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Humans of Gaming 186 | Gabe Barrett of Board Game Design Lab on Cam Newton, Board Games, and International Ministries.

SHOW NOTES

Gabe Barrett has some stories to tell. Before he founded the Board Game Design Lab podcast, he played college football and didn’t think much of Cam Newton on his first day. He also lives in Honduras most of the year when he isn’t in Atlanta and doing missions work in both. His family was also fell afoul of the moral failings of church leadership that cost them their church family. Despite this sad happening, this paved the path for him to travel to Honduras where he met his wife and started his family. It is from these locations that he founded the Board Game Design Lab where the philosophy is the love that a designer can bring friends and families together around a sacred place: the table.





Episode Hosts

Drew Dixon
Founder
Executive Editor at Penguin Random House. Author of Know Thy Gamer: A Parent's Guide to Video Games and founder of Love Thy Nerd.

Episode Producer

Jonathan Clauson
Starting with Clear Channel Radio in the '90s, Jonathan has worked in audio and marketing for 20 years. Credits include stints at EA Tiburon, Christianity Today, Christ and Pop Culture, and freelancing as voice talent for audiobooks and podcast production services.

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