Trent Hergenrader & Stephen Slota

The Worldbuilding Workshop: Companion Podcast

Education EN ↓ 35 episodes

The official companion podcast for The Worldbuilding Workshop: Teaching Critical Thinking and Empathy Through World Modeling, Simulation, and Play , hosted by co-authors Trent Hergenrader and Stephen Slota. The duo conducts a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the book; outlines their thinking about each chapter's contents; describes ideas that were left on the cutting room floor; and explores how the worldbuilding framework can fit all kinds of teaching and learning environments.

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Trent Hergenrader & Stephen Slota

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Education

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

EPISODE 33: BUILDING AN UNREALITY 07.07.2026

Episode References: Pascal, B. (2014). L'art de persuader [The art of persuasion]. FV Éditions. (Original work written ca. 1657–1658) Nichols, T. (2017). The death of expertise: The campaign against established knowledge and why it matters . Oxford University Press. Altemeyer, B. (2006). The Authoritarians . University of Manitoba. theauthoritarians.org Roberts, D. (Host). (2026, January 30). All...

EPISODE 32: THE UNITED STATES OF WORLDBUILDING 30.06.2026

Episode References: Meyer, G. (Writer) & Archer, W. (Director). (1991, September 26). Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington (Season 3,Episode 2) [TV series episode]. In J. L. Brooks, M. Groening, A. Jean, M. Reiss, & S. Simon (Executive Producers), The Simpsons . Gracie Films; 20th Century Fox Television. Capra, F. (Director). (1939). Mr. Smith Goes to Washington [Film]. Columbia Pictures. Woodard,...

EPISODE 31: THE INEVITABILITY OF EPIC FAIL 23.06.2026

Episode References: Slota, S. T. & Young, M. F. (2017). The inevitability of epic fail: Exploding the castle with situated learning. In M. F. Young & S. T. Slota (Eds.), Exploding the castle: Rethinking how video games & game mechanics can shape the future of education (pp. 271–284). Information Age Publishing. Hergenrader, W. T. (2017). Structures of play: Literacy, games, and creativ...

EPISODE 30: CO-CREATION THROUGH TABLETOP ROLE-PLAY 16.06.2026

Episode References: Weis, M. & Hickman, T. (2000). Dragonlance chronicles [Boxed set]. Wizards of the Coast. Jackson, P. (Director). (2001). The lord of the rings: The fellowship of the ring [Film]. WingNut Films; The Saul Zaentz Company. Gygax, G. (1979). Advanced dungeons & dragons dungeon masters guide (1st ed.). TSR. Blume, B. & Gygax, E. (1979). Boot hill: Wild west role-playing g...

EPISODE 29: GEN AI IN EDUCATION WITH MICHAEL YOUNG 09.06.2026
EPISODE 28: EXPLORING WORLDS THROUGH DIGITAL ROLE-PLAY 02.06.2026
EPISODE 27: RECOMBINATORIAL STORYTELLING WITH ROGER TRAVIS 26.05.2026
EPISODE 26: ACCESSIBILITY 19.05.2026
EPISODE 25: [WORLD ANVIL INTERVIEW] HOPEFUL SPECULATIVE FICTION 12.05.2026
EPISODE 24: STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL 05.05.2026
EPISODE 23: WORLDBUILDING WALKTHROUGH - PART III 28.04.2026
EPISODE 22: WORLDBUILDING WALKTHROUGH - PART II 21.04.2026
EPISODE 21: WORLDBUILDING WALKTHROUGH - PART I 14.04.2026
EPISODE 20: TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING 07.04.2026
EPISODE 19: INTERVIEW WITH BRYAN ALEXANDER 31.03.2026
EPISODE 18: EPILOGUE - NOTES FROM THE END OF THE WORLD 24.03.2026
EPISODE 17: WRAP-UP AND CRITICAL REFLECTION 17.03.2026
[BONUS] FUTURE TRENDS FORUM: WORLDBUILDING Q&A 13.03.2026
EPISODE 16: ROLE-PLAY 10.03.2026
EPISODE 15: SIMULATIONS 03.03.2026
EPISODE 14: CATALOGING PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS 24.02.2026
EPISODE 13: CONSTRUCTING THE WORLD NARRATIVE 17.02.2026
EPISODE 12: WIKIPEDIA AS A MODEL FOR WORLDBUILDING 10.02.2026
EPISODE 11: CLASS PREPARATIONS 03.02.2026
EPISODE 10: EXAMINING LIFE-WORLDS THROUGH DEMOGRAPHICS 27.01.2026

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