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The Bearded Brigade: A Trench Crusade Podcast

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Come and join Noah and Mac as they discuss the latest topics that they find interesting in the world of Trench Crusade. We'll touch on everything: from deep dives into factions, the war band lists we're running in our play group's campaign, to questions/discussions about the lore, to arguments about the nature of the Trench Crusade universe. We'll even cover real-world developments/future/news of Factory Fortress's skirmish game.

Tune in, snuggle up, get cozy, and enjoy the conversations about our playgroup and our musings about the exciting game of Trench Crusade.

Send questions or comments to beardedbrigadepod@gmail.com

Or join the Discord at https://discord.gg/JDMvNKR26v

Games chart
#127
Episodes
6
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 17 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
2 days ago

Episodes

6 episodes, newest first

  1. The Court Rework Pt 2

    Season 1, Episode 6

    Show notes

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

    Mac and Noah finish discussing the Court of the Seven Headed Serpent war bands. Mac embraces his demonic voice while editor Noah dawns a new persona.

    Stay tuned for next weeks episode where these two take a stab at making and Eire Rangers war band roster!

    In the comments let us know if you like the new cover made without ai.

    Intro Song: "Now thank we all our God" https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-32824/

    Sound clips royalty free from: https://pixabay.com/

    The Discord:https://discord.gg/JDMvNKR26v

    The Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheBeardedBrigade

    1 hr 30 min
  2. The Court Rework pt 1

    Season 1, Episode 5

    Show notes

    Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

    Noah and Mac deep dive into the October Rules Changes to the Court of the Seven-Headed Serpent.

    Easily the beefiest episode yet, Part 1 is here. Part 2 is next week.

    Intro Song: Empire Earth II Opening Theme - https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/empire-earth-2/a135%2520intro.mp3

    The Email: beardedbrigadepod@gmail.com

    The Discord:https://discord.gg/JDMvNKR26v

    The Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheBeardedBrigade

    The Declaration of the Causes of Secession: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/declaration-causes-seceding-states

    Fantasia: Sunflower’s scenes original vs dvd release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nx4ekJ0i_w&themeRefresh=1

    1 hr 54 min
  3. Dry run through the Carcass Front's new Campaign Step

    Season 1, Episode 4

    Show notes

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    Mac and Noah get up to more hi-jinks as they try and wrap tehir heads around the all new campaign step within Trench crusade's newest published scenario, The Carcass Front.

    Intro song: The Armorer's Song

    The Email: beardedbrigadepod@gmail.com

    The Discord:https://discord.gg/JDMvNKR26v

    We have nothing more to give you, but here's the Patreon... I guess... if you want to tip us for our digital busking:https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheBeardedBrigade

    1 hr 19 min
  4. 003 - Doing the prep for our next campaign.

    Season 1, Episode 3

    Show notes

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

    Intro Song: https://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-32729/

    Update on Operation Leviathan

    Noah shares his next Warband and reviews his battle with Nate.

    Mac shares his next Warband and reviews his battle with Ryan.

    Noah's Book Recommendation:

    The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism became the Religion of Modernity book by Eugene McCarraher

    The Email: beardedbrigadepod@gmail.com

    The Discord: https://discord.gg/JDMvNKR26v

    The Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheBeardedBrigade

    1 hr 11 min
  5. Episode 002 - "Are we the Goodies?"

    Season 1, Episode 2

    Show notes

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

    Mac and Noah argue over whether or not Trench Crusade has 'Good' guys.

    All the love to Trench Tactics in recovering from his hack.

    Spawnography: https://sites.libsyn.com/516168

    Trench Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znNYa8FLyZw

    Intro Song:

    The Castles in Europe

    Europe's Society Orchestra -- Musical Group -- Musical Group

    1 hr 14 min
  6. Introduction to Our Podcast.

    Season 1, Episode 1

    Show notes

    Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.

    Episode 0 - A brief introduction to us and our style.

    We meander through:

    • Our experiences with our Campaign "Zero" that we did just to understand how the campaign step works.
    • Our vision for this podcast.
    • How to play the game.
    • Where could Trench Crusade expand to?
    • Unidentified Warband Unit segment gets its inaugural debut.

    The Best online Trench Crusade list builder/campaign manager/quick rules reference.

    • https://trench-companion.com/

    Noah's Podcasts:

    • https://open.spotify.com/episode/0kgZR7snx2nSU5wQ3ozhQy?si=ssQ7Te6kQpKHLaEx0M-4ag
    • https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zl0X77c583hXdFLaEo6Iz?si=vuiybVZYTMWTWeVQvU0hig
    • https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Exj9edS1ej5ADx2nDuAIj?si=UJhk7QePQpK7NJ-klOVuQg
    • https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GPCkAHJWe6VHkLk5EsOXY?si=JfB25fvWQrCDtu3fy9gXgQ

    Other Trench Crusade Content Creators that Mac mentions:

    • https://www.youtube.com/@scannerbarkly
    • https://www.youtube.com/HazmatFTW
    • https://www.youtube.com/@TrenchTactics
    • https://rss.com/podcasts/trench-scribe/

    51 min