Dice in Mind

Episode 67: Jim Johnson Trifecta Part 1

Friend of the podcast Jim Johnson is back! An accomplished author and project lead for Star Trek Adventures at Modiphius, Jim joins us to talk about the creative process behind the Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook. We see this latest expansion of the line as Jim's love letter to Star Trek. Join us for the first half of our two-part conversation on starships, Trek, and many things adjacent.

Please check out Jim's oeuvre with and beyond Modiphius:

Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook
Scribe Ineti: Jim Johnson's Writing
Pistols and Pyramids
Star Trek Adventures

Jim Johnson is the author of the Pistols and Pyramids series, the Potomac Shadows series, and other prose fiction series currently under development.  He has written sundry other pieces of fiction, including several stories published in the Star Trek universe, and has freelanced for pen and paper roleplaying game companies, including Modiphius (Star Trek Adventures), Decipher (The Lord of the Rings RPG), and White Wolf (Mage: The Ascension).  Jim lives in historic Alexandria, VA with his wife, toddler, and a pair of crazy cats.

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin McCloud courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

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Episode 66: Dr. Erin Macdonald

This Week's Guest: Dr. Erin Macdonald

Erin Macdonald (PhD, Astrophysics) is a tattooed one-woman STEM career panel, with recognition as a researcher, speaker, engineer, and consultant before her current career. She lives in Los Angeles working as a writer and producer and is currently the science consultant for the entire Star Trek franchise. She is available for staff writing positions, consulting, and freelance work!

Please also out Erin's creative work:

Website
Twitter
YouTube
Spacetime Productions
Every Morning

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

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Episode 65: Steve Kenson

This Week's Guest: Steve Kenson

Steve Kenson has been a professional RPG author and designer since 1995 and has worked on numerous books and games, including the award-winning Mutants & Masterminds, Freedom City, and Blue Rose for Green Ronin Publishing. He has written nine RPG tie-in novels and runs his own imprint, Ad Infinitum Adventures, which publishes material for Icons Superpowered Roleplaying. He helped found the annual Queer as a Three-Sided Die panel series at Gen Con. Steve lives in Salem, New Hampshire with his partners, Adam and Christopher.

Please also out Steve's creative work:

Blog
Twilight Accord: The Fallen City (Patreon)
Green Ronin
Blue Rose
Mutants & Masterminds
Ad Infinitum Adventures

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

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Episode 64: Laurie Ulster

This Week's Guest: Laurie Ulster

Laurie Ulster is a transplanted Canadian who somehow survived a very confusing adolescence as the lone female Star Trek fan in middle school, then fell in love with Manhattan about 10 minutes after her arrival at NYU. After many years as a television producer, where networks like MTV had her producing everything from musician interviews in dive bars all over the East Village to game shows in Malaysia, she made the switch to digital, overseeing websites at Fuse and A&E. Now Laurie is a freelance writer who does researched articles, original interviews, personal essays, listicles, event coverage, trending news, and much more. She also still writes and produces for TV, and is a contributing writer on several books. Laurie has been a writer, editor, copy editor, and social media strategist for TrekMovie.com since 2016, where she co-hosts the All Access Star Trek podcast. It’s a passion project, along with popping up as a guest on other Star Trek and sci-fi podcasts. Laurie is also a co-founder of Read It All Up®, a media company focused on kids’ literacy. They are currently collaborating on the creation of an original TV series for kids.

Please also out Laurie's creative work:

Website
TrekMovie.com
All Access Star Trek Podcast
Laurie's Books
Little Riker (and more)
Read It All Up

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

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Episode 63: Dr. Megan Connell

This Week's Guest: Dr. Megan Connell

Dr. Megan Connell is a board-certified psychologist in private practice who formerly served in the US Army. In her current work she utilizes tabletop role-playing games as a clinical intervention. In 2017 she co-founded the media company Geeks Like Us which focuses on geek and gaming culture. She is the author of the upcoming book Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy.  She is a board member for Geek Therapeutics a training platform that develops professional programs teaching the inclusion of games in clinical practices. Dr. Connell speaks nationally on the intersection of gaming and psychology and on geek culture.

Please also out Megan’s creative work:

Website
D&D Therapy
Tabletop Role-Playing Therapy: A Guide for the Clinician Game Master

Welcome to Dice in Mind, a weekly podcast in which we explore the meaning of life through the lens of RPGs!  In each episode, we will consider everyday stuff like science, religion, philosophy, and economics…through the lens of a specific roleplaying game and its dice mechanic.

If you like what you hear, consider buying us a cup of coffee or becoming a patron.  You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook.

Music by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 license (https://www.youtube.com/c/kmmusic/featured).

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