Catch our podcast about playing Diplomacy games online each fortnight here on the website, or download episodes from iTunes or Stitcher:
Episode | Description | Bar | Released | Length |
122 | Interview with Bradley Grace | Antico, Brisbane | 24 September 2023 | 1 hr 15 mins |
121 | Interview with Jamal Blakkarly, 2023 World Diplomacy Champion | Sugar Cane 1 Guest House, Kanchanaburi, Thailand | 27 August 2023 | 2 hrs 25 mins |
120 | Face to face with Reily Chapman | Prince Consort, Finn McCools & the Gatsby Lounge, Brisbane | 13 August 2023 | 1 hr 45 mins |
119 | Interview about WDC Bangkok 2023 with Andrew Goff and Lei Saarlainen | Babylon, Brisbane | 13 July 2023 | 2 hrs 2 mins |
118 | Even longer between drinks | Miss Demeanor, Brisbane | 3 June 2023 | 1 hr 9 mins |
117 | Long time between drinks | Criterion Hotel and Before + After, Brisbane | 3 April 2023 | 1 hr 20 mins |
116 | Interview with Noam Brown from Meta | Green Beacon Brewery and Newstead Social, Brisbane | 29 January 2023 | 1 hr 55 mins |
115 | The 2022 Christmas Diplomacy Trivia Show | Brewdog, Brisbane | 24 December 2022 | 1 hr 47 mins |
114 | Interview with Stephen Agar on Dip zines, the Variant Bank and much more | Greenglass, Brisbane | 20 November 2022 | 2 hrs 3 mins |
113 | vDip & webDip love match? An interview with Kestas | Dutch Courage Officers’ Mess, Brisbane | 23 October 2022 | 2 hrs 4 mins |
112 | Interview with BlueDog on rediscovering Diplomacy | Mongrel, Brisbane | 18 September 2022 | 1 hr 52 mins |
111 | Interview with Traci Brown on detecting deception | By George, Brisbane | 21 August 2022 | 1 hr 48 mins |
110 | Interview with Joren on Diplomacy maps | The Charles & Exhibition, Brisbane | 10 July 2022 | 1 hr 51 mins |
109 | Interview with Tejas Patel from DARPA | Leonard’s, Brisbane | 26 June 2022 | 1 hr 29 mins |
108 | Happy accidents | Dr Gimlette’s, Brisbane | 5 June 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins |
107 | PoppyCon 2022 | Frog’s Hollow Saloon, Brisbane | 14 May 2022 | 2 hrs 31 mins |
106 | Interview with Macca | Beach House Bar & Grill, Brisbane | 23 April 2022 | 1 hr 23 mins |
105 | Interview with Kestas: webDip’s Facebook friend | Banc, Brisbane | 9 April 2022 | 2 hrs 4 mins |
104 | The calm before the storm | At home | 5 March 2022 | 1 hr 13 mins |
103 | Diplomacy Wives Club | Valley Hops Brewery, Brisbane | 15 January 2022 | 1 hr 15 mins |
102 | Interview with tobi: saving a Diplomacy website | Maya Mexican, Brisbane | 25 December 2021 | 1 hr 26 mins |
101 | Interview with Matt Calkins | The Scratch Bar, Brisbane | 19 December 2021 | 1 hr 27 mins |
100 | The 100th episode Diplomacy Trivia Extravaganza | Down Under bar & grill, Brisbane | 27 November 2021 | 2 hrs 0 mins |
99 | Squid Game | Hop & Pickle, Brisbane | 13 November 2021 | 53 mins |
98 | Interview with R. Jamie Langa, Diplomacy novelist | Pig & Whistle Eagle Pier, Brisbane | 23 October 2021 | 2 hrs 4 mins |
97 | Crab shells & faultlines | Hellcat Maggie, Brisbane | 26 September 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins |
96 | Interview with Bryan Pravel & Zach Moore about Diplomacy at the Olympics | At home – prelockdown, Brisbane | 12 September 2021 | 1 hr 47 mins |
95 | A young player’s view of Diplomacy: an interview with Osbert | X-Cargo, Brisbane | 21 August 2021 | 1 hr 22 mins |
94 | Interview with Matt & David from the Primacy app | Guilty Rogue, Brisbane | 7 August 2021 | 1 hr 44 mins |
93 | Interview with Ed Sullivan/GoHornsGo and Village Idiot/Ewok on Media Wars 2 | Bar Brutus, Saccharomyces & Maeve Wine Bar, Brisbane | 10 July 2021 | 1 hr 57 mins |
92 | Interview with Isabelle Vladoiu | Empire Hotel, Brisbane | 12 June 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins |
