Player One Podcast

Player One Podcast

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Join ex-game journalists Chris Johnston, Phil Theobald, and Greg Sewart as they talk about console/portable/PC games, raising kids, and the meaning of life.

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Player One Podcast

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

POP Ep.130: Insane Clown College (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 20.04.2009

This week! We talk about Tomcat Alley, full-motion video games, Patapon 2, digital downloads, Stewy's 360 repair problems, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars sales, and what one game CJ will finish this year. Plus Outrun Online Arcade, Galaga Legions, Killzone 2, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure and Noby Noby Boy. Plus, in the NEXT episode we're doing Ys Book I & II for our Game Club. You ca...

POP Ep.129: The DSi of the Storm (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 12.04.2009

It's a tangent-filled, thunderstorm of gaming discussion this week. CJ, Phil, Stewy and half an episode of Greg Ford. In this episode we talk about Rhythm Heaven, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Noby Noby Boy, DSi Ware, ART STYLE Aquia, PuzzleQuest Galactrix, Flock and probably a couple others in there too. Plus a long, tangent-filled first segment where we talk about a lot of other things. The n...

POP Ep.128: Caturday Night Fever (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 05.04.2009

This week: CJ, Phil, two Gregs talk about gaming, games, and game-related things. Oh, and this week only (hopefully): cats! Games we talk about include Rhythm Heaven, Killzone 2, Super Punch-Out!!, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Suikoden Tierkreis, Pokémon Platinum and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time. Plus, in an upcoming episode we're doing Ys Book I & II for our Game Club. You...

POP Ep.127: Throw Zelda from the Train (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 31.03.2009

It's a live episode straight from San Francisco with regulars CJ, Phil and Greg Ford plus guest Shane Bettenhausen and another mystery guest who pops in halfway through. This week we chat about GDC, Nintendo and what we've been playing, which includes Punch-Out, Excitebots, Batman Arkham Asylum, Terminator Salvation, Henry Hatsworth, Noby Noby Boy and much more. You'll just have to listen and find...

POP Ep.126: Grow some gonads (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 23.03.2009

This week! Format change! We switch things up a bit and do feedback (including playing a voicemail line call--GASP!), news and the tried-and-true What'cha Been Playing segment. Games we talk about include Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2, Street Fighter IV, Gears of War 2, Metal Gear Solid Touch, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, Phantasy Star Portable, Final Fantasy III DS and Grand Theft Aut...

POP Ep.125: All According to Keikaku (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 17.03.2009

In this episode! Games! Games! Games! But not really much talk of Resident Evil 5 and Killzone 2 (sorry). No, instead we've got Peggle, Gradius ReBirth, Street Fighter IV, GTA IV Lost and the Damned, Kameo, Major League Baseball 2K9, Phantasy Star Portable and more! Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com . You can leave us a voicemail by calling 71...

POP Ep.124: Horshack Test (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 09.03.2009

It's a long episode this week, but hopefully you'll find it entertaining. Kenneth "Slim" Miller joins the lineup of CJ, Phil and Greg Sewart this week to talk about Street Fighter, arcades, Watchmen and video games. More specifically, we discuss game tapes like Street Fighter IV, Bomberman Live, House of the Dead Overkill, Peggle DS, Top Trumps: Doctor Who, Watchmen The End is Nigh, Legacy of Ys B...

POP Ep.123: Poop Detail (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 02.03.2009

This week! Games! It's a CJ-Phil-Greg-Greg show, and the games discussed include Street Fighter IV, Race Pro, Retro Game Challenge, NASCAR Kart Racing, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Kameo, Perfect Dark Zero, Noby Noby Boy, Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, Star Ocean The Last Hope and House of the Dead Overkill. Also, our next Game Club game is Beyond Oasis (Genesis). It's available on Sonic'...

POP Ep.122: Hands Across the Universe (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 22.02.2009

This week! CJ, Phil and Greg (Ford) talk about the last week's worth of games. Including Noby Noby Boy and Street Fighter IV. In fact those are the main two things we talk about in this episode. Yeah there are a couple other games mentioned like Retro Game Challenge, GTA IV: Lost and Damned, Banjo-Kazooie, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (naturally). But it's mostly Street Fighter and Noby Nob...

POP Ep.121: Petal to the metal (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 16.02.2009

This week CJ, Phil and Greg Ford (Sewart's away having a baby) discuss the following game tapes: Far Cry 2, Banjo-Kazooie, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Retro Game Challenge, Lit, Flower, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Onechanbara Bikini Samurai Squad and Loco Roco 2, among others. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com . You can le...

POP Ep.120: The Bird and the Bear (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 09.02.2009

Game Club returns in this episode and we spend the last segment talking about Rare's original Banjo-Kazooie game for the Nintendo 64/Xbox Live Arcade. CJ and Phil and joined once again by Gregs Sewart and Ford for that plus a discussion of the game tapes that took up our free time in the last week. Those include R-Type Dimensions, Dead Space, 3 on 3 NHL Arcade, Fable II, Killzone 2 (demo), Halo Wa...

POP Ep.119: A Zombie Demonstration (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 02.02.2009

This week! CJ & Phil! Plus intermittent Greg flurries! We start the podcast with two Gregs, then go down to one, then back up to two for a short while before finishing it off again with just one. Yet we still manage to somehow discuss a slew of games including Resident Evil 5 (demo), Far Cry 2, Gravity Bone, Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels, Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce, Ratchet & Clank Future...

