Podcast Overview
<p>In this podcast, the host, Jacquie Harris, interviews game designers about the most joyful part of making games for them. </p><p>The point of this show is to have conversations about joy with people who engage with game systems and get joy from playing with them. </p><p>Games encourage systems thinking, and imagination, and these are important ingredients in shaping a revolutionary world.</p><p></p><p>I hope the joy sticks! </p>
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8/14/2025
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Recent Episodes
March 13, 2026
joysticks! with Tyler Crumrine: The joy of discovery
<p>welcome to another episode of joysticks!</p><p>I got to sit down with a wonderful friend of mine, Tyler Crumrine, and talk about what it means when your players are "onto something." </p><p>You probably know Tyler from his map-labeling RPG <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://possible-worlds-games.itch.io/bfb">Beak, Feather, & Bone.</a></p><p>We talked about the Kleenex of RPGs (DND), RPG accessibility, and the liberatory future of game design (along with everything else, I could talk to Tyler for 100 hours). </p><p></p><p>Listen to exclusive interview questions at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://patreon.com/echolocationmedia">patreon.com/echolocationmedia</a></p><p>I hope the joy sticks!</p><p></p><p>joysticks! is a podcast dedicated to the notion that games and their creation are an excellent way to be imaginative about systems and structures of society, and this imagination is a pillar of a more revolutionary world.</p><p>joysticks! is a product of echolocation media ltd., a small, queer-owned media business - your likes, subscriptions, and downloads mean a whole lot!</p>
December 19, 2025
joysticks! with Dr. Jason Cox: The joys of LARPing and learning
<p>welcome to another episode of joysticks!</p><p>I got to sit down with Dr. Jason Cox, a professor whose work is about LARP and education! You may know his games-- Five Hundred Year Old Vampire, Cash and Crumbs, Mantle in the Museum (with Dr. Lillian Lewis) and What to do about Michael? </p><p>The was so much genuine joy and nuance in this conversation! LARP is amazing!</p><p></p><p></p><p>joysticks! is a podcast dedicated to the notion that games and their creation are an excellent way to be imaginative about systems and structures of society, and this imagination is a pillar of a more revolutionary world.</p><p>joysticks! is a product of echolocation media ltd., a small, queer-owned media business - your likes, subscriptions, and downloads mean a whole lot!</p>
October 30, 2025
joysticks! with AnnaMaria Jackson Phelps: the joy of connection
<p>In this episode of joysticks! I had the privilege of talking to AnnaMaria Jackson Phelps about <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://violetdaisygames.com/">Violet Daisy</a> games, about being a person breaking into making games, and also about making connections with and through games. I really enjoyed this conversation because I love talking about connection, and also because there was such a strong sense of community from games in AnnaMaria's words - these pockets of connection are the thing that sustain us in difficult times.</p><p> joysticks! is a podcast dedicated to the notion that games and their creation are an excellent way to be imaginative about systems and structures of society, and this imagination is a pillar of a more revolutionary world.</p><p> joysticks! is a product of echolocation media ltd., a small, queer-owned media business - your likes, subscriptions, and downloads mean a whole lot!</p>
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- What is joysticks!?
<p>In this podcast, the host, Jacquie Harris, interviews game designers about the most joyful part of making games for them. </p><p>The point of this show is to have conversations about joy with people who engage with game systems and get joy from playing with them. </p><p>Games encourage systems thinking, and imagination, and these are important ingredients in shaping a revolutionary world.</p><p></p><p>I hope the joy sticks! </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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