@kirkhamilton.com since seeing @coheedandcambria.bsky.social in LA last week, I’ve been on a real bender. Are they on your radar? Any chance we’ll see a Strong Songs episodes on them one day? Their blend of prog, pop, metal, emo sound mixed with Sci-fi story telling seems ripe for K Hamilton.

Hell yeah, @rockmarooned.bsky.social. My fav Aronofsky. The score rips too. www.polygon.com/the-fountain...

They did more video games today.

Apple Messages “pinned conversations” is the new Top 8.

A Life Well Wasted episode 9: Game Over is up now. Grab a timed-edition poster by Olly Moss anytime in the next 7 days to support the show. Thanks for sticking with me! alifewellwasted.com

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Tomorrow!

I haven’t cried this hard in a long time. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

If there are that many ghosts in NYC alone, surely Ghostbusters would be a franchise. So… WHERE IS OUR MULTI-BRANCH GHOSTBUSTERS WORKPLACE COMEDY SERIES?!?!!??!

(3/3) The third announcement is that I’m launching a Patreon! I’m so unbelievably flattered to have had people reaching out over the past year asking how to support the project, and I have spent the past two months producing a ton of video to watch as soon as you join: patreon.com/wavelengths! 🥰

(2/3) The second announcement is a new video essay about Metroid Fusion for the Game Boy Advance and how learning more about its development history reframes the game’s terrifying central antagonist. I’m really proud of this one! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRr7...

(1/3) I have 3 things I’m launching today, and the first is a new podcast!
It’s called Wavelengths and it’s a laid back show about the games industry with a guest each week. The first episode is about the death of console exclusives and starting an independent games outlet with @plante.bsky.social!

The CRT filter for Nintendo Classics on Switch 2 is gooooooood.

As a society, we don’t talk enough about how much of an absolute out-of-this-world banger the Chip ‘N’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers theme is. Whips ass. music.apple.com/us/album/chi...

Holy fuck this rips. Havent heard Thrice this heavy in a loooong time. music.apple.com/us/album/gna...

@chelseabot.bsky.social I’m reading your @petevolk.bsky.social Polygon Exit interview. I wrote a very similar paragraph on my blog when Polygon sold. zerocounts.net/2025/05/01/p... It’s awesome that we have a shared experience of what inspired us to want to work at Polygon. I’m gald one of us did!

All-timer. music.apple.com/us/album/ult...

Still spinning “Is” by My Morning Jacket. Incredible record. music.apple.com/us/album/is/...

I really love the Apple News Crossword experience. Native keyboard, nice clue UI, Game Center support… But I’ve made an effort to avoid the app to reduce my anxiety. So here’s a shortcut to open the app straight to the Puzzle’s section. Only one instruction! www.icloud.com/shortcuts/f2...

Out reading a book with my booklight like it’s a gd handy boy

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How many Celebration of Life slideshows have forgotten to omit Billie Joe’s “ah fuck” from the beginning of Good Riddance?

Bump to the bump to the bump to the bass bump to the bump to the Bumble www.videogameschronicle.com/news/croc-st...

If you have a spare moment this weekend, please consider leaving a review of Post Games over at Apple Podcast! (I know I know I know. I'm doing a lot of the sweaty promo right now. But in the early days of making a new thing, there's little room for shame. And stuff like this is helping a ton!)

This episode of Strong Songs is one of my favorite pieces of music/sonic education. I listen to guitar driven songs so much differently now. A Stratocaster sounds like an entirely different kind of instrument now. Thanks, @kirkhamilton.com! strongsongspodcast.com/blogs/episod...

Good piece by @vicmsong.bsky.social. I’d love an app that understands my goals (milage, build, etc), services (Fitness+, etc), preferred workouts (running), and nutrition info to give me recommended workouts at different times of the day (limited/lots, weather). www.theverge.com/fitness-trac...

Hot weather is not cool.

I am included in a massive public reply all thread. Wowza!

Having too many ‘r’s in my name never got me anywhere. Not sure what the strategy is herrrrrre…

Happy to have played a small part in the 20 years of Apple Podcasts. I ran Podcasts Ops from 2013–2015, and continue to support the team in various was today. learn.applepodcasts.apple/20-podcasts-...

I keep getting rocked by SOL II by mitch murder. Oof. mitchmurder.bandcamp.com/album/sol

When the cops reroute my 3.6 mile run to a 4.6 mile run… 😏

“What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” by Haruki Murakami. A pleasant, peaceful read that as a runner both resonates and motivates.

A damning report from Microsoft on the chaotic and impossible pace of work. While it might be helpful, I don’t think AI is the ultimate solve. It’s just a garbage collector. Maybe we also rethink location, hours, and headcount (read “profit”)… www.microsoft.com/en-us/workla...

Y’all, this show is so unbelievably good. And the amount of extras you get as a Patreon supporter is wild. Not sure how Plante does it, folks. Do not sleep on this deal!

My Father's Day present to you: a free 1-month trial of Post Games. www.patreon.com/posts/try-fr...

I’ve never cared about frame rates, but TotK feels pretty, pretty good at 60 (or whatever) on Switch 2.

Take 10 minutes and listen to this. Now. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

4 cups into Mario Kart World and I feel what it gains in chaos it loses in charm. The courses all vibe similar and I’m having difficulty parsing the theme of each, which is a big part of what I loved about MK8 — the beauty, which I touched on in a piece about Wii U: zerocounts.net/2014/06/01/h...

My banner notifications are mad messed up. I get banners for apps I’m in. (Video attached) I also get blasted with banners of all of my Lock Screen notifications when I unlock my phone. Anyone else?

I’ve been running regularly for 18 years. Wow.

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Thrilled to continue my sponsorship of the New York Yankees!

“Amodei floated with us is a ‘token tax’: Every time someone uses a model and the AI company makes money, perhaps 3% of that revenue ‘goes to the government and is redistributed in some way.’” UBI now more than ever. Companies displacing humans must help fund it. www.axios.com/2025/05/28/a...

Y’all seen these things called “video games”. Wild stuff.

- blog post out - 10 minute upper-body strength - 3.6 mile run - pulled up the snapdragons - broke down all of the cardboard - reorganized the garage - watered the plants. - Manhattan - hot dogs - hell yeah

Enjoying this new show. Very nerdy and focused on the stuff that I care about in games. Also full of info I didn’t know about, like who Seumas McNally was! I don’t listen to games podcasts, but I’d listen to this one.

"Independent journalism is a way to create a sustainable path forward for journalism during a turbulent time. To do it on your own terms. And to capture all the damn value you're creating." I spoke with @caseynewton.bsky.social about why indie journalism matters.