POPULARITY
Hosted by Simon Parkin
3 episodes with Simon Parkin
3 episodes with Simon Parkin
5 episodes with Simon Parkin
2 episodes with Simon Parkin
2 episodes with Simon Parkin
2 episodes with Simon Parkin
2 episodes with Simon Parkin
2 episodes with Simon Parkin
37 episodes with Simon Parkin
2 episodes with Simon Parkin
Writer's Voice: compelling conversations with authors who challenge, inspire, and inform. Episode Summary Two riveting accounts from the Siege of Leningrad during WWII: In the first half, Simon Parkin discusses The Forbidden Garden, the incredible true story of Soviet botanists who protected the world's first seed bank during the Nazi blockade—sacrificing their own lives to … Continue reading Seeds, Symphonies, and Survival: Leningrad's Resistance in Science and Music →
Cut off from the outside world and with food and other essentials dwindling, it's estimated that upwards of one million people died. Yet throughout this ordeal, a group of indomitable scientists risked their lives to protect the world's first seed bank. Danny Bird speaks to writer Simon Parkin about the Plant Institute's pioneering work and the astonishing fortitude of the men and women who laboured to preserve a unique botanical collection amid unimaginable conditions. (Ad) Simon Parkin is the author of The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in a City under Siege (Sceptre, 2024). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forbidden-Garden-Leningrad-Science-Sacrifice/dp/1399714554/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-histboty. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode, Simon Parkin unravels an extraordinary tale of courage and sacrifice during World War II. His latest book, The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A True Story of Science and Sacrifice in a City Under Siege, chronicles the heroic botanists who risked, and in some cases, gave their lives to safeguard a priceless seed collection during the longest blockade in recorded history. They chose starvation over consuming the very seeds that could prevent future famines. Simon shares the story of visionary scientist Nikolai Vavilov and his dedicated team, who preserved the world's first seed bank under unimaginable conditions.
Video games: they're cool! There are a lot of new games out, so let's talk about them. Games discussed this week: Wanderstop, Expelled, Split Fiction, Rise of the Golden Idol DLC, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Lost Records: Bloom and RageOne More Thing:Kirk: Reacher (Prime Video)Maddy: Paradise (Hulu)Jason: The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)LINKS:Analysis of duplicated host introductions using spectral analysis: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EQmbU451Ob5rmqKUDAdwAjuSysx7oEvW/view?usp=sharing“The Guilt of the Video Game Millionares” by Simon Parkin for The New Yorker, 2014 https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-guilt-of-the-video-game-millionairesFeaturing an excerpt from the Wanderstop theme by C418Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Triple Click Merch: https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/
Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - PART 1 [00:00:00] Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - PART 1 [00:11:12] Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - PART 2 [00:23:02] Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - PART 3 [00:34:36] Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - PART 4See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - PART 1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael, award-winning journalist and author Simon Parkin joins us to discuss his latest book, The Forbidden Garden: The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice. This gripping true story explores the incredible sacrifice of scientists at the world's first seed bank, who risked—and even gave—their lives to protect a vast collection of plant biodiversity during the brutal Siege of Leningrad in World War II. We dive into the differing scientific views of pioneering botanist and geneticist Nikolai Vavilov and Soviet agronomist Trofim Lysenko, whose controversial theories led to disastrous agricultural policies and whose influence in the Soviet Union did Vavilov no favors. In the latter part of the conversation, Parkin shares insights from his work as a video game journalist, addressing concerns about the "Fortnite-ification" of the gaming industry—where games are increasingly developed as just monetized content rather than as artistic experiences. We also discuss his Atlantic article, "How a School Shooting Became a Video Game", which covers The Final Exam, a controversial video game designed to raise awareness about school shootings. Created by Change the Ref, an organization founded by Manuel and Patricia Oliver after their son Joaquin was killed in the 2018 Parkland shooting, the game forces players to experience the horror of a school shooting scenario—not for shock value, but to confront the grim reality of gun violence in America. Tune in for this powerful discussion on history, science, video games, and social issues—only on Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael.
Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - Part 1 [00:00:00] Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - Part 1 [00:11:11] Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - Part 2 [00:23:02] Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - Part 3 [00:34:36] Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - Part 4See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Simon Parkin - ON THE FRONT PORCH - Part 1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What would you sacrifice to protect the future of the world's food supply? In war-torn Leningrad, a group of unsung heroes faced this very question. As Hitler's forces closed in and starvation set in, these brave scientists guarded a forbidden garden—the world's first seed bank. Discover the untold story of their harrowing struggle and ultimate sacrifice in this interview with Simon Parkin, author of "The Forbidden Garden." Links: "The Forbidden Garden" Book: https://amzn.to/4asp8rS Simon Parkin Website: https://www.simonparkin.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tHozmV0R6s4 _ Produced by Podcast Studio X. Find my book reviews on ViewsOnBooks.com.
