Amusement Sparks
Each episode a guest brings a topic they are passionate about to the show. We then casually brainstorm a next generation theme park based on it, with no budget, timeline, or reality to ruin the fun!
- Update frequency
- every 18 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 95
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2023
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall gets the Amusement Sparks treatment! Shout out to Justine and Larisa from Starship Therapise for all the design work and excellent conversation. Check out their podcast and book …
01:08:29 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Ace Attorney Theme Park
Maddie Copp (@othatsraspberry) joins to design an Ace Attorney Theme Park! The Law has never been so fun!!
Music in this episode:
12:03 Time For a Great Turnabout--Capcom Sound Team (From The Great…
Music in this episode:
12:03 Time For a Great Turnabout--Capcom Sound Team (From The Great…
01:03:06 |
Mon 04 Jan 2021
Wes Anderson Theme Park
The one and only Alan Denton joins for a quaint and quirky journey through the Wes Anderson oeuvre as we weave together a dream theme park!
Music in this episode:
4:09 Me and Julio Down by the S…
Music in this episode:
4:09 Me and Julio Down by the S…
01:25:20 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Tokusatsu: The Japanese Special Effects Theme Park!
Kihp from Kamen Ride With Me joins to design our Tokusatsu Theme Park! Tokusatsu is a Japanese term for special effects--this tree of genres includes basically anything with a lot of special effects,…
01:32:43 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
GiantLands: Introducing Ernie Gygax
Andrew got the chance to meet Ernie Gygax (Creative Supervisor of GiantLands) to discuss his lifelong connection with "old school" RPGs. Ernie is a delight and has TONS of great stories about Dungeon…
00:41:50 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
4 Year Anniversary Episode!
4 years ago today was the debut of our first episode This special episode is a little update on the show and a reflection on the show so far!
We've also recently hit our 50 guest milestone!
We've also recently hit our 50 guest milestone!
00:23:53 |
Sat 07 Nov 2020
Horror Theme Park feat. Scream Scene
Ben and Sarah from the Scream Scene podcast join the show! Together, we imagine an immersive Horror Theme Park. This is an all ages show, but in this episode, we definitely reference movies that are…
01:30:21 |
Sat 31 Oct 2020
Universal Monsters Theme Park
Zack Sokol joins to design a Universal Monsters Theme Park!
Here are the songs featured on today's episode:
9:24 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor -- Johann Sebastian Bach
16:15 Imhotep -- Jerry G…
01:28:39 |
Mon 12 Oct 2020
1980s Theme Park
Jonathan Anslow from Geeks Like Us joins to celebrate one of the most iconic decades!
Featured Music:
10:10 Eurythmics--Sweet Dreams
12:33 Simple Minds--Don’t You Forget About Me
14:50 Bon …
Featured Music:
10:10 Eurythmics--Sweet Dreams
12:33 Simple Minds--Don’t You Forget About Me
14:50 Bon …
01:07:37 |
Mon 21 Sep 2020
Doctor Who Theme Park
The amazing and long-running time travel series gets the Amusement Sparks treatment!
Gavin Verhey, Senior Designer of Magic: The Gathering, brings his passion and love for theme parks into this fant…
Gavin Verhey, Senior Designer of Magic: The Gathering, brings his passion and love for theme parks into this fant…
01:03:32 |
Mon 31 Aug 2020
Berlin Theme Park
Berlin, the capital city of Germany inspires a podcast! This episode features Cody Swanson of the WeeklyEP Podcast.
Hopefully you're into the German music featured in this episode!
Music
14:27 R…
Hopefully you're into the German music featured in this episode!
Music
14:27 R…
01:40:51 |
Tue 11 Aug 2020
The Beatles Theme Park feat. Gary Lane
The Beatles inspire us to create a theme park! Thanks to Gary Lane (Instagram: @therealgarylane) for guesting on this episode!
00:58:11 |
Mon 20 Jul 2020
Black Lives Matter feat. Sam Wright & Godswill Ugwa Jr.
Our most important episode is here! This is a thoughtful, optimistic, and wide ranging discussion about Black Lives Matter and our culture featuring Godswill Ugwa Jr. (Twitter) and Sam Wright (YouTub…
01:41:07 |
Mon 29 Jun 2020
The Future of Theme Parks After COVID 19
Stephen Dinehart IV returns to discuss how our current pandemic will impact the future of themed entertainment. It's a different type of episode, but it is definitely a time for a big change though…
00:51:46 |
Mon 18 May 2020
Donkey Kong Country
Nathan K joins to design a Donkey Kong Theme Park!
Check out his podcasts at Secret Room Multimedia!
Check out his podcasts at Secret Room Multimedia!
01:00:30 |
Tue 28 Apr 2020
Frozen Theme Park feat. Briana Joy
Briana Joy, frequent guest on Silph Radio, guests on Amusement Sparks! Frozen gets the full immersive theme park treatment!
00:54:30 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
GiantLands Episode 5: Species & Gender
Stephen Dinehart and Andrew discuss Species & Gender in tabletop RPGs and GiantLands!
00:25:59 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
Metal Gear: Tactical Theme Park Action
Sam Wright of Metal Gear Mondays (website, twitter) joins to design our Tactical Espionage Action Theme Park!
01:14:37 |
Mon 16 Mar 2020
GiantLands: Introducing James M. Ward
Jim Ward is a game designer, fantasy author, and design partner on GiantLands. He is also a really fun guy! On this episode, Jim and Andrew discuss Jim's early days at TSR and what he loves about Gia…
00:19:38 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
Hyrule: The Legend of Zelda Theme Park (feat. @VideoGameDoc)
Dr. Anthony Bean joins Andrew to design a next generation, interactive, and immersive Legend of Zelda Theme Park!
Check out his:
Twitter (https://twitter.com/VideoGameDoc)
Website (https://an…
00:58:22 |
Mon 24 Feb 2020
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