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Star Point

Justin Oh

Star Point is a podcast all about the game of Go (aka baduk or weiqi)! When you're away from the board, you can listen to Star Point for weekly discussions about how to improve, personal anecdotes, and general appreciation for the beauty of the game. Hosted and produced by Justin Oh.

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Episodes

143 episodes

  1. 143: Is Go like riding a bike? 50:40
  2. 142: Too Peaceful, No Fun 47:56
  3. 141: 1000 Lives - How to Play Go for Learning 57:16
  4. 140: Honing Your Go Senses 43:10
  5. 139: Does luck exist in Go? 45:10
  6. 138: Can humans and AI coexist on the Go board? 46:25
  7. 137: Is Go your “thing”? 56:05
  8. 136: I played a live game! (Season 4 Premiere) 59:24
  9. 135: Cultivating a Desire to Win (Season 3 Finale) 42:07
  10. 134: All About Go Tournament Formats 1:00:57
  11. 133: Go and Science Fiction 50:18
  12. 132: Go is a microcosm of life 44:19
  13. 131: No Aji, No Problems 53:36
  14. 130: Do we need yet another Go server? 1:06:24
  15. 129: How Go Encourages Us to Use Our Brains 41:09
  16. 128: Cultural Pollination, Popular vs. Visible, Rank Relativity w/ Travis (All Things Go) 1:14:16
  17. 127: Balance your game with the Over-Under Method 43:41
  18. 126: How to Strategize in Go 41:48
  19. 125: What It’s Like to Be a 14-Year-Old Go Player in Japan w/ Kai 1:13:49
  20. 124: Are games decided by “effort”? 39:31
  21. 123: The Purpose of a Stone 53:54
  22. 122: Can Go Be a Cozy Game? Dissolving the Stress of Go 44:43
  23. 121: The Beginner Go Experience 46:34
  24. 120: Getting Rid of Bad Habits, Fear of Playing Go, Japanese vs AGA Ranks 51:59
  25. 119: Developing Your Go-cabulary 47:04
  26. 118: One Stone, Two Stones, Three Stones 58:10
  27. 117: Essential Go Terms 1:11:31
  28. 116: AlphaGo to ChatGPT - Who are we in the age of AI? 1:00:19
  29. 115: Why Go Should Be Your Next Hobby 52:52
  30. 114: Should Go be an Olympic sport? 43:51
  31. 113: What makes Go a "good" game? 51:15
  32. 112: How to Count 48:25
  33. 111: How I Defeated My Arch-Nemesis and Rival, Akira Toya 35:53
  34. 110: Inner Growth vs. External Growth: The Gaming DNA of a Go Player 37:39
  35. 109: How to Get Good at Go (and anything else) 56:52
  36. 108: 2025 Year-in-Review 1:04:37
  37. 107: Go Commentating is Really Fun! 41:48
  38. 106: How do we make Go more exciting to watch? 40:31
  39. 105: Answering Reddit Newbies 1:05:12
  40. 104: What would Spongebob's Go rank be? 38:26
  41. 103: Bring Kibitzing Back! 39:54
  42. 102: Is Go Just a Game? 52:23
  43. 101: The Salty Crew of Go Skill 55:07
  44. 100: Rating 100 Go Proverbs! 1:19:22
  45. 99: Does Go feel like a chore? 44:29
  46. 98: How to play Solitaire Go (Rube Goldberg Go) 35:43
  47. 97: Go Deserved Better from Nintendo 47:43
  48. 96: Lee Sedol’s Appearance in The Devil's Plan, Wall Go 1:11:51
  49. 95 (Season 3 Premiere): A New Pro, The 1st American World Champion 50:51
  50. 94 (Season 2 Finale): My Fiancée’s Thoughts on Go w/ Kim 1:08:06