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A long-form interview podcast where we talk about everything, by talking about games. Hosted by @drewmm.com
We're moving shop tonight, so there might be a bit of downtime.

The archives will be back shortly.
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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@drewmm.com and I had a lovely conversation and it's out now and you can listen to it :) I RT'd (RB'd?) it earlier, but it deserves its own bleet.

He drags some *really* good stuff out of me re: kill gameplay

For example, omnipotent babies!
And on being a dumb artist! <3
Who Could Want Gameplay? with Alexander Clair Tseu Martin (a.k.a. droqen)
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 184. The one and only droqen puzzle-platforms on over to discuss his latest game The End of Gameplay, and how it responds to the stubbornly present, all-too-alive gameplay in …
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May 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New episode!

@droqen.bsky.social on (in short) killing gameplay.

Of course, there's more to it than that.
May 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New ETAO Podcast! Barney Oram talks about the ethos that "if it sounds good, it is good," as well as his love of Billy Wilder, his extensive experience recording loud things that go bang, and the ins and outs of making parry and riposte sounds for a sunny soulslike.
The Utility of Contrarianism, with Barney Oram
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 183. Barney Oram gets into different patterns of sound design, in all sorts of different roles and at all sorts of different scales—plus his love of film in general and Billy …
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January 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Thank you for supporting my Dream.
Our campaign reached its goal ❤️❤️❤️
January 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
New ETAO Podcast today! @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social and @ramiismail.com discuss Dreams on a Pillow, a story about Palestine before and during the Nakba "that is so true to what happened that it is borderline-illegal to say it.”

About a week of crowdfunding to go: www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...
If We Can’t Do This, Then What Are We Doing? with Rasheed Abueideh and Rami Ismail
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 182. Rasheed Abueideh and Rami Ismail talk about Dreams on a Pillow. We talk about how the game combines layered, poetic audiovisuals and gameplay with history and folklore in…
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January 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The show is back next week! We'll be talking to @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social and @ramiismail.com about Dreams on a Pillow, which is crowdfunding now.
Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood
A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land
www.launchgood.com
January 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

@drewmm.com talks to Lilith Walther about Nightmare Kart, Bloodborne PSX, Arcus, demakes, open development, what we can all learn from racing games, and why yeag is for everyone.

Find the show wherever pods are casting: pod.link/699052673
This Nightmare Will Never End! Hell Yeag! with Lilith Walther
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 181. Lilith Walther aetherboosts her way on over to talk about Nightmare Kart, its previously life as Bloodborne KART, its demake predecessor Bloodborne PSX, and the relationship...
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April 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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I did the sound design and writing for this, and
@ejboat.bsky.social and I made the soundtrack.

Very excited that people can check out this math-based racer built for elementary schools—and that really is what it is; we're not doing a bit here—because it's a pretty rad little game!
Add Astra on Steam
Add Astra is a math game about racing, and a racing game about math, developed by Coincidence. You’re the best arithmetech racer on Earth. But what about everywhere else?
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April 3, 2024 at 2:20 PM
We're back! (We've been back for a while, actually, but now we're back to posting here!)

@drewmm.com has a trilogy (or a triptych, if you prefer) of essays about the problematic faves of 2024 so far.
April 3, 2024 at 2:06 PM
We're on a short break. But we'll be back, likely in March.

Thanks for listening, and for understanding that humans make this thing.
February 1, 2024 at 2:25 AM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

@spritewrench.com and @chasebethea.bsky.social talk Sunken Stones, the Caribbean center of the Golden Age of Piracy, and the inevitability of One Piece.

Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-176/
Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673
You Should Be Free, with Glen Henry and Chase Bethea
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 176. Glen Henry and Chase Bethea drop achor awhile and talk about Sunken Stones, why pirates mean freedom, and why the Golden Age of Piracy was a lot more Caribbean than Pirates ...
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December 13, 2023 at 2:12 AM
This month's bonus episode is @drewmm.com talking about what makes Super Mario RPG special, and what it means for remakes to replace originals. www.patreon.com/posts/94160306
ULTRA DELUXE EPISODE 004 - There Are No Other Records Like Super Mario RPG | Everybody's Talking At ...
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December 6, 2023 at 3:04 PM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

@ezraszanton.bsky.social talks horror, rage, and other counter-intuitive forms of fun.

