{"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":"Rascal Radio Hour E34: AI Can't Replicate My Terrible Sense of Humor","slug":"rascal-radio-hour-e34-ai-can-t-replicate-my-terrible-sense-of-humor","published_at":"2026-04-03T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600/rascal-radio-hour-e34-ai-can-t-replicate-my-terrible-sense-of-humor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rascal-news-7079600","url":"https://7a095da1-5185-490b-b9ef-56380ff6b64e.libsyn.com/rascal-radio-hour-e34-ai-cant-replicate-my-terrible-sense-of-humor","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/7a095da1-5185-490b-b9ef-56380ff6b64e/Rascal_Radio_Hour_Episode_34_Audio_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=4785797","summary":"Chase and Caelyn grind a pair of well-worn axes in this episode, beginning with crowdfunding campaign culture before moving onto to generative AI in creative fields. Later, they discuss the games hitting their personal tables -- Chase has dipped into a rare sequel, while Caelyn is discovering why Sword World has remained so cherished over the decades. In the Question Dungeon, the pair find a surprising adversary in a simple ask: must rulebooks explain what an RPG is? -- Hosted by Chase Taylor-Carter ( @chasecarter.bsky.social ). Featuring Thomas Manuel ( @newmadras.bsky.social ) and Caelyn Ellis ( @caelyn.bsky.social ). Theme song by People Need Goals. Cover art logo by Johan Nohr ( @johannohr.bsky.social ). -- Games we discuss: MIIRU Sword World Cyberpunk TCG Altered TCG Realis Traveller 5E Legends of the Five Rings -- More than half of board game designers in TTGDA survey have used generative AI in their work Meet the Tech Reporters Using AI to Help Write and Edit Their Stories","meta_description":"Chase and Caelyn grind a pair of well-worn axes in this episode, beginning with crowdfunding campaign culture before moving onto to generative AI in creat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7503,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rascal-news-7079600/episodes/rascal-radio-hour-e34-ai-can-t-replicate-my-terrible-sense-of-humor/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/rascal-radio-hour-e34-ai-can-t-replicate-my-terrible-sense-of-humor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}