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Synopsis
Join us in the tavern for a monthly Ask Me Anything (AMA) series where you can sit down with us and learn more about our Critical Role cast and guests! Questions will be curated directly from Beacon members via Discord and each episode will feature a different cast member.
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- E1 Fireside Chat LIVE with Matthew Mercer – May 2024Next upMay 21, 2024 · 54 min
Synopsis
Join us in the tavern for our first Beacon Exclusive fireside chat with our legendary game master, Matthew Mercer!
Guest stars: Matthew Mercer (Self)
- E2 Fireside Chat LIVE with Marisha Ray – Jun 2024Jun 24, 2024 · 70 min
Synopsis
Our incredible creative director, Marisha Ray, joins us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!
Guest stars: Marisha Ray (Self)
- E3 Fireside Chat LIVE with Sam Riegel – Jul 2024Jul 16, 2024 · 61 min
Synopsis
Our fearless leader, bard extraordinaire, and true inspiration, Sam Riegel joins us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!
Guest stars: Sam Riegel (Self)
- E4 Fireside Chat LIVE with Taliesin Jaffe – Aug 2024Aug 19, 2024 · 61 min
Synopsis
The immortal executive goth, Taliesin Jaffe, is stepping out of the shadows and joining us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!
Guest stars: Taliesin Jaffe (Self)
- E5 Fireside Chat LIVE with Ashley Johnson – Sep 2024Sep 23, 2024 · 59 min
Synopsis
The wonderfully sweet and incredibly talented Ashley Johnson is making her way to the tavern for a Beacon exclusive Fireside Chat and Q+A!
Guest stars: Ashley Johnson (Self)
- E6 Fireside Chat LIVE with Travis Willingham – Oct 2024Oct 21, 2024 · 61 min
Synopsis
Our guiding force and CEO Travis Willingham is making his way to the tavern for Beacon exclusive Fireside Chat and Q+A!
Guest stars: Travis Willingham (Self)
- E7 Fireside Chat LIVE With Liam O'Brien – Nov 2024Nov 19, 2024 · 59 min
Synopsis
The immensely talented storyteller and resident Critical Role Art Dad, Liam O’Brien is headed to the tavern for a Fireside Chat!
Guest stars: Liam O'Brien (Self)
- E8 Fireside Chat LIVE with Robbie Daymond – Dec 2024Dec 10, 2024 · 60 min
Synopsis
Our loveable, hilarious, and remarkable friend, Robbie Daymond, is making his way to a Fireside Chat with our Beacon Bits!
Guest stars: Robbie Daymond (Self)
- E9 Fireside Chat LIVE With Laura Bailey – Jan 2025Jan 21, 2025 · 59 min
Synopsis
The one and only chaos-causing, dice-hoarding merch queen, Laura Bailey is heading to the Tavern for a Fireside Chat!
Guest stars: Laura Bailey (Self)
- E10 Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer – Feb 2025 – Campaign 3: Bells Hells FinaleFeb 11, 2025 · 78 min
Synopsis
Matthew Mercer is returning to the tavern for a special fireside chat to address any lingering questions from our Bells Hells campaign!
Guest stars: Matthew Mercer (Self)
- E11 Fireside Chat LIVE With George Primavera & Nick Williams – Mar 2025Mar 17, 2025 · 64 min
Synopsis
Our incredible Game Masters from The Re-Slayer’s Take, George Primavera and Nick Williams, are heading to the tavern to answer your burning questions about The Re-Slayer’s Take and the jaw dropping conclusion of Season 2!
Guest stars: George Primavera (Self), Nick Williams (Self)
- E12 Fireside Chat LIVE With Sam Riegel – Apr 2025Apr 28, 2025 · 62 min
Synopsis
Join our Wildemount Wildlings Game Master Sam Riegel as he returns to the tavern to discuss the latest adventures at Camp Wildemount, Veth's time as a game show contestant, and anything else the Beacon Discord asks about!
