Breaking The Panel

No matter where you got your start in gaming someone has influenced your playstyle. Charles got a lot of his style from his father so he asks you "Who taught you to play?" Now some of the answers are grinding up on solo games, sometimes it is friends, and of course the kind of people we grew up with. Listen to the stories of woe and hilarity as each of the hosts tries to top the last one. Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Rob Roberts Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – D&D supplements Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/m

Inspired by our guests from last week Phil wanted to talk about video game soundtracks. He asks us "What is your favorite video game music?" Of course, Final Fantasy came up more than once as did the Doom series. However, Charles brought a twist on this question with what games did you mute the music and play your own? It was a great discussion and we would love to hear your opinion.  Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Rob Roberts Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – D&D supplements Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/

Rob love to discuss movies and rarely gets a chance. He thought that in this day of binge-watching he would give some off the beaten path recommendations and wanted to know what ours were. He brings Magnolia, Phil talks about Wristcutters and another, Paul talks about too fun flicks on Netflix, and Charles brings a small range of films. This goes from interpersonal to sci-fi and everything in-between. We would love to hear your suggestions! Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Rob Roberts Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Nacon Publisher Bundle Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send

We are back and this week we have @MrRobRoberts as our guest! Paul kicks off this week with the spicy topic of the new ability to erase old tweets and Facebook posts. Some of the discussion does entail current events in our society, but we also branch into how this can be a positive for you personally. We also discuss being open-minded, listening, and truly teaching. Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Rob Roberts Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Codemasters Bundle Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this pod

Well you may have noticed the notes got screwed up and the last episode was Mike bringing us where you find game references outside of games. Here is the book question/discussion for reals this time. So it turns out that Stephanie is a High School teacher - Who Knew!!! She had to put together a curriculum for summer reading and asked us "What Books are Essential to Read?" There is a very lively debate on what books should make the list and some good recommendations. Charles goes sideways at one point bringing in movie references but it was ok. So what books do you think are essential to read growing up? Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Mike Ellison & Stephanie Crugnola Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – 5th Edition Essen

So it turns out that Stephanie is a High School teacher - Who Knew!!! She had to put together a curriculum for summer reading and asked us "What Books are Essential to Read?" There is a very lively debate on what books should make the list and some good recommendations. Charles goes sideways at one point bringing in movie references but it was ok. So what books do you think are essential to read growing up?  Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Mike Ellison & Stephanie Crugnola Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – 5th Edition Essentials Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in

Paul has played games and consumed media for many years. He has seen many changes come to the properties he loves. Tonight he poses the question "When is change good…and when can it just suck it?" Stephanie, Mike, and Charles all share stories of times when a book, tv, or game series has implemented changes that were loved and hated. Mike and Klotz really dive into the D&D changes over the years and how it worked for them then and now. So why don't you share your story with us! Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Mike Ellison & Stephanie Crugnola Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Fight for Racial Justice Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breaking the

Charles has been playing some digital and real-life board games with his family recently. His youngest daughter is 7 years old and she is the reigning champ in the house! So some of the kids aren't super happy. Charles asks everyone what board games do you play with people that drive you crazy or just make you want to quit. We have 2 great guests today - Mike Ellison AND Stephanie Crugnola join us this evening for some great conversation. Oh if you want to get drunk take a shot every time Klotz mentions Magic the Gathering. Share your story with us! Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Mike Ellison & Stephanie Crugnola Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – CodeMasters Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFa

Phil has some ghosts stories to share. So he wanted to know if we believe in things outside the "realm of understanding" basically. There are a few ghost stories to share, some theories on aliens both ancient and current, and we find out that Charles is a big believer in multiple universes, string theory, and monsters. This is the type of fun conversation you have on camping trips around a fire. Share your story with us! Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Mike Ellison Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Third Party 5th Edition Supplements Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a v

Charles has been diving into a new game (for him) lately and has noticed in himself the desire to quit too early into learning a game. So he brings out some of his stories of self-defeat and how we can encourage ourselves and others to get better at the games they want to play. We also dive into the horrible world of trolling and the destructive nature of rage quitting. Gatekeepers are a caustic and horrible thing in the gaming community. Below are some links to the analysis of one of the worst most caustic communities in gaming. Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. The links to the analysis of caustic gaming:    Article 1 Article 2 Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Mike Ellison Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Third Party 5th Edition Supplement

Klotz is astounded by how people can totally misunderstand or misuse pop media icons and references. This topic was based off of a recent tweet sent to Rage Against The Machine. We talk that and get into some iconography and how it is misused. Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Mike Ellison Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breaking the Panel is brought to you by the Giant Size Team Up Network --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingthepanel/support

Our esteemed guest Mike Ellison of Adventure Inc Podcast and more is fascinated by mediocrity. Decent enough at something and you love it, but you will never be the best. Charles said fatherhood which leads down a rabbit hole, Phil had a tough time since he doesn't feel good at things, and Klotz likes to say he is mediocre when dunking on all of us in Rocket League. All in all, it was a very interesting conversation about doing what you love. Also, Mike and the Adventure Inc crew raised some awesome money for charity recently and you should check that out as well. Chris is out for this month being a great father with his kid's little league games. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Mike Ellison Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit –Cosplay E-books Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Pau

