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| 10 Nov 2023 | #145 – Rifts World Book 8: Japan | 00:31:47 | |
After a bit of a break to bask in the glow of the awesomeness that is the return of Palladium's TMNT license, we're back to look at the next book in the Rifts World Books series: Japan! Oh man we have a lot to say on this one, so grab a snack and listen along. Then afterward, drop by our Discord server to chat about your favorite parts of this book! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
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| 01 Mar 2022 | #87 – Rifts England Review | 00:35:45 | |
Continuing our slow march through the Rifts books, we're now at World Book 3: England. Give us a listen to find out what this book is all about, and how it might fit into your collection. And join us on Discord to discuss your own stories from it! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/0119c8a4-74f1-4ec6-a41d-372e2b0bcd4e This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 25 Feb 2021 | #21 – Intro to the Rifter Magazine | 00:26:29 | |
We continue our "Introduction to..." series with a look at Palladium's long-running Rifter Magazine, including a flip-through review of Rifter issue #1. This magazine is full of all kinds of Palladium-focused gaming goodness. If you have yet to dive into this series, give us a listen to hear what you may be missing out on! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/01aee648-0b5b-45e9-b131-747c3b4f2ba5 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 26 Jan 2022 | #84 – Spotlight on Captain Gloval, and a New Book Club | 00:20:29 | |
In our newest Character Spotlight, we're turning the shine to Captain Henry J. Gloval, commander of the great SDF-1 from the epic animated series Robotech. We also talk about starting our brand new (monthly?) book club! We're kicking things off with Robotech: Genesis by Jack McKinney, which we've mentioned many times before on this podcast. Link is in the notes, so grab a copy and read along with us if you want to join in! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/01f10fcb-57ea-4621-a5b6-7dbbf1060a4d This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 05 Nov 2021 | #76 – Character Spotlight: ARCHIE-3 (Rifts) | 00:29:41 | |
This episode is a look into ARCHIE-3, the notorious insane AI villain in Palladium's Rifts setting. There is a massive hoard of potential for using ARCHIE-3 as an antagonist in your campaigns, and we're here to talk about our own ideas and experiences with him. Drop by our Discord and share with us your own favorite ARCHIE-3 game stories! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/02eb7de5-71c6-48fc-a530-69a1eb2d7c82 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 28 Jun 2024 | #163 – Psionics Across the Megaverse | 00:45:13 | |
Inspired by the great discussions that followed our Mind Melter episode, we're back on the subject of Psionics in Palladium, with a deep dive into their implementations across the entire catalog of games. We look at how different games do them, and what makes them awesome in that uniquely Palladium way. Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
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| 29 Dec 2020 | #7 – Christmas Grab Bags Unboxing 2020 | 00:13:37 | |
This one is our first-ever hopefully-annual unboxing of our awesome Palladium Christmas Grab Bags! It's the best deal in gaming, in our opinions, and a great chance to get more Palladium (and related!) books that you don't already have. Listen in to see what we each got in ours! And check out the video of Matthew's unboxing! Apologies for the slight change in audio quality on this one, we had a Zoom glitch during our podcast session that resulted in the last two episodes of our first session getting corrupted. Fortunately we had backup audio, but the backup was pulled from a combined tertiary Zoom track, and is not as good as our previous batch. Future episodes will not have this issue! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our new low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our new affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/05e21fe3-175d-4da4-ae46-949600663c7d This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 15 Sep 2023 | #140 – Rifter #10 Review | 00:33:16 | |
We kick off this newest session of recordings with a look at Rifter #10. We all know that 9 1/2 is a hard act to follow, so how does this one compare? Give us a listen, then join us on Discord to chat! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
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| 21 Nov 2022 | #112 – Titan Robotics Kickstarter with Sean Owen Roberson | 01:13:31 | |
Today we're excited to be joined by Sean Owen Roberson, the new creative director at Palladium Books! Sean's here to answer all our questions about the brand new Titan Robotics Kickstarter (10 days left at the time of this release!), as well as a few about the future of Palladium Books and the current state of the RPG industry. It's an exciting time to be a Palladium fan! Head over to the kickstarter to help make the books a reality, and then drop by our Discord to share your excitement with us. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/06742035-80d6-4539-97b1-861a614f13f9 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 11 Mar 2023 | #120 – Rifts Manhunter | 00:41:13 | |
We're back from a life break to release more fun discussion on Palladium's gmaes, yay! This time we're looking at the first and only (for a long time) third-party licensed Rifts book, the Manhunter RPG, from Myrmidon Press. This sleeper and oft-forgotten title from the early 90s somehow managed to completely blow our minds. Give this a listen and then stop by our Discord to share your thoughts on it! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. If you can help out our friend Cranny, please do so via Venmo (@Stephen-Cranston) or CashApp ($TheCranstable), even a few bucks can make a difference. Thank you Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
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| 06 Jan 2023 | #115 – 2023 New Year Review Roundup | 00:31:40 | |
A very happy new year to everyone! We wanted to kick this year off with a hefty dose of positivity. To accomplish this, we wanted to finally spend an episode acknowledging the awesome podcast reviews that we have received so far, and thank everyone for leaving such kind words about us. We are also finally ready to launch and announce a brand new Ko-Fi page, to hopefully help us pay some of the production costs. Thanks for all your kindness and support, folks! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/08e54fb9-d2b5-45e9-bbd9-d98907f62f56 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 18 Aug 2023 | #138 – Effective Character Backstories | 00:24:07 | |
Hey look at us, we are 138! Now that that is stuck in your head, in this episode we discuss the development of good character backstories in RPGs (and especially in Palladium). There are some dos and don'ts to go over, so give us a listen and then join our Discord to share your own takes on the topic of story-building! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/09ba531f-4e43-42db-a048-b0c16ec40f74 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 17 Aug 2022 | #104 – Rifts Sourcebook 3: Mindwerks | 00:26:29 | |
