The Miller's Tale

Mike Whitaker
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A semi-regular collection of wargaming news and thoughts from the author of the popular "Trouble At The Mill" wargames blog.

  1. 04/07/2025

    The Miller's Tale - Episode 13

    Episode 13 - in which Mike finally gets to catch up with former Dux Brit partner-in-crime and rock god Andy Hawes, in a wide-ranging discussion covering everything from understanding bias in history to digging for Time Team at Sutton Hoo. This chat was recorded on the 12th June and has taken a little longer to edit than I really wanted, but here it is. Useful links: Sutton HooWargaming the Age of the Anglo-Saxons event (July 26-7)Time TeamThe Sutton Hoo 2024 dig parts 1, 2, 3 (on site), 4 (micro-excavation of the Bromeswell Bucket)Live updates from this year's dig parts 1, 2Book for Posh Lard 2025 hereAnd just to prove you probably have seen the Sutton Hoo helmet, here it is in all its glory...

  2. 09/06/2025

    The Miller's Tale - Episode 12

    Episode 12 - in which Mike has a chat with the Mighty Dux himself, Richard Clarke of Too Fat Lardies, over a range of topics including Chain of Command 2, Patreon, Pint-sized Campaigns and even, very briefly, Dux Britanniarum. And hi to the folks I missed at OML this past weekend! Useful links: The TFL Patreon.Book for Posh Lard 2025 hereWatch this space for another interview Real Soon Now!

  3. 28/05/2025

    The Miller's Tale - Episode 11

    Episode 11: In which Mike catches up with Mike Hutchinson of Planet Smasher Games, a past guest on Meeples and Miniatures and creator of (among many other things) Gaslands. Useful links: Planet Smasher GamesMike's podcast with Glenn Ford, Rule of CarnageOsprey's (pre-)order page for Pacific CommandThe Space Gits KickstarterMike's book "The Fundamentals of Tabletop Miniatures Game Design"Hereward Wargames Show! (FB page)You know, if I did those more often, I'd spend less time remembering how all these moving parts go together to get it up online in all the right places :D That said? Watch this space for episode 12, in a couple of weeks.

  4. 24/10/2024

    The Miller's Tale - Episode 10

    Episode 10: In which the podcast reaches double figures, and Mike has his first ever guest, namely James Morris! Links from the episode: James' website: mogsymakes.netJames on social media: Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram and probably mogsymakes anywhere else you can think of!Midgard Heroic Battles videos from TFL:Midgard Heroic Battles. An IntroductionMidgard Heroic Battles Part 2: A Look at a Typical ForcePre-orders:From Too Fat Lardies/Reisswitz Press in the UKFrom Karwansary Publishing in EuropeJames on the 20 Sided Gamified podcastThat Partizan backdrop.....

  5. 29/02/2024

    The Miller's Tale - Episode 9

    Episode 9: in which Mike once again attempts to remember how the heck the Heath Robinson-esque collection of RSS feed generator, local webspace and heaven knows what else all hooks together. And attempts to get caught up, and rambles about a 40-year old wargame... Links from this episode Flashforge Adventurer 5M Pro filament printerXTool S1 laser cutterTales From The Periphery - my new podcastThe BattleTech portal pageBrutal Cities MDF terrainRead more »

  6. 29/06/2019

    Miller's Tale episode 7 repost

    There were, it appears, a number of issues some folks were having with the most recent podcast episode. Like an idiot I added ID3 tags, which some podcast players don't like on M4A files. Thanks to Roger B-W for spotting this. When I built the new server, I missed copying one change to a small but essential configuration file off the backup, which meant the episode wouldn't play in Firefox. Thanks to Dave Brown for reporting that. I also changed the server that handles the podcast files from HTTP to HTTPS. This shouldn't make any difference, but you never know :D Some podcast feed services cache the incorrectly-tagged version, so even though I fixed it you still might not have been able to play it. Thanks to Neil McGurk for flagging that this may be an issue. So. Here's a fresh post, so it creates a new podcast feed entry, linking to a copy of the correct file, so the feed services can't cache it. If you've been having problems, try this and see if it resolves it.

  7. 23/06/2019

    The Miller's Tale - Episode 7

    Episode 7: In which Mike talks about umpiring. And the obvious elephant in the room... Links to things mentioned in the podcast Element Games' GW Contrast Paints page (no, I didn't buy the bundle - I'm not that mad!) Hereward Wargames Show WarWorld Scenics demo video If there's anything I missed, please let me know. I'm keen for any feedback, obviously enough - you can comment here, or if you'd rather it wasn't public, by email to podcast@the-mill-house.org.uk.

  8. 22/04/2019

    The Miller's Tale - Episode 6

    Episode 6: In which Mike talks about responsibility.... (ooo! scary!) Links to things mentioned in the podcast Titan Terrain NZ The Terrain Tutor's YouTube channel and Kickstarter Hereward Wargames Show Posh Lard The club's Omaha Beach game Crisis Point If there's anything I missed, please let me know. I'm keen for any feedback, obviously enough - you can comment here, or if you'd rather it wasn't public, by email to podcast@the-mill-house.org.uk.  [Apologies - I do appear, on editing this episode, to have had more of the tail end of a cold than I remember - I've done my best to edit out the heavy breathing where I can :D]

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A semi-regular collection of wargaming news and thoughts from the author of the popular "Trouble At The Mill" wargames blog.

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  • Creator
    Mike Whitaker
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2025
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C) Mike Whitaker 2018-2025
  • Show Website
    The Miller's Tale