Yes Indie'd Pod
Episodes
Defy the Gods (w/ Chrys Sellers)
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I am talking to Chrys Sellers about her game, Defy the Gods. Check the game out at: https...
What's New In Playing Pretend (w/ Sam Dunnewold)
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I am talking to Sam Dunnewold, screenwriter, game designer, and podcaster of Dice Exploder...
10 Years Making Stonetop (w/ Jeremy Strandberg)
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I I am talking to Jeremy Strandberg, who is an instructional designer, software trainer,...
Getting Your Own Month (w/ Zach Cox)
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I talk to Zach Cox, founder of Soul Muppet Publishing.They are also the designer or co-des...
Weird Place (w/ Gabriel and Le)
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I talk to Gabriel and Le, filmmakers and VFX artists based in Canada. They run the Youtube...
Maximal Minimalism (w/ Tim Denee)
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I talk to Tim Denee, a Wellington-based graphic designer, illustrator, and game designer. ...
2025 in Rearview (w/ Quinns)
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As per annual tradition, I'm once again joined by Quinns from QQuest to talk about the year and forge our bond in the fire of podcasting.Show Note...
Games Need Communities (w/ Aaron Lim)
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I talk to Aaron Lim, a game designer from Malaysia. His work includes sad village-building...
Solo Bookplay (w/ Asa Donald)
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I talk to Asa Donald is one-half of Backwards Tabletop, the publisher of the Backwards Uni...
Reality Checking (w/ Allen Varney)
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!Today, I’m talking to Allen Varney, who runs the Bundle of Holding currently, which I think everyone list...
Ex Tenebris (w/ Josh Fox)
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!Today, I’m talking to Josh Fox who was last on the podcast to talk about the second edition of his award-...
Art, Death, & RPGs (w/ Elizabeth Little)
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!Today, I’m talking to Elizabeth Little. She’s a UK-based science teacher, artist, and game designer. Sh...
Girls of the Genziana Hotel (w/ Hendrik ten Napel)
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, we talk to Hendrik ten Napel, a game designer from the Netherlands. He's self-published su...
A Body of Work (w/ Emily Allen)
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, we talk to Emily Allen, the game designer behind Dying Stylishly Games. She's best kno...
Gothic & Folk Horror (w/ Luke Jordan)
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, we talk to Luke Jordan aka Wildwood Games, a queer non-binary game designer, writer, edito...
Political Rebellion & Games (w/ Jess Levine)
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!Spoilers for Andor S2 from 04:30 to 10:30Spoilers for Rogue One all through the episodeIn this episode, I s...
2 Players, 1 GM, Max Fun (w/ Navaar Seik-Jackson)
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I speak to Navaar Seik-Jackson who is a game designer, writer, and the host of the Secret ...
Talking To Your Unconscious (w/ Paul Czege)
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I speak to Paul Czege, a game designer with a deep catalogue that is hard to pin down. An ...
Post-Fantasy Worlds (w/ Viditya Voleti)
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I’m talking to Viditya Voleti, a game designer and interactive artist. He's a visiti...
Anti-Canon Settings (w/ Gabriel Robinson)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I’m talking to Gabriel Robinson, a writer and game designer. He's the lead writer on...
Theatre & Games (w/ Caro Asercion)
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon!In this episode, I’m joined by Caro Asercion, who is an interdisciplinary artist, game designer, and thea...
The Lego Blocks of RPG Design (w/ Levi Kornelsen)
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon! On this episode, I’m joined by Levi Kornelsen, previously known as Amagi Games. He is a Canadian design...
Learning From Children's Books (w/ Meguey Baker)
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon! On this episode, I’m joined by Meguey Baker. She's the designer of PsiRun and 1001 Nights, publishe...
2024 Wrapped: Guests Recommend Games!
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus episode, where guests from across the year chime in with games they've played that they loved and want to talk about. Games mentioned: Hannah ...
2024 in Review (feat. Quinns)
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this show on Patreon! On this episode, I’m joined by Quinns from Quinns Quest as we look back on the last year together. S...
Horror, Comedy, Class War in TEETH (w/ Marsh Davies and Jim Rossignol)
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I talk to Marsh Davies and Jim Rossignol. Jim was the co-founder of videogaming website Rock Paper Shotgun, where he worked for many ...
Zombies, Doors, and Objective Immersion (w/ Elliot Davis)
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I speak to Elliot Davis, an artist, podcaster and, game designer. He's one of the co-founders of Many Sided Media, a podcast producti...
