The People I Play With

Jesse Burneko
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“The People I Play With” is an interview podcast where I talk one-on-one with people with whom I have recently played a role-playing game. It is not a product review show. In fact I try to keep the specifics of the game to a need-to-know minimum in order to focus on the guest’s insights into their own play process.

Episodes

  1. Christian Yetter On Bleak Spirit

    06/12/2025

    Christian Yetter On Bleak Spirit

    In which Christian and I discuss: The joy of adding incidental details. Finding the salient detail of scene vs playing toward one. Formulating alternative consequences for conflicts. The power of restricting conversations about in-progress play. Following the creative focus of the group. Discerning meaning within thematic resonance. Processing and teaching rules texts. Music “The Best Jazz Club In New Orleans” by Paolo Argento Thanks To My Patreon Supporters: Michael S. Miller Vincent Baker Ralph Lend Your Support Patreon Follow Me On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jburneko.itch.io Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@jburneko

    25 min
  2. Dawn Matheson On Sorcerer

    05/29/2025

    Dawn Matheson On Sorcerer

    In which Dawn and I discuss: The value of playing in familiar locations. Playing fantasy selves. Navigating NPC social pressure. Forming meaningful connections between PCs and NPCs. Assuming responsibility for your character’s actions. Playing with family members. Running a game without a plot. Other historical contexts for play. Music “The Best Jazz Club In New Orleans” by Paolo Argento Thanks To My Patreon Supporters: Michael S. Miller Vincent Baker Ralph Lend Your Support Patreon Follow Me On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jburneko.itch.io Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@jburneko

    22 min
  3. Adam McConnaughey On Shine A Light

    05/15/2025

    Adam McConnaughey On Shine A Light

    In which Adam and I discuss: Vibing with other players. Fighting contrarian impulses in play. Aggressively casual creative prompts. The value of time flow interruptions. Backdoor GMing a GMless game. Deliberate vs. informal scene framing. Game structure as religious observance. What does it mean to cope with death? Death as resolution point vs. transformative moment. Less literal implementations of source inspiration. The joys of play variety. Music “The Best Jazz Club In New Orleans” by Paolo Argento Thanks To My Patreon Supporters: Michael S. Miller Vincent Baker Ralph Lend Your Support Patreon Follow Me On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jburneko.itch.io Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@jburneko

    25 min
  4. Bre Seale On The Quick

    05/01/2025

    Bre Seale On The Quick

    In which Bre and I discuss: Playing from the hip. Player agency within moments of fictional loss of agency. Seizing a course of action and seeing it through. Finding symbolic resolutions. Seeking justice in supernatural contexts. Honest vs obstructive play. RPGs as safe space for self-expression. Music “The Best Jazz Club In New Orleans” by Paolo Argento Thanks To My Patreon Supporters: Michael S. Miller Vincent Baker Ralph Lend Your Support Patreon Follow Me On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jburneko.itch.io Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@jburneko

    18 min
  5. Shaun Hayworth On Blade Runner

    04/17/2025

    Shaun Hayworth On Blade Runner

    In which Shaun and I discuss: Coping with failure in investigation scenarios. Trust in play. Playing a physically disabled character. Portraying a corrupt character. The politics of the advancement system. Constructing honest investigation scenarios. Music “The Best Jazz Club In New Orleans” by Paolo Argento Thanks To My Patreon Supporters: Michael S. Miller Vincent Baker Ralph Lend Your Support Patreon Follow Me On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jburneko.itch.io Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@jburneko

    28 min
  6. James Ritter On Blade Runner

    04/03/2025

    James Ritter On Blade Runner

    In which James and I discuss: The professional and private life of a replicant blade runner. Pushing beyond your limits for the job. The complexity of interrogation scenes. The politics of blade running. Adjudicating beyond basic success. Rules that occasionally disconnect from the fiction. Music “The Best Jazz Club In New Orleans” by Paolo Argento Thanks To My Patreon Supporters: Michael S. Miller Vincent Baker Ralph Lend Your Support Patreon Follow Me On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jburneko.itch.io Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@jburneko

    27 min
  7. Sarah Kouklis On Crash Pandas

    03/20/2025

    Sarah Kouklis On Crash Pandas

    In which Sarah and I discuss: Developing scenarios from a minimal premise. Creating personality profiles for background characters. Managing colorful characters in a chaotic situation. Resolving uncertainty outside the rules. Building relatable characters in a silly context. Music “The Best Jazz Club In New Orleans” by Paolo Argento Thanks To My Patreon Supporters: Michael S. Miller Vincent Baker Ralph Lend Your Support Patreon Follow Me On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jburneko.itch.io Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@jburneko

    27 min

  8. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Episode 0: Welcome To The People I Play With

    A short introduction to the upcoming podcast: The People I Play With. Music “The Best Jazz Club In New Orleans” by Paolo Argento Thanks To My Patreon Supporters: Michael S. Miller Vincent Baker Ralph Lend Your Support Patreon Follow Me On Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jburneko.itch.io Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@jburneko

    3 min

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“The People I Play With” is an interview podcast where I talk one-on-one with people with whom I have recently played a role-playing game. It is not a product review show. In fact I try to keep the specifics of the game to a need-to-know minimum in order to focus on the guest’s insights into their own play process.

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