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Shop Talk: The Cross-section of a Meta

Shop Talk is an interview style podcast where each week I sit down with members of our local warmachine community and discuss topics that pertain to and interest them. Come learn about the cast of characters we have in our meta in Vancouver British Colombia and feel the sense of purpose and community that we have developed with miniatures games as our catalyst for discussion.

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All Episodes

49:14

Episode 5: Shop Talk Season 2 Episode 5: Back to Halifax

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2025/08/11

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Patrick, an old friend who lives on the opposite side of the country. I took this opportunity to catch up with him and what is going on in the small but very active Atlantic Canada meta. We end up chatting a bunch about Shadowflame and looking back at where we left the discussion a year ago. Patrick attended a team event in Ottawa a few weeks ago and we chat about match ups, games and the overall experience with Canada's first cross

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50:49

Shop Talk Bonus Episode: Rolling Boosted 5s with Lars

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2025/07/27

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk, I sit down with Lars the creator of Wartable. Wartable is a wargaming simulator website that has become popular to play Warmachine online. We chat about the birth of Wartable and the popularity it gained during the pandemic and beyond for online play as well as the community it has spawned over the last few years. We chat about dice, randomness and measurements. We discuss some of the pros and cons of online play as well as some of the very cool

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74:01

Episode 4: Shop Talk Season 2 Episode 4: Warmachine...

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2025/06/16

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Alex Kosma who is a fellow West Coast community member, Podcaster and accomplished competitive player. Alex was a host of the Dominate for Two podcast and has represented the USA in several WTCs. We warm up chatting a bit about Brinebloods and discuss their position in the 2025 metagame. Alex took Brinebloods to WTC 2024 and has some thoughts to share about the evolution of the army in the last year or so. The bulk of the episode is a

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81:30

Shop Talk Bonus Episode: 3D Printing with Europeans

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2025/04/21

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Tom and Peter, two pillars of the community, to chat a little about 3D printing as it pertains to Warmachine. We chat about the updates to the subscription for the Warmachin app as well as the new My Mini Factory subscription, announced during the keynote address at Adepticon. We discuss our thoughts about this new direction, and break down how we think this is going to impact SFG and the hobby community. We move into a discussion

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66:36

Episode 3: Shop Talk Season 2 Episode 3: Paint and...

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2025/03/24

Hey Nerds.On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Will who is a BC local from Kelowna BC. Will has been a long time Warmachine player helping his local group return to the game over the last year or so. We turned on the paint cams for this one and recorded live. We chat about returning to Warmachine, converting and painting Will's "underwater Khymera", being a dad and playing Warmachine and a host of other topics. I had a lot of fun making this one. Apologies for the audio. I am still

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62:16

Episode 2: Shop Talk Season 2 Episode 2: LVO 2025...

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2025/02/03

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Tyson who is a long time community leader from northern California. He is the head organizer for Warmachine at the Las Vegas Open and the engineer behind some of the most iconic tables in the history of the game. We chat about the history of community in the area and the birth of LVO as well as the philosophy and execution behind the tables and terrain that people have fallen in love with at the con. Check out his new endeavor with 3D

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75:27

Episode 1: Shop Talk Season 2 Episode 1: LVO 2025...

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2025/01/27

Hey Nerds. Welcome to Season 2. Same great show, different inspiration. On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down Cory, who attended and happened to win in the finals of the Warmachin event at the Las Vegas Open Sunday January 19th 2025 playing Khador 5th Division of all things. We chat about lists and lead up before we go through his games. We chat a little about the January update and looking forward to Steamroller 2025. It's always a good time when Cory is on the mics. If you haven't

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88:32

Shop Talk Bonus Episode: Steamroller 2024 Year in Review

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2025/01/01

Hey Nerds. On this special bonus episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Joseph from Tyrants on the Field to digest and discuss Steamroller in the year 2024 in anticipation of the new packet dropping shortly. Joe is one of the other content creators that I have met through doing paint and chat hangouts on discord. He and I have very similar ways of seeing and discussing the game and I really wanted to get some of the topics we have been discussing into a recording. We chat about many of the

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88:16

Shop Talk Bonus Episode: State of the Game Podcast 2024

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2024/12/13

Hey Nerds. On this very special collaboration project, I sit down with some of the other Podcasters and media people of the Warmachine world to discuss a few topics surrounding the game and where we are at as a community. This state of the game broadcast was a very fun project to be a part of. You may recognize a few of the people involved as most of them are actively talking and engaging with the community. We discuss community growth, Steamroller generally as it pertains to this new 2024

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125:11

Shop Talk Bonus Episode: Team 5 Neat Guys

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2024/12/02

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with David, Luke, Bryan and Andrei to discuss our experience playing in the North American Wartable League last month. This particular 4 week league was held as a WTC style 5 person Team event. We discuss the team formation, lead up and describe our games round by round. We had a phenomenal time discussing all kinds of topics as a team, sharing our knowledge and rooting for each other. This team has truly been a beautiful experience and I

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51:41

WTC '24 Team Canada Series: Mini Interview...