Orientalism and Fanfiction (w/ MV Soumithri & Zoheb Mashiur)
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this podcast on patreon! On this episode, I talk to MV Soumithri and Zoheb Mashiur who are cast members of Desperate Attune, a Bla...
Tarot-fuelled Queer Hijinks (w/ J Strautman & B Marsollier)
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You can support this podcast on patreon! On this episode, we talk to J Strautman and B Marsollier. J Strautman is a bass player, composer, sound desi...
The Allure of Older Games (w/ Ara Winter)
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support this show! On this episode, I talk to Ara Winter, who has spent the last few years playing old and out of print ta...
Novels with Games (w/ Aaron Voigt)
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support this show! Aaron Voigt is a writer, game designer, podcaster and critic. You can find his video essays about tabletop...
The Case Against System (w/ Huffa)
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support this show! Huffa is a game designer and art historian. You can find her work at: https://huffa.itch.io/ Between the Skie...
Putting the Me in Megadungeon (w/ Josh McCrowell)
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support this show! Joshua McCrowell is the designer of new tarot-based dungeoncrawler His Majesty The Worm, published by Exalted Funer...
Protect the Child (w/ Mint)
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support this show! Mint is an rpg designer and blogger from New Foundland, Canada. She runs There's a TTRPG For That, an rpg recommen...
Pubcrawl Politics (w/ Prismatic Wasteland)
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show! Prismatic Wasteland aka WF Smith is the prolific blogger behind prismaticwasteland.com and the creator / writer of Ennie a...
Fantasy Non-fiction [w/ Tom McGrenery]
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show! Tom McGrenery is an RPG writer and translator from Hong Kong, who publishes under the banner, Porcupine Publishing. He's ...
Analyzing Yazeba's B&B (w/ jay dragon)
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show! Jay Dragon is a queer disabled game designer behind such games as summer camp horror game, Sleepaway and the pastoral fantasy in...
Best of 2023: All Advice Is Advice For Myself
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Because of some travel, instead of an interview, something from the patreon feed makes it way into the main feed. This is a round-up of 2023's ans...
Hardcore RPG Theory (w/ Sidney Icarus)
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show! On this week's episode, I talk to Sidney Icarus, a game designer of, among other things, the scifi horror game, Decaying Orbit,...
Making a TTRPG Career (w/ Sebastian Yue)
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show! On today's show, we're talking ship with Sebastian Yue, a game designer, writer, and editor. Apart from their own self-pu...
Getting Weirder Than Lovecraft (w/ Graham Walmsley)
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show! Today, we're talking to Graham Walmsley, the celebrated game designer behind tabletop RPGs like Cthulhu Dark and A Taste for Mu...
The Awards (w/ Nico MacDougall and Tan Shao Han)
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support this show! This week, we're talking to Nico MacDougall and returning guest Tan Shao Han about The Awards, an alternative tabletop RPG ...
Reading The F**king Manual (w/ Max Lander & Aaron King)
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support this show! Today we're talking to Max and Aaron from RTFM. Maxwell Lander is a game designer, photographer, visual artist, and also music...
Meeting Games Where They're At [w/ Quinns]
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show! Today, we're talking to Quintin Smith aka Quinns, who has been reviewing boardgames for more than a decade with the iconic show...
Games That Make You Cry In A Panera (w/ Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland)
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show! On this episode, we have Hannah Schaffer and Evan Rowland, the two creators behind indie game design outfit, turtlebun. They've ...
Bonus: Open Hearth's Games of the Year 2023
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A guest episode on the feed today as I share with you something from the folks over at Playing at the Hearth, the podcast from the Open Hearth gaming ...
Best of 2023: Games Recommended By Guests
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonIn this round-up episode for 2023, every single one of my guests sounds off about one game that they want to recommend to y...
What We Get From Studying Games (w/ Evan Torner)
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonEvan Torner is the Associate Professor of German Studies and Film / Media Studies at University of Cincinnati. He's th...
Teaching Games: Girl by Moonlight
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonThe is the second in a series of special episodes meant to teach some of my favourite indie RPGs. Tune in to hear Andrew Gi...
How To Run A Publishing Company: The Black Armada Story (w/ Josh Fox)
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonJosh Fox is the award-winning designer of Flotsam: Adrift Amongst The Stars and Last Fleet. He's the co-designer of th...
Bonus: Discussing Band of Blades on DiceExploder
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! A cross-post in the feed today. This in an episode I did with Sam Dunnewold for his podcast, Dice Exploder, where every episode is a deep dive ...
