ᴰʳ Khalil Thirlaway 🔜 🐉🥩
@drtalksalot.bsky.social
Science communicator 🎙️, creative producer 💻, performer 🎭, escaped immunologist 🦠 · I find creative ways to explore big topics and have fun doing it · Science, nature, politics and justice for all · 🇬🇧/🇵🇸/🇧🇷 · 🩷💛💙 · He/Him
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HELLO THERE 🥰
I'm Khalil, a Palestinian-British science communicator, creative producer, comedian, game designer, TTRPG performer and neurodivergent nuisance 😈
EXPECT: science 🧪🦠, TTRPGs 🎲, show updates 🎤😘, politics (the left-liberatory/anarchist kind) 🏴, a mix of joy/wonder/rage/grief/whimsy 😍😭😠🤪
I'm Khalil, a Palestinian-British science communicator, creative producer, comedian, game designer, TTRPG performer and neurodivergent nuisance 😈
EXPECT: science 🧪🦠, TTRPGs 🎲, show updates 🎤😘, politics (the left-liberatory/anarchist kind) 🏴, a mix of joy/wonder/rage/grief/whimsy 😍😭😠🤪
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gonna get ten billion dollars in venture capital to build a 100 acre Magic 8 Ball centre that runs on racks of millions of Magic 8 Balls across six floors
it's the future
it's the future
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
gonna get ten billion dollars in venture capital to build a 100 acre Magic 8 Ball centre that runs on racks of millions of Magic 8 Balls across six floors
it's the future
it's the future
You can find Alex at the @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social stand in the Dragonmeet podcast zone if you want to:
🦜 Chat about cool nature they saw
✏️ Check out their drawings
😎 Admire what I assume will be a marvellous tan
🦜 Chat about cool nature they saw
✏️ Check out their drawings
😎 Admire what I assume will be a marvellous tan
I have safely landed back in the UK! Now for a few days of crashing before Dragonmeet 😅
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
You can find Alex at the @scienceandsorcery.bsky.social stand in the Dragonmeet podcast zone if you want to:
🦜 Chat about cool nature they saw
✏️ Check out their drawings
😎 Admire what I assume will be a marvellous tan
🦜 Chat about cool nature they saw
✏️ Check out their drawings
😎 Admire what I assume will be a marvellous tan
New link for tonight's show!
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
New link for tonight's show!
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TONIGHT, 7pm GMT: S&S meets the RPGeeks!
Our @drtalksalot.bsky.social and @sciwithrach.bsky.social join S&S alum and @whohurtyouap.bsky.social founder @samsighs.bsky.social along with the whole @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social crew for a game of SPACE NERDS.
Watch live on YouTube!
Our @drtalksalot.bsky.social and @sciwithrach.bsky.social join S&S alum and @whohurtyouap.bsky.social founder @samsighs.bsky.social along with the whole @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social crew for a game of SPACE NERDS.
Watch live on YouTube!
LIVE | Space Nerds!
A bunch of absolute nerds get put in charge of a starship - what could possibly go wrong?'Space Nerds' is a game where tortured analogies and cheesy similes ...
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
TONIGHT, 7pm GMT: S&S meets the RPGeeks!
Our @drtalksalot.bsky.social and @sciwithrach.bsky.social join S&S alum and @whohurtyouap.bsky.social founder @samsighs.bsky.social along with the whole @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social crew for a game of SPACE NERDS.
Watch live on YouTube!
Our @drtalksalot.bsky.social and @sciwithrach.bsky.social join S&S alum and @whohurtyouap.bsky.social founder @samsighs.bsky.social along with the whole @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social crew for a game of SPACE NERDS.
Watch live on YouTube!
Going live in 2 hours!
🥰🎙️💻
Who knows whether niche interests and strained similes will save the world or damn it to destruction?
youtube.com/live/b0JvxiS...
🥰🎙️💻
Who knows whether niche interests and strained similes will save the world or damn it to destruction?
youtube.com/live/b0JvxiS...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Going live in 2 hours!
