Adventuring Academy
Adventurers, alight! Veteran gamemaster Brennan Lee Mulligan dives deep into role-playing games, with tips for everyone from first-time players to other pros.
Seasons
E1
Bandaid on a Bowling Ball (with Vic Michaelis)
Aired Feb 20, 2026Vic Michaelis joins Brennan to discuss the academics of improv and when to give up control.
117 min
E2
Getting Thrown to the Wolves (with Robbie Daymond)
Aired Mar 23, 2026Robbie Daymond joins Brennan to discuss his TTRPG origins and eat spicy popcorn.
74 min
E1
Hindsight Is Rose-Colored Glasses (with Izzy Roland)
Aired Apr 29, 2025Izzy Roland joins Brennan to discuss her D&D origins, romance in TTRPGs, and The Real Housewives.
100 min
E2
All Games Are Beautiful (with Erika Ishii)
Aired May 27, 2025Erika Ishii returns to the show to discuss vulnerability, dating co-players, and character bleed.
95 min
E3
Normal People Worry Me (with Jacob Wysocki)
Aired Jun 20, 2025Jacob Wysocki joins Brennan to discuss his D&D beginnings, PC backstories, and Mel Brooks.
95 min
E4
Geek Out a Living (with Danielle Radford)
Aired Aug 1, 2025Danielle Radford joins Brennan to discuss her funny childhood, splitting the party, and wrestling.
67 min
E5
Finding Heroes in Each Other (with Luis Carazo)
Aired Oct 3, 2025Luis Carazo joins Brennan to talk about his D&D origins and the importance of session zero.
99 min
E6
Be Yourself Everyone Else Is Taken (with Ally Beardsley)
Aired Nov 6, 2025Ally Beardsley joins Brennan to discuss learning D&D on the job, bless dice, and rate weird sodas.
88 min
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E1
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (with Sam Reich)
Aired Jul 1, 2024Sam Reich joins Brennan to talk creative north stars and why failure is more interesting than success.
91 min
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E2
Six Out of Six (with Rekha Shankar)
Aired Jul 29, 2024Rekha Shankar joins Brennan to discuss how improv is like solving a puzzle and why Frasier is the best tv show.
99 min
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E3
Shinji and Batman (with Ify Nwadiwe)
Aired Aug 26, 2024Ify Nwadiwe returns to the show to talk about his nerdy origins and which D&D class is the horniest.
83 min
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E4
Edit While They're Killing It (with Zac Oyama)
Aired Sep 23, 2024Zac Oyama returns to the show to talk railroading versus sandboxing and why you can't be polite in improv.
97 min
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E5
Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable (with Anjali Bhimani)
Aired Oct 21, 2024Anjali Bhimani joins Brennan to discuss speculative fiction and why actors should play TTRPGs.
100 min
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E6
Applying Logic to the Illogical (with Brian David Gilbert)
Aired Nov 18, 2024Brian David Gilbert joins Brennan to discuss lore and why all sandwiches should be pressed.
