Kristin Vermilya
@kvermilya.bsky.social
Audio producer/reporter based in PGH (she/her) | Past: BBC, Story Mechanics, iHeartMedia | currently working on a ttrpg documentary
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WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
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Yes. We need to end the mythology that having a job equals enough money to live.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
Yes, the cashier on their feet full-time should be able to afford rent, groceries, and healthcare with their paycheck.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
And the custodian. And the fry cook. And the waitress. And and and.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Yes. We need to end the mythology that having a job equals enough money to live.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
Affordability was already an emergency before Republicans voted to raise the cost of healthcare for millions, and eliminate it for millions more.
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Yeah, I've got my own crowdfunding, but I can't not mention Apocalypse World 3e.
Apocalypse World is one of the most influential games to arise out of the innovative indie side of gaming. It's literally created a whole subsector of the industry: Powered by the Apocalypse. A 3e is huge news.
Apocalypse World is one of the most influential games to arise out of the innovative indie side of gaming. It's literally created a whole subsector of the industry: Powered by the Apocalypse. A 3e is huge news.
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Yeah, I've got my own crowdfunding, but I can't not mention Apocalypse World 3e.
Apocalypse World is one of the most influential games to arise out of the innovative indie side of gaming. It's literally created a whole subsector of the industry: Powered by the Apocalypse. A 3e is huge news.
Apocalypse World is one of the most influential games to arise out of the innovative indie side of gaming. It's literally created a whole subsector of the industry: Powered by the Apocalypse. A 3e is huge news.
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Absolutely incredible testimony coming out of the sandwich trial
Clown car country
Clown car country
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Absolutely incredible testimony coming out of the sandwich trial
Clown car country
Clown car country
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I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
November 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I feel like I say this every year but I really need people to hear it. Halloween is the best American holiday. Just kids outside welcomed into their world, marching around together, showing off their costumes to the elderly, parents meeting parents, neighbors catching up with neighbors.
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Today, on Halloween, The Chaosium officially turns 50 years old. 🧵
On October 31, 1975 our founder Greg Stafford went down to the Alameda County Clerk’s office and filed the paperwork to officially register the company...
On October 31, 1975 our founder Greg Stafford went down to the Alameda County Clerk’s office and filed the paperwork to officially register the company...
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Today, on Halloween, The Chaosium officially turns 50 years old. 🧵
On October 31, 1975 our founder Greg Stafford went down to the Alameda County Clerk’s office and filed the paperwork to officially register the company...
On October 31, 1975 our founder Greg Stafford went down to the Alameda County Clerk’s office and filed the paperwork to officially register the company...
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more of this
Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
more of this
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Day one of @kickstarterunited.org's ongoing strike saw elected officials and union leaders show up in the streets of NYC to support workers.
Kickstarter United strikes in New York City for fairer contract
The workers were joined on day one by elected officials and various union leaders.
www.rascal.news
October 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Day one of @kickstarterunited.org's ongoing strike saw elected officials and union leaders show up in the streets of NYC to support workers.
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The first episode of Hidden Levels is now live on the @99pi.org feed! It's a series about video games we're doing with the @wbur.org show Endless Thread.
Episode 1 - The story of NBA Jam, the most fun (and least accurate) depiction of basketball in gaming. This one's really fun, check it out.
Episode 1 - The story of NBA Jam, the most fun (and least accurate) depiction of basketball in gaming. This one's really fun, check it out.