91 | Kaner vs Brother Bored | Empire Hotel, Brisbane | 29 May 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins |
90 | Coming off a small break | Cielo rooftop bar & La Costa bar, Brisbane | 1 May 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins |
89 | Face to Face is back! Interview with Jamal Blakkarly winner of PoppyCon 2021 | Locked down | 3 April 2021 | 1 hr 15 mins |
88 | Interview with Peter McNamara | Royal George, O’Skulligans & Greaser, Brisbane | 19 March 2021 | 1 hr 51 mins |
87 | Diplomacy Chat | Hotel Indooroopilly, Brisbane | 7 March 2021 | 1 hr 20 mins |
86 | Interview with John Dansie | Blute’s Bar, Brisbane | 20 February 2021 | 1 hr 40 mins |
85 | The Juggernaut Victorious! | Brisbane Brewing Co., Brisbane | 30 January 2021 | 1 hr 44 mins |
84 | Interview with Edi Birsan | Brisbane Brewing Co., Brisbane | 16 January 2021 | 2 hrs 13 mins |
83 | The Lying Interview | Jolly Roger Bar, Brisbane | 19 December 2020 | 1 hr 58 mins |
82 | RIP Recorder | Oche & Mr Chester Wine Bar, Brisbane | 6 December 2020 | 1 hr 35 mins |
81 | Interview with David Hood | The Prince Consort, Brisbane | 21 November 2020 | 1 hr 53 mins |
80 | Interview with Legendary Tactics | Bloodhound Corner Bar, Brisbane | 8 November 2020 | 2 hrs 15 mins |
79 | Media Wars interview with Brother Bored, Legendary Tactics & CaptainMeme | Pig & Whistle, Brisbane | 24 October 2020 | 1 hr 51 mins |
78 | Interview with Dave Maletsky about eCarnage and WDC | The Fox, Brisbane | 10 October 2020 | 1 hr 56 mins |
77 | Interview with David E. Cohen | Saccharomyces, Brisbane | 27 September 2020 | 3 hrs 3 mins |
76 | Trainspotting | Stone & Wood, Brisbane | 12 September 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins |
75 | Interview with Harry Turtledove | Alfred & Constance, Brisbane | 22 August 2020 | 2 hrs 12 mins |
74 | Diplomacy grab bag | Netherworld, Brisbane | 8 August 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins |
73 | Play by play interview with Zach Moore | The Sound Garden and also The Elephant, Brisbane | 25 July 2020 | 2 hrs |
72 | Interview with Martin Bruse, Diplicity app creator | Royal George, Brisbane | 11 July 2020 | 1 hr 52 mins |
71 | Interview with Oliver Lugg, Diplomacy Youtuber extraordinaire | Malt, Brisbane | 27 June 2020 | 2 hrs 6 mins |
70 | Interview with Brother Bored | Red Hook, Brisbane | 13 June 2020 | 1 hr 14 mins |
69 | Interview with Chris Martin on the Diplomacy Academy | Red Hook, Brisbane | 30 May 2020 | 1 hr 29 mins |
68 | Never bored with boards | At home due to Coronavirus closures | 16 May 2020 | 41 mins |
67 | Still in Lockdown | At home due to Coronavirus closures | 2 May 2020 | 1 hr 13 mins |
66 | Playing to win: interview with kevdog8, rannjohnson & Dr Recommended | At home due to Coronavirus closures | 18 April 2020 | 2 hrs 2 mins |
65 | Playing tournaments during Coronavirus: interview with Garry Sturley & Andy Harris | At home due to Coronavirus closures | 4 April 2020 | 1 hr 53 mins |
Bonus | Pissed at PoppyCon – a Patreon preview for those in Coronavirus lockdown | PoppyCon, Melbourne | 28 March 2020 | 25 mins |
64 | PoppyCon & interviews with Melissa Call & Andrew Goff | Saint & Rogue, Melbourne | 21 March 2020 | 3 hrs 2 mins |
63 | The Mongolian Empire | Doo-Bop Bar, Brisbane | 7 March 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins |
62 | Interview with Doug Kent from Diplomacy World | Empire Hotel, Brisbane | 22 February 2020 | 2 hrs 28 mins |
61 | Interview with Erik van Mechelen | Hotel Carrington, Brisbane | 8 February 2020 | 2 hrs 28 mins |
60 | Interview with Umbletheheep from the Diplomacy Briefing | Proud Henry, Brisbane | 25 January 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins |
