Mon, 30 April 2012
Continuing the conversation with Danny Peña to talk about Gamertag Radio past, present and future, his new show on TuDiscovery - Yo Soy Danny Peña and we compare marketing methods for our content. Danny is a highly motivated man and it's an honor to spend an hour picking his brain about this stuff. Enjoy. Follow Danny on Twitter @Godfree, keep up with Gamertag Radio at http://gamertagradio.com and be sure to check out his new show on TuDiscovery Yo Soy Danny Peña or Esou Danny Peña for those of you in Brazil. Run Time - 45:41 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com. |
Tue, 24 April 2012
Kayla Brown joins the podcast this week to discuss her diabetes diagnosis, her initial exposure to the online community and how she has turned to Facebook and personal blogging to share her experiences with others. This is another classic story illustrating the importance of support, in whatever form it may come in and how the Internet is a key tool in dealing with the emotional strain of living with diabetes. Enjoy. Follow Kayla on Twitter @kaylas_notes, read her blog at http://kaylaslifenotes.blogspot.com and if you need a laugh be sure to check out Kayla's Type 1 Diabetes Memes Facebook Page. Run Time - 33:53 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com. |
Tue, 17 April 2012
Ryan Payton joins me this week to talk about his years living in Japan, his journey from writing about games to making games, the differences between American and Japanese video game studios, his new company Camouflaj and his new game, République. To that last bit, we discuss his motivations for creating an iOS game and why he's gone to Kickstarter to fund the game's development. As you will hear, Ryan has some incredibly ambitious goals and it was an honor to get the opportunity to spend an hour picking his brain. Enjoy. Follow Ryan on Twitter @ryanpayton and if our conversation motivated you, please check out the République Kickstarter.. Run Time - 1:06:41 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com. |
Tue, 10 April 2012
Leigh Alexander is my guest this week. We spend the hour discussing her career as a video game journalist, the value of long form articles, the evolution and impact of social media on society, her maturation as a games journalist and (perhaps more importantly) as a prominent woman in the industry. Enjoy. Follow Leigh on Twitter @leighalexander and read her blog at http://sexyvideogameland.blogspot.com. It's fantastic. Run Time - 1:01:32 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com. |
Tue, 3 April 2012
Shawn Elliott is on this week talking about his work at Irrational Games, making the transition from covering video games to making them, his perspective on the popularity of podcasting, including GFW Radio and his journey to and through Games for Windows Magazine. This is another one of those conversations that could have gone on for much, much longer but the stories you will hear will be well worth the time spent listening. Enjoy. Irrational Games is working on a little game called Bioshock: Infinite. You should look in to that. Shawn also posts a lot of insanity on Twitter @ShawnElliot. Follow if you dare. Run Time - 1:10:56 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com. |
Tue, 3 April 2012
Continuing the conversation with Kerri Sparling and her life with diabetes, life as a mother, life as the wife of a screenwriter, her perspective on the evolving relationships between bloggers and larger corporations, and why Spotify is great. Enjoy. Follow Kerri on Twitter @sixuntilme and read her blog at http://sixuntilme.com. It's fantastic. Run Time - 50:07 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com. |

