{"podcast":{"title":"The VGBees Podcast","slug":"the-vgbees-podcast-6924874","podcast_index_feed_id":6924874,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-vgbees-podcast/","website_url":"https://vgbees.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3320d25d-ee27-4d43-b975-63d6a9712289/IOANjiIWTI06F0gdiYDoBImA.jpg","author":"VGBees","episode_count":120,"summary":"Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohost Niki Grayson and illustrious guests adjacent to video games and culture for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about an art form that is both uniting and dividing us. Every week, The VGBees Podcast will explore trends and touchpoints you need to know in order to have the most well-rounded idea of what's going on in games. Explore vgbees.com after each episode for notes on each episode as well as written pieces by our collaborators and guests. We all have to work together to build a brighter future for games, so Join The Honey Hive today!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:01.795928+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874"},"episode":{"title":"The Assassination of Piglet by the Coward Buzz Lightyear","slug":"the-assassination-of-piglet-by-the-coward-buzz-lightyear","published_at":"2026-04-12T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874/the-assassination-of-piglet-by-the-coward-buzz-lightyear","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874","url":"https://vgbees.com/captivate-podcast/the-assassination-of-piglet-by-the-coward-buzz-lightyear","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1e245193-498f-4b9d-9256-c53a81d5d925.mp3","summary":"Support us by joining The Hive! This week, Lotus repaired the toilets aboard the Artemis II on its way safely (!!!!) back to Earth. Niki and John were grounded, however, and came together to discuss the biggest games news of the week. Here's the run of show: Is Sid Meier the Ken Burns of video games? The Pacers Couple is fine and good Epic is in deep with Disney and making an extraction shooter Pete Hines has choice words for Microsoft State of Decay 3 didn't really exist when they released the reveal trailer Glen Israel apocalyptically posts about Microsoft on LinkedIn Doki Doki Literature Club removed from Google Play Store Prove You're Human is the next game from the 1000xResist devs Yoshihisa Kishimoto passes away at the age of 64 Marvel Rivals will apparently evolve from 6V6 PVP Gunzilla, the new owner of Game Informer , accused not paying games salaries and contracts for months Slay the Spire 2 took a while to beat, but it's been a blast Niki's upcoming appearances on Astrogoblin We answer your burning Hive Questions , like \"what's a food that's better left out a while?\" Thanks so much for listening! Leave us a review and we'll read it on the show! Note: we discuss three Microsoft stories this week. Microsoft continues to be a complicit player in the genocide happening in Gaza. Go to nogamesforgenocide.com to learn more about the BDS boycott and to make your own pledge.","meta_description":"Support us by joining The Hive! This week, Lotus repaired the toilets aboard the Artemis II on its way safely (!!!!) back to Earth. Niki and John were gro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9613,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874/episodes/the-assassination-of-piglet-by-the-coward-buzz-lightyear/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874/the-assassination-of-piglet-by-the-coward-buzz-lightyear.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}