Timothy Phin is a lecturer in Ancient Studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. His research focuses on the intellectual and cultural history of the Roman empire.
In the 4th episode of SH@25, Editor Kat Kourbeti sits down with tabletop game designer and SFF critic Kyle Tam, whose young career has taken off in the last few years. Read on for an insightful interview about narrative storytelling from non-Western perspectives, the importance of schlock and trash in the development of taste, and the windows into creativity we find in moments of hardship.