Following on the heels of our episode on Rifts Book 5: Triax, we now dive into its companion book, Rifts Sourcebook 3: Mindwerks. This excellent tome expands the content in the previous World Book, introducing some fantastic new villains and locations for your Germany-trotting adventurers to explore. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/0a1b4a29-2997-4f93-a2bc-28d7e19ed631 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 11 Apr 2024 | #158 – Encouraging Alternate Combat Options | 00:26:46 | |
In today's episode, we're talking about ways to encourage alternate combat tactics in Palladium games (with a heavy focus on Rifts and RECON). If you have your own ideas for encouraging characters to do things other than spam their best attack, drop by our Discord and share them. Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
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Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/0b294937-2db3-4352-bd54-39ff1faf1edd This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 03 Nov 2021 | #75 – Re-imagining Rifts Earth | 00:36:23 | |
We spend this episode in a free-form idea-jamming discussion on ways to re-imagine certain "logistically problematic" elements of the default Rifts Earth setting. Most if these ideas are rooted in NPC's struggles with presenting the story of the world in his games in a way that fits his mind's eye view of the world. Give us a listen for some of our ideas on ways to unleash your imaginations, then drop in to our Discord and talk about your own ideas. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/0bb7fbbc-7c9a-4852-b0ea-a68aa80d804b This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 15 Apr 2025 | The Glitterbois Play Rifts #002: I Miss Golden Girls | 02:05:01 | |
Our new RIFTS actual play series continues! Our excellent friend and guest GM Kyle from the Bastard Quest podcast returns for another session. In this episode, Troy learns a lesson in peeking where he doesn't belong-- oh who am I kidding, of course he doesn't learn anything. And an unlikely hero gets revenge for slights no one is sure actually even happened. All in a day's work for the Cincinnati Four! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/0c7e3a1e-7b1e-4f3c-a68d-ff126b9fe2cf This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 20 Apr 2022 | April 2022 News Updates | 00:07:23 | |
Assorted news and events updates for our studio as of April 2022: Wagoncon! Let's plays! Youtube podcasts! And More! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/0ce4fa23-23ce-4a1f-8425-920905b94517 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 22 Dec 2021 | #81 – Rifts Sourcebook One (Revised) Review | 00:29:02 | |
Following on the theme of our last episode, this time we're looking at the Revised edition of Rifts Sourcebook One. This one adds some delicious new game fodder to the mix, including factions and toys that bridge the connection with Palladium's companion Chaos Earth RPG. Which version of the first Sourcebook is your favorite? Write us and let us know! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/0d199139-5a42-4aee-8e5b-26cc2989c385 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 04 Oct 2024 | #170 – Magic Systems in RPGs | 00:41:03 | |
We're taking a break from the interview series for another free form discussion episode. Today's topic is Magic, and its implementations across the RPG hobby. We start with the great progenitor that is Jack Vance, and follow the threads from there. Give us a listen, then stop by our Discord to share your thoughts in the episode thread! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
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| 07 Apr 2022 | #91 – Book Club for 2022 Q1: Robotech Genesis by Jack McKinney | 00:38:05 | |
What began as our "February Book Club" is now wrapped up in this episode (totally released on time thanks to the magical science of imaginative revisionist history!). If you haven't read this book yet, but you plan to, don't listen to this episode yet! If you have, or you are not planning to, give us a listen and then post your own comments in our Discord. And thanks for joining the fun! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 23 Mar 2021 | #27 – Rules Talk: House Rules | 00:18:40 | |
Continuing our Rules Talk series, we're here to talk about "House Rules" - what they are, and why we use them. We detail a few of our own, and hope to hear from you about your favorites as well! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Credits:
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| 06 Aug 2021 | #58 – Matthew Explains Robotech's Eras | 00:32:03 | |
We haven't had a good talk about Robotech in a while, so we're back for another round of it. This time, Matthew explains the universe story, mainly focusing on the progress of and differences between each of the main "Eras" of the Robotech lore. If you're also a huge fan of the franchise, drop in our Discord and let us know! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/122482dc-8af1-4c49-8d54-d36e48b4ce6b This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 07 Mar 2025 | #180 – Rifts World Book 9: South America 2 | 00:28:07 | |
NPC and Buckley are kicking off a long series of back to back dives into the earlier Rifts World Books (we need to catch up!), starting with South America 2. It's a fantastic companion piece to CJ's previous book on the continent, and we're super excited to talk about it. Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 27 Aug 2021 | #63 – Vampire Kingdoms Review, Part 1 - Original Book | 00:43:31 | |
Continuing our talk about all things vampiric in the Palladium Megaverse, we're now diving into the pages of the primo book on everyone's favorite bloodsuckers in Rifts: the Vampire Kingdoms World Book. For this episode, we're looking specifically at the original version of the book, and talking about all the things that made it awesome. In next week's release we'll continue the talk to cover the "revised" version of the same book, as well as the extended sourcebook material that came later. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/1641f8ae-4484-4c5e-8262-2b888032865a This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 28 Jul 2023 | #137 – To Wiki or Not: Recording Your Game Notes | 00:27:52 | |
Today NPC and Just Jacob discuss various methods of note-taking and wiki-crafting. Topics include private note-taking, collective note-taking, player-involvement in wikis, tools of the trade, and more. What are your note-taking tricks? Do you wiki? Drop by Discord and let us know! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 28 Dec 2020 | #4 – An Introduction to the Megaverse | 00:15:31 | |
