Shanna Germain (she/her) is one of the co-founders of Monte Cook Games (MCG). As a veteran tabletop game designer and an award-winning erotica author, she has forgotten more about building and using safety tools than many of us will ever learn. Join us as Shanna reveals how discussions about consent and boundaries at our tables lead to healthier tabletop gaming experiences!

00:01:20 - Who Is Shanna Germain?

00:08:48 - No Thank You Evil (aka How Yoshi Made Shanna Happy Cry)

00:14:13 - The Importance of Pre-Negotiation | TTRPG = BDSM

00:20:08 - Why Consent Needs to Be Invited To Our Games

00:26:30 - A Quick and Dirty Guide to Shanna's Consent in Gaming Checklist

00:29:15 - Establishing Boundaries & Improving Communication at the Table

00:39:33 - How Better Communication Increases a Game's Accessibility

00:45:17 - Safety Tools As Building Blocks For Self-Advocacy

00:52:34 - Tools and Tips For Empowering Your Table

01:00:01 - Closing Remarks

The Poison Eater - https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/the-poison-eater/

Consent in Gaming Checklist - https://www.montecookgames.com/consent-in-gaming/

Cypher System - https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/cypher-system-rulebook-2/

As Kinky as You Wanna Be - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/As-Kinky-as-You-Wanna-Be/Shanna-Germain/9781627780629

No Thank You Evil - https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/no-thank-you-evil/

We Are All Mad Here - https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/we-are-all-mad-here/

Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com

Guest - Shanna Germain, https://www.shannagermain.com/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. - https://victormediagroup.co/

Original Music by Byson - https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l

Creator / Host - Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)

Executive Producers-- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell

Sound Editor - Anna Hughes

Production Assistant - Bishop Clarke

Each chapter of Sachin Jaitly’s career reads like a new adventure. He has served as a corporate financial executive, tech entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. With each new role, he encounters satisfying successes as well as challenging defeats, and gathers valuable lessons that can be applied to not only career and business, but to life. Sachin Jaitly currently serves as founder and general partner at Morgan Creek Digital, where he manages investments in early stage Web 3 companies that leverage blockchain, AI, digital assets, and cryptocurrency. Listen and learn from his perspective on the future of cryptocurrency, the demise of FTX, the prospect of cryptocurrency regulation, and advice for entrepreneurs.

01:10 -- Guest intro, understanding blockchain and the crypto market

10:07 -- The collapse of FTX

18:56 -- Regulating crypto

21:27 -- Backstory, lessons from managing vending machines

28:43 -- Crummer experience, attraction to finance

35:13 -- Career journey, learnings from creating flexReceipts

46:40 -- Career and business advice, life lessons

Crummer Graduate School of Business -- https://www.crummer.rollins.edu/

Morgan Creek Capital – https://www.morgancreekcap.com/

Morgan Creek Digital – https://www.morgancreekcap.com/morgan-creek-digital/

Tessera Venture Partners – https://www.tesseravp.com/

flexEngage – https://www.flexengage.com/

Guest -- Sachin Jaitly, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjaitly/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Creator / Host -- J.B. Adams

Executive Producer -- Gerard Mitchell

Technical/Production Design -- Angel Colon

Technical/Production Assistance -- Hao Do, Dassika Gilkey, Jaianne Gilkey

Audio Editing -- Manni Simon

Sereia Spinner (they/them) is a sensitivity consultant, burlesque performer, avid LARPer, a historian. In all that they do, Sereia specializes in bringing important truths to the spotlight while motivating others to do the same. In this episode, Sereia speaks on the need for sensitivity consultants in creative projects, why LARPs should care about making their communities inclusive, and how to make your LARP more accessible to people of color.

00:00 - Intro

02:02 - Play & Games As Survival Skills

04:40 - Sereia’s First Forays Into Gaming

04:50 - “What is D&D but text based rp spoken out loud with dice?”

