# C. Thi. Nguyen, author, philosopher. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/c-thi-nguyen-author-philosopher Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/c-thi-nguyen-author-philosopher.md Podcast: [My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647) Published: 2026-04-14T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/my-perfect-console/episodes/c-thi-nguyen-author-philosopher Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63b458521043e00011114396/e/69d4e9a317813d9ba707eba8/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/episodes/c-thi-nguyen-author-philosopher Duration seconds: 5789 ## Resource C. Thi. Nguyen is an American philosopher whose work explores what games reveal about agency, and the ways in which metrics can shape our desires. After graduating from Harvard , he enrolled in a Ph.D. program at U.C.L.A. , completing his doctorate while simultaneously working as a food writer for the  L.A. Times —an early sign of a career that would resist tidy categories. Now a professor of philosophy at the University of Utah , he has become one of the leading thinkers at the intersection of games, art, and social structures. His first book, ‘ Games: Agency as Art ’, won the A merican Philosophical Association ’s 2021 Book Prize, arguing that games are a unique art form that shape who we are within their rules. His newbook, ‘ The Score ’, examines how scoring systems—from basketball to social media likes—train us in what to value, and asks how we might stop playing somebody else’s game. An increasingly influential public thinker, he brings intellectual rigor, and playful irreverence to some of the most urgent questions of our time.  Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/episodes/c-thi-nguyen-author-philosopher/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/c-thi-nguyen-author-philosopher.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.