Your Aleatoric Reality
A show about randomness in all its forms, especially what has been termed ”Random Reality,” the use of randomness in real-life applications, including decisions, leisure activities, creativity, and problem-solving. Your hosts Misha and Damon take you on a literally random journey, exploring many topics and themes through the lens of chance. P.S. ”Aleatoric” is a synonym for ”random.”
Episodes
Our intrepid randomists give the shuffled interview treatment to Ninja Nate, co-creator of Morton's List, the game that introduced Misha to dice life.
Misha and Damon play Morton's List with game co-creator Twilight Lord Ninja Nate.
Misha and Damon play Danni Little's tarot-inspired therapeutic self-care game.
Misha and Damon interview one of America's most popular game designers, Andy Looney of Looney Labs. Andy Looney is the creator of Fluxx, Pyramids, Chrononauts, Loonacy, and many others.
Damon recaps his experiences at Origins game convention and we interview Donn Stroud, founder of Psychoda Press and author of Ruination Pilgrimage, a medieval horror themed RPG.
Misha and Damon discuss applications of randomness and pseudorandomness in comedy, with a detour into the world of avant garde art movements.
Welcome to Season 2! Damon and Misha spend the whole episode discussing what they might talk about on this episode.
Your intrepid hosts discuss ways to defeat the traditions of chess; Misha bookends the season with another Q&A for Damon.
In which Damon discusses the process of designing, casting, and finishing custom dice.
Misha and Damon "borrow," or "perform a tribute to" (but definitely don't "steal") the format of one of their favorite podcasts, Behind the Bastards. And if Robert Evans wants to come on the show and accuse us of being bastards, we'll be happy to have him!
Damon outlines the various ways, both standard and innovative, that random number generation is used by video game makers.
Misha and Damon try to determine whether one of them is a murderous robot, and whether they would even know if they were robots.
We discuss the Oblique Strategies deck, a collection of prompts created by producer and ambient music pioneer Brian Eno. The Oblique Strategies deck is our first example of a formal creativity tool which uses an element of randomness.
Misha and Damon spend the show arguing or something.
Misha and Damon discuss randomness in music, sometimes known as aleatoric music.
Misha and Damon discuss when, why, and how to end season one, mention some games, and (mostly) respect Andy Looney of Looney Labs.
We interview a drunk guy who is known for interviewing drunk people.
Misha and Damon finally roll to play a game on the show. Fun for us? Definitely! Fun for you? You tell us: youraleatoricreality@gmail.com.
Misha and Damon discuss Morton's List, which is nominally a game, but acts more as a gateway to aleatoric adventures and the random reality lifestyle.
We finally convinced someone to be a guest on the show. Tom Mast, Ph.D. is a former neuroscience professor who is currently in med school to be a podiatrist. Find out what kind of time manipulation superpowers he would prefer.
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