POP Ep.118: Teased by spoilers (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 26.01.2009

In this episode of the Player One Podcast you will hear not one, not two, but FOUR people talking about the games they played this week. Once again it's CJ, Phil and Gregs Sewart and Ford, discussing games such as: Fable II, Final Fantasy III, Half-Life/Half-Life 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Gears of War 2 and The Maw. In additio...

POP Ep.117: Sounds Old-Tymey (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 19.01.2009

This week Gregs Ford and Sewart join CJ and Phil to talk about games! In this action-packed episode you'll hear us talk about Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter IV, Grand Theft Auto IV, Fable II, Half-Life 2, F1 2001, Rock Band 2, Burnout Paradise, Loco Roco 2 (demo), Pirate Booty (bootleg NES cart), Prince of Persia and Fusion Fall, among others. Thanks...

POP Ep.116: End of an era, start of another (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 12.01.2009

No game talk this week. Instead, we dedicate the whole episode to talking about EGM's closure and the 1UP layoffs in the wake of Hearst/UGO's purchase of 1UP.com. In addition to regular hosts Chris "CJ" Johnston (ex-EGM News Editor) and Phil Theobald (ex-EGM editor and former GameNow Reviews Editor), we welcome a couple more ex-Ziff guests to the program: Kevin Gifford (ex-1UP editor and gaming ma...

POP Ep.115: To and Fro (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 05.01.2009

It's just CJ and Phil this week in a low-key episode to start off the new year. In it we talk games, our new years', iPhone games, and lots of other stuff. Not so much talk about new games since nothing new's come out. But we discuss a little Pac-Man CE, Katamari iPhone, Rolando, Picross DS, Game & Watch Collection and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, among some others. Thanks for listening! Y...

POP Ep.114: A Year-End Holiday Special (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 29.12.2008

It's a special show this week (in STEREO) live from a Giordano's restaurant in the Chicago suburbs. Special guests abound including Phil's fiancée Dana, Phil's Mom, and Chris Baker. We talk about what we've been playing, our games of the year, holiday memories and oh so much more. Check it out. Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer for a chance to win a prize i...

POP Ep.113: Have you seen my chance cube? (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 22.12.2008

This week! We welcome ex-Official US PlayStation Magazine editor Chris Baker (currently Manager, Licensed Games at Marvel) to the program to talk games and various other stuff relating to games. The titles we discuss specifically include Left 4 Dead, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Dead Space, The Simpsons Game, Doritos Dash of Destruction, UNO, Metal Slug 7, Sim City for iPod Touch and Hot Shots...

POP Ep.112: Do you get to play as Jimmy Smits? (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 15.12.2008

This week special guest Anthony Vaughn joins Phil and CJ to talk games, CompuServe, sushi and Back to the Future. Games discussed this week include Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead, Fable II, Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels, Prince of Persia, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Namco Museum Virtual Arcade, Rock Band 2, Meteos Wars, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, LEGO Batman, 1942 Join Strike and Am...

POP Ep.111: Does he call her Princess Smellika? (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 08.12.2008

This week! Lots and lots of games, plus some talk about gaming magazines and ferrets with special guest Kevin Gifford. Games we discuss in this episode include Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1, Neutopia, Animal Crossing City Folk, Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (PSP), Soul Bubbles (DS), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Chrono Trigger, Prince of Persia, Left 4 De...

POP Ep.110: Gone Home for the Holidays (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 02.12.2008

We actually recorded this show last week, mere days after the recording of Episode 109. So you'll have to excuse the fact we really don't talk about anything new and the show quickly devolves into discussion of DVDs and The Real Ghostbusters. But we do get some talk in about Animal Crossing City Folk, Sonic Unleashed and Rock Band 2. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. We'll be back with a "re...

POP Ep. 109: Precious PP (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 24.11.2008

This week! Games! And more games! We welcome guest Kirbutashi to talk about the last week's worth of game-playing. What titles do we talk about, you ask? Mirror's Edge, Quantum of Solace, Left 4 Dead, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Sam & Max Season One. Plus, the NXE and Ziff-Davis closes another magazine. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by c...

POP Ep.108: Plug Away (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 17.11.2008

It's that time of year again. Where there are too many great games and not enough time to play them. That means, of course, that with each new release we're just adding to the backlog. But that won't keep us from playing a level or two and discussing them. This week! We're joined by Sega producer Ethan Einhorn to talk about the games we've been playing in the last seven days. That includes: Fallou...

POP Ep.107: I Saw Your Tweet (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 10.11.2008

This week: We discuss game tapes new and old with special guest Cameron Davis (Lead Designer at Krome Studios). Specifically, Burnout Paradise, Picross DS, Castlevania Order of Ecclesia, Alien Crush Returns, Sam & Max Season 1 (Wii), Dragon Ball Origins, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2 and Rotohex. Plus, various gabbing about the Commodore 64, Mega Drive, game development, growing up ga...

POP Ep.106: Blow your DS (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069) 03.11.2008

This week: mik from The Fanboys Lunchcast joins CJ and Phil to talk about interactive electronic entertainment, and discuss the game tapes we are all currently imbibing. Those include Dead Space, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Ninjatown, Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2, Singstar Vol. 2, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts (demo), Mirror's Edge (demo), Valkyria Chronicles (demo),...

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