Play, Watch, Listen
Alanah Pearce
Join Alanah Pearce (game writer), Mike Bithell (game director), and Austin Wintory (game composer) as they talk about all the games, movies, TV and 'whatever else' that took their interest that week, from three unique perspectives in the games industry.
Episodes
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Oct 8, 2022 • 1h 12min
117. A Mike and Austin Special
I'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 don't care.
Oct 1, 2022 • 1h 3min
116. Austin Scored Thai Cave Rescue
This week, we chat about South Park, and then Austin talks about his experience in scoring the new Netflix show, Thai Cave Rescue.
Sep 17, 2022 • 1h 2min
115. Wishlist Tron: Identity from Bithell Games
This 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?
Sep 3, 2022 • 1h 6min
114. Three Men Talking About Nothing
For 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.
Aug 28, 2022 • 59min
113. Pentiment's Text and Accessibility, plus GamesCom News
This week, Alanah found out some more details about Obsidian's Pentiment, plus we talk about GamesCom News and House of Dragons.
Aug 28, 2022 • 54min
112. Batgirl's Cancellation Happens in Games, too
This 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.
Aug 13, 2022 • 59min
111. Let's talk about Prey
This week, Alanah and Mike talk about the new Predator movie: Prey! And then briefly about a new Forspoken trailer, but mostly about Prey.
Aug 8, 2022 • 55min
110. The Offer, and Knowing if your Work is Good
This 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".
Jul 15, 2022 • 1h 6min
109. The Boys Season 3!
This 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.
Jul 10, 2022 • 1h 23min
108. God of War Ragnarok Got a Release Date
This week, we spoke about fake leakers, swatting, and video game writing that feels like pandering.