E440 Simon Parkin is a video game critic, journalist, author and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He's contributed to The New Yorker, Harper's, and The Guardian, among others. His previous book, The Island of Extraordinary Captives, is a New Yorker Book of the Year and winner of The Wingate Literary Prize. His new book, “The Forbidden Garden: […]
In the summer of 1941, German troops surrounded the Russian city of Leningrad—now St. Petersburg—and began the longest blockade in recorded history, one that would ultimately claim the lives of nearly three-quarters of a million people. At the center of the besieged city stood a converted palace that housed the world's largest collection of seeds — more than 250,000 samples hand-collected over two decades from all over the globe by world-famous explorer, geneticist, and dissident Nikolai Vavilov, who had recently been disappeared by the Soviet government. After attempts to evacuate the priceless collection failed and supplies dwindled amongst the three million starving citizens, the employees at the Plant Institute were left with a terrible choice. Should they save the collection? Or themselves? These were not just any seeds. The botanists believed they could be bred into heartier, disease-resistant, and more productive varieties suited for harsh climates, therefore changing the future of food production and preventing famines like those that had plagued their countrymen before. But protecting the seeds was no idle business. The scientists rescued potato samples under enemy fire, extinguished bombs landing on the seed bank's roof, and guarded the collection from scavengers, the bitter cold, and their own hunger. Then in the war's eleventh hour, Nazi plunderers presented a new threat to the collection…Today's guest is Simon Parkin, author of “The Forbidden Garden: The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice.” We look at the story of the botanists who held their posts at the Plant Institute during the 872-day siege and the remarkable sacrifices they made in the name of science.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Has 2024 been a good year for video games? Host Simon Parkin and comedian Glenn Moore each pick their five favourites of the year. Will any of their choices overlap? Will the game in the top spot start with a vowel? Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joyce talks about Marico Rubio being elected to Donald Trump's cabinet, political power in Florida, the transfer of power, Congressman Matt Gatez nominated as Attorney General, getting rid of the Department of Education, the Democrat party not taking responsibility, teacher threatening Trump voters.Simon Parkin, author of, The Forbidden Garden: The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice calls in to talk about his book and the importance of expanding seed banks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Joyce talks about Marico Rubio being elected to Donald Trump's cabinet, political power in Florida, the transfer of power, Congressman Matt Gatez nominated as Attorney General, getting rid of the Department of Education, the Democrat party not taking responsibility, teacher threatening Trump voters. Simon Parkin, author of, The Forbidden Garden: The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice calls in to talk about his book and the importance of expanding seed banks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Simon Parkin, author of "The Forbidden Garden- The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and their Impossible Choice." This is an amazing story from World War Two concerning the Plant Institute in Leningrad and how the staff there valiantly safeguarded the archive of seeds from being plundered during the Siege of Leningrad. We follow up with Curzio Caravati, founder of KUFI Farm. (KUFI stands for Kenosha Urban Farming Institute.)
On this episode of Big Blend Radio, award-winning author and journalist Simon Parkin discusses his new book, "The Forbidden Garden: The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice." The first book to chart the history of the world's largest collection of seeds, "The Forbidden Garden" shares the story of the Siege of Leningrad and how from 1941 to 1944, the scientists in the seed bank had to face an impossible choice each day: eat the collection to prevent starvation, or protect their life's work to help end world hunger? More at https://www.simonparkin.com/ This episode is cohosted by Margot Carrera, a fine art nature photographer who is passionate about the environment. More: http://margotcarrera.etsy.com/ Check out Big Blend Radio's network of podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork
Simon Parkin – The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad: A true story of science and sacrifice in a city under siege...with TRE's Giles Brown
On today's show we learn about the regenerative, permanent tree crop, pongamia, and its uses. We also talk with best selling author Simon Parkin about his new book about the botanists who risked their lives to save the world's first seed bank during World War II. We start with the NCBA and the latest dietary restrictions.
Simon Parkin - On The Front Porch [00:00:00] Simon Parkin - On The Front Porch [00:11:11] Simon Parkin - Part 2 - On The Front Porch [00:23:01] Simon Parkin - Part 3 - On The Front Porch [00:34:35] Simon Parkin - Part 4 - On The Front PorchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bailey Van Tassel interviews author and journalist Simon Parkin about his book, The Forbidden Garden - The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice. Bailey recommends this as one of her favorite books, as it is wildly important in modern times to understand the importance of seeds and their ultimate fragility. Parkin talks about how he came to find this story and the importance of telling it. There are a few spoilers in the interview, but not many. Parkin shares his exploration of this question: should the botanists in charge of the world's first seed bank use the seeds to feed people amidst starvation and a harsh winter, or do they stick to their pledge of saving the seeds for the sake of humanity's future, and scientific progress in finding better ways to grow invaluable crops? Listen in to hear more about the telling of this story and what we can learn from it. Order The Forbidden Garden Today For more info on Simon Parkin go to www.simonparkin.com To pre-order Bailey's book, Kitchen Garden Living, go HERE.
