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Phillip Russell, Ben Thorp

Origin Story is a conversational podcast that interviews creators about their lives, their work, and what's fueling their creations. Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp.

#45

Study Hall 8: Killers of the Flower Moon

In this episode of Study Hall, returning guest Joe Ostrander (of The Joeys fame) helps unp... more

07 Nov 2023

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:26

07 Nov 2023

#44

Jacob Geller on the Evolution of Video Essays and Games Criticism

Jacob Geller is a YouTube video-essayist whose work grapples with video games, history, po... more

24 Oct 2023

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:54

24 Oct 2023

#43

Christine Lai (Landscapes) on How Art Endures Even After Apocalypse

Christine Lai grew up in Canada and lived in England for six years during graduate studies... more

03 Oct 2023

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:25

03 Oct 2023

#42

Jamel Brinkley (Witness) on Bearing Witness and How to Write a Good Ending

Jamel Brinkley is the author of a new short story collection called Witness and previously... more

01 Aug 2023

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:54

01 Aug 2023

#41

Study Hall 7: Across the Spiderverse

In this episode of Study Hall, returning guest Joe Ostrander (of The Joeys fame) helps unp... more

29 Jun 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:52

29 Jun 2023

#40

Hannah Nicklin (Salt Sea Chronicles) on Ensemble Storytelling and Building Equitable Workplaces

Hannah Nicklin is the creative director at Die Gute Fabrik, an award-winning game studio b... more

27 Jun 2023

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:09

27 Jun 2023

#39

Victor LaValle (Lone Women) on the Power of Monsters, and Writing a Different Kind of Historical Fic...

Victor LaValle is the author of a short story collection, five novels, and is also the cre... more

13 Jun 2023

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:57

13 Jun 2023

#38

Josh Sawyer (Pentiment) on Art, History and What Will Be Remembered

Josh Sawyer is a studio design director for Obsidian Entertainment. He has worked as the d... more

31 May 2023

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:37

31 May 2023

#37

Austin Walker (Possibility Space) On What Makes Good Criticism

Austin Walker is the IP Director at the game studio Possibility Space. He has an extensive... more

09 May 2023

2 HR 12 MINS

2:12:40

09 May 2023

#36

Study Hall 6: Where'd Everyone Go? Bingo?

In this episode of Study Hall, Ben and Phil talk about Resident Evil. Specifically, the ne... more

18 Apr 2023

30 MINS

30:44

18 Apr 2023

#35

Study Hall 5: The End of Englishgelion

We're back to shoot the shit about what we're reading, playing, and watching. Why The Blac... more

05 Apr 2023

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:24

05 Apr 2023

#34

Natalie Watson (Immortality) on the State of Games Criticism and Transitioning into Games Developmen...

Natalie Watson is a producer at Half Mermaid Productions where she worked on Immortality. ... more

09 Mar 2023

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:11

09 Mar 2023

#33

Xalavier Nelson Jr. (Strange Scaffold) on Creating a More Sustainable Games Industry

Xalavier Nelson Jr. is a writer and narrative designer who also founded the game studio St... more

07 Feb 2023

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:23

07 Feb 2023

#32

Study Hall 4: Some of us are very happy now

It's a new year and Phil has a new job and a new lease on life. We give a general life upd... more

26 Jan 2023

37 MINS

37:26

26 Jan 2023

#31

Welcome to the Joeys: "let Batman be a weird little freak"

Come one, come all to an episode where we introduce and announce the Joey awards. Named af... more

29 Dec 2022

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:09

29 Dec 2022

#30

Study Hall 3: Witches, Robots, and Mercenaries

"Study Hall," a series of short conversations between Ben, Phil, and people they admire ab... more

18 Oct 2022

23 MINS

23:13

18 Oct 2022

#29

Sam Barlow (Immortality) On Games As Imperfect Immortality Machines

Sam Barlow is the writer and director of Immortality, Telling Lies, and Her Story and the ... more

