nOne-shOt with Mark J

Mark J is joined by the beautiful Black and brilliant BaddieBards 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!

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 . 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 Thoug...

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...

Blerds and nerds! nOne-shOt continues with my special guest the phenomenal Maia (@ maiasgameroom.bsky.social ‬)! Maia is a TTRPG actual play producer, and performer whose works push the boundaries of creativity. We go in depth on skunks, the beauty of storytelling and the possibilities of using your platform to uplift others. You can reach Maia and find her actual plays here! https://maias-game-ro...

Another one for the BIPoC TTRPG culture! Connie Chang (they/he/she) is an award winning creative known for their amazing work on @ transplanarrpg.bsky.social and beyond. We chat about the 5 years anniversary of Transplanar RPG how privilege (or a lack thereof) affects our art, the power of grieving, love, and trauma, and find a little time to chat a bit about the Legend of Korra! Support Transplan...

What's the word Blerds and nerds? nOne-shOt returns with another transformative conversation with the award-winning Hamnah Shahid (@lilithttrpg). Hamnah (any/all pronouns) is a ttrpg producer and performer, a Ph. D student, and founder of Tender Vicious Studios, a ttrpg production house making games with intent. We sit down and chat about making art with intention, sustainability in the space, rep...

What's the word Blerds & nerds of the #ttrpg space! We are so back...again! Kendo Smith (@kendomakesfilms), an award winning TTRPG creator, joins the conversation as we get honest about being a Black queer artist, the art of storytelling, pushing boundaries in actual play, and the TRUTH about awards in the ttrpg space and so much more! Find Kendo's work can found at https://www.talesyettold.co...

What's the word Blerds & nerds of the #ttrpg space! "nOne-shOt with Mark J" is back! @morrthemerri_er talks with thoroughly enchanting Abby (@nuffofabby) to chop it up about healing, hope, TTRPGs and white ppl cheese! Abby is your local Diné nerd, and award-winning TTRPG performer! Involved with projects like Twisted Fates’ Dino Crisis, she prioritizes diverse tables with unique stories.

What's the word Blerds & nerds in the #ttrpg space! "nOne-shOt with Mark J" is on it!@morrthemerri_er jams with the ever beaming VJ Harris (@vjhcreations) to get the bottom of sad queer stories, make some wishes and much more. Connect with VJ: linktr.ee/vjhcreations

What's the word Blerds & nerds in the #ttrpg space! "nOne-shOt with Mark J" is on it! @morrthemerri_er picks the mind of the final boss Austin Taylor (@sailorsctaustin) to chop it up about being therapy, the gaming industry, heroes, and much more👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Connect with Austin austintaylor.games

Recorded 8/14/2024 Mark J and inestimable Cai (he/they/she) ( estelofimladris.carrd.co/ ) get and talk about impact of peer recognition, queer stories of trauma, da art of storytellin, and much more. He's just a lil guy

Mark J creates space for the incomparable head of tabletop games at blerdcon.com , Navy Montel to jam out and get his perspective on all things overtly Blerdy. A Blerd elder, Navy has decades of experience in the gaming space and is passionate about all facets of Blerdom. Listen closely and come correct.

(Recorded 12/23) nOne-shOt is back with an upbeat interview with the one and only, Daniel Kwan Daniel is an award winning game designer, writer, and one of the creative forces behind the Asians Represents Podcast. We chop it up about the gaming space, the intersectionality between Black and Asian nerd culture and much more. Drink water and vibe with us!

nOne-shOt with Mark J is back for an easy listening chat with the one and only TTRPG performer Kian (he/they) (@uptight- chiffon.bsky.social ‬). Kian gives his perspective and feelings on neurodivergence, processing internalized racism in roleplay and much more. Grab a cold beverage, listen in, and enjoy.

Mark J sits down with the cast and crew of the ttrpg actual play "Body and Soul: A Soundtrack to See Forever To." Produced by ⁠Chaotic Wholesome⁠ the story focuses on the lives of characters based on 4 gods, brought from the Motherland Africa, that weave their way through different eras of Black history and culture in America. We discuss our experience as these characters and our experience as per...

Mark J sits down with the multi-talented ⁠Candace the Magnificent⁠ to read the whole TTRPG space the only way we know how! Apologize for the audio on my end! Still an dope interview! Recorded 2/24

Mark J and ⁠Madam Ava Couture⁠ groove on the who, what, when and where of the ttrpg space. We discuss where the space has been and where we'd like to see it go for BIPOC plus what it means for us to do what we do Black creators. Download and listen! Recorded 10/23

Zoe⁠ (prev ScholasticDragn) & Mark J sit down to chat about the state of the art of Tabletop Roleplaying Games. We discuss the possibilities and the need for actual play criticism along and decrescendo into concept of Radical Imagination in fantasy and roleplaying games. Find Zo right here - scholasticdragon.carrd.co Download and listen! Recorded 9/23

Slow and steady like the waves in the sea. Navaar, and I, get into the art of telling a horror story, what Navaar digs about mysteries, our Star Wars hot takes, and the experience of being a Black creator in the TTRPG space. Download, listen and let me know what you think!

This was a special session for me. Good friend ⁠Tenzin Days ⁠ lays down some truths about their life experience, the ttrpg space and what it feels like to be an misrepresented minority. All good vibes as we chop it up! Recorded 7/23

This was a really fun episode to record! Jenn has not only has an amazing story and is also incredibly insightful about the community, gaming, and so much more! Download and listen!! Find Youngles here @ youngles.bsky.social ‬

Mark J hosts a 2nd panel of Black masc gamers to discuss our experience GWB. We discuss our love of gaming and some of the problematic elements of supernatural games and more! You're going to love the perspective this panel brings! Special Guests: ⁠Extell⁠ ⁠Paul Marchant⁠ ⁠Hector Reyes⁠ ⁠Stefan⁠ ⁠Huddleston⁠ ⁠B Dave Walters⁠ (@BDaveWalters) Old school vibes in this one

nOne-shOt with Mark J presents a very special panel to discuss our experiences as Black fellas in the LARP and TTRPG spaces. We get into the good, the bad and the ugly of our over 100 years of gaming, and I know you'll love this discussion as much as I did taking part in it. Hwyl! Special Guest Panel: Extell (extrilltheking on threads) Paul Marchant (@PaulMarchant6) Hector Reyes (@KeichiOkami) Ste...

Mark J sits down with the phenomenal Eli (@aghostofeli) to discuss their experience as Kanaka Maoli in the TTRPG space as well as their work as a game designer, creative, producer, performer on @MaydayRoleplay and so much more! Vibes are hittin in this one Recorded April 2023

Mark J sits down with Leona Neelam Maple to discuss her experience as SouthEast Asian gamer and DEI Coordinator in the ttrpg space. Good vibes in this one frfr Connect with ⁠Leona⁠ !