This has been my go-to podcast for a while now, and I'm not the heaviest podcast listener - the other shows I subscribe to tend to be the formulaic heavy-hitters from studios like WNYC or the Guardian.
Beyond the (as the title suggests) three hour requirement for time spent playing a game (and this is a loose requiremen as far as I can tell), this podcast is very freeform; the hosts spend their time talking about whatever game one of them suggests the other play this week. It might be one neither have played, both have played a lot of, or a game one of them loves and thinks the other might like (or knows they will hate). It might be old, new, on nintendo, pc, turn-based, sidescroller, very popular, relatively unknown, whatever.
Similarly, there is no specific structure to what they talk about in the game - they talk about gameplay, music, art direction, or even just talk about other games that they are reminded of. Despite the loose, industry-outsider approach they take to their conversation, it's almost always interesting to hear whatever they have to say about video games, particularly when they get into the age old question of what really makes a game fun to play.
One of the strengths of the show is that the hosts seem to often have quite different tastes in games, but are able to talk through their opinions and build off each other in a good natured way. To me, this is a somewhat rare thing in a podcast about media and the episodes where the hosts disagree are often my favorites.
I can't recommend this podcast a lot, particularly if you are like me and enjoy thinking about what makes a game fun as much or more than you like playing one. The episodes come out on a very consistent weekly basis and have great audio quality, for what that's worth.
Thanks for continuing to make this great podcast, and introducing me to some of my recent favorite games (Teardown in particular).
