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1 season · 33 eps

Season 1

S1 · E1 54 min

Fireside Chat LIVE with Matthew Mercer – May 2024 Episode 1

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Join us in the tavern for our first Beacon Exclusive fireside chat with our legendary game master, Matthew Mercer!

S1 · E2 70 min

Fireside Chat LIVE with Marisha Ray – Jun 2024 Episode 2

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Our incredible creative director, Marisha Ray, joins us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!

S1 · E3 61 min

Fireside Chat LIVE with Sam Riegel – Jul 2024 Episode 3

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Our fearless leader, bard extraordinaire, and true inspiration, Sam Riegel joins us in the tavern for an exclusive Fireside Chat with Beacon members!

S1 · E4 61 min

Fireside Chat LIVE with Taliesin Jaffe – Aug 2024 Episode 4

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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!

S1 · E5 59 min

Fireside Chat LIVE with Ashley Johnson – Sep 2024 Episode 5

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The wonderfully sweet and incredibly talented Ashley Johnson is making her way to the tavern for a Beacon exclusive Fireside Chat and Q+A!

S1 · E6 61 min

Fireside Chat LIVE with Travis Willingham – Oct 2024 Episode 6

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Our guiding force and CEO Travis Willingham is making his way to the tavern for Beacon exclusive Fireside Chat and Q+A!

S1 · E7 59 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Liam O'Brien – Nov 2024 Episode 7

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The immensely talented storyteller and resident Critical Role Art Dad, Liam O’Brien is headed to the tavern for a Fireside Chat!

S1 · E8 60 min

Fireside Chat LIVE with Robbie Daymond – Dec 2024 Episode 8

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Our loveable, hilarious, and remarkable friend, Robbie Daymond, is making his way to a Fireside Chat with our Beacon Bits!

S1 · E9 59 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Laura Bailey – Jan 2025 Episode 9

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The one and only chaos-causing, dice-hoarding merch queen, Laura Bailey is heading to the Tavern for a Fireside Chat!

S1 · E10 78 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer – Feb 2025 – Campaign 3: Bells Hells Finale Episode 10

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Matthew Mercer is returning to the tavern for a special fireside chat to address any lingering questions from our Bells Hells campaign!

S1 · E11 64 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With George Primavera & Nick Williams – Mar 2025 Episode 11

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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!

S1 · E12 62 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Sam Riegel – Apr 2025 Episode 12

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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!

S1 · E13 72 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Ashley Johnson and Taliesin Jaffe – May 2025 Episode 13

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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!

S1 · E14 70 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer and Elise Rezendes – Jun 2025 Episode 14

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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!!

S1 · E15 65 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Dani Carr and Jared Deiro – Jul 2025 Episode 15

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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!

S1 · E16 64 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford – Aug 2025 Episode 16

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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.

S1 · E17 66 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer & Brennan Lee Mulligan – Aug 2025 Episode 17

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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!

S1 · E18 73 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Marisha Ray and Travis Willingham – Sep 2025 Episode 18

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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!

S1 · E19 63 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Alexander Ward – Oct 2025 Episode 19

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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.

S1 · E20 63 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Liam O'Brien – Nov 2025 Episode 20

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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.

S1 · E21 66 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Sam Riegel and Tasha Huo – Dec 2025 Episode 21

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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.

S1 · E22 153 min

Fireside Chat LIVE Oops! All Crew – Jan 2026 Episode 22

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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!

S1 · E23 61 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Whitney Moore – Feb 2026 Episode 23

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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!

S1 · E24 76 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Luis Carazo – Mar 2026 Episode 24

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Luis Carazo is scheming for his appearance at The Tavern! Prepare all your burning questions, from Azune to Zerxus, for him now!

S1 · E25 60 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Chris Prynoski & Josh Knapp – Apr 2026 Episode 25

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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!

S1 · E26 64 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Liam O'Brien & Sam Riegel – May 2026 Episode 26

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The OG AWNP podcasters are popping by The Tavern. Prepare your pondering questions for Liam O'Brien and Sam Riegel now!

S1 · E27 71 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Laura Bailey & Travis Willingham – June 2026 Episode 27

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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.

S1 · E28 64 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer – July 2026 Episode 28

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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

S1 · E29 63 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Zachery Renauldo – August 2026 Episode 29

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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.

S1 · E30 65 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Ashley Johnson – September 2026 Episode 30

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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!

S1 · E31 66 min

Fireside Chat LIVE With Taliesin Jaffe & Whitney Moore – October 2026 Episode 31

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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!

S1 · E32
Airs Nov 23, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Marisha Ray – November 2026 Episode 32

Nov 23, 2026
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S1 · E33
Airs Dec 15, 2026

Fireside Chat LIVE With Matthew Mercer & Nerissa Ravencroft – December 2026 Episode 33

Dec 15, 2026
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