In this inaugural episode of the Canadian Wargamer Podcast, hosts and BFFs Mike (@MarshalLuigi) and James (@JamesManto4) introduce one another and address the crucial question: does the world need another miniature wargames podcast in which two (youngish) granddads natter on? Spoiler alert - yes, it does.
We explain our Concept of Operations for the podcast:
1. Tell stories about the Canadian wargaming scene, a small scene in a BIG country.
2. Introduce Canadian hobby leaders - figure sculptors and producers, bloggers, local linchpins - and hear they stories;
and
3. Explore connections between Canadian military history and wargaming. Of course, we may talk about our goblin wolf riders and Prussian grenadiers, but we are particularly interested in representing Canadian battles and soldiers on the tabletop.
We talk about what's keeping us busy for the next month:
James - lots of decidedly non-Canadian Napoleonics.
Mike - might get to those 15mm Canadians in Sicily this month.
We also shamelessly steal Sean Clarke's virtual library schtick from his God's Own Scale podcast. We intend to ask each guest to "donate" one or two books with a Canadian military connection. In this issue, we each put two books on the digital shelves.
James' choices:
Mark Zuehlke, Brave Battalion: the Remarkable Story of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) in the First World War (2008). https://www.amazon.ca/Brave-Battalion-Remarkable-Canadian-Scottish/dp/0470154160
Chris Wattie, Contact Charlie: the Canadian Army, the Taliban, and the Battle that Saved Afghanistan (2008).
https://www.amazon.ca/Contact-Charlie-Canadian-Taliban-Afghanistan/dp/1554700841
Mike's choices:
Frederick George Scott, The Great War as I Saw It (1922).
https://www.amazon.ca/Great-War-Frederick-George-Scott/dp/0978465253
https://archive.org/details/greatwarasi00scotuoft
Farley Mowat, The Regiment (1974).
https://www.amazon.ca/Regiment-Farley-Mowat/dp/1551251221
Let us know what you thought of the podcast and tell your friends! Also, check out our blogs:
James: http://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.com
Mike: http://madpadrewargames.blogspot.com
