Packaging touches everyone every day. This is the Everything Packaging podcast with David Holliday.
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Weekly, episodes about board games and the board game hobby. We dive in to a wide selection of game mechanics, themes, and reviews. We discuss game news, gaming highlights, and the people who make our games amazing. Come join us at the game table. Hosted by Nathan Howard, Andy Holliday, Douglas Stewart, David Holliday, and Logan Howard.
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Religion, Politics, History, Culture - Totally Incorrect!
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“They came after the impact and the firestorms. When the sun went dark. Like they’d been there all along. Just waiting.” From executive producers of The Walking Dead and Travis Beacham, the writer of Pacific Rim, comes a heart-stopping Audible Original featuring a brilliant British cast. It’s the near future and seven years since a comet hit the earth and blotted out the sun. The world is a dark, frozen landscape. And then, beastly creatures emerge and take over. Can they really be vampires? ...
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MN Episode 568: Games with Modular Boards.
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50:18Meeple Nation Podcast: Episode 568 - Games with Modular Boards that we don’t own Show Notes Episode release date is March 5, 2025 Meeple Nation Podcast Episode 568: Games with Modular Boards. This week we end our discussion of games with modular boards by hitting on some that we do not own and dip into why that may be. Will we be adding any of thes…
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Love or hate the idea, the packaging industry (like everyone else) will have to contend with the new Trump trade tariffs. In this episode, David and Janice (the AI Personal Assistant) discuss this issue.By David Holliday
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MN 567 Top Five Games with Modular Boards
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39:00Meeple Nation Podcast: 567 Top Five Games with Modular Boards This week is all about modular boards. This board goes here, this board goes there...no, wait...what? Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart.
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The Trend of Labelless PET Bottles for Water Packaging
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6:28In this episode, Janice (the AI Personal Assistant) and I discuss the trend of labelless (or label-free) packaging for water bottles.By David Holliday
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Episode 566: Games with Modular Boards - Show Notes Episode release date is February 19, 2025 This week we kick off our discussion of games with Modular Boards. A fascinating mechanic that adds layers of strategic depth and decision-making, and one we love very much. A modular board in a board game is a game board that is made up of multiple pieces…
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GS1's Sunrise 2027 2D barcode migration will have an impact on brands, retailers and on consumers. Who will it actually be good for?By David Holliday
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 565 February 2025 News This week is all about BryceCON! We managed to sprinkle a little news in there to boot. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart.
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Late-Stage Customization can help businesses to reduce inventory costs. By customizing packaging late in the process, companies can avoid managing inventories of pre-printed packaging materials. With late-stage customization, either blank or generically printed materials are ordered that will be customized right on the packaging line. LSC can help …
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A recent lawsuit accuses consumer products giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) of greenwashing and deceiving consumers with regard to how wood pulp is sourced for its Charmin paper products range.By David Holliday
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Is your company looking to adopt the new GS1 2D barcodes for the Sunrise 2027 program? If so, one thing you’ll need to address is the size of the barcodes you print on your packages—especially if you use the GS1 Digital Link format, which can contain a lot of data.By David Holliday
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Meeple Nation Podcast Episode 564: Income Games We Don't Own. We close out our section on income games talking about some great income games that are missing from our collections, and Andy gets to talks about his games too. Join us at the game tableBy Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart
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The SaltCON Podcast 001: What is SaltCON?
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21:09SaltCON Podcast Episode 001: What is SaltCON? SaltCON is Utah's largest Board Game Convention which has events 5 times each year. But, it is more than just board games. There are RPG events, Social Gaming, Puzzle Hunts, Game Shows and so much more. Come Join us at the table as we discuss all things SaltCON.…
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Why are some packaging materials easier to print than others? Why do labels stick to some products but not to others? It's all because of the surface energy of the materials in question. Read more here: https://packagingnews.net/what-is-surface-energy-of-materials-why-does-it-matter/By David Holliday
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 563 Our Top Five Income Games We could all use a little more income...Am I right? These are the games that make the income magic happen! Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart.
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Meeple Nation Podcast Episode 562: Income Games. We are kicking off our discussion of income games, we waffle on our ideas and definition of what make a game an income game, but we have some fun discussing them. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Douglas Stewart, Andrew Holliday
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 561 What We're Looking for in 2025 It's a new year full of new games! This week we talk about what were looking forward to most in 2025. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart.
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What's Up With Packaging - 2025 Some of the packaging-related topics we expect to cover this year.By David Holliday
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Meeple Nation Podcast: Episode 560 - January 2025 News A new year and it is time for the first news episode of the year. Looking forward to new games, games that are coming soon, and awesome games on crowdfunding. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 559 Top 10 Games of 2024 What kind of year was 2024 for games? We thought it was pretty great! Let us know what your favorites were at [email protected]. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart.
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MN 558 Top 30 Games of All-Time Part 3
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1:45:11Meeple Nation Podcast: Episode 558 - Top Thirty Games of All-Time... At Least for Now. Here it is, our top 10 games of all-time. We have some more crossover, but mostly we have a list of some amazing games. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart
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MN 557 Top 30 Games of All Time (20 - 11)
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1:35:08Meeple Nation Podcast: 557 Top 30 Games of All Time (20 - 11) This week we continue our countdown of the the best games EVER!! According to us...for now! Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart.
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Meeple Nation Podcast Episode 556 Our Top 30 Games of All-Time. We went through the games we have played and came up with our top thirty games. This is part 1 of 3 episodes as we go over these great games. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 555 November 2024 This week we talk mostly about BGGCON, amazing games, and weird flights. There's even a little news mixed in there too. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart.
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MN 554: Five Games That Need Expansions
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1:19:09Meeple Nation Podcast: Episode 554 - Five games that need expansions. This week we discuss some amazing games that we love and we just want to love them some more with some new content. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart
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MN 553 Top Expansions That Made the Base Game Better
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1:10:41Meeple Nation Podcast: 553 Top Expansions That Made the Base Game Better (and improved it!) This week we discuss the expansions that made the base game better! Are they "essential?" Maybe..!? Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart.
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 552 our 2024 holiday gift guide. It is that time of year, when we think about giving gifts to those we love. The gamers in our lives, and even those who we want to be gamers. We have something for everyone. Come join us at the game table.By Nathan Howard, Andrew Holliday, Douglas Stewart
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Thermal Transfer or Thermal Inkjet for GS1 2D Barcodes
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9:04If your company is switching to the new GS1 2D barcodes, you'll probably have to print them only your package - unlike the UPC codes that are usually pre-printed. Thermal Tansfer Overprinters and thermal inkjet are two technologies you could use - but which is best?By David Holliday
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Meeple Nation Podcast: Episode 551 - Spooky Games for Halloween Beware! This weeks episode is rated "S" for Scary! Oh, I've just been informed the "S" stands for Silly. Beware all the same! Come join us at the game table.
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What are the Three Biggest Issues in Packaging Today?
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2:40What are the three biggest issues in packaging right now? Let's take a look at: Sustainability Supply chains, labor and price increases Regulatory issuesBy David Holliday
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