Podcast Episodes

Alayna Cole (Beacon & Briar, Game Dev Lobby, DEI Manager at Sledgehammer Games)

Episode 29

Marve and Melissa welcome writer, producer, DE&I specialist Alayna Cole!

We discuss her journey from being an educator to working in games. How her p…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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Elyse Willems (Funhaus, A Night in Halloween House, 30 Morbid Minutes, Answer For It!)

Episode 28

Marve and Melissa welcome writer and performer Elyse Willems (@elysewillems)!

We discuss Elyse's favorite Halloween candy, her journey from being a PA…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

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Maureen Johnson (The Creeping Hand Murder, Truly Devious, Let It Snow)

Episode 27

Marve and Melissa welcome New York Times Bestselling Author Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnsonbooks)!

We discuss the soup of it all (soup recipes includ…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Claire Rosenthal (An Animation Cryptid, QT Zine)

Episode 26

Marve and Melissa welcome Claire Rosenthal (@claire_therose)!

We discuss Claire's amazing skills of connecting with folks in the animation industry, t…

11 months, 1 week ago

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Stephanie Refuerzo (Spore, Sims, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Modern Warfare III)

Episode 26

Marve and Melissa welcome Associate Producer Stephanie Refuerzo (@stephref247)!

We discuss Stephanie's time in QA, she shares the ins and outs of bein…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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David Olson (Epic Games)

Episode 25

Marve and Melissa welcome Partner Operations Release Manager David Olson!

We discuss David's many many jobs before working in games. From gas attendan…

1 year ago

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Mabelin Calcano (Ghee Happy, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous)

Episode 24

Marve and Melissa welcome Producer Mabelin L Calcano (@humanmabs)!

We discuss Mabs' journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and her love of all …

1 year ago

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Ellie Guzman (TMNT, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Archibald’s Next Big Thing is Here!)

Episode 23

Marve and Melissa welcome writer Ellie Guzman (@elliemariaguzman)!

We discuss Ellie's journey from being an ER medical scribe to becoming a PA at Drea…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Joseph Knox (Uncharted 4, Call of Duty: Vanguard, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria)

Episode 22

Marve and Melissa welcome Senior Producer Joseph Knox!

We discuss Knox's winding road to game development and the many hats he's worn along the way. W…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Jakejames Lugo (Writer, Editor, Journalist, Content Creator)

Episode 21

Marve and Melissa welcome Media Personality Jakejames Lugo(@jakejameslugo)!

We discuss Jakejames' initial dreams of being a game dev, to realizing wri…

1 year, 2 months ago

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