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  <title>The Origins 2026 Interviews Episode</title>
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  <itunes:episode>40</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>The Origins 2026 Interviews Episode</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We went to Origins Game Fair! It was a great time, and we were lucky enough to catch up with old friends and chat with new ones for the show. This episode consists of 6 in-person interview/conversations with game designers, GMs and publishers about Origins, Games on Demand, boothing, and game design theory and practice. We felt extremely fortunate to have the chance to chat with all of these incredible folks, and hope you enjoy the conversations!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;We went to Origins Game Fair! It was a great time, and we were lucky enough to catch up with old friends and chat with new ones for the show. This episode consists of 6 in-person interview/conversations with game designers, GMs and publishers about Origins, Games on Demand, boothing, and game design theory and practice. We felt extremely fortunate to have the chance to chat with all of these incredible folks, and hope you enjoy the conversations!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General Note:&lt;/strong&gt; These were captured on a shared mic in shared spaces, so the audio quality is... informal. We think it's all listenable but you'll notice variations from interview to interview.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Interviews:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dr. Evan Torner - We talk about &lt;a href="https://www.indiegamesondemand.org" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Games on Demand&lt;/a&gt; at Origins, and playtesting. Check out &lt;a href="https://analoggamestudies.org" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Analog Game Studies&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://alexandria.dk/en/data?person=1411" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Evan's work in LARP and tabletop&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://jimlikesgames.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jim Crocker&lt;/a&gt; - We talk about "the year of no hustle" and managing your relationship to the hobby as someone who also makes their living in it&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;"Indie Games Here!" Booth - We talk about boothing at Origins with &lt;a href="https://vidityavoletiresume.carrd.co" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Viditya Voleti&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="https://moreblueberries.shop/products/alom" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;A Land Once Magic&lt;/a&gt;), Brian Flaherty and Elliot Davis (&lt;a href="https://www.manysidedmedia.com" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Many Sided Media&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://moreblueberries.shop" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;moreblueberries&lt;/a&gt;), and Nell and Ali of &lt;a href="https://spilledcoffeecreatives.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;spilledcoffeecreatives&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://stickydoodler.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Gene Koo&lt;/a&gt; - We talk about &lt;a href="https://stickydoodler.itch.io/the-bonsai-diary" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;The Bonsai Diary&lt;/a&gt; and cultivating communities of practice (like &lt;a href="https://www.designedinthedmv.org" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Designed in the DMV&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://lumpley.games" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Vincent Baker&lt;/a&gt; - We talk about party games and the changing relationship with convention attendance and boothing&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://theothertracy.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;TheOtherTracy&lt;/a&gt; - We talk about friendship, what getting better at game design means, and talk about a bedrock member of the community that has since passed, Morgan Ellis. &lt;strong&gt;Rest in Power, Morgan!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And there's more:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://unwrittenearths.com" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Unwritten Earths Symposium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Our Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Join the Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Nathan's games&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.dig1000holes.com" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Eppy's games&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://willjobst.carrd.co" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Music by Will Jobst&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>We went to Origins Game Fair! It was a great time, and we were lucky enough to catch up with old friends and chat with new ones for the show. This episode consists of 6 in-person interview/conversations with game designers, GMs and publishers about Origins, Games on Demand, boothing, and game design theory and practice. We felt extremely fortunate to have the chance to chat with all of these incredible folks, and hope you enjoy the conversations!</p>

<p><strong>General Note:</strong> These were captured on a shared mic in shared spaces, so the audio quality is... informal. We think it's all listenable but you'll notice variations from interview to interview.</p>