🥰🎙️💻
Who knows whether niche interests and strained similes will save the world or damn it to destruction?
youtube.com/live/b0JvxiS...
🥰🎙️💻
Who knows whether niche interests and strained similes will save the world or damn it to destruction?
youtube.com/live/b0JvxiS...
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I had such a great time chatting through my Rule of Three with Chris. Want to know the inspiration for Gallows Corner? This is your place!
This week George from @threesailsstudios.bsky.social joins me for the Rule of Three.
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
George Bickers' Rule of Three by Bastionland Podcast - Tabletop Roleplaying Game Design
This week I'm joined by George Bickers to discuss vicious dogs, hollyhock gods, and the evils of gambling-driven save points.You can find out more about Bastionland at bastionland.com and support ...
creators.spotify.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I had such a great time chatting through my Rule of Three with Chris. Want to know the inspiration for Gallows Corner? This is your place!
UK nerds! Who's going to 🐉🥩?
I'll be part of this illustrious lineup talking about expression and discovery through playing, performing, watching and writing games 🥰
See you there! x
I'll be part of this illustrious lineup talking about expression and discovery through playing, performing, watching and writing games 🥰
See you there! x
It's almost time! If you are at Dragonmeet this Saturday (November 29th) come and catch myself, @drtalksalot.bsky.social, @theneoncaster.bsky.social, @finleyjinley.bsky.social and @nanosounds.bsky.social talk about Self Discovery and Self Expression Through TTRPGs at 3:30pm!
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
UK nerds! Who's going to 🐉🥩?
I'll be part of this illustrious lineup talking about expression and discovery through playing, performing, watching and writing games 🥰
See you there! x
I'll be part of this illustrious lineup talking about expression and discovery through playing, performing, watching and writing games 🥰
See you there! x
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In space only similes will save you!
'Space Nerds' is a game where tortured analogies can solve any scifi technobabble dilemma.
Find out how obsessive knowledge of Pokemon, Musicals, Warhammer and the Spice Girls will save the day in a nerd-filled TTRPG-one shot live on YouTube this Tuesday!
'Space Nerds' is a game where tortured analogies can solve any scifi technobabble dilemma.
Find out how obsessive knowledge of Pokemon, Musicals, Warhammer and the Spice Girls will save the day in a nerd-filled TTRPG-one shot live on YouTube this Tuesday!
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In space only similes will save you!
'Space Nerds' is a game where tortured analogies can solve any scifi technobabble dilemma.
Find out how obsessive knowledge of Pokemon, Musicals, Warhammer and the Spice Girls will save the day in a nerd-filled TTRPG-one shot live on YouTube this Tuesday!
'Space Nerds' is a game where tortured analogies can solve any scifi technobabble dilemma.
Find out how obsessive knowledge of Pokemon, Musicals, Warhammer and the Spice Girls will save the day in a nerd-filled TTRPG-one shot live on YouTube this Tuesday!
Reposted by ᴰʳ Khalil Thirlaway 🔜 🐉🥩
Games against Genocide Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 50 TTRPGs to discover for a $10+ donation to @doctorswithoutborders.org and their Palestinian relief efforts.
Purchase the bundle here: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...
There are 50 TTRPGs to discover for a $10+ donation to @doctorswithoutborders.org and their Palestinian relief efforts.
Purchase the bundle here: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Games against Genocide Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 50 TTRPGs to discover for a $10+ donation to @doctorswithoutborders.org and their Palestinian relief efforts.
Purchase the bundle here: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...
There are 50 TTRPGs to discover for a $10+ donation to @doctorswithoutborders.org and their Palestinian relief efforts.
Purchase the bundle here: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...
TOMORROW!
A bunch of geeks, nerds and maybe even heroes(?) assemble to save the world through the power of f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ niche special interests!
🗓️: Tues 25th Nov
⏰: 7pm GMT
💻: youtube.com/@rpgeeksdnd
A bunch of geeks, nerds and maybe even heroes(?) assemble to save the world through the power of f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ niche special interests!
🗓️: Tues 25th Nov
⏰: 7pm GMT
💻: youtube.com/@rpgeeksdnd
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
TOMORROW!
