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155 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Ken Gagne of GamebitsExplicit
Yes
Date created
2014/07/09
Latest episode
2022/06/15
Average duration
66 min.
Release period
30 days
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Polygamer is a monthly audio podcast that encourages and celebrates equality and diversity in gaming by interviewing voices pushing for change. By speaking with traditionally marginalized voices, host Ken Gagne of Gamebits provides a platform to discuss problems and seek perspective on matters of sexism, racism, ableism, ageism, and more, within our industry, our community, and our games. Polygamer airs the second Wednesday of every month.
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Polygamer #126: Aenne Schumann of Arcade Spirits
2022/06/15
A podcast interview with Aenne Schumann, narrative designer of the Arcade Spirits visual novels, about social justice, ADHD, and FMV games.
Polygamer #125: Game to Grow
2022/05/18
Game to Grow is a non-profit that promotes the therapeutic, educational, and community growth benefits of gaming. With structured online sessions of Dungeons & Dragons and Minecraft, as well as their own tabletop game called Critical Core, Game to Grow teaches gamers of all ages and to become more confident, creative, and socially capable. In […]
Polygamer #124: Cyndi Wiley, Iowa State University’s Digital Accessibility Lead
2022/04/20
Cyndi Wiley is the Digital Accessibility Lead for Iowa State University’s Digital Accessibility Lab. Equipped with everything from screenreaders to Xbox consoles, the Lab helps students and faculty create, advocate for, and consume media that is accessible to users of all different abilities. In this interview, Cyndi and I chat about how disability is a […]
Polygamer #123: Honey P. Rosenbloom of Friendship Garden
2022/03/23
Honey P. Rosenbloom is the executive director of Friendship Garden, a founding member of the Alphabet Workers Union, and an accomplished indie game developer.
Polygamer #122: Web developer Allison Holt
2022/02/23
A podcast interview with Allison Holt, a Webby-award-winning web developer who's worked at such video game companies as Turbine, Harmonix & 38 Studios.
Polygamer #121: Arthur Inasi of Harmonix & Greasy Says
2022/01/12
Arthur Inasi has spent the last 15 years at Harmonix, developer of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band rhythm games, working as a sound designer, level designer, voice actor, mocap actor, and more. As creative lead of Dance Central VR, he oversaw the series’ reboot for Oculus virtual reality headsets. His side hustles include producing […]
Polygamer #120: Sabriel Mastin, D&D editor & Overwatch player
2021/12/22
After years as a Dungeons & Dragons player, Sabriel Mastin stepped behind the DM screen to run her own campaign. She immediately loved it, creating her own adventures in the world of Eberron. With that experience under her belt, she realized she could help other DMs with their own creations as well. She now offers […]
Polygamer #119: Bonnie Gordon of Star Trek & Con Artist
2021/11/29
Bonnie Gordon is an actor, voice actor, and musician extraordinaire. Having previously been a Starfleet ensign at Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas, she now voices the ship’s computer on the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. And as part of the Library Bards musical comedy duo, she sings pop culture songs rewritten with nerdy […]
Polygamer #118: Freelance composer & sound designer Chel Wong
2021/10/20
Chel Wong is a Boston-based video game composter and sound designer. As a freelancer, she has worked on such titles as the music puzzler Kine, the Starfox-inspired Whisker Squadron, and the surreal adventure RPG She Dreams Elsewhere. Not only has she also helped run the Game Audio Boston group, but as a freelancer, she invests […]
Polygamer #117: GamerDoc esports physician Dr. Lindsey Migliore
2021/09/22
Dr. Lindsey Migliore, also known as GamerDoc, is a licensed esports physician. While hiking the Appalachian Trail, she realized that only by abandoning her original goal of becoming an NFL team doctor could she combine her passions for medicine and video games. She now works with esports athletes to maintain and improve their health; and, […]
Polygamer #116: Beth Daggert of Lode Runner, Star Wars & Nox Archaist
2021/08/25
Beth Daggert has been a game designer, software engineer, lead programmer, director of engineering, and vice president of engineering, within and without the gaming industry. Having worked on such historic franchises as Lode Runner and Star Wars, she recently accomplished a bucket-list item of contributing to the development of an Ultima-inspired role-playing game — for the […]
Polygamer #115: Brianna Dym on fanworks
2021/07/21
Brianna Dym is a Ph.D student in the University of Colorado Boulder’s information science department under Dr. Casey Fiesler. Brianna’s field of study is fanworks: the original creations, derivations, and reimaginings of existing brands and media, from movies to video games. LGBTQIA+ authors engage in this creative component of fandom to produce original stories and […]
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Ches | +7 Intelligence 2017/07/01
The show we need
This show is tackling some of the biggest issues in gaming. Ken brings on guests who have uniqe and interesting perspectives: academics, journalists, ...
Nmrjess 2017/03/14
Love it! Diversity in gaming!
Great podcast! If you love gaming and want to diversify your world view, this is for you. Ken has excellent conversations with folks all throughout th...
nathangsm 2015/08/18
5 Stars
I like this podcast enough to rate and review it on iTunes, even though I don't use iTunes. That's how much I like it.
Gorthmog 2015/07/03
Eye opening critique of the video game industry
I’ve been listening to this podcast from the beginning. Ken always has interesting and provocative guests, usually from the video game industry. The b...
AleenS 2015/02/07
Can’t miss podcast!
I’ll start with my disclaimer: Since he started the show, Ken has become a great friend and has been a guest on my podcast.
Even if that were not so,...
AndrewCy 2014/12/23
What a great show!
And a fantastic companion piece of Less Than or Equal. Ken Gagne is incredibly articulate and he brings a constant sense of curiosity to all his subje...
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