Pink Acid Boots is a podcast about games and the people who love them.
Every other week the show alternates between deep dive conversations about a specific game and short, reflective pieces of writing exploring what games mean to us.
A personal essay about adoption, family, fatherhood and what it means to become a parent whilst playing Capcom's sci-fi action game, PRAGMATA.
Pink Acid Boots is a podcast about video games and the people who love them.
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28 Jul 2026
7. DIGITAL ONLY DYSTOPIA: Sony, Playstation, Digital Ownership & the Future of Gaming
Why is Sony moving towards a digital-first future, and what does it mean for PlayStation players, game preservation and owning the games we buy?
Sony recently announced it will stop producing physical game discs from January 2028, moving to a digital only release model.
In this episode I'm joined by Professor Shakuntala Banaji from the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science to discuss the move.
What happens when physical media disappears? Do we really own the games we buy anymore? And what does a digital-only future mean for game presesrvation, accessibilitty, collectors, prices and player choice and access?
Pink Acid Boots is a podcast about video games and the people who love them.
🎧 Follow and listen on all platforms:https://linktr.ee/pinkacidbootspod (https://linktr.ee/pinkacidbootspod)
7 Jul 2026
6. DISCO ELYSIUM
This is an essay about Disco Elysium, Harry Dubois, the things we lose and what happens when we find them again.
23 Jun 2026
5. MAPS IN VIDEO GAMES
This week I'm joined by Emma Theresa Jude (https://www.instagram.com/emmatheresaartist/), artist and geologist who is interested in all things MAPS! We discuss what is are maps and what are they even for and why do we have them in video games anyway?! Join us as we chat about what we love and hate and how games can do maps better!
Games Discussed:
Silent Hill 1 - 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Death Stranding 1 / 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Skyrim
Subnautica
Pink Acid Boots is a podcast about video games and the people who love them. Find it on all platforms here (https://linktr.ee/pinkacidbootspod).
2 Jun 2026
SIDE QUESTS 1 - FAMESICK, HALF-MAN, PRAGMATA, ZERO PARADES
Side Quests is a pop up episode of the pod for games currently being played or culture outside of games.
In this episode Ben muses on his love for the effervescent excitement of Lena Dunham and her new memoir, FAMESICK and what he hated so much about Richard Gadd's new tv show HALF-MAN and the state of the heterosexual audience.
Also discussed are wishes for this week's Summer Games Fest/State of Play as well as the joys of parenting AI children in PRAGMATA and what I'm finding more exciting about ZERO PARADES than I did in Disco Elysium.
19 May 2026
4. HOLLOWBODY
This week's episode is about the 2024 tech noir game Hollowbody, developed and published by indie solo dev Headware Games (https://www.headwaregames.com). The episode is mostly spoiler free so you can listen to me talk about the game, class and what I connected with most - even if you haven't played!
Pink Acid Boots is a podcast about video games and the people who love them. Find it on all platforms here (https://linktr.ee/pinkacidbootspod).
5 May 2026
3. SILENT HILL 2 REMAKE
This week I’m joined by Halima (https://bsky.app/profile/halomedes.bsky.social); writer, gamer and horror enthusiast to discuss Bloober Team's 2024 remake of the iconic horror game Silent Hill 2, originally developed by Konami and released for the Playstation 2 in 2001.
You can find Halima on Bluesky here (https://bsky.app/profile/halomedes.bsky.social)
Pink Acid Boots is a podcast about video games and the people who love them. Find it on all platforms here (https://linktr.ee/pinkacidbootspod).
21 Apr 2026
2. NIER: AUTOMATA
Why I can't stop thinking about the end of NieR: Automata
In this episode of Pink Acid Boots, I talk about the ending of the video game NieR: Automata and why it’s stayed with me long after finishing it.
Pink Acid Boots is a podcast about video games and the people who love them. Find it on all platforms here (https://linktr.ee/pinkacidbootspod).
7 Apr 2026
1. DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH with Gabrielle de la Puente
This week I’m joined by Gabrielle from The White Pube (https://thewhitepube.co.uk/) to talk about Death Stranding 2: On the Beach from Kojima studios directed by video game world messiah, Hideo Kojima.
We get into what we think the game is trying to say, why it feels so unpleasant and why we love it so much.
You can find Gab's website here (https://gdlp.co.uk/)
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6 Apr 2026
Welcome to Pink Acid Boots
Hey! My name's Ben and I love video games. So much that I started a podcast purely so I have an excuse to think and talk about them!
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