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Hosted by Nic Tringali, Brendan McLeod · arts · EN
Paper Labyrinths is a podcast about overlapping disciplines of game design. Join Nic Tringali and Brendan McLeod as they have conversations with designers, artists, critics, and others whose work exists at the intersections of video games, analog games, and other forms of media.
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Signup to Generate a PitchPaper Labyrinths is a podcast about overlapping disciplines of game design. Join Nic Tringali and Brendan McLeod as they have conversations with designers, artists, critics, and others whose work exists at the intersections of video games, analog games, and other forms of media.
Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali, Brendan McLeod. The show has published 21 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Alex Jaffe on Head-to-Head Games" (1 September 2026, 63 minutes), "Ian Williams on Miniatures and Material Conditions" (1 August 2026, 87 minutes), and "Bria Davis on Crafting Communities" (1 June 2026, 75 minutes).
Paper Labyrinths publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 63 minutes across 21 episodes.
Booking probability for Paper Labyrinths is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Paper Labyrinths requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Paper Labyrinths's contact route on record: verified email.
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Nic Tringali, Brendan McLeod hosts Paper Labyrinths, an arts podcast with 21 episodes published.
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Nic talks with Alex Jaffe about his recently-announced dungeon crawler card game, his long tenure on 2XKO, and the ephemerality of game experiences. Find Alex on Bluesky ( https://bsky.app/profile/blinkity.bsky.social )...
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We talk with Ian Williams about his recently-announced book on miniature wargaming, the material conditions of craft, the power of nostalgia, and the impact of hydration breaks on association football. Find Ian on...
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<p>We talk with Bria Davis about Discord servers, Blaseball, passing on lessons learned, and eggs.</p> <p>Bria Davis ( https://bsky.app/profile/thevoidencore.bsky.social ) is Community Director at Young Horses (...
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<p>We talk with Holly Nielsen about Amberspire, games in historical contexts, citing sources, and the Whiggish nature of skill trees.</p> <p>Follow Holly on Bluesky at...
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<p>Sorry folks, but no ep this month - scheduling didn't work out to get a convo done on time. But weirdly enough, it DID work out with me and Nic in the same place at the same time, so please accept our phone-recording...
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<p>We talk with Chris Kindred about DJing, teaching game design, and hauntology.</p> <p>Follow Chris on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/chriskindred.com and find their work at https://chriskindred.com/</p> <p >...
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<p>We speak with Meredith Gran about nostalgia, sense of time and place, cartooning, and getting a project across the finish line.</p> <p>Follow Meredith on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/meredithgran.com...
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<p > We talk with Non-Breaking Space about expressive play, mechanics of scale, hidden information, and librarians.</p> <p > </p> <p > Non-Breaking Space (https://www.nbsp1618.games/) is the designer of Cross Bronx...
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<p > We talk with Andrew "dicey" Shouldice about teaching game development, making maps, managing projects, and the joy of the game manual.</p> <p > <br /> Andrew Shouldice is the creator of TUNIC...
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<p > We talk with Sophie Abromowitz about stage comedy, worldbuilding through systems, FROMSOFT games as detective stories, and the origin of the hot dog.</p> <p > </p> <p > Follow Sophie on Instagram...
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<p > We talk with Joannes Truyens about burnout, secrets, narrative confusion, and Michael Crichton technotrillers.</p> <p > <br /> Follow Joannes on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/playthroughline.com) and read their...
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<p>We talk with Cameron Kunzelman about Magic the Gathering, writing for different kinds of audiences, the conditions of producing things, and xenomorphs.</p> <p>Follow Cameron on Bluesky...
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<p>We talk with Brian Bucklew about the joy of collaboration, outer space, Jenga, and water.</p> <p>Follow Brian on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/unormal.bsky.social). Caves of Qud is available now...
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<p>We talk with Jason Grinblat about the joy of bugs, extrapolative narration, system suspense, and milk.</p> <p>Follow Jason on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jfg.land). Caves of Qud is available now...
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<p > We talk with game designer and composer Megan Carnes about generative music, scoring games vs film, and making use of the tools you have at your disposal.</p> <p > </p> <p > Follow Megan on Bluesky...
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<p > We talk with Grace Benfell about faith, narrative tension, and god's favorite princess, Shadowheart.</p> <p > </p> <p > ---</p> <p > </p> <p > Follow Grace on Bluesky...
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<p>We talk with Gareth Damian Martin finishing projects, making a dice-driven game, and butting up against audience expectations and desires.</p> <p>Find more about Gareth at their website (https://jumpovertheage.com/)...
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<p>Nic and Brendan talk about what dice mean, the difficulty of converting analog games into digital, and character relationships.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali...
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World’s Finest Comics
Professor of English, director of the Creative Writing program, academic advisor for the Massey College William Southam, National Blood and Transplant Service
academic, critic, podcast network co-founder, PhD, Mercer University
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