While our panel is scattered, enjoy a Bonus Credit-style arrangement of good conversation among brilliant friends. Featuring Frank's SDCC misadventures, Brandon's X-Men 97 opinions, and Tim's pitch for the Bioshock movie. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: The Insert Credit Patreon Horrifying Knowledge Regarding the Flapjack (00:54) Brandon summons Frank specifically to inform him of another appalling revelation regarding the insidious British. Having a very normal morning on this very normal day., the forum thread Brandon mentions Flapjack Pancake Granola Ep. 348: Pre-show (07:12) Frank is going to a cereal panel at San Diego Comic Con. Jaffe got a job as the official Question Answerer in the DC Comics Official Discord Server, and got Cool Gel Foam Headphone Pads. Tim demonstrates his lowly stature with his blown-out headphones, as a visual gag. Sylvester the Cat Tweety Mel Blanc Rabbit Fire Daffy Duck Looney Tunes Golden Collection Ep. 348: Extended break (11:20) Mimsy has excellent comic timing. Brandon needs a haircut. Frank would listen to some nerds talk about there being too much Star Trek, but is avoiding the Browncoat Meeting Room. Jaffe wonders what a Firefly fan is even like in 2024. Jim Henson is back now. We don't know if Nurse Nancy can revive people from the dead. Warner Bros Discovery Mulling Split To Boost Stock Price Star Trek Firefly Browncoat The Rookie Nathan Fillion Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon Johnny Depp Jim Henson Ep. 349: Pre-show (14:17) Special guest Simon Parkin lives very close to The Repair Shop. Brandon enjoys the names of cities that are near rivers. Tim wishes he had a room. The Repair Shop Ep. 349: Extended break (17:11) Tim believes the Dreamcast 2's slogan should be “en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast” and invents a future Lightning Round in the process. Brief dog talk! Dreamcast Mahatma Gandhi Final Fantasy VII Dynasty Warriors Romance of the Three Kingdoms Knuckles the Echidna Echidna Ep. 349: Post-show (19:03) Tim finds the perfect video game for Queen Elizabeth. Brandon thinks her tiktok channel would be pretty interesting. Elizabeth II Land Rover Car Mechanic Simulator 2021: Land Rover Ep. 350: Pre-show (20:24) Frank shows off a few of his purchases from his time at San Diego Comic Con, and shares a story about being behind enemy lines. Brandon briefly reviews X-Men 97. Funko fans are very special, and get it. Tim shares something with the panel but not with you, and has a very meticulous reason for it. Frank's frame of MC Skat Kat blowing smoke in Paula Abdul's face Opposites Attract Frank's Frank Gorshin art Frank Gorshin Frank's Artist Alley find Frank's Local Graphic Novel Club purchases Some art Frank likes Frank's Art Adams art X-Men '97 Some cereal dorks Kelloggs Corn Flakes Bring You Free Dangle-Dandies Hulk enjoying Honey-Comb Kelloggs Stars and Batman Periscope Tony the Tiger Frosted Flakes Kangaroo A panel being ruined Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom Funko Barbie (2023) Hi Ken! Ep. 351: Pre-show (32:16) Brandon and Jaffe improvise some Seinfeld theme music. Tim's dog smells unpleasant at time of recording. Frank shares his recommendation. Brandon shares one last Snake Break observation. Seinfeld Theme The Note E! News report on the guy who made the Seinfeld theme Hungry Snake Woman (1986) Ep. 352: Pre-show (35:59) Tim wanted to talk about a few more Street Fighter games during the recent episode ranking them. Brandon always ends up making the same person when presented with a character creator. Tim shares what he considers the only way to do it, regarding character creators. Skullomania Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Elena Cyberpunk 2077 Dragon's Dogma II Super Mario Maker series Ep. 352: Extended break (38:50) Movie talk! Jack Black is in a bunch of video game movies. Frank is not eating pisketty. Brandon ponders the future of seafood. Tim gives his pitch for a Bioshock movie. Minecraft Movie Trailer: Jack Black, Jason Momoa Team Up Jack Black Steps Away From Tenacious D After Kyle Gass Jokes About Trump Assassination Attempt Cento Crushed Red Pepper Borderlands (2024) Official Trailer (CONTENT WARNING: THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO A TRAILER FOR THE BORDERLANDS MOVIE, CONSIDER THE RISKS BEFORE OPENING) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) The Last of Us (TV series) ‘Bioshock' Movie Still in the Works With Reduced Budget Tár (2022) Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
While our panel is scattered, enjoy a Bonus Credit-style arrangement of good conversation among brilliant friends. Featuring Frank's SDCC misadventures, Brandon's X-Men 97 opinions, and Tim's pitch for the Bioshock movie. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: The Insert Credit Patreon Horrifying Knowledge Regarding the Flapjack (00:54) Brandon summons Frank specifically to inform him of another appalling revelation regarding the insidious British. Having a very normal morning on this very normal day., the forum thread Brandon mentions Flapjack Pancake Granola Ep. 348: Pre-show (07:12) Frank is going to a cereal panel at San Diego Comic Con. Jaffe got a job as the official Question Answerer in the DC Comics Official Discord Server, and got Cool Gel Foam Headphone Pads. Tim demonstrates his lowly stature with his blown-out headphones, as a visual gag. Sylvester the Cat Tweety Mel Blanc Rabbit Fire Daffy Duck Looney Tunes Golden Collection Ep. 348: Extended break (11:20) Mimsy has excellent comic timing. Brandon needs a haircut. Frank would listen to some nerds talk about there being too much Star Trek, but is avoiding the Browncoat Meeting Room. Jaffe wonders what a Firefly fan is even like in 2024. Jim Henson is back now. We don't know if Nurse Nancy can revive people from the dead. Warner Bros Discovery Mulling Split To Boost Stock Price Star Trek Firefly Browncoat The Rookie Nathan Fillion Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon Johnny Depp Jim Henson Ep. 349: Pre-show (14:17) Special guest Simon Parkin lives very close to The Repair Shop. Brandon enjoys the names of cities that are near rivers. Tim wishes he had a room. The Repair Shop Ep. 349: Extended break (17:11) Tim believes the Dreamcast 2's slogan should be “en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast” and invents a future Lightning Round in the process. Brief dog talk! Dreamcast Mahatma Gandhi Final Fantasy VII Dynasty Warriors Romance of the Three Kingdoms Knuckles the Echidna Echidna Ep. 349: Post-show (19:03) Tim finds the perfect video game for Queen Elizabeth. Brandon thinks her tiktok channel would be pretty interesting. Elizabeth II Land Rover Car Mechanic Simulator 2021: Land Rover Ep. 350: Pre-show (20:24) Frank shows