Transfixed

Jammi Nedjadi (they/them) is a nonbinary game designer who has created over 40 games on Itch.io. I got to speak to them about Itch.io game jams, found family, their newest game Apocalypse Keys, and the growing Southeast Asian RPG community. Follow Jammi on Twitter Check out their games on Itch.io Special thanks to: The extremely talented Jess for making the Thumbnail Check out Jess’s work on Twitter! And my incredible advisors Andrea Rehn and Geoff Long

I got to speak with the wonderful game designer Jay Dragon(no pronouns) about being a summer camp counselor, politics in gaming, Jay’s newest game Wanderhome, and Belonging Outside Belonging. Wanna find out more about what Jay is up to? Follow Jay on Twitter Check out Possum Creek Games Join Jay’s Patreon Special thanks to: The extremely talented Jess for making the Thumbnail Check out Jess’s work on Twitter! And my incredible advisors Andrea Rehn and Geoff Long

Ben Paddon(they/them) is the DM for The Game of Rassilon podcast. We got to speak about what it was like exploring gender through roleplaying, transgender representation in the 90s, buried gays and immortal space lesbians, and coming out later in life. Follow Ben on Twitter Check out The Game of Rassilon Special thanks to: The extremely talented Jess for making the Thumbnail Check out Jess’s work on Twitter! And my incredible advisors Andrea Rehn and Geoff Long

In this episode, I speak to nonbinary comedian and DM Dash Kwiatkowski(they/them) about giving yourself space to explore gender, gnomes, growing up Asian and masculine-presenting in America, and the importance of community. Wanna find out more about Dash? Follow Dash on Twitter Watch them stream on Twitch Listen to Lost in the Multiverse podcast Special thanks to: The extremely talented Jess for making the Thumbnail Check out Jess’s work on Twitter! And my incredible advisors Andrea Rehn and Geoff Long

Riley Silverman(she/her) is a comedian and writer for The Troubled Waters Podcast, Syfy Fangrrls, and The Nerdist. She also plays the Doctor on The Game of Rassilon Podcast. I got to speak to her about her experiences playing TRPGS, transgender characters in media, being closeted until later in life, and exploring gender and identity through roleplay. Follow Riley on Twitter Check out The Game of Rassilon Special thanks to: The extremely talented Jess for making the Thumbnail Check out Jess’s work on Twitter! And my incredible advisors Andrea Rehn and Geoff Long

Welcome to Transfixed, a podcast exploring transgender representation in games! Special thanks to: The extremely talented Jess Wake for making the Thumbnail Check out Jess’s work on Twitter! My wonderful brother Ryan Berardi for the theme music Check out Ryan’s music on Soundcloud! And my incredible advisors Andrea Rehn and Geoffery Long