Episode 15: Femmes Who Kickstart

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Episode 15 of Behold Her is all about the stories of Femmes Who Kickstart. Host Lysa Penrose (@lysapenrose) chats with THREE interview guests: Banana Chan (@bananachangames), Annie Norman (@BadSquiddoGames), and Sasha Augustine (@sunshadeauarts). The episode concludes with an audio essay sponsored by Total Party Chill and written/recorded by writer and game designer Shanna Germain (@shannagermain).

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Episode 14: Black Women's Stories in TTRPG

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Episode 14 of Behold Her is all about the stories of Black women in the world of tabletop. Host Lysa Penrose chats with two pillars of the D&D community, LaTia Jacquise (@LaTiaJacquise) and Aabria Iyengar (@quiddie) live at virtual convention D&D Block Party 2020. Meanwhile, in an audio essay sponsored by RPG Writer Workshop, Persephone Jade (@persephiroth) shares her story about breaking the narrow boundaries of the fantasy genre.

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Episode 13: Dungeon Master Advice

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Episode 13 of Behold Her Podcast is all about Dungeon Master Advice. Host Lysa Penrose (@lysapenrose) interviews Celeste Conowitch (@cconowitch), Dungeon Master of Venture Maidens, and C'loni Bailey (@mistressverse), Dungeon Master of Plothunters. The episode also features an audio story by TK Johnson (@tkjoinsthefray) about what they've learned since becoming a professional Dungeon Master. Thank you to the patrons of patreon.com/beholdher and Sam Dillon (@DMSamuel) of D&DeBrief for sponsoring this episode!

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Episode 12: Behold Love

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Episode 12 of Behold Her is all about LOVE LOVE LOVE LA LA LOVE! This episode is a wild one with interview guests like Linda Lowery, a NYT best-selling writer who got her start writing pick-your-path HeartQuest books for TSR, and Makenzie De Armas, an RPG tour de force AND sometimes Dungeon Master of One on One, a D&D duet actual play. This episode's audio story comes from Luciella Scarlet, an aromantic, asexual writer who expresses HER view of love and romance through game design. This episode's audio story is sponsored by RPG Writer Workshop (www.rpgwriterworkshop.com).

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Episode 11 - Uncaged Anthology

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Episode 11 of Behold Her is all about the women of the Uncaged Anthology project, a "landmark in the social history of Dungeons & Dragons". This episode includes interviews with founder Ashley Warren and contributor Jessica Marcrum and an audio story from contributor Collette Quach. This episode's audio story is sponsored by Dungeon Masters Guild.

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Episode 10: Decolonizing D&D

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Episode 10 of Behold Her is all about decolonizing D&D. Host Lysa Penrose (@mercyfuldm) chats with Tristan Tarwater (@backthatelfup) who inspired this episode organizing and moderating a Emerald City Comic Con panel on the topic. Then, Lysa interviews Kienna Shaw (@kiennas) about RPGs beyond the western lens and about her RPG safety toolkit. Afterwards, Jessica Ross (@writejessr) shares her tips on decolonizing YOUR games in an audio story sponsored by Kobold Press.

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Episode 9: Accessibility Friendly Gaming

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Episode 9 of Behold Her is all about making gaming more accessible. Host Lysa Penrose (@mercyfuldm) chats with Jess Dempsey of DOTS RPG (@DOTSrpg) and interviews disability equity advocate Jennifer Kretchmer (@dreamwisp). Afterwards, Mysty Vander (@mystyvander) shares her personal experience as a gamer losing her hearing in an audio story sponsored by Kobold Press.

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Episode 8: Witch Culture in Gaming

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Episode 7 of Behold Her highlights some amazing girls playing Dungeons & Dragons. Host Lysa Penrose (@mercyfuldm) chats with Liz Chaipraditkul (@epicxcloth) of Angry Hamster Publishing and interviews Holly Conrad (@hollyconrad), who plays one of the most beloved witches on the internet. Afterwards, Kat Kuhl (@kat_kuhl_) shares a story of what it was like growing up in a family of witches.

