by David Yakos | 29 Jul 2021
Biographies and Interviews
Hidden Role: The Brains Behind your Favorite Games
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What makes a good name for a game? Where do good ideas come from? How do you make a game accessible? Tim Walsh, writer and inventor of Tri-Bond, Mega Mouth, and Blurt! has some theories and stories that shed some light on those questions and more.
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Visit Tim's website:
https://www.theplaymakers.com/
Check out Tim's Youtube channel, Seize the Play, where he presents the wild history of famous toys and games in small segments:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SeizethePla...
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Visit our website and sign up for our newsletter to get a sneak peak at our upcoming guests:
https://www.hiddenrolepodcast.com/
Have an idea for someone who should appear on the show? Leave a comment below OR make a suggestion at:
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The answer to the thumbnail is... Tim Walsh!
The $2.98 Toy Submarine That Alarmed the Father of the Nuclear Navy Did a Revell model kit really reveal America's Polaris submarine secrets to the Soviets?
Introduction
Elana Woldenberg Ruffman: Section 301 Forced Labor Tariffs Case
Spin Master to Acquire Creative Play Technology Company, Hapiko Inc.
Katie LaSeur on Wearing Two Hats: Building Creative Products & Supporting the Future of Gathering 4 Gardner
Rich Mazel: "He's a Good Kid" What one high school inventor taught me about how our industry should treat the next generation
Ben Hansen on making Boppo, Computer Programming and more!
Robb LaFlamme: Building Categories, Chairing the TAGIEs, and Giving Back Beyond the Toy Aisle
Meet Gilbert: Your Guide to The Toy Association’s Toy Desk
Laure LeBlanc's Tribute to John Fusi
Randy Klimpert Shares his Ukulele Collection
Steve Casino Peanut Art
Everyone's Talking about POP!
Princess Etch - a Multi-Talented Etch A Sketch Artist
Joseph Herscher of Joseph' s Machines.
Brent Bushnell talks Two Bit Circus, VR, & STEAM (Part 1)
Tim Walsh Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Blurt!
Connie Vogelmann designed Apiary & Wyrmspan!
Bob Fuhrer... Is THE Crocodile Dentist!
Tom Dusenberry... Bought Atari, Wizards of the Coast, and Avalon Hill!
POPDuo: Richard Dickson, Mattel’s President & COO, and Kedar Narayan, Young Inventor Challenge AMB
POPDuo: Will Shortz and Josh Wardle
POP Duo: Elan Lee, Co-Founder, Exploding Kittens.and Jeff Probst, Host and Exec Producer, Survivor
POP Duo: David Fuhrer, MNG Director, Blue Sq Innovations & Shawn Green, past Dodgers & Mets MLB Star
POP Duo: Bob Fuhrer, Founder, Nextoy and Tom Fazio, Golf Course Designer