Latest Alanahpearce Podcast Episodes
126. The Menu (again), Fine Dining, and The Last of Us Ep. 2
Play, Watch, Listen - January 30, 2023 05:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah and Mike discuss The Menu, then Troy joins and the group talks about the fine dining experience and food as 'art'. Then, of course, we step into talking about The Last of Us episode 2.
125. Programming, The Menu (a little), & The Last of Us ep. 1
Play, Watch, Listen - January 25, 2023 06:47 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah asks Mike an impossible question about programming, we talk a tiny bit about The Menu, and then jump into our reactions of HBO's The Last of Us episode 1.
124. The Last of Us TV Show Premiere, Reviews, and Games as Movies
Play, Watch, Listen - January 14, 2023 09:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, AUSTIN IS LATE! But Troy, Mike, and Alanah are there from the start to chat about The Last of Us TV show, plus successful game-to-movie adaptations.
123. AI Art (Again) & The Last of US TV Show
Play, Watch, Listen - December 18, 2022 11:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah and Mike discuss AI art and it's inevitability, and then are joined by Austin and Troy who close out with a discussion on The Last of Us TV show.
122. Game Awards & The Mick Gordon Doom Eternal Situation
Play, Watch, Listen - December 10, 2022 00:18 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah and Mike chat about The Game Awards, which I cut short for the public version just because it was definitely a conversation we've had numerous times. Then, Austin joins and we get to chatting about the latest update regarding Mick Gordon and Doom Eternal's music.
121. Why You Can't Pause/Rewind Video Game Cutscenes
Play, Watch, Listen - December 05, 2022 11:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Mike and Alanah chat about Immortality, their picks for 2022's game of the year, and then get into details regarding why some oft requested features can't make it into published video games.
120. This is an Episode of This Show
Play, Watch, Listen - November 26, 2022 00:04 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsYou'll see.
119. God of War Ragnarok Review Scores
Play, Watch, Listen - November 08, 2022 10:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah reacts live to seeing the God of War Ragnarok metacritic score, and Austin joins to chat about review embargoes, scores, and Bear McReary.
118. Halloween Special ft. Andor
Play, Watch, Listen - October 29, 2022 03:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsHAPPY HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE! This week, Alanah, Austin, Mike, and Troy discuss Andor, what TV shows to watch, and eventually... ghosts. Spooky.
117. A Mike and Austin Special
Play, Watch, Listen - October 08, 2022 22:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsI'm pretty sure this is the first Mike and Austin exclusive episode, but I'll be honest, I don't remember. We've been doing this show since 2019. There are 117 episodes. I won't be held accountable for not remembering if there has been a prior Mike and Austin exclusive episode. Call the cops. I ...
116. Austin Scored Thai Cave Rescue
Play, Watch, Listen - October 01, 2022 01:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, we chat about South Park, and then Austin talks about his experience in scoring the new Netflix show, Thai Cave Rescue.
115. Wishlist Tron: Identity from Bithell Games
Play, Watch, Listen - September 17, 2022 05:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, we get to publicly ask Mike about something we've been privately asking him about for FOREVER! Also, it wouldn't be an episode of Play, Watch, Listen without a philosophical discussion, so: can AI create art?
114. Three Men Talking About Nothing
Play, Watch, Listen - September 03, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsFor this week's episode, I did my best to scrub through and find a topic of any kind but I am not convinced one exists. Here's Austin, Troy, and Mike talking about nothing.
113. Pentiment's Text and Accessibility, plus GamesCom News
Play, Watch, Listen - August 28, 2022 08:25 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah found out some more details about Obsidian's Pentiment, plus we talk about GamesCom News and House of Dragons.
112. Batgirl's Cancellation Happens in Games, too
Play, Watch, Listen - August 28, 2022 08:18 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis episode got caught in a processing error loop, so apologies for the delay! We chat about Batgirl's cancellation and what's happening at HBO, plus the reality of late-stage cancellations in game development.
We Ranked American Sit-Down Restaurants For First Dates
Red Lips, Orange Car - August 17, 2022 09:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 218 ratingsIn this month's episode, Alanah, Charlotte, and Fiona rank American chain, sit-down restaurants for FIRST DATE QUALITY, but also fall in love with someone named Julia along the way.
111. Let's talk about Prey
Play, Watch, Listen - August 13, 2022 08:10 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, Alanah and Mike talk about the new Predator movie: Prey! And then briefly about a new Forspoken trailer, but mostly about Prey.
110. The Offer, and Knowing if your Work is Good
Play, Watch, Listen - August 08, 2022 07:16 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, we talk about Troy lying about riding a horse, the TV show The Offer (for some reason?), and if any of us have ever known ahead of release if what we're working on is "good".
My Ex Stole my Halo Reach while I was Asleep
Red Lips, Orange Car - July 19, 2022 07:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 218 ratingsThis month, we're joined by Ify Nwawide! We talk about "shooting up the club", stealing stuff from your ex, if anyone is bold enough to name someone they're cheating on you with "boo" in their phone, and games we used to roleplay on as kids.
109. The Boys Season 3!
Play, Watch, Listen - July 15, 2022 19:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, we are excited to GET TO MAKIN' MORE CREATIVE STUFF WITH PATREON! Plus, we stay shockingly on topic with discussions on The Boys season 3, completely spoiler-free.
108. God of War Ragnarok Got a Release Date
Play, Watch, Listen - July 10, 2022 06:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, we spoke about fake leakers, swatting, and video game writing that feels like pandering.
107. BioShock Infinite, Floppy Disks, and Actors
Play, Watch, Listen - July 06, 2022 09:59 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, the whole squad is here to discuss good vs bad game design, floppy disks, games being saved on cartridges, and actors.
106. TMNT: Shredder's Revenge and the cost of Pixel Art
Play, Watch, Listen - June 26, 2022 05:34 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsAlso, cows and fireflies, or something.
105. Fort Solis, Summer Game Fest, and Alanah's Directing Debut
Play, Watch, Listen - June 18, 2022 04:53 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis was a difficult episode to title because we spoke about 1,000 different things, so note that the title was an attempt but is not really a large focus of the episode. SORRY. I'M BAD AT PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
104. Troy on Love, Death + Robots
Play, Watch, Listen - June 14, 2022 08:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, we largely talk about the episode of Love, Death + Robots that Troy is in, called Bad Travelling.
103. Black Mirror, Batman, and Obi-Wan
Play, Watch, Listen - June 03, 2022 21:02 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsI guess we caught up on some MEDIA!
102. Elden Ring, Play-Testing, and Left-Footedness
Play, Watch, Listen - May 21, 2022 01:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsFeaturing the point of play-testing, separating art from artist, Elden Ring, privilege, and "choice" in a workplace. But also feet. Sorry.
I Dated A Pathological Liar
Red Lips, Orange Car - May 21, 2022 01:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 218 ratingsThis month, a very strange voicemail, pathological liars and narcissists, and the prince of sealand.
101. Gotham Knights and Shady Contracts
Play, Watch, Listen - May 14, 2022 20:01 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsThis week, we talk about Gotham Knights and then somehow rapidly progress into discussing games industry contracts, and their prevalence.
100. EPISODE 100 SPECIAL!
Play, Watch, Listen - April 29, 2022 23:40 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsJoin Alanah Pearce (video game writer), Troy Baker (video game actor), Austin Wintory (video game composer), and Mike Bithell (video game director) as they celebrate ONE HUNDRED EPISODES of Play, Watch, Listen! This was streamed live on Twitch earlier this week, featuring the first ever PWL triv...
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