Words About Stuff

Which gamer type are you? Plus, things you never noticed about your favorite board games. If you missed part 1: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/jorIh-UtLcU 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XyFzVqOH9bKtvdb6wYMSn?si=ya5ogqYiQNWS2vu-IvrmtQ Guest: Micah Fuller 🎲 Board Game Designer Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/29785/micah-fuller User Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/prof...

Does it need a board? A winner? More than one person? (The answers may surprise you!) Guest: Micah Fuller, 🎲 game more boards here: Designer Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/29785/micah-fuller User Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/profile/Artful%20Nudger In this episode we explore: Whether or not to put away shopping carts. How many senses there are. And you get to see my Hallowee...

What’s your favorite cryptid? Is something lurking in your social media feed? And who do we find at the end of our adventure? Missed part 1? Go here: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/_7gaCOMzhsE 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5S0W7zDBjyptkINU6mszTs?si=WSE9jv_AR96aRHR6Lt1wcg Guest: Laci ✨ who totally does some things sometimes: 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lalalaaaci 📷 Instagram...

Our favorite games, the scary amount of time we've spent in them, and how to make Black Mirror less depressing. Guest: Laci ✨ who totally does some things: 🧵 https://www.threads.com/@lalalaaaci 📷 https://www.instagram.com/lalalaaaci/ 🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳 fanmail@wordsaboutstuff.com Follow along on:  / amythecopywriter     / amythecopywriterfb ⁠ https://wordsaboutstuff.com/ ⏩ Chapters...

How random acts of kindness change the world. And answering: Who is coming to save us? The written, drawn and more eloquent version: Be "Someone" — A Guide to Your Eulogy: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/be-someone-a-guide-to-your-eulogy/ In this episode we explore: Your neighbors are not the enemy. How to signal to everyone (and yourself) that people are more good than anything else. Unders...

Which of the four gamer types are you? Plus, things you never noticed about your favorite board games. If you missed part 1: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/jorIh-UtLcU 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XyFzVqOH9bKtvdb6wYMSn?si=ya5ogqYiQNWS2vu-IvrmtQ Guest: Micah Fuller 🎲 Board Game Designer Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/29785/micah-fuller User Page: https://boardgame...

And why being the most perfect person in the room ISN'T the goal. If you missed part 1, watch or listen here: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/g2ILrCrKGlg 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Lh0JyESrsMfOryHKvt5tT?si=nRSPsSofTcGEMfUNYfS_kQ Guest Meryl Klemow | Comedian & Writer, 😆 laugh more here: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merylklemow/ In this episode we explore: How of...

Learn about stand-up while you sit down (or do chores or drive or procrastinate doing work). 🥳 Guest Meryl Klemow | Comedian & Writer, 😆 laugh more here: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merylklemow/ Special Mention: Pretty Funny Women (Comedy Class): ⁠https://www.prettyfunnywomen.com/⁠ In this episode we explore: How to get over flight anxiety. The rise and fall of Ellen. Canadian mu...

Do you really have to “write what you know”? And what do you get when you cross Batman with Buffy the Vampire Slayer? 🔥🧺 If you missed part 1, watch or listen here: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/NLD8DCSvBv8 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EeRwGk5u3j18Y0tRZL5el?si=ipoG9hkqRfy2yTSD-FpWcQ Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter 📚 for fast-paced stories: YouTube Music Soundtrack to...

And other self-publishing adventures. Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter 📚 for fast-paced stories: Beyond Imagination: Alien Life and Death (eBook): https://www.amazon.com/BEYOND-IMAGINATION-ALIEN-LIFE-DEATH-ebook/dp/B0FYCQV37R/ref=sr_1_1 High Adventure: The Solomon Ring of Kilimanjaro (Book & eBook): https://www.amazon.com/High-Adventure-Solomon-Ring-Kilimanjaro-ebook/dp/B06WGXBWVC T...

Get what you want for dinner. Maybe. ✨ Read instead of listening: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/good-human-pitches/ 🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳 A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out! 💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: collabs@wordsaboutstuff.com 💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: fanmail@wordsaboutstu...

What song does Mike want at his funeral? What played at his wedding? And what's on while he's fighting zombies in Resident Evil? If you missed part 1: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/PRzZeTD8l-c 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0hs0EtrvCmTCv9DSfpouIp?si=cPUwLZJCQd2zf2Mlt4SF4Q Guest: Mike, DJ without a Planet ✨ gaming & music collide here: 🎮 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dog_online_...

