Episodes

  • Ludology 354 Like A Dagger In My Heart
    Mar 25 2026

    Erica and Sen speak with Spenser Starke about bringing Daggerheart, one of the new generation of tabletop role-playing games, to life.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Ludology 353 The Power of Play
    Mar 9 2026

    Sen and Erica speak with Peter Williamson, co-founder and partner at barometerxp.com and the executive director at gamegenius.org about creating tabletop experiences for non-profit organizations or doing professional development and team training to facilitate practical learning outcomes.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ludology 352 Making the Game
    Feb 26 2026

    Sen and Erica speak with Liqin Gu and Mitch Zhang from Longpack Manufacturing to delve into the ins and outs of how boardgames are made and why they're predominantly made in China.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Ludology 355 Rub a Dub Dub Let's Go To Unpub!
    Feb 9 2026

    *Special Note* This episode is being released out of order. We will resume our previously scheduled numbering system in two week!

    Sen and Erica talk to Heather O'Neill and Hunter Johnson, members of the Unpub Board of Directors, about the upcoming Unpub Festival 2026. Hunter and Heather discuss what people can expect, why they should attend, and a few of the special events that will be featured at the Festival which takes place in Maryland from March 12-15, 2026.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Pros and Cons Ep 17
    Jan 27 2026

    Sen speaks with Kristen Mott at Gen Con 2024 about her designs and publications leading into 2025. We talk homeschooling, scouting, co-design, and horses, of courses. Then we take a look into the crystal ball and make a predication that came true... sorta!

    Sen and Erica will be back with their regulars shows in February, so stay tuned!

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    32 mins
  • Pros and Cons Ep 16
    Jan 13 2026

    Recorded live at Gen Con 2024, Sen interviews Sarah Dahlinger, a comparative anatomy fueled creature creator who's made some of your favourite monster art and sculpted the minis as well for companies such as Cephalophair Games, Monte Cook Games, and more. Sarah is also the author/artist behind Astra Fauna: Expeditions and hopes to bring her world of science and adventure to life on the tabletop.

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    40 mins
  • Ludology 351 Better Health Through Gaming
    Dec 15 2025

    Erica and Sen talk with Dr. Joe Macisco, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Wright State University's Boonshoft School of Medicine. Joe has been working on designing serious games for use in the public health field. Joe discusses how and why games can improve pro-health and pro-social behavioural changes.

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    59 mins
  • Thinking Beyond Mechanisms Ep 24
    Dec 8 2025

    Sen and Erica welcome Sarah Shipp, guest host of Thinking Beyond Mechanisms, to talk about some of the ways in which theme can be measured and how that affects game design.

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    7 mins