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Travis

All Things Go is a podcast about the endlessly fascinating board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China, featuring interviews, personal commentary, reviews, and more.

Explore All Things Go beyond the podcast at https://allthingsgogame.com where you can browse the full episode archive, discover episodes by guest and topic, and keep up with the latest from the show.

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  • S5 · E10
    May 4 · 41 min

    S5.10 - EGF President Manja Marz on Go & the Brain & a Surprise Birthday Interview | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis speaks with Manja Marz, president of the European Go Federation and a 4-dan player, about a pilot study examining what happens in the brain during high-level Go games. Manja explains how the study measured brain oxygenation, pulse, muscle tension, game position, and player self-reports, and she shares early observations involving time pressure, major mistakes, individual thinking styles, and possible differences between male and female participants. The episode also includes a surprise birthday interview in which Travis’s wife asks him about the origins of All Things Go, his production process, favorite interviews, editing habits, and how the show is evolving toward a more sustainable mix of unscripted and curated episodes. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/manja-marz-go-brain-study-podcast-birthday-interview/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC Manja Marz Interview The European Go Federation Article about the study & contact information if you would like to contribute The Go Magic interview with Manja One of my favorite shows, This American Life with an episode about a blind man using echo location to "see"; the occipital lobe activated! Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download.

  • S5 · E9
    April 27 · 29 min

    S5.9 - Unscripted: Strugglebus Go Review, Interview Updates, Birthday Go & More | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis reflects on teaching games and a game review from Strugglebus Go, previews upcoming commentary and interview projects, and considers a local screening of the Go-centered film Bushido. He also shares plans to play Go on his birthday and discusses improvement speed, rating fluctuations, Go camps, and community news. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/strugglebus-go-review-teaching-games-local-outreach/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download.

  • S5 · E8
    April 20 · 52 min

    S5.8 - Unscripted: Talking Go with My Dad, a Long-Time Dabbler | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis talks with his father, a longtime Go dabbler with a background in leadership and culture change, about curiosity, complexity, uncertainty, patterns, and what the game can reveal about how people react under pressure. They also discuss learning as an adult, the value of a patient teacher, and how to help a beginner stay engaged. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/talking-go-with-my-dad-complexity-uncertainty-learning/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download.

  • S5 · E7
    April 13 · 45 min

    S5.7 - Unscripted: Metacognition & Go, Netflix's Carlsen Niemann Documentary, Playing Humans vs Bots, Go Lesson Takeaways & More | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis connects metacognition to the temporary decline that can come with learning new Go skills, reviews the Carlsen-Niemann documentary, and considers the benefits of playing people rather than bots. Nathan Harwit closes with teaching advice and a lesson on simplifying decisions by counting liberties. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/metacognition-go-humans-vs-bots-counting-liberties/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC Podcast "The Curiosity Shop" With Brene Brown and Adam Grant - Conversation about meta cognition and short-term losses in skill building The Reading Dojo with Jonas Welticke Article from my wife about data visualization and GMs in chess playing suboptimal moves - Link (unfortunately it requires becoming a member...email me and I can send you a pdf if you want to see it) Netflix "Untold" documentary on the Carlsen Niemann scandal R/baduk - Why is it "better" to play games against real people vs bots? My interview with Nikola on different Go rating systems Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download.

  • S5 · E6
    April 6 · 50 min

    S5.6 - Crazy Stone's Rémi Coulom & a Follow-up Conversation with Anthropologist/Former Insei Chimin Oh 8d | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Rémi Coulom explains the creation of Crazy Stone, the rise of Monte Carlo Tree Search, whole-history ratings, and the long technical challenge of building Kifu Snap. Anthropologist and former insei Chimin Oh then discusses AI’s impact on Korean Go, the continuing value of human expertise, and his return to a dojang as a researcher. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/remi-coulom-crazy-stone-kifu-snap-chimin-oh-ai/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC Rémi Coulom Interview goratings.org Crazy Sensei, Crazy Stone & Kifu Snap Recent Kifu Snap updates Chimin Oh Interview Chimin's recently-published article on his research Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download.

  • S5 · E5
    March 30 · 1 hr 7 min

    S5.5 - Unscripted: Tuerda's (Nico) Thoughts on New Go Sites/Apps & Listener Mail | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Longtime Western Go community member and teacher Nico, known online as Tuerda, evaluates the wave of new Go websites and apps. He explains why another server may fragment the player base, what AI tools can and cannot teach, and how developers can build more useful learning products before responding to listener questions. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/tuerda-new-go-apps-server-fragmentation-ai-learning/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC tuerda go-diary golens.org stonesense golab.gg Spatial memorization - r/baduk link Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download.

