Mike and Dan

Sporadically Board with Mike and Dan

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Mike DiLisio and Dan Hughes plus a special guest talk about board games, card games, and anything else that catches their eye.

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Mike and Dan

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Leisure

Latest episode

Jun 17, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 129: We were wrong, this is the worst one 17.06.2026

Does anyone even read the podcast descriptions these days?  Especially on a show as sporadic as ours?  Here for your delight and delectation is our latest episode.  Get it while it's hot.

Episode 128: Our worst one yet. 27.04.2026

Could this be the most low effort podcast we've ever recorded? I'm not sure, as I haven't even listened to it to edit it. Is it also a epsiode where we shamelessly ask for your vote for the Golden Geek Award -  even though we blatently do not deserve it in the slightest? Yes.  Yes it is. Vote here. https://boardgamegeek.com/goldengeek

Episode 127: Road trips and bull sharks 24.03.2026

Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care 'bout that Put your hand in my hand, baby, don't ever look back Let the world around us just fall apart Baby, we can make it if we're heart to heart And we can build this dream together Standing strong forever Nothing's gonna stop us now And if this world runs out of gamers We'll still have each other Nothing's gonna stop us Nothing's gonna stop us now

Episode 126: Straightedge and fancy free. 04.02.2026

Prepare your ear holes! In this episode we talk about board games, and music.  But mostly music.  And obviously the relentless march through time until our inevitable deaths.

Episode 125: Mushroom Toast 29.11.2025

Here's another podcast episode for your delightful ear holes.  Never say we don't give you nothin'.

Episode 124: The second episode this month???! 29.09.2025

As mentioned in the podcast - any thumbs you can throw at the listing on I Made You a Mixtape BGG Essen entry would be increadibly greatfully recieved.  Here is the link: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/78/spiel-essen-25-preview?parentitem=11969 And just in case you fancy buying the game - it's now available to buy at allplay.com https://www.allplay.com/board-games/i-made-you-a-mixtape/ And...

Episode 123: An eventful week for the SpoBo chaps 13.09.2025

I Made you a Mixtape reaches backers AND Mike and Dan get to game together at the Dice Tower Retreat.  Thats more activity that this podcast has had since Mike broke the news that he had joined the Dice Tower and dan chased a rabbit around a car park! Also - Happy 40th Birthday to our favorite Bruce! (apart from Springsteen and Willis.  And Campbell. And Lee, Dickinson and Forsyth - Mike doesn't a...

Episode 122: Florida, Apple Pie, and Hootie and the Blowfish 25.08.2025

Join the discord! https://discord.gg/dyCQXMRQHu

Episode 121: Grumpy Old Men 14.07.2025

Mike and Dan talk about cars, the internet, and board games.  It truely is as scintilating an episode as it sounds.  

Episode 120 - Lets go to Japan 25.05.2025

Mike just flew in from Japan and boy are his arms tired. As well as taking about his trip we discuss the production copy of I Made You a Mix Tape, dan's exciting adventures decorating his bathroom, and probably some other stuff - to be honest it's all a bit of a blur. Download it while it's hot!

Episode 119 - Tilting at Windmills and Tariffs, with Jeff Knapp 21.04.2025

Dan and Mike are joined by Jeff from Tabletop toolbox (and the Dice Tower) to talk about the usual claptrap. You can find Jeff's youtube channel here: https://youtu.be/2Irh8VHPDxU?si=Jp-l9MTl2pkkiIrz

Episode 118: Substack, Social Media, and going to Japan - With Max Davie 23.02.2025

Mike, Max, and Dan solve all the conundrems of the universe.  

Episode 117: One for the surviving bacteria 20.01.2025

All right stop, collaborate and listen Dan and Mike are back with the brand-new invention Something, grabs a hold of us tightly Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly Will it ever stop? Yo, we don't know Turn off the lights and we'll glow To the extreme we rock a mic like a vandal Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle Dance go rush to the speaker that booms We're killing your brain like a...

Episode 116: Fake Octopuses with Carl Robinson 10.11.2024

Look, before anyone starts - I looked it up and the plural of octopus is octopuses - so don't come here with your knock-off latin and claim it's "octopi". Now that's out of the way, On this episode of Sporadically Board we are joined by Kelp-Boy himself, Carl Robinson (or Karl Robinson, as I like to call him).  He's talking to us about his experiences with the scammers and ne'er-do-wells who have...

