191. One Year of DISPATCH! (ft. Game Director Nick Herman & Composer Andrew Arcadi)
This week, Alanah and Mike are joined by Nick and Andrew to discuss the one year anniversary of Dispatch. Lessons learned, the unique 'award...
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190. Our 190th Episode Celebration (in person!)
After years of talking about it, Mike, Alanah, and Austin finally had Kerry Dyer (Mike's wife and also stop-motion puppet doctor) on the sho...
189. Tim Schafer on leaving Xbox & the future of Double Fine
Mike and Alanah chat with Double Fine's Tim Schafer on the indie future (and past?) of the studio since leaving Xbox, including how you can...
188. An Interview with one of BIG WALK's Sound Designers!
This week, Mike and Alanah sat down with Em from A Shell in the Pit to talk about BIG WALK, and, ultimately, steal foley (sound design) know...
187. Alanah Went to La Sagrada Familia
In this week's episode, the crew discusses THE DEFINITION OF ART (2026 ver), and finding inspiration in the real world rather than other med...
186. Mike's New Game: VAMPIRIUM 1997!
This week, Mike announced the latest game from Bithell Games (now a studio of three), Vampirium 1997. Alanah asks him about it!
186. Austin's Take on Early Access Games
This week, we talk a bit about composing for early access, and how much scores (and VFX) influence films.
184. Clavicular, Human Nature, and 007: First Light
This week, Mike, Austin, and Alanah mostly talk about human nature. No, really. The new James Bond game is also spoken about for about 10 mi...
183. Bithell Games Presents: AMBERSPIRE
Alanah and Mike chat to game director Nic Tringali about science-fantasy city-builder "Amberspire".
182. Surviving in Freelance Game Dev
Mike and Alanah chat about the pit-falls of working for yourself, and how to manage your time as a freelance (or self-funded indie) game dev...
181. Finally Talking About Xbox & Asha Sharma
SORRY AUDIO LISTENERS: podcast services briefly put a hold on our uploads, so you'll get a few in a row as we catch up! This episode feature...
180. We're Scared of Early Access
This week, Mike and Alanah discuss Bithell games, whether Mike is a Golden Retriever Boyfriend, the new era of the cosplay community, collab...
179. This Episode is About Sex (in Video Games)
Alanah, Mike, and Austin discuss sex (or the lack thereof) in video games, and how video game writing and film/TV do and do not compare. Als...
178. Where are Video Games Headed in 2026?
Apologies for the late upload! On this episode, Mike & Austin chat about the success of Dispatch, changes to video game dev structures, and...
177. Dispatch Writer Pierre Shorette Talks CHOICES!
This week, Austin, Mike, and Alanah are joined by Adhoc Studios' Pierre Shorette to talk about Dispatch - the latest narrative driven game m...
176. How to Market an Indie Game (& Undertale's Terrible Code)
Alanah and Mike discuss indie game marketing, and the fact that getting past being worried about something sucking is the best way to start....
175. Hollow Knight: Silksong's Difficulty, and Alanah's ChatGPT Video
This week, Alanah, Mike, and Austin chat about Hollow Knight: Silksong (yes, it's hard) and how media seems to prefer difficult games, Alana...
174. Wave Tech in Sword of the Sea!
This week, we sat down to chat with Matt Nava from Giant Squid, all about the studio's latest game - Sword of the Sea.
173. IP Rights & Stop Killing Games
Austin, Mike, and Alanah chat about IP Rights and our (very early, uniformed lol) thoughts on the "Stop Killing Games" petition.