Talks Machina

Talks Machina was a weekly talk show hosted by Brian Wayne Foster, where the events of Critical Role are discussed. Each week there were several guests who answered questions sent in by fans. The guests were usually some of the regular cast members of Critical Role, but there have also been guest players such as Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Will Friedle, several of the crew members from Geek & Sundry, and fans such as Andrew from @CritRoleStats.

The episodes could be watched live on Critical Role's Twitch channel. The first four episodes, the Critmas 2016 episode, and the live WonderCon episode were uploaded to the Geek & Sundry website, with episodes through available on a playlist in roughly reverse chronological order. and later were posted to the Critical Role website the Thursday after they air.

In January 2017, Talks Machina added Talks Machina: After Dark on Project Alpha, which included 15–20 minutes of extra cast questions pulled from Alpha viewers.

As well as questions for the cast, fans submitted their fan art and cosplay photos (which replaced the Gif of the Week). The winners were featured in the Fan Art of the Week and Cosplay of the Week segments, respectively, and received Critical Role or Wyrmwood Gaming merchandise.

From episode 101 onwards, Talks Machina began being additionally available as a podcast when Critical Role started their own channel.

Talks Machina originally aired on Tuesdays at 7pm PST/PDT (Los Angeles time). The show ceased production temporarily during the COVID-19 Hiatus, from March through September of 2020. From 15 September 2020 to May 2021, it returned in a new, bi-weekly, pre-recorded and socially distant format. Questions were generated by members of the production team rather than gathered via social media from Critters.

On 16 August 2021, both Critical Role and Brian Foster's Twitter accounts announced that Brian would be moving on from the company to focus on personal projects.

