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Everybody's Talking At Once

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A long-form interview podcast where we talk about everything, by talking about games. Hosted by @drewmm.com

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 8mo ago

New episode! @matthewseiji.com talks about his debut novel Process, as well as: • The abyssal nature of ambition • The weird relationship between big tech companies and the cities they inhabit-without-inhabiting • The fractal cults that emanate from the Cult of Steve Jobs etao.blog/2025/12/16/p...

Something That Sticks With You, with Matthew Seiji Burns – Everybody's Talking At Once

Process is Matthew Seiji Burns' first novel, in some ways following directly from his work on Eliza (and the under-appreciated rest of his narratives for the Zachtronics/Coincidence catalog) but in ot...

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droqen and 24 others@droqen.bsky.social · last yr.

etao.blog/2025/05/12/p... @drewmm.com and I had a lovely conversation and it's out now and you can listen to it :) I RT'd (RB'd?) it earlier, but it deserves its own bleet. He drags some *really* good stuff out of me re: kill gameplay For example, omnipotent babies! And on being a dumb artist! <3

Who Could Want Gameplay? with Alexander Clair Tseu Martin (a.k.a. droqen)

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 184. The one and only droqen puzzle-platforms on over to discuss his latest game The End of Gameplay, and how it responds to the stubbornly present, all-too-alive gameplay in …

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · last yr.

New episode! @droqen.bsky.social on (in short) killing gameplay. Of course, there's more to it than that.

Who Could Want Gameplay? with Alexander Clair Tseu Martin (a.k.a. droqen)

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 184. The one and only droqen puzzle-platforms on over to discuss his latest game The End of Gameplay, and how it responds to the stubbornly present, all-too-alive gameplay in …

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droqen and 24 others@droqen.bsky.social · last yr.

The End of Gameplay is out RIGHT NOW! My masterpiece. A pixel art adventure through my mind, broken by kill gameplay 🔪 love, droqen store.steampowered.com/app/3120040/...

Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 2y ago

New ETAO Podcast! Barney Oram talks about the ethos that "if it sounds good, it is good," as well as his love of Billy Wilder, his extensive experience recording loud things that go bang, and the ins and outs of making parry and riposte sounds for a sunny soulslike.

The Utility of Contrarianism, with Barney Oram

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 183. Barney Oram gets into different patterns of sound design, in all sorts of different roles and at all sorts of different scales—plus his love of film in general and Billy …

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 2y ago

New ETAO Podcast today! @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social and @ramiismail.com discuss Dreams on a Pillow, a story about Palestine before and during the Nakba "that is so true to what happened that it is borderline-illegal to say it.” About a week of crowdfunding to go: www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

If We Can’t Do This, Then What Are We Doing? with Rasheed Abueideh and Rami Ismail

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 182. Rasheed Abueideh and Rami Ismail talk about Dreams on a Pillow. We talk about how the game combines layered, poetic audiovisuals and gameplay with history and folklore in…

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 2y ago

New @etaopod.com podcast! @drewmm.com talks to Lilith Walther about Nightmare Kart, Bloodborne PSX, Arcus, demakes, open development, what we can all learn from racing games, and why yeag is for everyone. Find the show wherever pods are casting: pod.link/699052673

This Nightmare Will Never End! Hell Yeag! with Lilith Walther

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 181. Lilith Walther aetherboosts her way on over to talk about Nightmare Kart, its previously life as Bloodborne KART, its demake predecessor Bloodborne PSX, and the relationship...

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Drew M.M.@drewmm.com · 2y ago

I did the sound design and writing for this, and @ejboat.bsky.social and I made the soundtrack. Very excited that people can check out this math-based racer built for elementary schools—and that really is what it is; we're not doing a bit here—because it's a pretty rad little game!

Add Astra on Steam

Add Astra is a math game about racing, and a racing game about math, developed by Coincidence. You’re the best arithmetech racer on Earth. But what about everywhere else?

