The Threshing Floor
Welcome to The Threshing Floor, a Redemption podcast dedicated to providing a space for open and passionate discussion and commentary about the game we love. Join us as we dive into gameplay strategies, card interactions, deck building and other topics related to the game. We will feature special guests along the way as we keep you informed with the latest news, rulings and tournament results. Let us be your resource and competitive edge as you prepare for your next tournament. Hosted by John Hendrix.
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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
On this episode of the podcast, we recap the first ever Classic Championship weekend that also featured the highly anticipated Classic Invitational where one player earned the title of Mr. Classic - Jayden Alstad. Hear from Mr. Classic himself and also Marc Vellake following his upset win over top seed John Earley in the opening round. We've got both of those conversations plus a few bits of recent contents and news from the community.
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Finally, The Rock has come back to... Oh, wait, sorry guys. Wrong thing.
But FINALLY, the Mr. Classic Invitational is here! Just 2 days from now we will find out who will earn the title of the first ever Mr. Classic. There's a lot of unknowns going into this tournament like what deck each player will play, but one thing that is known is that the winner of the first ever Mr. Classic is on this podcast episode!
How can I be so certain? That's because all eight participants in the Mr. Classic Invitational are on this MEGA sized episode. That's right, all eight! Eight interviews to set the scene for Mr. Classic. Whether you are flying/driving to Knoxville or are not able to attend, this episode will get you ready to watch in person or via livestream as the first ever battle of the best in Redemption history is upon us!
Interviews are in seed order. Seed order listed below, along with time stamp of individual interview:
1) John Earley III (RedDragonThorn) 04:10:08
2) Justin Alstad (The Guardian) 03:51:02
3) Tyler Stevens (Mr.Hiatus) 03:09:18
4) Jayden Alstad(TheJaylor) 02:11:00
5) Brian Jones (Jone$y) 01:41:38
6) Ron Sias (Quinn) 01:08:05
7) Jay Chambers (FloodedRED) 00:39:47
8) Marc Vellake (marc0090) 00:07:04
Order of recording:
Justin Alstad
Jayden Alstad
Brian Jones
John Earley III
Marc Vellake
Jay Chambers
Ron Sias
Tyler Stevens
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
This week's episode is absolutely loaded with stories and topics from six time National Champion Josiah Beers. Also, joining the episode is John Earley, so you know what that means - Top Cut Savvy is back together again (at least for one more episode). Topics range from Faith, Ministry, Missions, Revival and Family. And heck, thats just the first 20 minutes. After that there's plenty of Redemption covered with Josiah and John. Make sure you listen to this one!
If you or your church would like to connect with Jerome Beers, his contact information is below. Be be respectful and only share and use his contact information as intended. His website is wayfarersfeet.com
Email: jmbeers93@gmail.com
Cell: (717) 634-8444 (Call or Text)
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
On this episode, RobM joins us as we go over all the currently planned State and Regional level tournaments as we set the course to Nationals 2023! We also take an in-depth look at one of the boldest unofficial tournaments in Redemption history - The Classic Championship!! Happening at Meridian Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN, the site of Nationals 2023, the Classic Championship will be the start of what looks to be a promising tournament season for Redemption!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
On this episode, we are joined by Redemption Elder and friend of the podcast, Tyler Stevens, to discuss all that is happening in the game at the present time including a new rule limiting territory class enhancements to 1 per turn. We also get the hype train fired up for the Classic Invitational that is right around the corner. Thanks for your patience during the long wait, this episode's for you!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
On this episode we are joined by multi-category National Champion Josh Potratz to dive further into a conversation that happened on Discord recently, and it's the conversation that has been happening throughout the community for a while now on how to improve or "fix" the balance of the game. Of course we had to jump on the chance to hear Josh's thoughts on the matter. We also go over all the recent news within the community including the return of the Christmas Card Swap!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
We're back baby! On this episode we sit down with Redemption Elder and Nationals 2023 host Chris Fachman to get the inside scoop on some exciting things coming for the future of the game. This is one episode you don't want to miss!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
On this week's episode we are joined by the new head man at Land of Redemption, Chad Frantz, to take a dive into counter strategies and building meta-counter decks within our game. As always, we discuss the latest news happenings and shoutout recent content from the community. Jump in and give it a listen!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
On this week's episode, we are joined by friend and sponsor of the podcast John Earley of Covenant Games to giveaway a box of GoC! We also shot from the hip as we didn't have an outline for the conversation so we touched on a wide array of topics and even got John's thoughts on last week's proposed "Schaefer Solution". Note to self: don't record an episode while the 49ers are playing. Give it a listen and enjoy!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
On this episode of The Threshing Floor, we are joined by Jared Strauss from Texas as we discuss the current state of the game. During this discussion, we outline the potential problem areas of the game in terms of imbalanced interaction and go through some possible causes and solutions. Chief among those solutions is a new idea that is being shared publicly for the first time which has been titled "The Schaefer Solution". Check it out and let's have a conversation. Do you love it or hate it? Spoiler alert, I kinda dig it!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.