A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes

The boys are back and they're tuned to 440Hz because, this week, they're bringing you an episode all about music. Week in Geek: Andrew discusses the recently released and amazing sourcebooks for the  Doctor Who  tabletop RPG (well, those released so far) while Dan reads mostly-academic articles about the Adult Swim show,  The Venture Bros . Once More, With Feeling:  To kick off the musical discuss...

Week in Geek: Andrew plays  Talisman on his iPad while Dan is embroiled in the middle of a Hayao Miyazaki movie marathon. Sentinels of the Multiverse: Andrew, along with Nicole and Luke from AcrossTheBoardGames.net  and mutual friend, Alex, to play a customized game of the card game that has captured Andrew's interest for the last few months. Read Luke and Nicole's writeup about this session . Foo...

If you're under 21, you will get carded before you are able to enjoy Episode 33 of For All Intents and Purposes because this week is all about booze, but with a nerdy/geeky focus, of course. Week in Geek:  Andrew plays the pepper-based tabletop game,  Scoville , while Dan dives into the Paleolithic with Simon Roy's  Tiger Lung . Beer Bad:  To discuss the threat of alcohol, Dan and Andrew put thems...

Episode 32 is a love-letter to Marvel. Anything, at least, to keep Dan's mind off of his recent surgery and all the interesting impediment that entails. Week in Geek: Andrew plays more  Sentinels of the Multiverse by checking out their recent expansion,  Wrath of the Cosmos  while Dan plays a four year-old game,  Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 .  The Master of Magnetism: Continuing from last year a...

The boys are back for 2015 with a full-length episode, and they get right back into the swing of things: Week in Geek:  Both Andrew and Dan seem to be really into television at the start of the year, with Andrew watching the new John Rodgers-helmed TNT series,  The Librarians , and Dan re-watching (for the umpteenth time)  Futurama . Andrew Objects:  Andrew looks into a specific bit of information...

For All Intents and Purposes is back with another Shortcast episode! Much like last week, Dan and Andrew discuss their respective weeks in geek. Specifically, Andrew plays a delightful board game that is basically a re-skin of a good board game, while Dan reads a comic and also buys a game he has bought before, but this time for his phone. What was your week in geek like? Leave your answers as com...

This week's first Shortcast is an interview Andrew conducted with André La Roche, a writer for tabletop RPGs. They discuss André's involvement writing for the Dragonlance setting, his recent work for Fate Core, and his feelings about modern RPGs (specifically Fate Core).  Come back on Friday for another Shortcast! For all intents and purposes, that was a Shortcast recap. Featured Music: -"Anvil of...

Continuing the Shortcast releases, Dan and Andrew discuss their respective weeks in geek for their second update this week. Andrew spends money on the Steam holiday sale, playing  DLC Quest   and  Endless Legend , while Dan discusses listening to other podcasts; specifically,  Top Score  a public-radio show about video game music hosted by Emily Reese. What was your week in geek like? Leave your c...

Since we're starting off the winter break, we're releasing the first of our "shortcasts" that will fill the void until new full episodes return after the new year. This short, a Boast of Bethel, continues the interview Dan had with friend, painter, and comic collaborator, Josh Tobey. If you want to see more of Josh's work, be sure to like his  official fan page on Facebook. To read his collaborati...

It's the last full episode for 2014 and, boy, it's quite a show this week. Week in Geek: Andrew reads the metafictional sci-fi novel,  Redshirts , while Dan watches a movie nobody liked or saw...and liked it:  Earth to Echo . Boasts of Bethel:  After having mentioned the Satoshi Kon manga,  Opus , a few weeks ago, Dan discusses its meta-fictional qualities and how it both helps and hinders the com...

This week brings the longest episode yet! That's only because it's full of so much great content! This week, the roundtable discusses military fiction, in any form, and it takes some thoughtful, and unexpected, turns. Week in Geek: Andrew continues his reading streak with  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline while Dan is impressed with the Disney revisionist fairy tale,  Maleficent . Interview: Dan s...

Apparently one of the possible intents and purposes of For All Intents and Purposes is to be socially conscious! With that in mind, they focus this week on discussion––for the most part––socially conscious gaming. Week in Geek: Andrew plays the indie hit,  Papers, Please , while Dan reads the manga, Opus , by the late, great anime director, Satoshi Kon. The Teaser Awakens:  An 88-second teaser tra...

