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BACKSTORY

BACKSTORY is an ongoing series of interviews with game designers and other notable members of the role-playing community, hosted by Alex Roberts. This show is all about the person behind the work: how did they get into gaming? Why did they start designing? What are they most excited about for the future? Alex loves getting to know people, and you’ll love coming along for the ride.

Latest Episodes:

53. Jonaya Kemper Jan 18, 2018

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Game designer, writer, and researcher Jonaya Kemper leads us down the winding path of larp ethnography and emancipatory bleed.

Jonaya's Website,
The Battle of Primrose Park: Playing for Emancipatory Bleed in Fortune & Felicity,
Announcement: Jonaya to Keynote at Living Games 2018!

52. Jeeyon Shim Jan 04, 2018

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Larp educator Jeeyon Shim on survival skills, planning scenes, and the secret life of trees.

Jeeyon's Website,
Jeeyon on Twitter,
Trackers Bay

51. Jackson Tegu Dec 21, 2017

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Join award-winning game designer Jackson Tegu on a meandering chat through envelopes, CDs, and posters on telephone poles.

Jackson's website,
Jackson on Patreon,
Jackson on Twitter,

50. Daniel Kwan Dec 07, 2017

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Archaeologist and professional GM Daniel Kwan talks holiday games, Dramatic Managers, and building social skills through role-play.

Daniel's Website,
Curiosity in Focus,
Level Up Gaming,
Dundas West Games

49. Fatima Abdul Karim Nov 23, 2017

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Bait Byout co-founder Fatima Abdul Karim on the birth of larp in the Arab world.

Bait Byout,
Bait Byout on Facebook,
Book: The Birth of Larp in the Arab World

48. Aleksandra Sontowska Nov 09, 2017

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Award-winning RPG designer Aleksandra Sontowska on sex, horror, and unsettling self-knowledge in games.

Aleksandra's Blog
Aleksandra on G+
The Beast

47. Tania Carriere Oct 27, 2017

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It's an episode of unabashed sincerity with artist and coach Tania Carriere of Advivum Journeys.

46. Darcy Ross Oct 12, 2017

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Writer, designer, and noted gastropod enthusiast Darcy Ross talks evolution, community, and shining a spotlight on the things you love.

45. Epidiah Ravachol Sep 28, 2017

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Game designer and publisher Epidiah Ravachol talks playstorming, the games you love to teach, and the unheralded joy of double-entry bookkeeping.

Dig 1000 Holes
Epidiah on Twitter
Worlds Without Master
Dread
Sagas of Sundry
Project Alpha
RPG Solitaire Challenge
Across the Table Podcast
3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars
Swords Without Master
Vegan Blueberry Muffins
The Beast
Urban Jungle and the Usagi Yojinbo RPG

44. Jenn Martin Sep 14, 2017

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Designer Jenn Martin on witches at work, manic pixie dreamgirling, and larp impostor syndrome.

Jenn Martin on twitter
Jank Cast
Fall of Magic
Definition: Manic Pixie Dream Girl
#Feminism: A Nano-Game Anthology
Limbo, in Larps From The Factory
Let's be Dinosaurs
Glass Ceiling
The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power
Crone-spiration Board
Night Forest
Inheritance
Minnesota Long Con
Big Bad Con
Metatopia
Peggy Klinplatz on Sex and Aging

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