Josh Mandel

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Ben & Jess chat with adventure game designer Josh Mandel (Freddy Pharkas, SQ6, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, and others) about comedy in adventure games, his approach to writing, and the memory of Roberta Vaughan. If you'd like to support Roberta Vaughan's family, please visit this GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-ease-robertas-medical-burden Quest Quest podcast is Ben Vigeant and Jess Morrissette. Editing by Ben Vigeant Show art by Kevin "WilcoWeb" Wallace Watch us on Twitch! Ben: https://www.twitch.tv/ps_garak Jess: https://www.twitch.tv/decafjedi Give us a review, they help people find this show! Unless you hated it, in which case, don't. Talk with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/ve9fqjgPp2

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