Our launch day flood continues with an in-depth discussion about what this whole "Megaverse" thing is really all about. Join us as we lay out the basics of what it is, so you can follow along with the further discussions about why we love it so much. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our new low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our new affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/1a3008cb-32a9-4671-91e9-7319541675dd This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 10 Jan 2025 | #176 – OCC Spotlight on the Techno-Wizard (Rifts) | 00:34:59 | |
In today's episode of the Glitterbois, Just Jacob makes the Baby Doctor Articulus cry. You don't want to make the baby cry, do you? Give us a listen and then stop by our Discord to let Jacob know (respectfully) how wrong he is. The best part is that we totally forgot to do a dive into the skills and other abilities of the class. Which means we'll have to revisit this class in the future! Huzzah! Haters gonna hate! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
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| 27 Mar 2025 | #181 – Chat with Ramón K Pêrez | 01:08:26 | |
Hells to the Yes! We are joined today by the excellent Ramón K Pêrez, who we hope most of our listeners immediately recognize as the artist behind many of the great works of the late-90s era Palladium product releases. Ramón was a delight to have on the show, sharing many tales of his days working for Palladium, and details behind his work in the years that followed. This was such a lovely chat, and we hope you all enjoy it as much as we did! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
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| 09 Feb 2024 | #153 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 1: The Early Years (with Kevin Siembieda) | 01:40:43 | |
We're ridiculously, explosively excited to get Kevin Siembieda back on our show, for the first of what we're planning to be a rather lengthy series of discussions of the days of Palladium Books. We kick this series off with Kevin's stories of all the things happening behind the scenes with Palladium in the years leading up to the release of his flagship game, the Palladium Fantasy RPG. This one's a long ride, but we promise it's full of awesome! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
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| 30 Mar 2021 | #29 – Character Creation Part 2: Rolling the Stats | 00:12:04 | |
Our character creation series continues with us rolling the stats for our brand new sample character. What do the fates decree for DB-421's starting abilities? Listen in and find out. And please let us know your own preferred methods for rolling your character stats! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/2175ae4e-594d-4d0c-930c-987c51e8e8a5 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 09 Feb 2022 | #86 – House Rules: Stat-Based Skills | 00:31:52 | |
We're back with another free-form house rules discussion. This one starts off focused on the idea of converting to "stat-based skills" in Palladium games, but then drifts into a good deep stat-focused discussion across many systems of gaming. What are your favorite stat-based house rules? Write us and let us know! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/23b5528a-22f6-4412-96bf-91f3bc3a1a02 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 06 Oct 2021 | #71 – Rifts Atlantis Review | 00:35:25 | |
Our trek through the Rifts World Book series continues with World Book 2: Atlantis! Another fantastic entry in the new (at the time) Rifts game line, this book gave everyone their first actual look at the foul Splugorth, who would still be recurring villains three decades later today. Atlantis has so much to offer, so if you're not yet familiar with it, give us a listen! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/25ff53e7-352e-4b58-9603-9820d7e4fc58 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 15 Sep 2021 | #67 – Rifts Wormwood Book Review | 00:29:13 | |
Now we dive into the line of spin-off "Dimension Books" for the Rifts Roleplaying game, starting with the official first of that line: Wormwood! Kicking the line off with a resounding crunch, Wormwood is an epic heavy metal, good vs evil, "hold a candle against the great dark tide" kind of campaign setting. There's a lot here to talk about, so give us a listen and then let us know your favorite parts of this weird action horror game world! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/2659da87-a8cc-4a33-8a07-52c3504b877f This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 11 Jul 2023 | #134 – Playing Palladium Games Online (2023 Update) | 00:29:11 | |
Just Jacob is with us again to update our discussion on Online Gaming to the current era of 2023. A LOT has changed in the online gaming scenes since our first episode on the topic, so give us a listen to hear our current tools and methods. Then drop by our Discord and share your own tips! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
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| 29 Dec 2021 | #82 – OCC Spotlight on the NEMA Soldier | 00:19:34 | |
We're taking another look at the Chaos Earth campaign setting this time, and shining a spotlight on one of the more versatile Rifts classes out there: the NEMA Soldier. This class is a fantastic working template for ideas that you can apply to just about any other basic military character in the Megaverse. What are your favorite NEMA Soldier memories? Join our community and let us know! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/27b591b5-6708-4aeb-92e8-f0c1892789ff This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 23 Jul 2021 | #54 – Intro to Beyond the Supernatural | 00:24:15 | |
Our guest host run with Just Jacob continues! This time we're delving into the secrets of Palladium's modern investigative horror RPG, Beyond the Supernatural. If you enjoyed this game, write us and let us know your favorite game memories! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/2837ccb5-62c3-4bf6-b2e6-acfa94ed417a This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 14 Jan 2021 | #9 – Introduction to the Palladium Fantasy RPG | 00:18:27 | |
We're back! In this episode we're giving a brief introduction to the Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game, starting with the OG itself, the first edition release. If you've ever had any curiosity about what separates it from any other fantasy game, give us a listen, and then let us know what you think! The last few weeks have been a bit tumultuous for us here in the USA, resulting in less time spent recording and more spent starting at news feeds in abject horror. But thankfully we now have new batches up episodes loaded in the feed, and hopefully we can establish a bit of regularity here. Our initial aim is for Tuesday and Thursday releases. If we can build up a good padding, we'll probably push for adding Saturdays as well, and who knows, maybe more. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/284b9c3b-becb-4952-8980-3d58dad239fa This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 08 Sep 2021 | #65 – Rifter #4 Review | 00:35:01 | |
