Y-Button Kyle Starr

Award-winning journalist and non-fiction writer, Simon Parkin, discusses his journey into journalism, curiosity about video games, the transition from 2D to 3D gaming, and informing the broader culture about the medium.
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Simon Parkin's website (with links to his books, articles, and audio)simonparkin.com
My Perfect Consoleshows.acast.com/my-perfect-console
Pushing Buttons newsletter from The Guardiantheguardian.com/games/series/pushing-buttons
Raiden (Youtube)
DoDonPachi (Youtube)
Return of the Obra Dinnobradinn.com
Chants of Sennaarrundisc.io/chants-of-sennaar/
"The Wager" by David Granndavidgrann.com/book/the-wager/
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Social
Guest: Simon ParkinInstagram | Twitter/X
Guest Show: My Perfect ConsoleInstagram | Twitter/X
Host: Kyle StarrThreads | Instagram | Mastodon
Show: Y-ButtonThreads | Instagram | Mastodon

Chris Plante, Editor-in-chief of Polygon and co-host of The Besties podcast, chronicles his journey into games journalism, his fondness for "7/10 (rated)" video games, and what makes video games different (and the same!) as other mediums.
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Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Reviews, and MorePolygon.com
The Besties (podcast)themcelroy.family/besties
The Besties (newsletter)thebesties.substack.com
GameDiscoverCo (Simon Carless's awesome newsletter)gamediscover.co
1994 Fisher Price Magna Mover TownYoutube
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Social
Host: Kyle StarrThreads | Instagram | Mastodon
Show: Y-ButtonThreads | Instagram | Mastodon

Stephen Hilger, co-host of Into the Aether podcast, discusses the power of video games on childhood, art, and imagination.
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Into the Aetherintothecast.online
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Social
Guest: Stephen Hilger (Into the Aether)Twitter/X | Instagram
Host: Kyle StarrMastodon | Threads | Twitter/X | Instagram
Show: Y-ButtonMastodon | Twitter/X

Music industry extraordinaire and founder of Washed Up Emo, Tom Mullen, joins the show to discuss his lifelong fascination with video games, the link between music and games, staying relevant with the youths, and his love of strategy guides. Can you guess the song he brought to Guitar Hero III?
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Washed Up Emohttps://www.washedupemo.com/
Is This Band Emo?http://isthisbandemo.com/
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Music
'Liminal Fields' by Vulture Feather
https://vulturefeather.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-fields
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Social
Guest: Tom Mullen (Washed Up Emo)Twitter | Instagram
Host: Kyle StarrMastodon | Threads | Twitter | Instagram
Show: Y-ButtonMastodon | Twitter

Y-Button producer AJ Fillari doubles up as a guest to discuss their fascination with games, why video games media doesn't get old, how chip tunes change their world, and why it's important to enjoy the simple act of playing.
Podcasts
Ten Very Big Books - A Malazan Read-through Podcasthttps://www.patreon.com/tenverybigbooks
Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcasthttps://intothecast.online/
Asynchronous - A Video Game Catch-Up Showhttps://feeds.transistor.fm/asynchronous
Frog of the Weekhttps://frogpod.online/
Music
'Atebite and the Warring Nations' by Disasterpeace
https://disasterpeace.bandcamp.com/album/atebite-and-the-warring-nations
'Simulant Rain' by _amaranthinehttps://amaranthine.bandcamp.com/album/simulant-rain
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Social
Guest: AJ FillariTwitter | Mastodon
Host: Kyle StarrMastodon | Threads | Twitter | Instagram
Show: Y-ButtonMastodon | Twitter

Paul Levering and Paul Owens discuss the history of 2 Player Productions, the game development insights they learned over seven years of filming PsychOdyssey — Double Fine's 32 episode documentary of the making of Psychonauts 2 — and depths of artistry, critique, and misunderstandings of video games.
PsychOdysseyhttps://www.doublefine.com/dftv/psychodyssey
2 Player Productionshttps://www.youtube.com/user/2PlayerProductions
Behind the Scenes Making of Halo 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q69Msy8ttMTwitterhttps://twitter.com/2pproductions