Teaching Games: Apocalypse Keys
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonThe first episode in a series of special episodes meant to teach some of my favourite indie RPGs. Listen in to hear Rae Ned...
Reading 1000 RPG Books (w/ Layla Adelman)
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonLayla Adelman, who goes by the handle pandatheist in RPG spaces, is a rpg designer, writer, and serial twitter thread write...
Reviewing Games on Youtube (w/ Dave Thaumavore)
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on Patreon Dave is a youtuber, reviewer and game designer. His Youtube channel, Dave Thaumavore RPG Reviews, currently has about 180 ...
15 Years of Deeper In The Game (w/ Chris Chinn)
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonChristopher Chinn is the blogger behind the long-running and well-loved Deeper in the Game blog. He's probably best-kn...
Actual Play, Actual Work (w/ Emily Friedman)
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonEmily C. Friedman is an associate professor of English at Auburn University and director of 18thconnect, a website dedicate...
How To Summon Demons With Cards (w/ Becky Annison)
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonOn this episode, I'm talking to Becky Annison, the co-founder of UK-based design company, Black Armada Games. She&apos...
Reading Indie Games At The Club (w/ Paul Beakley)
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonThis week, we're talking to Paul Beakley has been involved with the games industry since at least the mid 1990s. He&ap...
All Superhero RPGs, All The Time [w/ Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt]
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonOn this episode, I'm chatting with Fiona Hopkins and Stephanie Burt, who are the co-hosts of Team Up Moves, a podcast ...
Singapore, History, & RPGs (w/ Tan Shao Han)
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonOn this episode, we're talking to Tan Shao Han, a TTRPG designer, writer, and cultural consultant from Singapore. He&a...
Building India's RPG Scene (w/ Indrani Ganguly)
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonOn this episode, we're talking to Indrani Ganguly who is the marketing manager for Hunters Entertainment, the publishe...
The RPG Dream Hustle (w/ Mad Jay Zero)
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonOn this episode, we're speaking to Jahmal Brown aka Mad Jay Zero. Jay is a podcaster, designer and rockstar GM. His po...
The Encyclopedic GM (w/ Lowell Francis)
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonOn this episode, we're speaking to Lowell Francis the writer behind the Ennie award winning RPG blog, Age of Ravens, w...
The GM Who Talks To Goats (with Judd Karlman)
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show on PatreonOn this episode, we're speaking to Judd Karlman, the podcaster behind Daydreaming about Dragons, my personal favourite...
Marx Shepherd discusses Yes Indie'd Pod
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the showThe Yes Indie'd Website // The Indie RPG Newsletter
Thomas Manuel
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Thomas Manuel about games journalism, the synergy or dissonance between being a playwright and being a game designer, and about his ga...
Cezar Capacle discusses Push
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Cezar Capacle about Push and philosophies of game design, I Guess This Is It and minimalist story gaming, and how to publicise oneself...
Michael Low discusses Starsworn
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Michael Low of Luck of Legends Games about games in the classroom, education in games, and about the choose-your-own-adventure colouri...
Thomas Eliot discusses Fear of the Unknown
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Thomas Eliot of Sixpence Games about Fear of the Unknown, a one-shot game of building towns and investigating horrors.This episode is ...
James Davey discusses The Midnight World
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews James Davey of Gem and Eye Games about The Midnight World, a game about mental health, world-altering powers, and terrifying gods from...
Announcement - September 2022
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A brief announcement about the future of Yes Indie'd Pod.Yes Indie'd Pod on TwitterYes Indie’d Pod websiteAll music derived from: be quiet...
IPM 2022 - Draw Your Dice
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Jeremy Gage of Have You Played This, whose podcast Draw Your Dice is an educational podcast exploring how to make TTRPGs.This week’s...
IPM 2022 - The Lost Bay
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Iko of The Lost Bay Podcast, a podcast focusing on indie TTRPG zines and their creators.This week’s sponsor is Elijah Mills whose ga...
Spooky Bell Games discuss Beyond Deep
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Chris and Wes of Spooky Bell Games about Beyond Deep, an adventure and locale for Mörk Borg set in a mining company town.This week’...
Jim Hall discusses Worldlings
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the showThe Yes Indie'd Website // The Indie RPG Newsletter
Tanya Floaker discusses Lo! Thy Dread Empire
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Tanya Floaker about Lo! Thy Dread Empire, a narrative wargame about undead workers fighting capitalist death cults in the ashes of a d...
Ben Wallis discusses Broken
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Ben Wallis, a.k.a. ThatGamerPriest, about Broken, a duet story game telling the story of the breakdown of a relationship.This week’s...
