#82 It took me a decade to get this interview with Elan Lee

From Fun Problems by AJ Brandon and Peter C. Hayward

March 20, 2026 · 1h 6m · Episode 82

About this episode

AJ finally interviews Elan Lee about the design of Exploding Kittens after a decade of waiting.

Exactly 10 years ago AJ sent a message asking questions about the design of Exploding Kittens. Today he finally gets some answers from the LEGENDARY Elan Lee! Discord: https://discord.gg/BjerXtQ3Me Email: funproblemspodcast@gmail.com AJ's favourite artist: https://www.instagram.com/nicolettabaldari/ Big thanks to Eduard Matei for our theme song!

People in this episode

Host: AJ

Guest: Elan Lee

Topics covered

game design
interview
Exploding Kittens
board games
creativity
persistence

Keywords

Elan Lee
Exploding Kittens
game design
interview
AJ Brandon
board games
creativity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Exploding Kittens, Eduard Matei, Nicoletta Baldari, Discord, Instagram