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075: April Arrglington – The Age of Turing
August 13, 2015

Host Steve Peters chats with April Arrglington, the co-creator of a new Alternate Reality Game called The Age of Turing, which launched today (August 13th, 2015). - Also, a short tribute to our late friend and frequent guest, Brian Clark,

074: Geoffrey Colo – Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
June 18, 2015

StoryForward LA's Hal Hefner talks with Geoffrey Colo, transmedia producer for Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Marvel's Agent Carter, about the unique from of transmedia storytelling that Marvel develops as compared to the more typical marketing ca...

073: Brian Clark – Transmedia Is A Lie
June 04, 2015

In this encore episode from 2012, Brian Clark (GMD studios) defends his controversial assertion that “transmedia” has outlived its usefulness as a descriptive term for storytelling … and how refining the definition of this emerging breed of narrative w...

072: Stop Plus Ultra ARG – Disney or Not??
May 21, 2015

Steve chats with Nick Tierce, the chief puppet master for the recently concluded Alternate Reality Game "Stop Plus Ultra." How is it related to the upcoming Disney feature film Tomorrowland? Tune in and find out! -

071: Mike Selinker – Puzzles Against Humanity
May 07, 2015

We chat with Mike Selinker (Lone Shark Games) about celebrating Star Wars Day, tabletop games, puzzles, ARGs, and Cards Against Humanity's Ten Days or Whatever of Kwanzaa puzzle hunt that led to a safe hidden on a remote island in Maine. -

070: LARPing – Cooler Than You Think
April 23, 2015

Steve chats with Cecilia Dolk and Aaron Vanek about Live Action Role Playing Games (LARPs). They talk about the differences and similarities with D&D and ARGs, and review some amazing recent games: Inside Hamlet and the Monitor Celestra. -

069: Mike Monello – The Tightrope of Creativity
April 09, 2015

In this encore episode from 2012, Mike Monello, who is best known for his work on everything from The Blair Witch Project to Game of Thrones, gives us a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Blair Witch mythology and how to navigate the fine line betwee

068: Exploding Kittens Behind the Scenes
March 12, 2015

Steve talks with Exploding Kittens creators Elan Lee and Shane Small about how the card game came about, and the revolutionary strategies and incendiary fun that went into their record-breaking Exploding Kittens Kickstarter campaign. -

067: Find Me I’m Yours
February 19, 2015

Steve chats with Hillary Carlip and Maxine Lapiduss about their new multi-platform Rom-Com, Find Me I'm Yours. They talk about how the concept came about, the challenge of quality content and how to actually make money doing these things. Stuff mentioned

066: The Best and Worst of 2014 (Part II: TV Shows)
December 31, 2014

As we rush headlong into 2015, we pause and reflect. Reflect on the very best and worst of television this past year. In Part II of our 2014 retrospective, Steve and ARGNet's Michael Anderson count down the very best and the very worst TV shows of the yea