with Will Bredbeck
#335
Will went to school for illustration. After many plot twists—including a bike accident, leading a team of animators, and climbing mountains in Alaska—he ended up working in games.
2023.12.14
Interview
with John Donkin and Rob Donkin
#332
In this episode the brothers Rob and John Donkin of BadViking join the hosts in the clubhouse for a frank discussion on goals and expectations, scoping, and setting milestone timelines, and making feedback useful.
2023.11.23
with Jennifer Javornik
#331
Ellen spoke with this week's guest, Filament Games' chief partnerships officer Jennifer Javornik, at the 2023 Serious Play Conference in Toronto, Canada about game-based learning, but also about commercializing serious games, growing the
with Trenton Greyoak
#329
We welcome Trenton Greyoak into the clubhouse to talk about the vast topic of megagames! Trenton provides a huge amount of insight into the development and play of these games in this slightly more mega-sized than normal episode.
2023.11.02
with Julia Keren-Detar
#322
We continue the recent production talks this week as we welcome Julia Keren-Detar into the clubhouse! The discussion topic is "working on a bigger team" but we also somehow talk about rain water barrels at some point?
2023.09.14
with Rick Stemm
#319
In this episode your nice hosts welcome Rick Stemm of PikPok to the clubhouse to talk about what happens after a game gets greenlit.
2023.08.24
with Frani Esquenazi
#317
Your nice hosts get called to the boss' office to interview Frani Esquenazi, who is Stephen's actual boss at Future Club. Frani discusses servant leadership, getting your "C" legs, and not having all the answers.
2023.08.10
with Anna C Webster
#315
In this episode your nice hosts chat with Anna C. Webster lead writer on The Foglands, and her cat Montezuma.
2023.07.28
with Quinn K
#313
Quinn K joins the clubhouse to break down their IGF-nominated game "An Outcry." Your nice hosts learn about choosing your own limitations, the Haunted PS1 scene, and how much playtesting is still not enough playtesting.
2023.07.13
with Zack Gilbertson
#307
2023.06.01
with Jamaal Sawyer-Dymski and Greg Borreson
#305
On this episode, we talk with two of Ellen's coworkers and the Games Agency, Jamaal Sawyer-Dymski & Greg Borreson.
2023.05.18
with Alice Ruppert
#303
This week, your nice hosts clop along sprawling acres of horse games and horses in games.
2023.05.04
with Rosalie Vile
#299
Ellen and Stephen get spooked discussing small and/or novel horror games and experiences with Online Simulator developer Rosalie Vile.
2023.04.06
with Andrew Kenady
#297
Your nice hosts welcome Andrew Kenady, also know as Nintendrew on YouTube, to the show this week! He brings a postmortem about his recently released action platformer C.A.R.L.
2023.03.22
with Zach Barth
#293
Your nice hosts invite Zachtronics founder Zach Barth to discuss the closing of the studio and the logistics of moving on from that.
2023.02.22