Podcast Episodes

Episode 209 - Efka Bladukas on Game Coverage as Story

Season 11 Episode 209

Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both …

8 months, 1 week ago

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Episode 208 - Pat Harrigan on Zones of Control

Season 11 Episode 208

This week on the pod, I am joined by Pat Harrigan, who has published several academic volumes about games--most recently Zones of Control, which is c…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Episode 207 - Clifford Ando on the Humanities Crisis at UChicago

Season 11 Episode 207

This week on the pod, Professor Clifford Ando of The University of Chicago drops by to talk about the effects of cutting humanities programs. As hist…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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Episode 206 - Suzanne Sheldon on Restoration Games

Season 11 Episode 206

This week on the pod, Suzanne Sheldon (@425suzanne.bsky.social) drops in to talk about her work at Restoration Games, what it means to "restore" a ga…

9 months ago

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Episode 205 - Nigel Scarfe on Imagination Gaming

Season 11 Episode 205

This week on the pod, Nigel Scarfe drops by to discuss how his company, Imagination Gaming, helps students learn both academic and emotional skills i…

9 months, 1 week ago

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Episode 204 - Gabe Barrett on Best with 1 Games

Season 11 Episode 204

This week on the pod, Gabe Barrett, publisher of the Solo Game of the Month series, drops in to talk about how he maintains such an intense publicati…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Episode 203 - Emily Friedman on the Study of Actual Play

Season 11 Episode 203

This week on the pod, Dr. Emily Friedman (@friede.bsky.social), an English professor at Auburn University, comes by to discuss her work on actual pla…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Episode 202 - J. Rey Lee on Unsettling Catan

Season 11 Episode 202

This week on the pod, J. Rey Lee (@jreylee.bsky.social), author of Unsettling Catan, drops by to talk about his upcoming book--which also happens to …

9 months, 4 weeks ago

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Episode 201 - Matteo Menapace on Cooperative Game Design

Season 11 Episode 201

Welcome to Season 11! We are starting off with a delightful visit from Matteo Menapace, co-designer of Daybreak (Instagram: @ma.tteo.me). We talk abo…

10 months ago

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Episode 200 - Thoughts on the State of Historical Gaming

Season 10 Episode 200

We've made it all the way to Episode 200! To celebrate the milestone, this is a mega episode filled with shorter interviews about the state of histor…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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