# My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin

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Official site: https://shows.acast.com/my-perfect-console
Author: Simon Parkin
Episodes: 198

## Resource

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.

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## Episodes
- [John Robertson, comedian, creator The Dark Room.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/john-robertson-comedian-creator-the-dark-room) — 2026-07-21T05:00:00+00:00
- [Andreas Thorstensson, former Counter-Strike champion, founder GOALS AB.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/andreas-thorstensson-former-counter-strike-champion-founder-goals-ab) — 2026-07-14T05:00:00+00:00
- [Abigoliah Schamaun, comedian.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/abigoliah-schamaun-comedian) — 2026-07-07T05:00:00+00:00
- [Luke Whittaker, gamemaker. (South of the Circle, Lumino City).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/luke-whittaker-gamemaker-south-of-the-circle-lumino-city) — 2026-06-30T05:00:00+00:00
- [Rob Dubbin, comedy writer, game designer (The Colbert Report, Scripto).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/rob-dubbin-comedy-writer-game-designer-the-colbert-report-scripto) — 2026-06-23T05:00:00+00:00
- [George Osborn, strategist, author (Power Play: Video Games, Politics, and the Battle for Global Influence.)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/george-osborn-strategist-author-power-play-video-games-politics-and-the-battle-for-global-influence) — 2026-06-16T05:00:00+00:00
- [Gabríel Ólafs, pianist, composer, founder Reykjavík Orkestra.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/gabr-el-lafs-pianist-composer-founder-reykjav-k-orkestra) — 2026-06-09T05:00:00+00:00
- [Elise Kova, romantic fantasy novelist.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/elise-kova-romantic-fantasy-novelist) — 2026-06-02T05:00:00+00:00
- [Brendan Greene, game-maker (PUBG, Prologue: Go Wayback!)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/brendan-greene-game-maker-pubg-prologue-go-wayback) — 2026-05-26T05:00:00+00:00
- [Stephen Totilo, journalist, editor.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/stephen-totilo-journalist-editor) — 2026-05-19T05:00:00+00:00
- [Jerk Gustafsson, studio director, MachineGames (Wolfenstein series; Indiana Jones and the Great Circle).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/jerk-gustafsson-studio-director-machinegames-wolfenstein-series-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle) — 2026-05-12T05:00:00+00:00
- [Chandana Ekanayake, founder Outerloop Games (Falcon Age, Thirsty Suitors, Dosa Divas).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/chandana-ekanayake-founder-outerloop-games-falcon-age-thirsty-suitors-dosa-divas) — 2026-05-05T05:00:00+00:00
- [Natasha Hodgson, writer, composer, performer, Operation Mincemeat.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/natasha-hodgson-writer-composer-performer-operation-mincemeat) — 2026-04-28T07:00:00+00:00
- [Simon Lockerby, streamer, founder Fateless Games.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/simon-lockerby-streamer-founder-fateless-games) — 2026-04-21T05:00:00+00:00
- [C. Thi. Nguyen, author, philosopher.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/c-thi-nguyen-author-philosopher) — 2026-04-14T05:00:00+00:00
- [Michael French MBE, founder, London Games Festival.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/michael-french-mbe-founder-london-games-festival) — 2026-04-07T05:00:00+00:00
- [Felicia Day, actor, screenwriter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Guild).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/felicia-day-actor-screenwriter-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-the-guild) — 2026-03-31T05:00:00+00:00
- [Evan Narcisse, writer (Rise of the Black Panther, Spider-Man, Wu-Tang: Ruse of the Deceiver) - Live @ University of Chicago](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/evan-narcisse-writer-rise-of-the-black-panther-spider-man-wu-tang-ruse-of-the-deceiver-live-university-of-chicago) — 2026-03-24T06:00:00+00:00
- [Ed Atkins, artist.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/ed-atkins-artist) — 2026-03-17T06:00:00+00:00
- [Tom Keegan, performance director (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Battlefield, Resident Evil 2 Remake).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/tom-keegan-performance-director-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-battlefield-resident-evil-2-remake) — 2026-03-10T06:00:00+00:00
- [Keza Macdonald, author, games editor The Guardian.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/keza-macdonald-author-games-editor-the-guardian) — 2026-03-03T06:00:00+00:00
- [Ed Fries, former head of Microsoft Game Studios.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/ed-fries-former-head-of-microsoft-game-studios) — 2026-02-24T06:00:00+00:00
- [Prokop Jirsa, lead designer (Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/prokop-jirsa-lead-designer-kingdom-come-deliverance-2) — 2026-02-17T06:00:00+00:00
- [Dr. Elin Festøy, creative producer (My Child Lebensborn; My Child: New Beginnings)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/dr-elin-fest-y-creative-producer-my-child-lebensborn-my-child-new-beginnings) — 2026-02-10T06:00:00+00:00
- [Jon Ingold, co-founder Inkle (80 Days, Expelled!, TR-49).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/jon-ingold-co-founder-inkle-80-days-expelled-tr-49) — 2026-02-03T06:00:00+00:00

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