As someone who has been following the work of Simon Parkin for over a decade, it was a welcome surprise to discover that the award winning journalist and author has recently launched his own podcast. Titled My Perfect Console, the weekly podcast allows Simon to bring on guests who get to speak about the games that they believe had a profound impact upon their lives - to the extent that they'd like to immortalise these games as part of their very own "perfect console".
Although Simon Parkin only launched his 'My Perfect Console' podcast at the beginning of this year, already he's been able to get guests like Phil Fish (of Fez fame), Jake Solomon (of XCom fame), and Henk Rogers (of Tetris fame) on board. At the same time, his unmissable podcast series has been getting rave reviews across the board, with several listeners stating that it's now their favourite podcast series.
I was able to interview Simon Parkin about his podcast series, and was able to ask him as to what inspired him to start 'My Perfect Console', as well as the interviewees that he'd like to have on his show. Enjoy!
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