My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
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Úna-Minh Kavanagh, writer, producer and Irish-language game localiser (Among Us, VVVVVV).
October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minMy guest today is an Irish writer, producer, and multimedia creator whose work spans journalism, video games, language, and digital culture. Born in Vietnam, she was adopted at three days old by a primary school teacher from County Kerry…
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Paolo Pedercini, founder MolleIndustria (McDonald's Videogame, The New York Times Simulator, Future? No Thanks!)
September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 22 minPaolo Pedercini is an Italian game designer, artist, educator, and activist whose work has spent more than two decades challenging assumptions about what video games are for, and what they are allowed to say. In 2003, he founded…
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Anna Donlon, head of Valorant Studios (Valorant, League of Legends, Call of Duty: Black Ops)
September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 30 minMy guest today is an American game producer and studio leader whose career has been shaped by a deep love of competitive shooters and more than two decades spent building some of the genre’s major titles. She began at Treyarch, where she…
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Correspondence Special #9: Which games should have been on the podcast by now (and much more)
September 17, 2026 · 38 minIn this special correspondence edition, Simon reads out your letters and answers your questions. Is there a cut-off point for working in games journalism? Which video game does Simon think should surely have been picked by now but hasn't?…
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Chris Cantrill, comedian, writer Saturday Night Live UK.
September 15, 2026 · 1 hr 29 minChris Cantrill is a British comedian, writer, and actor from West Yorkshire whose work combines rapid-fire jokes with an off-kilter view of everyday life. He first came to prominence as one half of the acclaimed sketch duo The Delightful…
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Sarah Maria Griffin, poet, author (Eat the Ones You Love; Strange is the Light)
September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 26 minMy guest today is an Irish writer, poet, critic, and podcaster. Born and raised in Dublin, she began writing seriously as a teenager, studied English, Media and Cultural Studies at IADT, and later completed a Master’s in Creative Writing…
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Mike Diver, journalist, author (Aliens: The Video Games)
September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 27 minMike Diver is a British journalist, editor, and author whose career has moved fluidly between music criticism and video games writing, always with an eye for subculture, history, and stories beyond the mainstream. He began at the music…
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Soren Johnson, game designer (Civ III, Civ IV, Spore, Old World)
August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 36 minSoren Johnson is an American programmer and game designer whose work has helped shape the modern strategy genre. After earning a master’s degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, he joined Firaxis Games, where he worked as both…