podcast

My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin

por Simon Parkin

Úna-Minh Kavanagh, writer, producer and Irish-language game localiser (Among Us, VVVVVV).

06/10/2026 • 01:14:14

My guest today is an Irish writer, producer, and multimedia creator whose work spans journalism, video games, language, and digital culture. Born in V...

Paolo Pedercini, founder MolleIndustria (McDonald's Videogame, The New York Times Simulator, Future? No Thanks!)

29/09/2026 • 01:21:58

Paolo Pedercini is an Italian game designer, artist, educator, and activist whose work has spent more than two decades challenging assumptions about w...

Anna Donlon, head of Valorant Studios (Valorant, League of Legends, Call of Duty: Black Ops)

22/09/2026 • 01:30:07

My guest today is an American game producer and studio leader whose career has been shaped by a deep love of competitive shooters and more than two de...

Correspondence Special #9: Which games should have been on the podcast by now (and much more)

17/09/2026 • 00:38:15

In this special correspondence edition, Simon reads out your letters and answers your questions. Is there a cut-off point for working in games journa...

Chris Cantrill, comedian, writer Saturday Night Live UK.

15/09/2026 • 01:29:12

Chris Cantrill is a British comedian, writer, and actor from West Yorkshire whose work combines rapid-fire jokes with an off-kilter view of everyday l...

Sarah Maria Griffin, poet, author (Eat the Ones You Love; Strange is the Light)

08/09/2026 • 01:25:51

My guest today is an Irish writer, poet, critic, and podcaster. Born and raised in Dublin, she began writing seriously as a teenager, studied English,...

Mike Diver, journalist, author (Aliens: The Video Games)

01/09/2026 • 01:27:01

Mike Diver is a British journalist, editor, and author whose career has moved fluidly between music criticism and video games writing, always with an ...

Soren Johnson, game designer (Civ III, Civ IV, Spore, Old World)

25/08/2026 • 01:36:24

Soren Johnson is an American programmer and game designer whose work has helped shape the modern strategy genre. After earning a master’s degree in Co...

Glen Henry, gamemaker, co-founder Jamaica Game Developer Society.

18/08/2026 • 01:15:54

My guest today is a Jamaican game developer and studio founder. Based in Kingston, he is the founder of Spritewrench Studios, a narrative-focused micr...

Amelia Tait, journalist, children's author.

11/08/2026 • 01:10:54

Amelia Tait is a British journalist and author whose work has made her one of the sharpest observers of modern life online and off. As a freelance wri...