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by Alanah Pearce

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One Year of DISPATCH! (ft. Game Director Nick Herman & Composer Andrew Arcadi)

October 27, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

This week, Alanah and Mike are joined by Nick and Andrew to discuss the one year anniversary of Dispatch. Lessons learned, the unique 'awards' positioning, post-launch success, and Adhoc Studio's recent announcements. (Note: due to an…
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October 18, 2026 · 3 min

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Our 190th Episode Celebration (in person!)

October 13, 2026 · 1 hr 29 min

After years of talking about it, Mike, Alanah, and Austin finally had Kerry Dyer (Mike's wife and also stop-motion puppet doctor) on the show to talk about bringing puppets to life! We also discuss how different mediums seem to naturally…
Tim Schafer on leaving Xbox & the future of Double Fine

September 29, 2026 · 53 min

Mike and Alanah chat with Double Fine's Tim Schafer on the indie future (and past?) of the studio since leaving Xbox, including how you can help!
An Interview with one of BIG WALK's Sound Designers!

September 4, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

This week, Mike and Alanah sat down with Em from A Shell in the Pit to talk about BIG WALK, and, ultimately, steal foley (sound design) knowledge for use in their own games. Hey, at least we admit it.

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Alanah Went to La Sagrada Familia

July 24, 2026 · 53 min

In this week's episode, the crew discusses THE DEFINITION OF ART (2026 ver), and finding inspiration in the real world rather than other media, as a result of Alanah visiting Barcelona and exploring Antoni Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia.
Mike's New Game: VAMPIRIUM 1997!

July 12, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

This week, Mike announced the latest game from Bithell Games (now a studio of three), Vampirium 1997. Alanah asks him about it!
186. Austin's Take on Early Access Games

June 19, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

This week, we talk a bit about composing for early access, and how much scores (and VFX) influence films.
Clavicular, Human Nature, and 007: First Light

May 29, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

This week, Mike, Austin, and Alanah mostly talk about human nature. No, really. The new James Bond game is also spoken about for about 10 minutes at the end.
Bithell Games Presents: AMBERSPIRE

May 13, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

Alanah and Mike chat to game director Nic Tringali about science-fantasy city-builder "Amberspire".
Surviving in Freelance Game Dev

April 24, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

Mike and Alanah chat about the pit-falls of working for yourself, and how to manage your time as a freelance (or self-funded indie) game developer.
Finally Talking About Xbox & Asha Sharma

April 24, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

SORRY AUDIO LISTENERS: podcast services briefly put a hold on our uploads, so you'll get a few in a row as we catch up! This episode features Austin, Mike, and Alanah talking about the changes at Xbox, among other things.

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About the show

Join Alanah Pearce (game writer), Mike Bithell (game director), and Austin Wintory (game composer) as they talk about all the games, movies, TV and 'whatever else' that took their interest that week, from three unique perspectives in the games industry.