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Designer Notes 83: Mitch Lasky - Part 2

Designer Notes - June 06, 2024 14:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews noted game investor Mitch Lasky, best known for his work as a venture capitalist at Benchmark, as the CEO of JAMDAT, and as an executive at Activision and Electronic Arts. They discuss how the industry’s business models have always affected design, why he was wro...

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Designer Notes 82: Mitch Lasky - Part 1

Designer Notes - May 06, 2024 20:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews noted game investor Mitch Lasky, best known for his work as a venture capitalist at Benchmark, as the CEO of JAMDAT, and as an executive at Activision and Electronic Arts. They discuss how the Doom shareware model was a preview of free-to-play, why a console tran...

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Designer Notes 81: Jake Solomon - Part 2

Designer Notes - April 11, 2024 15:29 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Jake Solomon, best known for the XCOM reboot and Midnight Suns. They discuss his first, failed attempt at XCOM, why 75% does not mean 75%, and how many copies of XCOM he sold at Power Gamer in Glen Burnie, MD. This episode was recorded on A...

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Ma Goes To Cuba In 1959 ‘Just To See’

Coffee With My Ma - January 22, 2024 20:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired December 15th, 2018** In this episode, Ma and her friends take a trip to Cuba to see for themselves La Revolucion. Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn Website: www.coffeewithmyma.com Instagram: @coffeewithmymapodcast TikTok: @coffeewithmyma Moccasin Joe Artisan Coffee Roasters

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Ma And That Asshole At Indian Affairs

Coffee With My Ma - January 22, 2024 20:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
** First aired May 18th, 2019** In this episode, Ma tells us about her run-in with an asshole from Indian Affairs.    Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn Website: www.coffeewithmyma.com Instagram: @coffeewithmymapodcast TikTok: @coffeewithmyma Moccasin Joe Artisan Coffee Roasters

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Ma And Her Brief Encounter With The Friendship Centre Murderer + Ma Finds Herself At Robert Kennedy’s Funeral

Coffee With My Ma - January 22, 2024 20:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
** First aired March 25th, 2020** In our final episode of season one, Ma tells us about the time she encountered the friendship centre murderer! Then we hear the first story she ever told, where recording all this began; Ma tells us how she ended up at Robert Kennedy’s funeral!  Hosted by - Kan...

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Ma Goes To Europe And Gets Stuck There For A Year

Coffee With My Ma - January 22, 2024 20:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
** First aired August 27th, 2019** In this episode, Ma tells us about the time she took a trip to Europe on an exchange program and got stuck there for a year full of adventure.  Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn Website: www.coffeewithmyma.com Instagram: @coffeewithmymapodcast TikTok: @coffeewithmy...

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Ma is Pregnant and Gets Jumped by the Teachers’ Pet at McGill

Coffee With My Ma - December 08, 2023 17:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired September 12th, 2018** MA IS PREGNANT AND GETS JUMPED BY THE TEACHERS’ PET AT MCGILL. In this episode, Ma heads back to school as a new mom and has a second baby on the way. Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn Website: www.coffeewithmyma.com Instagram: @coffeewithmymapodcast TikTok: @cof...

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Ma’s Life Is Saved By A Full-Length Faux Fur Coat – The Police Brutality Episode

Coffee With My Ma - December 08, 2023 17:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired November 1st, 2018**  MA’S LIFE IS SAVED BY A FULL-LENGTH FAUX FUR COAT – THE POLICE BRUTALITY EPISODE. In this episode, Ma tells us about the time the SQ beat her up and almost killed her. Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn Website: www.coffeewithmyma.com Instagram: @coffeewithmymapodc...

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Ma Clears the Air About Marlon (Brando)

Coffee With My Ma - December 08, 2023 17:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired October 14th, 2018** MA CLEARS THE AIR ABOUT MARLON (BRANDO). In this episode, Ma tells us about her friendship with movie star and babely babe Marlon Brando. Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn Website: www.coffeewithmyma.com Instagram: @coffeewithmymapodcast TikTok: @coffeewithmyma Mo...

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Designer Notes 80: Jake Solomon - Part 1

Designer Notes - December 05, 2023 20:23 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Jake Solomon, best known for the XCOM reboot and Midnight Suns. They discuss how much money he had to give back to Accenture, how to animate multiple units at the same time, and why Sid suddenly started golfing so much. This episode was rec...

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Ma Steals Larry the Cree Baby, Surviving the 60s Scoop

Coffee With My Ma - November 18, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired June 26th, 2018**  MA STEALS LARRY THE CREE BABY, SURVIVING THE 60S SCOOP. In this episode, join us as Ma tells us about the time she helped her Cree friend protect her baby from being snatched up by the system.  Hosted by - Kaniehtiio Horn Website: www.coffeewithmyma.com Instagr...

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Ma and the Gang Take the Bus to See Elvis in 1957

Coffee With My Ma - November 18, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired August 14th, 2018** MA AND THE GANG TAKE THE BUS TO SEE ELVIS IN 1957. In this episode, Ma and her gang head to Ottawa to see the man himself, Elvis Presley. Then, she tells us of her quick trip to Belmont Park with the CGIT (Craziest Girls In Town).  Watch Elvis in Ottawa in 1957...

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Ma and Her Adventures with Chief Pine of Grand River

Coffee With My Ma - November 18, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired August 18th, 2018** MA AND HER ADVENTURES WITH CHIEF PINE OF GRAND RIVER. In this episode, Ma heads way up north to take on the National Indian Brotherhood with the support of Chief Pine.  WARNING - WE SWEAR AND CURSE IN THIS EPISODE! Ma’s speech at the 39th Annual General Assemb...