Guest stars: Sam Riegel (Self)
- E13 Fireside Chat LIVE With Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe – May 2025May 12, 2025 · 72 min
Synopsis
Our resident weirdos Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe are making their way to the Tavern for a joint Fireside Chat to answer all your delightfully strange questions, give you the inside scoop on Weird Kids, and chat about the latest shenanigans in Critical Role land!
Guest stars: Taliesin Jaffe (Self), Ashley Johnson (Self)
- E14 Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer and Elise Rezendes – Jun 2025Jun 3, 2025 · 70 min
Synopsis
Daggerheart is out in the world! Join our Senior RPG Producer Elise Rezendes and Game Designer Matthew Mercer as they answer all your burning questions and tell you everything you need to know about Daggerheart!!
Guest stars: Matthew Mercer (Self), Elise Rezendes (Self)
- E15 Fireside Chat LIVE With Dani Carr and Jared Deiro – Jul 2025Jul 14, 2025 · 65 min
Synopsis
Our Lore Keepers are in the building! The all knowing Dani Carr and Jared Deiro are the guardians of narrative integrity for all of our shows and their heading to the tavern to answer YOUR burning questions! So if you've ever had a deep question about Critical Role, Age of Umbra, The Midst Cosmos, or any of our subsequent shows, these lore keepers are the ones to ask!
Guest stars: Dani Carr (Self), Jared Deiro (Self)
- E16 Fireside Chat LIVE With Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford – Aug 2025Aug 12, 2025 · 64 min
Synopsis
Get to know iconic duo and newcomers to Darrington Press, Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford, by joining us at the tavern for a Fireside Chat! They’ll answer questions from our Beacon Discord about TTRPGs, their careers, their creative process, and more.
Guest stars: Chris Perkins (Self), Jeremy Crawford (Self)
- E17 Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer & Brennan Lee Mulligan – Aug 2025Aug 21, 2025 · 66 min
Synopsis
Not one but TWO legendary game masters are heading to the tavern! Brennan Lee Mulligan and Matthew Mercer are here to delve into Campaign 4, discuss the west-marches format, and answer YOUR burning questions directly from the Beacon Discord!
Guest stars: Matthew Mercer (Self), Brennan Lee Mulligan (Self)
- E18 Fireside Chat LIVE With Marisha Ray and Travis Willingham – Sep 2025Sep 23, 2025 · 73 min
Synopsis
Is this a State of the Role? No, it's Marisha Ray and Travis Willingham taking to the tavern for a Fireside Chat! What do our CEO and Creative Director have to say about the past, present, and future of Critical Role? Ask and find out!
Guest stars: Marisha Ray (Self), Travis Willingham (Self)
- E19 Fireside Chat LIVE With Alexander Ward – Oct 2025Oct 28, 2025 · 63 min
Synopsis
It's spooky season! So let's talk with our very own spooky boy these days before Halloween. Alexander Ward is our tavern guest this evening and here to orate on everything Overture and Occtis.
Guest stars: Alexander Ward (Self)
- E20 Fireside Chat LIVE With Liam O'Brien – Nov 2025Nov 24, 2025 · 63 min
Synopsis
Liam O'Brien is warming up by the hearth before we take our Thanksgiving break. Get your fill of answers on everything from Campign 4's Halandil Fang to Caleb Widowgast in The Mighty Nein on Prime Video.
Guest stars: Liam O'Brien (Self)
- E21 Fireside Chat LIVE With Sam Riegel and Tasha Huo – Dec 2025Dec 16, 2025 · 66 min
Synopsis
Executive Producer Sam Riegel has invited Executive Producer Tasha Huo of The Mighty Nein on Prime Video to our festive fireside to talk about everything from Animation to Zadash.
Guest stars: Sam Riegel (Self), Tasha Huo (Self)
- E22 Fireside Chat LIVE Oops! All Crew – Jan 2026Jan 6, 2026 · 153 min
Synopsis
Marisha Ray will be soft hosting our first Fireside Chat of the year, we willl have a rotating retinue of crew who will join her in our tavern's hotseat by the hearth. We have producers, camera crew, editors, and more that you may recognize from off-stage yells, short cameos, and the Beacon Discord chat and they are ready your questions!
