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May 13, 2026 • 55min
Episode 067: POCKETOPIA - Pipes
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking to Laurence O’Brien of Wotan Games about Pipes! We talk about small games, card games, and all kinds of things games! A wide ranging conversation and quite a lot of fun.Back Pipes now on Backerkit!Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit!Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!Check out Briar Bay, a Mork Borg/OSR setting zine live right now on Kickstarter!If you’d like to recommend a story or game for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe

May 8, 2026 • 39min
Episode 066: POCKETOPIA - A Week with Frog & Rabbit
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking to Côme Martin about his game A Week with Frog & Rabbit! We talk about game design, the joy of simplicity, different types of TTRPGs, diceless mechanics, all ages games, and so much more. Check out A Week with Frog & Rabbit live right now!Check out Côme’s itch page too!Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit!Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!Check out Briar Bay, a Mork Borg/OSR setting zine live right now on Kickstarter!If you’d like to recommend a story or game for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe

May 6, 2026 • 31min
Episode 065: POCKETOPIA - Gelt Galore
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking to Anya and Irina Kagan of Gifts Galore Games about their Pocketopia project Gelt Galore! We talk about game design, playtesting, sharing and creating for family, and so much more. GO back Gelt Galore now!Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit!Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!Check out Briar Bay, a Mork Borg/OSR setting zine live right now on Kickstarter!If you’d like to recommend a story or game for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe

May 1, 2026 • 1h
Episode 064: FLAIL with Andre Novoa
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking to Andre Novoa of Games Omnivorous about his new game FLAIL live right now on Backerkit! We talk about his work with Mausritter, Mork Borg, and his Hexcrawl Toolbox, as well as the importance of making a game that’s easy and quick to get to the table, the importance of tactile experience, and so much more.Check out FLAIL right now!Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit!Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!Check out Briar Bay, a Mork Borg/OSR setting zine live right now on Kickstarter!If you’d like to recommend a story or game for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 29, 2026 • 57min
Episode 063: Orbital Blues with Zach Cox
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking to Zach Cox, one of the co-creators of Orbital Blues from SoulMuppet Publishing! We talk about Orbital Blues Month, their new expansion Outlaws and Corporations for Orbital Blues, Cowboy Bebop, community building, and so much more. Check out Orbital Blues Month and Outlaws and Corporations which are live right now on Backerkit for just two more days!Outlaws and CorporationsOrbital Blues MonthCheck out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit!Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!Check out Briar Bay, a Mork Borg/OSR setting zine live right now on Kickstarter!If you’d like to recommend a story or game for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 22, 2026 • 49min
Episode 062: POCKETOPIA - Red Panda Surprise
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking to Dylan Coyle of Charming Games about his upcoming game Red Panda Surprise! We talk about game design, running a company, the joy of simplicity, and so much more. Go back Red Panda Surprise now!Sign up at the Dragon Mail preview page as well!Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit!Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!Check out Briar Bay, a Mork Borg/OSR setting zine live right now on Kickstarter!If you’d like to recommend a story or game for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 15, 2026 • 45min
Episode 061: POCKETOPIA - The Roots of Soledad
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking to Matthijs Holter and Chiara Locatelli to discuss The Roots of Soledad! We discuss magical realism, GM-less RPGs, their contrast with traditional TTRPGs like D&D, and so much more. Was a great conversation and do sign up for their Backerkit page to get notified when the campaign goes live! Every signup helps.Sign up at The Roots of Soledad preview page!Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit!Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!Check out Briar Bay, a Mork Borg/OSR setting zine live right now on Kickstarter!If you’d like to recommend a story or game for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 8, 2026 • 52min
Episode 060: POCKETOPIA - Hare to the Throne
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today I’m talking to Jori Kamp and Ernst de Brujin about their upcoming card game Hare to the Throne! We talk about competitive game design, big games v quick games, card games, collectible card games like Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh. Was a great conversation and do sign up for their Backerkit page to get notified when the campaign goes live! Every signup helps.Go back Hare to the Throne now!Check out Beetle Battle over on Backerkit!Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!Check out Briar Bay, a Mork Borg/OSR setting zine live right now on Kickstarter!If you’d like to recommend a story or game for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 18, 2026 • 1h 11min
Episode 059: Two's Company by Joe Abercrombie
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, I’m back with my cohost Kyle Muntz and Joe Owens, the host of the other podcast I’m part of The Fantasy Pod of the Nine! We’re doing a crossover episode to discuss a story from Joe Abercrombie’s Two’s Company from his short story collection Sharp Ends. From there we range far afield to grimdark as a genre, Abercrombie more broadly, George RR Martin, and on and on.Please check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!If you’d like to recommend a story for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 4, 2026 • 1h 16min
Episode 058: Franz Kafka - are literary scraps worthwhile?
Welcome to the new episode of the Wolf Podcast.Today, I’m back with my cohost Kyle Muntz! We’re discussing several pieces of microfiction by Franz Kafka! This leads us to Kafka’s career as a whole, the nature of a story and the power of a name, and the strength of mundanity.* Give It Up* Resolutions* On the Tram* The Sudden Walk* Reflections for Gentlemen-JockeyPlease check out Songs of my Mother being serialized on Royal Road!If you’d like to recommend a story for us to discuss, get in touch.Music by Bart Larsen. Everything else done by me, I guess.Listen on Spotify or Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.Check out our SF series The Shattered Stars.Check out eddy’s novels.And Kyle’s novels. Get full access to Wolf at radicaledward.substack.com/subscribe


