Explore every episode of the podcast Paper Labyrinths
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| Gareth Damian Martin on Dice & Storytelling | 01 Mar 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 Mar 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 Feb 2025 | 00:00:08 | |
| Jason Grinblat on Words & Bugs | 01 Jun 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 May 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 Mar 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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| Brian Bucklew on Big & Small Numbers | 01 Jul 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/) | |||
| Cameron Kunzelman on Writing & Academia | 01 Aug 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/) | |||
| 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 Sep 2025 | 01:00:53 | |
We talk with Joannes Truyens about burnout, secrets, narrative confusion, and Michael Crichton technotrillers. | |||