# Script Lock Writers Max and Nick Folkman sit down with other writers and developers to discuss storytelling in video games. Page: Feed: --- ## [Courtney Woods & Ari Martinez](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2026-06-09 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Courtney Woods, Ari Martinez)_ We've returned with a more focused episode on the Ghost of Yotei, and we're joined by Courtney (Senior Writer on Yotei, previously a Lead Writer & Narrative Director on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake for Aspyr Media, and a Writer on Bioware's Dragon Age: Inquisition: The Descent, and Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire) and Ari (Senior Writer on Yotei, and… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/adc64d51-1115-4cf6-a16d-7db0524faa5d/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/audio/group/f59bb59e-69ee-4d72-9756-1cdf34144e7e/group-item/7690dc2f-7d32-464a-a6f6-cf28fe330ad9/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko) ## [Yuri Lowenthal & Nhi Do](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2025-12-22 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Yuri Lowenthal, Nhi Do)_ Happy holidays!!! We have returned from the crisp winter cold of work deadlines with a brand new episode containing Yuri Lowenthal (Actor on such games as Marvel’s Spider-Man, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Persona 3 and 4, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth, Helldivers 2, and more, not to mention his work in cartoons and anime. He also co-wrote the book Voice-Over Voice Actor with his… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/8b051427-d488-4a5d-af1e-bec9cb7e43b2/audio/a747f47d-c857-48cd-b006-cdd60dd6b339/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko) ## [Karrie Shao & Ros Dachtler](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2025-07-21 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Karrie Shao, Ros Dachtler)_ We're over halfway through 2025 and we've got Karrie (Lead Writer and Lead Narrative Designer of Pacific Drive, previously wrote and designed on League of Legends for Riot Games, Totemic for Collage Games, and Not Tonight 2 for Panic Barn. Also worked as a Director of Marketing at Strangely Compelling Multimedia, a Producer at tinyBuild Games, a Lead Narrative Designer at The Exit Game, and was a… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/2e77b288-013e-4d09-9b9b-853f203d8045/audio/9db886d9-ebec-4f03-9001-d03f1a6a3bb2/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko) ## [Brendon Chung & Laura Michet](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2025-05-27 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Brendon Chung, Laura Michet)_ Hello hello! We're back with returning guests Brendon Chung (founder of Blendo Games and creator of such games as Gravity Bone, Flotilla, Atom Zombie Smasher, Thirty Flights of Loving, Quadrilateral Cowboy, and the recently released Skin Deep) and Laura Michet (writer and editor who's worked on such games as Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, Frog Fractions 2, Swan Hill, You Got This, Brutadon!,… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/4335396b-afea-43a1-9fac-4a65b9421eeb/audio/9ae2a436-b3dc-4a36-8e4a-adb2fd2a474c/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko) ## [The GDC 2025 Grab Bag Episode](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2025-04-07 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Max Folkman)_ We return with another grab bag episode for GDC 2025! Like last year, we brought a bunch of simple questions to ask folks, and in these three groups you get to hear how their answers differed. In our first group we had Chase Dodge (NYU student), Ruari Root (NYU student), Calliope Ryder (prev Lead Producer on Tales of the Shire at Weta Workshop), Chandana Ekanayake (Co-Founder and Creative Director… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/aac89dd9-ffdf-4ae5-bf7f-0465e6274478/audio/1d6eb5f3-1fe5-465b-bfad-054e603d4ad1/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko) ## [Adam Dolin & Jolie Menzel](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2025-02-03 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Jolie Menzel, Adam Dolin)_ It’s been an embarrassingly long time but we are BACK! Again!!! And this time we’ve brought returning guests Adam Dolin and Jolie Menzel to discuss breaking in, how they define narrative design, the differences between creative directors who come from narrative versus other displiclines, the three c’s, can game writers exist without knowing narrative design, favorite narrative tools, what makes a… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/84c04a52-d99f-4ac8-9da8-d650812ea15d/audio/ca4b69b5-25d1-4544-aa06-eff135929385/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko) ## [Jaclyn Seto & Christal Rose Hazelton](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2024-06-20 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Jaclyn Seto, Christal Rose Hazelton)_ Moving on from our GDC episodes, we're back with Jaclyn (Writer at Respawn Entertainment on Apex Legends, instructor & student mentor at Vancouver Film School. Previously a Writer on RPG Puzzle Legends and Merge Tales for Microfun) and Christal Rose (previously a Writer at Respawn Entertainment on Apex Legends and an Associate Writer on Hogwarts Legacy at Avalanche)! Together we discuss writing… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/09f00172-9c92-4dc1-a623-a4928abc68b1/audio/42b75373-2a80-4b94-9cdb-30326dda9bc9/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko) ## [The GDC 2024 Grab Bag Episode](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2024-05-06 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Ben Starr, Alexa Ray Corriea, Kait Tremblay, Kelsey Beachum, Adam Dolin, Kate Dollarhyde, Kelsie Mhoon, Emma Kidwell, Nessa Cannon, Calliope Ryder, Chandana Ekanayake)_ Hey hey! We're back with our second episode that we recorded at this year's GDC, and it's a doozy! In a switch from how we normally do things, we brought a grab bag of simple questions to the conference and hit up people who were free, and so y'all get to see how everyone's answers differed. In our first group, we had Ben Starr (actor, Final Fantasy XVI), Alexa Ray Corriea (senior writer at… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/50a51727-053d-42d3-92aa-0aaf3f9061f6/audio/0a9f7170-c4ec-4d54-94d0-ab5b13737eba/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko) ## [Duncan Crabtree-Ireland & Sarah Elmaleh](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2024-04-03 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Sarah Elmaleh)_ Coming to you NOT LIVE from GDC, we've got a special episode of the podcast covering SAG-AFTRA's negotiations with game studios! Duncan Crabtree-Ireland (National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator for SAG-AFTRA) and Sarah Elmaleh (Chair of the SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media (IMA) Negotiating Committee, as well as actor in titles like Helldivers 2, Hi-Fi Rush, Halo Infinite, Gears 5, Afterparty,… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/65bad290-f212-4ba1-a153-20a645cf5ff6/audio/abc5f5ed-50cd-40a3-ba86-338ba6acdc9b/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko) ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/v669zq7bq7ym) _2024-04-03 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [Stephen Rhodes & Danny Homan](http://scriptlock.simplecast.fm) _2024-02-21 · scriptlockcast@gmail.com (Stephen Rhodes, Danny Homan)_ First ep of 2024! We've got Stephen (scriptwriter and narrative designer, currently Narrative Director on Motive's untitled Iron Man project in collaboration with Marvel Games. Previously a Senior Writer on Vampyr and Greedfall, Associate Narrative Director/Lead Narrative Designer on Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, Lead Narrative Designer/Senior Story Designer on Call of Duty: Vanguard, Lead… [Listen](https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/289f1e11-ae5c-4560-a5fd-50d5b2e91ead/episodes/7d81486e-59e7-4c2b-9d1e-47502418baad/audio/972abb60-e6d3-4008-af5d-f9826a5dd9a3/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=QEhtc4Ko)