The Otium Podium: Recent Episodes
Abraham Riggin
Otium, which is Latin for "Leisure" is the leading focus of this podcast that is designed to be easy listening, fun, and informational. We cover topics ranging from board games, movies, videogames, food, and others! Weekly uploads with new topics every time.
Matt is here today with Abe and Prescott as they discuss pretty chill topics on this shorter episode of the Otium Podium.
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We discover that there are a few similarities between the two aforementioned games.
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Prescott has finally returned, and the guys decided to make him suffer for his absence.
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This is part 2 of this week's episode. Join Abe and Peter as they have a discussion with Carissa on the Black Cauldron, among other topics within Disney.
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On this week's episode of the podcast, Abe and Peter are joined once again by Carissa as they discuss different aspects of food, from candy bars to London broils.
Tune in on Friday when they discuss Disney movies and the Black Cauldron
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This is the second part of the previous episode. This time they talk about everything from Abe's experience getting the vaccination to Peter wanting to sit down and relax at a buffet. Let us know what you think of the conversation!
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Abe and Peter decided to sit down and have a conversation covering topics such as DLC implementation or the types of Sci-Fi. The conversation will be continued in the next episode released on Friday, so stay tuned!
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Phase 10 is alright.
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On Today's episode, join Abe, Peter, and Carissa as they cover a couple of different topics, from movie soundtracks to places of importance!
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Ignoring thee technical difficulties, but we talked about pizza!
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Today we talk about Party Games and the pros and cons of them with special guest Josh Fulmer!
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The three of us talk about this pretty neat series.
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This week, Abe, Peter, and special guest Josh Ankabrandt talk about videogame graphics and the role they play within the game itself.
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Prescott has recently gotten the number one game on BoardGameGeek.com and we tried it out a bit! Here is our thoughts.
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We discuss the good and the bad of games utilizing dice within their designs. Join Abe, Peter, and Prescott as they delve between D&D and even a touch of Gloomhaven!
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We talk about smash with Jake.
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Join Abe, Peter, and special guest Jake Long as they discuss game passes that they own and others and if they are worth it or not.
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Abe, Peter, and special guest Matt Link talk about This version of Clue that is okay...
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Matt Link is our special guest on today's episode! Join us as we discuss the different quest types and how they work together, independently, and also ways that they do not work.
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I'm scared, dad.
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This week we all create our own team of Avengers that would fight! What do you think about these?
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We heard from Peter and Prescott before, so now it is time to hear from the other side. Abe, Matt, and Josh just kinda talk for a bit.
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In this week's episode:
After Abe is exposed to someone else with Covid...It's up to Peter and Prescott to keep the podcast going! Peter enlists the help of his wife, Anna as well to help out with the topic this week!
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We play the epic sequel to Uno. It's Dos.
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In this episode, we welcome Courtney Metzler to the podcast, and she brought with her the amazing game "Crack The Case". It was a wonderful time, and we are glad that she could join us!
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We discuss Sushi Go Party! A board game that is all about building the best sushi platter. It is a great game and we highly recommend it!
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WE ARE BACK Join Abe, Prescott, and Peter as they finish up the card game, "We're Not Really Strangers". We are back to our normal upload schedule as well, with our main episodes coming out on Mondays and our mini-episodes arriving on Fridays. Be looking out for guests as well on the show this time around as we talk about all new topics experiences!
Side note from Abe: "It turns out that Peter had flowers in his house that were fresh and there was a lot of pollen in the air..."
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This is just a message going out to you this Christmas from us saying thank you for the support of our listeners and we hope you have a very Merry Christmas.
We revisit the game we played on our third episode and decided to do the second part of it! Learn more about each of us individually and who we are as people.
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This mini is on Epic Spell Wars the card game! We talk about rogue-like games as well though, so there's that.
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We discuss different consoles we have had in our life, along with which consoles we would recommend to others if they were looking to start playing videogames.
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The McRib is eaten and Peter is not on board...
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This week, Abe is joined by special guests Tori and Molly! They come together to discuss the difference between being a casual board game player and a competitive board game player, where Tori is a bit more competitive than Abe is...
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Today, the fellas discuss hybrid-genre movies. These are films where they are a combination of genres, such as Comedy-Horror or Western-Sci-fi.
Do you know of any weird genre movies that we didn't mention? Let us know!
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We played a new game and it is pretty sweet, not gonna lie.
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Abe, Peter, and Prescott start from scratch and design a one-shot campaign that you can do at home!
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Prescott is back and Abe has a little surprise for him...
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This week, Abe, Peter, and Special Guest Carissa discuss some of the more underrated films that have come out between the MCU and many other superhero films.
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This mini has a special guest! Welcome Carissa Vietti to the podcast as we play a condensed version of We're Not Really Strangers to get to know Carissa a bit! She will return later.
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HALLOWEEN EPISODE HALLOWEEN EPISODE We talk about Halloween and how Abe and Peter have different views on the holiday itself and different aspects of the holiday.
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Peter and Abe discuss Ticket to Ride since Abe has finally played it after owning it for almost a year...
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The final episode of the quarantine series is Prescott and his lovely wife, Anna! They discuss the Muppets and how Prescott has now officially seen them!
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Day two of the quarantine series, where Peter is the one who speaks to you. He talks about Indie games!
