{"podcast":{"title":"My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin","slug":"my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647","podcast_index_feed_id":5970647,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/63b458521043e00011114396","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/my-perfect-console","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/63b458521043e00011114396/1777821946817-906809b2-9c93-4b1c-b277-18517c7c67e0.jpeg","author":"Simon Parkin","episode_count":198,"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:20:51.393497+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647"},"episode":{"title":"Evan Narcisse, writer (Rise of the Black Panther, Spider-Man, Wu-Tang: Ruse of the Deceiver) - Live @ University of Chicago","slug":"evan-narcisse-writer-rise-of-the-black-panther-spider-man-wu-tang-ruse-of-the-deceiver-live-university-of-chicago","published_at":"2026-03-24T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647","url":"https://shows.acast.com/my-perfect-console/episodes/evan-narcisse-writer-rise-of-the-black-panther-spider-man-wu","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63b458521043e00011114396/e/69bd201662f6c66afe99bbf9/media.mp3","summary":"Evan Narcisse is an American writer, journalist, and narrative designer whose work spans comics, criticism, and video games. After graduating from New York University , he began his career as a culture and technology journalist, writing for outlets including  Time ,  Kotaku , and  The Atlantic , where he explored the intersection of race, identity, and storytelling in popular media.  He left journalism to become a writer for Marvel Comics, and there helped redefine a cultural icon with  Rise of the Black Panther . As a narrative designer he has contributed to several major video game projects, including  Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales ,  Redfall , and  Black Panther . Now, as a senior writer for Brass Lion Entertainment , he’s working on a new action title from the Wu-Tang Clan . Across mediums, his work combines sharp insight with deep empathy, expanding how, and for whom, stories are told. Recorded live at the University of Chicago.   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.","meta_description":"Evan Narcisse is an American writer, journalist, and narrative designer whose work spans comics, criticism, and video games. After graduating fr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5967,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-perfect-console-with-simon-parkin-5970647/episodes/evan-narcisse-writer-rise-of-the-black-panther-spider-man-wu-tang-ruse-of-the-deceiver-live-university-of-chicago/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}