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My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Simon Parkin

In My Perfect Console, Simon Parkin, award-winning writer for the New Yorker and The Observer newspaper's video game critic invites a well-known... more

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Episodes

Rhianna Pratchett, writer for games (Heavenly Sword, Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider).

My guest today is an English writer for video games, TV, film, comics, and books. Born into a literary household... more

23 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 18 minutes
Richard Sparks, librettist, writer (L.A. Opera, Not the Nine O'Clock News).

My guest today is the British scriptwriter and librettist for opera, Richard Sparks. In 1978 he wrote a sketch for... more

16 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 11 minutes
Kelsey Beachum, narrative designer (Outer Wilds).

My guest today is the American game writer and narrative designer Kelsey Beachum. After graduating from Michigan State University, she worked... more

09 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
Mike Drucker, comedy writer, the Tonight Show.

My guest today is Mike Drucker, an American comedy writer and producer. After graduating with a master’s degree in literature... more

01 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Michael Sherman, director of e-sports, Riot Games.

My guest today is Michael Sherman, director of esports for Riot Games. While attending the University of Texas at Dallas... more

25 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 14 minutes
Correspondence Special #3: What was the best year for video games?

In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin reads out listeners' correspondence, answers questions, and offers at least one clue... more

20 Jun 2024 · 34 minutes
Eric Barone, creator of Stardew Valley.

My guest today is the American game designer and musician Eric Barone. Born in Los Angeles, he spent his childhood... more

17 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 15 minutes
Nina Freeman, gamemaker (Cibele, Tacoma, Last Call).

Nina Freeman is an American independent video game writer and designer. While a student at Pace University in New York, she was... more

10 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Abubakar Salim, actor (Napoleon, House of the Dragon).

My guest today is the British actor Abubakar Salim. Born in Hertfordshire to a family of first-generation Kenyan immigrants, he... more

04 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 13 minutes
Chet Faliszek, gamemaker (Half-Life 2 series, Left 4 Dead series, The Anacrusis).

My guest today is the American writer and game designer Chet Faliszek. In the nineties he and his friend Erik... more

28 May 2024 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
Rhianna Pratchett, writer for games (Heavenly Sword, Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider).
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
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