Rifter Issue #4 is a damn good one if you're a fan of Palladium Fantasy, Nightbane, and Rifts. There a whole lot of great content here to digest, so if you're curious about its content, give us a listen! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/296b413f-16ae-4b23-bf6f-d676ae0f92e8 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 02 Feb 2024 | #152 – Alignments (Revisited) (Again) | 00:23:07 | |
Hey lookit that, we're talking about RPG alignments. Again. Blame NPC for this one, but really it's a fun chat with further discussion on interpreting alignments in your Palladium campaigns. We'd love to hear your own stories, so drop by our Discord and share your thoughts on the topic! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
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| 18 Aug 2021 | #61 – Why You Should Bookmark Page 361 | 00:11:23 | |
This episode is short and to the point: if you're running Rifts, and especially if you're new to it, then you should go bookmark page 361 right now. Listen to this episode to learn why. And if you have your own favorite bookmarks, join our Discord server and let us know! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/2b63089c-becb-4c99-a668-56eefd64415a This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 16 Mar 2021 | #26 – Rifter #2 Review | 00:19:44 | |
Continuing our trek through the archive of Rifters, we're moving on to issue #2 of Palladium's long-running supplemental magazine. This one starts with art from Brom so we know it's gonna rock! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/2c5e1e09-021e-4fe4-8d3c-4d6ee3a84296 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 08 Oct 2021 | #72 – OCC Spotlight on the Cyclone | 00:23:16 | |
We're finally back to doing another Robotech episode, and this time we're taking a deeper look at the awesome Cyclone. These soldiers with their transforming suits of motorcycle armor are just about the coolest damn things ever made, and you get to play one! We also talk about some of the extended properties around the Cyclone, including the lamentably awful Xbox games. Give us a list, then let us know your favorite versions of the Cyclone! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/2c63b663-aff3-4a3e-a289-bfe32cf2e43c This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 01 Dec 2023 | #146 – How to Level Up in Palladium Games | 00:29:18 | |
We're back from the holiday break to bring you an answer to yet another user-request: How do you level up your character in Palladium games? Join us for a bit of a free-form wandering through the things you need to note, and a few tips we have on keeping track of it all. Then stop on by our Discord and ask us any other questions you might have! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/2daa0416-1ee1-4284-85d1-2f0a8b39c7d9 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 26 Jan 2021 | #12 – OCC Spotlight on the Glitter Boy | 00:17:01 | |
This episode is the first in a new series of recurring discussions, wherein we highlight different "Occupational Character Classes" from the entire Palladium Megaverse. What better way to kick this series off than by looking at our show's namesake: Palladium's single most iconic class, the Glitter Boy! What is a Glitter Boy, you ask? Listen and find out! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/34239bc7-5568-496e-9882-72146441fc54 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 21 Jul 2023 | #136 – Effective Character Sheeting in Palladium Games | 00:27:49 | |
Today we're talking about a crucial part of all role-playing games: effectively recording your character's numbers and details. Long-time readers and players of Palladium games are probably very familiar with the mega-dense official character sheets that appear in many of their books, and there are a few really awesome fan-made sheets out there as well. What are your favorite sheets and/or methods? Drop by Discord and share! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/342f52a5-474a-4b92-ab0a-0da5c8d6f5cb This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 23 Feb 2024 | #154 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 2: The Fantasy RPG (with Kevin Siembieda) | 02:02:57 | |
Welcome back friends! Today we're continuing our Palladium Books Retrospective series in another chat with Kevin himself. Join us to hear more delightful stories about the creation, concepts, and publication of the original Palladium Roleplaying Game, aka Palladium Fantasy. Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
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| 16 Jul 2021 | #52 – Intro to Heroes Unlimited | 00:27:54 | |
After a lot of listener requests, we're again taking a look at other Palladium RPG properties. Since there is a handful of them that the two of us are sadly not as well-versed in, we've invited our friend and fellow Breakfast Puppy host "Just Jacob" to join and talk about them. First on the list is Heroes Unlimited, Palladium's classic take on superhero comics-style role-playing. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/39b1056e-8b35-443d-bb33-36ad79f05b6e This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 09 Feb 2021 | #16 – What You Need to Get Started Playing | 00:18:36 | |
Have you ever found yourself asking "Where do I get started with Palladium? What books do I need to play Rifts? What tools and dice do I need?" If so, this episode is our answer to those questions, and a few more! Listen as we give advice on how to get started with Palladium Games (and Rifts especially), and lay out the bare minimum of required accessories. We also recommend a few additional books that can help you quickly expand your play. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/3bfa152d-c1d9-4ff4-b4ea-4a527bd720e3 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 05 Mar 2024 | #155 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 3: Heroes and Ninjas (with Kevin Siembieda) | 01:50:12 | |
The saga continues! Kevin joins us yet again, hooray! This time we're looking at the creation of Heroes Unlimited and Ninjas & Superspies. We're almost at the 2-hour mark again, but we promise the content is worth your time! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
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| 16 Feb 2021 | #18 – Playing Palladium Games Online | 00:29:25 | |
If you're wondering the best ways to play Palladium games online, this episode is for you. Our groups have been 100% online since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we've built ourselves a right awesome setup. Listen as we talk about the various platforms we use, giving advice on additional tools and methods to make your online gaming as pleasant as possible. This is our longest episode yet, so get some snacks! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/3cb21f83-da53-44ef-ae61-87fc3f8657c0 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 06 Jul 2022 | #99 – Mass Combat in Rifts Games | 00:32:33 | |
