If one word alone can persuade me to go beyond a headline and plunge into an article, it's "Meet..."
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On Button Mash/The Ringer-Verse, @matt-james.bsky.social and @jmrivera.bsky.social joined me to talk about 3 new IPs from international studios: Pragmata, Mouse: P.I. For Hire, and Replaced.
• Capcom keeps killing it
• We miss the 1P FPS
• Is pixel art a personality?
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Kenny Albert is the new national sportscast king—and he has Tony Miller of the website Unnecessary Sports Research to thank for his coronation
All the times multiple Beatles teamed up in the studio, after the Beatles broke up
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Ben and I talked to Brad Lidge about his post-playing career life as an archeologist (with a little baseball mixed in too). Really fun and illuminating conversation!
Maybe my favorite ABS subplot: the accidental challenge
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Ben Lindbergh
Ben Lindbergh
There are many reasons to support @ewpod.bsky.social on Patreon and every episode is amazing. This episode in particular, though, is such a delight. Loved every second of the interview with Dolly. I'd listen to her stories for another 3 hours. Listen and support if you can.
Extremely fun episode! Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles joins us to explain how he fell in love with baseball and what still mystifies him as a fan, and then @backlinenurse.bsky.social details her journey from exploring baseball history and strangeness on instagram to Yankee Stadium.
New Button Mash covering tons of game announcements and some hands-on impressions from Sony’s State of Play, Summer Game Fest, the XBOX showcase and more!
So much to be excited about. Call in sick for the entire month of September!
With @benlindbergh.bsky.social and @steveahlman.bsky.social
The challenge system’s robot rulings may be nearly flawless, but in the human element, error abounds
The finale of HANG UP AND LISTEN is out now. @benlindbergh.bsky.social assembled The Avengers of guests from the show's history to share one prediction each for the next 17 years of sports. It's been a pleasure to take a small role in the legacy of the podcast: slate.com/podcasts/han...
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the bunt’s rehabilitation and (TK:TK) the President publicly picking a side in MLB’s labor battle, then talk to two guests about falling in love with and...
