Video Wizards Podcast

About Video Wizards Podcast

Every month, Ben Cartlidge and Michiel Kroder take a look at the same month in a random year from the last two decades of the 20th century. They discuss what video games were popular in the arcades of that moment in time, but also what was going on in popular culture and the world around us, from a joint UK and Netherlands perspective.

Publisher

Michiel Kroder, Ben Cartlidge

Category

leisure · music · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

5 Feb 2020

Latest episode

2 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Jun 2026

   VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 32: Spring 1983

2. 

   25 Jul 2025

   VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 31: Winter 1988/1989

   Follow us into the winter of ’88 going into ’89 as we step into the final year of the decade and bid adieu to President Ronnie when he exits the White House. In the arcades, fists are flying with the likes of Technōs’ sequel to Double Dragon, SNK’s third Ikari Warriors game and SEGA’s prettyContinue reading "VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 31: Winter 1988/1989"

3. 

   25 Nov 2024

   VIDEO WIZARDS PODCAST – Episode 30: Autumn 1991

   Video Wizards Podcast host takes you on a journey through autumn 1991's arcade game landscape amidst global turmoil and transformation.

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

376,443

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

76