Comedian Negin Farsad joins Emma to meet a corpse flower and find love at a stinky speed dating event.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka and Emma get overrun by mice, meet a fancy cat and finally untangle the mystery of the Rat King. With guests Dr. Bobby Corrigan, Cameron Jay, and Lynzie Rogers.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Writer and comedian Alzo Slade joins Emma to explore the ruins of Pompeii and a robot dog finally finds its calling.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Comedian Peter Grosz joins Emma on a search for the most boring person in the world and Emma interviews astronaut Victor Glover about the boring parts of his exciting job.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Comedian Hari Kondabolu joins Emma Choi to solve a meat mystery with bestselling author Gillian Flynn, then we talk with baseball legend Sean Doolittle about what he and Emma's mom have in common.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Welcome to the start of Season 6! In this episode we introduce ourselves, our games, and start our discussion of Gumshoe! If you enjoy listening to the Iconic Podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron! And don’t forget to … Continue reading →

Comedian Vinny Thomas joins Emma to discuss Hard Mountain Dew—but is it any good? We ask an expert. Plus we talk to the mother son duo behind a beloved bathroom staple.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Comedian Josh Gondelman joins Emma Choi to discuss a saucy situation, celebrity chef Roy Choi troubleshoots a recipe with Emma's Grandma, and we finally settle an age old debate: heels or rollerblades?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Comedian Emmy Blotnick joins Emma Choi to discuss a smooth solution to a monkey problem, we hear from a romantic heartworm, and maybe, sort of meet Ian McKellen?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

This episode describes a critical event in the party's history. Fresh from saving a town's frozen water supply, they are convinced to return to check on their ill-gotten butcher's shop. But what they find and what it leads to, none of them could have anticipated.

Ever notice how life tends to get in the way of what you really want to do?This has been the case for me recently as I’ve been coming to terms with balancing my creative life with the obligations of having a new job. My free time has been sadly restricted, and I’m not able to put as much time into things as I’d like. However, I’m still moving on, and I thought I’d give a general update on what I’ve been up to!

In this session, we travel with the party to the Black Dragon Orc village, hot on the trail of Dijak's axe... and mother. The party have their suspicions that they should not trust me confirmed.

In this session, after discovering that they have been double-crossed, the party track down the villainous fiend intent on taking back what's. They also end up taking something that isn't.

In this Part 1 of our recorded live episode, we dive into a discussion of the genre that comes stock with 13th Age (high fantasy) then talk about ways to adapt that to different fantasy genres. What would need to … Continue reading →

Support the show Our adventure has now ended, and we've hung up our robe and wizard hats to enjoy our retirement on the Sword Coast, running a tavern where a fresh band of adventurers may meet and start quests of their own. We're still around on Discord, and you should come and join the Heroes Rise community at http://discord.heroesrisepodcast.com A special thanks to Vindsvept for making the awesome music you hear throughout the show, be sure to check him out at vindsvept.bandcamp.com; and

In this session, the party deals with Darr's revelation and joins forces with the Szarni gang known as the Gallowed to acquire information as to the whereabouts of some orcs.

In this session, we see the party arrive in Magnimmar as they continue on their somewhat successful career as package delivery technicians! While in town, one of the party's past begins to catch up with them.

In this session, we see the party continue to climb the ruined mages tower in search of the golden fan they have been sent to retrieve, as well as the beginning of a personal story for one of the party!

In this session we resume the tale of Dijak Alibuck and Liu Tze as they arrive in Sandpoint and search for work leading them to an abandoned wizard's tower.

In this first episode, I discuss the first session of one of my Pathfinder campaigns. As well as introducing the setting and the party, I describe the events of the first session