Charlie Rosen, bandleader, The 8-bit Big Band.

Charlie Rosen, bandleader, The 8-bit Big Band.

Charlie Rosen is a Grammy award-winning musician, composer, and arranger whose work sits at the intersection of jazz, pop, and video game nostalgia. As the founder and leader of The 8-bit Big Band, a 35-piece jazz-pops orchestra, he had transformed classic video game soundtracks into virtuosic symphonic showstoppers.


Under his direction, the ensemble has reimagined themes from Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and Sonic the Hedgehog, with flair—earning critical acclaim, viral attention, and a devoted global audience. The band’s latest album, Orchestrator Emulator, was named Jazz Album of the Week by The Sunday Times and continues my guest’s mission to build what he calls “The Great Video Game Songbook.”

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Console of the Year Award (2023)

Console of the Year Award (2023)

A special episode announcing the winner of the My Perfect Console of the Year (2023) Tournament.It's time. Fifty-two consoles have now been whittled down to two final machines. It's an all-North Ameri...

25 Des 202329min

Nolan Bushnell, co-founder Atari.

Nolan Bushnell, co-founder Atari.

My guest today is an American scientist, entrepreneur, and a founding father of the video game industry. Born in 1943, he grew up in Utah, in a Mormon family, before leaving to study engineering and b...

19 Des 20231h 13min

Josh Scherr, narrative director (co-writer Uncharted 4, The Last of Us Part II).

Josh Scherr, narrative director (co-writer Uncharted 4, The Last of Us Part II).

My guest today is an American writer and narrative designer for video games. After graduating from the USC School of Cinematic Arts with an MFA in Animation, he worked as an animator in Hollywood, con...

12 Des 20231h 21min

Iain Stirling, comedian, voice of Love Island.

Iain Stirling, comedian, voice of Love Island.

My guest today is a Scottish comedian, writer, television presenter, narrator, and Twitch streamer. It was during his final year studying law at the University of Edinburgh, the city in which he grew ...

4 Des 20231h 13min

Mike Rose, indie game publisher (No More Robots).

Mike Rose, indie game publisher (No More Robots).

My guest today is founder and director of the independent game publisher No More Robots. After graduating from the University of Manchester with a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics, he became...

27 Nov 20231h 20min

Jason Schreier, investigative journalist, Bloomberg.

Jason Schreier, investigative journalist, Bloomberg.

My guest today is a New York Times-bestselling author and journalist. After graduating from NYU with a degree in writing, he worked as a freelance journalist covering video games for Wired magazine, J...

20 Nov 20231h 20min

Bryan Lee O'Malley, graphic novelist (Scott Pilgrim).

Bryan Lee O'Malley, graphic novelist (Scott Pilgrim).

My guest today is a Canadian cartoonist and creator of one of the best-loved graphic novels of the 2000s. Born in London, Canada, he joined the Film Studies programme at the University of Western Onta...

13 Nov 20231h 10min

Naomi Alderman, novelist (The Power, The Future).

Naomi Alderman, novelist (The Power, The Future).

My guest today is an award-winning novelist, journalist, writer of games, and presenter of radio programmes. She grew up in London, studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, the...

6 Nov 20231h 16min

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