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Rock For Initiative
Rock For Initiative is a podcast about the overlap between music and nerd culture. Each episode, we talk with emo, punk, ska and hardcore artists about the tabletop games, card games, and fandoms they love, from D&D campaigns to Magic The Gathering decks to Pokémon. It's the same passion that drives their music, pointed at the things they geek out about off stage. Rock For Initiative is part of Never A Phase Network.
Episodes
Rock For InitiativePaul Rudd, Steve Carell and Vintage Schwinn Bikes with Jagger from Harrison Gordon
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Jagger from Harrison Gordon (that's right, we're 2 for 4 on Harrison Gordons now!), recorded at a park in…
Rock For InitiativeMusical Theater and Redondo Beach with MEGG
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in MEGG for a conversation covering everything from Broadway to beer pong. We start with MEGG’s musical theater…
Rock For InitiativeFinal Fantasy and Midwest Emo with Abby The Oboist
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Abby the Oboist, a classically trained oboist whose content sits right at the intersection of classical music…
Rock For InitiativePokemon and Musical Theatre with Gabs from Claw Machine
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Gabs from Claw Machine, calling in from down under to talk Pokemon, Wii Fit, and musical theater. We start with…
Rock For InitiativeStar Wars, Retro Gaming, and Boy Bands with FoundiT
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Jordan and Turner from FoundiT for a geek-out covering just about every corner of 2000s pop culture. We start…
Rock For InitiativeWarframe, Overwatch, and Sonic The Hedgehog with David from Dear Cincinnati
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in David from Dear Cincinnati, and we cover EVERYTHING: emo, Sonic, Overwatch, Warframe, Fortnite, you name it. We…
Rock For InitiativeD&D, Fantasy and Geography with Moving Boxes
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in JT and Nikhil from Moving Boxes for a conversation about Dungeons & Dragons, geography, nature apps, and fantasy…
Rock For InitiativeDungeons, Dragons and Anime with Chris from Millington
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Chris from Millington for a wide-ranging dive into tabletop gaming, anime, and fantasy novels. We start with…
Rock For InitiativeIndie Games and Adventure Time with tenlung
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Berry from tenlung for a wide-ranging conversation on indie games and the Cartoon Network shows that helped to…
Rock For InitiativeWarhammer 40K and the Philadelphia Eagles with Carly Cosgrove
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Lucas from Carly Cosgrove for a deep, deep dive into the tabletop war game Warhammer 40,000. We start with…
Rock For InitiativeThe Russian Baltic Naval Fleet with you have beautiful eyes
This episode of Rock For Initiative features a completely unhinged interview with you have beautiful eyes, which turns into a wide-ranging nerd-out covering…
Rock For InitiativePokemon, Fire Emblem and Maple Story with tenmonthsummer
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Nish from tenmonthsummer for a wide-ranging nerd-out spanning generations of gaming and anime obsession. As…
Rock For InitiativeMagic: The Gathering, Comfort Movies, and Puppy Monkey Baby with Sweet Bike
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Chris of Sweet Bike for one of the most delightfully all-over-the-place conversations yet, starting with a deep…
Rock For InitiativeDrummer from HummusVacuum answers, “Do Transformers Have Sex?”
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Christian, drummer for HummusVacuum and part time touring drummer of Adjust the Sails, for a deep, fast-moving…
Rock For InitiativeDungeon Crawler Carl with Amanda from Emo Kids Anonymous
Hey all you recovering emo kids! This episode of Rock For Initiative welcomes Amanda Valdivieso from Emo Kids Anonymous for a deepdive into everyone's favorite…
Rock For InitiativeBoard Games, Toy Story and the WNBA with Mike Goodrick
This episode of Rock For Initiative I sit down with Mike Goodrick, board game collector, WNBA diehard, disc golfer, Disney adult, and the acoustic one-man band…
Rock For InitiativeJRPGs, Trading Card Games, and Dragon Ball Z with SLEEPTALKER
This episode of Rock For Initiative welcomes Jamar, Alex, and John of SLEEPTALKER. We start in JRPG territory, covering everything from Final Fantasy VII…
Rock For InitiativeBrandon Sanderson’s Cosmere with Troy from Noise Floor Podcast
This episode of Rock For Initiative welcomes Troy Sennett, host of Noise Floor Podcast and bassist for Pelafina and Jeff Schaller and The Long Way Home, for a…
Rock For InitiativeFinal Fantasy XIV with Orpen from Harrison Gordon
Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV? With an expanded free trial that includes the entirety of A Realm Reborn, and the…
Rock For InitiativeZelda, Kingdom Hearts, and Muppet Hamilton with Turn Two
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Shane and Mike from Turn Two for a wide-ranging nerd-out session that starts with some ink and ends up somewhere…
Rock For InitiativeBasketball, Creepy Pasta, and The SCP Foundation with Brandon From Aren't We Amphibians
Welcome to Episode 2 of Rock For Initiative! Today we're joined by Bryan Cunningham of Aren't We Amphibians for a conversation that goes deep into Professional…
Rock For InitiativeWrestling and D&D with Mike from Summerbruise
Welcome to the very first episode of Rock For Initiative, the podcast where people from the emo, punk, and alternative scene get geek out about the things…