{"podcast":{"title":"Rascal News","slug":"rascal-news-7079600","podcast_index_feed_id":7079600,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/554222/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/554222","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/7/c/1/f7c185252ebe1f83e55e3c100dce7605/Untitled_design-20241102-h6l7ymn276.png","author":"Rascal News","episode_count":53,"summary":"Rascal News is an independent, worker-owned outfit composed of Chase Taylor-Carter, Thomas Manuel, Caelyn Ellis, Rowan Zeoli, and Lin Codega. Join them in exploring the tabletop industry and its associated online spaces across two shows: Rascal Radio Hour is a biweekly show where the crew dig deeper into the biggest news and newest games; and Rascal Reading Club allows Thomas to wax long on RPG rulebooks.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-30T02:17:31.911490+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 24: Stare The Devil in the Face and Walk Forward - ft. Cameron Kunzelman","slug":"episode-24-stare-the-devil-in-the-face-and-walk-forward-ft-cameron-kunzelman","published_at":"2025-10-24T09:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600/episode-24-stare-the-devil-in-the-face-and-walk-forward-ft-cameron-kunzelman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600","url":"https://7a095da1-5185-490b-b9ef-56380ff6b64e.libsyn.com/episode-24-stare-the-devil-in-the-face-and-walk-forward","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/7a095da1-5185-490b-b9ef-56380ff6b64e/Rascal_Radio_Hour_Episode_24_Audio_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=4785797","summary":"Chase is joined on this episode by writer, critic, academic, friend of the show, and hater of Commander: Cameron Kunzelman. The two wax long on the current, Fortnite-ified state of Magic: The Gathering, as well as its carefully and expertly maintained past. How does one square financial success and wide availability with an anemic playerbase and eroding creative identity? Later on, the pair discuss how tabletop companies deal with the new 130% tariffs against China, Cameron's home plastic extrusion setup, Chase's deepening concerns with both Daggerheart and the Cosmere RPG, and the precarity shared between journalism and academia. They wrap it up with a discussion of trashy reality television. Cameron has a new book coming out soon! Everything is Permitted: On Assassin's Creed explores the sprawling series and its effects on video games as both creative and economic product. What does it mean to be \"an Assassin's Creed game\", and what can we learn from the real-world histories portrayed through the eyes of parkouring time travelers? You can buy the paperback now through MIT Press . Games we discuss: Magic: The Gathering Necropolis Michigan Dogman Consume Me (video game) Daggerheart Cosmere RPG Apocalypse World: Burned Over -- Hosted by Chase Taylor- Carter ( @chasecarter.bsky.social ). Featuring Cameron Kunzelman ( @ckunzelman.bsky.social ).‬ Find Cameron's other shows on the Ranged Touch Network . Theme song by People Need Goals. Cover art logo by Johan Nohr ( @johannohr.bsky.social ).","meta_description":"Chase is joined on this episode by writer, critic, academic, friend of the show, and hater of Commander: Cameron Kunzelman. The two wax long on the curren…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8338,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rascal-news-7079600/episodes/episode-24-stare-the-devil-in-the-face-and-walk-forward-ft-cameron-kunzelman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600/episode-24-stare-the-devil-in-the-face-and-walk-forward-ft-cameron-kunzelman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}