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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Dylan Cuthbert, President Q-Games.

Dylan Cuthbert, President Q-Games.

My guest today is an English programmer, game-maker and President of the Kyoto-based video game studio Q-Games. Born in London, he dropped out of school at the age of 17 to join Argonaut Games where, ...

10 Jul 20231h 14min

Glenn Moore, comedian.

Glenn Moore, comedian.

My guest today is an English comedian, actor and one of the most prolific joke writers in the UK. He first made a room laugh as a young child at his aunt’s wedding, when, during the ceremonial speeche...

3 Jul 20231h 18min

Marie Le Conte, political journalist.

Marie Le Conte, political journalist.

My guest today is a French Moroccan political journalist and author based in London. She grew up in Nantes on the west coast of France, then moved to the UK in 2009 to study journalism at the Universi...

26 Jun 20231h 6min

Jörg Tittel, writer & director (The Last Worker, C-Smash VRS)

Jörg Tittel, writer & director (The Last Worker, C-Smash VRS)

My guest today is a writer, producer and director of plays, films and videogames. In 1997 he left Belgium to study theatre at NYU in New York. While a student my guest began freelancing as a video gam...

19 Jun 20231h 10min

Greg Kasavin, creative director, Supergiant Games (Hades, Bastion.)

Greg Kasavin, creative director, Supergiant Games (Hades, Bastion.)

My guest today is creative director and writer of some of the most memorable and influential independent games of recent years, including Bastion, Pyre, Transistor and, most recently, the smash hit Ha...

12 Jun 20231h 16min

Tom Bissell, author & scriptwriter (Gears of War, Star Wars: Andor.)

Tom Bissell, author & scriptwriter (Gears of War, Star Wars: Andor.)

My guest today is an award-winning author, journalist and writer for film, television, and video games. After graduating from Michigan State University with a degree in English literature, he travelle...

5 Jun 20231h 19min

Sooz Kempner, comedian.

Sooz Kempner, comedian.

My guest today is Sooz Kempner, an English actress, pianist, singer and award-winning stand-up comedian. Born into a showbiz dynasty – the family dog appeared in an advertisment for Nissan, and their ...

29 Mai 20231h 2min

Kelsey Lewin, co-director Video Game History Foundation.

Kelsey Lewin, co-director Video Game History Foundation.

My guest today is Kelsey Lewin, co-director of the Video Game History Foundation, the non-profit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games.In 2017, after graduating...

22 Mai 20231h 14min

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