
Design Doc
Hosted by Hannah and Evan and hosts of Design Doc · Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland
4.9from 46 ratings
- 128
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 46
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About Design Doc
Come along with Hannah and Evan in a living documentation of the game design process, from the first spark of an idea, to every disastrous surprise. It’s not an instruction manual, but a travel guide, with lots of unexpected stops along the way.
- Publisher
- Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland
- Category
- arts · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Oct 2017
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 128 episodes have a transcript.

7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Cozy Little Game Design Retreat

23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Imperfect Inspiration (Re-Air)

9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Tyranny of Dice
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A Cozy Little Game Design Retreat
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I did read, though, which was so nice. I brought a book. A few months ago, I met a local author, and it's been so wonderful. Like lovely getting to know this person. She's just such a like a special human being. And I I feel like I want to share the name of her book, but also there's no reason that I shouldn't share that. Right. Like I'm like, this is not like private. And there's got to be very few authors who would begrudge you sharing the name of their work. I don't know why, but I'm like, but she didn't agree to be talked about on a podcast. Her name is Susan Stinson. And the book that I'm reading is called Martha Moody. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 28 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 18 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Hannah and Evan and hosts of Design Doc host the show. Published by Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland.
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