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Michael Sherman, director of e-sports, Riot Games.
Episode 74
My guest today is Michael Sherman, director of esports for Riot Games. While attending the University of Texas at Dallas for Computer Science, he wor…
1 year, 6 months ago
Correspondence Special #3: What was the best year for video games?
In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin reads out listeners' correspondence, answers questions, and offers at least one clue about …
1 year, 7 months ago
Eric Barone, creator of Stardew Valley.
Episode 73
My guest today is the American game designer and musician Eric Barone. Born in Los Angeles, he spent his childhood in the suburbs of Seattle. In 2011…
1 year, 7 months ago
Nina Freeman, gamemaker (Cibele, Tacoma, Last Call).
Episode 72
Nina Freeman is an American independent video game writer and designer. While a student at Pace University in New York, she was drawn to the work of …
1 year, 7 months ago
Abubakar Salim, actor (Napoleon, House of the Dragon).
Episode 71
My guest today is the British actor Abubakar Salim. Born in Hertfordshire to a family of first-generation Kenyan immigrants, he joined the National Y…
1 year, 7 months ago
Chet Faliszek, gamemaker (Half-Life 2 series, Left 4 Dead series, The Anacrusis).
Episode 70
My guest today is the American writer and game designer Chet Faliszek. In the nineties he and his friend Erik Wolpaw founded the website Old Man Murr…
1 year, 7 months ago
MPC Game Club: Stephen's Sausage Roll (feat. Glenn Moore).
Friend of the podcast Glenn Moore joins Simon for a special bonus episode to discuss April's book-club-game, Stephen's Sausage Roll edition.
This prev…
1 year, 7 months ago
Veronica Roth, novelist (The Divergent Trilogy, When Among Crows).
Episode 69
My guest today is the American novelist and short story writer, Veronica Roth. Born in New York and raised in Illinois, she studied creative writing …
1 year, 8 months ago
Correspondence Special #2: The best game Keita Takahashi never made.
In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin reads out listeners' correspondence, answers questions, and offers at least one clue about …
1 year, 8 months ago
Teddy Dief, gamemaker (Hyper Light Drifter, We are OFK).
Episode 68
My guest today is the American videogame designer and writer, Teddy Dief. Born in Illinois, they graduated from Columbia University with a degree in …
1 year, 8 months ago