Designer Notes - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Very thoughtful and in-depth interviews with many of the greats of the field. I love that Soren, as a peer of his interviewees, is not afraid to sometimes be a bit critical of their past work while getting deep into how they made it succeed. I would go so far as to call it indispensable for anyone who cares about game design and development in general.

This is a great podcast. You don’t even really need to be very interested in game design to enjoy it. Soren might have missed his true calling as an interviewer. He gets really interesting people to discuss at-length and in-depth things they are deeply passionate about in a delightfully ad hoc and visceral manner. You will not find cutely named canned show segments here, but instead real designers deep diving on their childhoods, careers, and defining moments.

A really great podcast with some legendary guests and extremely thorough conversations. Soren covers a lot of ground in each episode. I appreciate that he goes deep into the careers and creative decision making processes with his guests. The extended length of the interviews is welcome - I only wish I could listen to both parts of an interview back to back but it’s worth the wait.

Soren manages to balance more technical questions with broader and personal ones such that the podcast is entertaining and relevant for a broad audience. A pleasure to listen to.