Masaya Matsuura, musician, gamemaker (PaRappa the Rapper).
My guest today is Masaya Matsuura, a Japanese musician and game designer widely considered to be the inventor of rhythm action video games. Born in Osaka City, music ran in the family; his father ofte...
29 Apr 20241h 19min
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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Mars 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 Mars 20241h 13min
