Shows
The (Personal) History of Games20 - Dawn plays Tiger Woods PGA TourTo close out Season 2, I was so pleased to speak with my Aunt Dawn about her time reconnecting with family playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour for the Wii. This is some of the most personal history of games to me, so I hope you like it too because it was really a joy to hear these first hand stories of coming together.
2021-03-0127 min
The (Personal) History of Games19 - Pat Baer plays DDRComedian, streamer, and pal of mine, Pat Baer joins me to chat impressing cousins, importing games, and booking shows while we play DDR songs in Stepmania. (So if you hear any stomping, that's me playing DDR for an hour while interviewing a guest!)
2021-02-2240 min
Rad or SadEp. 61 - Canadian Children's PSAs (ft. Robyn and Eric Kanius)Zach and Lexi get some international radness and sadness from two new friends! Robyn and Eric Kanius, two Canadian podcasters and the hosts of Do We Like?, bring us some of the impactful PSAs that graced their childhood televisions.Check out Beaned Media and all their podcasts: beanedmedia.comEpisode thread: https://www.radorsadpodcast.com/episode-threads/ep-61-canadian-childrens-psas
2021-02-2254 min
The (Personal) History of Games18 - Samit Sarkar plays NHL 95This week Samit Sarkar, front page editor of Polygon and all-round sports fanatic, joins me to play some classic NHL 95 while we talk getting the most of out a game, luck and happenstance, and unions (spoiler: They're great!).
2021-02-1545 min
The (Personal) History of Games17 - Gino Grieco plays Final Fantasy IXWe're joined by my good friend Gino Grieco this week to get deep into Final Fantasy storylines while reminiscing about bad parties, apple picking, and debate clubs.
2021-02-0846 min
The (Personal) History of Games16 - Ty Galiz-Rowe plays Kingdom Hearts 2We got an EIC in the house this week with Ty Galiz-Rowe from Uppercut Crit bringing all the Kingdom Hearts knowledge to blast my brain into smithereens from Goofy's death (and quick revival) to blowing up eels and so much more.
2021-02-0137 min
The (Personal) History of Games15 - Luiza Tanaka plays World of WarcraftThis week Luiza Tanaka puts a pause on creating mind-blowing environments for Singularity 6 and joins me to play World of Warcraft while we talk long-distance friends, languages, and believing in yourself.
2021-01-2550 min
TMI DailyWhat A Day! The Glorious Start Of A More Boring UnionTonight, we do a wrap-up of today's inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, including playing clips from the ceremony. Then we are joined by Eric Kanius and Robyn Lanz, the hosts of a podcast called Do We Like, in which they take everyday controversies like whether or not to wear underwear and they debate it. After talking about their podcast, we debate a topic with them judging us. We closed the show asking the question; after 4 years of the punchline Presidency, how will comedians parody the Biden administration.
2021-01-211h 06
The (Personal) History of Games14 - Aerial_Knight plays Pokémon GoldIndie dev Aerial_Knight joins me this week to play a little Pokémon Gold for the GameBoy Colour while we chat Rugrats, sneaky gaming, and making opportunities for yourself.
2021-01-1842 min
The (Personal) History of Games13 - Ben Wilson plays Micro Machines V3Season 2 is here and the guests are poppin'! This week I'm joined by Ben Wilson. Creative producer at Die Guten Fabrik, Ben shares some time with me to play Micro Machines V3 for the PS1 while we chat brother hijinks, half-lives and conkers.
2021-01-1144 min
The (Personal) History of Games12 - Eric plays Grand Theft Auto 2A change of pace this week, Robyn guest hosts to interview me, Eric! I wanted to share some of my personal history of games so you can know me better as we travel through the personal history books together.
2020-12-2138 min
The (Personal) History of Games11 - Robyn plays Pokémon SnapI liked this week’s guest so much, I married her! That’s right, we’re joined by fellow podcast producer/host Robyn to play Pokémon Snap and chat about lifelong friends, DDR, and working at arcades.
2020-12-1436 min
The (Personal) History of Games10 - Melissa Coleman plays Animal CrossingThis week Melissa Coleman, character artist at Insomniac Games, joins me to talk Costco rotisserie chickens, being an indoor kid, and the nightmare that is Kingdom Hearts while we play Animal Crossing for the GameCube.
2020-12-0744 min
The (Personal) History of Games09 - Gabby plays Crash Bandicoot WarpedThis week I'm joined by actor/friend of the show Gabby play Crash Bandicoot Warped while talking about family gaming, learning English & cheat code books.
2020-11-3024 min
The (Personal) History of Games08 - Tom Francis plays MorrowindMy final guest from PAX West 2019, developer, writer, and programmer Tom Francis joins me to play Morrowind while we talk reptiles, game design, and working publicly.
2020-11-2329 min
The (Personal) History of Games07 - Sarah Elmaleh plays Full ThrottleAt PAX West 2019 I sat down with voice actor extraordinaire Sarah Elmaleh to play Full Throttle while discussing acting, New York City, and making a career for yourself.
2020-11-1628 min
The (Personal) History of Games06 - Jordan plays 1080 SnowboardingThis week my best friend Jordan and I play 1080 Snowboarding for the N64 and talk about big dad moves, sibling gaming, and dropped sheet-cakes.
2020-11-0947 min
The (Personal) History of Games05 - Kate Welch plays Sam & MaxBack again from PAX West 2019, Secret Door’s Kate Welch stops by to point, click, talk sandboxes, Lord of the Rings, and more!
2020-11-0238 min
The (Personal) History of Games04 - Shareef Jackson plays CombatThis week gaming professor/STEM diversity advocate Shareef Jackson and I play Combat for Atari 2600 while we talk about arcades, teaching what you see, & how many bounces is too many.
2020-10-2634 min
The (Personal) History of Games03 - Kate Stark plays Final Fantasy VIIIn this episode streamer/co-host of Talk Guys Kate Stark and I sit down to play Final Fantasy VII while talking about supportive parents, positive communities, & 90 Day Fiancé.
2020-10-1924 min
The (Personal) History of Games02 - Amy plays Super Mario Land 2This episode I’m joined by actor and friend of the show Amy (@ChickpeaPlays)! She was kind enough to share Mario Land 2 for the GameBoy with us as we talked about private gaming, public gaming, and logophobia.
2020-10-1233 min
The (Personal) History of Games01 - Danny O'Dwyer Plays Fifa 19For our premiere episode we go to the Premier League with founder of NoClip Danny O’Dwyer (@dannyodwyer)! I was lucky enough to sit down with Danny during PAX West 2019 to talk family competition, video production, and babies while we duke it out in Fifa ‘19.
2020-10-1232 min
The (Personal) History of GamesTrailer for The (Personal) History of GamesHere is a preview trailer for our brand new video game/interview podcast launching October 12th! The (Personal) History of Games is here to bring you stories from various people from all walks of life as we gather their personal stories and share them with you.
2020-10-0501 min