Podcaster and Unofficial Larpwright of the Olive Garden chain of restaurants Jeff Stormer joins us for a nice chat about professional wrestling, karaoke, and other roleplaying games.

Gamer, editor, and improv performer Karen Twelves joins us for a talk about performance, play, and the importance of trust.

Games scholar Jose Zagal starts a new semester of Backstory, with discussions of Role-Playing Games Studies, the intricate web of influence among different game media, and identifying the ethical frameworks in Animal Crossing. If Emmanuel Kant made a videogame, what would it be like?

Organizer of the long-running campaign Shadowmoor, Casey Hardy tells us about sustainability, growth, and change in a larp community.

Game designer, streamer, RPG theorist and you new favourite podcast host DC joins us to talk about twitter threads and forging in the dark.

Magdalene Loh is making live-action career design games in Singapore! And stay tuned for some special announcements.

Larpwright and organizer Betty Bong on translating play across cultures.

Game designer, crafter, and powerful scrum master Stephanie Bryant brings us a kinder, gentler post-apocalypse.

Children's author and game designer Terri Cohlene shares her insight on designing for kids, introducing roleplaying, and working in co-creation.

Star Crossed Story Time comes to a close with Sean Nittner and Kira Magrann re-telling a tale as old as time: a barely-contained love ensnared between warring clans of werewolves and vampires.