Full episode: etao.blog/2023/11/28/p...
Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673
Setting the Stakes, with Ezra Szanton
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 175. Ezra Szanton painstakingly platforms his way over to talk about To The Flame, the first in his new studio's forthcoming kinda-trilogy of horror games. He also talks about ho...
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November 28, 2023 at 6:36 PM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

@bajathefrog.bsky.social talks about little games, little guys, and the often-not-little differences between professional and hobbyist development processes.

Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-174/
Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673
Devs, Uh, Find a Way, with Eric Peterson (a.k.a. Baja the Frog)
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 174. Eric Peterson hops on over to talk about the joys of hobbyist game development, the things that need to change in professional game development (even when compared to other ...
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November 14, 2023 at 11:09 PM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

Ryan Canuel talks about Mythic Realms, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! Remastered, and a few of his favorite recent horror movies and TV shows.

Full episode: etao.blog/2023/10/31/p...
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Reality, Augmented and Otherwise, with Ryan Canuel
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 173. Ryan Canuel of Petricore stops by for a mostly-not-especially-spooky conversation about augmented reality, what bootstrapping actually means, and—alright, some stuff about...
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October 31, 2023 at 3:42 PM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

@jerrytron.bsky.social talks alt.crtl generally, The Choosatron specifically, escape rooms, Squanch Games, and why we can all safely ignore so-called life hacks.

Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-172/
Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673
That’s the Point of the Thing, with Jerry Belich
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 172. Jerry Belich talks about his wild work in the Alt.ctrl milieu, his boundary-redefining escape rooms (for lack of a better term), and his digital game work, from Recommendati...
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October 17, 2023 at 3:26 PM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

Des Gayle talks about the joys and pitfalls of continuity, and the renewed sense of wonder that comes from playing games with his kids.

Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-171/
Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673
Ambitions and Ascensions, with Des Gayle
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 171. Des Gayle ascends to the sky island of podcastery to discuss his storied career as a producer, the difficulty of enjoying art when you know how it's made—experiencing it w...
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October 3, 2023 at 5:36 PM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

Matthew Brelsford (@giantlight.bsky.social) talks about Tiny Mass Games, turning bugs into features, what makes smaller projects successful, and the spiritual side of game development.

Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-170/
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Chance, Curation, Providence, with Matthew Brelsford
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 170. Matt Brelsford opens his hundred eyes and talks about the "loose collective" that is Tiny Mass Games, the spiritual dimension of game development, and (of course) Ophanim. Y...
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September 20, 2023 at 6:35 PM
New @etaopod.com #podcast!

@drewmm.com and @veeyaygahs.com talk about the bare beginnings of their time with BG3 (and by extension, the bare beginnings of their time with D&D5e).

Ill-advised thefts and murders will occur.

Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-169/
Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673
Baldur’s Gate 3, as Rolled by Two D&D Neophytes
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 169. Drew and L talk about their time so far with Baldur's Gate 3, which works beautifully as a sprawling computer RPG, and as a unique intersection of free play and complex game...
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September 5, 2023 at 4:16 PM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

Bryant Cannon on what kind of sequel OXENFREE II: Lost Signals is—and for that matter, what kind(s) of sequels Majora's Mask and Tears of the Kingdom are.

Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-168/
Find us all over: pod.link/699052673
Everybody's Talking At Once
A long-form interview podcast where we talk about everything, by talking about games. We gather insights and stories from game developers, designers, composers, writers, artists, directors, producers,...
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August 22, 2023 at 8:04 PM
New @etaopod.com podcast!

Jessica Anntenorcruz talks Drag Her!, gender, joy, and how writing and physical performance are closely tied in fighting games.

Oh, and why Mortal Kombat slays.

Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-166/
Find us all over: pod.link/699052673
July 25, 2023 at 11:09 PM
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I haven't made the show its own Bluesky yet (invites being kinda dear), so for now I'll post new ETAO episodes as me.

@harris.zone of @goodtrouble.bsky.social (formerly @finjico.bsky.social) is this week's guest!

Full episode: http://etao.blog/podcast-165/
Us everywhere: https://pod.link/699052673
Somewhere People Want to Be, with Harris Foster
ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 165. Harris Foster is the former Community Manager at Finji and the current Director of Communications at Good Trouble. Here he talks about where those roles overlap, how they di...
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July 11, 2023 at 6:49 PM