To celebrate the week of giving thanks, Andrew and Dan decide to delve into the pits of despair and discuss the world of post-apocalyptic fiction. Week in Geek:  Andrew plays  Rogue Legacy while Dan reads a book titled,  Console Wars . Mild Nepotism: Dan interviews his Josh Tobey, an old friend and painter whom Dan was able to recruit to draw a short story for his webcomic,  Long John . In this se...

Things seems lightly off in this alternate/parallel reality-themed episode. However, the show must go on, evil goatee or not. Week in Geek: Andrew peruses the lesser  Star Wars movies for trivia and finds some newly poignant scenes while Dan plays  Shovel Knight on his WiiU and  Terra Battle on his phone. Original the Series: Taking another look into the original  Star Trek series, this week Dan a...

For All Intents and Purposes has hit the quarter-centennial mark! That is, if by "centennial" we mean a hundred episodes rather than a hundred years. However, is it going to be a celebration...or a crisis?! To find out, you'll have to listen! Do you dare?! Week in Geek:  Andrew watches more  Star Wars: Rebels while Dan buys his first Nintendo home console in what is likely over two decades. Star T...

It's the first post-October episode. Instead of focusing on a month of thanks, it's just business as usual. Week in Geek:  Andrew plays some more  Civilization: Beyond Earth and also finally gets his mitts on a copy of  Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 3DS . Dan, on the other hand, talks about the new album from his newest favorite band, Dawnbringer, called  Night of the Hammer . \m/ 30 Years of...

And with Episode 23 (on Halloween, no less) we bring the month of horror to a close, in a way that only For All Intents and Purposes can. Week in Geek: Andrew played Civilization: Beyond Earth while Dan talks about his comic but also watched  Shadow of the Vampire in honor of the Halloween episode. The Dead That Started It All:  In celebration of the scariest month of the year, Dan and Andrew deci...

It's a week before Halloween and For All Intents and Purposes does its best to help you keep your wits about you. Week in Geek: Andrew does not buy a popular video game––which makes him sad––and Dan gets a shirt (that you should all buy at robinshirt.com ) that makes everybody simultaneously happy and sad. Sorry for the feels. I Know Those Notes:  After thoroughly trashing a game this composer was...

Kicking in the door of its third set of ten episodes but instead of blazing bold new trails, For All Intents and Purposes continues reveling in the fright and horror that comes with October. Week in Geek:  Andrew watches new  Star Wars television while Dan plays the full version of a game he has already talked about on the show. Dan also wrapped the first chapter of his western webcomic,  Long Joh...

Hitting another arbitrary benchmark, Episode 20 is celebrated with another purported naked episode (no clothes were actually removed in the recording of this episode). To celebrate, they continue into October with another Halloween-themed episode throughout. Week in Geek: Andrew finally gets around to watching latter-day  X-Men movies (when they got good again). Dan bought a new Lovecraft book. Al...

In the interest of full disclosure, this episode is filled with the pop hits of yesteryear, so be warned. When not mining recent top 40 hits, Dan and Andrew slide into their usual avenues of nerdy and geeky conversation in episode 19. Week in Geek:  Andrew talks about the Kickstarting documentary,  A Brief History of Time Travel , while Dan watches a documentar about voice acting,  I Know That Voi...

It's been a good week for nerds, what with  Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D  starting its second season and  Gotham premiering (and that's just on tv), so Andrew and Dan decided to bolster those good vibes in this new episode. Week in Geek: Andrew paints miniatures for  Shadows of Brimstone . Dan (with his wife) finishes his second watching of the  Buffy  and  Angel run-through. There Can Be Only O...

Seventeen episodes in and For All Intents and Purposes continues to hone its stride with discussion about very recent news as well as larger topics of concern within the realm of nerds and geeks. Before we get started, we must mention here that, as of this episode, For All Intents and Purposes will be releasing on Fridays rather than Thursdays; adjust your schedule accordingly. The Week in Geek:  ...

A new episode of For All Intents and Purposes is here in true episodic fashion! Though PAX may be done and no huge events seem to be around the corner, it's back to business as usual. The Week in Geek: Andrew plays the  Battlestar Galactica  board game and actually keeps his friends this time, while Dan watches Academy Award-nominated animated short films––specifically, " Adam and Dog " by Minkyu...

It's time for PAX coverage with Dan and Andrew (mostly Andrew)! But before we get to PAX goodness, we must first get down to business. Week in Geek:   For All Intents and Purposes now has an official Facebook page and an official Google+ page! Join them for regular updates, links, and interesting discussion. Meanwhile, Dan watches a documentary about a movie that was never made–– Jodorowsky's Dune...