Here are a few podcast appearances where I talk about games and how we can use them to learn leadership skills.
Game Masters Book Club
Myself and two of my best gaming buddies (Marty and Rich) join the host Eric to discuss throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed. We explore ways to use the book as inspiration for your own roleplaying adventures. Recording this was a blast, and the discussion brought out some really interesting ideas and concepts that can be ported to almost any game.
The podcast website is here.
You can catch the episode on Apple and on Spotify.
Collaboratory Podcast
Nic and I talk all things D&D in relation to teamwork. How does teamwork actually happen in game and how can we use this experience to help our collaboration in the real world. We had a wonderful discussion and I go a little deeper into some of the topics explored in this blog.
You can find the episode here.
Stories Lived Stories Told Podcast
I joined Abbie VanMeter on episode 144: On Practicing Leadership Playing Dungeons & Dragons with Tom Watkin. We have a really engaging conversation about how Dungeons and Dragons is a powerful practice and metaphor for developing more relational, emergent, and collaborative ways of being and leading, touching on the value of experiential learning in scenarios our brains will remember as real; the need (both in game and out) to coordinate across different meanings being made in each of our own imaginations; and the opportunity to transform and be transformed by collective storytelling and world building.
You can find the episode below:
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RDvlAgU0CdgiXk8KtTfAC?si=5004742137b043df
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-lived-stories-told/id1610827437?i=1000722748681
- And the SLST website: https://www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast
Joy of GMing Podcast
Had the pleasure of joining Casey Jones on his podcast the Joy of GMing. Had a great chat about D&D and it’s potential to help train professionals in the art of leadership. We chat about the following:
- How RPGs like D&D can develop real-world leadership skills
- What a corporate D&D session actually looks like
- Why Tom never scripts the ending of a story—and what that unlocks for players
- The power of play in professional spaces
You can check it out here.
Tabletop Miniatures Hobby Podcast
In mid 2024 Matt from Bedroom Battlefields kindly interviewed me on his Tabletop Miniatures Hobby Podcast: episode here.
We chat about all things hobby related, this blog and my hobby origin story. We also talk about multiplayer games, emergent story telling and betrayal in scenarios. Matt is an all round good chap and a great interviewer. A very enjoyable experience. Definitely worth checking out his other podcast episodes as well, he gets some big names on there!
Legends Loot & Lore Podcast
In early 2024 I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Andrew Sommerfeld of the Legends, Loot & Lore podcast. We talk all things leadership and D&D. A great discussion, you can check it out below: