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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Episodes
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Episode 361: A Box With a Wizard In It
February 26th, 2021 | 2 hrs 4 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Bowser’s Fury, FUSER, and we ask you to pitch some game mashups.
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Episode 360: I Do Hikes
February 12th, 2021 | 1 hr 33 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dyson Sphere Program, Concrete Genie, and we ask you what microtransactions you feel good about.
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Episode 359: Wydde
February 5th, 2021 | 2 hrs 1 min
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Ori and the Will of the Wisp, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, and we ask you which games you like the idea of, but don’t like actually playing.
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Episode 358: 80% Bathroom by Volume
January 29th, 2021 | 1 hr 30 mins
Kole, Ben, and Dennis talk about the Resident Evil Maiden demo, the GameStop short squeeze phenomenon, and we ask you which side character should get their own game.
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Episode 357: Does... (Sigh)
January 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 59 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Pokemon Sword, Satisfactory, and we ask you about bad lines of video game dialogue.
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Episode 356: SatisFaustory
January 15th, 2021 | 1 hr 36 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Glass Staircase, Trackmania 2020, and we announce the 2020 Title of the Year winners.
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Episode 355: The Waffle's Getting in There
January 8th, 2021 | 2 hrs 27 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Maneater, Rust, and we ask you about game design bummers.
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Episode 354: Don't Gatekeep Gaming
December 25th, 2020 | 2 hrs 20 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Among Us, Trackmania 2020, and we ask you about song and game memories that are linked.
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Episode 353: Demon Blood is a Good Moisturizer
December 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 50 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Cyberpunk 2077, Myst VR, and we ask you about hard-hitting moments in games.
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Episode 352: Congratulations, Dennis and Jen
December 12th, 2020 | 1 hr 19 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about We the Revolution, Rock Band 4, and we ask you about important games and important moments.
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Episode 351: CollegeCoaster
December 6th, 2020 | 2 hrs 13 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Demon’s Souls, Nioh 2, and we ask you to come up with your own video game theme park.
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Episode 350: ... But You Can Bring it Back
November 20th, 2020 | 2 hrs 10 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Superliminal, and we ask you about your favorite gaming related holiday gifts.
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Episode 349: Negative Zero is Still Zero
November 13th, 2020 | 1 hr 36 mins
Kole, Ben, and Jala talk about Teardown, Manifold Garden, and we ask you what it would be like if your favorite game hero was a villain.
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Episode 348: When God Nukes a Door
October 30th, 2020 | 2 hrs 11 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Nowhere Prophet, Phasmophobia, and we talk about long-lasting scary game moments.
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Episode 347: Crime Bucket
October 23rd, 2020 | 2 hrs 3 mins
Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Jackbox Party Pack 7, Phasmophobia, and we ask you which game glitches should be forever preserved.
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Episode 346: Yeet the Kayak
October 16th, 2020 | 2 hrs 16 mins
Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Star Wars: Squadrons, Phasmophobia, and we ask you which game characters should get dating shows.