79 min
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E1
Let's Poke the Lich (with Persephone Valentine)
Aired Oct 18, 2022
84 min
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E2
For the Price of a Dream (with Ross Bryant)
Aired Nov 1, 2022
87 min
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E3
The Braid of Character, Plot, and World (with Connie Chang)
Aired Nov 15, 2022
90 min
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E4
The Mythological Meets the Logistical (with Matthew Mercer)
Aired Nov 29, 2022
104 min
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E5
The New Mr. Peanut (with Lou Wilson)
Aired Dec 13, 2022
101 min
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E6
Sneak A-Snack (with Sam de Leve)
Aired Feb 7, 2023
76 min
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E7
Blight, Plants, Birds, and Almonds (with Aabria Iyengar)
Aired Feb 21, 2023
88 min
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E8
Studying and Training (with Johnny Stanton)
Aired Mar 7, 2023
76 min
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E9
Honor the Absurd (with Jasmine Bhullar)
Aired Mar 21, 2023📺
E1
Artwork is 360 Degrees (with Carlos Luna)
Aired Feb 22, 2021
157 min
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E2
What Does 'Ready' Mean? (with Zac Oyama)
Aired Mar 8, 2021
152 min
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E3
Represent (with Daniel Kwan)
Aired Mar 22, 2021
148 min
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E4
Conflict Resolution (with LaTia Jacquise)
Aired Apr 5, 2021
152 min
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E5
Give People More Room (with Diana Gaeta)
Aired Apr 19, 2021
144 min
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E6
Making Dinner For Friends (with Eric Silver)
Aired May 3, 2021
154 min
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E1
Balancing Comedy and Drama (with Freddie Wong)
Aired Sep 7, 2020
69 min
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E2
See Me In Six Months (with Aabria Iyengar)
Aired Sep 14, 2020
91 min
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E3
Bardic Inspiration (with Omega Jones)
Aired Sep 21, 2020
94 min
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E4
The Joy of Mistakes (with Kelly Lynne D'Angelo)
Aired Sep 28, 2020
96 min
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E5
Fantasy Shapes Reality (with Jennifer Kretchmer)
Aired Oct 5, 2020
91 min
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E6
There Are Gray Areas In Life (with Orion Black)
Aired Oct 12, 2020
95 min
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E7
I'm Gonna Have To Prod You, Sparta-Style (with Alicia Marie)
Aired Oct 19, 2020
95 min
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E8
Murph and Emily's Friend (with Caldwell Tanner)
Aired Oct 26, 2020
95 min
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E9
No Introduction Needed (with Emily Axford)
Aired Nov 2, 2020
99 min
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E10
Leave the Table Better Than You Found It (with Honey and Dice)
Aired Nov 9, 2020
102 min
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E11
Story Pirates Reunited (with Branson Reese)
Aired Nov 16, 2020
93 min
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E12
An IRL Paladin (with Tanya DePass)
Aired Nov 23, 2020
94 min
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E13
The Story of Now (with Deborah Ann Woll)
Aired Nov 30, 2020
109 min
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E14
Control the Narrative (with Jasmine Bhullar)
Aired Dec 7, 2020
89 min
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E15
Chasing Noises (with Becca Scott)
Aired Dec 14, 2020
94 min
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E16
Animating Your Table (with Benjamin Scott)
Aired Dec 21, 2020
84 min
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E17
Grand Design (with Gabriel Hicks)
Aired Dec 28, 2020
90 min
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E18
Shout Out To Fluff (with Griffin McElroy)
Aired Jan 4, 2021
91 min
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E19
Sincerity Is the Key (with Travis McElroy)
Aired Jan 11, 2021
93 min
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E20
You've Been Called (with Dael Kingsmill)
Aired Jan 18, 2021
93 min
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E1
Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)
Aired Jan 9, 2019
55 min
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E2
Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)
Aired Jan 23, 2019
55 min
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E3
Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)
Aired Feb 6, 2019
60 min
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E4
Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii)
Aired Feb 20, 2019
60 min
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E5
Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)
Aired Mar 6, 2019
55 min
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E6
Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)
Aired Mar 20, 2019
60 min
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E7
Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer)
Aired Apr 3, 2019
55 min
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E8
Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)
Aired Apr 17, 2019
50 min
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E9
What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters)
Aired May 1, 2019
50 min
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E10
Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)
Aired May 15, 2019
50 min
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E11
Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)
Aired May 29, 2019
55 min
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E12
Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle)
Aired Jun 12, 2019
45 min
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E13
Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep, Pt. 1
Aired Jun 26, 2019
65 min
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E14
Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep, Pt. 2
Aired Jul 10, 2019
65 min
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E15
Introducing Horror to a Game (with Ivan Van Norman)
Aired Jul 24, 2019
50 min
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E16
Finding Fun in Failure (with Siobhan Thompson)
Aired Aug 7, 2019
45 min
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E17
Killing Off Characters (with Jack Covell)
Aired Aug 21, 2019
60 min
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E18
Storytelling As a Game Master (with Peter Warren)
Aired Sep 4, 2019
60 min