Podcasts by PAL KEYS
An interview series where I ask guests their favourite game
Further podcasts by Daryl Baxter
Podcast on the topic Technologie
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3.16: ‘Making of Tomb Raider’–Live at TR25 in Derby from 2021-11-04T14:56:28
A live recording of the panel celebrating the book launch, at the TR25 event in Derby, held on the 23rd October...
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3.15: ‘A Miracle World’ with Mike Shields. from 2021-10-18T06:00:56
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3.14: ‘A City Escape’ with Gabe Carey. from 2021-09-17T13:10:29
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3.13: ‘Ketchup’ with Richie Morgan. from 2021-09-03T06:00:53
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3.12: ‘Lego Love Island’ with Daisy Treloar. from 2021-08-20T06:00:40
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3.11: ‘Summer of Cinder’ with James Bentley. from 2021-07-30T06:00:44
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3.10: ‘Preying for Scooby’ with Aaron Bayne. from 2021-07-09T05:00:13
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3.9: ‘Guns of the Back Page’ with Samuel Roberts. from 2021-06-25T05:00:08
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3.8: ‘Marshmallows&Family’ with Chris Penwell. from 2021-06-14T11:00:24
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3.7: ‘The Wrong Trousers’ with Ethan Hunt. from 2021-06-04T06:00:06
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3.6:‘The White Egg Sack’with Chris Carpineti. from 2021-05-21T06:00:54
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3.5:‘New Horizons’with Sara Heritage. from 2021-05-07T06:00:59
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3.4:‘Maximum Power’with Paul Monaghan. from 2021-04-23T06:00:04
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3.3:‘Frog Circles’with Daley‘Kong’Johnson. from 2021-04-09T05:55:39
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3.2:‘On Your Left’with Steve Warr. from 2021-03-19T12:21:09
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3.1:‘Guitar Chords’with Demi Williams. from 2021-03-05T08:01:41
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2.21:‘A Landscape of Valhalla’with Abbi Ruggles. from 2020-12-04T03:00:45
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2.20:‘Unforeseen Consequences’with Olly Smith. from 2020-10-30T06:45:53
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2.19: ‘Harvest Hill’ with Kyle Campbell. from 2020-10-19T06:30:33
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2.18: ‘A Mass of Remasters’ with Stacey Henley. from 2020-10-02T07:01:58
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2.17: ‘Four Rounds Rapid’ with Pete Beckett. from 2020-09-18T16:31:55
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2.15: ‘An Iron Fist’ with Connor Makar. from 2020-08-24T06:00:50
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2.14: ‘Gaming Sandwiches’ with Ryan Brown. from 2020-08-03T06:55:50
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2.13: ‘Bean: Blood Money’ with Lloyd Coombes. from 2020-07-17T12:21:40
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2.12: ‘A Rite of Passage’ with Aaron Potter. from 2020-07-03T11:56:53
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2.11: ‘The Spark of Gayming’ with Aimee Hart. from 2020-06-19T11:31:04
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2.10:‘Phantom Toothbrush’with Nikki Beckett. from 2020-06-12T16:10:33
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2.9:‘The AMSTRAD Switch’with Ash Versus. from 2020-06-05T13:58:57
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2.8:‘A NieR Revolution’with Martin Bryant. from 2020-05-29T16:38:17
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2.7:‘Big Boss’with David Hayter. from 2020-05-15T09:50:56
The original voice of Solid Snake, David comes on to talk to a big fan of the first game about his upcoming projects, and Cameo. Listen
2.6:‘A Materia World’with Ian Stokes. from 2020-05-08T07:00:25
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2.5:‘Hunter’s Dream’with Rebecca Stow. from 2020-05-01T09:00:14
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2.4:‘A Quantum Leap’with Chris Payne. from 2020-04-24T09:42:20
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2.3:‘Black Car Game’with Rosalie Barnett. from 2020-04-17T08:59:46
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2.2:‘A Sipsmith’s Lair’with Andy Robinson. from 2020-04-10T11:00:10
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2.1:‘A UnioN’with Lauren Kaye. from 2020-04-03T09:02:14
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Zone 56:‘L is Real’with Chris Brandrick. from 2020-01-18T11:16:59
I've been signed up to Chris' 'Switch Weekly' newsletter ever since it launched, and it's been an amazing resource for keeping track of upcoming games and interest...
