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Back to SearchEpisode 189 - Ada Palmer on LARPing the Renaissance
Season 10 Episode 189
This week on the pod, Ada Palmer (@adapalmer.bsky.social) speaks about her papal election LARP at The University of Chicago--but also about historica…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 188 - Amabel Holland on Cardboard Ghosts
Season 10 Episode 188
This week on the pod, Amabel Holland drops by to discuss her new book, Cardboard Ghosts. We also talk about her excellent video essay work and upcomi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 187 - Thomas Malaby on Anthropology and Gaming
Season 10 Episode 187
This week on the pod, Thomas Malaby joins us to discuss his work as an anthropologist who studies gaming, specifically contingency (i.e. gambling!) a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 186 - Emily Knox on Book Banning
This week on the pod, Professor Emily Knox, an expert on libraries and book banning, discusses why people ban books, why books are targeted more than…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 185 - Eric Zimmerman on Teaching Game Design
This week on the pod, Eric Zimmerman, a professor at NYU, talks about teaching game design, game design as an art form, and much more.
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1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 184 - Laine Nooney on the Apple II Age
Season 10 Episode 184
This week on the pod, NYU professor Laine Nooney discusses their work on gaming and computer history, how we collect material artifacts that shed lig…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 183 - Sreyashi Mukherjee on the Game World of Reality TV
Season 10 Episode 183
This week on the pod, Sreyashi Mukherjee discusses her love of reality TV dating shows--and what they have taught her about consent, stereotyping, an…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 182 - Daniel Newman and Marceline Leiman on the Indie Games Night Market
Season 10 Episode 182
This week on the pod, Daniel Newman and Marceline Leiman drop in to discuss the Indie Games Night Market--which was a huge success at PAXU 2024--and …
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 181 - Greg Loring-Albright on Keep the Faith
Season 10 Episode 181
Welcome to the start of SEASON 10! I can't even believe it! This week, I'm speaking with Greg Loring-Albright about Keep the Faith, a light RPG that …
1 year, 4 months ago
Episode 180 - Paul Wright and Liz Davidson on Foxes & Lions
Season 9 Episode 180
For the Season 9 finale, Paul Wright and I discuss Foxes & Lions, a game we are co-designing about the Italian Wars. Are you into Machiavelli, Renais…
1 year, 5 months ago