What We Earn by Struggling

Finding Joy, Purpose, and Flow in the Work That Tests You

Oct 23 • 

Justin Gary

11

4

Jordan Weisman — From Battletech to Shadowrun: The Power of Curiosity and Collaboration (#93)

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast

Oct 16 • 

Justin Gary

9

52:29

How to Make Great Art (and how to use ethical AI to help)

Happy Artists, Low Stress and Maximum Awesome

Oct 2 • 

Justin Gary

11

3

September 2025

Jonathan Grant — Critics, Experiments, Secrets, and the Business of Play (#92)

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast

Sep 23 • 

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2

1:13:58

How a Magic Champion Wins at Life

The Power of Focus Blocks

Sep 16 • 

Justin Gary

13

4

Elan Lee — Building Exploding Kittens, Marketing as Design, Retail Pitches, and Playing to Sell (#91)

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast

Sep 9 • 

Justin Gary

2

1:17:32

August 2025

How to Crowdfund in 2025

Lessons learned from raising (and losing) millions on crowdfunding

Aug 26 • 

Justin Gary

8

3

Justin Gary — 5 Lessons From 15 Years (#90)

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast

Aug 21 • 

Justin Gary

7

21:35

Tim Ferriss — Designing Coyote, Playing to Learn, Publishing Truths, and Saying "No" (#89)

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast

Aug 7 • 

Justin Gary

8

2:30:56

July 2025

Building Games That Last

The Five Pillars of Player Experience

Jul 29 • 

Justin Gary

15

2

Cole Wehrle — Cute Creatures, Brutal Games, Asymmetric Design, and Subverting Expectations (#88)

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast

Jul 24 • 

Justin Gary

5

1

1:15:36

Amy Lowe — Finding Your X Factor, Marketing with Heart, and Serving the Right Players (#87)

Think Like A Game Designer Podcast

Jul 10 • 

Justin Gary

3

2

1:07:56