SPAWNPOINT

About SPAWNPOINT

A podcast from Crossplay, a newsletter at the intersection of parenting and gaming, featuring longtime games reporters (and parents!) Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, alongside a slew of insightful guests. www.crossplay.news (https://www.crossplay.news?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Patrick Klepek, Keza MacDonald

Category

kids & family · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jul 2019

Latest episode

21 May 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 May 2025

   Gamer Dad vs. Game Developer

   Patrick Klepek interviews Brent Gibson about the challenges of balancing game development with the responsibilities and limited time of being a parent, offering insights into designing games for diverse player schedules.

2. 

   4 Feb 2025

   Spawnpoint, Episode 08: The Switch 2 Is Here

   Rumors of a new Switch have been floating around for quite literally years now, but later this year, a new Switch arrives. How much will it cost? We don’t know. What games are coming at launch and later? Nintendo hasn’t said. The more important question for Spawnpoint hosts Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, however, is whether they’re buying one Switch 2—or a new Switch for everyone in the house. We unpack this and more, as we start to think about the Switch 2’s impending arrival. Crossplay subscribers get access to episodes early at https://crossplay.news Timestamps: * 00:01:00 — Uh Oh, Kids Are Growing Up * 00:02:30 — Holiday Catchup * 00:06:00 — Mario Party Party Continues * 00:14:55 — Dress to Impress Invasion * 00:31:33 — Switch 2 Revealed This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.crossplay.news/subscribe (https://www.crossplay.news/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

3. 

   27 Nov 2024

   Spawnpoint, Episode 07: Mario Parties

   Keza MacDonald and Patrick Klepek discuss the nuances of introducing Mario Party to their children, exploring the complexities of intergenerational gaming relationships and holiday gift-giving.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

97

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

29 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

65

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.