The Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast

This week on the Super Secret Podcast Danny and Joel speak with Dustin Droz about running a million-dollar Kickstarter, identifying your super fan, partnering with his wife to make games, and his ever growing Star Wars collection!   Find out more about Dustin on his socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/duxsomnium/   Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/megamothstudios   Follow Mega Moth...

On the thirty-fifth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel are flying solo. What is that I hear?  Do you like listicles?  Want to find out more about Danny and Joel’s listicles? You’re in luck! Today, they are discussing the top 5 things to know before making a game. Stick around to the end to listen to Joel ponder the past while staying well lubricated.   Visit our...

On the thirty-fourth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel chat with, longtime friend and collaborator, Anna Fugate-Downs! A true jack of all trades, Anna discusses her passion for make-up, practical FX, and wig making to name a few.  Stick around to the end as she guides Joel in a make-up tutorial you won’t want to miss!       Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee...

On the thirty-third episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel chat with Hannah Strack of Foxhen Creatives! She discuss the inspiration behind her game Trash Cult along with the wildly successful Kickstarter Campaign for it. Stick around to the end to see if Joel or Hannah know more about real life cults.   Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/megamothstudios   Find mo...

On the thirty-second episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel chat with Laia Gonzalez! Laia is the co-founder and editor of Wonderbow Games in Hamburg, Germany. They speak to Laia about the massive Kickstarter success of Wonderbow’s new game, Kelp, the ins and outs of board game publishing, her history as a documentary filmmaker and more.     Visit our Link Tree: https...

On the thirtieth first episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel chat all things MTG with Shank Pig! They discuss his origins as well as his goal to join the MTG pro tour. Stick around to the end to see how well Danny and Shank know their fancy pants cocktails.     Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/megamothstudios   Find Shank Pig: Website: shankpig.com   You tube:...

On the thirtieth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny takes the wheel and explains to Joel the lore behind the lost continent of Atlantis! The boys take a look at how they drew inspiration from the mythical location for their game X: Seekers of Fortune. Stick around to the end to see just how well Danny knows his Tex-Mex!   Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/megamothstu...

On the twenty-ninth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Coral Pecan takes the wheel and digs into the lore of X: Seekers of Fortune with Joel! Find out how the story is told through the art on the cards and how it connects to the cast of characters.     Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/megamothstudios   Follow Mega Moth Studios and X: Seekers of fortune:   Instagram: https...

On the twenty-eighth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel have a chat with the one and only Gabe! You might know him from such social medias as Tik Tok where he reviews and teaches how to play games. Not only that… but I hear he’s quite the dancer! Stick around to the end, Secret Keepers, to see just how interpretive motions match up with MTG and Lorcana cards.   V...

On the twenty-seventh episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, due to some unforeseen technical issues, Danny and Joel broke the glass on an emergency pre-recorded episode. Don’t let that scare you though, as they dive into their past lives as hopefully independent filmmakers and how that helped lay the groundwork towards X: Seekers of Fortune.   Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.e...

On the twenty-sixth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel chat with Emmy, better known on Tik Tok as Coralpecan! She discusses her origins as a content creator, the beginning of her interest in TCGs and a bizarre love affair with a building in Montana. Stick around to the end to find out which Warhammer faction suit Danny and Joel as well.   Visit our Link Tree: htt...

On the twenty-fifth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, we have our first Holiday Special! What better way to fill the time than unzipping that mail bag and seeing what questions the folks over on our Discord can unearth. Will Joel admit to cannibalism? Will he eject a billion cats into space? Stay tuned to the end to find out that and more on this cozy Christmas episode!   Visi...

On the twenty-fourth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel… Well, mostly Joel since Danny was tardy, talk to Ryan Emberling about his passion for the card game Cuttle along with the parallels with Magic the Gathering and the seemingly mysterious origins! He and a group have tirelessly spent years building and updating a website to play the game as well as growing a...

On the twenty-third episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel recap their real-life adventure out to Philadelphia for PAX unplugged 2023! What kind of sodas did they have? Who did they meet? What’s up with the Koala bear?  That and so much more on this episode!     Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/megamothstudios   Follow Mega Moth Studios and X: Seekers of fortun...

On the twenty-second episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel have a discussion with founder of For Why Games, Kervin Queliza! On this episode, they discuss the origins of Kervin’s first game, Allow Me to Mansplain, as well as what is on the horizon. Find out why Joel disappears for thirty minutes and stick around to the end for an “edgy” word game.   Kick Starter Pre-...

On the twenty-first episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel have a discussion with Sam “Orangerful” who provides an extensive survival guide to gaming conventions. This is particularly handy for Danny and Joel as they prep themselves for their trip to Philly for their first PAX unplugged.   Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/megamothstudios?fbclid=PAAaYpNkNb3BI6HM...

On the twentieth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel have a discussion about balancing their game X: Seekers of Fortune. They dive into the pitfalls they’ve run into along the way with playtesting and ways to work around balancing luck and skill. Stay tuned to the end to bask in Joel’s fine acting skills!   Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/megamothstudios?fb...

On the nineteenth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel have a discussion with Dungeon Master Jack Panic about the highs and woes of running and designing TTRPGs professionally. Stay tuned to the end as Danny and Joel must navigate the dark world of Escape from Dead Mall!   Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/megamothstudios?fbclid=PAAaYpNkNb3BI6HMpsSEuY6hae88zUu...

On the eighteenth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel have a discussion with John De Campos, Creative Director at Terrible Games! There is a discussion about the hard lessons learned in Kickstarter campaigns as well as the ethics of AI generated art. Stay tuned till the end for a taste of the soundtrack accompanying Valka.   Visit our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/...

Visit our Link Tree: Mega Moth Studios   On the Seventeenth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel have a discussion with the one and only Jack Malacat about his macabre party game, Serial Killer! Stay tuned to the end for a horrifying draft to see which movies frightened the boys the most!   Find out more about Serial Killer on their socials:   Instagram: https://in...

On the sixteenth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel have a discussion about the state of TCGs with special guest Bryant Polanco. There is Some discussion about MTG and how the landscape has changed since the acquisition by Hasboro. Was the One Ring worth it, or a cash grab by a greedy corporation? Find out that and more in today’s episode.   Follow Bryant Polanco...

On the fifteenth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel the art of navigating the creative differences and learning the best strategies to disagree and give constructive criticism. Also, on the something random, be sure to stay tuned to hear Joel get bleeped for being inappropriate!     Follow our socials:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/x_seekers_of_fortune/...

On the fourteenth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel take a deep dive in the subject of art! They touch on Midjourney and how they have used the tool, but ultimately rely on individual artists to design the images behind X: Seekers of Fortune. Stick around to see what kind of drinks Danny has been indulging in!   Follow our socials:   Instagram: https://www.insta...

On the thirteenth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel are joined by a special guest, Ben Mertz from AEffect Games! In the episode, they discuss what it means to make games for good and how he teaches kids game development. Stay tuned to the end to watch them play Ben’s game!  Be sure to like and subscribe! Don’t forget to give Ben a follow on his Tik Tok below as...

On the twelfth episode of the Mega Moth Studios Super Secret Podcast, Danny and Joel discuss incentives and how this can have an effect on the games re-playability as well as how they can incorporate incentives into league play. Stay tuned to the end to see who the guys choose in a draft of villainous foes!   Be sure to like and subscribe!   Follow our socials:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...