Episode 115: Traveling with Matthew Jude 28.10.2024

Sometimes life gets so busy that you let time get away from you, and realize that it's been far too long since you've had a proper chat with a friend. Such has been the case with our guest who's been part the show since the very beginning, the lovely Matthew Jude. Quick hugs and hurried greetings at conventions aside, it's been a while since we've been able to spend a dedicated amount of time chat...

Episode 114: Mike Just Realized That He Never Named The Last One 08.10.2024

Hello everyone! While uploading this, I realized that I never named the last one. I'm taking suggestions on what the official title of Episode 113 should be. Leave those suggestions in the comments below. Also, here's another one! It discusses the Dice Tower Retreat. I remember very little about this recording since I've been to Las Vegas and Europe for over two weeks, and I just got home. It was...

Episode 113: 23.09.2024

WARNING: Mike is not on this episode. Dan is left to host for himself. The results are predictable. Thankfully we have TWO guests to compensate!   Super-designer Frank West is here! We're especially appreciative as he's knees deep in the Kickstarter campaign for his upcoming game, Emberleaf! also, Super-human Luke Prior is here! We're especially appreciative as he's knees deep in spotted dick. Als...

Episode 112: AireCon Gets Yanked 09.09.2024

The Yanks take over Manchester, England and things will never be the same! In this episode, Mike and Dan talk about: AireCon NW British Airways Them Prices (I assume. I can't remember exactly, but it's not like Dan WON'T complain about the cost of things) Meal Deals The fact that Boot's has the bougiest meal deals The superiority of Starbars Games? Also, we have the newest of our "Educating Evan"...

Episode 111: LIVE From AireCon! 23.08.2024

Welcome to a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE of Sporadically Board. AireCon NW has just ended, and while Dan drove home with nary a care, Mike braved the horrors of British Airways and the Manchester Airport to eventually get home to the US. His luggage arrived days later. While at AireCon, Dan put together a cracking quiz show where Mike, Zee and Camilla (from The Dice Tower) represented the United States a...

Episode 110: Quantity Over Quality 11.08.2024

Can you believe it? We said we were going to do something, and we've actually stuck to it for a few episodes. You're going to need to rent a storage shed to contain all of the entertainment you're getting from us. In this episode we discuss: Gen Con AireCon Chaka Khan The Wrath of Khan There was a lot of other stuff too, but I don't want to spoil it for you. Also we recorded it yesterday, and I've...

Episode 109: The One About The Kickstarter 31.07.2024

Hold onto your hats as we're releasing podcasts thick and fast at the moment (well, this is the second this month anyway).  And in this episode we finally able to announce the date of our Kickstarter for "I Made You a Mixtape" - the game that Mike and I have been working on for the past two years.  Hurrah! If you would like to follow the project on Kickstater (and we would really really appreciate...

Episode 108: Metropolitan Elites 21.07.2024

NEW FORMAT ALERT: In an attempt to always be on the cutting edge of podcast technology, Dan and I are trying a new format for the podcast. Don't worry, the same rambling, nonsensical claptrap you know and loathe remains, but it's just more condensed! NOW you can experience Mike and Dan in shorter bursts, more often. [pause for innuendo] We begin this new adventure here, at episode 108. To be hones...

Episode 107: Getting Down to the Business End of Business 22.06.2024

As you know, Dan and I like to keep things light and frothy in most circumstances (it's also the way Dan prefers his Venti, Quad, Half-Caff, Non-Fat, No Foam, Extra Hot, Peppermint, White Chocolate Mocha with Light Whip, 2 Pumps of Sugar-Free Vanilla, 1 Pump of Classic, a Dash of Cinnamon, a Splash of Soy Milk, Double Blended, with Chocolate Drizzle on Top and a Light Dusting of Matcha Powder orde...

Episode 106: Fauxgels, Goulash and the (Taylor) Reinerssance 26.05.2024

We used to have guests on this podcast quite regularly. Then we didn't. Such are the vagaries of life. But sometimes. Sometimes you run across someone who's artistic vision is so pure and unsullied that you simply must invite them onto your podcast so that you can shove them back towards the mainstream, and crush any artistic joy they once had. Our guest this episode is the wonderful Taylor Reiner...

Episode 105.5: Return of the Mailbag (Redux) 27.04.2024

Sound the trumpets! Ring the bells! Trim the hedges! Yes, it's time for another incomparable, inconceivable, incompetent epidode of Sporadically Board.   LISTEN - as Dan quizzes Mike about hip new phrases buzzing around the zeitgeist. YEARN - as Dan discusses the pleasures of cheese on Christmas Cake. QUIVER - as Mike elucidates on why he wants to be a guava. GENUFLECT - to the mailbag altar, spil...

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