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Zone 55:‘Shattered Skies’with Fernando Moutinho. from 2020-01-11T21:49:50
Fernando is the Community & Social Media Manager for Apex Online Racing; a community that bases itself on racing games, and competitions around them. We go in...
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Zone 54:‘Nail Clippers’with Luke Earle. from 2020-01-03T04:30:50
I first met Luke at the Tomb Raider Suite in December of 2016, and then at the Buffet Reception in April of 2018. He's currently a Narrative Designer at T...
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Zone 53: A Christmas Special! from 2019-12-23T18:05:10
A Christmas-bumper special episode! Three previous guests return, and the topic is all about Christmas. We chat about memorable presents...
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Zone 52:‘Gold&Shield’with Mahin Kesore. from 2019-12-20T12:26:30
Mahin recently quit his day job to go full-time as a freelancer. We chat about how we met at Recharge back in January, and his love for a certain Nintendo<...
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Zone 51:‘Logan Snake’with Neil Bolt. from 2019-12-15T10:54:14
Neil is the Gaming Editor of Bloody Disgusting, a site that bases itself on horror and everything about it. We chat about his career, Res...
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Zone 50:‘Bring on the Wall!’with Ryan Lambie. from 2019-12-06T04:15:33
Ryan is the Editor of Wireframe Magazine, an outlet that only began in November of last year. We talk about his history, his career at De...
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Zone 49:‘Ultra Delta 64’with Riley Testut. from 2019-11-29T20:36:22
I've always loved the idea of emulators, from playing a game on a system you didn't think would be possible, to how one could improve a game from long ago. Riley has been making '...
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Zone 48:‘Sonic Boom’with Wesley Yin-Poole. from 2019-11-22T04:59:38
Wes has been the Deputy Editor of Eurogamer since 2010, and before that, was the Deputy Editor for 'Videogamer.com'. I first came across his work...
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Zone 47:‘I Am The Eggman’with Phil Hayton. from 2019-11-15T05:59:39
We began with Irn Bru, and from then on, a good chat was had. Phil is a freelance writer residing in Scotland, and we talk about his history in the freelance game...
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Zone 46:‘An Umbrella Tale’with Luke Kemp. from 2019-11-08T07:05:19
Luke is a freelance writer who currently contributes to Official PlayStation Magazine & Eurogamer. From issue 318 until its last edition last ...
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Zone 45:‘Extractor Fan’with Rob Leane. from 2019-11-01T09:49:41
Rob is the Gaming Editor of Den of Geek, who has headed up the position since the beginning of the year. He’s managed to curate many interesting pieces to the sec...
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Zone 44:‘Urban Fragments’with Adam Ismail. from 2019-10-25T17:49:27
After guesting on Time Extend in July, the plan was always for both hosts to come on the show, and this week it's now fully occurred. Adam is a full-time journalist Listen
Zone 43:‘The Blue Man’with Jennifer. from 2019-10-20T14:44:19
Jennifer is a freelance writer who currently resides in Hamburg. She is one of the hosts of the 'Caffeinated Bantercast' podcast, a weekly show al...
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Zone 42:‘NGP’with Lewis White. from 2019-10-11T20:58:58
Lewis has been writing on and off for the last 5 years, and since then he's ascended to be the Gaming Editor at MSPoweruser and killing it, smartly reformatting the section to be a...
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Zone 41:‘A Gaiages Quest’with Elizabeth Henges. from 2019-10-05T11:33:11
I first met Liz through the fantastic 'Into the Spine' earlier this year, and through Twitter, I've been trying to keep up with the articles she has been publishin...
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Zone 40:‘The Akēdo Curator’with Toby Rovezzano. from 2019-09-27T04:50:01
Since 2016 Toby has been creating and managing his own gaming bar in Lincoln; Akēdo. Based at Listen
Zone 39:‘A Work of Box Art’with Elijah Beahm. from 2019-09-21T22:15:24
Elijah is a writer, but also a YouTuber, where he takes on the form of the 'Unabridged Gamer', where it was his Star Wars videos ...
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Zone 38:‘A Warr in the Freezer’with Steve Warr. from 2019-09-13T02:33:09
I first came across Steve's YouTube channel when I spotted a retweet of his 'Last Revelation: Part 1' video. He is currently in the midsts of a 'Tomb Raide...
