"Black People Need to See Other Black People Succeed" - Interview with Kendo Smith

Three Black Halflings | A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Three Black Halflings

Leisure, Games

4.8 • 531 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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This week - Jeremy, Candace and Liv are joined by the award winning game master for Tales Yet Told, Kendo Smith! From how they were introduced to TTRPGs, to how their AP Voices in the Wood (System: Void 1680 AM) brought its community together, and the crucible moments that've made Kendo's art what it is! You can follow and listen to Tales Yet Told here! You can take a look at Void 1680 AM here! Also - did you miss out on our first 🎉FULLY FUNDED🎉 Kickstarter, the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City of the Black Rose Campaign setting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, in collaboration with ⁠⁠⁠Roll and Play Press? Well, good news! In the next few weeks, it'll be open to late pledges and pledge manager edits! So everyone gets a chance to grab a copy of the book and any extras you'd like! Follow the halflings: Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @livkennedy Candace: @candacethemagnificent Find all of our links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can buy all our lovely merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠as featured on Critical Role! Connect with us on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What happens when two people who grew up in a very strange corner of Los Angeles look back and realize just how bizarre their upbringings really were?
0:09.0	They start a podcast, of course.
0:11.1	I'm Ashley Johnson.
0:12.3	And I'm Talas and Jaffe.
0:13.8	Before we became the internet people we are today, we spent our childhoods as working actors,
0:18.7	appearing in shows like growing pains and films like Mr. Mom.
0:21.8	In our podcast, Weird Kids, we're diving deep into our unique upbringings, our friendship
0:26.5	with each other, and all the delightfully odd interests we still carry with us today.
0:31.9	In each episode, we get to share stories of our youth, the things that bring us joy, the
0:36.6	problems that we face,
0:38.2	and occasionally the friends we've collected along the way.
0:41.1	If you're a misfit, an outcast, or just a weirdo who loves all things nostalgic and
0:45.7	unconventional, come take a seat at our table.
0:47.8	Each week, we'll be releasing previously members-only episodes on YouTube and all major podcast
0:53.2	platforms, with new episodes dropping exclusively and ad-free on beacon.tv.
0:59.5	Hello, Hathlings! It's me, Candace the Magnificent. My pronouns are they, she, and a little sprinkly he,
1:08.8	and I'm here today with... Hi, I'm Olivia Kennedy, but you can call me Leigh-pronouns, shea. And I'm also here. And I'm also here. And I'm also here. Okay. Yeah. I thought it was like, all right, cool. They're just leaving this space. Here we go. Oh my God. This is the wrong dungeon and the wrong dragons?
1:28.3	Full Prince vibe?
1:30.3	Woof!
1:31.3	Ha ha ha!
1:32.3	This makes them even more black.
1:34.3	Cake glitches and bitches.
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