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Ma Gets Fired... A Few Times... Part 2 - When Indian Affairs Really Doesn't Want You Around

Coffee With My Ma - November 03, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired May 17th, 2018** MA GETS FIRED... A FEW TIMES... PART 2 - WHEN INDIAN AFFAIRS REALLY DOESN'T WANT YOU AROUND. First things first, I say something quickly about Ma giving AFN (ASSembly of First Nations) a good old-fashioned elder scolding. Then we get into the good stuff; Ma discuss...

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Ma Gets Fired... A Few Times... Part 1 - The Canadian Chemical Company Debacle and The Arranged Marriage

Coffee With My Ma - November 03, 2023 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired April 30th, 2018** MA GETS FIRED... A FEW TIMES... PART 1 - THE CANADIAN CHEMICAL COMPANY DEBACLE AND THE ARRANGED MARRIAGE. In this Episode, Ma tells us about when she started to work as a file filer in Montreal in the mid-1950s; it was short-lived, and you'll hear why. Then Ma st...

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Ma Takes On The Toronto Telegram

Coffee With My Ma - November 03, 2023 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 195 ratings
**First aired April 16th, 2018** MA TAKES ON THE TORONTO TELEGRAM. First, I take a few minutes to explain the evolution of the project, and then we get into action. In this episode, Kahentinetha (my ma) tells me one of my favourite stories. It takes place during Expo67, and there's a fistfight, ...

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Designer Notes 79: Trent Kusters - Part 2

Designer Notes - October 09, 2023 16:05 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Trent Kusters, co-founder of League of Geeks, best known for the strategy game Armello. They discuss why Armello has so much output randomness, whether they fudge the odds, and how to turn off a Game-as-a- Service. This episode was recorded...

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Designer Notes 78: Trent Kusters - Part 1

Designer Notes - September 25, 2023 18:17 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game developer Trent Kusters, co-founder of League of Geeks, best known for the strategy game Armello. They discuss how he faked his way into games journalism, how to sneak risky ideas past licensors, and how to make games feel big. This episode was recor...

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Designer Notes 77: Cole Wehrle

Designer Notes - August 14, 2023 16:44 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews tabletop designer Cole Wehrle, best known for his work on Root, Oath, Pax Pamir, and John Company. They discuss whether John Company is satire, how the East India Company was like QWOP, and the importance of German postal rates. This episode was recorded on March...

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The Buffalo's Hump and the Brown Birds / A Short History of the American Bison

Iroquois History and Legends - July 17, 2023 17:59 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
The first half of this episode is another Seneca story about a herd of buffalo (bison) and how you should choose who you follow carefully. In the second half of the episode Andrew shares a very short history of the American Bison. Sources: Skunny Wundy: Seneca Indian Tales by Arthur C. Park...

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Designer Notes 76: Tanya Short

Designer Notes - June 23, 2023 13:40 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game designer Tanya Short, co-founder of Kitfox Games and best known for her work on Moon Hunters and Boyfriend Dungeon. They discuss why her parents had to get a second phone like, how she accidentally made a roguelike, and whether Moon Hunters should ha...

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Designer Notes 75: Moonbreaker

Designer Notes - May 03, 2023 21:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren and Leyla interview veteran game designer Charlie Cleveland, founder of Unknown Worlds and best known for his work on Natural Selection and Subnautica. They discuss why Moonbreaker is the first digital miniatures game, if players would notice if critical hits were removed, ...

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Designer Notes 74: Charlie Cleveland

Designer Notes - April 13, 2023 13:16 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren and Leyla interview veteran game designer Charlie Cleveland, founder of Unknown Worlds and best known for his work on Natural Selection and Subnautica. They discuss why Charlie Cleveland moved to Cleveland, how he did Kickstarter before Kickstarter, and whether Subnautica w...

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Designer Notes 73: Liz England

Designer Notes - March 15, 2023 18:54 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game designer Liz England, best known for her work on Scribblenauts, Sunset Overdrive, and Watch Dogs: Legion. They discuss how she organized her mom’s RPG inventories, what is the boiling point of a lion, and whether system complexity matters if the play...

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66 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Iroquois History and Legends - February 03, 2023 09:42 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
Known as the "Lilly of the Mohawks" Kateri was a Mohawk woman born in the mid 17th century. After being baptized by Jesuit missionaries she became a Christian that worked to incorporate her faith fully into her native culture. Three centuries after her death she was canonized as a Catholic Saint...

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Designer Notes 72: Harvey Smith

Designer Notes - January 10, 2023 15:59 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren and Leyla interview veteran game designer Harvey Smith, best known for his work on the Deus Ex and Dishonored series. They discuss what TDA stood for at Origin, if Dishonored is just Thief but faster, and why it is sometimes better to be heavy handed. This episode was recor...

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Designer Notes 71: Matthew Davis

Designer Notes - November 29, 2022 14:53 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
In this episode, Soren interviews independent game developer Matthew Davis, co-founder of Subset Games and best known for his work on FTL and Into the Breach. They discuss whether FTL is a roguelike, how they resolve conflict at Subset, and whether Soren can convince them to add unlimited undo to...

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31. Winter4kids.org, a nonprofit led by Sparta resident Schone Malliet

What's Up Sparta! A local podcast about the town and people of Sparta, NJ. - November 18, 2022 12:24 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
We sit with Sparta resident Schone Malliet. Schone is a former Marine pilot, technology industry leader, and as President and CEO, leads local nonprofit Winter4Kids.org.  

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30. Krogh's owner and operator, Jason Fuchs

What's Up Sparta! A local podcast about the town and people of Sparta, NJ. - October 27, 2022 20:04 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Krogh's Restuarant and Brew Pubs' Jason Fuchs. We get into the history of the restaurant, microbrewing, charitable efforts, and the unveiling of the new rooftop bar aptly named the "Krogh's Nest". 

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