# Games That Push Back with Bennett Foddy

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/software-engineering-daily/games-that-push-back-with-bennett-foddy
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/software-engineering-daily/games-that-push-back-with-bennett-foddy.md
Podcast: [Software Engineering Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/software-engineering-daily)
Published: 2026-03-24T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2026/03/24/games-that-push-back-with-bennett-foddy/
Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/SED1900397380.mp3?updated=1773967270
Processing state: failed
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/software-engineering-daily/episodes/games-that-push-back-with-bennett-foddy
Duration seconds: 4113

## Resource

Bennett Foddy is a legendary game designer known for creating wholly distinctive games such as QWOP, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, and the recently released Baby Steps. He’s also a former professor at the NYU Game Center, where he taught game design alongside developing his own experimental work. In this episode, Bennett joins Joe Nash to discuss his systems-driven approach to game design, why frustration and difficulty are often misunderstood, how streaming and speedrunning have reshaped how games are played and experienced, and what makes his games stand out. Joe Nash is a developer, educator, and award-winning community builder, who has worked at companies including GitHub, Twilio, Unity, and PayPal. Joe got his start in software development by creating mods and running servers for Garry’s Mod, and game development remains his favorite way to experience and explore new technologies and concepts. Please click here to see the transcript of this episode. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/software-engineering-daily/episodes/games-that-push-back-with-bennett-foddy/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/software-engineering-daily/games-that-push-back-with-bennett-foddy.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.