06:28 - How Sereia Found LARPing

12:30 - A Sensitivity Consultant Is Born

18:10 - Why Games Need Sensitivity Consultants

27:54 - LARPing in Color

31:46 - Consulting as an Act of Care

36:34 - Getting More POC in LARPs

42:46 - The Necessity of Intentionality & Accessibility in LARP

50:54 - Final Thoughts

LARPing in Color: Consultant List -- https://larpingincolor.com/consultants

Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com

Guest -- Sereia Spinner, [email protected]

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l

Creator / Host -- Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)

Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell

Sound Editing -- Anna Hughes

Production Assistance -- Bishop Clarke

 

In his long career, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling (Ret.) has met and worked with presidents, monarchs, and military leaders from around the world. But he has also faced times of great adversity, including life-and-death combat situations, and moments that require the courage to “speak up for what’s right.” Mark Hertling currently serves as adjunct professor of strategic leadership at the Crummer School, and provides leadership development to physicians in healthcare organizations. Listen and learn from his perspective on the conflict in Ukraine, the current mental health crisis, what it means to be American, and what is worth fighting for.

01:32 -- Guest intro, discussion of the conflict in Ukraine

06:08 -- Leadership on the world stage, comparing Zelenskyy and Putin

08:45 -- The post-pandemic mental health crisis

14:18 -- What it means to be American, what’s worth fighting for

23:35 -- Backstory, attending U.S. Military Academy at West Point

29:45 -- Career journey, leaders “not allowed to have a bad day”

34:16 -- Mark Hertling’s Crummer experience, Growing Physician Leaders

43:52 -- Career advice, becoming a military analyst at CNN

Growing Physician Leaders by Mark Hertling -- https://tinyurl.com/5n7e3bf

Crummer Graduate School of Business -- https://www.crummer.rollins.edu/

Medscape article on physician suicide -- https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/806779-overview

USO article on military suicides -- https://www.uso.org/stories/2664-military-suicide-rates-are-at-an-all-time-high-heres-how-were-trying-to-help

Profile of Christina Maslach, Ph.D. -- https://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/christina-maslach

U.S. Military Academy at West Point -- https://www.westpoint.edu/

Mark Hertling’s Twitter, @MarkHertling -- https://twitter.com/markhertling/status/1559941585542041602

Mark Hertling profile at CNN -- https://www.cnn.com/profiles/mark-hertling-profile

American Battlefield Monuments Commission -- https://www.abmc.gov/

Guest -- Mark Hertling, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hertling-dba-57987066/

https://crummer.rollins.edu/faculty/mark-hertling/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Creator / Host -- J.B. Adams

Executive Producer -- Gerard Mitchell

Technical/Production Design -- Angel Colon

Technical/Production Assistance -- Hao Do, Dassika Gilkey, Jaianne Gilkey

Audio Editing -- Manni Simon

In his long career, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling (Ret.) has met and worked with presidents, monarchs, and military leaders from around the world. But he has also faced times of great adversity, including life-and-death combat situations, and moments that require the courage to “speak up for what’s right.” Mark Hertling currently serves as adjunct professor of strategic leadership at the Crummer School, and provides leadership development to physicians in healthcare organizations. Listen and learn from his perspective on the conflict in Ukraine, the current mental health crisis, what it means to be American, and what is worth fighting for.

01:32 -- Guest intro, discussion of the conflict in Ukraine

06:08 -- Leadership on the world stage, comparing Zelenskyy and Putin

08:45 -- The post-pandemic mental health crisis

14:18 -- What it means to be American, what’s worth fighting for

23:35 -- Backstory, attending U.S. Military Academy at West Point

29:45 -- Career journey, leaders “not allowed to have a bad day”

34:16 -- Mark Hertling’s Crummer experience, Growing Physician Leaders

43:52 -- Career advice, becoming a military analyst at CNN

Growing Physician Leaders by Mark Hertling -- https://tinyurl.com/5n7e3bf

Crummer Graduate School of Business -- https://www.crummer.rollins.edu/

Medscape article on physician suicide -- https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/806779-overview

USO article on military suicides -- https://www.uso.org/stories/2664-military-suicide-rates-are-at-an-all-time-high-heres-how-were-trying-to-help

Profile of Christina Maslach, Ph.D. -- https://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/christina-maslach

U.S. Military Academy at West Point -- https://www.westpoint.edu/

Mark Hertling’s Twitter, @MarkHertling -- https://twitter.com/markhertling/status/1559941585542041602

Mark Hertling profile at CNN -- https://www.cnn.com/profiles/mark-hertling-profile

