Show notes
Paul Dean is a writer, journalist, and
games designer, among other things. You might know him as one of the foundersof Shut Up & Sit Down, a website and youtubechannel about board games. Or maybe you know him from a popular essay hewrote about StardewValley and his own small-town youth. These days, he’s working on a book aboutclass and his childhood in England, and he has a lively patreon where he postsother pieces of his writing. Paul is based in Vancouver.Paul and Michael discuss artistic influence, not fitting in, learning from
others, the nature of trust, the joy of play, and the big quiet adventure ofbeing in the world.Paul’s Five Songs.
- Always On My Mind by ThePet Shop Boys.
- Racing in the Street byBruce Springsteen.
- River by Joni Mitchell.
- Late November by SandyDenny.
- Live Oak by Jason Isbell.
Show Notes.
Paul’s Patreon,
blog, andtwitter.Paul’s essay about StardewValley.