Episode 120 – Rob Leane Interview

4th January 2024 Chris Smith

Chris Smith is joined by regular host Paul Monaghan and special guest Rob Leane, gaming editor for the Radio Times.

We discuss Rob’s career so far, the beloved status of Radio Times and how it came to have a gaming editor, as well as an extended discussion about Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and its implications for modern games journalism.

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Episode 119 – Maximum Catch Up

20th December 2023 Chris Smith

Chris and Paul once again realise almost another year has gone by since they last recorded.

Join us as we catch up on the year just gone, and manage to almost entirely avoid talking about Christmas.

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Episode 118 – Gaming in 2023

13th February 2023 Chris Smith

You wait weeks for a podcast, then two hours come along at once.

Chris is joined by returning host Paul to look at their highlights from the games that have been announced for the year ahead. With a brief diversion to discuss The A500 Mini, because there was no chance of them staying on topic.

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Episode 117 – 2022 End of Year Show

23rd December 2022 Chris Smith

Chris Smith the Newer is joined by Tom Charnock and Jake Smith to discuss the last 12 months in both life and gaming.

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Episode 116 – Atari Jaguar

11th November 2021 Chris Smith

Chris Smith mk 2 is joined by returning host Tom Charnock to share fond memories of Atari’s much maligned console. They cover their own introductions to the console, and discuss their favourite games on the platform.

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Episode 115 – Double Interview: Making of Tomb Raider & SEGA Powered

20th October 2021 Chris Smith

This episode features two interviews discussing two new print productions.

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Episode 114 – Ashley Day: From GamesTM to Team 17

21st August 2021 Chris Smith

This episode we speak to Ashley Day about his career in the games industry. Like Paul, Ashley is a massive fan of games magazines so there’s some looking back at the magazines he read as a kid before jumping into a very varied career.

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Episode 113 – Maximum Power Up Meets The Back Page Podcast

30th July 202130th July 2021 Chris Smith

Paul is joined by another podcast this episode. Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle from The Back Page Podcast were happy to discuss their careers on videogaming magazines.

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Episode 112 – Tim Ponting Interview

22nd June 2021 Chris Smith

In this latest episode Paul speaks with Tim Ponting. Tim has had a fantastic career in the games industry starting out on much loved magazine Zero.

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Episode 111 – Keith Stuart Interview

24th May 2021 Chris Smith

Author and journalist Keith Stuart is the latest guest to join us on the show.

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