  • S5 · E4
    March 23 · 42 min

    S5.4 -Unscripted: Go Lesson Takeaways with Nathan, AI Learning Study Tools & GM Persson Interview Review | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Nathan Harwit joins Travis to review practical lessons about liberties, aggression, shape, contact moves, and when to tenuki. Travis also surveys new Go tools and projects, discusses the difficulty of turning AI moves into useful explanations, and revisits his interview with chess grandmaster and Go player Tiger Hillarp Persson. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/go-lesson-liberties-ai-study-tools-tiger-hillarp/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC Alexander Qi 3p named MVP of America for 2025 All Things Go Alexander Qi interview All Things Go interview with Professor Marius Lindhauer on why making AI help humans learn Go is so challenging All Things Go interview with Chess GM Tiger Hillarp Persson Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download.

  • S5 · E3
    March 16 · 53 min

    S5.3 - Unscripted: AlphaGo 10 Year Anniversary, A New Movie Heavily Featuring Go, The Chess Revolution Interview Review & More | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. On the tenth anniversary of AlphaGo’s match with Lee Sedol, Travis revisits the breakthrough’s famous moves, its wider AI legacy, and the psychological experience of facing a machine. He also draws lessons from chess growth, discusses the film Bushido, remembers publisher Richard Bozulich, and surveys several new Go projects and community stories. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/alphago-ten-year-anniversary-lee-sedol-go-media/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC Google Deepmind's recent podcast on 10 years of AlphaGo The All Things Go interview with Peter Doggers, author of The Chess Revolution The interview with Andreii Kravets 3p on winning the European Go Championship The new Japanese film Bushido which is supposed to heavily feature Go The article breaking down Fan Hui's comments from a few podcast episodes in Chinese and translated to English. Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download.

  • S5 · E2
    March 9 · 26 min

    S5.2 - Unscripted: How AI is Changing the Top Players, Handmade Go Mats, & Ancient Boards | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis explores how AI is reshaping elite professional Go, including the tension between standardized openings and renewed creativity. He also highlights a handmade Go mat, ancient board history, Edward Lasker’s famous extraterrestrial Go idea, community outreach, and early research on Go and cognition. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/ai-changing-professional-go-ancient-boards-research/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC AI is rewiring how the world’s best Go players think | MIT Technology Review Dustin's posts on making awesome Go mats, first Go club experiences, and more Adam's Grant's podcast with an astrophysicist about intelligent life in the universe (this made me think of the Edward Lasker quote about Go and intelligent life elsewhere) Cool ancient Go board history The All Things Go interview with Jake Kim Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com

  • S5 · E1
    March 3 · 27 min

    S5.1 - Unscripted: IRL Play with Adam & Updates on using YouTube | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Travis introduces the more sustainable All Things Go Unscripted format and recounts an in-person café game with his friend Adam. He reflects on live versus correspondence Go, recording a game on OGS, playing publicly, and why the podcast will remain primarily audio-first rather than moving fully to YouTube. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/all-things-go-unscripted-in-person-go-youtube/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC The four-piece board I used at the coffee shop for my game with Adam Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com

  • S4 · E3
    February 16 · 1 hr 1 min

    S4.3 - Being a Beginner Again with Dan Level Chess GM Tiger Hillarp Persson | Go / Baduk / Weiqi

    This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China. Chess grandmaster and EGF 2-dan Tiger Hillarp Persson compares learning Go with a lifetime in professional chess, including creativity, opening theory, AI, competition, and the freedom of being a beginner again. Nathan Harwit then explains why strengthening weak groups often begins by attacking the opponent rather than defending passively. Full transcript, related episodes, and additional resources: https://allthingsgogame.com/2026/07/27/tiger-hillarp-persson-chess-go-beginner/ Join the All Things Go Discord community: https://discord.gg/uf3jgEAA4J Theme music by UNIVERSFIELD & background music by PodcastAC Tiger Interview Tiger Hillarp Persson The High Chinese and Low Chinese openings The Shannon Number System one and system two thinking Show your support here Email: AllThingsGoGame@gmail.com Episode Sponsors BadukPop - Learn the rules of the ancient Chinese board game Go - also known as Baduk (바둑) or Weiqi (圍棋) - with a fun, interactive tutorial. Sharpen your Go skills with daily random Go problems (Tsumego) at your choice of difficulty level. Play games online or with a variety of AI opponents, each with its own unique playing style and strength. SmartGo One - Your complete app for the game of Go. Learn to play, practice against the computer, study master games, solve problems, and read Go books. Free to download. AI Sensei - Play Go against the strong KataGo AI, analyze your uploaded games, discuss moves with our community, and turn mistakes into Go problems. Go Magic - Interactive Courses, Go Problems, Lessons and Lectures on Go Game | Baduk | Weiqi. All you need to learn the Game of Go online.

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