If you know me, you'll know to just watch this (and where to meet up on the coast). Guest: Mike, DJ without a Planet ✨ gaming & music collide here: 🎮 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dog_online_ 🎵 Discogs - Music Database and Marketplace: https://www.discogs.com/ In this episode we explore: Why a 3-letter gamer tag is best. VR modding heroes. That the potential of an answer is limitless....

From Disney princesses to backhanded compliments. Learn about the deadly consequences of medical misogyny and why the patriarchy is bad for everyone. If you missed part 1, watch or listen here: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/qvldbq6QvBk 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3msit21qbl9csvObhjsCil?si=2hpmBjcmT_-haH_NGcS-rw Guest: Kayla Branstetter | TEDx Speaker, author, and English instructor...

Does your doctor listen to you? Why does period poverty matter? And how to stop stressing about Christmas. Guest: Kayla Branstetter | TEDx Speaker, author, and English instructor at Crowder College, ✨ learn how to listen to women here: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kbranstetter87/ 🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@kbranstetter87 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kaylabranstetter8...

Can you tell if you're talking to AI? Check your AI-radar against these real messages from fake people. For the full written AI Pitches Are Trash experience (with art by RAD Studio): 🔖 Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-207480538 🌐 Words About Stuff unBlog: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/ai-pitches-are-trash/ In this episode we explore: The ethics of automated outreach. 5-star and 0-sta...

Hair loss. Wig myths vs reality. And the freedom you might find along the way. If you missed part 1, watch or listen here: 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/pkoZvxFf744 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/53ujtsHUnpiBzRXdopHOuT?si=hACmMX0hSaeBlfGA8WorRQ Guest: Brenna ✨ join her circle of awesomeness here: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brennaclark007/ In this episode we explore: Bren...

What if building a good life isn't about following the "right" pat h— but finding the one that fits you? Join Amy and her high school friend Brenna for a conversation about curiosity, community, and everyday adventures. Guest: Brenna ✨ join her circle of awesomeness here: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brennaclark007/ In this episode we explore: ☀️ Non-schedules 🗳️Voting &a...

Buckle up, buttercup. We’re answering the tough questions. 🍕 Does $5 pizza taste better? 🍕 Who makes the most memorable pie? 🍕 Which Ninja Turtle is best? Grab a slice and come hang out. If you missed part 1, listen or watch here: 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CXKg1PuZ6ck93wYHM57Hx?si=ybKOQM7WRyaiHzXvvKeESg 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/oRfSyGEhrXQ Guest: Mark McAvoy, Pen Pal ext...

Did you play NHL '94? Read Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Have a newfound love of mowing the lawn? Take a stroll down memory lane past browser games, AOL Instant Messenger, and the wild west of the early internet. And learn how we go from pen pals to podcasts. Guest: Mark McAvoy, my pen pal. 📫 In this episode we explore: Algorithms, snail mail, and everything in between. 🥳 Amy the Co...

What if there are two kinds of people in the world? People who LOVE and people who don't? Which are you? And how do Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, and Bill Nye the Science Guy fit in? For the full written Love Letters experience (with art by RAD Studio): 🔖 Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/amythecopywriter/p/is-your-life-a-love-letter 🌐 Words About Stuff unBlog: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/is-y...

Why D&D might be the community you're looking for. Plus alignment chart controversies, Satanic panic, and which edition is best. If you missed part 1, go here: 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/13yTTDt4B8W2mmEOkGejuW?si=PwkX9NrUSaaXVKnyQz0xSg 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/2o73eXIQWKw Guest: Kirk the Dungeons & Dragons Game Master ✨ He exists only in-game. For cool coasters w...

What happens when everyone works together? That's the magic of Dungeons & Dragons. We talk Halloween, small town childhoods, and why pretending to be a wizard with your friends might be one of the most human things we do. Guest: Kirk the Dungeons & Dragons Game Master ✨ He exists only in-game, not on socials. In this episode we explore: Our favorite dragons and way to cook eggs. 🥳 Am...

If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, watching this will unlock deep-down commercial-related memories. You've been warned! (I'm still singing one of them to myself.) Learn something new about your favorite toys and some very 90s toy commercials. If you missed Part 1: 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1wcA1ONfJpWailp3y7yt02?si=leMakhWUQny1tQHvblEUfA 🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/zr5B...

A love letter to the toys, commercials, and stores that shaped growing up in the 80s and 90s. Phil Smith, Nostalgia Connoisseur makes his second guest appearance on the Words About Stuff podcast to talk Toys R Us adventures, MASK, and Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. Guest: Phil Smith | , ✨ Nostalgia Connoisseur here: 🍿 Phil's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/mrflix1983/ 🟥 YouTube (Phil's Phlicks...