discuss Blades in the Dark by John Harper. Read more here. As always, you can participate in the talkback episode by sending in a response to any or all of…
- Rascal Radio Hour E42: Scootin' for a Mutin' · 1 h 40 min · Season 1 Episode 42Rowan joins Chase and Thomas for a podcast that almost immediately flies off the rails and deep into tangent territory. Also, Chase gets roundly bullied by his friends and…
- State of the Rascal - August 2026 · 1 h 42 min · Season 1 Episode 42Subscribe now to get 33% off an annual memberships! Already a subscriber? We'd appreciate a donation to our tip jar. Rascal News needs your help. You might have seen our recent…
- Interview: Cameron Kunzelman on Lifepaths · 55 minCameron Kunzelman, game critic and scholar, returns to our podcast feed with a conversation with Thomas about lifepaths, his new book Path Apparatus, and his love-hate…
- Rascal Radio Hour E41: Three Damage Tracks!! · 1 h 51 min · Season 1 Episode 41Thomas and Chase wade into a forum controversy over Deathrbringer that's about something other than the purile art and misguided promises of lethality. They also discuss delays…
- Rascal Interview: Agency, frustration, and secrets in Asa Donald's SPINE · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 41Heads up: We explain some large structural spoilers for SPINE during this interview but stay away from particular details. While Thomas plans the next seasons of the Reading…
- Rascal Radio Hour E40: The Clicky-clacky Candy Metric, feat. Clayton Notestine · 1 h 40 min · Season 1 Episode 40Chase is joined by designer and blogger Clayton Notestine of Explorer's Design to discuss the ENNIEs, both as a former judge and as a current nominee! Awards are a strange beast…
- Talkback: Stonetop · 1 h 27 min · Season 2 Episode 12Book club episode! Sean Foer, professional GM and maker of videos, joined me to go through people's responses about my discussions questions on Stonetop. Show Notes: Games…
- Rascal Radio Hour E39: You Game of Thrones'd Yourself · 1 h 31 minUnion wins and hall of fame inductions headline a much more positive week for tabletop games. Chase and Thomas convene to discuss the major headlines, including some awards news…
- Reading Club: Stonetop · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 11Book club episode! We discuss Stonetop by Jeremy Strandberg. Read more here. As always, you can participate in the talkback episode by sending in a response. You can record…
- Rascal Radio Hour E38: Documents and Daggers · 1 h 42 min · Season 1 Episode 38UPDATE: Thomas spoke with Paizo CEO Jim Butler after we recorded this. Industry news looms heavy over the discussion between Chase, Thomas, and Caelyn, but they find plenty of…
- Talkback: Burning Wheel · 1 h 46 min · Season 2 Episode 10Book club episode! Andrew Gillis, designer of Girl by Moonlight, joined me to go through people's responses about my discussions questions on Burning Wheel. Show Notes: Games…
- Rascal Radio Hour E37: Entering a Horse Race on a Donkey, feat. Jenna Stoeber and Tomas Franzese · 1 h 46 minChase is joined on this episode (which is #37 despite what he says) by Jenna Stoeber and Tomas Franzese to discuss two overlapping issues between the tabletop and video game…
- Reading Club: Burning Wheel · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 9Book club episode! We discuss Burning Wheel, the influential fantasy RPG from Luke Crane. Read more here. As always, you can participate in the talkback episode by sending in a…