In this session, Jacob and NPC jam out their ideas on and approaches to handling large-scale combat and warfare in Palladium games (and namely Rifts). Our thoughts on this are all over the spectrum, and we'd love to hear yours as well. If anyone wishes to donate to Matthew's recovery fund, please do so via the Pinecast Tip jar linked below. Every little bit helps get him back on his feet after his wreck. Thank you! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/3f0e7fb0-bc4b-4067-8776-a4b0910c44fd This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 29 Oct 2021 | #74 – Rifter #5 Review | 00:24:02 | |
Moving forward with our time capsule review of the long-running Rifter magazine, we now look at the contents of issue #5. This one's got a little something for almost all the major Palladium systems save for Beyond the Supernatural. Give us a listen then drop by our Discord server to let us know your favorite parts of this issue! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/3f268ec4-0f60-417a-9ac3-f642a3c54fcb This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 04 Jul 2023 | #132 – Fantasy Book 8: The Western Empire | 00:36:56 | |
Today we're continuing our run through the Palladium Fantasy world books, starting a new chapter in the saga with the first of the official 2nd Edition-only releases: The Western Empire. This is a highly detailed look on the Empire of Sin and all its warring political factions. Which of the factions is YOUR favorite? Drop by our Discord and share! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/413c55e1-1ed3-42c8-96c8-7091b1b4c2bb This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 19 Jan 2022 | #83 – Real Life and Gaming | 00:26:42 | |
After a comedy of errors involving terrible internet service providers, we have finally found opportunities to record again in the new year. So welcome back to the Glitterbois! And thanks for a fantastic and loving first year of our show. It's time to continue with one that has been on our thought board for a while now, and given recent times it's even more relevant than ever. That would be: Real Life (and more importantly old age) and how it interferes with our gaming hobby. Give us a listen, then join us on Discord to share your own tales and tips on the matter. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/42bd3080-4ecd-4091-816d-f9953e1d008f This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 04 Aug 2021 | #57 – A Look at the Rifts 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Hardcover | 00:28:56 | |
Since both of us recently acquired copies of the super-limited black-and-gold Rifts 30th Anniversary hardback edition, we're here (nominally) to review the overall book and its new content. In actuality we spend most of the time waxing nostalgic on how awesome the original content really is. Turns out neither of us had looked through the original Butts Edition in a lot longer than we remembered! If you also got your hands on one of these, drop into Discord and let us know your number! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/44276db1-dc31-4c0f-b572-595e29b5e83d This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 28 Jul 2021 | #55 – Intro to RECON | ||
Just Jacob's guest run with us concludes (for now) with a guided look into one of the "oddities" among the Palladium catalog: RECON, the RPG of the Vietnam War. This one is interesting in that it is not part of the usual Megaversal system that connects most of their games. If you're interested in learning more about it, give us a listen! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/4515215b-af2a-4a97-b682-eb68b43cd467 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 14 Oct 2022 | #110 – Rifter #8 Review | 00:43:41 | |
Next up in our look through the run of Palladium's Rifter magazine is issue #8. There's some really cool stuff in here, especially if you're a fan of the Fantasy and Nightbane settings. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 25 Sep 2023 | #141 – Magic and Psionics Attacks Per Melee | 00:32:36 | |
This one is a listener-requested topic: how exactly do magic and psionics mix into combat rounds in Palladium's RPGs? Listen in for a walk back through the history of its mechanics, and a comparison of the old ways vs the current ways. It's a complicated topic, and we have a lot to review! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 28 Dec 2020 | #3 – Five Favorite Things (About Palladium) | 00:15:11 | |
In our third launch day episode, the Glitterbois each count down a list of their five favorite things about Palladium games. These are the things that keep us coming back over and over to the Megaverse, playing the games we've been loving for over 30 years now. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our new low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Credits:
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| 11 Nov 2024 | #172 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 8: Beyond the Rifts (w/ Kevin) | 01:56:09 | |
Our delve into the early days of Palladium Books continues, in this ongoing retrospective series with Kevin Siembieda. Today we go beyond the gaming table and take a look at the various forays of Rifts into other markets, including CCGs, motion pictures, video games, comic books, and more. If you're listening to this around launch time, be sure to check out the brand new Kickstarter for Savage Rifts Europa, linked below in the notes! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 23 Apr 2021 | #36 – On Character Death | 00:19:57 | |
Following recent events in our home games, today we're taking a bit of a somber turn, addressing the topic of Character Death in RPGs. How do you approach death in your own games? Let us know of your most memorable expirations! Also, RIP Able McVenner. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/49a5a1d6-0dcb-47d0-bc2b-b450d2b57635 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 01 Aug 2021 | #56 – Inspirational Fiction for Rifts | 00:31:45 | |
We're back to talk about inspirational fiction for helping you get into the "Rifts mindset!" When running any new RPG campaigns, we find that it can be super helpful to immerse yourself in as much relevant and tangential fiction as possible. Give us a listen to hear some of our favorites, and then write in and tell us your own suggestions! Sorry this one is a couple of days late! We had a breakdown with our internal file-sharing system that took a bit of time to work out, but it looks like all is back in order. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/49bf546f-724f-412f-b4ef-79b967bf75af This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 17 Feb 2023 | #119 – Reskinning "Attacks" as "Action Points" | 00:38:02 | |
We're here this time talking about a very simple cosmetic "house rule" change to the core Attacks per Melee mechanic. It's a long chat, and meanders wildly. Give us a listen and then share your thoughts on the topic with us on Discord! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 21 Jan 2021 | #11 – Introduction to the Rifts RPG | 00:17:50 | |
