Table Talks Podcast

What happens when the worlds of Theater and Tabletop role-playing games come together? Afonso Molinar is the creator of Teatroàespada, exploring the unique connection between theater and tabletop RPGs, and how both forms of storytelling rely on creativity, collaboration, improvisation, and imagination. From live performances to role-playing sessions, these experiences bring people together in ways...

What happens when melancholic storytelling, haunting mystery, and beautiful visuals come together? Silent Læke and its unique atmosphere come from the mind of Hélder Araújo, its creator. In this conversation, we draw comparisons to the dreamlike world of Twin Peaks, and we discuss how the game blends beauty and darkness into a truly memorable experience. This isn't horror built on jump scares...

Salvatore Cajiao is a Psychologist at a Palliative Care Hospital, working with people at the end of their lives or requiring palliative care for untreatable diseases. That places him in a unique position — he connects with people in their final moments and hears their reflections on how they lived, as well as what they wish they had done differently. In this video, we will cover topics like: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵...

Aurora Coelho owns more than 1000 Board Games. This year, she’s celebrating the 10th anniversary of her board game channel “Na Mira”. She is also a Social Educator, using board games to help minorities and children develop skills In this video, we’ll cover topics like: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 “𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬!” 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 10 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵...

Marco Janeiro is the host and owner of the channel BoardGameVilla, where he talks about Board Games and card games like Pokémon TCG & Riftbound. Together with his friends, he is also releasing a new season of their recorded Vampire: The Masquerade narrative RPG sessions. In this video, we will cover topics like: 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭...

Debora Berman (aka Debs) is a Modern-day Matchmaker. She is the Founder of SpeedTwist, a playful new spin on speed dating In this video, we will cover topics like: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 “𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳” 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 Meet Debora Berman! Table Talks: https://www....

Alexandre de Sousa is the Coach for the Age of Sigmar National Team, creator of a unique, custom D&D campaign, and a key member of the Soul Atlas project team. He’s now helping bring the TTRPG Trials of Akash to life within the Soul Atlas World. But that’s not all! Alexandre is also launching a Kickstarter for Living Dungeon: Abandoned Keep – an innovative, modular, app-controlled terrain syst...

Miguel Gonçalves is a Book Influencer, Board Games and Card Game lover, and he still finds time to be a Professional Nurse. Miguel likes to challenge the traditional idea of a “geek” by saying “Geek is the New Sexy!” In this conversation, we’ll cover topics like: -Why “Geek is the new Sexy” and why people should be proud of their geek -side -His journey as a Book Influencer and the trends in the P...

Vitoria Silva is a Cosplayer and Model, also a former Miss Portugal. In this video, she shares her journey competing in several beauty pageants while also revealing her deep geek side through her cosplays and favorite movies. Meet Vitoria Silva! Table Talks: https://www.instagram.com/boardgames_tabletalks/ Guest: https://www.instagram.com/vitoriasgsilva/?hl=en Mixing board games and card games to...

Maria Balbina apresenta-se como Empreendedora Digital. Nas suas redes sociais propõe provar a toda a gente que qualquer pessoa pode mudar radicalmente a sua vida, incluindo TU! Será mesmo assim tão fácil?! Este episódio propõe desafiar os mais céticos em temas como a Lei da Atração, alinhamento de energias; bem como agradar a todos os amantes do autodesenvolvimento, que acreditam que tudo o que tu...

Sparkle is a cosmaker and costume designer, as well as a competitive cosplayer. In this video, she shares some of her secrets to creating outstanding costumes and gives an inside look at what really happens behind the scenes of cosplay competitions. Sparkle is also the daughter of a major Magic: The Gathering collector. She grew up surrounded by Magic and rare collectibles, some of which are revea...

Bia Curica is a Makeup and Cosplay artist. In this episode, Bia shares the secrets, struggles, and inspiration behind her transformations We will cover topics like: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 - 𝘎𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘝𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘳𝘥 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘶𝘱? Meet Bia Curica! Tabl...

Jen Nafziger is a writer, comedian, event host, and producer. An American expat living in Portugal, she masterfully blends dark humor with existential reflection in both her stand-up shows and books with a daring and refreshingly bold mix. Every second is worth your attention. Her work might just help you through your own existential crisis. Meet Jen Nafziger! Table Talks: https://www.instagram.co...