Alex Roberts
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Alex Roberts, creator of Starcrossed and For The Queen, larper extraordinaire, and former host of the podcast Backstory.This week’s ...
Yes In RPGLatAm'd - Ductomaniac a.k.a Adrián Mejía
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Adrián Mejía, an Ecuadorian creator creating Koboa, a Latin American-inspired setting guide featuring creators from many cultures ac...
Yes In RPGLatAm'd - Diogo of Toca do Coruja
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Diogo of Toca do Coruja, a Brazilian translation team working to bring indie TTRPGs to Brazilian Portuguese speakers.This week’s spo...
Yes In RPGLatAm'd - Misha Panarin
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Argentinian game designer and scene organiser Misha Panarin, about her LatAm Breakout project Cantrip, and about introducing people to...
AireCon 2022 Special
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode from analogue games convention AireCon, featuring interviews from board game, card game, and roleplaying game creators.This week’s...
Harrigan discusses play-by-post
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Harrigan, a huge play-by-post enthusiast and a big fan and consumer of the OSR scene.This week’s sponsor is James M Hewitt of Needy ...
Tony of Plus One discusses Through The Void
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Tony of Plus One Exp about Through The Void, a dungeon-crawling storytelling game set in an impossible space station in the midst of l...
Kalum of The Rolistes discusses Paris Gondo: The Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marx interviews Kalum of the Rolistes about Paris Gondo, the Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying, a game of stuff you find in a dungeon, and how it can ...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Ema Acosta of Pocket Compass Co. discusses The Exiles
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nondairy Giant and Mac interview Ema Acosta about The Exiles, a dark fantasy expansion for the feelings-delving RPG Crescent Moon telling the story of...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - NondairyGiant and Mac discuss NUKED!
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard interviews Nondairy Giant and Mac about NUKED!, a post-apocalyptic Knave hack where players take on the role of raider-blasting, bunker-delvin...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Richard Ruane discusses Sherwood Outlaws
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Max interviews Richard Ruane about Sherwood Outlaws, a Robin Hood-inspired game of forming a crew of outlaws, setting a code of honor, and using bandi...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Max Fefer discusses Esther and the Queens
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jo interviews Max Fefer about Esther and the Queens, a Purim-themed Jewish, queer, and feminist game featuring Queen Esther, carnival games, and lots ...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Jo Winter discusses The Fall of Home
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Albi interviews Jo Winter about The Fall of Home, a one-game in which a group of travelers meet on the road back to their ruined hometown, and reminis...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Albi discusses The Royal Cartographer
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joie interviews Albi about The Royal Cartographer, a worldbuilding RPG in which players create a map of important cultural places, and negotiate with ...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Joie Martin discusses Starkhollow Hall
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cali and Dan interview Joie Martin about Starkhollow Hall, a gothic fiction-inspired tabletop roleplaying game set in a remote girls' boarding sc...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Gem Room Games discuss 9 Lives to Valhalla
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Craig interviews Cali & Dan of Gem Room Games about 9 Lives to Valhalla, a game about a warband of death metal viking cats led personally by Death...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Craig discusses Signal to Noise
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Lentz interviews Craig of Lunar Shadow Designs about Signal To Noise, an interstellar epistolary game for two that chronicles the connection betw...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Will Lentz discusses Party First: Twilight War
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG interviews Will Lentz of Gamenomicon about Twilight War, an espionage-themed supplement for 80s alt-history pulp horro...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Spicy Tuna RPG discusses Knights of Lazarus
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Côme Martin interview Marco Serrano of Spicy Tuna RPG about Knights of Lazarus, a dangerous medieval-inspired dungeon full of ancient xenotech for th...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Côme Martin discusses Feathered Adventures
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Esarey interviews Côme Martin about Feathered Adventures, a game of light pulp adventures in the spirit of DuckTales for GMless one-shot or sho...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - David Esarey discusses You're (Not) A Wizard
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alicia Furness & Chris Bissette interview David Esarey about You’re (Not) A Wizard, a game about being admitted to a prestigious magic school…...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Alicia Furness & Chris Bissette discuss The Unquiet Dark
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Elliott interviews Alicia Furness and Chris Bissette about The Unquiet Dark, a Brindlewood Bay prequel campaign of Jazz Age eldritch terrors.T...
Yes InZine'd Pod 2022 - Michael Elliott discusses Dungeon Local 001
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Direct Sun interview Michael Elliott about Dungeon Local 001, a game about dungeon denizens retaking their home, and mapping the dungeon as they go. ...