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“Humans Of Gaming” Articles

Humans of Gaming 182 | Kate Kadowaki on “TV Eye”, KSM, and Being Another Human

Kate Kadowaki talks about her time with KSM, her mixed experiences with church worship, and realizing stars are people too.

Humans of Gaming 181 | Chris Skaggs of Soma Games on Game Studio Culture

Chris Skaggs of Soma games talks about his path to game development, and the culture of the longest surviving "Christian" game studio. 

Humans of Gaming 180 | Liberty Kifer of Crystallo

Liberty Kifer, developer of the board game Crystallo, joins us to talk about living in Montana, Norwegian lutefisk, and the duality of God.

Humans of Gaming 179 | Yannick LeJacq Part 2

Yannick LeJacq finishes his conversation with Drew and Chris about his time working at Blizzard as well as his transition from game journalism and narrative design to social work. Be sure to check out Part 1 if you missed it!

Humans of Gaming 178 | Yannick LeJacq on Health Insurance, Games Journalism, and Religion Part 1

Yannick LeJacq joins us for the inaugural 2021 season of Humans of Gaming to talk about Health Insurance, Games Journalism, and Religion.

Humans of Gaming 177 | April-Lyn Caouette on Food Trips and Friends

April-Lyn Caouette joins Drew and Chris to talk about the many facets of Love Thy Nerd's mission to bring hope and love to the varied "nerd" cultures. 

Humans of Gaming 176 | Elizabeth Hargrave of Wingspan on Personal Truth

Elizabeth Hargrave joins Drew and Chris to talk about her game Wingspan and how it was influenced by her search for personal truth and respect for others.

Humans of Gaming 175 | Mxiety on the Tangled State of Mental Health Discussion

Drew and Chris talk to Maria "Mxiety" Shanley about being kidnapped by her mother to Russia, and how the movie Tangled changed her life.
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Humans of Gaming 174 | Gamer Doc on Health and Perseverance

Drew and Gamer Doc talk about her passion for helping gamers be healthier so they can play well and being told she "can't" because she is a woman and doctor

Humans of Gaming 173 | Astrid Refstrup on Parenting and Crunch Culture

Astrid Refstrup talks about the challenges of running a small studio , overcoming crunch culture, and what inspires her to keep working.