Episode 23: Excursions in Game Design with Ben Rosset and Dennis Northcott
Joel and Chris strap on their space helmets this week and take a cruise to the far reaches of game design when they sit down with designer Ben Rosset and Dennis Northcott, one of the minds behind Kinson Key Games. With the recent launch of Excursions on Kickstarter, Ben and Dennis share the games that define them as well as their thoughts on game design, simultaneous action, running a successful game company, and more. And what interview would be complete without Chris putting them through their paces in a brand new game set against a ticking clock? Will they be successful? Only one way to find out! Download, give us a listen, and then pop on over to the Excursions Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kinsonkeygames/excursions-a-galactic-cruise-game) and see if it’s a game for you!
30 Sept 2026
Episode 22: Grant Lyon: Beyond the Mustache
Joel and Chris might be small potatoes, but sometimes we bring in the big potatoes to show us how it's done. In episode 22 we sit down with actor, standup, board game designer, and all-around cool guy Grant Lyon. We’ll hear about the games that define him, his approach to comedy, how he stumbled into board game stardom, and his brand new comedy tour blending games with standup. Then Chris puts Grant through the paces with a travel-themed game perfect for a man on the road. We may not be as funny as Grant, but if he’s willing to show up and chat with us, that’s something, right? Right?!
23 Sept 2026
Episode 21: Fall Flings
Get out your pumpkin spice sweaters and curl up with a cozy hand knit latte as you tune in for another episode of the Oak and Onion Podcast. Enjoy Chris’s envy as Joel has the big gaming weekend for once, then pull out your notecards for another installment of Board Games 101, where we snuggle up to find out what people mean by Cozy Games. Then we wrap things up with our top five games with an autumnal theme (spoiler alert: turns out, we don’t know a lot of games with an autumnal theme). Whether it’s cooling down where you are or still a thousand degrees like where Chris is, it’s always the right season for Oak and Onion! Join us!
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