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Episode 7: Kids & D&D

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Episode 7 of Behold Her highlights some amazing girls playing Dungeons & Dragons. Host Lysa Penrose (@mercyfuldm) chats with Sammy and Birdie of the D&D & Daughters podcast (@daughterdungeon), while the girls of Seattle's Lake Washington Girls Middle School D&D class and club (@ethanschoonover) interview each other. Guests also include Dr. Megan Connell (@meganpsyd), a psychologist who uses D&D to empower young women.

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Episode 6: The Women Behind Dungeons & Dragons (Part 2)

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In Episode 6 of Behold Her, host and producer Lysa Penrose talks to MORE women on the Dungeons & Dragons team about what it's like working at Wizards of the Coast and how the team has changed since 3rd edition. Guests include Dragon Talk host Shelly Mazzanoble, Senior Art Director Kate Irwin, and Head of Licensing and Publishing Liz Schuh. The episode ends with an audio essay by Guild Adept Ginny Loveday about how leadership in the D&D Adventurers League community has changed her life.

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Episode 5: The Women Behind Dungeons & Dragons (Part 1)

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In Episode 5 of Behold Her, host and producer Lysa Penrose talks to women on the Dungeons & Dragons team about it's like working at Wizards of the Coast, what inspires them, and what they hope to bring to the future of D&D. Guests include Game Designer Kate Welch, Art Director Emi Tanji, and Senior Creative Art Director Shauna Narcisco. The episode ends with an audio essay by writer Ashley Warren about how D&D's Curse of Strahd and Barovia continues to touch her life.

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Episode 4: Community Managers & Diversity

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In Episode 4 of Behold Her, host and producer Lysa Penrose talks to women and nonbinary individuals who manage and moderate tabletop RPG communities. Guests include Darcy Ross, community relations coordinator of Monte Cook Games, Brenna Noonan, brand manager of Starling Games and PolyHero Dice, and a panel of moderators of the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Facebook group (Cait Bridges, Mimsy Dorsey, June Yin Gan, Paige Leitman, and Anne Thornton). The episode ends with an audio essay by Petrina Ho about how she builds a welcoming gaming community in Singapore.

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Episode 3: Women of Actual Play

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In Episode 3 of Behold Her, host and producer Lysa Penrose talks to women who produce, star in, illustrate, and research live tabletop actual plays. Guests include Hadeel Al-Massari, the wizard Nejma in D&D's Trapped in the Birdcage, Kayla Cline, illustrator and SP0-R3 in Encounter Roleplay's Rise of the Dark Side, Elyssa Grant, producer of Acquisitions Incorporated's The C Team, and Hettie Rowan, the Critter Thesis Critter researching the fandom of Critical Role. The episode ends with an audio story, written and read by Shauna Nakasone, co-host of Waffle Talk, about how D&D helped her embrace her identity as a transgender woman.

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Episode 2: Women of the Adventurers League

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In Episode 2 of Behold Her, host and producer Lysa Penrose chats with three generations of administrators and organizers of the Adventurers League, the official play campaign for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition. Guests include Claire Hoffman, the Associate Content Manager of the Adventurers League, Deb Berlin, the Vice President and Convention Coordinator for The Role Initiative, and Fenway Jones the Teen DM, the organizer of Jasper's Game Day to support suicide prevention. The episode ends with an audio story, written and read by Mysty Vander, about how a clash with kobolds gave her a spark of hope.

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Episode 1: Artists & Accessible Gaming

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In Episode 1 of Behold Her, host and producer Lysa Penrose chats with Dungeons & Dragons artists and creators who share a passion for making the game more accessible and inclusive. Guests include Dani Hartel of Craft Hags, a weekly show on the D&D Twitch channel, Rose Whittaker of R-N-W.net, and Marisa Turmaine, better known as Mazzmatazz the Knit-cro-mancer. The episode ends with an audio story by TK Johnson, read by Noel Shiri of the podcast Dames and Dragons, about how their childhood love of D&D was taken away by Kentucky's satanic panic and rediscovered years later.

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Episode 0: What Is This Show?

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In this miniepisode, host and producer Lysa Penrose explains what the Behold Her Podcast is all about!

Behold Her Podcast is a monthly show that spotlights inspiring women in tabletop gaming. Interviews, discussions, and audio essays capture the diverse experiences of being a female gamer in tabletop RPGs. 

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