59 | Interview with Ira Hall on Diplomacy and Christian faith | Commercial Hotel, Ipswich | 4 January 2020 | 2 hrs 8 mins |
58 | A Very Diplomacy Christmas 2019 | Soapbox Brewery, Brisbane | 22 December 2019 | 1 hr 26 mins |
57 | Interview with Jon from Backstabbr | The Stanton (pre-game) & Hornblower Bar (post-game), Brisbane | 15 December 2019 | 1 hr 42 mins |
56 | Make Diplomacy Great Again | Frankie & George, Brisbane | 16 November 2019 | 1 hr 27 mins |
55 | Slightly slurry Diplomacy | The Croft House (pre-game) & Hornblower Bar (post-game), Brisbane | 2 November 2019 | 1 hr 05 mins |
54 | Very superstitious | Wet Bar, W Hotel, Brisbane | 12 October 2019 | 1 hr 32 mins |
53 | Confessions of a lapsed Diplomacy player | Alba, Brisbane | 28 September 2019 | 1 hr 7 mins |
52 | Rise of the Bots an interview with jmo and peterwiggin from webDip on AI & Diplomacy | Alba, Brisbane | 14 September 2019 | 1 hr 45 mins |
51 | Interview with Nathan Barnes about DipCon 2019 | Death and Taxes, Brisbane | 28 August 2019 | 2 hrs 23 mins |
50 | Interview with Zack Twamley from When Diplomacy Fails | Gilhooleys, Brisbane | 17 August 2019 | 2 hrs 0 mins |
49 | Interview with jmo from webDiplomacy | Corbett and Claude, Brisbane | 3 August 2019 | 1 hr 21 mins |
48 | Interview with Baron von Powell, creator of 1900 | Felon’s Brewery, Brisbane | 20 July 2019 | 1 hr 48 mins |
47 | Interview with Emmanuel du Pontavice about WDC 2019 in Marseilles | Felon’s Brewery, Brisbane | 6 July 2019 | 1 hr 43 mins |
46 | Interview with Ajax about the Diplomacy Nexus | No pub this time, Brisbane | 16 June 2019 | 46 mins |
45 | Creating a Face-to-Face community, variants, billionaires & democracy sausages | Royal Exchange Hotel, Brisbane | 9 May 2019 | 1 hour 14 mins |
44 | Settling back in | Finney Isles, Brisbane | 12 April 2019 | 1 hour 13 mins |
43 | Our first Face to Face Tournament | The Melbourne Open, Melbourne | 28 March 2019 | 2 hours 6 mins |
42 | Being a Diplomacy Man of Leisure & variant fun | The Charming Squire, Brisbane | 4 March 2019 | 1 hour 26 mins |
41 | Interview with CaptainMeme | The Conan Doyle, Edinburgh & The Terrace, Brisbane | 16 February 2019 | 2 hours 23 mins |
40 | Interview with Super_Dipsy from PlayDiplomacy | Museum Tavern, London & Little Big House, Brisbane | 31 January 2019 | 1 hour 35 mins |
39 | Interview with Nathan Barnes & Eric Mead from DiplomacyCast | T.S McHugh’s, Seattle & Little Big House, Brisbane | 15 January 2019 | 2 hours 42 mins |
38 | Interview with Andrew Goff, WDC 2018 winner & small variants | Boom Boom Room, Brisbane | 3 November 2018 | 2 hours 2 mins |
37 | How to choose a variant, stabbing, Hundred & the Munich Uber driver | Æther Brewing, Brisbane | 30 September 2018 | 1 hour 51 mins |
36 | Sabotage! | Sabotage Social, Brisbane | 16 September 2018 | 1 hour 16 mins |
35 | Interview with a Newbie: The General talks about learning Diplomacy the hard way | Isle’s Lane, Brisbane | 18 August 2018 | 1 hour 36 mins |
34 | Interview with Chris Martin about WorldDipCon 2018 | Isle’s Lane, Brisbane | 31 July 2018 | 1 hour 50 mins |
33 | Mud throwing Dip style | Fat Angel’s (briefly) and then Riverbar, Brisbane | 5 July 2018 | 1 hour 19 mins |
32 | Interview with Dr Recommended | No pub this time, Brisbane | 23 June 2018 | 1 hour 19 mins |
31 | Better late than never | Brewski, Brisbane | 31 May 2018 | 1 hour 38 mins |
30 | Interview with Kestas, the “Godfather” of online Diplomacy | Fitzenberger, Brisbane | 12 May 2018 | 1 hour 57 mins |
29 | Too many games | The APO and the Bowery, Brisbane | 7 April 2018 | 2 hours 9 mins |
28 | Drinking, Diplomacy & sh*t cake | Euro Restaurant and the Port Office Hotel, Brisbane | 21 March 2018 | 1 hour 10 mins |