A bunch of geeks, nerds and maybe even heroes(?) assemble to save the world through the power of f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ niche special interests!
🗓️: Tues 25th Nov
⏰: 7pm GMT
💻: youtube.com/@rpgeeksdnd
A bunch of geeks, nerds and maybe even heroes(?) assemble to save the world through the power of f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ niche special interests!
🗓️: Tues 25th Nov
⏰: 7pm GMT
💻: youtube.com/@rpgeeksdnd
Mood
I don't wanna work today. I wanna be so swaddled up in cosy blankets that only my face is sticking out, just play games and listen to music and sip frothy cups of tea. 🥲
*shakes fist at rain and wind and capitalism*
*shakes fist at rain and wind and capitalism*
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Mood
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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Been a little quiet over here at S&S HQ as we've been taking some time to rest & recuperate.
Some news!
Going forward @samsighs.bsky.social is stepping back from the team, and you can find him mostly over at @whohurtyouap.bsky.social telling sad stories.
We wish him all the best for the future.
Some news!
Going forward @samsighs.bsky.social is stepping back from the team, and you can find him mostly over at @whohurtyouap.bsky.social telling sad stories.
We wish him all the best for the future.
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Been a little quiet over here at S&S HQ as we've been taking some time to rest & recuperate.
Some news!
Going forward @samsighs.bsky.social is stepping back from the team, and you can find him mostly over at @whohurtyouap.bsky.social telling sad stories.
We wish him all the best for the future.
Some news!
Going forward @samsighs.bsky.social is stepping back from the team, and you can find him mostly over at @whohurtyouap.bsky.social telling sad stories.
We wish him all the best for the future.
Waking up to the news that Mamdani won New York has introduced a frankly irresponsible amount of joy and hope into my day
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Waking up to the news that Mamdani won New York has introduced a frankly irresponsible amount of joy and hope into my day
Gallows Corner is a game about people and communities working together to dismantle entrenched, corrupt power structures
🤜💥👑
A topic with no contemporary relevance whatsoever, I'm sure 👀
If that's not enough of a hook to talk/write/shout about it I don't know what is!
🤜💥👑
A topic with no contemporary relevance whatsoever, I'm sure 👀
If that's not enough of a hook to talk/write/shout about it I don't know what is!
(PLEASE REPOST!) Reviewers, journalists, content creators, YouTubers, podcasters, bloggers, and TTRPG people of all kinds : WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
This month we're sending out the press preview version of GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG, and we want to add you to our media distro list!
This month we're sending out the press preview version of GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG, and we want to add you to our media distro list!
November 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Gallows Corner is a game about people and communities working together to dismantle entrenched, corrupt power structures
🤜💥👑
A topic with no contemporary relevance whatsoever, I'm sure 👀
If that's not enough of a hook to talk/write/shout about it I don't know what is!
🤜💥👑
A topic with no contemporary relevance whatsoever, I'm sure 👀
If that's not enough of a hook to talk/write/shout about it I don't know what is!
Reposted by ᴰʳ Khalil Thirlaway 🔜 🐉🥩
(PLEASE REPOST!) Reviewers, journalists, content creators, YouTubers, podcasters, bloggers, and TTRPG people of all kinds : WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
This month we're sending out the press preview version of GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG, and we want to add you to our media distro list!
This month we're sending out the press preview version of GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG, and we want to add you to our media distro list!
November 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
(PLEASE REPOST!) Reviewers, journalists, content creators, YouTubers, podcasters, bloggers, and TTRPG people of all kinds : WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
This month we're sending out the press preview version of GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG, and we want to add you to our media distro list!
This month we're sending out the press preview version of GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG, and we want to add you to our media distro list!
Pretty sure this doesn't count as a ceasefire, the firing doesn't appear to have ceased.
Israeli strikes on Gaza this week have killed more than 100 people following the killing of an Israeli soldier.
