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S6.3 – The History of Ancient Go Boards and Giving Back to the Go Community
Gabe from Struggle Bus Go shares how he helped make the U.S. Go Congress more accessible, then Vianka Singh explores historic Go boards, Korean flower points, the Sandalwood Goban, Alea Evangelii, and the craftsmanship behind Go equipment.
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S6.2 – New to Go? #1: Start Here – Why Go Is Worth Your Time
New to Go? The first episode in this five-part beginner series explains why Go is worth exploring: focused attention, creativity and self-expression, and a lifetime of depth and discovery.
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S6.1 – Unscripted: Summer Catch-Up, Go Congress, Listener Feedback & What’s Ahead | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
Season 6 opens with an unscripted summer catch-up covering Travis’s first U.S. Go Congress, listener feedback on the informal episodes, and the growing All Things Go Discord and website. He also previews a beginner series and upcoming conversations spanning youth Go, international perspectives, equipment, publishing, history, and cognitive science.
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S5.12 – Jonas Welticke 6d EGF on Why You Should Practice Visualization
Travis speaks with German 6-dan player and teacher Jonas Welticke about his path through Go, study experiences in Japan and China, unconventional openings, competitive achievements, and twelve simultaneous one-color games. The conversation centers on visualization and reading: how players retain positions, manage variations, combine pattern recognition with calculation, and train these skills deliberately. Jonas also…
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S2.9 – Trolling, Go Nation Author Marc Moskowitz Interview Part II, Positive Pro Trends, BenKyo Lightning Round Part III & Devin’s Favorite Tournament Formats
Travis connects the idea of “aggressive friendliness” to handling trolling in online Go spaces. Marc L. Moskowitz continues his discussion of Go Nation, examining Weiqi, masculinity, status, and social change in China. Gazza White identifies encouraging developments in professional Go, BenKyo considers what could help Go grow in the West, and Devin Fraze compares tournament…
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S2.7 – Trevor Noah, AI & Go, Organizer Albert Yen, Pro Ichiriki Ryo & Lightning Round with BenKyo
Travis reflects on a Trevor Noah conversation about AlphaGo and the way artificial intelligence changed perceptions of human creativity in Go. He then speaks with strong amateur player, teacher, and organizer Albert Yen about growing up around Go, tournament culture, teaching, and what makes in-person events meaningful. Gazza White highlights Ichiriki Ryo and the state…
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S3.7 – Go & Psychoanalysis with Timothy Tamim & Dr. Arthur Mary
A beginner from the Honolulu Go Club reflects on the contrast between Go’s simple rules and extraordinary depth. Clinical psychologist Timothy Tamim then explores connections between Go and psychoanalysis, including territory, invasion, identity, projection, and the relational meaning of moves. He describes using a Go board in clinical settings not as a diagnostic machine but…