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Latest episodes

  • Episode 166: Colin Williamson Photography Collection of Japanese Game Culture

    October 21, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    We’re joined by Colin Williamson as we introduce his newly launched photography collection in our digital archive. Colin’s former work in games journalism while living in Japan afforded him a front row seat to the launch of the Sega…

  • Episode 165: VGHF Q3 Update

    October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

    It’s time for another quarterly update seeing as how we’re now well into October. In this episode, we share some of our latest accomplishments: hitting a milestone of over 5,000 magazines digitized, completing our donor-data cleanup, new…

  • Episode 164: National Virtual Forum for Digital Games in Libraries (DGIL)

    September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    Phil Salvador is joined by Dr. Colin Post and Marisa Marzilli from University of North Carolina at Greensboro to discuss their upcoming Digital Games in Libraries (DGIL) National Virtual Forum, a conversation for the cultural preservation…

  • Episode 163: The Complexities of EULAs

    September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    Phil Salvador interviews Amy Thomas, legal expert and author of Copyright, Contract, and Video Games: Terms of Play, about the evolving landscape of digital rights and ownership in gaming. In this episode, Amy discusses her journey from…

  • Episode 162: Roberta Vaughn’s Retro Adventures

    August 26, 2026 · 58 min

    Library Director Phil Salvador is joined by guests Heather Fryling and Daniel Greenberg to discuss Roberta Vaughn’s Retro Adventures, a nonprofit organization that creates traveling, living exhibits focused on the history of adventure…

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  • Episode 161: Blizzard Digital Vault

    August 5, 2026 · 59 min

    Our library director Phil Salvador sits down for another What’s Your Deal? episode with Blizzard’s senior digital archivist, Leah Williams, to discuss her critical work of preserving their modern video game history. In this episode: Leah’s…

  • Episode 160: Founding E3

    July 22, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

    Phil Salvador hosts a special episode of the Video Game History Hour featuring Carolyn Rauch and Doug Lowenstein to discuss the origins and evolution of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). As the former senior vice president of the…

  • Episode 159: Q1 & Q2 Update

    July 9, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    This year’s first update starts off with the huge announcement of our newest team member, Meera Swanson, as Development Director. Meera shares some of her background as well as her vision for the rest of this year as she establishes this…

  • Episode 158: What’s Your Deal, Willem Hilhorst?

    June 24, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    In this episode of the Video Game History Hour, host Phil Salvador interviews Willem Hilhorst, Media Manager for Games and Online at the Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision regarding their video game preservation efforts within the…

  • Episode 157: Our Library Practices

    June 10, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min

    Library director Phil Salvador and producer Robin Kunimune take you through the process of preserving a collection of over 10,000 digital files from our GamePro CD collection. Phil discusses how he tackles physical and philosophical…

  • Episode 156: Read Only Memo

    May 27, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

    Host Frank Cifaldi is joined this week by Wes Fenlon, author of the bi-weekly newsletter Read Only Memo, which focuses on emulation, ROM hacks, translations, and decompilations. The two discuss the niche nature of Wes’ content while he…

  • Episode 155: What’s Your Deal, Lindsey Kurano?

    May 13, 2026 · 48 min

    In this episode, Phil Salvador sits down with Lindsey Kurano, the Curator of Electronic Games at The Strong Museum of Play, to explore the intricate world of video game preservation. Lindsay shares her unconventional journey from a high…

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About the show

Industry expert Frank Cifaldi, Executive Director of the Video Game History Foundation, brings on fellow content creators, game developers, video game historians, and storytellers to teach us a little bit about video game history. Our casual, “chatting over coffee” style interviews let us see the true life of a researcher: bang-your-head-against-a-wall dead-ends, “I can’t believe no one’s told this story before” moments, the thrill of sharing incredible history with the world, and more. Pull up a chair and join us!