web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:12:37 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Play Saves the World - Episodes Tagged with “Sabbath” https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/tags/sabbath Sun, 18 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. en-us episodic On games and spirituality Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Daniel and Kevin explore the meaning of play for human flourishing – what it is, what it means, and how people create and maintain playful lives. We explore books, people, places, and ideas committed to engendering play in the midst of busy, working lives. no play, gaming, game theory, work, human flourishing, the meaning of play Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor thomaskevintaylor@icloud.com Episode 14: Judaism and Board Games, with Alex Radcliffe https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/14 205290a9-1876-42cc-9c4e-9668eecdc0d9 Sun, 18 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 14 Judaism and Board Games, with Alex Radcliffe full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Alex Radcliffe of BoardGameCo and GameFound helps us understand how board games and Sabbath practices function within Orthodox Judaism. 46:49 no How do board games intersect with Orthodox Jewish religious and family life? We discuss how Sabbath observance impacts Alex's work, family life, and board game hobby, and how the Sabbath is defined and practiced for him and his synagogue. Be sure to check out Alex's excellent YouTube channel, BoardGameCo (https://youtube.com/boardgameco). NEXT EPISODE: We discuss Jane McGonagal's Reality is Broken chapters 1 and 2. We're glad to have you read along with us, but this homework is totally optional and can be ignored! What do you think? Post your thoughts, responses, and questions on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boardgamefaith/) and Discord (https://discord.gg/RTpwD9V2). Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/boardgamefaith/posts). Orthodox Judaism, Judaism, play, board games, spirituality, Sabbath, religion How do board games intersect with Orthodox Jewish religious and family life? We discuss how Sabbath observance impacts Alex's work, family life, and board game hobby, and how the Sabbath is defined and practiced for him and his synagogue. Be sure to check out Alex's excellent YouTube channel, BoardGameCo.

NEXT EPISODE: We discuss Jane McGonagal's Reality is Broken chapters 1 and 2. We're glad to have you read along with us, but this homework is totally optional and can be ignored!

What do you think? Post your thoughts, responses, and questions on Instagram and Discord.

Support us on Patreon.

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NEXT EPISODE: We discuss Jane McGonagal's Reality is Broken chapters 1 and 2. We're glad to have you read along with us, but this homework is totally optional and can be ignored!

What do you think? Post your thoughts, responses, and questions on Instagram and Discord.

Support us on Patreon.

Links:

]]> Episode 4: Book Club! The Grasshopper by Bernard Suits ch. 1 https://boardgamefaith.fireside.fm/4 aa071481-bf04-40db-a2eb-525dcd59910c Sun, 01 May 2022 14:00:00 -0400 Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor 4 Book Club! The Grasshopper by Bernard Suits ch. 1 full Daniel Hilty & Kevin Taylor Are $5K board gaming tables worth it? And what do we make of Bernard Suits' book The Grasshopper ch. 1, where the Grasshopper gladly dies in the winter for having played too many games? 52:49 no Toothsome questions abound. Are $5K board gaming tables worth it? Are there deeper implications of Clap-On technology? And what do we make of Bernard Suits' book The Grasshopper ch. 1, where the Grasshopper gladly dies in the winter for having played too many games? Can one game on the Sabbath, and why aren't there more games in the Bible? board games, religion, spirituality, value of play, Bernard Suits, The Grasshopper, Sabbath Toothsome questions abound. Are $5K board gaming tables worth it? Are there deeper implications of Clap-On technology? And what do we make of Bernard Suits' book The Grasshopper ch. 1, where the Grasshopper gladly dies in the winter for having played too many games? Can one game on the Sabbath, and why aren't there more games in the Bible?

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