nOne-shOt with Mark J

About nOne-shOt with Mark J

Deep discussions with BIPoC gaming creators about the intersection between culture, race, and the TTRPG space! Mark J (any; gmmarkj@bsky.social (mailto:gmmarkj@bsky.social)) is an actual play director, producer, and award-winning performer. He believes that lived stories of BIPoC folk in the gaming space are often misunderstood, or unheard. "nOne-shOt" is his way of giving back to the BIPoC creators that inspire them by providing a platform for creators to speak their truths on their experience. Each episode is a curious dive into those lived experiences and the joy that being a BIPoC creator brings.

Publisher

Mark J | Apochromatic Unlimited

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

31 May 2024

Latest episode

15 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Dec 2025

   Groove 25 featuring the Baddie Bards

   Mark J (https://bsky.app/profile/gmmarkj.bsky.social) is joined by the beautiful Black and brilliant BaddieBards (https://baddiebards.transistor.fm) to get good and honest about the their collective experience in the tabletop roleplaying gaming space. Find out now why the BaddieBards are THE actual play group to keep up with in 2026!

2. 

   3 Nov 2025

   Groove 24 feat Quinn Murphy (@gamefiend.bsky.social)

   Beautiful listeners, welcome to another verbal jam session on nOne-shOt with Mark J! In this episode I chop it up with the Black and brilliant table top game designer, writer, and philosopher Quinn Murphy (https://bsky.app/profile/gamefiend.bsky.social). We discuss what it means to game with empathy and showing empathy for yourself. Quinn is a freelance creative who's worked with a who's who of roleplaying game industry giants. Founder of Thought Crimes Games (thoughtcrimegames.net (https://www.thoughtcrimegames.net)) Quinn develops games with empathy and a love for the culture. Do check out his blog series on thoughtcrimegames.substack.com (https://thoughtcrimegames.substack.com) where Quinn explores humanity, creativity, imagination, and games.

3. 

   25 Aug 2025

   Groove 23 feat Calamity (@heycalamityyy)

   What's the word beautiful listeners! Mark J sits down with the wickedly talented Calamity (@heycalamityyy)! Calalmity is a theatre director and event producer who brings her years of skill and creativity to the gaming and actual play spaces. Co-producer of the BIPoC Star Wars Weekend Calamity provides ample space for BIPoC creators to take part in their role playing and creative strengths through Telltale Hearts (https://taletellhearts.carrd.co (https://taletellhearts.carrd.co)), a ttrpg actual play production group. *In this episode I confused Black Knight and a Knights Tale and... I'm ok with it

Who has been a guest on nOne-shOt with Mark J

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Connie Chang
• Hamnah Shahid
• Kendo Smith
• Abby
• VJ Harris

Podcast Authority Score: 10 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

Contact nOne-shOt with Mark J

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.