off a few of his purchases from his time at San Diego Comic Con, and shares a story about being behind enemy lines. Brandon briefly reviews X-Men 97. Funko fans are very special, and get it. Tim shares something with the panel but not with you, and has a very meticulous reason for it. Frank's frame of MC Skat Kat blowing smoke in Paula Abdul's face Opposites Attract Frank's Frank Gorshin art Frank Gorshin Frank's Artist Alley find Frank's Local Graphic Novel Club purchases Some art Frank likes Frank's Art Adams art X-Men '97 Some cereal dorks Kelloggs Corn Flakes Bring You Free Dangle-Dandies Hulk enjoying Honey-Comb Kelloggs Stars and Batman Periscope Tony the Tiger Frosted Flakes Kangaroo A panel being ruined Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom Funko Barbie (2023) Hi Ken! Ep. 351: Pre-show (32:16) Brandon and Jaffe improvise some Seinfeld theme music. Tim's dog smells unpleasant at time of recording. Frank shares his recommendation. Brandon shares one last Snake Break observation. Seinfeld Theme The Note E! News report on the guy who made the Seinfeld theme Hungry Snake Woman (1986) Ep. 352: Pre-show (35:59) Tim wanted to talk about a few more Street Fighter games during the recent episode ranking them. Brandon always ends up making the same person when presented with a character creator. Tim shares what he considers the only way to do it, regarding character creators. Skullomania Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Elena Cyberpunk 2077 Dragon's Dogma II Super Mario Maker series Ep. 352: Extended break (38:50) Movie talk! Jack Black is in a bunch of video game movies. Frank is not eating pisketty. Brandon ponders the future of seafood. Tim gives his pitch for a Bioshock movie. Minecraft Movie Trailer: Jack Black, Jason Momoa Team Up Jack Black Steps Away From Tenacious D After Kyle Gass Jokes About Trump Assassination Attempt Cento Crushed Red Pepper Borderlands (2024) Official Trailer (CONTENT WARNING: THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO A TRAILER FOR THE BORDERLANDS MOVIE, CONSIDER THE RISKS BEFORE OPENING) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) The Last of Us (TV series) ‘Bioshock' Movie Still in the Works With Reduced Budget Tár (2022) Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin reads out listeners' correspondence and answers your questions.Hear Simon discuss the recent, headline-making episode with former PlayStation President Chris Deering, listener responses to the controversy, as well as discussion of what term we should use to describe the genre formerly known as 'Metroidvania', Maddy Thorson's grey label platforms, and much, much more. Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode, British journalist, author and video game critic for The Observer Simon Parkin reaches into the more obscure corners of Amis's bibliography to dissect a dazzling collection of arcade game reviews published circa 1982. Entitled Invasion of the Space Invaders, this glossy publication starts with Amis's recollection of the moment these machines stole his heart, after a Space Invaders console makes its debut in a bar in the South of France.It goes on to chart the best arcade games of the era, offering Amis's review of everything from Pac-Man to Donkey Kong, to Frogger, to Missile Command. We also get his firsthand observations from the scuffed floors of New York's seediest video parlours of who this new medium is attracting, why it is so captivating to its devotees, and what it is costing both them and society at large.Simon explains how Amis first fuelled his aspirations to write as a freelance journalist, and why his work remains both aspirational and relatable to this day.FOLLOW US ON TWITTER/ X: @mymartinamis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The New Yorker and The Observer's Simon Parkin joins the panel to cover a new angle in game genres, the legacy of Segata Sanshiro, and aesthetic crevices. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Simon Parkin. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: DVD MiSTer FPGA Spacewar Nintendo 64 Wii Link's Crossbow Training Wii Fit Dreamcast Donkey Konga Let's Tap Wii Music Mad Maestro! Chainsaw Controller Hori Dragon Quest Slime Controller Question 1: What's the correlation in game design between fun and player freedom? (03:55) Hirokazu Yasuhara Sonic the Hedgehog series Sokoban Grand Theft Auto III Fallout series SEGA Sports games Just Cause series Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series Warren Spector Uncharted series The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Baldur's Gate series Mass Effect series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Question 2: What is the most widely held bad take amongst gamers? (12:12) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Dark Souls Sega Saturn PlayStation GameCube Virtual Boy Video games can never be art Street Fighter series Tommy Tallarico Question 3: Come up with a new “Sega Does What Nintendon't”-style slogan for the Dreamcast 2 (20:29) Build Back Better Plan Mad Men Roblox en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast Segata Sanshiro Akira Kurosawa Sanshiro Sugata (1943) Hiroshi Fujioka Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Segata Sanshiro Commercials Question 4, from CJ Mixy: at what point do games go from being “ripoffs” to part of a genre? (27:36) Genshin Impact The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Koji Igarashi Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Metroid Super Metroid Metroid Fusion Metroid Prime Bejeweled: Deluxe Candy Crush Saga Doom Asteroids Hexen: Beyond Heretic Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller Critter Crunch Magical Drop AstroPop Deluxe Money Puzzle Exchanger Question 5: What is the reading the New Yorker for the cartoons of video games? (37:52) The New Yorker Castle Wolfenstein series Elaine Benes CNN Gran Turismo series Galaxian Ridge Racer series Galaga The Loading Screen Game Patent Finally Expires Gears of War series Final Fantasy XV Dragon's Dogma LIGHTNING ROUND: Their Perfect Console (44:32) Recommendations and Outro (56:31): Brandon: Orchids are very nice at Trader Joes right now, Black Cat (1991) Tim: Interview with the Vampire Simon: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin, What Went Wrong Podcast This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
