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The People I Play With

The People I Play With

By: Jesse Burneko
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“The People I Play With” is an interview podcast where I talk one-on-one with people with whom I have recently played a role-playing game. It is not a product review show. In fact I try to keep the specifics of the game to a need-to-know minimum in order to focus on the guest’s insights into their own play process.
Episodes
  • Adam McConnaughey On Shine A Light

    Adam McConnaughey On Shine A Light
    May 15 2025

    In which Adam and I discuss:

    • Vibing with other players.
    • Fighting contrarian impulses in play.
    • Aggressively casual creative prompts.
    • The value of time flow interruptions.
    • Backdoor GMing a GMless game.
    • Deliberate vs. informal scene framing.
    • Game structure as religious observance.
    • What does it mean to cope with death?
    • Death as resolution point vs. transformative moment.
    • Less literal implementations of source inspiration.
    • The joys of play variety.
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    25 mins
  • Bre Seale On The Quick

    Bre Seale On The Quick
    May 1 2025

    In which Bre and I discuss:

    • Playing from the hip.
    • Player agency within moments of fictional loss of agency.
    • Seizing a course of action and seeing it through.
    • Finding symbolic resolutions.
    • Seeking justice in supernatural contexts.
    • Honest vs obstructive play.
    • RPGs as safe space for self-expression.
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    18 mins
  • Shaun Hayworth On Blade Runner

    Shaun Hayworth On Blade Runner
    Apr 17 2025

    In which Shaun and I discuss:

    • Coping with failure in investigation scenarios.
    • Trust in play.
    • Playing a physically disabled character.
    • Portraying a corrupt character.
    • The politics of the advancement system.
    • Constructing honest investigation scenarios.
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    28 mins

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