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.
Rascal Radio Hour
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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.
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July 20, 2026
Rascal Interview: Agency, frustration, and secrets in Asa Donald's SPINE
<p><strong>Heads up: We explain some large structural spoilers for SPINE during this interview but stay away from particular details.</strong></p> <p>While Thomas plans the next seasons of the Reading Club, Chase invites designer Asa Donald for a conversation about his ENNIE-nominated solo RPG, SPINE. The peculiar title wrestles with questions of player agency and the capacity of words to reflect ourselves - or, at least, a version of us. An academic and early modernist by day, Asa explains the literary and classical roots underpinning SPINE's tale of immortality and discusses how the endnotes system creates fruitful frustration.</p> <p>--</p> <p><a href="https://backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spine" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Find SPINE here</a> and the rest of Asa's work on <a href="https://www.backwardstabletop.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Backwards Tabletop</a>.</p> <p>Hosted by Chase Taylor-Carter (<a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/chasecarter.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@chasecarter.bsky.social</a>).</p> <p>Featuring guest Asa Donald (<a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/backwardsttrpg.bsky.social" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">@backwardsttrpg.bsky.social</a>).</p> <p>Theme song by <a href= "https://peopleneedgoals.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">People Need Goals.</a></p> <p>Cover art logo by Johan Nohr (<a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/johannohr.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@johannohr.bsky.social</a>).</p> <p>--</p> <p>Games we discuss:</p> <p>SPINE</p> <p>The King is Dead</p> <p>Firebrands</p> <p>--</p> <p><a href= "https://www.backwardstabletop.com/essay-the-problem-with-production-value/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Asa's retrospective on SPINE and printing your own copy of the game.</a></p> <p><a href= "https://rangedtouch.com/2026/06/30/95-nardo-the-ludic-self-in-seventeenth-century-english-literature/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Game Studies Study Buddies' episode on The Ludic Self in Seventeeth-Century English Literature</a>.</p> <p> </p>
July 13, 2026
Rascal Radio Hour E40: The Clicky-clacky Candy Metric, feat. Clayton Notestine
<p>Chase is joined by designer and blogger Clayton Notestine of <a href="https://www.explorersdesign.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Explorer's Design</a> to discuss the ENNIEs, both as a former judge and as a current nominee! Awards are a strange beast for tabletop RPGs, mattering very little but able to change smaller designers' career trajectory. How does the public's misapprehensions about these awards for ostensible "excellence" muddy the waters? And who is responsible for correcting course?</p> <p>The duo also talk about generative AI sneaking into tabletop publishing via Adobe software backends. Later, Clayton explains his dual metric for rating board games (which involves mouthfeel), while Chase is still not facing consequences for quadruple-dealing in Diplomacy. Finally, they wade into the The Question Dungeon's muck and scare out a discussion on why more RPGs should play their genres straight.</p> <p>--</p> <p><a href="https://www.explorersdesign.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Read Clayton's work on Explorers Design</a>.</p> <p>Hosted by Chase Taylor-Carter (<a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/chasecarter.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@chasecarter.bsky.social</a>).</p> <p>Featuring guest Clayton Notestine (<a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/explorersdesign.bsky.social" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">@explorersdesign.bsky.social</a>).</p> <p>Theme song by <a href= "https://peopleneedgoals.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">People Need Goals.</a></p> <p>Cover art logo by Johan Nohr (<a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/johannohr.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@johannohr.bsky.social</a>).</p> <p>--</p> <p>Games we discuss:</p> <p>Intergalactic Bastionland</p> <p>The One Ring</p> <p>Mothership</p> <p>Diplomacy</p> <p>Carin 2E</p> <p>Stonetop</p> <p>Snakes of Wrath</p> <p>--</p> <p><a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/explorersdesign.bsky.social/post/3mpqr3ndcm22b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clayton's official statement on his ENNIEs nom.</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Awards Debrief 2025</a>, an ENNIEs post-mortem.</p> <p><a href= "https://thepsychicmaelstrom.pika.page/posts/on-why-i-hate-awards-or-please-vote-for-me-at-the-ennies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">On why I hate awards, or "Please vote for me at the Ennies"</a>, by Em Acosta.</p>
July 6, 2026
Talkback: Stonetop
<p>Book club episode! <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/scenefour.bsky.social">Sean Foer</a>, professional GM and <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@scene_four">maker of videos</a>, joined me to go through people's responses about my discussions questions on Stonetop.</p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p>Games mentioned: Secret of the Night Market, Perils & Princesses, Dictionary of Mu, Realis, Green Oaks by Roberto de Luca, Heart, Seven Part Pact, Book House / Nostos, The House Edge.</p> <p>The excellent <a href= "https://idiomdrottning.org/blorb-principles">Blorb principles</a> that outline that style of play</p> <p>Jeremy Kerr's <a href= "https://jeremymkerr-lab.github.io/WineDarkThrash.github.io/">interactive map for Wildsea</a> and <a href= "https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I5yFHWcu5iudjYq1Oq-WSTbDStFtaHh-riCsv-L4Tcg/edit?usp=sharing"> guide</a></p> <p>Also, check out our previous episodes about the Warden's Operations Manual for comparison and contrast.</p> <p>The music used for this show is by Nihilore and is licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license</a>. The opening track is So Does Hope and the closing track is Something Beautiful Is Going To Happen.</p> <p>For more from us, visit <a href= "https://www.rascal.news/">Rascal News.</a></p>
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