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Zone 37:‘Blue Swirl’with Andrew Dickinson. from 2019-09-06T02:03:22
We are a few days from the twentieth anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast (9/9/1999), a console that's still fondly remembered, from its history to w...
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Zone 36:‘Sonic&Moonwalker’with Brendan Rorrison. from 2019-08-30T02:33:03
I first came across the 'Time Extend' podcast when it appeared in my 'Recommended' section in Overcast, and since then I've listened whenever a ne...
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Zone 35:‘The Suit’with Andrew Elmore. from 2019-08-23T02:55:20
Andrew is a very talented graphic designer who currently works at Bungie, a company responsible for Destiny 2 and before that, the Halo se...
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Zone 34:‘Starboard’with Elliot Gardner. from 2019-08-16T20:43:45
A talented freelance writer who has found his voice on many outlets in the last few years. We talk about his beginnings, an article he’s been proud of the most so far, alongside much more.
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Zone 33:‘Out of Office’with Andi Hamilton. from 2019-08-09T07:50:59
Andi has been freelancing for roughly 15 years, writing reviews, features and much more. But for now he's currently taking a break Listen
Zone 32:‘The Hall of Heroes’with Olly Smith. from 2019-08-02T06:51:02
Olly is a talented freelance writer who only started his career last year. But when he has an idea that just doesn't fit for an outlet, he writes it on his own site; 'Olly ...
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Zone 31:‘A Hope of Threeie’with Mitchell Wolfe. from 2019-07-26T07:30:02
After guesting on the Super Jump podcast and James guesting a fortnight ago, it only made sense to bring on Mitchell, the producer of the podcast to Super ...
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Zone 30:‘The Hum in the Fridge’with Brett Claxton. from 2019-07-19T05:55:30
Brett is the partnership & creative manager for GameByte, a site that is blazing past long-established sites in terms of views, and as the site is mainly based...
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Zone 29:‘Evergreen Library’with James Burns. from 2019-07-14T09:52:09
By day James is a product manager but by night and weekends, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Super Jump Magazine, a fantastic outlet hosted on Medium. We talk about ...
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Zone 28:‘Threens on Switch’with Dave Aubrey. from 2019-07-05T07:38:32
Dave is a freelance writer based in Birmingham, where for the last six years, has been freelancing for a fair few outlets, most recently WccfTech & Poc...
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Zone 27:‘Two Hearts Rapid’with Doug Walsh. from 2019-06-28T13:19:11
I came across Doug and his book, ‘The Walkthrough’ when he was interviewed on Kotaku. Since then I’ve bought it and read it twice over, and asked ...
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Zone 26:‘Infada Arts’with Jason Chester. from 2019-06-21T22:57:16
We first met at the 'Tomb Raider Suite' Reception in 2016 with his partner in crime, and the first guest of the show; ...
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Zone 25:‘PSG-1’with Zac Cichy. from 2019-06-14T02:33:51
After appearing on #32 of The Outpost Show last year, Zac comes back on to PAL Keys to essentially carry o...
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Zone 24:‘Cetus Amicus’with James Batchelor. from 2019-06-07T03:00:30
James is the UK Editor for ‘Gamesindustry.biz’, and before that was at Develop, MCV, and even an intern at PC Gamer back in 2006....
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Zone 23:‘Whether Tetchier’with Lauren Aitken. from 2019-05-31T19:40:46
Lauren is mainly the ambassador for The Witcher 3. Also, she is the 'guides writer' for VG247, a gaming site that I've been reading up on for a fa...
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Zone 22:‘Tangents’with Richie Morgan. from 2019-05-24T07:34:40
Richie is a fantastic freelance videographer in Scotland where he's created footage for the Glasgow Film Festival, Drygate, Channel 4 Listen
Zone 21:‘Tuna&Smarties’with Daley Kong. from 2019-05-17T07:31:16
In the space of five years, Daley went from bartending and writing for websites, to becoming the Engagement Director for Playtonic Games. We talk all about her his...
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Zone 20:‘Mount Ebott’with Vicky / MokkaQuill. from 2019-05-10T04:01:24
GameByte is a site I've been following over the last year, alongside their YouTube channel. Since subscribing to their podcast I've been wanting t...