The New Yorker and The Observer's Simon Parkin joins the panel to cover a new angle in game genres, the legacy of Segata Sanshiro, and aesthetic crevices. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Simon Parkin. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: DVD MiSTer FPGA Spacewar Nintendo 64 Wii Link's Crossbow Training Wii Fit Dreamcast Donkey Konga Let's Tap Wii Music Mad Maestro! Chainsaw Controller Hori Dragon Quest Slime Controller Question 1: What's the correlation in game design between fun and player freedom? (03:55) Hirokazu Yasuhara Sonic the Hedgehog series Sokoban Grand Theft Auto III Fallout series SEGA Sports games Just Cause series Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series Warren Spector Uncharted series The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Baldur's Gate series Mass Effect series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Question 2: What is the most widely held bad take amongst gamers? (12:12) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Dark Souls Sega Saturn PlayStation GameCube Virtual Boy Video games can never be art Street Fighter series Tommy Tallarico Question 3: Come up with a new “Sega Does What Nintendon't”-style slogan for the Dreamcast 2 (20:29) Build Back Better Plan Mad Men Roblox en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast Segata Sanshiro Akira Kurosawa Sanshiro Sugata (1943) Hiroshi Fujioka Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Segata Sanshiro Commercials Question 4, from CJ Mixy: at what point do games go from being “ripoffs” to part of a genre? (27:36) Genshin Impact The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Koji Igarashi Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Metroid Super Metroid Metroid Fusion Metroid Prime Bejeweled: Deluxe Candy Crush Saga Doom Asteroids Hexen: Beyond Heretic Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller Critter Crunch Magical Drop AstroPop Deluxe Money Puzzle Exchanger Question 5: What is the reading the New Yorker for the cartoons of video games? (37:52) The New Yorker Castle Wolfenstein series Elaine Benes CNN Gran Turismo series Galaxian Ridge Racer series Galaga The Loading Screen Game Patent Finally Expires Gears of War series Final Fantasy XV Dragon's Dogma LIGHTNING ROUND: Their Perfect Console (44:32) Recommendations and Outro (56:31): Brandon: Orchids are very nice at Trader Joes right now, Black Cat (1991) Tim: Interview with the Vampire Simon: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin, What Went Wrong Podcast This week's Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin reads out listeners' correspondence, answers questions, and offers at least one clue about a forthcoming special guest.Hear Simon discuss which was the best year for video games, which video game characters would make the best stand-up comics, and what Hollywood will do for #content when the only video game left to adapt is Fortnite... Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin reads out listeners' correspondence, answers questions, and offers at least one clue about a forthcoming special guest. Hear about the genius game that Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi never made, the latest on film director Steven Spielberg's adaptation of 'A Game of Birds and Wolves', and whether or not video game journalists face discrimination from the wider journalism industry... Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The lads discuss Avril Lavigne's Sk8ter Boi, Tony Hawke and skateboarding in general, practice making perfect, Virgin Atlantic's progressive values, the ambitious demographic diversity of adverts, Twitter's neo-nazis using AI, ruining panel shows by being a NERD, and Simon Parkin sends us an INCREDIBLE song Go see Pierre at the Bloomsbury! https://www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticketing/app/?ev=24039Pre-order Pierre's book! https://geni.us/pierrenovelliebook Get bonus BudPod on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.------Simon Parkin's website (with links to his books, articles, and audio)simonparkin.comMy Perfect Consoleshows.acast.com/my-perfect-consolePushing Buttons newsletter from The Guardiantheguardian.com/games/series/pushing-buttonsRaiden (Youtube)DoDonPachi (Youtube)Return of the Obra Dinnobradinn.comChants of Sennaarrundisc.io/chants-of-sennaar/"The Wager" by David Granndavidgrann.com/book/the-wager/------SocialGuest: Simon ParkinInstagram | Twitter/XGuest Show: My Perfect ConsoleInstagram | Twitter/XHost: Kyle StarrThreads | Instagram | MastodonShow: Y-ButtonThreads | Instagram | Mastodon
In this special correspondence edition, host Simon Parkin explores feedback from the recent episode with Jack Thompson, reads out listeners' correspondence, answers questions, and offers at least one reveal about a forthcoming special guest... Be attitude for gains. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
While Nintendo shuts down a popular emulator, Rockstar are Rees-Mogging their dev teams and Toys For Bob are taking their toys home with them - Jordan Middler, Pete Donaldson and special guest Simon Parkin talk about these news headlines and more...Do give the show a review and a subscribin', it really helps us grow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Eglau, Victoriawww.deutschlandfunk.de, Andruck - Das Magazin für Politische Literatur
On the podcast: In his new year's address this year Vladimir Putin made no mention of the war in Ukraine – despite missile strikes over the Christmas period – and now Owen Matthews reports in The Spectator this week rumours that Putin could be looking to broker a land-for-peace deal. Unfortunately – Owen says – this deal would mean freezing the conflict along its current lines and the de facto partition of Ukraine. Owen joins the podcast alongside The Spectator's Svitlana Morenets who gives her own take on Putin's 'peace' deal in the magazine this week. (01:21) Next: Former Sky News and GB News broadcaster Colin Brazier writes a farmer's notebook in The Spectator this week about his new life as a farming student. He brings to light how the culture wars have percolated into the world of agriculture and is joined by farmer and former Tory MP Neil Parish, to discuss. (26:18) And finally: are video games really a waste of time? The Spectator's literary editor Sam Leith explains – in advance of his first video games column for the magazine – that video games are not in fact a waste of time but an artform which should be appreciated as such. He joins the podcast alongside Simon Parkin, writer, contributor to the New Yorker and the host of the My Perfect Console Podcast. (39:10). Hosted by William Moore. Produced by Oscar Edmondson. The Spectator is hiring! We are looking for a new producer to join our broadcast team working across our suite of podcasts – including this one – as well as our YouTube channel Spectator TV. Follow the link to read the full job listing: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/wanted-a-broadcast-producer-for-the-spectator-2/
