The Portable Magic Dispenser
Lucas Maxwell
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You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 32: Vroom Vroom, Broom!
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Sep 8, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #69: An Interview with Colleen Madrigale!
I spoke with Licensed Clinical Social Worker Colleen Madrigale to discuss D&D and its therapeutic benefits!Trivia - The Mnemonic Tree Podcast
Quiz & Fun Facts on the biggest names and events in history and a way to remember it all!
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Sep 2, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 31: Oh My God, The Loot, the Loot!
Trivia - The Mnemonic Tree Podcast
Quiz & Fun Facts on the biggest names and events in history and a way to remember it all!
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Aug 30, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #68: Dr. Megan Connell talks therapy & D&D!
Visit Dr. Connell's site!
https://www.meganpsyd.com/
Follow Dr. Connell on Twitter: @MeganPSYDTrivia - The Mnemonic Tree Podcast
Quiz & Fun Facts on the biggest names and events in history and a way to remember it all!
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Aug 28, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #67: A Dungeons & Dragons Library Lesson!
Access all the documents here!
https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2023/08/a-dungeons-and-dragons-library-lesson.htmlTrivia - The Mnemonic Tree Podcast
Quiz & Fun Facts on the biggest names and events in history and a way to remember it all!
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Aug 28, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 30: Bad Manners & Cliffhangers
Trivia - The Mnemonic Tree Podcast
Quiz & Fun Facts on the biggest names and events in history and a way to remember it all!
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Aug 24, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 29: Broadway & Broomsticks
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Aug 17, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #66: Gráinne O’Brien!
Author and award winning bookseller Gráinne O'Brien sits down to talk all things dungeons and dragons, creativity and much more!
You can find Gráinne's literary service for aspring authors here!
https://www.rontuliteraryservice.com/
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Aug 14, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #65: Nadine Haruni!
Visit Nadine's site here: https://www.nadineharuni.com/author
Nadine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nadineharunibooks/
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Aug 10, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 28: Hot Chocolate, Cold Hearts
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Jul 14, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 27: What is Old Is New
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Jun 26, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 26: Wiggly Wyrmdoom of Doom
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Jun 14, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 25: It's Not the Age, It's the Mileage
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Jun 10, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #64: Reflections on the 10 Day reading Challenge!
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May 25, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 24: It's a Go For Death Whale
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May 23, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #63: Tips on Building a Great Inn for D&D!
Barnes Children's Literature Festival: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dungeons-dragons-with-lucas-maxwell-tickets-631122182437?_eboga=937695744.1683279455
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May 18, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #62: 10 Day Reading Challenge & More!
10 Day Reading Challenge: https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2023/05/10-day-reading-challenge.html
Dragon Talk: https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2023/05/im-on-dragon-talk-official-d-podcast.html
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May 16, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #61: Running a Great D&D Session Zero With Youth!
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May 11, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #60: Jarrett Lerner Discusses His New Book, A Work in Progress!
Find out all about Jarrett's books here!
https://jarrettlerner.com/books/
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May 9, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #59: The Benefits of Reading for Pleasure!
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May 4, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #58: Tips on Booktalking!
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May 2, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #57: Tips for Autistic D&D Dungeon Masters!
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May 1, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 23: C'mon Chardy, Let's Go Party
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Apr 27, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 22:Women in Business
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Apr 27, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #56: D&D and Free Books!
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Apr 25, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #55: Three New Library Lesson Ideas!
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Apr 14, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 21: The Home Alone Manoeuvre
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Apr 13, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #54: A Quick Guide to D&D Combat!
Downloadable PDF here:
https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2023/03/d-quick-guide-to-combat.html
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Apr 12, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Epsiode #53: Practical Ways to Use ChatGPT
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Mar 22, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 20: Highest Body Count Yet
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Mar 14, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser Episode 52: Reflections on running our fist Dungeons & Dragons convention!
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Mar 10, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 19: Pros and Cons
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Feb 16, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser Episode 51: Tips on Bringing a Homemade D&D campaign to life!
You can order my new book on D&D & Libraries here!
https://facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/let/?K=9781783306138
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Feb 15, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 18: Go Directly to Jail
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Feb 14, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser Episode 50: World Book Day Ideas!
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Feb 8, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 17: Wizards & Weasels
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Feb 7, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 49: Bringing older students to the library!
