edmo's Apocalypse World podcast syllabus

The best thing anyone can do to learn about and understand the playstyle and perspective that Vincent and Meguey Baker brought to the tabletop RPG hobby with Apocalypse World is to read the game itself (ideally 1e or 2e, for the original sauce), then the various supplemental and retrospective writings of the Bakers. The next best thing is to play it for yourself. Naturally. After that? Or if you don't have time to play, or aren't sure how you'd make it work at your table? Perhaps consider the perspectives and responses of other creators and critics, and that's what this post is about. I love a good podcast. Learn as you wash the dishes or hang the laundry, etc. You wouldn't believe how many podcasts episodes I crushed on the night shifts with our newborn last year; especially when I was compensating for the fact I didn't have time to run games. So here's some good podcasts for diving deep into Apocalypse World and the PbtA ecosystem of play culture and game design the Bakers…