The Level
A podcast for people who love video games.
About the show
The Level is a podcast for people who love video games. It's a weekly roundtable hosted by friends and industry outsiders Kole Ross, Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, David Moneysmith, and Jala Prendes. Every Friday, we discuss video game news, the games we've been playing, and listener mail.
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Episode List
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Episode 269: Picross, Mitochondria, and Despair
January 11th, 2019 | 1 hr 53 mins
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Tetris Effect, Stellaris, and we ask you what was the worst game you ever beat.
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Episode 268: Criming Things
December 21st, 2018 | 1 hr 58 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Gravity Rush 2, the Kingdom Hearts 3 leak, and we ask you what your personal game of the year was.
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Episode 267: Popular Music Man is Wrong
December 14th, 2018 | 1 hr 44 mins
Kole, Jala, and David talk about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Game Awards trailer reveals, and we ask you which single player game you’ve put the most time into.
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Episode 266: As You Apparently Do
December 7th, 2018 | 1 hr 45 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Bethesda’s bag controversy, Penumbra: Requiem, and we ask you which games deserve a sequel (or a better sequel).
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Episode 265: I Made Six Quarts of Meal
November 26th, 2018 | 1 hr 51 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala and David talk about the Golden Joystick award winners, The Company, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.
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Episode 264: The Streets Were Paved With Children
November 16th, 2018 | 1 hr 52 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Detective Pikachu trailer, Goetia, and we ask you to write personal ads for game characters.
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Episode 263: Just Like Pandas
November 9th, 2018 | 1 hr 31 mins
Kole, Ben, and David talk about Red Dead Redemption, the Diablo: Immortal backlash, and we ask you about your favorite game dialogue.
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Episode 262: Live Every Phase Like It's Blast Phase
October 29th, 2018 | 2 hrs 13 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the PlayStation Classic lineup reveal, Super Mario Party, and we ask you about the dumbest ways you’ve died in video games.
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Episode 261: Nip Those Dreams in the Bud
October 19th, 2018 | 2 hrs 5 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about the Rockstar labor controversy, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, and we ask you about your favorite open world games.
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Episode 260: Axe-tra Large
October 12th, 2018 | 1 hr 37 mins
Kole, Jala, and David talk about Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the strange Telltale saga, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.
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Episode 259: That's a Shame That That's Too Bad
October 5th, 2018 | 2 hrs 2 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Hand of Fate 2, Bowsette, and we ask you what retro game you’d like to see a modern remake for.
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Episode 258: Lean Times for Daddy
September 21st, 2018 | 1 hr 28 mins
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about some followup to that Spider-Man proposal, Ratchet and Clank, and we ask you about your favorite times that games have honored your unexpected choices.
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Episode 257: Maddy, Will You Marry Me?
September 14th, 2018 | 2 hrs 18 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Spider-Man, curious AI, and we ask you what your favorite modern local multiplayer game is.
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Episode 256: Chalupacabra
September 7th, 2018 | 1 hr 29 mins
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Donut County, the atlas of video game cities, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.
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Episode 255: Scrolls to Sexy
August 31st, 2018 | 2 hrs 36 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the Man of Medan announcement, Detention, and we ask you which video game critter you’d like to be.
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Episode 254: Barkmüter
August 24th, 2018 | 2 hrs 16 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Sekiro release date announcement, Dead Cells, and we ask you which sequels most improved on their predecessors.