On the podcast: In his new year's address this year Vladimir Putin made no mention of the war in Ukraine – despite missile strikes over the Christmas period – and now Owen Matthews reports in The Spectator this week rumours that Putin could be looking to broker a land-for-peace deal. Unfortunately – Owen says – this deal would mean freezing the conflict along its current lines and the de facto partition of Ukraine. Owen joins the podcast alongside The Spectator's Svitlana Morenets who gives her own take on Putin's 'peace' deal in the magazine this week. (01:21) Next: Former Sky News and GB News broadcaster Colin Brazier writes a farmer's notebook in The Spectator this week about his new life as a farming student. He brings to light how the culture wars have percolated into the world of agriculture and is joined by farmer and former Tory MP Neil Parish, to discuss. (26:18) And finally: are video games really a waste of time? The Spectator's literary editor Sam Leith explains – in advance of his first video games column for the magazine – that video games are not in fact a waste of time but an artform which should be appreciated as such. He joins the podcast alongside Simon Parkin, writer, contributor to the New Yorker and the host of the My Perfect Console Podcast. (39:10). Hosted by William Moore. Produced by Oscar Edmondson. The Spectator is hiring! We are looking for a new producer to join our broadcast team working across our suite of podcasts – including this one – as well as our YouTube channel Spectator TV. Follow the link to read the full job listing: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/wanted-a-broadcast-producer-for-the-spectator-2/
My Christmas Time Capsule Part 1 features Alex Horne, Jon Harvey AKA Count Binface, Lindsay Santoro, Aled Jones, Iain Lee, Gabrielle Glaister, Matthew Crosby, Simon Parkin and Paul Clayton. Merry Christmas!Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Simon Parkin has been a professional broadcaster for over thirty years, first in the Children's BBC Broom Cupboard alongside Andi Peters and then on programmes such as Top of the Pops and The O Zone. In 1992 he went over to TV where he became one of the launch stars of the new breakfast television station GMTV. He's had radio shows on stations such as the BBC's London station GLR, nationally on BBC Radio Five and he now presents Simon Parkin In The Morning on BBC Radio Somerset .Simon Parkin is guest number 338 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Simon Parkin on Twitter @SimonParkinTV .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Food and cooking have the ability to connect us across generations, cultures and time itself. Who do you connect with through food? Follow the story of Venba and Paavalan, who leave their home in India to start a new life and new family in Canada. This game provides an intimate view into their lives, as they face the challenges of immigration, parenthood, and all of the nuances in between, Join Kate and Emily for the twelfth episode of No Small Games, Kate and Emily review their experiences playing the narrative cooking game Venba, by Visai Studios. The two discuss their relationship to cooking, family recipes, and their favorite moments from this phenomenally beautiful and thoughtful game. Episode Timecodes Weekly Boss Battles ✦ 00:10:50 Venba Game Discussion ✦ 00:18:27 Game Ratings ✦ 01:17:49 Next Episode's Game Announcement ✦ 01:18:50 Kate & Emily's One More Thing ✦ 01:21:49 Some cool things you should check out Venba Soundtrack - Tracks composed by Alpha Something My Perfect Console - A fantastic video game podcast hosted by Simon Parkin of The New Yorker and The Observer Kagayaki (2014) by Masakatsu Takagi - Kate's latest musical obsession Keep in touch with us on social media: Kate's Twitter ✦ https://twitter.com/katerblossom Emily's Twitter ✦ https://twitter.com/aSpecificEgg No Small Games Twitter ✦ https://twitter.com/NoSmallGames No Small Games Instagram ✦ https://www.instagram.com/nosmallgames Want to learn more and weigh in on what games we should play in future episodes? Check us out and leave a game suggestion at nosmallgames.com
Scott Benson (Night in the Woods, Revenant Hill) and the lads grab some holy water and their sturdiest whips as they cover what is widely considered to be one of the greatest games ever made: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Topics include the gorgeous art-style, some sweet speedrunning tricks, and the lasting impact of art that pokes at the edges of its own possibility. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Scott Benson - Twitter // Instagram Revenant Hill - Website // Steam Media Referenced in this Episode: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night // Available on All Major Platforms Castlevania Radio Drama “Cynthia Harrell, The Woman Who Sang 'Snake Eater,' Is Ready To Be Heard Again” by Ash Parrish, Kotaku October 21, 2020 “Dendy's Dream Debased” by Roman Muradov, Medium February 2, 2015. No Cartridge Live With Scott Benson “Unfinished symphony: Castlevania's keeper speaks” by Simon Parkin, Eurogamer, April 9, 2014. “What's next for Koji Igarashi, the man who left Castlevania and Konami behind” by Michael McWhertor, Polygon, March 19th, 2014. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
My guest today is the American creator of one of 2022's funniest games. In Trombone Champ, you play as a trombonist and must blast your way through a setlist of classical pieces, national anthems, and traditional songs in a brilliant and riotously silly reinterpretation of Guitar Hero. After a journalist for PC Gamer posted a video of himself ruining Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in the game last year, Trombone Champ became a viral sensation, propelling my guest and his wife collaborator into the spotlight. Colleen Wheeler of the International Trombone Association told the Guardian: “It is abundantly clear that this is the finest video game ever created.” Riding high on that success, my guest and his wife recently made a webgame to promote Gabrielle Zevin's smash hit novel ‘Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow'. “I don't know why there's not more comedy in games,” he once said. “Because games can be so funny.” Welcome Dan Vecchitto.Clips under discussion:At Doom's Gate (Robert Prince).Damn Puzzle (Nathan Wang).Intro (Glenn Stafford).Results (Bjørn Lynne).All other music by Simon Parkin Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a supporter; your small monthly donation will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, contributing toward the cost of equipment, editing, and hosting episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My guest today is a legendary British video game designer. While a student at Manchester University, a friend invited him to write a text adventure which led him to work for the video game publishers US Gold and, later, Activision. In 1990 