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Let's go for the next of five consecutive weeks of new PolyCast episodes to mark the show's birthday of the same number. The one-hundred-and-thirty-first episode, "Not Just a Lame Clip Show VI", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua", Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew and Lisa "qnl" Bang with 15 first-time and returning guest co-hosts in another compilation of segments archived from previous episode recordings and not released previously; it has a runtime of 59m59s.

Recording live before a listening audience every other Saturday, PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution, ModCast on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

Dig deeper. The one-hundred-and-thirtieth episode of PolyCast, "Not So Cut and Dry", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua", Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew and Lisa "qnl" Bang with returning guest co-host Kelly "KMadCandy"; it has a runtime of 59m59s.

Recording live before a listening audience every other Saturday, PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution, ModCast on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

Advantageous. Regular co-hosts Matt "elthrasher" Morgan, "ScottieX" and "REDAF" are joined by first-time guest co-host Jesus "Hellogoodbye123" Gonzales on the thirty-fifth episode of RevCast (RC) entitled "On Top of It All"; now netcasting, it has a runtime of 29m59s.

RevCast is the second spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast; fellow sibling ModCast focuses on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

Credit where credit is due. Daniel "DanQ" Quick is accompanied by Michael "emeseles" Lucas-Smith, Makahlua and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew as regular players on TurnCast (TC) focusing on co-operative multiplayer experiences in Civilization IV/V. Its eighth episode, "Inability to Speak", is now netcasting with a runtime of 09m59s.

TurnCast is the third spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast on which Quick, Makahlua and Bellew serve as regular co-hosts; the modding-centric ModCast was the first, and the console-centric RevCast the second, such spin-off.

Embrace the wordplay. The one-hundred-and-twenty-ninth episode of PolyCast, "The Letters T and Eh?", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew with returning guest co-host Kelly "KMadCandy" and first-time guest co-host Michael "Sullla" Soracoe; it has a runtime of 59m59s.

PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution, ModCast on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

Enticing incentives. Daniel "DanQ" Quick is accompanied by Michael "emeseles" Lucas-Smith, Makahlua and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew as regular players on TurnCast (TC) focusing on co-operative multiplayer experiences in Civilization IV/V. Its seventh episode, "Out Loud", is now netcasting with a runtime of 09m59s.

TurnCast is the third spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast on which Quick, Makahlua and Bellew serve as regular co-hosts; the modding-centric ModCast was the first, and the console-centric RevCast the second, such spin-off.

In December of this year PolyCast (PC), a podcast entertaining and information Civilization strategy, will complete its fifth season. Before then, help to see the show become one of the Top 10 nominees in both the "Best Produced" and "Gaming" categories of the 2011 Podcast Awards which is accepting nominations from September 15th until 23:59PM Eastern Standard Time (North America) on September 30th.

As noted in the rules of the awards process, 40% of each nominated podcast`s review grade comes from the number of nominations received during the two-week nomination period. Therefore, to ensure PolyCast has the best opportunity to be one of the Top 10 nominees to then be voted upon during a 15-day period afterwords itself, as many legitimate nominations need to be submitted for the show now. When nominating, please follow the data below for both the "Best Produced" and "Gaming" categories:

Podcast Name: PolyCast
Podcast URL: http://thepolycast.net/polycast

On behalf of the PolyCast team, please do not nominate the show for anymore than the "Best Produced" and "Gaming" categories: the aim is to focus nominations in these categories and these categories alone. Do not submit PolyCast for more than these two categories as that would invalidate your nomination. Further, please use the "Comments or questions" field to help the reviewing team understand why you feel PolyCast is deserving of being nominated in both the "Best Produced" and "Gaming" categories. Be certain to include your name and a valid email address to ensure the verification and in turn validity of your vote.

PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy. The show was a "Best Produced" nominee in 2008 amd 2010, and "Gaming" since and including 2008. Thanks in advance to all of those who decide to vote for PolyCast in the "Best Produced" and "Gaming" categories for the 2011 Podcast Awards.

To close the gap. The one-hundred-and-twenty-eighth episode of PolyCast, "Open to Abuse", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew with returning guest co-host Kelly "KMadCandy" and first-time guest co-host "the man of doom"; it has a runtime of 59m59s.

PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution, ModCast on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

Lucky beneficiary. Daniel "DanQ" Quick is accompanied by Michael "emeseles" Lucas-Smith, Makahlua and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew as regular players on TurnCast (TC) focusing on co-operative multiplayer experiences in Civilization IV/V. Its sixth episode, "Not Hearing This", is now netcasting with a runtime of 09m59s.

TurnCast is the third spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast on which Quick, Makahlua and Bellew serve as regular co-hosts; the modding-centric ModCast was the first, and the console-centric RevCast the second, such spin-off.

Looking to gain from some pain. Regular co-hosts Matt "elthrasher" Morgan, Mike "dukeblue1987" and "ScottieX" are joined by first-time guest co-host Gerd "sn1p3rk1ll3" Janssens on the thirty-fourth episode of RevCast (RC) entitled "Return on That Investment"; now netcasting, it has a runtime of 29m59s.

RevCast is the second spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast; fellow sibling ModCast focuses on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

Circling above. The forty-fourth episode of ModCast is now netcasting. Entitled "Code Vultures" with a runtime of 60m52s, it features core panelist Peter "Maniac" Steenbeke with new regular panelists Jacob "xeinwolf" Turner and "Thalassicus" with returning guest co-host Derek "Kael" Paxton and first-time guest co-host Michael "Cyrinno".

ModCast is a recurring audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game modding; sibling show PolyCast focuses on Civ strategy, RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

Worth repeating. Daniel "DanQ" Quick is accompanied by Michael "emeseles" Lucas-Smith, Makahlua and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew as regular players on TurnCast (TC) focusing on co-operative multiplayer experiences in Civilization IV/V. Its fourth episode, "Stuck in the Groove", is now netcasting with a runtime of 09m59s.

TurnCast is the third spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast on which Quick, Makahlua and Bellew serve as regular co-hosts; the modding-centric ModCast was the first, and the console-centric RevCast the second, such spin-off.

Another blast of select mistakes from the past. Then RevCast (RC) regular co-hosts Annalee "Cartimandua" Barney, Joe "joebreeves" Reeves and Alexander "Alexander" Strub are joined by five guest panelists through flubs, dubs and other moments gone awry in the show's second of two blooper reels from its first season; it has a runtime of 04m59s.

RC is the second spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast; the modding-centric ModCast was the first such spin-off, and TurnCast its third. Unlike the first of its elder siblings, RevCast has no defined segment categories; its third season is ongoing throughout the 2011 calendar year.

Interpreting results. The one-hundred-and-twenty-sixth episode of PolyCast, "Dividing by Zero", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua" and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew with returning guest co-host Alexander "Alexander" Strub and first-time guest co-host Eddy "CivBattle"; it has a runtime of 59m59s.

PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; sibling show RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution, ModCast on Civ modding and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.

Time to walk away. Daniel "DanQ" Quick is accompanied by Michael "emeseles" Lucas-Smith, Makahlua and Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew as regular players on TurnCast (TC) focusing on co-operative multiplayer experiences in Civilization IV/V. Its fourth episode, "Technical Difficulties", is now netcasting with a runtime of 09m59s.

TurnCast is the third spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast on which Quick, Makahlua and Bellew serve as regular co-hosts; the modding-centric ModCast was the first, and the console-centric RevCast the second, such spin-off.