{"podcast":{"title":"The Stage Select","slug":"the-stage-select-6734730","podcast_index_feed_id":6734730,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-stage-select/","website_url":"https://the-stage-select.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/623aea51-9a8d-44a6-8b6d-eade8f27301b/New-Square.png","author":"Space Monkey Mafia Productions","episode_count":129,"summary":"Welcome to The Stage Select: a video game variety show hosted by Julian Titus and Justin Hamm! We guarantee that we'll talk about video games. Beyond that, you never know what (or who!) to expect each week.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T22:21:43.045322+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 086: The Year in Review 2025","slug":"episode-086-the-year-in-review-2025","published_at":"2025-12-31T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730/episode-086-the-year-in-review-2025","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730","url":"https://the-stage-select.captivate.fm/episode/episode-086-the-year-in-review-2025","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/69207eff-40fa-46db-b8ea-729bc84d2214.mp3","summary":"And that’s a wrap, folks! Well, after this season finale it is. Listen to us talk about the year in gaming that was 2025, a look towards next gen (whether we want it or not), and get into the nitty gritty about the state of the podcast. We’re off for six weeks but don’t fret; episodes will be releasing every week that we’re gone. See you in 2026, a totally real year that’s about to happen! 00:00 Recording the end of season stuff is wild 03:51 Xbox making every wrong move imaginable in 2025 35:35 Another phenomenal year if you play video games, another terrible year if you make or cover them 53:17 Combating the doomsaying in video games 01:17:35 AI is EVERYWHERE now, and we hate it 01:41:44 Looking towards next gen: what we want vs what we expect 02:07:41 The state of The Stage Select Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com Logo and artwork by John Gholson Announcer: John Gholson Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com Copyright 2024 Space Monkey Mafia Productions","meta_description":"And that’s a wrap, folks! Well, after this season finale it is. Listen to us talk about the year in gaming that was 2025, a look towards next gen (whether…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9843,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stage-select-6734730/episodes/episode-086-the-year-in-review-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730/episode-086-the-year-in-review-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}