Table Talks Podcast

Mixing board games and card games to unlock interesting conversations over the game table.Subscribe to be surprised with never seen before stories

Table Talks Podcast is a leisure podcast hosted by with João Ricardo, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #31

  Rolisboa, Tabletop RPGs, Immersive Experiences for Companies, with André Tavares | Table Talks Ep31

  Jul 16, 20261h 7m

  André Tavares is the Co-founder of Rolisboa. In this video, we explore the story behind Rolisboa and its impact on the Portuguese RPG community. Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or completely new to tabletop RPGs, Rolisboa conventions offer a welcoming space to discover new games, learn from experienced GMs, and become part of a vibrant and growing community. André is also an Immersive Experience Designer at Immersis and Bode Expiatorio, creating Immersive experiences for Companies. Learn how to turn a message into an unforgettable experience. If you enjoy tabletop roleplaying games, board games, fantasy, storytelling, and community events, don't forget to like, subscribe, and share to support the channel! Meet André Tavares! Table Talks: https://www.instagram.com/boardgames_tabletalks/ https://open.spotify.com/show/4PqQaYeNqfFDLUgVVMG4UM https://podcasts.apple.com/pt/podcast/table-talks-podcast/id1896594477 Guest: https://www.instagram.com/andretavaresrpg/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/rolisboacon/?hl=en https://rolisboa.pt/ https://immersis.pt/ https://www.bode-expiatorio.com/ Mixing board games and card games to unlock interesting conversations over the game table.Subscribe to be surprised with never-before-seen stories #boardgamestabletalks #rpggames #tabletoprpg #narrativegames #tabletopgames #ttrpg #narrativerpg #immersiveexperience #immersiveexperiences (00:00) Introduction (06:22) RPG campaigns always fail for me… (12:17) What is Rolisboa? (15:34) Why do you think tabletop RPGs are growing so much in Portugal right now? (19:25) Do you believe RPGs are still misunderstood by the general public? (24:05) How important are conventions for showing new games to the general public? (29:42) What advice would you give someone trying to build a community from scratch? (32:39) What do you hope the convention looks like in 8 years? (37:32) How do you even begin designing an immersive experience for companies from scratch? (50:57) What makes an experience feel truly “immersive” instead of just interactive? (55:14) How much testing and iteration happens before an experience goes live? (57:37) What problems are companies usually trying to solve when they contact your company?

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  Episode #30

  The Magic of Theater and Tabletop RPGs, with Afonso Molinar | Table Talks Ep30

  Jul 1, 202650 min

  What happens when the worlds of Theater and Tabletop role-playing games come together? Afonso Molinar is the creator of Teatroàespada, exploring the unique connection between theater and tabletop RPGs, and how both forms of storytelling rely on creativity, collaboration, improvisation, and imagination. From live performances to role-playing sessions, these experiences bring people together in ways few other hobbies can. Whether you're an actor, a game master, a player, or simply someone who loves a great story, you'll discover why these two worlds have so much in common. In this video, we discuss: - The similarities between theater and tabletop RPGs - How improvisation creates unforgettable stories - The role of performance in role-playing games - Building communities through collaborative storytelling - Why live RPG experiences are becoming more popular At their core, both theater and tabletop RPGs are about creating memorable moments with other people—and that's where the real magic happens. Meet Afonso Molinar! 👍 Like, 💬 comment with your favorite role-playing or theater experience, and 🔔 subscribe for more conversations about board games, tabletop RPGs, storytelling, and creativity! Table Talks: https://www.instagram.com/boardgames_tabletalks/ https://open.spotify.com/show/4PqQaYeNqfFDLUgVVMG4UM https://podcasts.apple.com/pt/podcast/table-talks-podcast/id1896594477 Guest: https://www.instagram.com/teatroaespada/ https://www.youtube.com/@teatro%C3%A0espada https://bio.site/teatroaespada Mixing board games and card games to unlock interesting conversations over the game table.Subscribe to be surprised with never-before-seen stories #boardgamestabletalks #rpggames #tabletoprpg #narrativegames #tabletopgames #ttrpg (00:00) Introduction (04:05) What pulled you in for Narrative games? (09:57) What is "TeatroàEspada"? (15:24) Why did you choose a board games restaurant for the events, and not a theater? (21:55) What makes a memorable story? (25:04) Are all the people involved professional actors? (28:38) How much of your work is planned versus improvised? (34:48) What fears do people bring into their first RPG session? The thriving RPG community in Portugal (38:39) What do people remember more: winning a game or sharing a great story? D&D is a very colonial game (43:41) Ten years from now, what impact do you hope Teatro à Espada will have had on Portuguese culture and storytelling?