11 Oct 2022

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:31

11 Oct 2022

#28

Graham Parkes (Before Your Eyes) On Turning Blinks into a Game Mechanic

Graham Parkes is the Writer and Creative Director of Before Your Eyes, a game about the fl... more

21 Sep 2022

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:26

21 Sep 2022

#27

Study Hall 2: How to get Xenoblade brainworms with Autumn Wright

In the second episode of Study Hall, we're diving into the Xenoblade series with writer Au... more

13 Sep 2022

39 MINS

39:20

13 Sep 2022

#26

Gareth Damian Martin (Citizen Sleeper) On Creating More Meaningful Choices in RPGs

Episode Description Gareth Damien Martin (They/Them) is an award-winning writer, designer ... more

06 Sep 2022

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:00

06 Sep 2022

#25

Neil Jones (Never Yield) on Listening to Fan Feedback and the State of Indie Game Development

Episode Description Neil Jones is a game artist currently working out of Detroit, MI. Jone... more

23 Aug 2022

52 MINS

52:28

23 Aug 2022

#24

Study Hall 1: Dark Souls, Dragon's Dogma, and Berserk

We present you our new side show "Study Hall," a series of short conversations between Ben... more

17 Aug 2022

46 MINS

46:33

17 Aug 2022

#23

Eric Obenauf and Eliza Wood-Obenauf (Two Dollar Radio) on Defining the Voice of an Indie Press

After years of working in the service industry, Eric Obenauf had an idea for an indie pres... more

10 Aug 2022

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:42

10 Aug 2022

#22

Devin McKnight (Maneka) on Creating More Than Just "Sad Boy" Music

Devin McKnight is a musician and songwriter currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Previously he... more

26 Jul 2022

59 MINS

59:21

26 Jul 2022

#21

Abhi (Venba) on How Food Brings Family Together and Going All in On Game Development

Abhi is a Game Designer and Programmer working on his new narrative cooking game, Venba. T... more

12 Jul 2022

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:00

12 Jul 2022

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#45

Study Hall 8: Killers of the Flower Moon

#44

Jacob Geller on the Evolution of Video Essays and Games Criticism

#43

Christine Lai (Landscapes) on How Art Endures Even After Apocalypse

#42

Jamel Brinkley (Witness) on Bearing Witness and How to Write a Good Ending

#41

Study Hall 7: Across the Spiderverse

#40

Hannah Nicklin (Salt Sea Chronicles) on Ensemble Storytelling and Building Equitable Workplaces

#39

Victor LaValle (Lone Women) on the Power of Monsters, and Writing a Different Kind of Historical Fic...

#38

Josh Sawyer (Pentiment) on Art, History and What Will Be Remembered

#37

Austin Walker (Possibility Space) On What Makes Good Criticism

#36

Study Hall 6: Where'd Everyone Go? Bingo?

#35

Study Hall 5: The End of Englishgelion

#34

Natalie Watson (Immortality) on the State of Games Criticism and Transitioning into Games Developmen...

#33

Xalavier Nelson Jr. (Strange Scaffold) on Creating a More Sustainable Games Industry

#32

Study Hall 4: Some of us are very happy now

#31

Welcome to the Joeys: "let Batman be a weird little freak"

#30

Study Hall 3: Witches, Robots, and Mercenaries

#29

Sam Barlow (Immortality) On Games As Imperfect Immortality Machines

#28

Graham Parkes (Before Your Eyes) On Turning Blinks into a Game Mechanic

#27

Study Hall 2: How to get Xenoblade brainworms with Autumn Wright

#26

Gareth Damian Martin (Citizen Sleeper) On Creating More Meaningful Choices in RPGs

#25

Neil Jones (Never Yield) on Listening to Fan Feedback and the State of Indie Game Development

#24

Study Hall 1: Dark Souls, Dragon's Dogma, and Berserk

#23

Eric Obenauf and Eliza Wood-Obenauf (Two Dollar Radio) on Defining the Voice of an Indie Press

#22

Devin McKnight (Maneka) on Creating More Than Just "Sad Boy" Music

#21

Abhi (Venba) on How Food Brings Family Together and Going All in On Game Development