Boardgame Babylon

Boardgame Babylon is a podcast about designer board games. The show features session reviews, "Rectangular Table Discussions" with guests and themed shows on subjects of interest to players of euro/designer/strategy games. Your host, E.R. Burgess, is a longtime writer, game player and 'redesigner' of board games who will occasionally veer off on tangents about his other passions: literature, film and music.

Boardgame Babylon won the Boardgame Internet Award for Best Podcast/Videocast in 2007.
http://www.boardgamenews.com/index.php/boardgamenews/comments/winners_of_the_2007_board_game_internet_awards/

Boardgame Babylon has between 2500-5000 downloads per show, as of 6/11.

Segments

In Depth Series (three shows)
The Demise and Rise of the FLGS (Friendly Local Game Store) (four shows)
History and Secrets (two shows)
Rectangular Table Discussions (two shows)
Guilty Pleasure Games (two shows)

Host

E.R. Burgess ( Sheylon)

Contributors

Matt Grimaldi (four shows) ( matzebrei)
Mason Rourman (three shows)( rourman)
Chad Smith ( Hobbot), Reiner Knizia (two shows)
Christina Burgess ( ticket2xtina), Alaric Burgess, Gwyndolyn Burgess, Isabel Simrak, Lisa Mason, Bernie Escarcega, J. Clark Mason II, Devi Hughes ( El-ahrairah), Heather Hughes ( GibsonGirl), Jonathan Degann ( Jonathan Degann) (one show).

Tech Guy

Networks

GOBLIN Podcasting Network.

Cucoloris (Band that plays the BGB theme music) MySpace page - http://www.myspace.com/cucolorisband.

Episodes

BGB v2 - Boardgame Babylon History and Secrets, Part 1
BGB v8 - Caylus: In depth
BGB v10 - Guilty Pleasure Games, Part 1
BGB v12 - RA: In depth
BGB v14 - Rectangular Table Discussion: Women and Gaming
BGB v15 - Hard Games Made Easier For Younger Players (April Fools' Day Episode)
BGB v17 - Power Grid: In depth
BGB v19 - The Demise and Rise of the FLGS, Part 1
BGB v21 - The Demise and Rise of the FLGS, Part 2
BGB v23 - The Demise and Rise of the FLGS, Part 3
BGB v27 - Boardgame Babylon History and Secrets, Part 2
BGB v31 - Q&A Session with Reiner Knizia at Orccon 2007
BGB v32 - More Kniziathon - Ingenious Puzzles with Reiner, Dragon Parade, Escalation and Mmm...Brains!