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Matching Minds with Sondheim: The Podcast

Matching Minds with Sondheim: The Podcast

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Matching Minds with Sondheim: The Podcast in an open invitation into the puzzle-loving, game-designing mind of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim. Based on the acclaimed book by Barry Joseph, each episode uncovers the hidden world of Sondheim’s lifelong passion for treasure hunts, cryptic crosswords, parlor games, and more. Join Barry and his guests—puzzle-makers, game designers, and Sondheim aficionados—as they explore how Sondheim's playful designs delivered moments of clarity and connection for friends, colleagues, and anyone who's ever been captivated by his genius. Whether you’re a musical theater fan, a puzzlehead, or just Sondheim-curious, this series invites you to match minds with Sondheim. Make sure to get the book everywhere books are found, or click here.Barry Joseph & Broadway Podcast Network Kunst Unterhaltung & Darstellende Künste Welt
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  • #32-Matching Minds LIVE in London

    #32-Matching Minds LIVE in London
    Sep 22 2026
    Barry Joseph brings his Matching Minds with Sondheim book tour to London, leading a Sondheim games workshop and presenting “The Puzzling Mind of Sondheim” at NYU London and a special event at Upstairs at the Gatehouse with the Stephen Sondheim Society. The episode includes live performance excerpts (with Oliver Sidney, Rhys Lambert, and Colm Molloy), a first live rendition of the podcast theme, and discussion of Sondheim’s puzzle-editing legacy at New York Magazine, his ties to British cryptics, and his iterative playtesting process, alongside extensive thanks to collaborators, performers, and coordinators. 00:00 London Tour Whirlwind 02:31 NYU London Welcome 04:20 Barry Opens The Talk 07:19 Sondheim Board Game Stardom 10:24 Bartletts Parlor Game Demo 16:08 Wordplay And Cryptics 22:48 Puzzle Boxes And Clarity 26:36 Q And A Highlights 33:33 Sondheim Society Night Begins 36:11 Live Theme Song Performance 38:00 Puzzles As Art Order 39:18 Clarity vs Connection 41:57 Warmup Treasure Clues 44:48 Bernstein Board Game 48:48 Treasure Hunt Theater 51:40 British Cryptic Roots 53:55 Apex Crossword Circle 57:49 Bespoke Jigsaw Gifts 01:02:23 Songs and Game Metaphors 01:09:38 Parlor Game Murder 01:16:27 Q&A Design Lessons Special Links: Colm Molloy Oliver Sidney Rhys Lambert The Stephen Sondheim Society NYU London Ann Morrison Mateo Chavez Lewis Thanks to everyone who contributed behind the scenes to this episode: the Musical Stingers composed by Mateo Chavez Lewis, our line producer Dennis Caouki, and the theme song to our podcast with lyrics and music by Colm Molloy and sung by the one and only Anne Morrison. And of course thank you to both New York University and The Stephen Sondheim Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 Std. und 28 Min.
  • #31-Matching Minds as Text Book

    #31-Matching Minds as Text Book
    Jul 24 2026
    This episode looks at how Matching Minds with Sondheim is used as a college textbook. Eric Zimmerman describes integrating the book’s design-principle lists into a puzzle unit at New York University where students build puzzles under constraints, while former student A. Raph Corwin explains how Sondheim’s principles shaped her narrative puzzle work and led to founding Pigeon’s Path Games, creating location-specific outdoor puzzle game books such as A Haunting in Greenwich Village. 00:00 Scam Warning Intro 09:56 Episode Setup and Guests 12:19 Eric Class Breakdown 14:55 Puzzle Unit in Practice 17:03 Sondheim Meets Game Design 18:29 Teaching with Principles 22:15 Rules Literacy and Humor 24:14 Design Principle Spotlight 25:25 Workshops to Business 28:47 Pigeons Path Games Launch 30:32 Praise and Viability Lessons 33:35 Wrap Up and Credits Special Links: Eric Zimmerman A. Raff Corwin and Pigeon Path Games NYU’s Game Center Colm Molloy Ann Morrison Mateo Chavez Lewis Thanks to everyone who contributed behind the scenes to this episode: the Musical Stingers composed by Mateo Chavez Lewis, our line producer Dennis Caouki, and the theme song to our podcast with lyrics and music by Colm Molloy and sung by the one only Anne Morrison, currently on the road starring in Kimberly Akimbo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 Min.
  • #30-Sondheim and Board Games

    #30-Sondheim and Board Games
    Jun 30 2026
    Our latest episode focuses on welcoming NYU Game Center co-founder Eric Zimmerman to discuss Stephen Sondheim’s board game designs as experience-forward, theatrical “art pieces.” Barry and Eric examine Sondheim’s 1953 game Stardom (or The Game of Camp), inspired by a Hollywood stars’ homes map and featuring rituals, hidden goals, props, and a climb through stardom by secretly “sleeping with” assigned actresses; Joseph shares Sondheim’s letter registering the rules and stating intent to market the game, plus notes on possible re-skins. They also discuss Sondheim’s birthday game for producer Hal Prince (Producer/The Game of Hal Prince), using hand-typed cards with gossip, critics, and Broadway’s economic systems, and Sondheim’s three-game 50th-birthday set for Leonard Bernstein, The Great Conductor Hunt—Diploma (with recorded “chance” audio), Itinerary, and the Lucite mazed Podium (two designed by Milton Glaser). 00:00 Theater Meets Games 00:49 Meet Eric Zimmerman 03:23 Games as Art Culture 05:58 Trivia and Ritual Start 07:26 Stardom Camp Hollywood 14:35 Rules Hidden Goals 19:22 Props and Commercial Plans 23:31 The Game of Producer for Hal Prince 27:42 The Great Conductor Hunt for Leonard Bernstein 35:40 Stars are shining bright! Special Links: Eric Zimmerman NYU’s Game Center Colm Molloy Ann Morrison Mateo Chavez Lewis Thanks to everyone who contributed behind the scenes to this episode: the Musical Stingers composed by Mateo Chavez Lewis, our line producer Dennis Caouki, and the theme song to our podcast with lyrics and music by Colm Molloy and sung by the one only Anne Morrison, currently on the road starring in Kimberly Akimbo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 Min.
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