Deadly Israeli attacks shake Gaza ceasefire as more bodies exchanged
Israeli strikes on Gaza this week have killed more than 100 people following the killing of an Israeli soldier.
bit.ly
November 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Pretty sure this doesn't count as a ceasefire, the firing doesn't appear to have ceased.
I guess that technically will "feel more like the conversations you'd have IRL" like bsky said, just in the worst way
This is absolutely going to be used to 1) further suppress Palestinians desperately trying to raise money to survive and 2) punish any marginalised person who is pushing back against bigotry posted on here 🙄
November 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I guess that technically will "feel more like the conversations you'd have IRL" like bsky said, just in the worst way
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And while you're at it, scroll down further to uncheck this
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
And while you're at it, scroll down further to uncheck this
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Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
October 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
Check out my conversation with Fiona about #DnD, #ADHD and a book that smashes the two together!
We had a fascinating time discussing the book via our different perspectives and experiences of games 🎲, storytelling 📖 and brain stuff 🧠
We had a fascinating time discussing the book via our different perspectives and experiences of games 🎲, storytelling 📖 and brain stuff 🧠
The next episode of our DM’s Book Club series is out!
Episode #14: Adventures in ADHD with @drtalksalot.bsky.social!
🎧 linktr.ee/dmbc
#RPG #ttrpg #dmbc #adhd #awfulqueerheroes #dnd #5e
Episode #14: Adventures in ADHD with @drtalksalot.bsky.social!
🎧 linktr.ee/dmbc
#RPG #ttrpg #dmbc #adhd #awfulqueerheroes #dnd #5e
October 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Free Palestine 🇵🇸✊🏼🕊️⚖️, don't get complacent just because you heard the word "ceasefire", the genocide is still going on.
If you can, donate to crowdfunders to help people rebuild their lives. I've linked to a legit giving circle campaign below.
If you can, donate to crowdfunders to help people rebuild their lives. I've linked to a legit giving circle campaign below.
Step 1: Tentatively peek back into Bluesky to share some cool stuff I've been doing
Step 2: Immediately get overwhelmed and guilty that I haven't been creatively or politically active on here for ages
Step 3: ?
Step 2: Immediately get overwhelmed and guilty that I haven't been creatively or politically active on here for ages
Step 3: ?
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Free Palestine 🇵🇸✊🏼🕊️⚖️, don't get complacent just because you heard the word "ceasefire", the genocide is still going on.
If you can, donate to crowdfunders to help people rebuild their lives. I've linked to a legit giving circle campaign below.
If you can, donate to crowdfunders to help people rebuild their lives. I've linked to a legit giving circle campaign below.
Step 1: Tentatively peek back into Bluesky to share some cool stuff I've been doing
Step 2: Immediately get overwhelmed and guilty that I haven't been creatively or politically active on here for ages
Step 3: ?
Step 2: Immediately get overwhelmed and guilty that I haven't been creatively or politically active on here for ages
Step 3: ?
October 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Step 1: Tentatively peek back into Bluesky to share some cool stuff I've been doing
Step 2: Immediately get overwhelmed and guilty that I haven't been creatively or politically active on here for ages
Step 3: ?
Step 2: Immediately get overwhelmed and guilty that I haven't been creatively or politically active on here for ages
Step 3: ?
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Since it's getting close to Spoo~ky Season, let's look back at this delightfully blood soaked game of Paint the Town Red!
🩸Veins of Resistance 🩸
Our next @prideinstem.bsky.social one shot is LIVE, and it's a Paint the Town Red game with an all-POC cast!
With @michellicopter.bsky.social, @masquewren.bsky.social,
@stellarencore.bsky.social & @sciwithrach.bsky.social
🔗 twitch.tv/scienceandsorcery
Our next @prideinstem.bsky.social one shot is LIVE, and it's a Paint the Town Red game with an all-POC cast!
With @michellicopter.bsky.social, @masquewren.bsky.social,
@stellarencore.bsky.social & @sciwithrach.bsky.social
🔗 twitch.tv/scienceandsorcery
October 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Since it's getting close to Spoo~ky Season, let's look back at this delightfully blood soaked game of Paint the Town Red!