It's the Gen Z video game podcast. Tori Domínguez Peek, Noah Hertz and Nathaniel Wilson break down the latest in gaming news, talk about what they're playing and do some deep dives into the industry and their favorite games.
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It's the Gen Z video game podcast. Tori Domínguez Peek, Noah Hertz and Nathaniel Wilson break down the latest in gaming news, talk about what they're playing and do some deep dives into the industry and their favorite games.
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Recent Episodes
April 5, 2026
Episode 198: Manufacturing consent for Star Fox (The Mario Galaxy Movie, Pokopia, Breath of the Wild)
<p>OK OK yeah we talk about the new Mario movie in this one but what did you expect? Also: stay to the end for some exciting news for the show!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THINGS MENTIONED: </strong></p><p>0:22 Tori saw the Mario movie</p><p>13:41 New Switch 2 leaks from Natethehate</p><p>Further reading: <a href="https://kotaku.com/switch-2-leaks-natethehate-nintendo-zelda-mario-2000683173">Nintendo’s Leak Problem Is Bigger Than Ever - Kotaku</a></p><p>22:14 Warhorse Studios allegedly working on a Lord of the Rings game</p><p>Further reading: <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/kingdom-come-deliverance-2-developer-warhorse-studios-reportedly-working-on-lord-of-the-rings-game"><u>Rumours point to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios working on a big Lord of the Rings game - Eurogamer</u></a></p><p>28:22 Nathaniel’s question for the class</p><p>38:59 Listener mail!</p><p>44:19 What we’ve been playing</p><p>1:16:57 Exciting closing thoughts</p><p><br></p><p>Tori's on instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/v.dominguez.98/">v.dominguez.98 </a></p><p>Nathaniel's on letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/nathanbased/">nathanbased</a></p><p>Noah's in our Discord</p><p><br></p><p>Our show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at <a href="https://theworstgarbage.online/">TheWorstGarbage.online</a>.</p><p><a href="https://discord.com/invite/xQ7ht3V\">Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Our intro/outro music are by <a href="https://noahgeist.bandcamp.com/">GEIST</a> and our show art is by<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tristemegistus/">@tristemegistus</a>. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/press_startpod">@Press_StartPod</a>, on tumblr at <a href="https://press-startpod.tumblr.com/">press-startpod.tumblr.com</a> and on bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/press-startpod.bsky.social">@press-startpod</a>. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.</p>
March 23, 2026
Episode 197: Just pointing shit out (Pokopia, One Piece Live Action, even more Mutiny After Midnight)
<p>Crimson Desert came out and none of us are playing it but don't worry we have takes anyway.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>THINGS MENTIONED: </strong></p><p>00:00 Welcome to our show + AI slop update</p><p>09:01 Tori and Nathaniel’s things: Crimson Desert talk</p><p>Further reading: <a href="https://www.polygon.com/crimson-desert-zelda-clone-breath-of-the-wild/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Crimson Desert is what happens when you try to copy Zelda but don't understand Zelda - Polygon</a></p><p>Furtherer reading: <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/crimson-desert-controls/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Do yourself a favour in Crimson Desert and play the game with a controller - PC Gamer</a></p><p>30:48 Noah’s item: New thing from Sunset Visitor??</p><p>33:29 What Tori’s playing</p><p>48:08 What Nathaniel’s playing</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@billdabarber" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Lil Bill's second channel on YouTube</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5WPtpGsln8A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">01:24:00 What Noah’s playing</a></p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5WPtpGsln8A" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Stop Playing Mainline Pokemon Games. Play These Instead - Pull to Refresh on YouTube</a></p><p>01:35:53 Bye bye!!</p><p><br></p><p>Tori's on instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/v.dominguez.98/">v.dominguez.98 </a></p><p>Nathaniel's on letterboxd: <a href="https://letterboxd.com/nathanbased/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">nathanbased</a></p><p>Noah's in our Discord</p><p><br></p><p>Our show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at <a href="https://theworstgarbage.online/">TheWorstGarbage.online</a>.</p><p><a href="https://discord.com/invite/xQ7ht3V\">Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Our intro/outro music are by <a href="https://noahgeist.bandcamp.com/">GEIST</a> and our show art is by<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tristemegistus/">@tristemegistus</a>. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/press_startpod">@Press_StartPod</a>, on tumblr at <a href="https://press-startpod.tumblr.com/">press-startpod.tumblr.com</a> and on bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/press-startpod.bsky.social">@press-startpod</a>. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.</p>
March 9, 2026
Episode 196: Lumiose got hit by a bazooka?? (Mutiny After Midnight, Pokemon Z-A, riding bikes)
<p>Welcome back to your favorite video game-reading-urbanism podcast unless there's another one of those we don't know about.</p><p><strong>SPOILERS FOR POKEMON Z-A 39:00-43:00</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>THINGS MENTIONED:</strong></p><p>0:00 Intro + PS5 PC Friendly controllers, RIP Highguard</p><p>9:20 What are our fave controllers?</p><p>21:00 Nintendo sues US for illegal tariffs</p><p>Further reading: <a href="https://aftermath.site/nintendo-tariffs-sue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs - aftermath</a></p><p>28:00 What Nathaniel’s playing </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKHGmFvzjJ4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Go listen to the new Johnny Blue Skies album</a></p><p>38:30 What Tori’s Playing </p><p>42:30 What Noah’s Playing</p><p>57:00 Pro-cycling thoughts + goodbye</p><p><br>Tori's on instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/v.dominguez.98/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">v.dominguez.98 </a></p><p>Nathaniel and Noah are in our Discord</p><p><br></p><p>Our show is a proud member of The Worst Garbage network of podcasts. Find all the rest of the great shows on the network at <a href="https://theworstgarbage.online/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">TheWorstGarbage.online</a>.</p><p><a href="https://discord.com/invite/xQ7ht3V\" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Join The Worst Garbage Discord channel!</a></p><p><br></p><p>Our intro/outro music are by <a href="https://noahgeist.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">GEIST</a> and our show art is by<a href="https://www.instagram.com/tristemegistus/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@tristemegistus</a>. We curate your gaming news together and Noah, Tori and Nathaniel take turns producing the show. You can follow the show on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/press_startpod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@Press_StartPod</a>, on tumblr at <a href="https://press-startpod.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">press-startpod.tumblr.com</a> and on bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/press-startpod.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@press-startpod</a>. Email us what you wanna hear us talk about, game recs and other stuff at heypressstart@gmail.com. We'd also appreciate if you left us reviews on your podcast app of choice! Good text reviews will be read out on the show.</p>
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