Podcast Episodes

Ross Thompson—Real-World Marketing, Influencer Strategy, and Building Community That Lasts (#102)

Ross Thompson is a marketing strategist focused on helping tabletop games and consumer brands grow through real-world connection. A veteran of the in…

9 hours ago

Drew Corkill — Design Solo Game Systems, Speed, and Shipping at Scale (#101)

About Drew

Drew Corkill is a UI/UX designer with nearly 15 years of experience and a deep background in graphic design, who has quietly become one of …

3 weeks ago

50 Episodes of Game Design Wisdom

Guests featured:

* Keith Baker

* Monty Cook

* Raph Koster

* Richard Garfield

* John Zinser

* Elizabeth Hargrave

* Eric Lang

00:03:06 — Keith Baker

Lesson: Cre…

1 month ago

Eric Lang — Designing for Payoff, Ritual Play, and Returning to Your Roots (#100)

About Eric Lang

Eric Lang is one of the most influential designers in modern tabletop gaming, known for bold thematic systems and highly interactive p…

2 months ago

Theresa Duringer — UI as Game Design, Onboarding Without Friction, and the Ethics of AI (#99)

Theresa Duringer is the owner and CEO of Temple Gates Games, a San Francisco–based digital board game studio known for best-in-class adaptations of m…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Jaimie Wolanski — Tough Truths, Retail Realities, and How Games Create Connection (#98)

About Jaimie

Jaimie Wolanski has over 20 years of experience in the games industry, with a career spanning major brands and mass-market hits. She’s wo…

3 months, 1 week ago

Vlaada Chvátil — Designing for Joy, Building Great Games, and Letting Quality Do the Marketing (#97)

About Vlaada

Vlaada Chvátil is one of the most influential game designers of the modern era. As the creative force behind classics like Through the Ag…

4 months ago

Carly McGinnis — Startup Scrappiness, Trusting Your Team, and the Rhythm of Leadership (#96)

About Carly

Carly McGinnis is the driving force behind one of the fastest-growing tabletop companies in history. As CEO of Exploding Kittens, she’s he…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kyle Thiermann — Deadlines, Mentors, Curiosity, and the Craft of Connection (#95)

About Kyle

Kyle Thiermann is a professional big-wave surfer, journalist, and creative director whose career bridges storytelling, advertising, and adv…

5 months ago

Touko Tahkokallio — Curiosity, Physics, and the Power of Mental Playtesting (#94)

Touko Tahkokallio is one of the rare designers who has mastered both tabletop and digital worlds. Starting out as a theoretical physicist, Touko shif…

5 months, 2 weeks ago