Bounded Enthusiasm

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Bounded Enthusiasm is a podcast by GeekDad Senior Editor Jonathan H. Liu, about books, games, apps, and anything else he feels like talking about at the moment.

Jonathan H. Liu


    • May 12, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Bounded Enthusiasm

    Bounded Enthusiasm #18: Lucy Knisley and 'Something New'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2016 22:04


    Bounded Enthusiasm #17: Subalekha Udayasankar and 'Bycatch'

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2016 21:07


    This episode is an interview with Subalekha Udayasankar about 'Bycatch,' a hard game about drone warfare.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #16: Happy Birthday, First Second!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 17:44


    To celebrate the 10th anniversary of First Second Books, I interviewed several authors and artists who have published books with them: Maris Wicks, Jim Ottaviani, Faith Erin Hicks, Box Brown, Lucy Knisley, and Ben Hatke.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #15: Gene Luen Yang, Reading Ambassador

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2016 16:48


    An interview with graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, who was just appointed the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #14: Jane McGonigal Teaches You to Get 'SuperBetter'

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2015 26:35


    An interview with Jane McGonigal, author of Reality Is Broken and expert on game psychology. Her latest book, SuperBetter, is about using the power of gaming to get stronger, happier, braver, and more resilient.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #13: Andy Weir and 'The Martian'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2015 21:21


    An interview with Andy Weir, the author of The Martian, a novel about an astronaut trapped alone on Mars. It's soon to be a movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #12: Exploring the 'Realms' of Tony DiTerlizzi's Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2015 26:21


    An interview with Tony DiTerlizzi about Realms, a new collection of his roleplaying game art. Plus: his upcoming chapter book with Mo Willems, The Story of Diva and Flea.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #11: Steven Gould and Jumper

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2015 27:47


    An interview with Steven Gould, author of the Jumper series and current president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. We talk about the Jumper books, being a parent, and the recent controversy surrounding the Hugo Awards.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #10: Victoria Jamieson Is a Roller Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2015 21:33


    An interview with Victoria Jamieson, also known in the roller derby world as Winnie the Pow. Her book, Roller Girl, is a graphic novel for middle grade readers about the world of roller derby.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #9: Jennifer Holm and The Fourteenth Goldfish

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2014 18:48


    An interview with author Jennifer Holm about her latest middle-grade novel, The Fourteenth Goldfish.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #8: Elissa Brent Weissman Takes Us Back to Nerd Camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2014 17:35


    An interview with Elissa Brent Weissman, author of several middle-grade novels about smart kids. Her latest book is Nerd Camp 2.0, a sequel to Nerd Camp.

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    Bounded Enthusiasm #7: Tony DiTerlizzi on Ralph McQuarrie and Star Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2014 22:13


    An interview with Tony DiTerlizzi about his latest book, Star Wars: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight, which features paintings by Ralph McQuarrie.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #6: Paul Pope, Battling Boy, and The Rise of Aurora West

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2014 29:06


    An interview with Paul Pope, creator of the Battling Boy series, about his new book The Rise of Aurora West.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #5: B.J. Novak and the Book With No Pictures

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014 14:09


    An interview with B.J. Novak, writer-producer-actor, recorded on September 19, 2014. B.J. talks about his first book for children, The Book With No Pictures.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #4: Gene Yang and Sonny Liew on The Shadow Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2014 21:44


    An interview with Gene Yang and Sonny Liew, recorded June 24, 2014. Gene and Sonny talk about working on The Shadow Hero, the untold origin story of a WWII-era superhero, arguably the world's first Asian-American superhero.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #3: Daniel H. Wilson Thinks Like a Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2014 28:47


    An interview with Daniel H. Wilson, recorded May 23, 2014. Daniel discusses his latest book, Robogenesis, along with other stories about robot uprisings.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #2: Jonathan Auxier and the Spud Cannon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2014 60:27


    An interview with Jonathan Auxier, recorded May 6, 2014. Jonathan discusses his new book, The Night Gardener. Along the way we talk about storytelling, board games, reading to kids, and Auxier's mastery of the yo-yo.

    Bounded Enthusiasm #1: Tony DiTerlizzi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2014 43:50


    An interview with Tony DiTerlizzi, recorded on April 29, 2014. Tony talks about his new book, The Battle for WondLa; his Dungeons & Dragons days; and his upcoming Star Wars book featuring artwork by Ralph McQuarrie. [Note: The podcast was titled "Talking About Stuff" for the first episode, before being renamed "Bounded Enthusiasm" by the second episode.]

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