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 3y ago

New @etaopod.com podcast! @spritewrench.com and @chasebethea.bsky.social talk Sunken Stones, the Caribbean center of the Golden Age of Piracy, and the inevitability of One Piece. Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-176/ Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673

You Should Be Free, with Glen Henry and Chase Bethea

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 176. Glen Henry and Chase Bethea drop achor awhile and talk about Sunken Stones, why pirates mean freedom, and why the Golden Age of Piracy was a lot more Caribbean than Pirates ...

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 3y ago

New @etaopod.com podcast! @bajathefrog.bsky.social talks about little games, little guys, and the often-not-little differences between professional and hobbyist development processes. Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-174/ Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673

Devs, Uh, Find a Way, with Eric Peterson (a.k.a. Baja the Frog)

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 174. Eric Peterson hops on over to talk about the joys of hobbyist game development, the things that need to change in professional game development (even when compared to other ...

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 3y ago

New @etaopod.com podcast! Ryan Canuel talks about Mythic Realms, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! Remastered, and a few of his favorite recent horror movies and TV shows. Full episode: etao.blog/2023/10/31/p... Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673

Reality, Augmented and Otherwise, with Ryan Canuel

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 173. Ryan Canuel of Petricore stops by for a mostly-not-especially-spooky conversation about augmented reality, what bootstrapping actually means, and—alright, some stuff about...

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 3y ago

New @etaopod.com podcast! @jerrytron.bsky.social talks alt.crtl generally, The Choosatron specifically, escape rooms, Squanch Games, and why we can all safely ignore so-called life hacks. Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-172/ Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673

That’s the Point of the Thing, with Jerry Belich

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 172. Jerry Belich talks about his wild work in the Alt.ctrl milieu, his boundary-redefining escape rooms (for lack of a better term), and his digital game work, from Recommendati...

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 3y ago

New @etaopod.com podcast! Des Gayle talks about the joys and pitfalls of continuity, and the renewed sense of wonder that comes from playing games with his kids. Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-171/ Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673

Ambitions and Ascensions, with Des Gayle

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 171. Des Gayle ascends to the sky island of podcastery to discuss his storied career as a producer, the difficulty of enjoying art when you know how it's made—experiencing it w...

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 3y ago

New @etaopod.com podcast! Matthew Brelsford (@giantlight.bsky.social) talks about Tiny Mass Games, turning bugs into features, what makes smaller projects successful, and the spiritual side of game development. Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-170/ Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673

Chance, Curation, Providence, with Matthew Brelsford

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 170. Matt Brelsford opens his hundred eyes and talks about the "loose collective" that is Tiny Mass Games, the spiritual dimension of game development, and (of course) Ophanim. Y...

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 3y ago

New @etaopod.com #podcast! @drewmm.com and @veeyaygahs.com talk about the bare beginnings of their time with BG3 (and by extension, the bare beginnings of their time with D&D5e). Ill-advised thefts and murders will occur. Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-169/ Find us everywhere: pod.link/699052673

Baldur’s Gate 3, as Rolled by Two D&D Neophytes

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 169. Drew and L talk about their time so far with Baldur's Gate 3, which works beautifully as a sprawling computer RPG, and as a unique intersection of free play and complex game...

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Everybody's Talking At Once@etaopod.com · 3y ago

New @etaopod.com podcast! Bryant Cannon on what kind of sequel OXENFREE II: Lost Signals is—and for that matter, what kind(s) of sequels Majora's Mask and Tears of the Kingdom are. Full episode: etao.blog/podcast-168/ Find us all over: pod.link/699052673

Everybody's Talking At Once

A long-form interview podcast where we talk about everything, by talking about games. We gather insights and stories from game developers, designers, composers, writers, artists, directors, producers,...

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Drew M.M.@drewmm.com · 3y ago

I haven't made the show its own Bluesky yet (invites being kinda dear), so for now I'll post new ETAO episodes as me. @harris.zone of @goodtrouble.bsky.social (formerly @finjico.bsky.social) is this week's guest! Full episode: http://etao.blog/podcast-165/ Us everywhere: https://pod.link/699052673

Somewhere People Want to Be, with Harris Foster

ETAO PODCAST, EPISODE 165. Harris Foster is the former Community Manager at Finji and the current Director of Communications at Good Trouble. Here he talks about where those roles overlap, how they di...

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