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Zone 19: ‘Super Spence Land’ with Gavin Spence. from 2019-05-03T03:59:06
It all began last year when he appeared on Chris Scullion's 'Tired Old Hack Podcast' with previous ...
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Zone 18: ‘Castle of Gippli’ with Stuart Gipp. from 2019-04-26T03:30:12
We first started talking when Stuart asked for ideas for games to put on his new PS Classic. Since then I'...
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Zone 17: ‘Tartarus’ with Charlotte Cutts. from 2019-04-19T04:01:56
Charlotte has written for VG47, Destructoid and many more, and is a talking head on the Cane and Rinse podcast. This is an episode where we talk ...
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Zone 16: ‘Sherlock Snake’ with Ben McCarthy. from 2019-04-12T04:00:43
Ben is the developer of Obscura, a fantastic camera app which I use much more than the stock camera app from Apple these days. We, shockingly, go all into Ben's h...
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Zone 15: ‘Shuriken’ with Vic Hood. from 2019-04-07T14:51:07
Now that EGX Rezzed 2019 is over, it's time for a chat with the 'Possum Leader', the constant rising star of Games Journalism in ...
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Zone 14:‘Great King of Evil’, with Matt Gemmell. from 2019-03-29T13:17:33
Another returnee appears on the show, previously appearing on #17 of Outpost Show. A talented writer and...
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Zone 13: ‘Compendium’, with Chris Scullion. from 2019-03-27T04:01:39
We previously spoke on an episode of Outpost Show last year in May, and since then he's seen his daughter come...
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Zone 12: ‘Taxman’, with Jason Coles. from 2019-03-22T05:00:52
Jason is someone who I met through the infamous 'Into the Spine' group, and since then we've been talking about the writing, pitching, and everything else to do wi...
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Zone 11: ‘Tappy Toyts’, with Kieran McClung. from 2019-03-15T05:00:22
A different one this time, due to the fact we've known each other since College twelve years ago, have lived together, and I also attended Listen
Zone 10:‘Chaos Canon’, with Simon Thomley. from 2019-03-08T03:00:53
Simon (Stealth) is a gentleman who, like me, grew up with Sonic. Through his talents at programming, it led to creating an incredible amount of hacks with...
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Zone 9:‘DDR Dance Mats’, with Alonzorion. from 2019-03-01T04:00:08
Alonzorion is a YouTuber who I found while I was procrastinating from finishing an assignment at University back in 2013. A ...
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Zone 8:‘Ducking&Pitching’, with Jordan Oloman. from 2019-02-22T06:00:58
Jordan is someone who has been killing it with the freelance writing these last twelve months. Having recently graduated with a Masters in Journalism Listen
Zone 7:‘An Awakening’, with Matt Birchler. from 2019-02-15T04:00:32
Previously! This week a Nintendo Direct was announced and shown, and it wasn't until the end that a remake of Link's ...
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Zone 6:‘A Crash Course’, with Natasha Radmehr. from 2019-02-08T04:00:30
Previously! The long-awaited follow-up where Natasha returns, and after her spending ...
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Zone 5: ‘Shadow Foundry’, with John Linneman. from 2019-02-01T04:05:36
John is a writer and videographer for Eurogamer and Digital Foundry, based in Germany. I've been a fan of John's 'DF Retro' series since it began...
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Zone 4: ‘Grand Theft FighterZ’, with Simon Marshall. from 2019-01-25T02:00:06
Simon is someone I met through Dragon Ball FighterZ mainly, and before that, his appearance on Listen
Zone 3: ‘Rogue Agents’, with Liam Robertson. from 2019-01-18T03:00:44
Liam has been someone I've been following for the last few years, ever since I spotted his video about Rogue Squadron and the cancelled plans for a Wii release. E...
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Zone 2: ‘Pringles’, with Victoria Pheasey. from 2019-01-11T03:00:20
We start the series properly with someone I met through Tomb Raider! We chat for the first twenty minutes about how we met, and our experiences with writing in ge...
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Zone 1: Introduction. from 2019-01-07T03:00:47
Welcome to PAL Keys! The second podcast has arrived, and I explain just what this show will entail in this introductory episode. *The feed is yet to appear on iTunes, but for...
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