Step back into the ’90s, when dunks broke backboards, catchphrases caught fire, and one arcade game turned every kid into an NBA superstar ⛹️♂️⛹️♀️
Listen to Hidden Levels, out now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 http://99pi.org/hl
Producer: @jamesparkinson.bsky.social
Listen to Hidden Levels, out now on the 99% Invisible and Endless Thread podcast feeds 👉 http://99pi.org/hl
Producer: @jamesparkinson.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Do you find yourself at the intersection of performance, games, and design? Do you want to work with world class artists in research, pedagogy, and games? Then maybe apply to work with me at UCSC! We're hiring a Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games (Initial Review Date 11/14/25)
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Do you find yourself at the intersection of performance, games, and design? Do you want to work with world class artists in research, pedagogy, and games? Then maybe apply to work with me at UCSC! We're hiring a Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
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Don’t get me wrong, shit’s fucking scary—but this last week’s worth of absurd headlines and wonky ass shit coming out of the WH really convinces me that they’re are flailing around and grasping at straws that are getting harder to pick up
The window for resistance is still open, folks
The window for resistance is still open, folks
September 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Don’t get me wrong, shit’s fucking scary—but this last week’s worth of absurd headlines and wonky ass shit coming out of the WH really convinces me that they’re are flailing around and grasping at straws that are getting harder to pick up
The window for resistance is still open, folks
The window for resistance is still open, folks
Shannon has been such an amazing resource - I’ve been devouring his books for podcast research. Interview this man!
PS: If you have a podcast, I'd love to talk about D&D history (and inevitably the upcoming kickstarter). Drop me a line! (The only caveat is that I'm in Hawaii, so they need to be what's likely afternoon or evening your time.)
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Shannon has been such an amazing resource - I’ve been devouring his books for podcast research. Interview this man!
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Excited to eventually listen to this documentary. As someone who was forced to return a D&D book as a kid especially interested in satanic panic.
So excited to have been on the Ludology podcast to talk to Sen about the history of rpgs! Such a fun conversation - thanks for having me!
If you're interested in hearing more about the documentary podcast, listen and tell me what you think! And subscribe to Ludology to support Sen & Erica's show :)
If you're interested in hearing more about the documentary podcast, listen and tell me what you think! And subscribe to Ludology to support Sen & Erica's show :)
🎲✂️
*New Episode!*
@senfoonglim.bsky.social talks with Kristin Vermilya about her forthcoming audio documentary series, Out of the Dungeon, that takes a look at the history of roleplaying games - from before D&D to the modern era of Actual Plays and beyond!
ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-345...
*New Episode!*
@senfoonglim.bsky.social talks with Kristin Vermilya about her forthcoming audio documentary series, Out of the Dungeon, that takes a look at the history of roleplaying games - from before D&D to the modern era of Actual Plays and beyond!
ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-345...
September 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Excited to eventually listen to this documentary. As someone who was forced to return a D&D book as a kid especially interested in satanic panic.
@senfoonglim.bsky.social helped me distill the whole thesis of my documentary into a 35 second sound bite. So, thanks, Sen! And thank you, @ludologypod.bsky.social for this wonderful chat!
September 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
@senfoonglim.bsky.social helped me distill the whole thesis of my documentary into a 35 second sound bite. So, thanks, Sen! And thank you, @ludologypod.bsky.social for this wonderful chat!
So excited to have been on the Ludology podcast to talk to Sen about the history of rpgs! Such a fun conversation - thanks for having me!
If you're interested in hearing more about the documentary podcast, listen and tell me what you think! And subscribe to Ludology to support Sen & Erica's show :)
If you're interested in hearing more about the documentary podcast, listen and tell me what you think! And subscribe to Ludology to support Sen & Erica's show :)
🎲✂️
*New Episode!*
@senfoonglim.bsky.social talks with Kristin Vermilya about her forthcoming audio documentary series, Out of the Dungeon, that takes a look at the history of roleplaying games - from before D&D to the modern era of Actual Plays and beyond!
ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-345...
*New Episode!*
@senfoonglim.bsky.social talks with Kristin Vermilya about her forthcoming audio documentary series, Out of the Dungeon, that takes a look at the history of roleplaying games - from before D&D to the modern era of Actual Plays and beyond!
ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-345...
Ludology: Ludology 345 Out of the Dungeon
Sen is back after a short hiatus, this time speaking with fellow podcaster, Kristin Vermilya, about her endeavour to document the 50+ year history of role playing games in her forthcoming audio docume...
ludology.libsyn.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
So excited to have been on the Ludology podcast to talk to Sen about the history of rpgs! Such a fun conversation - thanks for having me!
