312 Squadron Podcast
312 Squadron Podcast
312 Squadron
The 312 Squadron Podcast is a podcast about the X-Wing Miniatures Game, Star Wars media, and Chicago-related topics. 312  Squadron is an X-Wing community based out of Chicago, Illinois. You can catch us on weekly live streams in person and online. Live content can be found at https://www.twitch.tv/312_Squadron. You can also see our battle reports, and past content on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@312squadronChicago
Episode 5: Gauntlet Gamble
A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick, Manny and Andrew do a look at how to make some Gauntlet pilots work, the timeline of an evolving meta, and they even rank where they'd put the Star Wars shows!  Hey, join the conversation, hop into the Discord! https://discord.gg/xknEegJw67  [https://discord.gg/xknEegJw67] PAX Unplugged info: https://unplugged.paxsite.com/en-us/registration.html  [https://unplugged.paxsite.com/en-us/registration.html] You can follow us live for weekly content on our Twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/312_Squadron  Like our page on Facebook for updates on future and current things: https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/  [https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/] Catch replays and edited content on our YouTube Channel: https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/  [https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/]
Oct 30, 2023
1 hr 19 min
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Stay on Courser!
A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Nick and Manny are joined by Matt Courser of The Bespin Benchwarmers Podcast as we talk about Golden State Games, underrated T-65 pilots, glaring needs in the game of X-Wing, and more! Hey, join the conversation, hop into the Discord! https://discord.gg/xknEegJw67 Check out Matt and his crew at The Bespin Benchwarmers on Podbean! https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-ygvdw-9fd909 Register for our Windy City Trials Turkey Trot Official Store Champ on November 18th at Good Games Chicago! https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/783 PAX Unplugged info: https://unplugged.paxsite.com/en-us/registration.html You can follow us live for weekly content on our Twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/312_Squadron Like our page on Facebook for updates on future and current things: https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/ Catch replays and edited content on our YouTube Channel: https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/
Oct 16, 2023
1 hr 8 min
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Women in X-Wing!
A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Andrew and Nick are joined by Catherine Nyxsera and Emily Rastyl to discuss women in X-Wing and the gaming community at large! In this episode, we break down the experience Catherine and Emily have had being a part of the small (but growing) community of female players. We also finally break the silence on Ahsoka and drop our takes as we near the final two episodes of the show. Hey, join the conversation, hop into the Discord! https://discord.gg/xknEegJw67 Check out Emily and her crew over at The Midwest Scrubcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/64Dez5WJbMQXUyHx6IN4QL?si=139638209cfa4055 Help save a fox: https://www.saveafox.org/ If you are in the Midwest, consider joining us for Dragonfall on October 7th-8th in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin https://tabletop.events/conventions/dragon-fall-2023, or our Windy City Trials Turkey Trot Official Store Champ on November 18th at Good Games Chicago! https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/783 You can follow us live for weekly content on our Twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/312_Squadron Like our page on Facebook for updates on future and current things: https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/ Catch replays and edited content on our YouTube Channel: https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/
Oct 2, 2023
1 hr 21 min
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Episode 2: Super Nova (feat. Chrispy)
A long time ago… in a windy city, far, far away… Your hosts Andrew and Nick enlighten the galaxy in a conversation with top X-Wing player Christopher (Chrispy) Patrick! The trio dives into the meta trends of the recent Nova Open Worlds Open Qualifier, breaks down the B-Wing chassis in our debut segment of "Break it or Buy it", and we address scenario fatigue by theorycrafting interesting scenario ideas! Help support our friend Chris Tanner over at PlanningPhase Syndicate by donating using this link: https://streamlabs.com/312_squadron/tip to help support medical treatment for his daughter, who was diagnosed with cancer. Thank you for your generosity and support! Check out Chrispy's Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/vipersquadron Hey, join the conversation, hop into the Discord! https://discord.gg/xknEegJw67 If you are in the Midwest, consider joining us for Dragonfall on October 7th-8th in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin https://tabletop.events/conventions/dragon-fall-2023, or our Windy City Trials Turkey Trot Official Store Champ on November 18th at Good Games Chicago! https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/783 You can follow us live for weekly content on our Twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/312_Squadron Like our page on Facebook for updates on future and current things: https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/ Catch replays and edited content on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@312squadronChicago [https://www.facebook.com/Squadron312/]
Sep 18, 2023
1 hr 15 min
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Episode 1: Dashing after GenCon.
A long time ago, in August 2023, your hosts Nick, Andrew and Emmanuel entered the gauntlet at the GenCon X-wing miniatures open. Nick even made top 4! On this episode, we discuss the post GenCon meta, the new YT-2400 and Imperial bomber releases. Our friend Chris Tanner's (Planning Phase Syndicate) daughter is battling cancer and if you would like to join us in helping cover her medical costs you can donate here: 312_squadron / Streamlabs [https://streamlabs.com/312_squadron/tip]  100% of the donation will be given to Chris's family.  If you are in the Midwest you can sign up for our Chicago X-wing Turkey Trot Tournament November 18th: https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/783 You can also follow us live every week on twitch: twitch.tv/312_Squadron [http://twitch.tv/312_Squadron] See our past content, battle reports, and tournament play on YouTube: youtube.com/@312squadronChicago
Sep 4, 2023
1 hr 27 min
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