Three Black Halflings | A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Three Black Halflings | A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Roll for Melanin... It’s a Nat 20! Three Black Halflings is a podcast by Jasper William Cartwright, Olivia Kennedy (but everybody calls her Liv), and Jeremy Cobb: three nerdy friends with strong opinions and even stronger Charisma scores. Join them in their quest to explore diversity in the incredible worlds of D&D and pop culture while doling out DM tips, thought-provoking conversations, a band of guests and good times! Connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @tbhalflings or email secondbreakfast@tbhalflings.com If you enjoy this podcast please help us out by leaving a review and sharing with your fellow adventurers.

Episodes

“Heres looking at Kenku Kid” - The Jennifer Kretchmer Interview Part 2

January 8, 2026 • 47 mins
This week! Jeremy Cobb and Candace the Magnificent are joined by Jennifer Kretchmer, a multi-talented writer, producer, actor, consultant, and tabletop creative whose work spans storytelling, performance, and game design. In part two of the conversation, the Halflings continue their in-depth discussion with Jennifer, moving further into how disability is represented, understood, and designed for in tabletop roleplaying games and f...
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“The Invisibility of Disability” - The Jennifer Kretchmer Interview Part 1

January 1, 2026 • 58 mins
This week! Jeremy Cobb and Candace the Magnificent are joined by Jennifer Kretchmer, a multi-talented writer, producer, actor, consultant, and tabletop creative whose work spans storytelling, performance, and game design. The Halflings explore how Jennifer’s writing, acting, and lifelong nerdiness came together to form her creative origin story, and how her own disability became a driving force behind her passion for disability a...
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“Red Bull and Bad Oysters Baby” - PAXMUS

December 25, 2025 • 70 mins
This week! Jasper, Candace, and Jeremy are joined by the producer of all producers, Jess Jewell. The Halflings dive into PAX Unplugged, with Jess sharing her first US convention experience and her amazement at how much was packed into the event. Jasper talks about visiting PAX with Jess and the overwhelming scale of the convention, especially when compared to UK venues. Jess explains why she was in Philadelphia as 12 Sided Studio...
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“I got ADHD for Christmas” The Holidays are Here! Part 2

December 18, 2025 • 78 mins
This week! The Halflings get festive as they share their own Christmas traditions and explore how the season is celebrated around the world. Jeremy reflects on his neutral feelings toward Christmas (much like Thanksgiving), and how that’s changed since his childhood, while Candace contrasts this with their love of gift-giving and a festive feast inspired by The Feast of Seven Fishes from Tv show,The Bear. Liv looks back on her fav...
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“Tasty Tasty Complexity” - The Adrián Mejía Interview

December 10, 2025 • 65 mins
This week! Candace the Magnificent and Jeremy Cobb are joined by lead producer of Koboa and new game Beasts - Adrián Mejía! Adrián shares how a childhood trip to Brazil and the moment he first saw Super Mario Bros. 3  ignited his love of imaginative worlds, later deepened by discovering the TTRPG Nephilim. He dives into the South American inspirations that shaped Koboa, the careful research and cultural grounding behind its lor...
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“Give me all your flesh!” - The Nikatine Interview

December 4, 2025 • 67 mins
This week! Candace The Magnificent, Liv Kennedy and Jeremy Cobb are joined by streamer, activist and incredible GM...Nikatine. We dive into her origin story and journey into all things nerdy, a wildly creative beginning sparked by her dad building a computer, and the early games that unlocked her imagination, from The Sims to StarCraft. The conversation then shifts into her path through streaming and her deep love of TTRPGs, whic...
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“Come over to Charlie Browns” - The Holidays Are Here! Part 1

November 27, 2025 • 73 mins
This week! Candace the Magnificent, Liv Kennedy, and Jeremy Cobb ease into the holiday season as Jeremy explores the differences between UK and US celebrations. They look at the contrast in Halloween hype and how their childhoods shaped whether they did, or didn’t, celebrate. Jeremy shares his complicated relationship with the holidays, reflecting on childhood boredom, babysitting, and feeling excluded, all of which shaped his adu...
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“Nostalgia Hurts Sometimes” - Nostalgia and Toxic Fandoms PART 2

November 20, 2025 • 56 mins
This week! Liv, Candace and Jeremy continue their deep dive into why nostalgia isn't always comforting, and how to process the grief of a once beloved creator or artwork turning out to be a real-world nightmare. From how the most toxic fandoms can taint the things we love, to that toxicity can make it difficult to have discussions about the things you enjoy. Also - did you miss out on our first 🎉FULLY FUNDED🎉 Kickstarter, the...
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“Nostalgia Hurts Sometimes” - Nostalgia and Toxic Fandoms PART 1

November 13, 2025 • 60 mins
This week! Liv, Candace, and Jeremy take a little detour into sharing some of their scariest and spookiest tales. From petrifying Polaroids to demonic dreams, the Halflings dive into it all. Why are we drawn to nostalgia? What exactly makes us feel nostalgic. Within this conversation, they tackle the big elephant in the room: Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling’s disappointing outlook. From plagiarism claims to damaging public statement...
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“It Takes a Village” - The Samantha Béart Interview

