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Chris Plante 58 Episodes Jun 29, 2026

Post Games is an audio magazine exploring how and why we love video games. Host Chris Plante reports weekly on new, overlooked, or underappreciated topics in gaming culture, such as why people play scary games or why great games sometimes flop. The show features original interviews and writing, with a traditional audio-magazine structure that keeps episodes under 90 minutes.

Episodes

What's Weird Nintendo (and Is It Still Alive?) Jun 29, 2026 01:14:29 This Week on Post Games:Act 1: Defining ‘Weird Nintendo’Act 2: Weird Nintendo, #10-6Act 3: Weird Nintendo, #5-1Patreon Bonus: The Nintendo Story I Could Never TellShow Notes and Bonus Episodes:Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames
How the Games Industry Got to This Point Jun 22, 2026 00:53:56 This Week on Post Games:Act 1: The Primordial Ooze of the Modern Game IndustryAct 2: No Time Like the PresentAct 3: How to Get People to See a Game in 2026Patreon Bonus: The Two Big Bets That Led to Xbox's Current ProblemsShow Notes and Bonus Episodes:Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus segments, video episodes, mon
The Earliest Game of the Year Awards Jun 15, 2026 02:46:11 This Week on Post Games:The EGOTYs: 50 critics, directors, designers, reporters, authors, and comedians share their favorite games of 2026Patreon Bonus: I share my Top 10 Games of 2026, and consider why they stuck to my heart, brain, and gutShow Notes and Bonus Episodes:Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus segments,
How to Have a Persona Summer Jun 8, 2026 01:40:58 This Week on Post Games:Patreon Bonus: The Rules of Persona SummerAct 1: Persona, Explained!Act 2: Where to Start (or Continue) with PersonaAct 3: Why Tribeca Film Fest Includes Video GamesShow Notes and Bonus Episodes:Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more
What You Should Know about James Bond Jun 1, 2026 01:04:27 This Week on Post Games:Act 1: Everything You Need to Know about BondAct 2: Why Bond Games and Movies Have Become So Tough to MakePatreon Bonus: A History of Bond Games in Five TitlesAct 3: 007 First Light’s Narrative Director on Creating a New BondShow Notes and Bonus Episodes:Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus se
How to See the Profound Beauty in Gaming's Tiniest Details May 25, 2026 01:05:27 This Week on Post Games:Act 1: Try Not to Lose 100 FollowersAct 2: How to Look Closely at Gaming’s Little DetailsPatreon Bonus: Getting Old as a Professional YouTuberShow Notes and Bonus Episodes:Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgam
The History (and Future) of Bubsy May 18, 2026 01:11:13 This Week on Post Games:Act 1: The History of Bubsy 2DAct 1.5: The Case for Bubsy 3DAct 2: The Making of Bubsy 4DPatreon Bonus: The Bubsy Parody About Loving Modern ArtAct 3: The News of the WeekShow Notes and Bonus Episodes:Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, an
The History of The Legend of Zelda (1986) May 11, 2026 01:13:20 Editor's Note: Hey Post Games listeners! It's Post Games' first anniversary. To celebrate, and to give myself some time to prep the summer episodes, I'm sharing one of the monthly Patreon-exclusive episodes. This is the history of the original The Legend of Zelda, featuring one of the series' foremost experts and historians.If you like this episode, you'll enjoy the rest of Past Games. Ea
The Nine Lives of Games Journalism May 1, 2026 01:08:27 You now have access to my recent talk at NYU Game Center, previously only heard by 200 or so people in downtown Brooklyn. The lecture, given last Thursday, is titled “The Nine Lives of Video Games Journalism,” and in it, I suggest where the games media is heading by comparing the current trends to the past 50 years and the many publications that have come and gone.[The talk moves fast. I
This Game Won’t Save the World* Apr 28, 2026 00:47:39 This Week on Post Games: Act 1: A Mini Golf Game at the Not-Quite End of the WorldAct 2: Making Fun Games about Big ProblemsPatreon Bonus: How to Stay OptimisticShow Notes and Bonus Episodes:Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames fo
He Won the Biggest Award in Indie Games. Then He Did It Again. Apr 20, 2026 01:03:03 This Week on Post Games:Act 1: What Is a “Solo” Game Developer in 2026Act 2: Making Titanium Court One Hour at a TimePatreon Bonus: AP Thomson’s Titanium Court Book Club (Coming 4/27)Act 3: The News of the WeekShow Notes and Bonus EpisodesWant full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusiv
Where Do Video Games Go from Here? Apr 13, 2026 01:02:15 Show Notes and Bonus EpisodesWant full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.gamesGet weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5INCOGNI Deal: To get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan, go to incogni.com/postgamesThis Week on Post Games:Act 1: How to Tell Stories about Vid

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