BACKSTORY

By Alex Roberts

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... more

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How many episodes does BACKSTORY have?

The podcast currently has 93 episodes available.

BACKSTORY episodes:

March 18, 2019 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.
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53min
March 04, 2019 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.
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1h
February 16, 2019 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.
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1h 1min
January 17, 2019 76. Kai Poh
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.
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1h 1min
January 03, 2019 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.
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1h 6min
December 20, 2018 74. James Mendez Hodes
James Mendez Hodes is a Filipino-American writer, game designer, cultural consultant, and martial artist who knows which kind of sword Alex should use. If you're curious about Heian or Sengoku period Japan, or about playing other cultures or historical periods in general, listen in!
Consider this a companion piece to an upcoming episode of ONE SHOT in which Alex will be running Kagematsu!
Mendez's website,
Mendez on Twitter,
Support the hip hop translation of Homer's Iliad!,
Thousand Arrows,
An extremely useful post on best practices for historical gameplay,
Fist City,
Kagematsu.
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1h 25min
December 06, 2018 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.
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1h 2min
November 22, 2018 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.
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59min
November 08, 2018 71. Jeff Dieterle
Award-winning larp designer Jeff Dieterle joins us for a talk about music, magic, stupid games, and kiss jail.
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50min
October 25, 2018 70. Andrea Morales Coto
Design strategist Andrea Morales Coto is bringing the magic of live-action game design to new avenues, from distribution methods to cryptoeconomic systems and beyond. Learn along with Alex!
Andrea's Website,
Andrea on Twitter,
"I Owe Us" cryptoeconomic prototype,
"Following the Green Light: Designing Inclusion in Game Distribution,"
The Golden Cobra Game Design Challenge.
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1h 3min

FAQs about BACKSTORY:

How many episodes does BACKSTORY have?

The podcast currently has 93 episodes available.