Y-Button Podcast

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Why do we care about video games? w/ @kylestarr
Websitehttps://www.ybutton.online
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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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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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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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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This week on Y-Button…
This week on Y-Button…

It’s Y-Button launch day! 🚀

On this debut episode, Christian Spicer shares his story as a former attorney turned comedian, writer, and podcaster, and why he cares about video games.

https://www.ybutton.online/episodes/1-christian-spicer

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y-button/id1683256695?i=1000609577280

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0peqw07cM0a6nU5bHMmNan?si=njMFhzKVT6yE63RgqYrg-A&dd=1

RSS: https://feeds.transistor.fm/y-button

Y-Button | 1. Christian Spicer (DLC Podcast, The Official Last of Us 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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Coming this Thursday