#20 Odai Quaye - "I want my friends to understand why i'm enamoured with this."

#19 Matthew 2Mello Hopkins - Music that wants to punch through your heart

#18 Ollie Scarborough - You don't need to force yourself into a certain routine; creativity is something that comes from being in your element.

#17 Anne Lee - There's an ongoing conversation on what we can and can't do as researchers in Australia.

#16 Jeremy Wyatt - Having a character who is clear, open, and positive about her faith was a wonderful experience for me.

#15 Becky Cunningham - I used to be about saving the world; if I still have to do that in my 40s I'm going to kill myself.

#14 Denise Ward - When you've got a problem, drop a Wind Fish on it.

#13 Nick Ransbottom - The angle isn't that life's unfair; it's just life.

#12 Raven Mulvany - Games are a window to other places… Planets, countries, viewpoints.

Bonus Episode - Alva Chua on Sex Work, Representation, and Dysphoria

#11 Huw Owen - America had the Unabomber; We had people furiously making games. Like those twins who made Dizzy.

#10 Mike Sollosi - You want to root for these characters; you're growing alongside these characters.

#09 Heidi Kemps - I love researching things and pursuing stuff, which led me into writing about games.

#08 Caitlin Argyros - I didn't want to commit to a game that would make me like this couple and then kill one of them.

#07 Hannah Flynn - I love strange singular experiences, novelty, and tat.

#06 Seb Grey - Everyone hates the Water Temple. It's my favourite.

#05 Emily Rose England - Final Fantasy VII is, unintentionally, very feminist.

#04 Samer Farag - Where can I get the video game narrative equivalent to East of Eden?

#03 Alva Chua - "Beloved fiction franchises are stories told around the spirit of something."

#02 Jonathan Sims - "The suburb wasn't a collection of 90s American dreams, it was a labyrinth and we were imprisoned there."