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BACKSTORY

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...

BACKSTORY Podcast Guide

Listen to BACKSTORY, a Games & Hobbies podcast by Alex Roberts. Stream 93 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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89. Cat Tobin

On the final episode of Backstory, designer and publisher Cat Tobin talks pushing things forward, leaving things behind, and publishing orig...

00:56:01Sep 19, 2019

88. Lucian Kahn

Game designer Lucian Kahn talks magic, humor, and some exciting game anthologies. Would you rather be a Visigoth or a Mall Goth? Lucian's Tw...

00:59:00Jul 23, 2019

87. Diana J Leonard

Psychologist Diana J Leonard shares her work on the life cycle of play communities. Diana's Website, Diana on Twitter, The Dynamic Life Cycl...

00:59:53Jul 12, 2019

86. Ben Chong

Ben Chong, aka swordsnflowers, joins us to talk about his experience teaching analog game design, developing the TTRPG scene in Malaysia, an...

01:03:13Jul 11, 2019

85. Sangjun Park

Game designer and translator Sangjun Park talks about Moonflower, game translation, and his hopes for the future of the Korean TTRPG scene....

00:54:54Jun 14, 2019

84. Jon Cole

Larpwright and sex educator Jon Cole on teaching with larp, designing in collaboration, and creating space for Real Talk. Jon's Games, Jon's...

01:01:00May 30, 2019

83. Catherine Ramen

Historical game developer Catherine Ramen talks the New York crossdressing scene in the '90s, a nineteenth century Socialist commune in Pari...

00:59:25May 20, 2019

82. Jenn Sandercock

Game developer Jenn Sandercock talks experimentation, balance, collaboration, and edible games. Jenn’s Website, Jenn on Twitter, The Edible...

01:02:16May 2, 2019

81. James D'Amato

A very enthusiastic chat with ONE SHOT Network co-founder, podcaster, improviser, game designer, and professional goof boy James D'Amato. Pl...

01:20:24Apr 18, 2019

80. Camdon Wright

Game designer Camdon Wright joins us for a chat about designing for emotion, GMing outside your comfort zone, and being a fan of stuff, not...

00:49:33Mar 29, 2019

79. Whitney Delaglio

Game designer and illustrator Whitney Delaglio on intimacy and problem-solving in games. Also: consensual storytelling is a sandwich; pass i...

00:52:50Mar 18, 2019

78. Lauren McManamon

Game designer and wandering Kiwi Lauren McManamon talks about applying discursive analysis to the gaming table, roleplaying desire, and the...

00:59:26Mar 4, 2019

77. Becky Annison

Writer and designer Becky Annison joins us to talk gaming in the UK, werewolf romance, and an essential source of game design inspiration: r...

01:00:58Feb 16, 2019

76. Kai Poh

Games journalist and co-runner of the Role Over Play Dead blog, Kai chats with Alex about tabletop and live-action gaming in Malaysia. Role...

01:00:14Jan 17, 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 t...

01:05:35Jan 3, 2019

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...

01:24:31Dec 20, 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...

01:01:50Dec 6, 2018

72. Senda Linaugh

Game designer and co-creator of She's a Super Geek, Senda Linaugh, talks gaming, creativity, and community connection. Content note for disc...

00:58:58Nov 22, 2018

71. Jeff Dieterle

Award-winning larp designer Jeff Dieterle joins us for a talk about music, magic, stupid games, and kiss jail. Jeff on Twitter, My Jam is no...

00:49:35Nov 8, 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 cryptoec...

01:02:10Oct 25, 2018

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