Peter Whalen, game director (Hearthstone, Teamfight Tactics).

Peter Whalen, game director (Hearthstone, Teamfight Tactics).

Peter Whalen is a game designer and creative lead known for his work at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and competitive play. After graduating from Princeton with a degree in Mathematics, he earned his doctorate in algorithms at Georgia Tech.


He then began his career in video games, first at Blizzard, where he was a senior designer on Hearthstone. He then moved to Riot Games, where he now serves as the Game Director for Teamfight Tactics, Riot’s ambitious chess-like game set in the world of League of Legends.


With a deep background in systems design and a love for games that reward smart, skilful play, he’s helped shape some of the most beloved and finely tuned experiences in digital card gaming and beyond.

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Danny Pudi, actor (Community, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet).

Danny Pudi, actor (Community, Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet).

My guest today is Danny Pudi, an American comedian and actor, who played the role of Abed Nadir in the long-running American sitcom Community. Born in Chicago, Illinois to a Polish mother and an India...

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Tetsuya Mizuguchi, gamemaker (Rez, Lumines, Child of Eden).

Tetsuya Mizuguchi, gamemaker (Rez, Lumines, Child of Eden).

My guest today is Tetsuya Mizucguchi, the Japanese designer of some of the most transcendent music-themed video games yet made.He graduated with a degree in media aesthetics from Nihon University, the...

8 Touko 202358min

Iain Cook, musician (Chvrches).

Iain Cook, musician (Chvrches).

My guest today is Iain Cook, a Scottish musician, producer, and pop star. In 2003, while studying at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, he met Martin Doherty, who asked my guest to produce a r...

1 Touko 20231h 11min

Ellie Gibson, comedian (Scummy Mummies).

Ellie Gibson, comedian (Scummy Mummies).

My guest today is Ellie Gibson, an award--winning journalist, presenter, and one half of the comedy double act Scummy Mummies. Born in South London, my guest joined Sony in 2001 and there wrote the ma...

28 Huhti 20231h 11min

Ronan Farrow, investigative journalist, New Yorker.

Ronan Farrow, investigative journalist, New Yorker.

My guest today is the Pulitzer Prize-winning American investigative journalist Ronan Farrow. Born in New York City he earned his degree in philosophy at just fifteen. While a teenager he served as a U...

24 Huhti 20231h 10min

Dan Vecchitto, gamemaker (Trombone Champ).

Dan Vecchitto, gamemaker (Trombone Champ).

My guest today is Dan Vecchitto, the American creator of one of 2022’s funniest games. In Trombone Champ, you play as a trombonist and must blast your way through a setlist of classical pieces, nation...

20 Huhti 20231h 5min

Charles Cecil MBE, gamemaker (Broken Sword, Beneath a Steel Sky).

Charles Cecil MBE, gamemaker (Broken Sword, Beneath a Steel Sky).

My guest today is the legendary British video game designer, Charles Cecil. While a student at Manchester University, a friend invited him to write a text adventure which led him to work for the video...

17 Huhti 202357min

Grace Curtis, science fiction author (Frontier, Floating Hotel).

Grace Curtis, science fiction author (Frontier, Floating Hotel).

My guest today is Grace Curtis, a video game critic and one of the most exciting new voices in science fiction writing. Born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, she graduated from the UEA with a degree in English L...

13 Huhti 20231h 3min

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