I’m chatting with Shawn and Navi Drake of A Couple of Drakes, known for games like Dead Belt, Court of Blades, HEDGE, Fe Borg, and more! Adapted from a conversation on May 30, 2025 This interview ...
Ted Lasso is good, actually
How it came to me (the show, not the realization) I don’t like sports. I’ll link an occasional sports story, I make references to Air Bud more than the average person. And I’ll tear up at the end ...
We have to build the wolf: an interview with Aaron King
We have to build the wolf! Aaron King might be the funniest person I have ever interviewed. Assume every conversation is punctuated with (laughter) instead of the more typical dot. We spoke about...
Biting the Hand: Going Rogue with Jess Levine
Adapted from a conversation on June 18, 2025. This interview has been edited and condensed. I spoke to Jess Levine about Going Rogue, the Star Wars–inspired TTRPG on Kickstarter now. Alex: You...
Emily Zhu 朱保敬 Interview
I had the pleasure to chat with Emily Zhu 朱保敬. What follows is a truncated and edited transcript of the strangest interview I have ever, and likely will ever, conduct. It covered topics ranging fro...
A Handful of Steam Part 4
Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3 Death Howl Grid-based deckbuilder fighting game with exploration and crafting Published by the studio behind Frostpunk and This War of Mine comes Death Howl, a poi...
Aaron Voigt Interview
I chatted with Aaron Voigt about broadening horizons, building relationships through podcasting, and what makes a good video essay. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Alex: Yo...
A handful of steam (part 3)
Part 1 and Part 2 Castle V Castle This is a great game! It’s simple, with no tutorial needed, it’s fun, and the demo ends exactly where it should, teaching the game, but leaving you wanting mor...
Inspiration Everywhere — an Interview with Quinn Murphy
I shared a laughter-filled half hour with Quinn Murphy of Thoughtcrime games, where we discussed the blogging–freelancer pipeline, Pathfinder 2e, and the many forms inspiration can take. Transcri...
May 2025 Roundup
Below are things I’ve learned, remembered, or found interesting in the past month: The words “Quote” and “Quoth” are completely unrelated to each other! Quoth comes from proto-Germanic for...