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

  • 206: No Hunks

    August 4th, 2017  |  2 hrs 4 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Pokémon Go’s curfew, and we ask you which TV show or movie you would like to see made into a game.

  • 205: The Anti-Steinbeck

    July 28th, 2017  |  1 hr 52 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about AI that optimizes games, Kingsway, and we ask you which games helped you emotionally.

  • 204: The Tail is on the Inside

    July 21st, 2017  |  1 hr 40 mins

    Kole, Jala, and David talk about the Sega and Atari retro console announcements, WASTED, and we ask you what mundane game tasks you can’t help but indulge in.

  • 203: Umlauts Aplenty

    July 14th, 2017  |  2 hrs 43 secs

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Dead Cells, Valve’s recent banning spree, and we do a Free Play Multiplayer.

  • 202: NSFJ

    June 30th, 2017  |  2 hrs 12 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about the SNES Classic Edition, Clandestine, and we ask you about your favorite character customization in games.

  • 201: My Own Personal Rodman

    June 23rd, 2017  |  1 hr 48 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about What Remains of Edith Finch?, Atari’s console teaser, and we ask you about villains and henchmen.

  • 200: E3 Knows What It Did

    June 16th, 2017  |  1 hr 31 mins

    Kole, Ben, Jala, and David talk about their favorite E3 2017 announcements.

  • 199: Numb to Truck

    June 9th, 2017  |  1 hr 48 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about some pre-E3 announcements, Friday the 13th, and we ask you which games you stopped right at the end.

  • 198: The Cabeza Kabong

    May 26th, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about the Far Cry 5 announcement, Hollow Knight, and we ask you if you buy Early Access games.

  • 197: The Buscemi Connection

    May 18th, 2017  |  1 hr 36 mins

    Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about putting your Sonic OCs (do not steal) into games, a smattering of old games, and we ask you what game you spent the most time customizing.

  • 196: Magic: The Johnson

    May 12th, 2017  |  1 hr 43 mins

    Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about the Deadly Premonition card game, Foul Play, and we ask what game you spent the most money on.

  • 195: Reunited With Extreme Prejudice

    May 5th, 2017  |  1 hr 58 mins

    Kole, Ben, David, and Jala talk about Minecraft Education Edition, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and we ask you which object from a game you would most like to have in real life.