Dungeons & Dialectics
By Joseph Russ
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Episodes: 78
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The synthesis of tabletop roleplaying games, philosophy and theology!
RPGs are full of opportunities to make choices, face ethical dilemmas, and use the fantasy world as a proxy for considering our own reality. They're basically trolley problems on steroids!
Join Joe and Matt as we reflect on what RPGs can teach us about philosophy, theology, and political theory, and what these fields can teach us about RPGs. How can RPGs help us understand the world? How can these reflections help us become better players and Dungeon Masters?
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S2 E12 The Binding of Isaac: Sacrifices in TTRPGs
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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S2 E11 An Erotic Valentine's Day pt 2: Sex in your game
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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S2 E10 An Erotic Valentine's Day: Sex in your game
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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S2 E9 Dispensationalism 2: why do they need red heifers?
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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S2 E8 Dispensationalism pt. 1: interpreting prophecies poorly
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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S2 E7 The Gift pt. 2
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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S2 E6 The Gift pt. 1
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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S2 E5 Who is Vecna? pt. 2
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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S2 E4 Who is Vecna anyway?
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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S2 E3 Shadow of the Demon Lord: Eschatology and roleplaying at the end of the world
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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S2 E2 Sin 2
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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S2 E1 Sin
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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51. The Big Bad Two Year Dungeons & Dialectics Quiz! PART 2
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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50. The Big Bad Two Year Dungeons & Dialectics Quiz!
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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49. Christmas Origins
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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48. Mothership and Technology pt. 2: Technology, Mothership and the dystopian future of neoliberalism
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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47. Mothership and Technology pt. 1: Heidegger and the meaning of technology
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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46. Interview on Artificial Intelligence pt. 5: what WILL we do with AI?
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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45. Artificial Intelligence Interview pt 4: How we CAN use AI
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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44. Artificial Intelligence Interview pt 3: How we CAN'T use AI
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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43. Artificial Intelligence Interview pt 2: What does AI mean?
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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42. Interview on Artificial Intelligence: How does AI work?
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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41. Atheist Clerics pt. 4: What does my Cleric Worship?
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Nature of God
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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40. Atheist Clerics pt. 3: what is a religion?
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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39. METAGAMING Pt. 2
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: The Leadership Feat
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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38. METAGAMING Pt. 1
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Joe Reviews Blades in the Dark
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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37 Atheist Clerics and Christian Atheism pt. 2: Christian atheism?
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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36 Atheist Clerics and Christian Atheism pt. 1: A Christian game?
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Joe Almost Dies
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ep 35 The Healer's Gaze pt. 2: Shifting paradigms and healing in combat
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May 23, 2023 |
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Ep 34 The Healer's Gaze pt. 1: Foucault and healing in D&D
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May 09, 2023 |
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Pinkerton Peril!
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May 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 33 The End of D&D
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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UPDATE: D&D OGL News!
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Ep 32 One D&D: The future of D&D
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Matt Edits an Episode!
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Christmas Dragons!
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 32 Christmas Prophecies pt 2: Crazy cults and Christian Zionism
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 31 Christmas Prophecies pt. 1: What is prophecy?
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 30 Endings pt. 2: The time of my life
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 29 Ending Campaigns pt 1: Garyx the Destroyer
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 28 Theodicy pt. 2: Common responses to the problem of evil
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Honey Heist 3 and Kant's Masturbation
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 27 Theodicy pt. 1: The question of the DM's justice in the Bible
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 26 Stranger Things Monsters: The Mind Flayer pt. 2
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Matt Tests Joe's Lovecraft Credentials
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 25 Stranger Things Monsters: The Mind Flayer pt. 1
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 24 Absurd Games and Meaningless Adventures (Random Encounters pt. 2)
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 23: OMG I'm like... soooo random! (Random Encounters)
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 22 Stranger Things Monsters pt. 1: Demogorgon
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 21 Theology, Abortion, Hospitality and Care: A pro-choice Christianity
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 20: Abortion and the Philosophy of the Pro-Choice Position (aka F*ck the Supreme Court)
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 19: Gender in Dungeons & Dragons
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 18 Dialogue of the Dungeon Master and Player
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May 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 17 Multiverse of Mattness pt. 1: Campaign Settings
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May 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 16 Easter Resurrection pt. 2: Resurrection in RPGs
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May 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 15: Easter pt. 1: Resurrection, Body and Soul
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Prometheus and the Devil
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 14 The Satanic Panic part 2: A Christian Response to a "Christian" Response to Dungeons & Dragons
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: D&D in Prisons
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 13 The Satanic Panic part 1: A "Christian" response to Dungeons & Dragons
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 12 Interview with Kevin Wong part 2: Social Issues in Games
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 11 Interview with Kevin Wong part 1: Tabletop RPGs vs. Video Games
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Valentine's Day!
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 10 Alignment Sucks
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 9 Timely Christmas Meditations part 2: Virginity, Asceticism, and Badass Women
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 8 Timely Christmas Meditations part 1: Virgin Births
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: Does Jesus fudge the dice?
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 7: Fudging the Dice
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Do Christians eat BABIES???
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 6: Freedom, Choices, and Quantum Ogres
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 5: Trolley Problems in RPGs (part 2) (or... OH SH*T! This is supposed to be a podcast about gaming... quick throw in a tie-in to Dungeons & Dragons before our 5 listeners abandon us!)
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 4: Splat! Splat! Splat! Went the Trolley (part 1)
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 3: Slapping Jesus
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 2: Confucius... a gamer? (extended)
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 2: A History of Dungeons & Dragons
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Aug 14, 2021 |