I Am Hear

RPG Casts

I Am Hear features interviews with people active in the RPG community. The people featured are podcasters, artists, musicians, game designers, crafters, and so much more.​ I Am Hear is a platform where women, non-binary people, people of colour, and members of the LGBTQ+ community tell their stories and talk about what inspires them to play/create/listen/run RPGs, why representation in tabletop gaming matters, and what they want to see in the various RPG communities.

  • 40 minutes 38 seconds
    S3E1 - Makenzie De Armas

    Makenzie and I talk about her work, mental health, writing for a project that directly reflects and connects her Filipino heritage, streaming, the community, and how important it is that we keep pushing that door open for future waves of players and creators.

    Makenzie De Armas

    I Am Hear

    I Am Hear is a conversational podcast that focuses on the guest and their experiences with RPGs and the RPG community. It explores the unique stories of RPG community members and purposefully features members of the community marginalized by race, gender, sexuality, neurodivergence, and/or disability. I Am Hear aims to boost those folks and their stories.

    The intro and outro music was composed by Emily E. Meo. All graphic art and assets were created by Mathias Grelli.

    Relevant Links

    RPG Casts: A podcast directory dedicated to being the most up-to-date resource for currently-releasing RPG podcasts. We make it easy, and purposefully so, to find podcasts that feature folks of marginalized genders (women, nonbinary, and trans folks), BIMPoC (black, indigenous, mixed, and people of colour), members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and disabled/ neurodivergent people. With over 300 podcasts listed, RPG Casts is the biggest and best RPG podcast resource.

    Tabletop Micdrop: A publication and newsletter about tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs), storytelling, and the RPG podcast industry.

    International Podcast Month: September Is International Podcast Month (IPM)! IPM is a wonderful opportunity for podcasters to cross-promote, celebrate each other, and share the love of podcasting with the world.

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    1 September 2020, 6:30 am
  • 58 minutes 3 seconds
    S2E7 - Amanda McLoughlin + Eric Silver - Multitude Productions

    Amanda and Eric from Multitude Productions (Join the Party, Spirits, Horse, Potterless, and Waystation) sit down to talk about D&D, being Good Humans (like Chad), Toxic Masculinity, why they do what they do, the work and intention they put into Join the Party

    15 February 2019, 8:00 pm
  • 51 minutes 8 seconds
    S2E6 - Fay Onyx - Writing Alchemy
    Fay and I talk about hir show and website, Writing Alchemy, how important accessibility in RPGs and RPG Podcasting is, the importance of checking our language, and what it means to be neurodivergent and the ever-evolving language in our society. We also chat about hir upcoming game, Magic Goes Awry.
    31 January 2019, 11:00 am
  • 49 minutes 23 seconds
    S2E5 - Orion
    Orion and I sit down to talk about Mutants in the Night: how it fosters fighting oppression in a healthy way, encourages still having fun, champions self care instead of vices. We also chat about how it came to be, what inspires Orion, the importance of community in their game and in real life, how they strive for positivity and uplifting those who need uplifting, and how important it is to find your people and find belonging.
    19 December 2018, 10:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 7 seconds
    S2E4 - Deven Rue - Rue Ink
    Deven Rue, Cartographer Extraordinaire from Rue Ink, sits down to talk about Deven's artistic processes, inspirations, what visual impairment means for her profession, how she started mapmaking for a living, the beauty of a community that gives, and how much she loves the RPG Community.
    11 December 2018, 11:00 am
  • 51 minutes 3 seconds
    S2E3 - Brie Beau Sheldon
    Brie Beau and I talk about selfies, self image, exploring identity through selfies and self-portraiture, game safety and consent in play, character agency,
    15 November 2018, 11:00 am
  • 58 minutes 54 seconds
    S2E2 - Misha Bushyager
    Misha and I sit down and talk about game design, what inspires and pushes Misha to create, how she moves through and past mistakes, her experience being a black woman in the RPG community, how important it is to showcase black women, and not just black women who show-case euro-centric beauty norms, and so much more.
    1 November 2018, 10:00 am
  • 51 minutes 52 seconds
    S2E1 - Megan Scharlau - Tabletop Potluck
    And we're back! Megan Schlarlau, member of the Actual Play one-shot podcast Tabletop Potluck, sits down to talk about her experiences in the community, how games can be mechanically more inclusive, how easy it is to be inclusive and diverse, and what it means to see yourself represented in RPG media.
    23 October 2018, 10:00 am
  • 6 minutes 10 seconds
    Tess - Love Letters
    Love Letters from your host, Tess.
    21 August 2018, 10:00 am
  • 45 minutes 51 seconds
    S1E18 - Therin Stapp - Interference and Roll Like A Girl

    Therin Stapp, co-creator of the Audio Drama Interference and player-soon-to-be-GM on the 5E D&D Actual Play Roll Like A Girl, sits down to talk about her experiences in the community, how to foster an open table, how D&D forges relationships, and D&D in the library.

    14 August 2018, 10:00 am
  • 57 minutes 15 seconds
    S1E17 - Kira Magrann
    Kira Magrann, TTRP and LARP designer, sits down to talk about queer communities, the overlap of queer and gaming communities, growing up, always learning, and never shutting our hearts and minds to new information, identities, and understanding.
    7 August 2018, 10:00 am
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