Dice in Mind

This Week's Guest: Laurie Ulster

Laurie Ulster is a transplanted Canadian who somehow survived a very confusing adolescence as the lone female Star Trek fan in middle school, then fell in love with Manhattan about 10 minutes after her arrival at NYU. After many years as a television producer, where networks like MTV had her producing everything from musician interviews in dive bars all over the East Village to game shows in Malaysia, she made the switch to digital, overseeing websites at Fuse and A&E. Now Laurie is a freelance writer who does researched articles, original interviews, personal essays, listicles, event coverage, trending news, and much more. She also still writes and produces for TV, and is a contributing writer on several books. Laurie has been a writer, editor, copy editor, and social media strategist for TrekMovie.com since 2016, where she co-hosts the All Access Star Trek podcast. It’s a passion project, along with popping up as a guest on other Star Trek and sci-fi podcasts. Laurie is also a co-founder of Read It All Up®, a media company focused on kids’ literacy. They are currently collaborating on the creation of an original TV series for kids.

Please also out Laurie's creative work:

Website TrekMovie.com All Access Star Trek Podcast Laurie's Books Little Riker (and more) Read It All Up

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

This Week's Guest: Dr. Megan Connell

Dr. Megan Connell is a board-certified psychologist in private practice who formerly served in the US Army. In her current work she utilizes tabletop role-playing games as a clinical intervention. In 2017 she co-founded the media company Geeks Like Us which focuses on geek and gaming culture. She is the author of the upcoming book Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy.  She is a board member for Geek Therapeutics a training platform that develops professional programs teaching the inclusion of games in clinical practices. Dr. Connell speaks nationally on the intersection of gaming and psychology and on geek culture.

Please also out Megan’s creative work:

Website D&D Therapy Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy: A Guide for the Clinician Game Master

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

This Week's Guest: Dr. Gwendolyn Marshall

Dr. Gwendolyn Marshall (she/her) is a full-time game designer for 2CGaming, as well as a frequent freelancer for Pinnacle Entertainment, MCDM, Archvillain Games, and more. She is also designer and co-owner of Arcanist Press, with whom she won two ENnie Awards. Her titles include Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e and S5e: Superheroic Roleplaying for 5th Edition. She is also a college philosophy professor, a parent, and a pansexual, transgender woman.

Please also out Gwen's creative work:

Ancestry & Culture (Arcanist Press) S5E (preorder) 2CGaming Twitter

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

This Week's Guest: Us!

We take a step to the side this week from our regular schedule of interviews to chat about the joy (and potential) of worldbuilding. Along the way, Brad and Jason share their own creative processes of developing an entirely novel setting for D&D (Brad) and a new world-within-canon setting for Star Wars (Jason). It's time to grab a pencil and some paper!

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

This Week's Guest: Ben Riggs

Ben Riggs is a writer, teacher, and podcaster. He traveled the world teaching in his 20s. During his journeys, he tutored a princess, saw both the Sahara and Mt. Fuji at dawn, and discovered his wife and fellow traveler, Tara. He has settled down in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he teaches English and history, and he and Tara have a son, Simon. Ben’s RPG podcast, Plot Points, has been running for the last decade, and his work has appeared on NPR and Geek & Sundry. Slaying the Dragon is his first book.

Please also out Ben's creative work:

Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons and Dragons Ben Riggs (Twitter) Plot Points (podcast)

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).