he co-founded Revolution Software in the North of England.After releasing Lure of the Temptress and Beneath a Steel Sky, he began work on Broken Sword, a world-spanning adventure game starring the American patent lawyer, George Stobbart and his French girlfriend, Nicole Collard, a freelance journalist. The game had a witty script, was beautifully illustrated, and featured a soundtrack by Barrington Pheloung, the composer of the Inspector Morse TV series, who my guest first met over a game of cricket.After Sony reluctantly brought the game to PlayStation, it became a smash hit, leading to a string of successful sequels. But the course has not always been easy. “The audience for adventure games is limited,” he once told me. “But that audience is incredibly loyal.” Welcome, Charles Cecil MBE.Clips under discussion:Galaxian (Toshio Kai).Opening Theme (Peter McConnell, Michael Land and Clint Bajakian).Super Mario 64 Main Theme (Koji Kondo).Grand Theft Auto III Theme (Craig Conner).Thing 01 (Martin Stig Andersen).All other music by Simon Parkin. Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a supporter; your small monthly donation will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, contributing toward the cost of equipment, editing, and hosting episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My guest today is a video game critic and one of the most exciting new voices in science fiction writing. Born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, she graduated from the UEA with a degree in English Literature with Creative Writing in 2019. Since then, she has worked as a freelance critic, contributing to Edge magazine and Eurogamer, and with the game publisher Future Friends, part of the team that helped bring you indie hits such as Vampire Survivors, Cloud Gardens and Heaven's Vault.She recently published her debut novel Frontier, a sci fi western set in the distant future when climate change has returned the Earth to a desert wasteland ruled over by gunslingers and horse thieves. Frontier is a tale of love, loss and laser guns. She is currently working on a second book for Hodder & Stoughton, described as ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel in Space'. Welcome, Grace Curtis.Clips under discussion:No Cake For You (Kelly Bailey, Mike Morasky).After the Prologue (Asuka Ota, Koji Kondo, Manaka Tominaga, Toru Minegishi).Home (Toby Fox).Vingette: Panacea (Disasterpeace).Whirling in Rags (Sea Power).All other music by Simon Parkin. Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a supporter; your small monthly donation will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, contributing toward the cost of equipment, editing, and hosting episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My guest today is an American writer for some of the funniest video games yet made. In the nineties he and a friend founded the website Old Man Murray, a satirical online publication that poked fun at video gaming's sacred cows, and established a tone still prevalent across the internet today. The site was read by Gabe Newell, creator of Half-Life, who later hired both writers. At Valve my guest collaborated on a new game in which a vindictive artificial intelligence chastises players as they solve a series of puzzle rooms using a gun that fires warp points. Portal became a smash hit; Stephen Merchant, co-creator of The Office, voiced a character in the sequel. Today my guest continues to work as a semi-retired contractor for Valve. “In defense of games, I want to point out that the writing in plays, including everything by August Strindberg and The Lion King, is 100% pure crap,” he once joked. “So, we're doing better than they are, even though they have the benefit of mostly not being about space marines.” Welcome, Erik Wolpaw.Clips under discussion:Junkit by Tommy Tallarico.EverQuest by Jay Barbeau.GTA3 theme Craig Conner.The Beginning by Shunsuke Kida.Slay the Spire by Clark Aboud.All other music by Simon Parkin. Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a supporter; your small monthly donation will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, contributing toward the cost of equipment, editing, and hosting episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My guest today is an English fantasy author and champion of the video game industry. In 1975, while in his mid-twenties, he founded a boardgame company, Games Workshop, which soon caught the attention of the American creators of a new tabletop game, Dungeons and Dragons.My guest brokered a deal to sell D&D in the UK as a mail order company, and in 1977 opened the company's first retail shop in South London. In 1982 he published the first of the Fighting Fantasy books, which have now sold more than 20 million copies.He joined the video game industry and, at the publisher Eidos, helped bring the Tomb Raider and Hitman series to the world. In 2022 he was honoured with a knighthood for services to the games industry. “Play has always been seen as trivial,” he once said. “Yet when we arrive in this world, we all learn through play.” Welcome, Sir Ian Livingstone.Featuring clips from:Championship Manager (by Barry Leitch).Tomb Raider ( by Nathan McCree).Virtua Tennis (by Chiho Kobayashi).All other music by Simon Parkin. Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a supporter; your small monthly donation will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, contributing toward the cost of equipment, editing, and hosting episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A Painter, a Poet, an Heiress, and a Spy in a World War II British Internment Camp (Scribner, 2022 is the “riveting…truly shocking” (The New York Times Book Review) story of a Jewish orphan who fled Nazi Germany for London, only to be arrested and sent to a British internment camp for suspected foreign agents on the Isle of Man, alongside a renowned group of refugee musicians, intellectuals, artists, and—possibly—genuine spies. Following the events of Kristallnacht in 1938, Peter Fleischmann evaded the Gestapo's roundups in Berlin by way of a perilous journey to England on a Kindertransport rescue, an effort sanctioned by the UK government to evacuate minors from Nazi-controlled areas.train. But he could not escape the British police, who came for him in the early hours and shipped him off to Hutchinson Camp on the Isle of Man, under suspicion of being a spy for the very regime he had fled. During Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, tens of thousands of German and Austrian Jews like Peter escaped and found refuge in Britain. After war broke out and paranoia gripped the nation, Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered that these innocent asylum seekers—so-called “enemy aliens”—be interned. When Peter