The greatest loss of the post-website age of the Internet is the landing page.
It used to be that if you wanted to know more about a brand or company, you went to their website. There was all the latest news, company information, a message board or chat room, and maybe even a simple but potentially addictive game.
Now, all of that is scattered. If you want news, figure out which social media platform they favour and check back often, because subscribing is a crapshoot. For information, you better hope the brand has a wiki. Message board or chat room are now Discord servers, which are really hit or miss. Some are active communities that connect fans to creators or at least people acting in official capacity on behalf of the brand. Others are ghost towns. And games? They don’t even have Facebook games anymore.
Now that Old Man Internet is done with his rant, lets talk about where you can find what Know Direction content. I’ve put more work into the Network over the last month than I have in a long time, and I don’t want to be the only person getting the full Know Direction experience.
You are here.
I still consider the website the home of the Know Direction Network. It’s where you find the majority of our content, and its where our content goes up either first or simultaneous with our other platforms.
The majority but not all of it. And a lower percentage lately than before.
You know what to expect to find here, but for completionism’s sake:
Podcasts
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Digital Divination: John, Ron, and Jason’s Starfinder talk show.
- Game Design Unboxed: Danielle’s board game design interview show.
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Intrepid Heroes: A Starfinder 2e actual play.
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Know Direction: Our flagship Pathfinder news, reviews, and interviews podcast.
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Know Direction Beyond: Alex and James’ Starfinder news, reviews, and interviews podcast.
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Upshift: My Essence20 talk show.
Blogs
- Essential Builds: I turn pop culture characters into Essence20 player characters.
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Guidance: Alex’s GM advice column.
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Investing In: Rob’s all purpose (but Pathfinder-heavy) RPG essays .
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Now You Know: My weekly editorials.
We’ve had a YouTube channel for longer than any platform other than our website. Before Twitch, we streamed to YouTube.
The only thing we’re streaming now is Know Direction: Beyond, which then syndicates to YouTube, along with our new model for Know Direction Prime: Three short videos later compiled and released as a longer episode on YouTube and to our RSS feed.
I still don’t think of us as a YouTube channel, but rather a podcast with a YouTube channel. Still, by putting a little more effort into the presentation of our videos, we can reach a whole other audience and serve our existing audience in different ways.
Ah Patreon.
The picture they chose to preview the latest content (despite being pretty sure that’s *not* the frame I chose) sums up the contentious relationship I have with the platform.
Unlike YouTube, where some version of anything that shows up there makes its way to the site, I do post content made exclusively for our Patreon:
- 3,5 Private Sanctuary Archive: We’re constantly pushing Know Direction’s servers to their limits. A few years ago, I made the tough call to remove all of the Private Sanctuary episodes from the site to make room. I figured the content was out of date and out of audience. To my surprise, almost immediately I received a message asking where they went. So I worked out a plan to post the episodes to Patreon as free member content. I don’t just post them, however. I listen to them first, and then write an editorial.
- BTS: My last two solo segments of Know Direction took two takes each, with a day in between. So I posted them to the Patreon. If you’re curious about other behind the scenes content, this will go up as it happens.
Discord and Social Media
I wasn’t sure how to break these up. I don’t make content on Discord, but I am always available for a chat. Conversely, I do create the odd original meme and share links most days to our Facebook, Bluesky, and Mastodon pages, but I do it as the page. I never know how much of my own personality to use in my replies. Either way, they’re a great way to get in touch with me and keep track of the Know Direction Network content.
Speaking of which, here’s the Know Direction Network content from the last week:
Review of September 15th to 19th
What happened last week on knowdirectionpodcast.com?
Monday, September 15, 2025
Intrepid Heroes 167 – The Chase (Murder in Metal City Session 2)
I’ve heard of cutting to the chase, but episode 2?
Now You Know: All The Returns
By Ryan Costello
Guidance and the Know Direction Podcast are both back? What a September!
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Guidance: Hope in Storytelling, Part 2
By Alex Augunas
If Alex is going to talk about the virtues of writing hope into your adventures, he needs to first look at the grimness and darkness of the alternative.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
4 Good Archetypes For Pathfinder
I really enjoyed the Battlecry! archetypes, even though I didn’t see myself taking them all. So I use them to highlight what I think makes a good Pathfinder option.
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Digital Divination 144 – Starfinder: Afterlight Video Game
Starfinder’s having a big year, with more big things on the horizon. John, Ron, and Jason talk about the recently announced Starfinder: Afterlight video game.
Friday, September 19, 2025
Upshift 50: 50-ish Episodes of Upshift
Charles and I celebrate Upshift’s milestone 50th episode by looking back at all 53 episodes before it.
I talk Battlecry! with Jason Keeley in the interview segment of the upcoming Know Direction 306.
Preview of September 22nd to 26th
What’s coming out this week on knowdirectionpodcast.com?
Monday, September 22, 2025
Now You Know: Where To Find Us
By Ryan Costello
You found us! Now you go hide and we’ll find you.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Danielle talks to designers about the games they’ve made. Together, they explain how their idea went from inspiration to publication.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Getting To Know Jake From Wisdom Check
I speak with Jake from Wisdom Check about his channel and the Battlecry! builds he’s been making lately.
Thursday, September 24, 2025
Investing In
By Rob Pontious
Rob shares the RPG releases and events that have his attention.
Friday, September 25, 2025
A compilation of my thoughts on what the Battlecry! archetypes say about good game design, my conversation with Jason Keeley about Battlecry!, and my talk with Jake from Widsom Check.
Essential Builds: Ryu
By Ryan Costello
Last week’s Upshift reminded me that I never built Ryu, a rare character who officially crossed over with Power Rangers, G.I. JOE, and Transformers.
Now you know,
Ryan Costello
