Why We Play - Taye Talks and his journey from Nigeria to Ireland to Mass Effect
Taye from Taye Talks joined Todd to discuss how his gaming past was influenced by his journey from Nigeria to Ireland. We chat about how he picks the games he plays, his interest in the business side of gaming and what he'll be playing the rest of the year.
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22 Jun 2026
Why We Play - Marcus O'Neill, the fantasy critic guru
Marcus O'Neill joined Todd to discuss his gaming history and how became a host of a Fantasy Critic podcast.
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18 May 2026
Why We Play - Jason Marshall from DearGamers.net
Jason Marshall ,Co-founder of DearGamers.net (http://DearGamers.net), joined Todd to discuss Why We Play Difficult games, finding time to play and the art of writing reviews.
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10 Apr 2026
Why We Play - Matt Sowinski
Matt Sowinski joined Todd to discuss Why We Play and try to come up with better derogatory names for each console fanboy. He's a Canadian gamer, host of Host of PlayStation Generation podcast and writer for Console Creatures and But Why Tho.
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6 Mar 2026
Why we play - Fulish Fuji
Fulish Fuji, the fearless Australian from Carpool Gaming and host of the Mini Indie Van podcast, joined Todd for a fun discussion about her past, present and future gaming life.
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19 Jan 2026
Why we play - Sean Capri
Sean Capri, Leader of Carpool Gaming and host of the Xbox Drive, joined Todd for a fun discussion about his past, present and future gaming life.
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31 Dec 2025
Why we play with Daddy-D-Wally
Why we play is the podcast where Todd asks guests about their gaming history, their current gaming interests and why they’ll continue to play games.
Daddy-D-Wally, host of The Nerd Chat podcast joined Todd for a fun discussion about his past, present and future gaming life.
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2 Dec 2025
Why we play with Captain Logun
Why we play is the podcast where Todd asks guests about their gaming history, their current gaming interests and why they’ll continue to play games.
Captain Logun, Creator of the Keel Hauled podcast and Co-Host of XEP joined Todd for a fun discussion about his past, present and future gaming life.
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13 Nov 2025
Why we play with Chris “CJ” Johnston
Why we play is the podcast where Todd asks guests about their gaming history, their current gaming interests and why they’ll continue to play games.
Chris “CJ” Johnston, Product Manager at Enhance (Lumines Arise, HUMANITY, Tetris Effect: Connected, Rez Infinite), Player One Podcast producer/host & former EGM News editor joined Todd for a fun discussion about his past, present and future gaming life.
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Find CJ’s newest projects at https://enhance-experience.com/ (https://enhance-experience.com/) & https://www.playeronepodcast.com/ (https://www.playeronepodcast.com/)
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