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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.