arrived at Hutchinson Camp, he found one of history's most astounding prison populations: renowned professors, composers, journalists, and artists. Together, they created a thriving cultural community, complete with art exhibitions, lectures, musical performances, and poetry readings. The artists welcomed Peter as their pupil and forever changed the course of his life. Meanwhile, suspicions grew that a real spy was hiding among them—one connected to a vivacious heiress from Peter's past. Drawing from unpublished first-person accounts and newly declassified government documents, award-winning journalist Simon Parkin reveals an “extraordinary yet previously untold true story” (Daily Express) that serves as a “testimony to human fortitude despite callous, hypocritical injustice” (The New Yorker) and “an example of how individuals can find joy and meaning in the absurd and mundane” (The Spectator). AJ Woodhams hosts the "War Books" podcast. You can subscribe on Apple here and on Spofity here. War Books in on YouTube and on Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The Island of Extraordinary Captives: A Painter, a Poet, an Heiress, and a Spy in a World War II British Internment Camp (Scribner, 2022 is the “riveting…truly shocking” (The New York Times Book Review) story of a Jewish orphan who fled Nazi Germany for London, only to be arrested and sent to a British internment camp for suspected foreign agents on the Isle of Man, alongside a renowned group of refugee musicians, intellectuals, artists, and—possibly—genuine spies. Following the events of Kristallnacht in 1938, Peter Fleischmann evaded the Gestapo's roundups in Berlin by way of a perilous journey to England on a Kindertransport rescue, an effort sanctioned by the UK government to evacuate minors from Nazi-controlled areas.train. But he could not escape the British police, who came for him in the early hours and shipped him off to Hutchinson Camp on the Isle of Man, under suspicion of being a spy for the very regime he had fled. During Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, tens of thousands of German and Austrian Jews like Peter escaped and found refuge in Britain. After war broke out and paranoia gripped the nation, Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered that these innocent asylum seekers—so-called “enemy aliens”—be interned. When Peter arrived at Hutchinson Camp, he found one of history's most astounding prison populations: renowned professors, composers, journalists, and artists. Together, they created a thriving cultural community, complete with art exhibitions, lectures, musical performances, and poetry readings. The artists welcomed Peter as their pupil and forever changed the course of his life. Meanwhile, suspicions grew that a real spy was hiding among them—one connected to a vivacious heiress from Peter's past. Drawing from unpublished first-person accounts and newly declassified government documents, award-winning journalist Simon Parkin reveals an “extraordinary yet previously untold true story” (Daily Express) that serves as a “testimony to human fortitude despite callous, hypocritical injustice” (The New Yorker) and “an example of how individuals can find joy and meaning in the absurd and mundane” (The Spectator). AJ Woodhams hosts the "War Books" podcast. You can subscribe on Apple here and on Spofity here. War Books in on YouTube and on Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
My guest today is a stand-up comedian, television presenter and Irish national treasure. He studied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at University College, Dublin, where during a debate, he cracked a joke, made the audience laugh, and forever doomed himself to chasing that high. Since then, he has toured the world as a comic, as well as becoming a prolific television host: he has chaired Mock the Week, Have I Got New For You, Blockbusters, Robot Wars, Stargazing Live, and the video game-themed quiz show, Go 8Bit. A lifelong video game player, he regularly hosts the game BAFTAs, and performs games-related routines in his stand-up. Clips under discussion:PacLand (Yuriko Keino)."Stay a While..." (Dennis Caswell).Untitled (Akira Yamaoka, Kosuke Soeda).Joker Escapes (Nick Arundel).Study (Joel Corelitz).All other music by Simon Parkin. Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a supporter; your small monthly donation will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, contributing toward the cost of equipment, editing, and hosting episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of addiction to prescription pain medication and overdose.My guest today is an American writer and performer who stars in Apple TV's Mythic Quest series, and who has, in recent years, voiced some of video gaming's best-loved characters. She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and rose to prominence via the web series Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin', in which she starred alongside her brother, Anthony. Since then she has become a prolific voice actor for cartoons and video games; her roles include Mel from The Last of Us series, Aloy from the Horizon games, and Chloe Price from Life Is Strange.Ashly shares with us the five video games he would like to install on her very own, fictional games machine, as well as something of her life and career to date.Clips under discussion:Livestock Funeral (Tsuyoshi Tanaka).A Place To Call Home (Nobuo Uematsu).Metal Gear Solid Main Theme (TAPPY).Jungle B (Eirik Suhrke). The Illusive Man (Jack Wall).All other music by Simon Parkin. Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a supporter; your small monthly donation will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, contributing toward the cost of equipment, editing, and hosting episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
From the summer of 1940, approximately 30,000 so-called ‘enemy aliens' were indefinitely sent to internment camps across Britain.Gripped by spy fever and the panic over the fall of France, the British government adopted an aggressive internment policy targeting a broad cross-section of Austrian and German passport holders who were then living in the UK. Many of these people were refugees who had fled the Nazi regime, only to find themselves once again a target of persecution.In this episode, we speak to Simon Parkin, author of Island of Extraordinary Captives, about the experience of the prisoners, the remarkable cultural and educational exchange within the camps as well as the campaign efforts that eventually led to their release.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download the History Hit app please go to the Android or Apple store. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
© 2020-2025 Ivy Podcast Discovery LLC