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  Episode #29

  Silent Læke TTRPG, Twin Peaks, and Melancholic Horror, with Hélder Araújo | Table Talks Ep29

  Jun 25, 202652 min

  What happens when melancholic storytelling, haunting mystery, and beautiful visuals come together? Silent Læke and its unique atmosphere come from the mind of Hélder Araújo, its creator. In this conversation, we draw comparisons to the dreamlike world of Twin Peaks, and we discuss how the game blends beauty and darkness into a truly memorable experience. This isn't horror built on jump scares or constant tension. Instead, it's a slow-burning, melancholic journey filled with strange characters, hidden stories, and an ever-present sense that something isn't quite right. 🖤 In this video, we cover: • The game's atmosphere and artistic direction • Themes of melancholy, mystery, and horror • Why fans of Twin Peaks may find it fascinating • The balance between beauty and darkness • What makes the experience so unique Whether you're a fan of narrative games, melancholic horror, or simply looking for something different, Silent Læke offers a world worth exploring. Meet Hélder Araújo! 👍 Like, 💬 comment with your favorite melancholic game or story, and 🔔 subscribe for more board game discussions, reviews, and deep dives! Table Talks: https://www.instagram.com/boardgames_tabletalks/ Guest: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/newborn-games/silent-laeke https://www.instagram.com/p/DXgcWV3juTW/?hl=en https://newborngames.pt/ Mixing board games and card games to unlock interesting conversations over the game table.Subscribe to be surprised with never-before-seen stories #boardgamestabletalks #twinpeaks #melancholic #rpggames #tabletoprpg #MelancholicHorror #psychologicalhorror #narrativegames #tabletopgames #davidlynch #ttrpg (00:00) Intro (03:18) Connection to Boardgames. Cluedo! (06:11) What is Silent Læke? (08:22) Twin Peaks inspiration (12:40) What makes "melancholic horror" different from "traditional horror"? (14:24) - What does "Beautiful Darkness" mean as a game design concept? (18:28) Why replace dice with cards? (23:08) How do you keep replayability high when every game starts with the same murder? (25:20) What surprised players most during playtests? (26:52) How much of Silent Læke's lore exists beyond what players will ever see? (28:44) Silent Læke explores trauma, loss, and dark secrets. How did you approach these themes responsibly? (32:00) Bakerkit Campaign and Late pledge timings. Why now? (36:06) Twin Peaks Seasons and Prequel (45:41) What advice would you give someone publishing their first RPG

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  Episode #28

  Palliative Care, What People Care About Most at the End, with Salvatore Cajiao | Table Talks Ep28

  Jun 24, 202659 min

  Salvatore Cajiao is a Psychologist at a Palliative Care Hospital, working with people at the end of their lives or requiring palliative care for untreatable diseases. That places him in a unique position — he connects with people in their final moments and hears their reflections on how they lived, as well as what they wish they had done differently. In this video, we will cover topics like: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦? 𝘋𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴? How really important are things like guilt, impact on others, status, money, career achievements, for people at the end of their lives? This was my toughest conversation in the show, and that will be visible in the episode. I’m sorry for not being able to ensure emotional distance from what was being discussed. Meet Salvatore Cajiao! 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘥𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘻𝘶𝘭 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰. 𝘈𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘈𝘻𝘶𝘭 Table Talks: https://www.instagram.com/boardgames_tabletalks/ Guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salvatorecajiaos/ Mixing board games and card games to unlock interesting conversations over the game table.Subscribe to be surprised with never-before-seen stories #boardgamestabletalks #boardgames #jogosdetabuleiro #jogodetabuleiro #palliativecare #endoflifecare (00:00) Introduction (05:38) Connection between board games and psychology (09:06) Academic background needed (11:48) What is Palliative Care? (14:17) What surprised you most when you first started working with people at the end of their lives? (16:10) People don’t talk about death (18:17) The first step is to ask questions (23:37) What are some common emotional or psychological challenges your patients face? (25:50) Do people become more religious at the end of their lives? (31:51) What advice would you give to people who still have time to fix their lives? (34:50) Has this work changed your perspective on life and death? (36:46) What strategies do you use to avoid burnout or compassion fatigue? (42:10) How Important is GUILT for people dying? (45:29) How Important is making sense of their LIFE STORY for people dying? (47:40) How Important is FEELING AT PEACE when dying? (49:28) How Important is feeling they’ve had IMPACT ON OTHERS? (54:01) How Important were “being present in small moments / enjoying simple things” in life? (55:52) How Important were “Status, money, career achievements” in life?

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  Episode #27

  Social Education, Skill Development, Board Games & Youtube, with Aurora Coelho | Table Talks Ep27

  Jun 23, 202649 min

  Aurora Coelho owns more than 1000 Board Games. This year, she’s celebrating the 10th anniversary of her board game channel “Na Mira”. She is also a Social Educator, using board games to help minorities and children develop skills In this video, we’ll cover topics like: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 “𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬!” 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 10 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱? Meet Aurora Coelho! Table Talks: https://www.instagram.com/boardgames_tabletalks/ Guest: https://www.instagram.com/namira.jogostabuleiro/ https://www.youtube.com/@NaMirajogostabuleiro Mixing board games and card games to unlock interesting conversations over the game table.Subscribe to be surprised with never-before-seen stories #boardgamestabletalks #boardgames #jogosdetabuleiro #jogodetabuleiro #kidslearning #socialeducation (00:00) Introduction (03:39) What made you start “Na Mira” YouTube channel 10 years ago? (05:05) Do you remember the very first video you uploaded 10 years ago? (06:50) The Carcassone Collection (12:16) Feeling looking back to videos from 10 years ago (15:35) Was there a moment early on where you thought "okay, my Youtube Channel might actually work!"? (19:19) Fan of Marc Gerds and Concordia (22:38) How do you stay motivated and avoid burnout after 10 years? (25:12) What is a Social Educator? (29:14) How difficult is it to promote board games to kids, compared with TV, Tablet, YouTube, video games, etc… (34:43) What Skills can board games help kids to develop? (41:58) What are some challenges of using games in an educational setting? (44:06) What do you do when a child gets frustrated, competitive, or shuts down?

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