Our esteemed guest Jenna Garrett and host by ADA requirements Paul Klotz wanted to discuss some actual fandom headlines in this volume. Whaaaaatttt!?!?!? Klotz wanted to talk about "Good News" being purchased by CBS, and Jenna talked about Disney trying to reopen and a few other bits of headlines. As we do we all weighed in with our opinions and discussions. And something about paper soap.  Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Do you want to get to know us better and discover some cool music? Check out these playlists from a previous show we did discussing music. "Soundtrack of your Life" "Music to Soothe your soul" "We Love Musicals!" Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Jenna Garrett Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit –Cosplay E-books Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breakin

Phil has been open about his fear of jumping off of heights in games. So tonight he wanted to ask us about what makes us afraid and what we do about it. You hear stuff like deep see darkness, heights, and balloons!!?!?! And why do some of the guys go to Reddit groups to have their fears brought up constantly? All we know is that it was an eye opening discussion and fun to boot. Make sure to check your pod-catcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Do you want to get to know us better and discover some cool music? Check out these playlists from a previous show we did discussing music. "Soundtrack of your Life" "Music to Soothe your soul" "We Love Musicals!" Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Jenna Garrett Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Bandai Namco 4 Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris Wisdom Breaking the Panel is bro

Charles has been thinking about a random concept for a while. "Game Characters as Actors Playing Roles in Other Games…" So there is some discussion of what characters could cross over as in "Nathan Drake" playing "Han Solo" in a star wars game. Then there was some discussion of a voice-over actor getting assigned one avatar so that when they voiced other games that avatar would be playing the role. We also get off into other areas of gaming so come check out the discussion and add your two cents!  Make sure to check your podcatcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Do you want to get to know us better and discover some cool music? Check out these playlists from a previous show we did discussing music. "Soundtrack of your Life" "Music to Soothe your soul" "We Love Musicals!" Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Jenna Garrett Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Bandai Namco 4 Hu

Chris Wisdom has been introducing his kids to the various fandoms he loves. He asks the parents out there "What are you doing to raise your kids as geeks/nerds/fans?" Charles has the most stories with having the most kids and they are older, but everyone had a different perspective and story to bring to the table. We are super excited to have Jenna Garrett sitting in as our guest tonight. She was a welcomed different voice! Make sure to check your podcatcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Do you want to get to know us better and discover some cool music? Check out these playlists from a previous show we did discussing music. "Soundtrack of your Life" "Music to Soothe your soul" "We Love Musicals!" Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Jenna Garrett Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Bandai Namco 4 Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil K

Paul has been disappointed by the endings of his favorite fandoms like Game of Thrones and Gilmore Girls. So the question he brings to the table is "What is a Fandom that Failed You, and How Would You Fix It?" Each one of the hosts had totally different ideas on what properties failed and how they would change them. Some of the ideas were amazing and some weren't that great. What failed you and how would you fix it? Make sure to check your podcatcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Do you want to get to know us better and discover some cool music? Check out these playlists from a previous show we did discussing music. "Soundtrack of your Life" "Music to Soothe your soul" "We Love Musicals!" Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Humble - Bandai Namco 4 Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chris

Phil wanted to talk about the films we saw as children that help shape who we are today. However there is a rule - no StarWars, Back to the Future, or Indiana Jones. Paul, Chris, and Charles go through some choices that will surprise you on what they watched that cemented in their fandom. And with the age differences in the group you get a whole lot of awesome memories and maybe new things for you to check out.  Make sure to check your podcatcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Do you want to get to know us better and discover some cool music? Check out these playlists from a previous show we did discussing music. "Soundtrack of your Life" "Music to Soothe your soul" "We Love Musicals!" Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Humble - Bandai Namco 4 Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice Hosts: Charles McFall, Paul Klotz, Phil Keating, Chri

Chris brings us his passion for toys in this volume. In honor of our friend Trent Cucchiarelli's (@fugitoid82) performance on Lego Masters 2 Australia Chris asks us about the toys that we loved growing up. He of course mentions M.A.S.K. and other toys. As we make the rounds around the panel many stories come up of neighbors' toys, sharing, and the many things that some of us didn't have. It was a great show of memories and laughter! Make sure to check your podcatcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Do you want to get to know us better and discover some cool music? Check out these playlists from a previous show we did discussing music. "Soundtrack of your Life" "Music to Soothe your soul" "We Love Musicals!" Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Joe Hill Comics  &   Asmodee board games Humble Choice - http://tiny.cc/btpchoice

Its been a crazy year so far but as humans do we are adapting as we go. Charles came across "Social Distance Concerts" and didn't know what to make of it. So he asks the crew what they thought about it. He also asks us to compare our previous experiences with this potential future. Klotz brings up how he came across some awesome EDM shows on Twitch recently, and Chris educates Charles on mosh pits. As per usual Phil made the most sense but we all had the jokes and a great time discussing this topic. Make sure to check your podcatcher for the other three volumes to hear the topics of discussion. The show is recorded Wednesday nights on twitch.tv/gstumedia at 8 pm eastern. Do you want to get to know us better and discover some cool music? Check out these playlists from a previous show we did discussing music. "Soundtrack of your Life" "Music to Soothe your soul" "We Love Musicals!" Email us BTP@giantsizeteamup.com Guest: Support us Patreon.com/breakingthepanel The Humble Hit – Joe Hill Comics  &