This one was a given since day zero: our introductory discussion about the epic and prolific Rifts RPG! If you've ever had even a passing interest in learning more about Rifts, give us a listen, and then let us know if you found the subject matter interesting and entertaining. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/4cef10d0-ce34-4ea9-aba3-677f8bb4343a This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 11 Mar 2021 | #25 – Intro to Savage Rifts | 00:49:01 | |
Welp, it is finally here: our much-requested look into Savage Rifts. It's a topic that we will probably return to multiple times over the course of this podcast, as there is a lot to talk about here. This episode is our longest yet, our apologies if it goes over your lunch break. But we have a lot to say, and hope you'll stick around - and then talk to us after with your own thoughts! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/512cc486-8eec-47f1-bf10-7f1b1f232e62 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 10 Nov 2022 | #111 – Palladium Fantasy Book 3: Adventures on the High Seas | 00:43:22 | |
In this session we look at both editions of the third book in the "big three" first books of the amazing Palladium Fantasy RPG. We compare and contract the contents and offerings of both the 1st and 2nd edition versions of this book, for those of you interested in either edition. If you have memories of playing in the world this book details, join our discord and share them with us! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/521e8ecc-75d5-40e0-bab3-49d7fc6a54ae This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 03 Jan 2025 | #175 – New Year Game Plans for 2025 | 00:29:43 | |
Hello friends! Our first episode of the new year is all about our game plans for the months to follow. This includes talks about our home games and games we'll be running at cons - the latter of which y'all should join us for! We also have some fun exciting new SECRET PLANS to tease for things to come on this show... Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
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| 31 May 2024 | #161 – Wagoncon 8 Post-Con Report | 00:30:54 | |
We're back with our annual post-convention report from the recent Wagoncon 8. Wagoncon is our official home con, right here in the Pacific Northwest, and always a good time for all. This year we had several of our listeners join us for the first time, and we're hoping to add more next year! Give us a listen, then drop by the Discord to learn more about the awesomeness that is Wagoncon. Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. We release all of our episodes simultaneously on:
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| 18 Feb 2021 | #19 – Rules Talk: Introduction to the Core Game Mechanics | 00:23:55 | |
We at The Glitterbois believe that the Palladium core game system is ridiculously easy to approach and get acquainted with. We're here to give you the basics of the core game mechanics that underlie all of the worlds of the Megaverse. It really is as simple as this. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/566b0f39-bf62-4ecf-b774-be374090a391 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 02 Feb 2022 | #85 – A Look at the Systems Failure RPG | ||
Join us for a look into the innards of Palladium's oft-forgotten Y2K-themed apocalypse game, Systems Failure. I can't help but assume that if you are a Palladium fan, then you probably know of and even remember Y2K, but for those new to the concept, just know that the tech world collectively lost its shit in the late 1990s thanks to some short-sighted date formatting in the computers of Early Man. This game takes that to the next level! And don't forget to take part in our new book club! The first book is "Genesis" by Jack McKinney, the first of the Robotech novels. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/56d2e20b-f049-4356-8e03-036eb5e05c20 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 23 Feb 2021 | #20 – OCC Spotlight on the Veritech Pilot | 00:26:19 | |
Continuing our "OCC Spotlight" series, we take a long, loving look into what makes the Robotech "Veritech" so cool, and why its pilots are the best of the best. If you grew up with Robotech and also have fond memories of this iconic transforming mecha jet fighter, write us and let us know! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Find out more at https://the-glitterbois.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/58b513a2-d0e2-49d3-b327-5b1a37a145fc This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 27 Dec 2020 | #2 – Our Mission | 00:16:11 | |
Continuing with our initial opening episode flood, in the second episode of The Glitterbois, we lay down our mission statements for this podcast. We'll talk a bit about positivity and excitement, and what we hope to accomplish with this new fan podcast. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our new low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our new affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/58d7982a-e94d-41f6-b313-4174394170db This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 28 May 2021 | #44 – OCC Spotlight on the Dog Boy | 00:18:32 | |
In this issue of the OCC Spotlight series, we're looking at another core (and iconic) Rifts character class, the Psi-Hound - better known as the "Dog Boy." This is NPC's favorite class, hands down, across the entire Rifts catalog. We talked about Dog Boys a bit in our character creation series, but now we're here to give it a deeper dive! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/5aa96bd8-62f1-4ac8-93d1-3d2b946c11f6 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 30 Jun 2021 | #48 – OCC Spotlight on the Hatchling Dragon | 00:19:31 | |
IN RIFTS YOU GET TO PLAY AS A BABY DRAGON. YES, YOU HEARD ME: A BABY DRAGON. The should be all I need to say, but fortunately there's more than enough awesomeness for us to devote an entire OCC Spotlight episode to it! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/5c0ae7b7-b4cc-41d6-9343-925710264855 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 20 Oct 2023 | #143 – TMNT RPG is Coming Back! Our Reactions | 00:24:27 | |
Well this has been a fantastic week for us at the Breakfast Puppies studio, what with the big news that TMNT RPG IS COMING BACK, BABY! YEAH! In this free-form episode, we discuss our reactions to the announcement, and wax nostalgic on memories of awesomeness with the property. You should come on by our Discord community and join in the excitement! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? We have a few options:
Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/5d71eec0-7631-46be-bef7-f51dddfa0a05 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 25 Jun 2021 | #47 – OCC Spotlight on the Cyber Knight | 00:20:04 | |
Our OCC Spotlight series continues as we take a gander at another, ahem, iconic character class from the fantastic Rifts role-playing game. The CK is a true knight-errant for the modern post-post-apocalypse, a wandering ass-kicking do-gooder respected across the Megaverse, and rightfully so. Give us a listen as we talk about what makes this class great! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
