Podcast

My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin

Author: Simon Parkin
Feed episode count: 198
Official site: https://shows.acast.com/my-perfect-console
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Summary

In My Perfect Console , Simon Parkin, award-winning author video game critic for The Observer invites well-known guests from the worlds of gaming, film and television, music, comedy and more to pick the five video games they would like to immortalise on a fictional games machine. They discuss those five games in chronological order of release, interspersed with biographical chat about the guest’s life and career –– a lens that often leads to new and unexpected insights. "Thoroughly modern and ahead of its time...a gift." - NEW YORK'S VULTURE "Charming, insightful." -- THE GUARDIAN TIME OUT'S 50 Best Podcasts VULTURE's Best Podcast of the Year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

John Robertson, comedian, creator The Dark Room.

Duration seconds: 5767
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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

Andreas Thorstensson, former Counter-Strike champion, founder GOALS AB.

Duration seconds: 4798
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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

Abigoliah Schamaun, comedian.

Duration seconds: 5056
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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

Luke Whittaker, gamemaker. (South of the Circle, Lumino City).

Duration seconds: 5465
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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

Rob Dubbin, comedy writer, game designer (The Colbert Report, Scripto).

Duration seconds: 6833
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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

George Osborn, strategist, author (Power Play: Video Games, Politics, and the Battle for Global Influence.)

Duration seconds: 5393
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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

Gabríel Ólafs, pianist, composer, founder Reykjavík Orkestra.

Duration seconds: 4977
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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Elise Kova, romantic fantasy novelist.

Duration seconds: 5508
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May 26, 2026 · not_requested

Brendan Greene, game-maker (PUBG, Prologue: Go Wayback!)

Duration seconds: 5010
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May 19, 2026 · not_requested

Stephen Totilo, journalist, editor.

Duration seconds: 6018
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May 12, 2026 · not_requested

Jerk Gustafsson, studio director, MachineGames (Wolfenstein series; Indiana Jones and the Great Circle).

Duration seconds: 5245
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May 5, 2026 · not_requested

Chandana Ekanayake, founder Outerloop Games (Falcon Age, Thirsty Suitors, Dosa Divas).

Duration seconds: 5200
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Apr 28, 2026 · not_requested

Natasha Hodgson, writer, composer, performer, Operation Mincemeat.

Duration seconds: 6163
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Apr 21, 2026 · not_requested

Simon Lockerby, streamer, founder Fateless Games.

Duration seconds: 4897
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Apr 14, 2026 · not_requested

C. Thi. Nguyen, author, philosopher.

Duration seconds: 5789
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Apr 7, 2026 · not_requested

Michael French MBE, founder, London Games Festival.

Duration seconds: 5189
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Mar 31, 2026 · not_requested

Felicia Day, actor, screenwriter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Guild).

Duration seconds: 5228
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Mar 24, 2026 · not_requested

Evan Narcisse, writer (Rise of the Black Panther, Spider-Man, Wu-Tang: Ruse of the Deceiver) - Live @ University of Chicago

Duration seconds: 5967
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Mar 17, 2026 · not_requested

Ed Atkins, artist.

Duration seconds: 5088
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Mar 10, 2026 · not_requested

Tom Keegan, performance director (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Battlefield, Resident Evil 2 Remake).

Duration seconds: 5093
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Mar 3, 2026 · not_requested

Keza Macdonald, author, games editor The Guardian.

Duration seconds: 5880
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Feb 24, 2026 · not_requested

Ed Fries, former head of Microsoft Game Studios.

Duration seconds: 6019
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Feb 17, 2026 · not_requested

Prokop Jirsa, lead designer (Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2).

Duration seconds: 5003
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Feb 10, 2026 · not_requested

Dr. Elin Festøy, creative producer (My Child Lebensborn; My Child: New Beginnings)

Duration seconds: 4446
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Feb 3, 2026 · not_requested

Jon Ingold, co-founder Inkle (80 Days, Expelled!, TR-49).

Duration seconds: 5543
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