Happy Wednesday! I lied! We have another episode in our Lamplighter's League series of interviews. This time Caleb sits down and talks to Sean Rohani the actor responsible for the voice of none other than Lateef, the Gentleman Djinn. Sean and Caleb kinda talk about everything. From acting and video games to Persian food and dad jokes.

Today we wrap it all up with Creative Director and Studio Lead Chris Rogers! Chris is a Career developer who knows what it means to step into roles because the studio needs it. Caleb and Chris talk about picking up responsibilities in indie projects, leaning into more leadership roles and what made Lamplighter's League such an interesting setting for them.

Next in our series of interviews with the team at Harebrained Schemes, we have Senior AI Programmer and all-around badass, Allie McNulty. Caleb and Allie chat about good boss design, what it was like to build the AI for Lamplighter's League, working with teams you love, and the gap in understanding existing between developers and gamers.

Join Caleb on this episode as he sits to chat with Connor Fogarty. Connor is the actor who plays Nicky Konstantaras, the League's smart-talking Pilot! Connor and Caleb talk about all sorts of stuff here. There's some Dune-talk, Caleb digs into why Halo 2 holds such a special place for him, what Connor's process looks like, and how he looks for and choses his roles.

Joe makes it back for his third recording just in time to talk about the impending MLB season, the enduring success of MLB The Show, devs reusing assets and animations in games. We also talk about the magic of Dune and its sequel, some upcoming indie projects, and Joe forces Caleb to talk about getting published with Lost in Cult.

Episode three of the "On Playing With" miniseries is focused on playing video games with kids, and for Caleb it is specifically about playing games with his oldest kid, Charlee. The two of them have played games before, but in the last few months Charlee took ownership of her first game, taking the time to learn how to play it and beat it herself, and it caught dad off guard a bit. Come listen as he describes what it is like to watch your kid become passionate about something you hold a great deal of passion for yourself.

This episode is focused, as the title suggests, on the ever-evolving social structure of playing games with my group of friends, how that group changes (for good and bad), how the games constantly change, and how balance is a dish best served carefully. There are good times and bad times bundled up in this experience. And it's an experience I wouldn't trade, though I do sometimes wish I could switch it off for a few days.

I am starting a new mini podcast series titled "On Playing With" starting tomorrow. The series will focus on the dynamics of playing games with different groups of people in my life, how those dynamics shift, and how the experience changes as a result. I am also conducting several interviews in the coming weeks. We will see the return of Joe Erskine and Jon Everist, as well as a few more. The stream is returning to Mondays and Wednesdays. And finally, I am pushing the Patreon again. All of those things are detailed a bit more in this episode, so come settle in!