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All Things Go

All Things Go

Travis 66 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

Exploring the endlessly fascinating game of Go/Baduk/Weiqi through interviews, personal commentary, reviews & more.

Episodes

S6.10 - Gunnar Dickfeld on Publishing Go: Books, Translation & the Future of the Game in the West | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.10 - Gunnar Dickfeld on Publishing Go: Books, Translation & the Future of the Game in the West | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Oct 12, 2026 01:11:31 This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.Episode SummaryGunnar Dickfeld, the publisher behind BOARD N'STONES, joins Travis for a wide-ranging conversation about how Go books get made and why he has spent more than two decades bringing Go literature to German- and English-speaking readers. Gunnar traces his path from disc
S6.9 - Unscripted: Pro Go Roundup with Gazza White: Pair Go, Meijin, Shin Jin-seo & Ueno Asami | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.9 - Unscripted: Pro Go Roundup with Gazza White: Pair Go, Meijin, Shin Jin-seo & Ueno Asami | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Oct 5, 2026 01:04:54 This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.Episode SummaryIn this unscripted episode, Gazza White of the Pro Go/Baduk/Weiqi podcast joins Travis for a wide-ranging look at recent professional Go. They break down the 2026 World Pair Go Championship and what makes Pair Go strategically different, check in on Shibano Toramaru
S6.8 - New to Go? #4: Why Feeling Lost Is Normal | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.8 - New to Go? #4: Why Feeling Lost Is Normal | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Oct 1, 2026 00:06:38 New to Go? This is the fourth of five short episodes designed to help you understand what makes Go special, how the game works, how to get started, and how to keep going.In this episode, I talk about what to do when you understand the rules and have started playing, but still feel completely lost. I cover some of the things beginners can focus on during a game, how to avoid trying to understand ev
S6.7 - John Fairbairn on What the Old Masters Can Still Teach Us | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.7 - John Fairbairn on What the Old Masters Can Still Teach Us | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Sep 28, 2026 00:21:42 This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.Episode SummaryThis episode takes a slightly different form. Travis sent a series of questions to longtime Go journalist and author John Fairbairn, and John responded in writing. Travis then adapted those responses into this narrated episode while preserving John's language where
S6.6 - New to Go? #3: How to Start Playing | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.6 - New to Go? #3: How to Start Playing | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Sep 24, 2026 00:10:29 New to Go? This is the third of five short episodes designed to help you understand what makes Go special, how the game works, how to get started, and how to keep going.In this episode, I talk about what to do once you actually start playing. That includes getting games under your belt without making winning the goal, starting on a smaller board, and using a few simple rules of thumb so you have s
S6.5 - Growing the Game: Teaching the Next Generation & Go Around the World | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.5 - Growing the Game: Teaching the Next Generation & Go Around the World | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Sep 21, 2026 00:49:04 This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.Episode SummaryIn this episode, we look at what it takes to grow the game of Go, both by introducing it to a new generation and by building communities in parts of the world where Go is still relatively uncommon.First, I speak with Al Tang and Paul Barchilon about teaching Go to k
S6.4 - New to Go? #2: How Go Actually Works | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.4 - New to Go? #2: How Go Actually Works | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Sep 17, 2026 00:09:31 New to Go? This is the second of five short episodes designed to help you understand what makes Go special, how the game works, how to get started, and how to keep going.In this episode, I walk through the basic mechanics of Go: the board and stones, liberties and capturing, connected groups, the overall goal of the game, and how a game ends and is scored. I also touch on things like who plays fir
S6.3 - The History of Ancient Go Boards & Giving Back to the Go Community | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.3 - The History of Ancient Go Boards & Giving Back to the Go Community | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Sep 14, 2026 00:45:46 This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.Episode Summary In this episode, we explore what historic Go boards can tell us about the development of the game across East Asia. The conversation looks at unusual board designs, including historic star and flower points and the mysterious 8th-century Sandalwood Goban, while als
S6.2 - New to Go? #1: Start Here - Why Go Is Worth Your Time | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.2 - New to Go? #1: Start Here - Why Go Is Worth Your Time | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Sep 10, 2026 00:06:20 New to Go? This is the first of five short episodes designed to help you understand what makes Go special, how the game works, how to get started, and how to keep going.In this first episode, I talk about why I think Go is worth your time: as an antidote to the distractions of modern life, as a creative and personal game, and as something that can offer a lifetime of depth and discovery.This is #1
S6.1 - Unscripted: Summer Catch-Up, Go Congress, Listener Feedback & What’s Ahead | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S6.1 - Unscripted: Summer Catch-Up, Go Congress, Listener Feedback & What’s Ahead | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Sep 7, 2026 00:22:57 Season 6 begins with an unscripted catch-up after the summer break.Travis reflects on the summer and the U.S. Go Congress, shares the results of a listener poll about whether the unscripted episodes should continue, and talks about how the All Things Go Discord has become a useful home for conversations and smaller ideas that do not always fit into a full episode.He also looks ahead at some of the
Bonus - The Lost Pilot: How All Things Go Began | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
Bonus - The Lost Pilot: How All Things Go Began | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Aug 10, 2026 00:28:12 I recently found this recording from before All Things Go officially launched. It was essentially a proof of concept: me thinking out loud about what the show might become and experimenting with some early segments. It’s rough around the edges, but I thought it would be fun to share this little time capsule from the beginning of the podcast.Full transcript, episode notes, and more: All Things GoJo
S5.18 - Unscripted: BenKyo on How to Improve & Break Through Psychological Barriers for Season Finale | Go / Baduk / Weiqi
S5.18 - Unscripted: BenKyo on How to Improve & Break Through Psychological Barriers for Season Finale | Go / Baduk / Weiqi Jun 29, 2026 01:16:06 This episode is from All Things Go, a podcast about the board game Go, also known as Baduk in Korea and Weiqi in China.For the Season Five finale, Travis speaks with BenKyo about the mental habits that help players improve at Go. They explore move value, detachment from stones and plans, sunk-cost thinking, whole-board awareness, stronger opponents, and deliberate reading practice. Ben also consid

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