Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 83 - Dads War Room - Mens Mental Health

 

Hi all,

Welcome to the show and today I have a bit of a spontaneous episode (for me) with Joe and Aaron from Dads War Room over in Hull (or is it 'ull) in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

I saw what the lads were doing via the Yarkshire Gamer Facebook page and I knew I had to get them on and help to get their message out to the world.

As usual the show is available on all major Podcast hosts or via the link below 

https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-83-dads-war-room-mens-mental-health/

Mens Mental Health has come a long way in my lifetime and Mens Sheds and the likes of Andys Man Club has made discussing how we feel more socially acceptable, so Joes idea of a Wargaming Club focusing on being not only a space for painting, building and gaming but also being a place where a shared hobby experience might help bring on the courage to share any personal challenges and receive likeminded support is a fantastic one.

Both Joe and Aaron are relatively new to the hobby so its a shorter more bespoke format to the episode as we get straight into the meat and tattes and talk about the setting up of the club, its first meeting and some great positive plans for the future.

Give these lads a like and a follow and if you can help in any way please do so, sharing this show link would be a great start !

Dads War Room is on Facebook, Tiktok and the Utubes, links below

https://www.youtube.com/@Dadswarroom

https://www.instagram.com/dads.warroom?igsh=MW1vNDVuYjhhZG1jeA%3D%3D

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1368023948184485/?ref=share

I'll be back next week for a birthday party to celebrate 5 years of the Podcast

Regards Ken

The Yarkshire Gamer

As usual here is the last episode on the Utubes 

Yarkshire Gamer Podcast 82 - Paul Mackay - Hobby Painting Deep Dive

 

Welcome to 2026 and Happy New Year.

No mucking about this year as we are straight into the first episode of the year, only 10 days in.

The episode is avaliable on all major Podcast hosts or via the link below 

https://kenrtai.podbean.com/e/episode-82-paul-mackay-hobby-painting-deep-dive/

My guest today is Paul Mackay, a name I am sure you will recognise if you read any of the Wargames Magazines, Paul is a regular contributor to those tomes with his painting tutorials, which cover a wide range of scales, periods and styles.

Paul is a lapsed Wargamer so there is a slightly different format to the show. We get to know a bit about the man himself in the first part, before we move onto a deep dive into many different aspects of the painting part of the hobby in part 2. We round off the show with some semi serious top tips.

After the 5 hours of the Xmas Special, this 2 hour 45 episode is officially a Yarkshire Gamer short !

I hope you enjoy the episode and please take time to leave a like, a comment and subscribe to the show wherever you listen to it, it helps it to grow, after all it is free !

I'll be back in 3 weeks time with a new episode.

Regards Ken

The Yarkshire Gamer

Here's the last episode on the Utubes