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Jan 31, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 16: Yeti, Set, Go
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Jan 24, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #48: Tips for New D&D Players!
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Jan 23, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 15: The Ice, It Burns!
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Jan 19, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #47: A Guide to Making 'Zines in the Library!
Full guide here! https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-guide-to-making-zines-in-library.html
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Jan 17, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 14: Welcome Back, We're In Trouble
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Jan 17, 2023
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #46: Things I'd Like to Achieve This Year!
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Jan 6, 2023
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #13: As the Crow Dies
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Dec 28, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #12: It's So Grim
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Dec 15, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode 11: Party's Over
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Dec 15, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #45: A New D&D Encounter for new DMs!
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Dec 13, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #44: 3 New Library Lesson Ideas
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Dec 1, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #43: How D&D Can Impact Literacy!
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Nov 29, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #42: The Impact of Author Visits!
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Nov 18, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #10: The Dark Duchess
The gang loot the Dark Duchess for treasure, but is something lurking out there on the ice? Find out!
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Nov 17, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #41: Building a strong mock trial / debate team!
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Nov 14, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #40: Win a Copy of My New Book on D&D: Let's Roll!
Head over to Twitter to enter a competition to win a copy of my book on D&D, just go to @lucasjmaxwell
Or you can Pre-Order here:
https://facetpublishing.co.uk/page/detail/let/?K=9781783306138
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Nov 10, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #39: Extra Tips for New D&D Dungeon Masters!
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Nov 9, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #38: D&D Adventure Club with David Lemke!
https://dndadventureclub.com/
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Nov 7, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #9: With These Hungry Eyes
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Oct 13, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 37: Creating a spellcaster in D&D!
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Oct 11, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 36: Escape Room Ideas!
Escape Room Guide! https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2022/06/a-step-by-step-guide-on-creating.html
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Oct 7, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #8: Good Mead, Bad Dreams
The gang fights Yetis & travels back to Good Mead where nothing can possibly go wrong!
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Oct 6, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 35: Tips on Running an Open Mic!
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Oct 4, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 34: Building a D&D Character!
Character Sheets! https://media.wizards.com/2016/dnd/downloads/5E_CharacterSheet_Fillable.pdf
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Sep 29, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #33: Starting a Podcast in Your School Library!
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Sep 27, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #32: Why You Should Start D&D in Your Library
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Sep 22, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #7: Ole Bitey's Big Adventure
The gang steal a fish!
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Sep 20, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #31: Tips for School Open Evenings!
Finish this comic activities: https://jarrettlerner.com/activities/
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Sep 15, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 30: Twitter Tips for Librarians!
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Sep 12, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 29: Helping Teens Become Confident Dungeon Masters in D&D!
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Sep 9, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #6: The Gilded Sarcophagus
The Salt & Pepper Gang travel from Termalaine to Bryn Shander, fight a moose and start their own business!
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Sep 8, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #28: A Guide to Passive Programming
Finish this comic!
https://jarrettlerner.com/activities/
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Sep 6, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 27: 5 Things I Want To Achieve This Year
Email me at lucasmaxwell@hotmail.com for access to the Library Assistant Handbook!
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Sep 2, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #5: The Sailor's Code
The Salt & Pepper Gang track a mysterious dwarf from Easthaven to the cold heart of the Lonelywood Forest.
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Sep 1, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 26: Programs for Students Who Say They Hate Reading!
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Aug 30, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 25: A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure for new Game Masters!
Useful links:
https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2022/08/a-dungeons-dragons-session-for-new.html
Character Sheets:
https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/character-sheets
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Aug 25, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #24: Even More Ideas for September!
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Aug 23, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #23:Starting a D&D Convention in your School Library!
Resources:
https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/character-sheets
https://media.wizards.com/2020/dnd/downloads/iceroadadv1_unsurefooting.pdf
https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/dragon/21/DRA21_GrammysCountryApplePie.pdf
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/170937/The-Wild-Sheep-Chase--A-SingleSession-Adventure
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Aug 19, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #4: Keepin' Sketch
The Salt and Pepper Gang investigate mysterious rumours in Easthaven.
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Aug 18, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #22: Alternatives to Reading Logs
Padlet Guide: https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-step-by-step-guide-on-making-book.html
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Aug 16, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 21: Misinformation Library Lessons!
