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BACKSTORY

Alex Roberts

93 episodes

9 months ago

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.

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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.

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Episodes (20/93)

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On the final episode of Backstory, designer and publisher Cat Tobin talks pushing things forward, leaving things behind, and publishing original Irish language RPGs! Talk to you later, heroes.

6 years ago

56 minutes 1 second

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88. Lucian Kahn

Game designer Lucian Kahn talks magic, humor, and some exciting game anthologies. Would you rather be a Visigoth or a Mall Goth?

6 years ago

59 minutes

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87. Diana J Leonard

Psychologist Diana J Leonard shares her work on the life cycle of play communities.

6 years ago

59 minutes 53 seconds

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Ben Chong, aka swordsnflowers, joins us to talk about his experience teaching analog game design, developing the TTRPG scene in Malaysia, and his Sword Dream.

6 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes 13 seconds

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85. Sangjun Park

Game designer and translator Sangjun Park talks about Moonflower, game translation, and his hopes for the future of the Korean TTRPG scene.

6 years ago

54 minutes 54 seconds

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Larpwright and sex educator Jon Cole on teaching with larp, designing in collaboration, and creating space for Real Talk.

6 years ago

1 hour 1 minute

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83. Catherine Ramen

Historical game developer Catherine Ramen talks the New York crossdressing scene in the '90s, a nineteenth century Socialist commune in Paris, and more - as if we needed more when those first two things are so very very good???

6 years ago

59 minutes 25 seconds

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82. Jenn Sandercock

Game developer Jenn Sandercock talks experimentation, balance, collaboration, and edible games.

6 years ago

1 hour 2 minutes 16 seconds

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81. James D'Amato

Time for a very enthusiastic chat with ONE SHOT Network co-founder, podcaster, improviser, game designer, and professional goof boy James D'Amato. Plus a special announcement: our host is now on Patreon!

6 years ago

1 hour 20 minutes 24 seconds

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80. Camdon Wright

Game designer Camdon Wright joins us for a chat about designing for emotion, GMing outside your comfort zone, and being a fan of stuff, not people.

6 years ago

49 minutes 33 seconds

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79. Whitney Delaglio

Game designer and illustrator Whitney Delaglio on intimacy and problem-solving in games. Also: consensual storytelling is a sandwich; pass it on.

6 years ago

52 minutes 50 seconds

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78. Lauren McManamon

Game designer and wandering Kiwi Lauren McManamon talks about discursive analysis, consent at the table, and the strange birds that help us get through it all.

6 years ago

59 minutes 26 seconds

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77. Becky Annison

Writer and designer Becky Annison joins us to talk gaming in the UK, making a living in RPGs, werewolf romance, and an essential source of game design inspiration: reality television.

6 years ago

1 hour 58 seconds

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Kai Poh, games journalist and co-runner (with his partner Elisha) of the Role Over Play Dead blog, chats with Alex about tabletop and live-action gaming in Malaysia.

6 years ago

1 hour 14 seconds

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75. Alex Roberts

In honour of the show's third anniversary, producer Alex Sisk interviews the creator and host of Backstory. Learn about the process behind the show, how she prepares for and conducts interviews, and her plans for the future - in podcasting and beyond. Thanks for sticking with us, friends. It's been a wonderful time.

6 years ago

1 hour 5 minutes 35 seconds

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74. James Mendez Hodes

6 years ago

1 hour 24 minutes 31 seconds

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73. Albert Kong

Game designer and artist Albert Kong joins us for a talk about parkour, the art of gathering, and other ways to open the potential for play in the world around you.

6 years ago

1 hour 1 minute 50 seconds

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72. Senda Linaugh

Game designer and co-creator of Actual Play podcast She's a Super Geek, Senda Linaugh, talks gaming, creativity, and community connection. Content note for discussion of abusive relationships.

6 years ago

58 minutes 58 seconds

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71. Jeff Dieterle

Award-winning larp designer Jeff Dieterle joins us for a talk about music, magic, stupid games, and kiss jail.

7 years ago

49 minutes 35 seconds

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70. Andrea Morales Coto

7 years ago

1 hour 2 minutes 10 seconds