Tales from the Backlog
Hosted by Dave Jackson and Dave · Dave Jackson
4.8from 227 ratings
- 278
- Episodes
- 29
- Transcribed
- 227
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 21K
- YouTube views
About Tales from the Backlog
A video games podcast where Dave Jackson and guests break down and discuss the games they play. Each episode looks at one game in depth, focusing on mechanics, story, music and other aspects, with no spoilers until a clearly marked spoiler wall in the middle.
- Publisher
- Dave Jackson
- Category
- leisure · leisure · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 25 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
29 of 278 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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232: Panzer Dragoon Saga (with Chris Coplien - Retro Hangover)
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
231: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (with Gooey & McKenna - Flashback 64)
Inside a recent episode
233: The Walking Dead, Season One (with Aaron Angle - A Top 3 Podcast)
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's the... Well, it's a mix of what I said earlier about how, like, good... Most of the characters are at least like the main ones throughout the story that you interact with, but also how good the dialogue is in this game. So when you make a decision or you tell somebody something, you're right. You have the thing that pops up that says like, oh, Clementine will remember that or hey, Kenny will remember your remember your honesty. It's not like those are just like empty things that don't manifest themselves later on. Like there will be a conversation where you're having with Kenny. And then he'll be like, yeah, I remember how you did this one thing for me back there, man. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Tales from the Backlog
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- Aaron Angle
- Chris Coplien
- Gooey
- McKenna
- Patrick Arthur
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 20,791
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 62 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 165 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Tales from the Backlog?
Dave Jackson and Dave host the show. Published by Dave Jackson.
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The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
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