Sarah Keyworth, comedian.
My guest today is the English stand-up comedian Sarah Keyworth. Born in Nottingham in 1993 they studied drama at De Montfort University, where they became an active member of the university's comedy c...
22 Huhti 20241h 18min
John Johanas, creative director Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush).
My guest today is John Johanas, creative director at the Tokyo-based studio Tango Gameworks. Born on Long Island, New York, he played in a Radiohead covers band while in High School. After graduating ...
15 Huhti 20241h 26min
Siobhan Reddy, co-deputy chair, BAFTA.
My guest today is Siobhan Reddy, a video game executive and the co-deputy chair of BAFTA. Born in South African to Irish and Australian parents, at the age of four she moved to Campbelltown, New South...
8 Huhti 20241h 13min
Correspondence Special #1: Revisiting Jack Thompson.
In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin explores feedback from the recent episode with Jack Thompson, reads out listeners' correspondence, answers questions, and offers at least one ...
4 Huhti 202438min
Wes Fenlon, senior editor, PC Gamer.
My guest today is Wes Fenlon, a San Francisco-based writer and senior editor at the video game publication PC Gamer. Having graduated from The University of Georgia with a degree in journalism and mag...
1 Huhti 20241h 22min
Jack Thompson, Former lawyer, "anti-video-game activist."
My guest today is former lawyer who gained recognition in the late nineties and early 2000s as an "anti-video game activist", criticizing the content of violent video games and their alleged effects o...
25 Maalis 20241h 15min
Abhi Swaminathan, gamemaker (Venba).
My guest today is a game developer and founder of Visai Games. At the age of twelve he moved to Canada from Southern India, then, hoping to enter the games industry, studied Computer Science at the Un...
18 Maalis 20241h 13min
Val McDermid, crime writer, Booker Prize judge.
My guest today is a Scottish crime writer. Born into a working-class family in Fife, she studied English at St Hilda’s College Oxford, where she was the first student to be admitted from a Scottish st...
11 Maalis 20241h 7min