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| 14 Jul 2021 | #51 – OCC Spotlight on the Juicer | 00:22:45 | |
Our journey through the core Rifts RPG OCCs (occupational character classes) continues! This time we're talking about everyone's favorite chemically-fueled super-soldier: the Juicer! These guys are a lot of fun, and we really hope you enjoy listening to us talk about how damn awesome it the class is. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
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| 07 Apr 2021 | #31 – Character Creation Part 4: Running the OCC | 00:20:54 | |
In our fourth part of the Character Creation series, we walk through the OCC steps for the Dog Boy, fleshing out the core abilities and powers of our new "DB-421" sample character. If you've ever experienced some confusion when going through this process, give us a listen and hopefully we can help you make sense of it all! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
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| 13 Sep 2024 | #168 – A Palladium Retrospective Part 5: Beyond the Supernatural (with Kevin Siembieda) | 01:41:30 | |
Thanks for joining us, dear listeners, for the next awaited episode in our super awesome "A Palladium Retrospective" discussion episodes with the man himself, Kevin Siembieda of Palladium Books! This time we're talking about how the game Beyond the Supernatural came to be, and how it continued to evolve for over three decades. Give us a listen and you might get some hints of things to come! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 12 Aug 2021 | #59 – Rifter #3 Review | 00:29:20 | |
Our semi-historical dive into the long-running Rifter series continues! In issue #3 we see a huge flood of love for the Ninjas & Superspies RPG, in addition to some fun new worlds and classes for Rifts and other properties. This one's s goodie, and you should check it out if you haven't already! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
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| 28 Apr 2021 | #37 – Mechanoid Invasion Trilogy, Part 1 | 00:25:13 | |
We're going all the way back to where it started: THE MECHANOIDS! Specifically, we're taking a look at Palladium's collected "The Mechanoid Invasion Trilogy." When we met to record this episode, we really didn't think we'd have so much to say about it. What was meant to be a 20 minute or so episode turned into a really long chat! As such, we've broken this up into a three-parter, to stick with our targeted short-form episode focus. Join us next time for part two! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
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| 16 Dec 2022 | #114 – Homogenization of the FLGS | 00:34:09 | |
Today we gnash our teeth over the growing trend of "homogenization" of our once-great "Friendly Local Game Shops" (FLGS). By this we mean the trend of on-shelf RPG selections dwindling to scant pale shadows of their former glory, simultaneous with their previous varieties being hacked and slashed down to just 5E, Pathfinder, maybe Warhammer (if we're lucky), and 50 variants of Kids on Bikes. In this era where Magic the Gathering and D&D 5E are the law of the land, we old-timers must now find our glimmers of gaming goodness on the dark, cobweb-strewn corners of the internet, such as this one. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 13 Jun 2023 | #128 – In Defense of Fudging Dice | 00:25:15 | |
Today NPC and Just Jacob dive into discussion of a topic that is guaranteed to devolve into flame wars every time it appears anew in a RPG community: Fudging Dice Rolls! As everyone does, we have some thoughts and opinions of our own, and we're here to converse. GIve us a listen, then drop by our Discord to tell us how wrong we are! I kid. Mostly. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 10 Aug 2022 | #103 – Rifts World Book 5: Triax and the NGR | 00:31:57 | |
Our progress through the long series of Rifts World Books continues with Book 5: Triax and the NGR. This continues the ongoing trend of giving your players new villains and (potential) allies in their adventures across the warped and fractured world of Rifts Earth. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 23 Mar 2023 | #122 – Our Favorite OCCs | 00:37:09 | |
In response to another listener request, we spend this episode talking about our personal favorite OCCs in Rifts and a few other Palladium properties as well. This is probably a topic we will revisit multiple times down the line as we do this show, re-reading the hundreds of books we have still yet to even mention, let alone review. Thanks for the topic suggestion, friends! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 27 Jan 2023 | #117 – Rifts Dimension Book 3: Phase World Sourcebook | 00:43:09 | |
We return to the Phase World setting with the third Rifts Dimension Book, aka the Phase World Sourcebook. This is a companion piece to the previous book in the series, expanding the universe with more setting and system info. How does it stack up? Drop by our Discord after listening to share your own thoughts! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 25 Jan 2025 | #177 – Chat with CJ Carella | 00:58:06 | |
We're excited to be joined by prolific RPG designer and fiction author CJ Carella! In this episode, we talk Nightbane, Rifts, GURPS, fiction, world-building, and many other wonderful things. Listen along with us and then swing over to CJ's pages and check out his fantastic collection of works. Then stop by our Discord and share your love with the rest of us there! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 16 May 2024 | #160 – OCC Spotlight on the Mind Melter | 00:23:05 | |
Today we're back to another OCC Splotlight (yes I noticed the typo but I like it and am keeping it), this time on another of the core Rifts classes, the Mind Melter. As usual, we compare both the Butts and the Ultimate edition versions, and what we like about them. And if you've ever wanted to know the true secret behind the three seashells, listen closely. Then stop my our Discord and say hi! Drop us a line! You can follow us (sporadically) on Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes or any other podcast aggregate sites. For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 03 May 2022 | #93 – Rifts Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids Review | 00:31:45 | |
The Mechanoids are back! ARCHIE-3 dun goofed and now our favorite villains from the Megaverse are invading Rifts Earth! That's right, we're looking at what I think may be the first big cross-over event in the Megaverse publication history: Rifts Sourcebook 2. Is this one as awesome as it sounds? Give us a listen, and then join us on Discord to share your thoughts! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/6c4ef4d5-b060-490c-8993-f384af45204d This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 19 May 2022 | May 2022 News Updates | 00:08:03 | |
