About this podcast
Against his better judgement, Keifer loves video games. Join him each episode as he interviews various guests about their most meaningful and memorable video game experiences to discover how and why games make an impact on their players.
Along the way he also talks about the importance of video game preservation, scrutinizes the shortcomings of the video game industry, and argues for video games as an art form.
Part of the Moonshot Network.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 64 episodes
- Super Mario 64 with Hamish Steele · 2 h 53 minHere we go! Keifer celebrates the 64th episode of the podcast by talking about Super Mario 64 with Hamish Steele. We also talk about the long shadow of this game’s influence…
- LIVE A LIVE with John P Golden · 3 h 5 minLive, Laugh, Love A Live! Keifer brings on cartoonist John P Golden (BONEMEN and Adventure Time: The Test For Heroes) to talk about a video game that changed the way he Lives His…
- Spec Ops: The Line with Jane from Unwise Girls · 3 h 23 minWar, war never changes. Keifer returns with the most ambitious episode of the show to date, bringing on Jane from the Unwise Girls podcast to talk about war through Spec Ops: The…
- Sly 2: Band of Thieves with Emmett from NotACast · 2 h 19 minIt's good to be back. Keifer brings on Emmett, co-host of the ASOIAF Re-Read Podcast NotACast, to talk about the PS2 classic Sly 2: Band of Thieves. We also talk about the rise…
- Boycotting Xbox with Autumn Wright · 1 h 32 minWriter, editor, and critic Autumn Wright joins me to talk about the Boycott, Divest, Sanction Movement and the Microsoft Boycott. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 6:35 - What is…
- Deadly Premonition with Shannon Strucci · 2 h 21 minAfter an unscheduled hiatus, Select and Start returns! Shannon Strucci comes on to discuss the polarizing Twin Peaks-inspired open world horror game Deadly Premonition! We also…
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 with Jeff Stormer · 2 h 2 minHere comes a new podcast! Award-winning podcaster, author, and game designer Jeff Stormer stops by to talk about why the crossover fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 2 means so much…
- Guilty Gear Xrd with IdolismJ · 2 h 19 minKeep on rocking! YouTuber and fighting game aficionado IdolismJ drops in to talk about Guilty Gear Xrd and how it changed his life! We also talk about the fighting game…
- Half-Life 2 with Anthony Barbara · 2 h 14 minAbout that podcast I owe ya! Select and Start is back to talk with artist Anthony Barbara about Half-Life 2, its impact on the game industry, the world, and himself. We also…
- Zelda Randomizers with Petra from Hello Hyrule · 1 h 57 minHey! Watch out! I break from format a bit and bring on Petra, co-host of the wonderful Hello Hyrule podcast, to talk about our experiences with Zelda randomizers! We talk about…
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with momopatchi · 3 h 2 minHey! Listen closely as Keifer brings on animator and illustrator momopatchi to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and the monumental impact it left on both of their…
- Dead Rising with Roman Fruehan · 2 h 48 minI've hosted podcasts, you know. Happy Halloween! Filmmaker and co-showrunner of the Savannah-Pooler Indie Comics Expo Roman Fruehan returns to the show! No, not as a member of…
- Shadow of the Colossus with Indie Dev Nate Purkeypile · 2 h 2 minIndependent video game developer Nate Purkeypile comes on the show to talk about how Shadow of the Colossus changed his life and influenced his new video game: The Axis Unseen!…
- Rez with Andrew Elmore · 2 h 45 minOPEN YOUR SENSES! Andrew Elmore, video game composer and visual designer stops by to talk about the musical rail shooter Rez and why it's his favorite work of art. We also talk…
- Super Mario Galaxy with Dre from Fine Time · 3 h 3 minWahoo! It is the 50th episode of Select and Start! Dre drops by to talk about Super Mario Galaxy and the impact it made on his universe. We also try to pitch our own Mario…
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine with Avry Robin Ott · 2 h 20 minListen here, bub. Avry Robin Ott returns to the show to discuss another Raven Software's video game adaptation of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. It gets very silly. We also talk about…
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch with Emma from Unnatural Selection · 1 h 46 minI take orders from the Octodad. Emma, a fellow Moonshot creator (Unnatural Selection, Dead Teen House Party) drops by to talk about Young Horses' Octodad: Dadliest Catch and why…
- Tony Hawk's Underground with Jacqueline Swampert · 2 h 27 minFellow Moonshot creator Jacqueline Swampert (co-host of Unwise Girls and Dead Teen House Party) rolls by to talk about Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Underground and the impact it made…
- Prince of Persia (1989) with Jesse Fuchs · 2 h 40 minDesigner, developer, and educator at the NYU Game Center Jesse Fuchs drops by to talk about the 1989 computer game Prince of Persia! We also talk about Prince of Persia creator…
- Pokémon Red and Blue with Flashback 64 · 2 h 47 minTwo guests! Two games! Gooey and McKenna, co-hosts of Flashback 64, a chronological Nintendo 64 podcast, stop by to talk about Pokémon Red and Blue (and Yellow) and the impact…
