joysticks! Podcast by Jacquie Harris

Episodes 7

Avg. Duration 52m

Activity Highly Active

Since Aug 2025

Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule

Every 2 Months

Format

Episodic

Consistency

46%

Hosting

media.rss.com

About This Podcast

In this podcast, the host, Jacquie Harris, interviews game designers about the most joyful part of making games for them.

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.

Games encourage systems thinking, and imagination, and these are important ingredients in shaping a revolutionary world.

I hope the joy sticks!

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Recent Episodes

S1E7 joysticks! with Tyler Crumrine: The joy of discovery

Mar 13, 2026 1h 33m

welcome to another episode of joysticks!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." You probably know Tyler…

S1E6 joysticks! with Dr. Jason Cox: The joys of LARPing and learning

Dec 19, 2025 52m

welcome to another episode of joysticks!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…

S1E5 joysticks! with AnnaMaria Jackson Phelps: the joy of connection

Oct 30, 2025 48m

In this episode of joysticks! I had the privilege of talking to AnnaMaria Jackson Phelps about Violet Daisy games, about being a person breaking into making games, and also about making connections…

S1E4 joysticks! with Randy Flynn: The joy of building

Oct 21, 2025 39m

This week I sit down with Randy Flynn - creator, most notably, of Cascadia, and its many forms, and talk about building in games, what makes games truly satisfying, and how it brings people…

S1E3 joysticks! with Fertessa Allyse: Games as Solutions, Games as Cultural Analysis, Games as Exploration!

Sep 19, 2025 58m

In this episode of joysticks! jacquie harris sits down with Fertessa Allyse, creator of Wicked and Wise, Book of Villainy, Star Trek: Cryptic, Menagerie, and co-creator of Cascadia Junior.joysticks!…

S1E2 Making Games in the Industry, Making Games for Yourself, And Just Straight Up Making Stuff

Aug 28, 2025 1h 11m

In this second episode of joysticks! host, jacquie harris sits down with Banana Chan, a tabletop and analog game designer known for their co created work Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall, Betrayal…

S1E1 Whiz Grid: Crossword Puzzles, Community, & Funding Abortion

Aug 14, 2025 44m

In this very first episode, joysticks! host, jacquie harris sits down with Rachel Fabi, a bioethics professor, jeopardy contestant, and creator of These Puzzles Fund Abortion to talk about the…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does joysticks! have?

joysticks! has published 7 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Games, Hobbies.

Is joysticks! still active?

joysticks! is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 52m.

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