American Battlefield Monuments Commission -- https://www.abmc.gov/

Guest -- Mark Hertling, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hertling-dba-57987066/

https://crummer.rollins.edu/faculty/mark-hertling/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Creator / Host -- J.B. Adams

Executive Producer -- Gerard Mitchell

Technical/Production Design -- Angel Colon

Technical/Production Assistance -- Hao Do, Dassika Gilkey, Jaianne Gilkey

Audio Editing -- Manni Simon

Natalia Warren was studying for her second master’s degree when a painful medical condition changed the course of her life and led her to patient advocacy. She currently serves as the chair and co-founder of the Not A Dry Eye Foundation, the only patient-driven, non-profit foundation focused on raising awareness of Dry Eye Syndrome. Listen and learn from Natalia Warren’s experience with dry eye, as well as her perspective on the conflict in Ukraine, the need for patient advocacy in the American healthcare system, and her advice for non-profit organizations.

01:22 -- Guest intro, discussion of Your Dry Eye Mystery Solved

10:00 -- Backstory, what it means to be Ukrainian

14:58 -- Professional journey, becoming a patient advocate

25:43 -- Natalia Warren’s Crummer experience

29:31 -- Advice for non-profits

Your Dry Eye Mystery Solved by Steven L. Maskin and Natalia A. Warren -- https://tinyurl.com/37xvauub

Crummer Graduate School of Business -- https://www.crummer.rollins.edu/

Not A Dry Eye Foundation -- notadryeye.org

Come Back Alive (Ukrainian Army Charity Fund) -- savelife.in.ua

National Bank of Ukraine -- bank.gov.ua

Dr. Steven L. Maskin -- drmaskin.com

Amazon Smile -- smile.amazon.com

Guest -- Natalia Warren, https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-warren-9733241/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Creator / Host -- J.B. Adams

Executive Producer -- Gerard Mitchell

Technical/Production Design -- Angel Colon

Technical/Production Assistance -- Hao Do

Video and Audio Editing -- Anna Hughes

Shannon McDowell (she/her) is a board game inventor and puzzle designer who was hired to research and mitigate cultural bias in the puzzles for the 2019 Red Bull Escape Room World Championships. Shannon walks us through how she became a professional puzzle designer, how cultural biases manifest in escape rooms & puzzle design, and how to design puzzles that are challenging while remaining inclusive.

00:02:07 - How We Connect Through Games

00:04:28 - Meet Shannon

00:10:21 - “We Haven’t Seen Everything That’s Possible”

00:17:36 - Cultural Bias in Escape Rooms

00:20:26 - Five Categories of Cultural Bias in Puzzles

00:24:55 - How to Make a Bad Escape Room

00:38:18 - How Hints Can Make or Break A Puzzle

00:50:55 - On Physical Accessibility in Escape Rooms

01:01:00 - The Value of Inclusivity in Gaming

Shannon’s publications - https://www.shannonmcdowell.ca/publications-media

Shannon’s free puzzles - https://www.shannonmcdowell.ca/puzzles

SCRAP Entertainment Inc - https://realescapegame.com/about/

2019 Red Bull Escape Room World Championship - https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/events/red-bull-escape-room-world-championships-final

Cryptex Hunt - https://cryptexhunt.com/2022/

Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com

Guest - Shannon McDowell, https://www.shannonmcdowell.ca/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. - https://victormediagroup.co/

Original Music by Byson - https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l

Creator / Host - Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)

Executive Producers-- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell

Sound Editing - Anna Hughes

TW: sexual assault and abuse, grooming, bullying, threats, talk of suicide, racism.

Raquel Skellington (she/her), the world’s first full-time professional LARPer, tells the story of how she built her career, survived a traumatic public character assassination during the peak of cancel culture, and now represents some of the biggest companies in the LARP sphere. She also shares her thoughts about being the first pro LARPer as a woman of color, and what that means for her.

00:02:06 -- Meet Raquel!

