Most Recent Save: A Psychgeist Podcast

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from Janurary 2026. You can find a link to this month's newsletter here: https://open.substack.com/pub/rachelkowert/p/tldr-january-2026?r=1nfkr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from October 2025. A link to this month's newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/rachelkowert/p/tldr-november-2025?r=1nfkr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from October 2025. A link to this month's newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/rachelkowert/p/tldr-october-2025?r=1nfkr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from September 2025. Link to this month's newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/rachelkowert/p/tldr-september-2025?r=1nfkr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from August 2025. Link to this month's newsletter: https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-august-2025

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from July 2025. Link to this month's newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/rachelkowert/p/tldr-july-2025?r=1nfkr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from June 2025. Newsletter link: https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-june-2025

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from May 2025. Newsletter link: https://open.substack.com/pub/rachelkowert/p/tldr-may-2025?r=1nfkr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from April 2025. Newsletter link: https://open.substack.com/pub/rachelkowert/p/tldr-march-2025-4ed?r=1nfkr7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

An (audio) compendium of the comings and goings in research, development, and news about our digital playgrounds from March 2025. Newsletter link: https://rachelkowert.substack.com/p/tldr-march-2025

In this episode, I am joined by Constance Steinkuehler, a professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of California Irvine. In this conversation, we explore her journey from a graduate student in cognitive science, to Senior Policy Analyst under the Obama administration in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, to running Game Labs at both University of Wisconsin...

In this episode, I am joined by Coty Craven, an an accessibility and inclusion expert and advocate who has been working in the games industry since 2013. He created and led award-winning games media outlet, Can I Play That (https://caniplaythat.com/), to help advance accessibility and awareness in the games industry and he recently launched his second game accessibility tool, this time focused on...

In this episode, I am joined by Paul Fischer, a contractor and senior technology advisor for the US state department’s global engagement center. In this conversation, we explore Paul's journey from studying International Relations at George Washington University, to his time in Morocco with the Peace Corps, to his Masters in Foreign Service at Georgetown, to.... bringing games to the State Dep...

As you may (or may not) know, Psychgeist, as a production studio was created to draw the curtain back behind the science of games and pop culture. Part of that, is demystifying the people who work in this space. And this is where this podcast comes in. Allow me to introduce *drum roll*... Most Recent Save (A Psychgeist Podcast), a new podcast where I chat with influential voices in games and pop c...