Artificial Intelligence is changing the way product managers work, from strategy to execution. In this video, together with Ksenia Lebedeva, a Senior Product Manager, we’ll explore how AI tools are reshaping product management and what it means for the future of the role. What you’ll learn in this video: ✅ How AI helps with data-driven decision making ✅ Automating research, analysis, and reporti...

AI is rapidly changing the creative industry, and illustrators are at the center of this transformation. 🎨🤖 In this video, Valeriia Derrick explores how artificial intelligence is influencing illustration work, from speeding up workflows to opening new creative possibilities (and raising important questions about originality and authorship). 👉 Topics covered: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳...

Meet Giovana Crispino — a Brazilian who moved to Lisbon at 18 to study, and never looked back. She's now the host of the podcast Papo Entre a Gente (link below), where she dives into deep and personal conversations. In this episode of Table Talks, we explore: 🌍 What inspired Giovana to launch her podcast 🇵🇹 The cultural shock of moving from Brazil to Portugal 🔮 How much fate, astrology, and...

Oksana Prokopenko is a Tarot Reader, specialist in Higher Self connection and regression sessions. In this conversation, I challenged Oksana to talk a little about these topics, as well as to read my cards. You will be surprised by the result. Also, we covered topics like: What is Tarot, and how does it work? Connecting with your Higher Self and reincarnation? How to find your life purpose Meet Ok...

Angelo Ferraro is a passionate board gamer with a previous career in Engineering. After an incident that almost took his life, he received “Signs of the Universe” that it was time to change his career path. Angelo is now a VSL/ADS Video Editor. In this episode, Angelo describes his career path and how he is now exploring a connection with the “Spirit Realm” after the incident in his career. We dee...

Anna Schwank is an Illustrator, Designer, and Art Therapist. In this video, we dive into the transformative power of art therapy—a creative process that helps individuals express and explore emotions beyond words. Grounded in psychology and artistic expression, art therapy offers a safe space to confront trauma, anxiety, and emotional blockages. We also explore Carl Jung’s concept of the “shadow”—...

Ivo Borges is a Personal Trainer, Humanologist and autor of the book called “30 days to Change your Life”. In this podcast episode, we explore: - For people who play games, what are the most common issues caused by prolonged sitting, and quick tips to avoid them - Biohacking and quality of sleep - The life perspective of a Humanologist - Screen addiction - Modern relationships, dating apps, and ho...

Alex Joonto, born Alessandro Giuntini, is a blogger and a former PokerStars employee. On July 2021, he left the company where he worked for 5 wonderful years. The reasons for this bold move included burn-out, a desire of traveling and mostly, understanding what to do with his life. He published the book "Thank You, President Corona!". Though the COVID-19 pandemic was a devastating event...

Emanuel, known as “Dice Tuga” on social media, shares his passion for board games with a mix of enthusiasm and humor. He often tackles relatable community struggles, from storing games in tight spaces to cleverly disguising impulsive purchases from romantic partners. As an expat living in Belgium, Emanuel has also had the chance to reflect on cultural nuances within the global board gaming scene....

Dina and Manuel are a Couple with a passion for Board Games. Together, they manage a board game café called “A Jogar” in Vila do Conde, Portugal. But how did their board gaming journey begin? What does love look like when it’s built around dice, strategy, and meeples? And what does it take to make a board game café not just fun, but sustainable? Let’s dive into the world of Dina & Manuel. 🎲❤️...

Melissa Ferreira is widely known as "The Portuguese Lara Croft" due to her passion for cosplaying the iconic character in various outfits. Her love for Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider series fuels this hobby, making her a standout figure in the cosplay community. Which Tomb Raider game is the greatest of all time? What does someone feel when representing Lara Croft publicly? Is Lara Croft...

Cátia Santos is a passionate Board Gamer, sharing this passion through her YouTube channel “Jogos à mesa”. I was surprised to learn she also has a PhD in Physics and works in Data Science. Is there a connection between all these topics? What is the “Geek Approach” in life? What are the best tips for introducing board games to your family & kids? Are Board Games for Men? Is playing board games...