Guest stars: Marisha Ray (Self), Vinnie Singh (Self), Will Lamborn (Self), Ashley Middlebrook (Self), Chris Willmott (Self), Athena Ross (Self), Em Oliver (Self), Max Schapiro (Self)
- E23 Fireside Chat LIVE With Whitney Moore – Feb 2026Feb 10, 2026 · 61 min
Synopsis
Tyranny is getting toasty in The Tavern! Whitney Moore is here to answer your fireside questions, not only about The Soldiers' table, but her new role as host of Tale Gate!
Guest stars: Whitney Moore (Self)
- E24 Fireside Chat LIVE With Luis Carazo – Mar 2026Mar 31, 2026 · 76 min
Synopsis
Luis Carazo is scheming for his appearance at The Tavern! Prepare all your burning questions, from Azune to Zerxus, for him now!
Guest stars: Luis Carazo (Self)
- E25 Fireside Chat LIVE With Chris Prynoski & Josh Knapp – Apr 2026Apr 27, 2026 · 60 min
Synopsis
A Titmouse two-fer in the Tavern! Studio owner Chris Prynoski and Draw Your Weapons GM Josh Knapp are ready for you to sketch up some questions for both our new actual play and animated shows!
Guest stars: Chris Prynoski (Self), Josh Knapp (Self)
- E26 Fireside Chat LIVE With Liam O'Brien & Sam Riegel – May 2026May 12, 2026 · 64 min
Synopsis
The OG AWNP podcasters are popping by The Tavern. Prepare your pondering questions for Liam O'Brien and Sam Riegel now!
Guest stars: Sam Riegel (Self), Liam O'Brien (Self)
- E27 Fireside Chat LIVE With Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham – June 2026Jun 23, 2026 · 71 min
Synopsis
Our CEO & Merch Maven flank the Fireside together tonight in the Tavern. Travis Willingham & Laura Bailey are ready for your questions concerning Campaign 4, LoVM Season 4, and anything else from Critical Role land.
Guest stars: Travis Willingham (Self), Laura Bailey (Self)
- E28 Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer – July 2026Jul 27, 2026 · 64 min
Synopsis
Gather around the safety of the sacred flame for this pyre-side chat with Age of Umbra: Sallowlands' devious GM Matthew Mercer! From keeping the tension high in the Halcyon Domain, to embodying the bestest bat in the blighted lands (Badger)... What do YOU want to know? Steady your nerve and ready your questions about the Daggerheart mini-series, Echoes of Exandria live shows, or anything else Critical Role
Guest stars: Matthew Mercer (Self)
- E29 Fireside Chat LIVE With Zachery Renauldo – August 2026Aug 18, 2026 · 63 min
Synopsis
Zachery Renauldo - AKA @ZachTheBold - Also AKA Alphonse Brute of Sallowlands, is ready to chat with more than just himself on tonight's Fireside Chat. Get all of your questions curated for this "After Umbra" debrief.
Guest stars: Zachery Renauldo (Self)
- E30 Fireside Chat LIVE With Ashley Johnson – September 2026Sep 15, 2026 · 65 min
Synopsis
Vaelus' fractured faith is first and foremost with Ashley Johnson in this edition of Fireside Chat. What's up with this Weird Kid and her character? Let's find out together!
Guest stars: Ashley Johnson (Self), Kirby Winslow (Self)
- E31 Fireside Chat LIVE With Taliesin Jaffe & Whitney Moore – October 2026Oct 14, 2026 · 66 min
Synopsis
Ready to talk about the pit of despair with Bolaire and The ACTUAL Pit with Tyranny? Bring your questions, and maybe get a Tarot reading or two, in this Fireside Chat with Taliesin Jaffe and Whitney Moore!
Guest stars: Taliesin Jaffe (Self), Whitney Moore (Self)
- E32 Fireside Chat LIVE With Marisha Ray – November 2026Airs Nov 23, 2026
Guest stars
Guest stars: Marisha Ray (Self)
- E33 Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer & Nerissa Ravencroft – December 2026Airs Dec 15, 2026
Guest stars
Guest stars: Matthew Mercer (Self), Nerissa Ravencroft (Self)
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