If you're interested in hearing more about the documentary podcast, listen and tell me what you think! And subscribe to Ludology to support Sen & Erica's show :)
If you're interested in hearing more about the documentary podcast, listen and tell me what you think! And subscribe to Ludology to support Sen & Erica's show :)
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People want everything to be a binary between dooming and “we’re so back” but I’ll just say this is both a really troubling attack on press freedom and an open admission that your regime is fragile enough to feel threatened by Jimmy fucking Kimmel
September 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
People want everything to be a binary between dooming and “we’re so back” but I’ll just say this is both a really troubling attack on press freedom and an open admission that your regime is fragile enough to feel threatened by Jimmy fucking Kimmel
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It's not just fabric or yarn. It's a baby blanket. It's a wedding quilt. It's a misshapen hat from your lover who learned to crochet. It's the stitch and bitch circle that helps you leave an abusive partner. It's a stuffie for a sick nephew. It's your prom dress. It's a funeral shroud. It's life.
September 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It's not just fabric or yarn. It's a baby blanket. It's a wedding quilt. It's a misshapen hat from your lover who learned to crochet. It's the stitch and bitch circle that helps you leave an abusive partner. It's a stuffie for a sick nephew. It's your prom dress. It's a funeral shroud. It's life.
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posters joking about charlie kirk were held to a higher standard than the wall street journal this week
September 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
posters joking about charlie kirk were held to a higher standard than the wall street journal this week
My former fiction writing professor! Proud <3
We continue @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social's Blurb Week with praise for GRAPHIC RAGE from @mirkdrop.bsky.social, who also presciently noted that "Hirsch's comics make her readers feel less alone as we see the bigger picture we're all (unfortunately) part of."
Agreed and signed! ❤️
Agreed and signed! ❤️
September 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My former fiction writing professor! Proud <3
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No people on the planet will ever be AI. This is Orwellian bullshit. Zero people will ever be AI. This is no different from saying half the people in the country are television characters. Do not let anybody convince you that you don’t know the difference between a human being and a machine.
“We believe that in the near future half the people on the planet will be AI, and we are the company that’s bringing those people to life,” said CEO Jeanine Wright, who was previously chief operating officer of podcasting company Wondery
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan
Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated c...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
No people on the planet will ever be AI. This is Orwellian bullshit. Zero people will ever be AI. This is no different from saying half the people in the country are television characters. Do not let anybody convince you that you don’t know the difference between a human being and a machine.
How’s Wondery doing right now? Oh, that’s right…
“We believe that in the near future half the people on the planet will be AI, and we are the company that’s bringing those people to life,” said CEO Jeanine Wright, who was previously chief operating officer of podcasting company Wondery
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan
Former Wondery exec Jeanine Wright is leading a new firm, Inception Point AI, that's betting on flooding the zone with audio content: “I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated c...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
How’s Wondery doing right now? Oh, that’s right…
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As a Pittsburgher, its very strange rooting for the Steelers while hoping their quarterback gets sacked on every play
September 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
As a Pittsburgher, its very strange rooting for the Steelers while hoping their quarterback gets sacked on every play
Wanting to flag this part of the article for anyone who may be affected. Vasinda caused a lot of harm (regardless of intent) by using his reputation and relationships to bring indie ttrpg designers into the fold with a company/CEO that he knew had major issues. Some designers lost thousands.
!["At the end of the day, I feel responsible for everyone who had a bad experience with Brandfox," [Tony Vasinda] said. "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. If somebody's reading this and they have not been satisfied by an obligation to Brandfox that I set up for them, they should ping me one more time and give me a chance to just get them paid out. Even if it's out of my own pocket, I am happy to do it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7e6oma6p7yz7xgcnqpigcigb/bafkreihtzlfzkdgyij367xasptrwgo5ffzsgxz4qaqhlypv6hhcl7xzuwq@jpeg)
September 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Wanting to flag this part of the article for anyone who may be affected. Vasinda caused a lot of harm (regardless of intent) by using his reputation and relationships to bring indie ttrpg designers into the fold with a company/CEO that he knew had major issues. Some designers lost thousands.
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Newspapers disappear. Communities’ stories shouldn’t.
Community Webs librarians are archiving grassroots news to preserve the web we built.
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Community Webs librarians are archiving grassroots news to preserve the web we built.
Learn more ⤵️
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