Since Gathering of Gamers: Dungeons & Dragons and other Games through Gen Con was announced this summer Matt has been on several podcasts, a panel, and done some writing about the book and the history of Gen Con and tabletop games. In order to help you more easily find this content we are posting links to it with brief descriptions below in roughly reverse chronological order. Take a look, listen, or read and maybe pick up a copy of Gathering of Gamers when you’re ready to take a deep dive on the topic.
Interview with Dungeon Master of None
Listen to Matt talk to hosts Matt and Rob about not just the book but about Gen Con and gaming history as well.
Reading of Chapter 1 of Gathering of Gamers
Listen to Ethan of the Gamers Haven Podcast read Chapter 1 of the book. This is a teaser for a forthcoming interview with Matt about the book and Gen Con history for the Gamers Haven.
The Satanic Panic and Gen Con with Scandalous Games
Matt talks to video game historian Kevin Impellizeri and other hosts of the Scandalous Games podcast about how the Satanic Panic influenced role playing games and Gen Con. This is episode 1 of a 4 part series. You can find part 2 here with parts 3 and 4 coming up in November 2025.
Exploring the Process and Sources for Writing Gaming History
At Gen Con 2025 Matt and game historian Jon Peterson (author of Game Wizards, Playing at the World, and Art & Arcana among others) talk about Gen Con history and what goes into writing histories on tabletop games. Learn more about many of the challenges faced with sources when trying to cover topics like the history of Dungeons & Dragons and conventions like Gen Con.
Read about Gathering of Gamers on the Gen Con Blog
Matt writes a blog post about the book and how it ties into Gen Con’s rich history.
Matt talks about gaming conventions with All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions Podcast
Listen to Matt talk to Ben and Quarex about Gen Con history, the role of conventions, and the (at the time) soon to be released book Gathering of Gamers!
Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo Friday Night Live
Watch and listen to guests Matt and David Johnson talk about the PAGE convention, some gaming history, convention history, and Gathering of Gamers.
Gathering of Gamers on Tabletop Weekly
Watch and listen to Matt talk to hosts Jayson and Peter discuss what has been happening in the world of tabletop and about Gen Con and tabletop history as told in the book.
The First Public Discussion of Gathering of Gamers with All Year I Dream About Gaming Conventions
Here, Matt talks to Ben and Quarex about the book he was working on that would become Gathering of Gamers. This is the first public mention of the project that was in progress at the time!