Another news post! We'll be releasing these occasionally as new things come up that we want to keep folks more immediately notified on. In this issue: We now have a Valheim server! Wagoncon report! Hammercrawl updates! And More! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/6ec7c38b-140e-407d-90d4-b6b6b2c99f3f This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 28 Dec 2020 | #5 – The Palladium Noob: Brandon | 00:16:31 | |
In our fifth episode,. we bring on our first guest! Our good friend and fellow player Brandon Goede joins us to talk about his experience as a Palladium RPG noob, after being introduced to it (by us!) brand new in 2020. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our new low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! Also, check out our new affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/70693b6b-d3f0-4abb-907c-4334940cdfdc This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 03 Aug 2022 | #102 – Character Spotlight on Breetai (Robotech) | 00:23:06 | |
Today we take a look into the life and story of one of the more complex characters of the Robotech universe, Breetai the Zentraedi warlord. Initially a villain set on destroying the puny earthlings, he grew over time to become their unexpected and greatest ally. We dive into bits of his story across the shows, games, comics, and more. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/72047837-978b-4b08-ba83-e67bdfba822a This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 13 Jan 2023 | #116 – Rifter #9 Review | 00:44:49 | |
Our march through the Rifter series takes us to Rifter #9, which brings about the end of the TMNT license for Palladium Books. It was a sad event for the fans, and the article on that topic is worth reading. Join us for a look at this issue, and then head over to Discord to share your feelings on the game with us! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 19 May 2022 | #94 – Rifts Inspiration from Marvel's Avengers | 00:34:11 | |
Join us for a fun thought experiment, in which we take the characters from Marvel's Avengers (primarily the MCU versions) and use them as root inspirations for a similarly-focused adventurer team in the Rifts role-playing game. We are very specifically not just re-creating them in the system, but instead looking through the Rifts catalog for options to create characters using those heroes as thematic templates. Included is a deeper discussion on how the seeming lack of balance in the game can actually work in the story at your table just as well as it would an Avengers movie. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/72e44018-c6dc-41a1-91eb-988b0a222b10 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 16 Apr 2021 | #34 – Intro to Nightbane | 00:25:24 | |
Hey, we're back with another "Intro to" episode! This time around we're getting into one of Palladium's most unique games, the modern body horror RPG known as Nightbane (or if you're a hipster like NPC, it's Nightspawn). If you have ever wanted to get a taste of what this fantastically monstrous game is all about, give us a listen. Then give it a play, and write us to share your own Nightbane stories! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
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| 05 May 2021 | #39 – Mechanoid Invasion Trilogy, Part 3 | 00:28:12 | |
With this episode, we conclude our unintentional trilogy of episodes looking into the great collected Mechanoid Invasion Trilogy book. This was a really damn fun book to dive into, and we both look forward to the Mechanoids returning in future episodes as we dive deeper into the vast Palladium Books catalog of offerings. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note: Credits:
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| 26 May 2021 | #43 – Insanities in Palladium | 00:16:12 | |
Palladium's games almost always have a built-in system for driving your characters bonkers. We're here to look at that appropriately-named "Insanity" mechanic, and talk about its various (sometimes troublesome) incarnations throughout the years. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/74b44968-79f5-4fcb-9fbf-bd754c60c1f2 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 09 Jul 2023 | #133 – Shields in Palladium's RPGs | 00:27:50 | |
Today's Rules Talk is all about using shields in the Palladium RPG rules system. We unsurprisingly have a lot to say on the matter, so strap on your buckler and give us a listen. Afterward, drop by Discord and share your own takes on the rules! AND AN EDITING NOTE: NPC realizes after the fact that he mixed up his Conan references. The moment in Nabonidus's tower (in Rogues in the House) involved a thrown stool, not a sword. The thrown sword was actually in Black Colossus. May Mitra have mercy on his soul. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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| 27 Oct 2021 | #73 – OCC Spotlight on the Borg | 00:29:58 | |
Back after another unexpected break, we continue our ongoing OCC Spotlight series with a look at yet another "iconic" character from the Rifts RPG: The Borg! AKA the "Combat Borg" if you're only familiar with the Ultimate Edition. This nigh unstoppable powerhouse of murderosity has been a go=to favorite of long time players for decades, and in this episode we're here to tell you why. We spend time comparing the renditions of this class across the two editions of the game, and also dice deeper into some role-playing inspirations for players wanting to bring a Borg to the gaming table. Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/77d691b7-36c3-4548-8cc9-9a13820d5778 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||
| 26 Aug 2022 | #105 – Palladium Fantasy Book 2: Old Ones | 00:44:23 | |
We venture back into the mystical lands of the Palladium Known World for a look at the second book in the Fantasy RPG product line: Old Ones. My friends, this one is truly epic in every conceivable way. Join us as we gush love for this book, and then hop onto our community Discord to tell us your memories of its adventures! Drop us a line! You can follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and we'd love to see you on our Discord Channel too. And let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on iTunes! For even more info and options, check out our main website or our low-bandwidth alternative feed site. Links of Note:
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Glitter Boys, Rifts, the Megaverse, and all other such topics are the property of Kevin Siembieda and Palladium Books. Please buy all their stuff and help keep them in print and making more games! You can order directly at palladiumbooks.com, and their entire catalog is available digitally at Drive-Thru RPG as well. Want to help us pay for hosting? Follow this link to our Pinecast Tip Jar! We've got a merch store if you're looking for some sweet Glitterbois swag. And check out our affiliate store and buy some of the various products we endorse! Support The Glitterbois by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-glitterbois Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-glitterbois/7b91fe61-6e7f-474f-8dce-3b199d31f8f3 This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-66e5ee for 40% off for 4 months, and support The Glitterbois. | |||