27 | Interview with Technostar about “Divided States” | Buffalo Bar, Brisbane | 9 March 2018 | 1 hour 47 mins |
26 | Summer Diplomacy | NEXT Hotel Pool Terrace and Bar, Brisbane followed by Ryan’s on the Park | 30 January 2018 | 1 hour 32 mins |
25 | A Very Diplomacy Christmas | Osbourne Hotel, Brisbane | 23 December 2017 | 1 hour 54 mins |
24 | Diplomacy Chats & Boozy Rants | Riverland, Brisbane | 17 December 2017 | 1 hour 54 mins |
23 | Wild Ride Diplomacy talk | The Cloakroom Bar, Brisbane | 27 October 2017 | 1 hour 12 mins |
22 | The new Dip variant Renaissance | Newstead Brewery, Brisbane | 27 September 2017 | 1 hour 51 mins |
21 | How to develop a variant, interview with Captainmeme & Rat Wars | Saville Row, Brisbane | 6 September 2017 | 2 hours 13 mins |
20 | Game of Thrones/Dip interview with RUFFHAUS8 | Eleven Rooftop Bar, Brisbane | 22 August 2017 | 2 hours 2 mins |
19 | Variant talk & interview with Alex Ronke / nopunin10did from PlayDip | Sonny’s House of Blues, Brisbane | 4 August 2017 | 1 hour 52 mins |
18 | Interview with zultar from webDiplomacy & the Ancient Mediterranean variant | Sonny’s House of Blues, Brisbane | 17 July 2017 | 1 hour 23 mins |
17 | Long while between drinks & PlayDip’s “Dissolution” forum variant | Mr Edward’s Ale House, Brisbane | 11 June 2017 | 1 hour 20 mins |
16 | Live games, Colonial Diplomacy & metagaming a******s | Breakfast Creek Hotel, Brisbane | 27 April 2017 | 1 hour 27 mins |
15 | PlayDiplomacy (part 2), interview with Super_Dipsy & Morg and the Calhamer estate auction | Breakfast Creek Hotel, Brisbane | 13 April 2017 | 2 hours 15 mins |
14 | When the boss bans Dip, new Lab, interview with Flame & Periscope | Embassy Hotel, Brisbane | 20 March 2017 | 1 hour 45 mins |
13 | Diplomacy Dilemmas, Sengoku (Japanese variant) & the Russian Dip site | Victory Hotel, Brisbane | 23 February 2017 | 1 hour 34 mins |
12 | Interview with Carebear, Online Diplomacy Championship & PlayDiplomacy (part 1) | Victory Hotel, Brisbane | 11 February 2017 | 1 hour 23 mins |
11 | 1 vs 1 (Part 2), directions for Diplomacy sites & “Africa” variant | Brookyln Standard, Brisbane | 25 January 2017 | 1 hour 42 mins |
10 | 1 vs 1 (Part 1) & interview with Devonian | Sixteen Antlers, Brisbane | 12 January 2017 | 1 hour 3 mins |
9 | Diplomacy etiquette, Christmas & the variants “Atlantic Colonies” & “Mate Against Mate“ | Stock Exchange Hotel, Brisbane | 24 December 2016 | 1 hour 17 mins |
8 | Eliminations and the variant “USA“ | Plough Inn, Brisbane | 8 December 2016 | 1 hour 38 mins |
7 | The variant “1066”, big webDip news and many, many tangents | Super Whatnot, Brisbane | 17 November 2016 | 1 hour 36 mins |
6 | The always popular “Modern Diplomacy” variant and whacky WW1 fighter pilot antics with “Sopwith“ | Brew & John Mills Himself, Brisbane | 4 November 2016 | 1 hour 3 mins |
5 | Our interview on the amazing 2012 webDip World Cup championship with Leif, JECE and Goldfinger | Brew, Brisbane | 21 October 2016 | 1 hour 7 mins |
4 | “World War IV” and “Google Translate Diplomacy” – an amazing entertainment experience! | Regatta Hotel, Brisbane | 7 October 2016 | 57 mins |
3 | The Italian Renaissance variant “Rinascimento” and “Bourse”, a game inside a game | Regatta Hotel, Brisbane | 23 September 2016 | 54 mins |
2 | The “Fog of War” variant, contacting vDip and webDip Mods and new development talk | Gresham Hotel, Brisbane | 10 September 2016 | 55 mins |
1 | Introducing Kaner and Amby, podcast overview and the variant “Known World 901” | Grand Central Hotel, Brisbane | 31 August 2016 | 1 hour 27 mins |
0 | Diplomacy Games: Start here | N/a | 19 January 2020 | 14 mins |