Radio, TV, + Podcasts
- What Do I Do Now? with Sam Sirmons (November 22, 2022): his nearly 56 minute long conversation covers: the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, our government, Black Lives Matter movement, black women & how they are always right, hybrid learning, “Education Redefined”, the label of “creatives”, ownership within the music industry, & more!
- Storey Time (September 2020): Author Stephanie Storey interviewed Brad King about writing, the power of books, and Appalachia.
- Communities Reeling Following Shooting that Targeted Immigrants, The California Report—NPR, Wednesday, August 6, 2019.
- WFYI’s The Art of the Matter (May 2017): The Art of the Matter hosted Brad King for an 8-minute discussion about The Geeky Press, HoosierLit, and all of the work we do with local writers.
- This Blog Will Change Your Life (November 2014): Author Ben Tanzer interviewed Brad about the writing process, addiction, and the empathy of writing.
- DIY Author (June 2014): Chris Well interviewed Brad about a range of topics, including the Kickstarter-funded So Far Appalachia book and how he’s building a community around it as he writes.
- WFYI Online (November 2014): Andrew Neylon produced a 2 1/2-feature story on The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 2
- Impact 89FM (February 17, 2014): A discussion of Dungeons & Dreamers, and the role of games in the modern Internet. Michigan State University Student Radio.
- KQV AM 1410 with PJ Maloney (January 24, 2014 @ 11:30): A discussion of Dungeons & Dreamers, and the role of games in the modern Internet.
Appearances + Readings
- Indy WordLab (December 2014): Led Indy WordLab at Indy Reads Books, which included readings from So Far Appalachia: My Memoir of American Mythology and The Summer of Run.
Articles
- New Literary Magazine Examines Hoosier Life (May 2017): Released on May 19, the first installment of this bi-annual publication will feature essays, creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry and playwriting from 19 different authors that are either from or connected to Indiana. Curated by Brad King and his partners at The Geeky Press, Hoosier Lit will aim to build upon the Indianapolis writing collective’s mission of making, promoting, and supporting the creation and distribution of great words.
- The Indy writers’ podcast that goes beyond writing (Oct 2016): Downtown Writers Jam podcast is more like a therapy session than a writing tutorial
- Bad Jobs and Bullshit: An Indy writer’s collective publishes a book about terrible jobs (September 2016): Nuvo writers about The Geeky Press’ first anthology publication.
- Slate: “The Gygax Effect” (November 15, 2015)
- “Every Story Needs a Darth Vader” (November 2014): Theresa Beckhusen interviewed Brad in lead up to Indy WordLab in December.
- Sticky Writing (November 2014): A preview in Blue Sky Window of The Downtown Writers Jam, Vol. 2 in all its crunchy goodness.
- Curbside Collaborates with The Downtown Writers Jam (November 2014): A lovely write-up about Jam, Vol. 2 with our friends from Chicago.
- GeekDads: “A Little History with Your D&D?” (July 30, 2014)
- Out of print writing (May 2014): Rowena Wiseman interviewed Brad about So Far Appalachia, and the idea of professionalized amateurism as a writer.Interviews
- UltimaCodex: “We Should Learn More About Richard Garriott” (March 5, 2014)
Book Reviews
Dungeons & Dreamers
- IGN.com book recommendation: It’s a wonderful read on the social revolution that accompanied the rise of electronic escapism and is one of the more delightfully anecdotal books on video game history. (July 2015)
- Northeast Popular/American Culture Association book review: Gamers will be delighted to discover pieces of their history that they might not have known about, such as the origins of video game conventions like QuakeCon. However, gamers might feel some loss because the book focuses more on the people and less on the game-content. (January 2015).
- Signal Alpha Five book review: Dungeons and Dreamers is a great read if you’re interested in how gaming got to where it is today in terms of reach and the pursuit of that killer multiplayer experience, written so knowledgeably and with real reverence for its subject matter.
- Geeks of Doom book review: (T)his book is a great addition to any library. Brad King and John Borland have created a masterpiece of gaming lore, paying tribute to the wizards and scholars of the digital world who chased their dreams…and caught them. Buy this book, you’ll thank me for it. (May 12, 2014)
- PixlBit book review: The great thing about Dungeons & Dreamers is that it makes the trip through all of the examples a joyful experience. This is no dry timeline of gaming’s biggest moments, but rather a delicious cross-section leveraged perfectly to hit home its important theme. The only question is what new stories will crop up in the next few years that will work their way into the third edition. (March 28, 2014)
- Geek Dad book review: By the way, this is only halfway through the book. You’ve still got so much more to read about and enjoy. There’s a bit of history in there on the development of networked gaming and how a few players rose through the ranks to be recognized as the gamer elite. Modding’s place in the computer game development is touched on. And the book doesn’t skip the dark parts, either… government investigations, bad influences, Columbine. (March 15, 2014)
- The Caverns, Dungeons, and Beyond book review: Even if you can’t make those connections though from personal experiences, the book makes you feel the era and the time. What it was like to be a computer game, programmer, or designer in an era that didn’t yet really understand it. For the younger generation its packed full of a rich history that will help them see how what they are playing now started out and the ideas behind it. (March 8, 2014)
- Geek Native book review: Dungeons & Dreamers feels like a large book. It feels larger than it is but in a good way; there’s a lot of history here. Once we encounter Garriott he is young and discovering tabletop RPGs for the first time. He goes from running RPG clubs to learning enough code to produce his own games. The geek dream. (March 4, 2014)
- Forces of Geek book review (February 18, 2014)