Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Paper Labyrinths
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| Matt Carney on Ambiguity & Composition | 01 nov. 2026 | 01:19:27 | |
We talk with Matt Carney about minimalist composition, ambiguity in storytelling, editing for games, and Boba Fett. Find Matt on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/deptofmeteors.bsky.social. Find his music on Bandcamp at https://silohomes.bandcamp.com --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Bruno Dias on Writing & Weird Fiction | 01 oct. 2026 | 01:06:17 | |
We talk with Bruno Dias about the craft of writing for games, weird fiction, information theory, and indescribable horrors. Find Bruno on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/brunodias.dev), check out his portfolio (https://brunodias.dev/) and his very good blog (https://azhdarchid.com/). Bruno is the editor of the Game Narrative Reader: https://www.gamenarrativereader.org/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Alex Jaffe on Head-to-Head Games | 01 sept. 2026 | 01:02:32 | |
Nic talks with Alex Jaffe about his recently-announced dungeon crawler card game, his long tenure on 2XKO, and the ephemerality of game experiences. Find Alex on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/blinkity.bsky.social) and follow his work at https://www.alexjaffe.games --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Ian Williams on Miniatures and Material Conditions | 01 août 2026 | 01:26:47 | |
We talk with Ian Williams about his recently-announced book on miniature wargaming, the material conditions of craft, the power of nostalgia, and the impact of hydration breaks on association football. Find Ian on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/brocktoon.bsky.social) and follow his blog (https://stuckness.ghost.io/). "The Doodad Economy", which we references in the show, can be found here: https://stuckness.ghost.io/the-doodad-economy-why-your-analog-games-are-starting-to-feel-digital-and-also-why-thats-false/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com) | |||
| Eve Golden-Woods on Creators & Contexts | 01 juil. 2026 | 01:06:48 | |
We talk with Eve Golden-Woods about tabletop mechanics, the Book of Kells industrial complex, regency romance novels, and Ancient Babylon. Find Eve on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/evegoldenwoods.bsky.social) and on itch (https://evelorien.itch.io/), where you can download the award-winning ttrpg, The Creation of Wonder. --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Bria Davis on Crafting Communities | 01 juin 2026 | 01:14:38 | |
We talk with Bria Davis about Discord servers, Blaseball, passing on lessons learned, and eggs. Bria Davis ( https://bsky.app/profile/thevoidencore.bsky.social ) is Community Director at Young Horses ( https://younghorsesgames.com/ ). Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali ( https://blog.enceledean.com/ ) and Brendan McLeod ( https://brendanmcleod.dev ) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes ( https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/ ) https://paperlabyrinths.com | |||
| Dr Holly Nielsen on Canon & Ambiguity | 01 mai 2026 | 01:03:40 | |
We talk with Holly Nielsen about Amberspire, games in historical contexts, citing sources, and the Whiggish nature of skill trees. Follow Holly on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/hollynielsen.bsky.social Amberspire releasing May 6! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Amberspire/ ---
Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)
Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)
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| No episode this month! | 31 mars 2026 | 00:01:45 | |
Sorry folks, but no ep this month - scheduling didn't work out to get a convo done on time. But weirdly enough, it DID work out with me and Nic in the same place at the same time, so please accept our phone-recording apology. | |||
| Chris Kindred on Cards & Crates | 01 mars 2026 | 00:53:11 | |
We talk with Chris Kindred about DJing, teaching game design, and hauntology. Follow Chris on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/chriskindred.com and find their work at https://chriskindred.com/ ---
Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)
Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)
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| Meredith Gran on Comics & Memories | 01 févr. 2026 | 00:58:00 | |
We speak with Meredith Gran about nostalgia, sense of time and place, cartooning, and getting a project across the finish line. Follow Meredith on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/meredithgran.com Meredith's new game, Perfect Tides: Station to Station, is out now on Steam for PC and Mac, and coming soon to Switch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Non-Breaking Space on Artifacts & History | 01 janv. 2026 | 01:06:10 | |
We talk with Non-Breaking Space about expressive play, mechanics of scale, hidden information, and librarians.