List of Episodes
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 * airdate = 2018-01-30
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 * runtime = 1:21:49
 * summary = Laura, Liam and Travis discuss {{ep|2x03}}.
 * no = 52
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx52}}
 * airdate = 2018-02-06
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx52}}
 * runtime = 1:17:20
 * summary = Liam, Marisha and Sam discuss {{ep|2x04}}.
 * no = 53
 * season =
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 * airdate = 2018-02-13
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 * runtime = 1:28:28
 * summary = Matthew, and Travis discuss {{ep|2x05}}.
 * no = 54
 * season =
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 * airdate = 2018-02-20
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx54}}
 * runtime = 1:23:14
 * summary = Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x06}}.
 * no = 55
 * season =
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 * airdate = 2018-02-27
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx55}}
 * runtime = 1:21:06
 * summary = Liam and Marisha discuss {{ep|2x07}}.
 * no = 56
 * season =
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 * airdate = 2018-03-06
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx56}}
 * runtime = 1:21:25
 * summary = Laura and Sam discuss {{ep|2x08}}.
 * no = 57
 * season =
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 * airdate = 2018-03-13
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx57}}
 * runtime = 1:22:42
 * summary = Ashley and Travis discuss {{ep|2x09}}.
 * no = 58
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 * airdate = 2018-03-20
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx58}}
 * runtime = 1:20:16
 * summary = Liam and Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x10}}.
 * no = 59
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx59}}
 * airdate = 2018-03-27
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx59}}
 * runtime = 59:57
 * summary = Brian, Laura, Liam, Marisha, Matthew, Sam, Taliesin and Travis discuss {{ep|2x11}} live at WonderCon 2018.
 * no = 60
 * season =
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 * airdate = 2018-04-03
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 * runtime = 1:22:03
 * summary = Marisha and Matthew discuss {{ep|2x12}}.
 * no = 61
 * season =
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 * airdate = 2018-04-10
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 * runtime = 1:23:04
 * summary = Liam and Sam discuss {{ep|2x13}}.
 * no = 62
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 * airdate = 2018-04-17
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 * runtime = 1:16:47
 * summary = Taliesin and Travis discuss {{ep|2x14}}.
 * no = 63
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx63}}
 * airdate = 2018-04-24
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 * runtime = 1:19:08
 * summary = Liam and Marisha discuss {{ep|2x15}}.
 * no = 64
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx64}}
 * airdate = 2018-05-01
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx64}}
 * runtime = 1:22:13
 * summary = Ashley and Laura discuss {{ep|2x16}}.
 * no = 65
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx65}}
 * airdate = 2018-05-08
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 * runtime = 1:20:49
 * summary = Ashley and Marisha discuss {{ep|2x17}}.
 * no = 66
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx66}}
 * airdate = 2018-05-15
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 * runtime = 1:21:44
 * summary = Liam and Sam discuss {{ep|2x18}}.
 * no = 67
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 * ep = {{ep|TMx67}}
 * airdate = 2018-05-22
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx67}}
 * runtime = 1:21:29
 * summary = Travis and Matt discuss {{ep|2x19}}.
 * no = 68
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx68}}
 * airdate = 2018-05-29
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx68}}
 * runtime = 1:19:08
 * summary = Ashley and Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x20}}.
 * no = 69
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx69}}
 * airdate = 2018-06-05
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx69}}
 * runtime = 1:22:02
 * summary = Liam and Marisha discuss {{ep|2x21}}.
 * no = 70
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx70}}
 * airdate = 2018-06-12
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx70}}
 * runtime = 1:20:16
 * summary = Laura and Travis discuss {{ep|2x22}}.
 * no = 71
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx71}}
 * airdate = 2018-06-19
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx71}}
 * runtime = 1:21:10
 * summary = Matt and Sam discuss {{ep|2x23}}.
 * no = 72
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx72}}
 * airdate = 2018-06-26
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx72}}
 * runtime = 1:15:59
 * summary = Marisha and Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x24}}.
 * no = 73
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx73}}
 * airdate = 2018-07-10
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx73}}
 * runtime = 1:18:55
 * summary = Ashley and Sam discuss {{ep|2x25}}.
 * no = 74
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx74}}
 * airdate = 2018-07-17
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx74}}
 * runtime = 1:23:42
 * summary = Ashly, Matt, and Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x26}}.
 * no = 75
 * season =
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 * airdate = 2018-07-24
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 * runtime = 1:02:38
 * summary = Recorded live at San Diego Comic-Con. Taliesin, Matt, Liam, Marisha, and Sam discuss {{ep|2x27}}.
 * no = 76
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx76}}
 * airdate = 2018-07-31
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 * runtime = 1:19:29
 * summary = Taliesin and Sumalee Montano discuss {{ep|2x27}} and {{ep|2x28}}.
 * no = 77
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx77}}
 * airdate = 2018-08-07
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx77}}
 * runtime = 1:17:07
 * summary = Marisha and Liam discuss {{ep|2x29}}.
 * no = 78
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx78}}
 * airdate = 2018-08-14
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx78}}
 * runtime = 1:15:53
 * summary = Laura and Travis discuss {{ep|2x30}}.
 * no = 79
 * season =
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 * airdate = 2018-08-21
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx79}}
 * runtime = 1:25:14
 * summary = Marisha and Matt discuss {{ep|2x31}}.
 * no = 80
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx80}}
 * airdate = 2018-08-28
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx80}}
 * runtime = 1:18:33
 * summary = Liam and Sam discuss {{ep|2x32}}.
 * no = 81
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx81}}
 * airdate = 2018-09-11
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx81}}
 * runtime = 1:17:17
 * summary = Liam and Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x33}}.
 * no = 82
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx82}}
 * airdate = 2018-09-18
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx82}}
 * runtime = 1:18:17
 * summary = Laura and Matt discuss {{ep|2x34}}.
 * no = 83
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx83}}
 * airdate = 2018-09-25
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx83}}
 * runtime = 1:21:49
 * summary = Liam and Marisha discuss {{ep|2x35}}.
 * no = 84
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx84}}
 * airdate = 2018-10-02
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx84}}
 * runtime = 1:17:06
 * summary = Matt and Travis discuss {{ep|2x36}}.
 * no = 85
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx85}}
 * airdate = 2018-10-09
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx85}}
 * runtime = 1:22:50
 * summary = Travis discusses {{ep|2x37}}.
 * no = 86
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx86}}
 * airdate = 2018-10-16
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx86}}
 * runtime = 1:15:09
 * summary = Sam and Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x38}}.
 * no = 87
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx87}}
 * airdate = 2018-10-23
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx87}}
 * runtime = 1:16:55
 * summary = Liam and Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x39}}.
 * no = 88
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx88}}
 * airdate = 2018-10-30
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx88}}
 * runtime = 1:17:49
 * summary = Laura and Travis discuss {{ep|Sx38}}.
 * no = 89
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx89}}
 * airdate = 2018-11-06
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx89}}
 * runtime = 1:17:01
 * summary = Matt and Marisha discuss {{ep|2x40}}.
 * no = 90
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx90}}
 * airdate = 2018-11-13
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx90}}
 * runtime = 1:16:28
 * summary = Liam and Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x41}} with host Dani Carr.
 * no = 91
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx91}}
 * airdate = 2018-11-20
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx91}}
 * runtime = 1:15:52
 * summary = Laura and Marisha discuss {{ep|2x42}}.
 * no = 92
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx92}}
 * airdate = 2018-12-04
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx92}}
 * runtime = 1:18:03
 * summary = Marisha and Travis discuss {{ep|2x43}}.
 * no = 93
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx93}}
 * airdate = 2018-12-11
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx93}}
 * runtime = 1:18:06
 * summary = Liam and Taliesin discuss {{ep|2x44}}.
 * no = 94
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx94}}
 * airdate = 2018-12-18
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx94}}
 * runtime = 1:16:51
 * summary = Matt and Sam discuss {{ep|2x45}}.
 * no = 95
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx95}}
 * airdate = 2019-01-08
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx95}}
 * runtime = 1:26:40
 * summary = The cast discuss the campaign so far.
 * no = 96
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx96}}
 * airdate = 2019-01-15
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx96}}
 * runtime = 1:17:02
 * summary = Taliesin and Travis discuss {{ep|2x47}}.
 * no = 97
 * season =
 * ep = {{ep|TMx97}}
 * airdate = 2019-01-22
 * VOD = {{Ep/YTURLSwitcher|ep=TMx97}}
 * runtime = 1:13:07
 * summary = Matt and Marisha discuss {{ep|2x48}}}.

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Trivia

 * Talks Machina was the longest airing series produced by Critical Role, with 161 episodes aired over a period of 4 and a half years.