Useful links: https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-library-lesson-on-fighting-fake-news.html
https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2022/05/mini-lesson-on-misinformation.html
https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-impact-of-misinformation.html
https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2021/11/misinformation-quiz.html
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Aug 12, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode # 2 & 3: Oh my Gog!
Adelaide, Sapphire and Syb try to unravel the mystery of the forever night in Good Mead & Easthaven.
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Aug 11, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 20: Starting a Comic Book Club!
Helpful links:
https://www.instructables.com/Comic-book-page-paper-wallet/
https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2016/11/slam-club-season-1-episode-3-comic-book.html
https://glenthornelrc.blogspot.com/2016/02/comic-book-magnet-making.html
https://www.readbrightly.com/how-to-make-zine/
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Aug 9, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 19: Being an Autistic School Librarian
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Aug 5, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons and Dragons Podcast. Episode 1: Ice Ice Baby
Welcome to a very special episode of You Should Have Been a Meat Shield!
Today I have some very special guests:
Gráinne O'Brien
Dave Rudden
Alex Dunne
Alex Foulkes (Joining us in Epsiode 2!)
All four of these guests are amazing authors, I hope you enjoy the show!
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Aug 4, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 18: Running a Student Library Assistant Program!
Thinking about running a student library assistant program in your library, check out the episode for tips on getting started!
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Aug 2, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 17: The Importance of Weeding!
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Jul 28, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 16: Manga Club Ideas!
Manga Club ideas!
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Jul 26, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 15: Ideas for September!
School Library program ideas for Sept!
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Jul 21, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #14: Tips for a Successful Author Vist!
I discuss tips for when authors visit your school library!
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Jul 19, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #13: Ashley Hawkins discusses Manga & more!
Manga!
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Jul 14, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #8: The benefits of DnD for Autistic Players
I discuss the benefits of games like DnD for Autistic players such as myself.
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Jul 12, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #12: Melissa Corey discusses the ALA Conference!
I spoke to librarian Melissa Corey who discusses the American Librarian 2022 Conference Highlights in Washington, DC!
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Jul 7, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #7: Opening Scenes!
I provide an opening encounter for new GMs!
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Jul 4, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode 11: Behaviour Management in the School Library!
I discuss behaviour management techniques in the school library!
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Jun 27, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #10: TikTok for Librarians with Faith Huff!
I interview librarian Faith Huff about using TikTok in Libraries!
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Jun 25, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: Episode 7: Alternatives to D&D
Today I discuss great alternatives to D&D, specifically games aimed at younger players.
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Jun 22, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #6: An Interview with Katie Lear!
I speak to Katie Lear about the mental health benefits of Dungeons & Dragons!
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Jun 20, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #9: Collaboration and Co-Creation
My School Library Association keynote speech broken down point by point.
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Jun 18, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #5: Starting with a Bang!
I discuss session 1 and opening with a bang! #dnd
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Jun 13, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #8: Running a Book Award in Your School Library!
Tips on running a book award in your school library!
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Jun 12, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #4: Jungle Encounter 1!
I run through a random jungle encounter to help new DMs!
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Jun 10, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #3: Session Zero!
I discuss session zero tips with your players!
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Jun 8, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #2: Rebecca Strang!
I speak to public librarian Rebecca Strang about running table top rpg games in the library!
Check out the RPG Discord Guild here: https://games.ala.org/update-on-the-rpg-guild/
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Jun 6, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #7: Kelsey Bogan!
I talk to librarian Kelsey Bogan about Dynamic Shelving, Ditching Dewey and more!
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May 30, 2022
You Should Have Been a Meat Shield: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast: Episode #1
Getting started with DnD in your school library!
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May 30, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #6: Closing the Reading Gap
I discuss ways to close the reading gap between those who seem to enjoy reading and those who do not!
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May 24, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #5: ComiCon!
How to run a ComiCon!
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May 24, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #3: Library Program Ideas!
Ideas for Library programs / Library Lessons!
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May 24, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #4: Comic Books Don't Count As Reading & Other Lies People Tell You
Comic books!
https://padlet.com/glenthorne/comics
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May 24, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #1: School Library Outreach
Ways to connect with teachers in the school library!
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May 24, 2022
The Portable Magic Dispenser: Episode #2: The Mental Health Benefits of Dungeons and Dragons
The mental health benefits of Dungeons and Dragons in your library!
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