November 6, 2025 • 66 mins
Spoiler Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3 during Samantha's Tale from the Table. This week! Jeremy Cobb, Liv Kennedy and Candace the Magnificent are joined by BAFTA-nominated actor and voice artist Samantha Béart - the brilliant vocal talent behind characters such as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3, Thomasina Bateman in The Excavation of Hobb's Barrow, Oracle in TRON: Catalyst, and many more! The Halflings ...
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“Shaping your Identity” - The Kelly Lynne D’Angelo Interview

October 30, 2025 • 74 mins
This week! Jeremy and Candace are joined by special guest Kelly Lynne D’Angelo! They dive into Kelly’s nerdy origin story, the feeling of not quite fitting in while figuring out those younger years, and the importance of taking the time to truly listen. They chat about the adventure of creating Starry, a pop-rock musical about Vincent van Gogh, and reflect on how art shapes culture, the magic of community, and the joy of storytel...
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"Connecting the Dots of Improv” - The Oscar Montoya Interview

October 23, 2025 • 73 mins
This week, Candace, Liv and Jeremy are joined by Dropout and Dimension20 legend Oscar Montoya! Talking about how Oscar's improv training has influenced the shape of the characters he plays, his time on shows like TalesUnrolled and Dimension20, and how POC representation in media has affected the stories he tells. But there's way more to this interview! For the full extended cut, head over to our Patreon to listen to the full vers...
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“Born to be Bad” - Evil Races in Media

October 16, 2025 • 59 mins
This week! Join Candace, Liv and Jeremy for a much-needed conversation about one of fantasy’s laziest tropes: “evil races.” From the reductive storytelling of Good vs. Evil to the way TTRPGs treat so-called monster races as throwaway enemies, used more for easy combat than meaningful storytelling, the Halflings break down how these shortcuts feed into fantasy racism, and why it’s time to move past them. Plus, a look at how St...
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“My Eggs Are Exploding!” - TTRPG Rules Vs Story

October 9, 2025 • 62 mins
This week! The Halflings are back to dive into the tug of war between rules and story, the chaos of GMless games, and rules-lite versus rules heavy systems. Along the way, they explore how imagination can completely change the way players approach gameplay, proving that with the right mindset, even the crunchiest mechanics can become pure storytelling magic. Also - did you miss out on our first 🎉FULLY FUNDED🎉 Kickstarter, th...
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"Candace Absolutely Magnifi-can!" - GM’s Spotlight

October 2, 2025 • 65 mins
This week! Candace the Magnificent joins Jeremy Cobb and Liv Kennedy for a whirlwind of laughter and discussion. Get ready for the many magnificent puns on Candace’s name, a look back at Candace’s early TTRPG experience and the journey of how those first games shaped their unique GM'ing skills. Hear all about Candace’s approach to rules in a system, what makes a good story for their players and the importance of character growt...
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“Last Woman Standing” - Femmes in Horror Part 2

September 26, 2025 • 60 mins
Content Warning: Descriptions of slasher and horror films, sexual themes in horror, and brief body horror.Spoiler Alert: This episode contains spoilers for a bunch of horror films, including ALIEN, Terminator, Let the Right One In, Cabin in the Woods, Totally Killer, Time Cut, Ready or Not, Fresh, Barbarian, and Twilight. This week! Liv, Candace the Magnificent, and Jeremy Cobb are back for Part 2 of our femmes-in-horror chat. T...
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“The Cost of Admission” - The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

September 18, 2025 • 85 mins
This week, The Halflings speak on the shocking assassination of controversial right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. They examine his career, the infamous quotes, and the rage bait that defined his public persona. Jeremy, Liv, and Candace each share their candid and complicated feelings on his death before diving into the wider impact this event will have on the political landscape moving forward. Content/Trigger Warnings Examples ...
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"That got me HYPED!" - Jeremy’s Black Cinema Deep Dive

September 15, 2025 • 56 mins
This week! Jeremy is diving headfirst into the world of contemporary Black cinema, sharing his favorite films from the last ten to fifteen years and spotlighting directors like Ryan Coogler, Jordan Peele, Shaka King, Ava DuVernay, and Spike Lee. Inspired by the brilliance of F.D. Signifier, he also shouts out incredible POC creators including Foreign Man in a Foreign Land, Khadija Mbowe, Kat Blaque, Princess Weekes, and T1J. Along ...
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"What Defines A Monster?" - Introducing Draw Steel by MCDM Productions

September 4, 2025 • 59 mins
This week! Jeremy, Liv, and Candace are joined by James Introcaso, Lead Game Designer at MCDM and Draw Steel maestro, and Willy Abeel, the Mother of Monsters and creator of the playable clown race, the Clonns, as they share how they joined MCDM and dive into their most legendary nerdy stories. We talk about what a monster really is in Draw Steel, whether the game leans more on mechanics or story. James and Willy also share the insp...
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"NSFW Police" Part 2 - the itch.io and Steam controversy continued

August 28, 2025 • 50 mins
Content Warning: References to NSFW, SFW, and SA content. This week! Jeremy, Candace and Liv continue their discussion about the ongoing itch.io and Steam controversy, and how censorship of this nature impacts BIPOC and Queer creators and communities. From the definitions of censorship, the current state of ID Checks, and the blatant bid for data control, and how this all links back to the Satanic Panic. Also - did you miss o...
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