http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com The Advanced Squad Leader podcast Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:29:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's great to have guests and do interviews, but sometimes it's nice to get back to basics. This time it's just the two of us and The Rule Book, hunkered down and in it deep. The main topic of this episode is Bypass Movement. It must have pained the Starter ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/10/27/episode-27-dont-pass-me-by/ Today we fill the broadcast foxhole to capacity and hold our first "round table" discussion. Can you guess the topic? Well, if you answered "Advanced Squad Leader", you are absolutely correct. Joining us today are three Chicago-area ASL veterans, Louie Tokarz, Rich Spilky and Bob Holmstrom. Add to that mix ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/10/17/episode-26-round-table-1/ One of the benefits of producing a netcast like this one is the opportunity it gives us to interview various ASL "celebrities". So far none of them have shown any self-awareness of that "celebrity" status, though they all most assuredly deserve the title, given the time and effort they dedicate ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/09/19/episode-25-marking-time/ August was a busy month for us, especially with a fun-packed, four-day excursion to Indianapolis for GenCon. But we were still able to record a couple of fantastic T2HS (The 2 Half-Squads) episodes -- the first of which we offer here for your approval. In "Get Movin'!" we continue our series ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/09/04/episode-24-get-movin/ Ah yes, we hate to say it but the end of summer break is drawing nigh (here in the Northern latitudes, anyway) and soon the kids will be back in school. With all the homework, projects, sports, and other scholastic activities monopolizing the lives of our youngsters, how are we ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/08/04/episode-23-prep-school/ This episode's main topic is Fire weapons: Flame Throwers and Molotov Cocktails. This episode was our first LIVE audience show. Thanks to technology provided by TalkShoe we were able to broadcast our audio live on the internet and were joined live by listeners. It was pretty cool. We had about twenty-five ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/07/27/episode-22-light-em-up-live/ Now that we've spent a couple of episodes talking about tanks, we thought it time to take a look at a lighter topic -- what the lonely soldier could do to combat those nasty AFV's. With that in mind, this installment examines the ins and outs of Light Anti Tank ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/07/11/episode-21-lighten-up/ ATTENTION ASL FANS!! On July 27th we will record episode #23 of The Two Half-Squads with an exciting new feature -- live call-in! That's right, you'll be able to listen, speak and text-chat LIVE with Jeff, Dave and Joe during the recording.  This will be a gaming first, so join ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/07/04/mark-your-calendars-its-t2hs-live/ Hello! This episode should have photos if you use itunes! We will also put them on the flickr side bar. This episode features Tim Klepaczyk's Germans defending against Ron Schatz's Americans in a Starter Kit #2 scenario called 88's at Zon. Neutral commentary is provided by Dave and ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/07/01/asl-extra-9-88s-at-zon-more/ Finally, another ASL Extra! The scenario featured this time is S23 MONTY'S GAMBLE from Starter Kit #3. As you have requested we are taking care of our Starter Kit listeners. Of course we hope ALL our listeners will enjoy listening to Ron Schatz and Dave analyze this one. Also ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/06/27/asl-extra-8-montys-gamble/ This time we are happy to have Lars Thuring join us via Skype from his home in Germany.  Lars is a long time ASLer and one of the master-minds behind the upcoming (and FINAL) ASL module, Hakkaa Paalle!. Join us as we mercilessly throw him the really tough questions such ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/06/17/episode-20-the-thuring-point/ Dim the lights and get comfortable as we raise the curtain on another brilliant ASL drama. After some fascinating listener mail, Jeff discusses the benefit of Preparation H, after which Dave dazzles with yet another engrossing Box Art Review Oh, the humanity! We then get into the meat of the ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/05/23/episode-19-rally-phase-ho/ Welcome to Tanks University. Here's our university level course on tanks. We're happy to welcome visiting Professor of Tankology (PhT) Bob Holmstrom for a lesson on Vehicle Overrun. Strap on your thinking helmets and be prepared to take copious notes as Dr. Bob leads us through this oft-avoided -- but ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/04/27/episode-18-tanks-2-u/ Newbie-Do is a mini-series designed specifically for the new ASL player. In this first installment, Jeff and Joe play through two turns of Starter Kit 1's first scenario, "Retaking Verville". We cover victory conditions and setup, and then walk step-by-step through each phase -- explaining in each event in detail ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/04/20/newbie-do-part-1/ Last week at the ASL Open near Chicago (a great job done by Dave Goldman) we tried out some new technology with a live audio/video feed. That's right, we were actually broadcasting LIVE over the internet from the ASL Open. There was quite a bit of tinkering required and with ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/04/11/video-event-asl-open/ It's business as usual in the broadcast foxhole, which means our carefully laid plans to talk in-depth about Phases in ASL quickly fall apart amidst a lot of other monkey business. Still, we do finally get down to a good discussion of the pre-game sequence. We'll be covering the rest ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/04/01/episode-17-monkey-business/ In this Extra Episode Mike Stubits plays Dave K. in AP 44 The Burial Mound. Set up your boards and follow along if you dare. Rich Spilky provides the neutral commentary in this after action report of a scenario that is on the ASL Open list. Hope you ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/03/30/asl-extra-7/ It's Spring! A time when a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of . . . mortars? Well, that's where our thoughts have turned. It's too early (at least here in mid-western North America) to bring out the gardening tools, so instead we celebrate the season by hauling out another ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/03/22/episode-16-happy-mortars-day/ After too long a break, we are back with the next exciting installment. And here we are very happy to announce The 2 Half-Squads t-shirts! We can't remember what made us think anyone would want to admit -- let alone advertise -- they listen to this podcast, but here they are, ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/03/08/episode-15-dalton-part-2/ Join us for a great game of scenario A103 MAYHEM IN MANILA. Two excellent and well respected players give us a glimpse of their thought and strategies as Bob Holmstrom's Japanese try to defend a stone building or two from Bob Miller's attacking Americans. You need deluxe boards a-d to ... http://the2halfsquads.podbean.com/2009/01/19/asl-extra-6/