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A podcast from Crossplay, a newsletter at the intersection of parenting and gaming, featuring longtime games reporters (and parents!) Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, alongside a slew of insightful guests. www.crossplay.news
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast from Crossplay, a newsletter at the intersection of parenting and gaming, featuring longtime games reporters (and parents!) Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, alongside a slew of insightful guests.
SPAWNPOINT is hosted by Patrick Klepek, Keza MacDonald. The show has published 20 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Gamer Dad vs. Game Developer" (21 May 2025, 39 minutes), "Spawnpoint, Episode 08: The Switch 2 Is Here" (4 February 2025, 63 minutes), and "Spawnpoint, Episode 07: Mario Parties" (27 November 2024, 68 minutes).
SPAWNPOINT publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 46 minutes across 20 episodes.
Booking probability for SPAWNPOINT is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. SPAWNPOINT requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. SPAWNPOINT's contact route on record: verified email.
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Patrick Klepek, Keza MacDonald hosts SPAWNPOINT, a leisure podcast with 20 episodes published.
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<p>Spawnpoint host and Crossplay editor Patrick Klepek is joined by Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred game director Brent Gibson to discuss playing and making games as a parent. Gibson, importantly, is the father to an...
<p>Rumors of a new Switch have been floating around for quite literally years now, but later this year, a new Switch arrives. How much will it cost? We don’t know. What games are coming at launch and later? Nintendo...
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<p>For years, Keza has avoided bringing Mario Party into the home, worried how her children would react. Would they fight the same way she used to with her brother? For Patrick, could his children get over the fact that...
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<p>Welcome back to another episode of Spawnpoint! Keza is back from visiting the Nintendo museum in Japan, while Patrick is playing a familiar game: allergies or cold? What they have in common, though, are children who...
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.crossplay.news<br/><br/><p>It’s time for another Spawnpoint bonus episode exclusively for Crossplay subscribers, in which Patrick and Keza sit down to...
<p>Spawnpoint returns, with Patrick Klepek (Crossplay) and Keza MacDonald (The Guardian) mulling over Turkey recently banning Roblox, increasing regulatory scrutiny over video games, and a growing panic among world...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.crossplay.news<br/><br/><p>Crossplay subscribers, you’re in for a treat: the first Spawnpoint bonus episode. This podcast is exclusive to paying...
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<p>Apologies for the re-send on this, but it looks like there was an audio goof on this that I did not notice while I was on holiday last week. It should be fixed now. Sorry!!! -pk</p><p>It’s been a minute, but...
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<p>You’ve read Ash Brandin’s words on Crossplay, now hear from “The Gamer Educator'' in their own voice, as well. Ash joins Patrick to discuss what prompted Ash to start an Instagram account about helping parents...
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<p>Spawnpoint is excited to welcome actor Abubakar Salim (Raised By Wolves, House of the Dragon, Assassin’s Creed Origins) for a touching conversation about Tales of Kenzera: Zau, a video game about processing the grief...
<p>Welcome to another episode of Spawnpoint, a podcast hosted by Patrick Klepek and Keza MacDonald, two parents trying to navigate the increasingly complex world of raising children and gaming. On this episode, we...
<p>Spawnpoint is thrilled to be joined by Andy Robertson, editor of Family Gaming Database, a wonderful website to sort through the thousands of video games released each year and figure out which ones are best for you...
<p></p><p>The second episode of Spawnpoint is here, with your gaming parents, Keza and Patrick, returning for another monthly chat. This time, Patrick’s daughter discovers (begrudgingly) how a demo works, and Keza...
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<p>Welcome back to another episode of Spawnpoint, the official Crossplay podcast. This week, an interview with Flower and Journey designer Jenova Chen about his popular online social game, Sky: Children of the Light...
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<p>Crossplay founder and editor Patrick Klepek is joined by The Guardian’s games editor, Keza MacDonald, for the first episode of Crossplay’s new podcast, Spawnpoint. Patrick (father of two daughters, ages 7 and 3) and...
The maker of Behold the Kickmen, Lair of the Clockwork God and others talks about the underappreciated art of comedic games and also games you can play while a newborn is sleeping on you.<br/><p > Hosted on Acast. See...
<p>Spawnpoint is back with a great guest: Hello Games' Sean Murray, who talks about the pain and glory of running an independent games studio (and raising children). Making a game is hard enough - imagine trying to do...
<p>Hello Spawnpoint listeners! </p><p>It's been a while! I have more interviews coming your way soon, but in the meantime I wanted to bring you up to speed on the reasons why I've been quiet. All is explained...
I talk to Leanne Bayley about the maternity brain drain in development, how video games are an essential component of long-distance relationships but board games might be the answer for parents. Also, I recommend five...
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Welcome to the first episode of Spawnpoint, a podcast by and for gamer parents! I kicked things off with an interview with video game performance legends Nolan North and Troy Baker, who were delighted to chat about...
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journalist and author of Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play, The Guardian
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author of Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family, Screen Time Strategies
developer of Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
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