Non-Breaking Space (https://www.nbsp1618.games/) is the designer of Cross Bronx Expressway (https://www.gmtgames.com/p-953-cross-bronx-expressway.aspx), a competitive city-builder that simulates urban and societal development in the South Bronx between the years 1940 and 2000. He is also the designer of The Archivist's Dream (www.nbsp1618.games/session/the-archivists-dream), a hybrid RPG-megagame adaptation of Wehrlegig's John Company, a game about the rise and fall of the British East India company.)
Listen to the episode of End Notes that Brendan mentions here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/endnotes-cross-bronx-expressway/id1840058034?i=1000726985016
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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)
Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)
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| Andrew Shouldice on Maps & Manuals | 01 déc. 2025 | 01:00:04 | |
We talk with Andrew "dicey" Shouldice about teaching game development, making maps, managing projects, and the joy of the game manual. Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) | |||
| Sophie Abromowitz on Comedy & Mystery | 01 oct. 2025 | 01:12:32 | |
We talk with Sophie Abromowitz about stage comedy, worldbuilding through systems, FROMSOFT games as detective stories, and the origin of the hot dog.
Follow Sophie on Instagram (https://instagram.com/soph.abromowitz) and check out her portfolio at https://sophieabromowitz.cargo.site/
HOT STREAK is available from CYMK games: https://www.cmyk.games/collections/games/products/hot-streak
Read Sophie's short story JAN IS IMPORTANT on Joyland: https://joylandpublishing.com/fiction/jan-is-important/
--- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) | |||
| Joannes Truyens on Secrets & Lore | 01 sept. 2025 | 01:00:53 | |
We talk with Joannes Truyens about burnout, secrets, narrative confusion, and Michael Crichton technotrillers. | |||
| Cameron Kunzelman on Writing & Academia | 01 août 2025 | 01:52:29 | |
We talk with Cameron Kunzelman about Magic the Gathering, writing for different kinds of audiences, the conditions of producing things, and xenomorphs. Follow Cameron on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/ckunzelman.bsky.social) and listen to his shows at Ranged Touch (http://rangedtouch.com) Preorder his next book, Everything is Permitted (https://tinyurl.com/buyCMRN) --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Brian Bucklew on Big & Small Numbers | 01 juil. 2025 | 00:59:51 | |
We talk with Brian Bucklew about the joy of collaboration, outer space, Jenga, and water. Follow Brian on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/unormal.bsky.social). Caves of Qud is available now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Jason Grinblat on Words & Bugs | 01 juin 2025 | 01:20:32 | |
We talk with Jason Grinblat about the joy of bugs, extrapolative narration, system suspense, and milk. Follow Jason on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jfg.land). Caves of Qud is available now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Megan Carnes on Tarot & Musicality | 01 mai 2025 | 00:59:29 | |
We talk with game designer and composer Megan Carnes about generative music, scoring games vs film, and making use of the tools you have at your disposal.
Follow Megan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/magmacranes.bsky.social), Bandcamp (https://megancarnes.bandcamp.com/), and Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/magmacranes).
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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)
Our theme music is by … Megan Carnes! (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)
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| Grace Benfell on Faith & Narrative Tension | 31 mars 2025 | 01:17:22 | |
We talk with Grace Benfell about faith, narrative tension, and god's favorite princess, Shadowheart.
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Follow Grace on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gracemachine.bsky.social), at her website (https://graceinthemachine.com/), on her podcasts (https://www.patreon.com/c/thesaferoom/about) and The Imaginary Engine Review (https://www.tier-review.com/).
--- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)
Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)
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| Gareth Damian Martin on Dice & Storytelling | 01 mars 2025 | 01:16:46 | |
We talk with Gareth Damian Martin finishing projects, making a dice-driven game, and butting up against audience expectations and desires. Find more about Gareth at their website (https://jumpovertheage.com/) or on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jumpovertheage.com). Citizen Sleeper 2 is out now (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/Citizen_Sleeper_2_Starward_Vector/) --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Nic Tringali & Brendan McLeod on Analog to Digital | 01 mars 2025 | 01:11:33 | |
Nic and Brendan talk about what dice mean, the difficulty of converting analog games into digital, and character relationships. --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) | |||
| Coming soon! | 24 févr. 2025 | 00:00:08 | |