Browse every All Things Go episode, including interviews, commentary, practical lessons, and full searchable transcripts.
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S6.14 – Toshiki Fujimori on Japan’s Go Salons: Tradition, Community & the Future
Toshiki Fujimori explores Japanese Go salons, their decline, how visitors can join, and new community approaches in Shinjuku, Yokohama and Kawagoe.
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S6.13 – Tang Tianyuan on Going Pro, AI Cheating Suspicions & Teaching Across Borders
Chinese professional Tang Tianyuan recalls the road to pro Go, explains his concerns about possible AI cheating, and reflects on teaching and commentary. Eric of BadukTeacher.com shares his story and translation-based teaching platform.
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S6.12 – Why Go Endures: AI, Game Design & Traditional Go Craft
Game researcher Cameron Browne explores why Go endures, then Kuroki of Mitsuishi, the company behind Kuroki Goishiten, looks at clamshell stones, kaya boards, restoration, and traditional Go craft.
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S6.11 – New to Go? #5: How to Keep Go in Your Life
Travis closes the New to Go? beginner series with practical advice for keeping Go in your life over the long term: teachers, community, goals, plateaus, rank, and enjoyment.
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S6.10 – Gunnar Dickfeld on Publishing Go: Books, Translation & the Future of the Game in the West
BOARD N’STONES publisher Gunnar Dickfeld discusses Go books, translation, licensing, teaching beginners, the future of publishing, and what Western Go needs to grow.
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S6.9 – Unscripted: Pro Go Roundup with Gazza White: Pair Go, Meijin, Shin Jin-seo & Ueno Asami
In this unscripted pro Go roundup, Gazza White joins Travis to discuss the 2026 World Pair Go Championship, the Meijin and Korean Myungin, Shin Jin-seo’s dominance, the Kisei system, and Ueno Asami’s historic League B promotion.
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S6.8 – New to Go? #4: Why Feeling Lost Is Normal
Feeling lost after learning the rules of Go is normal. Travis explains how to narrow your focus, learn from stronger players, handle losing streaks, and recognize improvement as board positions gradually begin to make more sense.
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S6.7 – John Fairbairn on What the Old Masters Can Still Teach Us
John Fairbairn explains why old Go games can still be practical study material, what Go Seigen learned from earlier masters, how GoGoD helps trace the history of ideas, and what he is working on next. The interview was conducted in writing and adapted into a narrated episode.
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S6.6 – New to Go? #3: How to Start Playing
In the third New to Go? mini-episode, Travis explains how to begin actually playing Go: play lots of games, start on a smaller board, use simple rules of thumb, mix bots and humans, and seek focused human feedback instead of relying on AI review right away.