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2024/09/16

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I put together some of the shorter WTC wrap up interviews I did with the remaining members of team Canada. I chat with Alex, Luke and Steven about their experiences in Duesseldorf. We discuss their trips, their lists, do a few game recaps and then finish with some overall event thoughts. Hopefully these stories will inspire next year's potential team members and share some cool stories with our international friends. Cheers everyone ad thank you for

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47:26

WTC '24 Team Canada Series: Mini Interview...

Shop Talk: The Cross-section of a Meta ·

2024/09/09

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I put together some of the shorter WTC wrap up interviews I did with the remaining members of team Canada. I chat with Neil, Aaron and Geoff about their experiences in Duesseldorf. We discuss their trips, their lists, do a few game recaps and then finish with some overall event thoughts. Hopefully these stories will inspire next year's potential team members and share some cool stories with our international friends. Cheers everyone and tune in next

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91:42

WTC '24 Team Canada Series: Release the Geese

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2024/09/02

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Warmachine legends Cory Doyle and Marc-André Leblanc to discuss the 2024 run at the World Team Championships by Team Canada Goose. We chat about team creation, army lists and strategies before we dive into all 5 exciting round of the tournament this year. I am extremely proud of both teams this year but was especially impresse with team Goose's perseverance after facing the event winners in round 1. I'm pleased to have had this

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45:13

WTC '24 Team Canada Series: Moose on the Loose

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2024/08/26

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Mark, one of our friends from the far off land of Edmonton Canada. Mark is a long time Warmachine player, Podcaster and this year was the captain for Canada WTC Team Moose. I've been bugging Mark to do an interview for quite some time, and everything fell into place for this one. We chat about the Alberta Warmachine scene and do a little recap of what the area looks like now.The bulk of the episode goes through WTC 2024 from the

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89:35

Episode 34: Shop Talk Bonus Episode: Mox Steamroller...

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2024/05/13

Hey Nerds.On this special bonus episode, Neil, Dave and I decided to turn on the mics in the car (all hands free of course) on the way back from a steamroller we traveled to in Seattle. This is the first time our little crew of miscreants has driven to an event together in quite some time. We chat about our lists and our games and do a little check in with our local WTC celebrity to see how preparations are going for the big event in a few months. I'm super happy with this one. I think we

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78:28

Episode 33: Shop Talk Episode 33: I'll catch you around

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2024/03/04

Hey Nerds. On the last episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Neil, who is one of my oldest friends and a recent addition to the Canadian WTC Team for 2024. Neil has been my greatest supporter through this podcasting adventure and is more involved than ever in the Vancouver Warmachine meta. We chat about all the cool stuff Neil has been involved in this last year including the Cascadia Championship Series, the application process for WTC (and the implications of being a team member), and

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57:12

Episode 32: Shop Talk Episode 32: Alex, HLMM of the CCS

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2024/01/22

Hey Nerds.On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Alex, one of our players from the Greater Vancouver area. Alex is a Warmachine veteran that has been part of the community for a long time, as a player, an organizer and a Podcaster. We chat a little about some of the armies Alex has experience with and some of his perspectives. We cover the Cascadia invitational event that took place last month, the culmination of 9 months of qualifying events this year. Alex ended up winning the event

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90:04

Shop Talk Bonus Episode: Steamroller Discussion with Dan

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2023/12/21

Hey Nerds.This recording is a less traditional Shop Talk episode that I did with Dan from Tried and True. It's an extension of a discord discussion we felt would function better over voice. We chat primarily about Steamroller 2024 and our thoughts and opinions about the upcomming document. Its a little rambly and a lot tangential, but I had fun making it with my internet pal. Just a couple nerds with unabashed opinions. Hurray!Cheers kids.

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45:57

Episode 31: Shop Talk Episode 31: A New Steamroller

Shop Talk: The Cross-section of a Meta ·

2023/12/11

Hey Nerds. On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Loren who is the organized play and playtest manager for Privateer Press. Since Loren is local to our wider meta here in the Pacific Northwest, it was a natural fit. We chat primarily about the steamroller 2024 preview that was shared on the community hub at Warfaire Weekend, and go over some of the goals, and changes to steamroller moving into the future. We discuss terrain and objectives, and I ask some more abstract questions about

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Episode 30: Shop Talk Episode 30: Team Poutine 2023

Shop Talk: The Cross-section of a Meta ·

2023/11/27

Hey Nerds.On this episode of Shop Talk I sit down with Cory, one of the team members for Canada at the World Team Championships.We chat about the lead up, travel, and give a round by round replay of the event in Copenhagen this past fall from the perspective of our hometown hero. We end of with some plans and aspirations for next year. If you are interested in helping or pursuing team Canada's WTC team for 2024 in Duesseldorf, please get in contact with us. We want to chat! Cheers friends,

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