Y-Button Podcast

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Why do we care about video games? w/ @kylestarr
Websitehttps://www.ybutton.online
Y-Button PodcastDec 30
Ending the year with a brief bonus episode — a reflection on games media consumption and reaffirmations. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/reset-awestuck
Y-Button | Reset: Awestuck

On this special epsiode of Y-Button, host Kyle Starr takes a moment to reflect on his relationship with games and games related media in a time of life changes, growing responsibilitites, and futur...

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Y-Button PodcastFeb 25, 2025
Zero CountsFeb 25, 2025
Y-Button: Andy Robertson (Ludocene) https://zerocounts.net/2025/02/25/y-button-andy-robertson/
Y-Button: Andy Robertson (Ludocene) - Zero Counts

Last week, I welcomed games journalist Andy Robertson to Y-Button to talk about his new project Ludocene — a video game recommendation deck-builder in the form…

Y-Button PodcastFeb 21, 2025

Video game journalist Andy Robertson discusses his new project Ludocene — a game discovery service in the form of a deck-building dating app; built on human-curated data; augmented with user-chosen “expert tastes”.

Andy also dives into his origins with video games and why he thinks they're important for people of all ages and the culture at large. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/15-andy-robertson

Y-Button | 15 - Andy Robertson (Ludocene, Family Gaming Database, Taming Gaming)

Video game journalist Andy Robertson discusses his new project Ludocene — a game discovery service in the form of a deck-building dating app. Ludocene is based on human-curated data and offers user...

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Y-Button PodcastSep 10, 2024
Writer and programmer Alanna Okun shares how video games influenced the recent decision to leave her tenured career in journalism for an education in interactive technology — a conversation through the boom and bust of the 2010s media landscape to a revelation of control and expression found in making video games. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/14-alanna-okun
Y-Button | 14. Alanna Okun (Writer, Programmer)

Writer and programmer, Alanna Okun, shares how video games influenced the recent decision to leave her tenured career in journalism for an education in interactive technology — a conversation throu...

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Y-Button PodcastJun 25, 2024

Pixar Creative Director (Theme Parks), @tashas, joins @ybutton to discusses her career journey, from animating at Pixar to directing @doublefine’s Costume Quest, to overseeing the implementation of Pixar properties in Disney Parks.

She shares how video games influence physical attractions, gaming as a family, and her fondness for RPGs and MMOs. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/13-tasha-sounart

Y-Button | 13. Tasha Sounart (Creative Director @ Pixar, Theme Parks)

Pixar Creative Director (Theme Parks), Tasha Sounart, discusses her career journey, from animating at Pixar on A Bug's Life through Cars to directing Double Fine's Costume Quest, to her return to P...

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Y-Button PodcastApr 17, 2024

Episode 12: Simon Parkin, award-winning journalist and non-fiction writer, contributor to @NewYorker and @guardian, and creator of the My Perfect Console podcast, discusses his journey into journalism, curiosity about video games, the transition from 2D to 3D gaming, and informing the broader culture about the medium.

https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/12-simon-parkin

Y-Button | 12. Simon Parkin (Journalist @ The New Yorker, My Perfect Console)

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 cul...

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Y-Button PodcastFeb 16, 2024

Episode 11: Chris Plante, Editor-in-chief of Polygon and co-host of The Besties podcast, chronicles his journey into games journalism, his fondness for "7/10 (rated)" video games, and what makes video games different (and the same!) as other mediums.

https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/11-chris-plante

Y-Button | 11. Chris Plante (Editor-in-chief, Polygon; The Besties podcast)

Interviews with video game creators, enthusiasts, journalists, and media personalities about their origins with video games, what keeps them so interested in the medium, and what excites them about the future.

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Y-Button PodcastAug 24, 2023
Stephen Hilger, co-host of Into the Aether podcast, discusses the power of video games on childhood, art, and imagination. https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/10-stephen-hilger
Y-Button | 10. Stephen Hilger (Into the Aether podcast)

Interviews with video game creators, enthusiasts, journalists, and media personalities about their origins with video games, what keeps them so interested in the medium, and what excites them about the future.

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Y-Button PodcastAug 24, 2023
JacobRPG 🫘Aug 22, 2023

Well, @ybutton has me watching the Psychodyssey documentary about the making of Pyschonauts 2.

I feel like I end up with listening/viewing/playing assignments by the end of each episode. 🤷‍♂️

Y-Button PodcastAug 10, 2023

Tom Mullen of Washed Up Emo joins the show to discuss his lifelong fascination with video games, the link between music and games, staying relevant with the youths, and his love of strategy guides.

Can you guess the song he brought to Guitar Hero III? https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/9-tom-mullen-washed-up-emo

Y-Button | 9. Tom Mullen (Washed Up Emo)

Interviews with video game creators, enthusiasts, journalists, and media personalities about their origins with video games, what keeps them so interested in the medium, and what excites them about the future.

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