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Yeah, we are separated, but we are still going! This is Abe's episode and he talks about car activities and D&D styles of DM'ing. Things will be normal soon, we promise. <3
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In this episode, we talk about foods and food chains that are specific to different regions. Of course, it is the places that we have been to in our life, so we definitely missed some. What are some of your favorite places that are region-specific?
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This week, we talk about Super Mario Sunshine, and how Abe and Peter have varied opinions on the said game...
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This episode takes a step back and lets Abe, Peter, and Prescott showcase a bit of what they enjoy! They each created a list of 10 things that they would recommend to others! Prescott has dyed, so he is not speaking during this episode, but he will be back next episode! I promise :)
The lists mentioned in the show:
Abe:
1) Rich Dad, Poor Dad
2) Hot Wheels Velocity X
3) Harrison Bergeron
4) Robinhood (stock app)
5) William Osman
6) Cookout milkshake (oreo mint eggnog)
7) Vampire Weekend
8) Donnie Darko
9) Escape Rooms
10) Outshine brand frozen fruit bars.
Peter:
1) Hollow Knight
2) The Shannara Series
3) Battlestar Galactica
4) Brie with jelly
5) The Temeraire Series
6) Hanks soda
7) Longwood Gardens
8) Smart wool socks
9) Commissioned
10) Vulnerability.
Prescott:
1) Age of Empires
2) Lego Helmet collection
3) Taco & Burrito Cravings pack (4 crunchy tacos & 4 beefy 5-layer burritos)
4) Secret Life of Walter Mitty
5) The Majestic
6) Chick-fil-A cobb salad with Chick-fil-A sauce
7) Mountain Dew: Maui
8) Mountain Dew: Black Label
9) The Scarlet Letter
10) Sherlock Holmes (original writings by Doyle)
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We discuss Neil Cicierega's newest album, "Mouth Dreams". This is his fourth mashup album that he has released, utilizing many nostalgic songs and audio clips.
The opening of the episode is the opening track from the album, titled, "Yahoo". It uses the "yahoo yodel" from the Yahoo.com commercials, but creates harmony and adds original instrumentation to accompany it. The entire album is available for free on the website!
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This week we reminisce and look back at Call of Duty games we used to play and why we don't play them anymore. Also, Prescott is not with us, so Matt Link is filling in once again! Call of duty is a game we all grew up playing and was a game franchise that was the trend-setter. Now, it doesn't seem to be that way anymore. Join us as we dive into the Call of Duty Dilemma.
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After it being fresh to our hosts, we discuss the legendary game known as Dominion. Peter, having just played it for the first time, gives his view of the game (and how he beat Abe first try).
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In today's episode, the three gentlemen discuss the reason behind the top 100 games as ranked, according to BoardGameGeek. Why are they there? What makes them special? Why isn't Monopoly on this list?! Well, we talk about it!
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We discuss the movie Interstellar, along with other sci-fi topics within film.
mmmmmmm......science
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While Peter is away, the men will play. Join Abe, Prescott, and our special guest, Matt Link, as they answer some questions submitted by our Fifth Edition Peter™ and others!
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Our special guest Matt Link will be talking about his current endeavors in creating a campaign/one-shot for D&D. We talk about some homebrew items that he has made as well!
Peter is gone.
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In this week's episode, we each discuss our individual top 5 favorite animated films! The stipulations are simple: If someone says a movie from your list, you have to swap it out with a backup movie (movies that would be considered part of your "top 10"). Some live-action movies are allowed, as long as the animated characters are prominent and not just part of a single scene (Mary Poppins would not be allowed by these rules, but Who Framed Roger Rabbit would be). The movie had to be in theaters and not television only*
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We give our opinions on Settlers of Catan. That's it. Nothing else. (we are so sorry)
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In this week's episode, we talk about how there is a difference between having an approach that better fits DM'ing one-shots or a campaign. We talk about different times that we have DM'ed and how it has helped shape our approach towards the topic. Dungeons and Dragons is the legendary RPG that we focus on and hopefully can give insight on as well during this.
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The three of us take turns discussing our opinions on Super Mario Odyssey (which is unsurprisingly very positive). If you have not played the game, we suggest going and checking it out! A wonderful game with a lot of character and finesse.
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We finish the bracket and decide (in a completely biased way) which videogame soundtrack is the best! If you didn't check out the first part, then what are you doing? listen to that first! Do you agree with our choices? What would you have done differently? Should we have included the Billy Hatcher Soundtrack?
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Today we decide to make a bracket holding 16 different videogame soundtracks and we do the process of elimination. This is the first part where we do the full first round of the bracket. Who will come out on top?
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This is the first of many mini-episodes where we focus on a specific item of choice and discuss it! This week, we focus on Battlestar Galactica the Board Game, a favorite among the three of us. We do our best to explain how the game works, but it is a lot to pack into 20 minutes.
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You can ignore our introduction since we did also. We ACTUALLY talk about what has become the "social norm" for the chips and drinks for parties and what you can do differently. If you threw a party and no matter what you bought, everyone would love it all equally, what chips and sodas would you buy? Would your answers be the same as ours?
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Our three hosts do something a little different today and play a card game during the podcast! However, this card game is all about discovering something about our hosts and building connections between each of them and them to you! Join in as they play the first level of the card game We're Not Really Strangers.
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In this episode, Abe, Peter, and Prescott talk about what makes videogames good and how the different aspects together bring a full experience. Also Abe drinks thick water.
Peter, Abe, and Prescott discuss boardgame "Classics" and why they are the best, but also the worst board games. Peter also really dislikes Monopoly...