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Jan 21, 2019

#93: The Quacks of Quedlinburg

Jan 21, 2019

Jan 7, 2019

#92: 2018 In Review

Jan 7, 2019

Dec 24, 2018

#91: City of Gears

Dec 24, 2018

Dec 10, 2018

#90: PAX Unplugged / Trellis

Dec 10, 2018

Nov 26, 2018

#89: Pasaraya

Nov 26, 2018

Nov 19, 2018

#88: Gamers For Cures / Burnpile 2018

Nov 19, 2018

Oct 29, 2018

#87: Cryptid

Oct 29, 2018

Oct 16, 2018

#86: Legacy of Dragonholt

Oct 16, 2018

Sep 30, 2018

#85: Most Wanted

Sep 30, 2018

Sep 17, 2018

#84: Three Years / The Ultimate CarcaZone

Sep 17, 2018

Sep 3, 2018

#83: Space Base

Sep 3, 2018

Aug 20, 2018

#82: Randowriters

Aug 20, 2018

Aug 6, 2018

#81: Gen Con 2018 Recap

Aug 6, 2018

Jul 30, 2018

#80: The Hype List 2018

Jul 30, 2018

Jul 15, 2018

#79: DropMix

Jul 15, 2018

Jul 2, 2018

#78: Best of 2017 Redux

Jul 2, 2018

Jun 18, 2018

#77: Vinhos

Jun 18, 2018

Jun 4, 2018

#76: Altiplano

Jun 4, 2018

May 22, 2018

#75: Geekway to the West 2018

May 22, 2018

May 14, 2018

#74: Decrypto

May 14, 2018

Apr 23, 2018

#73: Rising 5

Apr 23, 2018

Apr 9, 2018

#72: The RPG Episode

Apr 9, 2018

Mar 26, 2018

#71: One Deck Dungeon

Mar 26, 2018

Mar 12, 2018

#70: Kitchen Rush

Mar 12, 2018

Feb 26, 2018

#69: Gaming on the Go

Feb 26, 2018

Feb 12, 2018

#68: Agra

Feb 12, 2018

Feb 1, 2018

#67: Expandapalooza

Feb 1, 2018

Jan 15, 2018

#66: Fog of Love

Jan 15, 2018

Jan 1, 2018

#65: 2017 In Review

Jan 1, 2018

Dec 18, 2017

#64: Queendomino

Dec 18, 2017

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ICYMI: Episode 93 is live at https://t.co/EyjBjq99Sm and wherever podcasts are heard! We review @northstargames… https://t.co/WR8o7nzAbq
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#93: The Quacks of Quedlinburg https://t.co/4xTsV6L5fG
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Hey y’all #Wingspan from @elizhargrave & @stonemaiergames is pretty dang good huh wow https://t.co/cg0Q6txxyk
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It’s #gamenight at @saludcerveceria! Come play #Wingspan from @stonemaiergames / @jameystegmaier, designed by Eliza… https://t.co/uC664yfMxv
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It’s #gamenight at @saludcerveceria! Come play #Wingspan from @stonemaiergames / @jameystegmaier, designed by Elizabeth Hargrave!

#GameNight tonight at @saludcerveceria! Come play games and eat deeeelicious pizza too. Mmm mmm. #noda #nodaclt #charlottenc #charlottegamenight

They say that a bird in the hand is worth two birds in the bush or something, but apparently 10 @buttonshy games are the size of a bird from #StonemaierGames @jameystegmaier

2018 In Review goes live Monday morning on draftmechanic.net and wherever podcasts are! Enjoy! #2018 #bgg #boardgames #boardgame #boardgamegeek #eurogame #eurogames #analoggames #analoggaming #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #juegosdemesa #gamenight #playmoregames #brettspiel

Classic bottle, matching glassware. @burialbeer Ulfberht Baltic porter. Mmmm

Finally got #thequacksofquedlinburg to the table... rather than putting it away, uh, let’s just play again right NOW. @northstargames

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ABOUT US

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Superpower of Choice

by The Liberation Jumpsuit

The Liberation Jumpsuit was a funky power pop band that existed in the Blacksburg, VA area in the 2000s. Led by my college friend and radio co-host, Drew, TLJ released three albums including the one featured here, Superpower of Choice. When we began the podcast, I looked around for great music to use beyond the standard loops and bumpers, but couldn't find anything that fit the feel we wanted. I happened to have Superpower of Choice in my car CD player the day before recording episode 3 and it clicked. A few messages to Drew later, we had our backing music.

I spoke with Drew about giving the album a second life on the website here and he was excited for the chance to get it back out there again. On the show, we (currently) use four tracks:

Main Theme / First Bump: Superpower of Choice
Second Bump: Prototypical
Third Bump: Fat Kid
Spoiler Episodes: Rinse/Repeat

We hope you enjoy this little slice of funky fun!

The Liberation Jumpsuit was:
Drew: Vocals, dancing
Dan: Guitars
Sam: More Guitars
Jeff: Bass and production
Ryan: Many drums

3:06

Superpower of Choice

The Liberation Jumpsuit
3:34

Barren

The Liberation Jumpsuit
3:14

A Love Song For Chiquita

The Liberation Jumpsuit
4:16

Tigris & Euphrates

The Liberation Jumpsuit
3:49

Fat Kid

The Liberation Jumpsuit
4:09

Prototypical

The Liberation Jumpsuit
4:11

Rinse/Repeat

The Liberation Jumpsuit
2:49

Girl from Ipanema

The Liberation Jumpsuit
3:09

Honeymoon

The Liberation Jumpsuit
3:04

Casablanca

The Liberation Jumpsuit