My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin

A podcast by Simon Parkin - Tuesdays

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Technology

100 Episodes

  1. Eric Barone, creator of Stardew Valley.

    Published: 6/17/2024

  2. Nina Freeman, gamemaker (Cibele, Tacoma, Last Call).

    Published: 6/10/2024

  3. Abubakar Salim, actor (Napoleon, House of the Dragon).

    Published: 6/4/2024

  4. Chet Faliszek, gamemaker (Half-Life 2 series, Left 4 Dead series, The Anacrusis).

    Published: 5/28/2024

  5. MPC Game Club: Stephen's Sausage Roll (feat. Glenn Moore).

    Published: 5/23/2024

  6. Veronica Roth, novelist (The Divergent Trilogy, When Among Crows).

    Published: 5/20/2024

  7. Correspondence Special #2: The best game Keita Takahashi never made.

    Published: 5/16/2024

  8. Teddy Dief, gamemaker (Hyper Light Drifter, We are OFK).

    Published: 5/14/2024

  9. Keith Stuart, journalist & novelist (A Boy Made of Blocks, Love is a Curse).

    Published: 5/7/2024

  10. Masaya Matsuura, musician, gamemaker (PaRappa the Rapper).

    Published: 4/30/2024

  11. Sarah Keyworth, comedian.

    Published: 4/23/2024

  12. John Johanas, creative director Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush).

    Published: 4/16/2024

  13. Siobhan Reddy, co-deputy chair, BAFTA.

    Published: 4/8/2024

  14. Correspondence Special #1: Revisiting Jack Thompson.

    Published: 4/4/2024

  15. Wes Fenlon, senior editor, PC Gamer.

    Published: 4/1/2024

  16. Jack Thompson, Former lawyer, "anti-video-game activist."

    Published: 3/25/2024

  17. Abhi Swaminathan, gamemaker (Venba).

    Published: 3/18/2024

  18. Val McDermid, crime writer, Booker Prize judge.

    Published: 3/12/2024

  19. Patrick House, neuroscientist and writer.

    Published: 3/5/2024

  20. Yoshinori Kitase, director & producer (Final Fantasy series, Chrono Trigger).

    Published: 2/26/2024

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In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning writer for the New Yorker and The Observer newspaper's video game critic invites a well-known guest from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on their very own fictional games machine. They discuss those five games in chronological order of release, interspersed with biographical chat about the guest’s life and career –– a lens that often leads to new and unexpected insights."Thoroughly modern and ahead of its time...a gift." - NEW YORK'S VULTURE"Charming, insightful." -- THE GUARDIAN.TIME OUT'S 50 Best Podcasts.(Note: Episode descriptions may contain affiliate links). Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.