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Hosted by Trent Hergenrader & Stephen Slota · education · EN · 45 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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Signup to Generate a PitchThe 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 Worldbuilding Workshop: Companion Podcast is hosted by Trent Hergenrader & Stephen Slota. The show has published 45 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "EPISODE 43: A LAND ONCE MAGIC WITH ELLIOT DAVIS AND VIDITYA VOLETI" (15 September 2026, 76 minutes), "EPISODE 42: DECONSTRUCTING MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY WITH ANDREA KELLEY" (8 September 2026, 78 minutes), and "EPISODE 41: (RE)DESIGNING ONLINE EDUCATION WITH MICHAEL YOUNG" (1 September 2026, 81 minutes).
The Worldbuilding Workshop: Companion Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 73 minutes across 45 episodes.
Booking probability for The Worldbuilding Workshop: Companion Podcast is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Worldbuilding Workshop: Companion Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Worldbuilding Workshop: Companion Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Trent Hergenrader & Stephen Slota hosts The Worldbuilding Workshop: Companion Podcast, an education show with 45 episodes published.
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Episode #43
Episode References: Voleti, V. (2026). A land once magic [Tabletop game]. moreblueberries. https://vidityavoleti.itch.io/a-land-once-magic Luketic, R. (Director). (2001). Legally blonde [Film]. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. del...
Episode #42
Episode References: Jenkins, T. M. (2020). Doctors’ orders: The making of status hierarchies in an elite profession . Columbia University Press. Collins, S. (2014). The hunger games trilogy . Scholastic. National...
Episode #41
Episode References: Tolkien, J. R. R. (1977). The Silmarillion (C. Tolkien, Ed.). Houghton Mifflin. Tolkien, J. R. R. (1954–1955). The lord of the rings . George Allen & Unwin. Miller, T. (Host). (2026, August 20)...
Episode #40
Episode References: Sierra, W. (2020). A strong fire . [Video game]. Second Avenue Learning. Wolf, M. J. P. (2012). Building imaginary worlds: The theory and history of subcreation . Routledge. Hergenrader, T. (2018)...
Episode #39
Episode References: Melville, H. (1851). Moby Dick . Harper & Brothers. (Original work published as The Whale via Richard Bentley, 1851) Miyamoto, S. (1985). Super Mario Bros. [Video game]. Nintendo. McLuhan, M. (1964)...
Episode #38
Episode References: Cassino, D. & Woolley, P. (2011, November 21). Some news leaves people knowing less [Research report]. Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind. Licari, P. R. (2020). Sharp as a Fox: Are foxnews.com...
Episode #37
Episode References: Settlage, J., Smetana, L. K., Southerland, S. A., & Lottero-Perdue, P. S. (2017). Teaching science to every child: Using culture as a starting point (3rd ed.). Routledge. Campbell, T., Gray, R., Bai...
Episode #36
Episode References: Tolkien, J. R. R. (1954–1955). The lord of the rings . George Allen & Unwin. Tolkien, J. R. R. (1977). The Silmarillion (C. Tolkien, Ed.). Houghton Mifflin. Gee, J. P. (2003). What video games have...
Episode #35
Episode References: Coen, J. & Coen, E. (Directors/Writers). (2018). The Ballad of Buster Scruggs [Film]. Annapurna Pictures; Netflix. Jenkins, H. (2004). Game design as narrative architecture. In N. Wardrip-Fruin & P...
Episode #34
Episode References: Ballestrini, K., Travis, R. & Slota, S. T. (2011). Operation LAPIS . The Pericles Group. Standing Stone Games. (2007). The Lord of the Rings online [Video game]. Daybreak Game Company. Gee, J. P...
Episode #33
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...
Episode #32
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...
Episode #31
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...
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