<p>The Interviews:</p>

<ul>
<li>Dr. Evan Torner - We talk about <a href="https://www.indiegamesondemand.org" rel="nofollow noopener">Games on Demand</a> at Origins, and playtesting. Check out <a href="https://analoggamestudies.org" rel="nofollow noopener">Analog Game Studies</a> and <a href="https://alexandria.dk/en/data?person=1411" rel="nofollow noopener">Evan's work in LARP and tabletop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jimlikesgames.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener">Jim Crocker</a> - We talk about "the year of no hustle" and managing your relationship to the hobby as someone who also makes their living in it</li>
<li>"Indie Games Here!" Booth - We talk about boothing at Origins with <a href="https://vidityavoletiresume.carrd.co" rel="nofollow noopener">Viditya Voleti</a> (<a href="https://moreblueberries.shop/products/alom" rel="nofollow noopener">A Land Once Magic</a>), Brian Flaherty and Elliot Davis (<a href="https://www.manysidedmedia.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Many Sided Media</a>, <a href="https://moreblueberries.shop" rel="nofollow noopener">moreblueberries</a>), and Nell and Ali of <a href="https://spilledcoffeecreatives.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener">spilledcoffeecreatives</a></li>
<li><a href="https://stickydoodler.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener">Gene Koo</a> - We talk about <a href="https://stickydoodler.itch.io/the-bonsai-diary" rel="nofollow noopener">The Bonsai Diary</a> and cultivating communities of practice (like <a href="https://www.designedinthedmv.org" rel="nofollow noopener">Designed in the DMV</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://lumpley.games" rel="nofollow noopener">Vincent Baker</a> - We talk about party games and the changing relationship with convention attendance and boothing</li>
<li><a href="https://theothertracy.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener">TheOtherTracy</a> - We talk about friendship, what getting better at game design means, and talk about a bedrock member of the community that has since passed, Morgan Ellis. <strong>Rest in Power, Morgan!</strong></li>
</ul>

<p>And there's more:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://unwrittenearths.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Unwritten Earths Symposium</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths" rel="nofollow noopener">Our Patreon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" rel="nofollow noopener">Join the Discord</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Nathan's games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dig1000holes.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Eppy's games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://willjobst.carrd.co" rel="nofollow noopener">Music by Will Jobst</a></li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We went to Origins Game Fair! It was a great time, and we were lucky enough to catch up with old friends and chat with new ones for the show. This episode consists of 6 in-person interview/conversations with game designers, GMs and publishers about Origins, Games on Demand, boothing, and game design theory and practice. We felt extremely fortunate to have the chance to chat with all of these incredible folks, and hope you enjoy the conversations!</p>

<p><strong>General Note:</strong> These were captured on a shared mic in shared spaces, so the audio quality is... informal. We think it's all listenable but you'll notice variations from interview to interview.</p>

<p>The Interviews:</p>

<ul>
<li>Dr. Evan Torner - We talk about <a href="https://www.indiegamesondemand.org" rel="nofollow noopener">Games on Demand</a> at Origins, and playtesting. Check out <a href="https://analoggamestudies.org" rel="nofollow noopener">Analog Game Studies</a> and <a href="https://alexandria.dk/en/data?person=1411" rel="nofollow noopener">Evan's work in LARP and tabletop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://jimlikesgames.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener">Jim Crocker</a> - We talk about "the year of no hustle" and managing your relationship to the hobby as someone who also makes their living in it</li>
<li>"Indie Games Here!" Booth - We talk about boothing at Origins with <a href="https://vidityavoletiresume.carrd.co" rel="nofollow noopener">Viditya Voleti</a> (<a href="https://moreblueberries.shop/products/alom" rel="nofollow noopener">A Land Once Magic</a>), Brian Flaherty and Elliot Davis (<a href="https://www.manysidedmedia.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Many Sided Media</a>, <a href="https://moreblueberries.shop" rel="nofollow noopener">moreblueberries</a>), and Nell and Ali of <a href="https://spilledcoffeecreatives.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener">spilledcoffeecreatives</a></li>
<li><a href="https://stickydoodler.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener">Gene Koo</a> - We talk about <a href="https://stickydoodler.itch.io/the-bonsai-diary" rel="nofollow noopener">The Bonsai Diary</a> and cultivating communities of practice (like <a href="https://www.designedinthedmv.org" rel="nofollow noopener">Designed in the DMV</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://lumpley.games" rel="nofollow noopener">Vincent Baker</a> - We talk about party games and the changing relationship with convention attendance and boothing</li>
<li><a href="https://theothertracy.itch.io" rel="nofollow noopener">TheOtherTracy</a> - We talk about friendship, what getting better at game design means, and talk about a bedrock member of the community that has since passed, Morgan Ellis. <strong>Rest in Power, Morgan!</strong></li>
</ul>

<p>And there's more:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://unwrittenearths.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Unwritten Earths Symposium</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patreon.com/UnwrittenEarths" rel="nofollow noopener">Our Patreon</a></li>
<li><a href="https://discord.gg/cgJa5hWcVq" rel="nofollow noopener">Join the Discord</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ndpdesign.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Nathan's games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dig1000holes.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Eppy's games</a></li>
<li><a href="https://willjobst.carrd.co" rel="nofollow noopener">Music by Will Jobst</a></li>
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