00:13:02 -- “LARP fundamentally changed me”

00:22:49 -- Becoming a professional LARPer

00:39:38 -- When modeling and LARPing converge

00:47:59 -- Surviving a racially fueled public attack

01:06:51 -- Recovery and growth

01:21:21 -- What keeps Raquel going

Sims series -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims

House of the Dead 2 -- https://bit.ly/39cqL25

Civilization series -- https://bit.ly/3zpXWK9

Paladins -- https://www.paladins.com/

Dystopia Rising -- http://www.dystopiarisinglarp.com/

Dammerung -- https://www.larpcoop.com/dammerung

Calimacil -- https://calimacil.com/?aff=117

Ateliers Nemesis -- https://ateliers-nemesis.com/en/

Drachenfest US -- https://www.drachenfest.us/

Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com

Guest -- Raquel Skellington, https://raquel-skellington.carrd.co/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l

Creator / Host -- Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)

Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell

Sound Editing -- Anna Hughes

Elaine Gómez (she/her), Puerto Rican game designer at Brass Lion Entertainment, shares how game design can be a tool for exploring and celebrating culture, and how she’s leaving a legacy of accessibility through her work in the video game industry.

00:01:19 -- Meet Elaine!

00:15:11 -- A beautiful storybook

00:20:40 -- Game design philosophy

00:29:20 -- Leaving your mark as a designer

00:39:36 -- Representing cultures with sensitivity

00:51:22 -- The importance of accessibility design

01:03:21 -- The industry needs to learn to share

01:15:15 -- Getting started with accessible design

Child of Light -- https://bit.ly/3wqQwUR

Assassin’s Creed 3 -- https://bit.ly/3815A2g

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey -- https://bit.ly/3FYHbH8

Mulaka -- https://www.lienzo.mx/mulaka/

The Last of Us -- https://bit.ly/3G6gnVy

Brass Lion Entertainment Careers -- https://brasslionentertainment.com/careers/

AbleGamers -- https://ablegamers.org/

Accessible Player Experiences (APX) -- https://accessible.games/accessible-player-experiences/

Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com

Guest -- Elaine Gómez (she/her), @chulatastic or http://www.elaine-gomez.com/

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l

Creator / Host -- Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)

Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell

Sound Editing -- Anna Hughes

“If you like video games and music so much, why don’t you write music for video games?” Today’s guest said “BET!” Tune in for a behind the scenes look at game audio and insights on networking in the game industry, featuring Chel Wong (she/they), award-winning game music composer and sound designer with credits on games such as Kine, OnlyCans, and Whisker Squadron.

01:06 -- Meet Chel!

08:27 -- A life shaped by games

14:00 -- The secret life of game audio

28:47 -- “I failed teaching”

32:21 -- Advice on getting into audio

38:11 -- Networking for gamers

50:30 -- Curated spaces

Kine -- https://www.kinegame.com/kine-home

OnlyCans -- https://oxyoxspring.itch.io/onlycans

Whisker Squadron -- https://bit.ly/3MKO0yf

She Dreams Elsewhere -- https://www.studiozevere.com/

Death’s Door -- https://playdeathsdoor.com/

Sable -- https://www.shed-works.co.uk/sable

Guilty Gear Strive -- https://www.guiltygear.com/ggst/en/

Outer Wilds -- https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html

NieR Gestalt – https://bit.ly/3sbp6zP

Trails in the Sky -- https://bit.ly/3ycgUDs

Pokemon Diamond -- https://diamondpearl.pokemon.com/en-us/

RedOut -- https://redout.games/

F-Zero -- https://bit.ly/3w3xRNG

Kirby Air Ride -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Air_Ride

Ghost Trick -- https://bit.ly/3KC76oF

Team Fortress 2 -- https://www.teamfortress.com/

Undertale -- https://undertale.com/

A Hat in Time -- https://www.gearsforbreakfast.com/games/a-hat-in-time/

Heroes of the Storm -- https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/

Warframe -- https://www.warframe.com/landing

Hyper Light Drifter -- https://www.heartmachine.com/hyper-light-drifter

Charity EP Jam -- https://charityepjam.bandcamp.com/music

AbleGamers -- https://ablegamers.org/

Andrew Prahlow (composer for Outer Wilds) -- http://www.andrewprahlow.com/

Akash Thakkar (music for Hyper Light Drifter) -- https://www.akashthakkar.com/

Support my show! www.bubblegumbitchcraft.etsy.com

Guest -- Chel Wong (she/they), @chelwongaudio on Twitter/IG or https://linktr.ee/chelwongaudio

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l

Creator / Host -- Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)

Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell

Sound Editing -- Anna Hughes