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October 20, 2025 59 mins

In this Talk of the Table Roundtable special, Brian & Elliot sit down with Dr. Emily Friedman, Quintin Smith aka ‘Quinns’, and Brennan Lee Mulligan for a discussion on pedagogic actual play. We dig into whether or not actual play is the best tool for teaching games, how we understand skill and learning in TTRPGs and beyond, and who our imagined student is when thinking of actual play as a teaching tool.


Talk of the Table is hosted by Elliot Davis and Brian Flaherty


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Dr. Friedman

Quinns

Brennan


Dungeons & Drag Queens

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Recommendations:

Dr. Friedman’s Event Series

The Novels of Sally Rooney

Bad Company by Megan Greenwell

Art After Money, Money After Art by Max Haiven


Many Sided Media Discord 

Many Sided Newsletter


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Edited by Elliot Davis

Produced by Many Sided Media



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