Wolf Podcast

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking with Marius Niezgoda, the designer behind BOG: A Game of Frogs , an OSR TTRPG where you play as Frog Knights in a cursed swamp. We talk about frogs, OSR, and, of course, BOG! Check out BOG: A Game of Frogs on itch.io right now! Check out the Broken Katana omnibus campaign! Pre-order a Year of Zines from Broken River Books! Please ch...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, Cole Wehrle of Buried Giant and Wehrlegig Games is back to discuss An Infamous Traffic , his new game about the Opium Wars. It’s in its final 24 hours on an incredibly successful Kickstarter, so do check it out to get your copy. We talk about An Infamous Traffic, the urgency, potency, and delight of board games, and so much more. An Infamous T...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, we’re talking to about perhaps the most famous writer in the world and her first novel under a pseudonym. In doing so, we discuss Harry Potter, how Cormoran Strike is, in a way, a continuation of Harry Potter. I wrote about this novel earlier this year so I try not to repeat myself much here . Back the Broken River Magazine! Sign up for the Br...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, I’m talking to writer, critic, podcaster, and filmmaker Huw Lemmey ! We talk about his recent post wherein he canceled the subscription of all his paying subscribers . We talk about writing, the business of writing, the needs of algorithms and how those push you in various directions, and so much more. Check out Huw’s substack , his podcast Ba...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, I’m talking to James D. Mills , editor of The Arcanist Fantasy Publishing , one of the hosts of Rogues in the House podcast , and author of numerous books and short stories . We’re talking about his current crowdfunding campaign which is in its final 40 hours, so go check it out now! They’ve nearly quadrupled their funding goal so now is the p...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Jonathan Olfert about his upcoming novel Seers in a Broken Season! The novel will be published by Old Moon Publishing , where you can find previous stories following Walks-like-a-Rockslide. The crowdfund has nearly doubled its funding goal so this baby is happening! Go back the campaign now ! Sign up for the upcoming Broken Rive...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Cairo Smith , editor, writer, and filmmaker about his epic poem The Fallujiad , which is serializing on substack. He is also the editor of Futurist Letters . Check out The Fallujiad , Futurist Letters , and go back his new movie After After currently crowdfunding right now ! Sign up for the upcoming Broken River Magazine! Please...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to watt , the designer behind Cloud Empress . Cloud Empress is a beautiful and fascinating world and game inspired by both Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind but also the landscape of the Midwest. We talk about crowdfunding, game design, writing, and so much more. This is the longest episode yet! Follow and support watt on Patreon!...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, I’m back with my cohost Kyle Muntz ! Today we’re talking to Molly Tanzer about her new book Blue Fire being crowdfunded right now! She is the author of the And Side by Side They Wander , the Diabolist’s Library trilogy , the weird western Vermilion , an io9 and NPR “Best Book” of 2015 , and the British Fantasy Award-nominated collection, A Pre...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Sam of The Lone Legend about his new game Gloam , which is available right now as a PDF and physical zine ! We talk about the accidents of game design, how and why he developed Gloam, and what to expect from the game. Check out Gloam right now! Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit ! Please check out Songs of my Mother being...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, I’m back with my cohost Kyle Muntz ! We’re talking to Aaron Burch about his new book Tacoma . We talk about voice, style, our literary history, and so much more! Check out Tacoma and then check out Short Story, Long where Aaron is the editor! Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road! If you’d like to recommend a story...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Logan Timmins about I’M A TRANS AN AND I’M READY TO F**K , which is live now on Backerkit. We talk about mechanics, different kinds of stories, making a game whose mechanics and gameplay interact and support theme. Go back I’M A TRANS AN AND I’M READY TO F**K ! Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit ! Please check out Songs of...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Justin Everett of Free for All Media about My Very Own Forest Spirit ! We talk about experiments in game design, small games, the importance of playing in person and in the real world, and so much more! Back My Very Own Forest Spirit right now! Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit ! Please check out Songs of my Mother being...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Jeremy Rozenhart about One Card Wonders , a library of games on 18 cards! Since recording this episode, he shifted from Backerkit to Kickstarter, but the crowdfunding campaign has launched and has already met its funding goal! We talked about getting weird and experimental with small games, game design, and so much more! Back One...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Laurence O’Brien of Wotan Games about Pipes ! We talk about small games, card games, and all kinds of things games! A wide ranging conversation and quite a lot of fun. Back Pipes now on Backerkit! Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit ! Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road! Check out Briar Bay, a...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Côme Martin about his game A Week with Frog & Rabbit! We talk about game design, the joy of simplicity, different types of TTRPGs, diceless mechanics, all ages games, and so much more. Check out A Week with Frog & Rabbit live right now! Check out Côme’s itch page too! Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit ! Please check out S...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Anya and Irina Kagan of Gifts Galore Games about their Pocketopia project Gelt Galore ! We talk about game design, playtesting, sharing and creating for family, and so much more. GO back Gelt Galore now! Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit ! Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road! Check out Briar...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Andre Novoa of Games Omnivorous about his new game FLAIL live right now on Backerkit ! We talk about his work with Mausritter, Mork Borg, and his Hexcrawl Toolbox, as well as the importance of making a game that’s easy and quick to get to the table, the importance of tactile experience, and so much more. Check out FLAIL right now...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Zach Cox, one of the co-creators of Orbital Blues from SoulMuppet Publishing ! We talk about Orbital Blues Month , their new expansion Outlaws and Corporations for Orbital Blues, Cowboy Bebop, community building, and so much more. Check out Orbital Blues Month and Outlaws and Corporations which are live right now on Backerkit for...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Dylan Coyle of Charming Games about his upcoming game Red Panda Surprise! We talk about game design, running a company, the joy of simplicity, and so much more. Go back Red Panda Surprise now! Sign up at the Dragon Mail preview page as well! Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit ! Please check out Songs of my Mother being ser...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Matthijs Holter and Chiara Locatelli to discuss The Roots of Soledad ! We discuss magical realism, GM-less RPGs, their contrast with traditional TTRPGs like D&D, and so much more. Was a great conversation and do sign up for their Backerkit page to get notified when the campaign goes live! Every signup helps. Sign up at The Roots...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today I’m talking to Jori Kamp and Ernst de Brujin about their upcoming card game Hare to the Throne ! We talk about competitive game design, big games v quick games, card games, collectible card games like Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh. Was a great conversation and do sign up for their Backerkit page to get notified when the campaign goes live!...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, I’m back with my cohost Kyle Muntz and Joe Owens, the host of the other podcast I’m part of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine ! We’re doing a crossover episode to discuss a story from Joe Abercrombie’s Two’s Company from his short story collection Sharp Ends. From there we range far afield to grimdark as a genre, Abercrombie more broadly, George RR...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, I’m back with my cohost Kyle Muntz ! We’re discussing several pieces of microfiction by Franz Kafka! This leads us to Kafka’s career as a whole, the nature of a story and the power of a name, and the strength of mundanity. * Give It Up * Resolutions * On the Tram * The Sudden Walk * Reflections for Gentlemen-Jockey Please check out Songs of my...

Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast. Today, I’m back with my cohost Kyle Muntz ! Today we’re discussing Pierre Menard by Jorge Luis Borges! This leads us to a broad discussion of literature, people’s attitudes and beliefs about literature, and the playfulness of Borges. Here’s my story Renaissance , which was my attempt at a Borgesian story. Please check out Songs of my Mother being ser...