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- 🇦🇺AU · Video Games#1995K to 30K
- 🇫🇮FI · Video Games#830K to 100K
- 🇮🇱IL · Video Games#108500 to 3K
- 🇭🇺HU · Video Games#135500 to 3K
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11K to 41K🎙 Daily cadence·38 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
36K to 136K🇫🇮74%🇦🇺22%🇮🇱2%+1 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
14K to 54K
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Consoles Are Too Expensive (But We’re Buying Anyway)
Jun 24, 2026
1h 02m 38s
The Real Game Awards
Jun 18, 2026
1h 31m 36s
Are We Wrong About Video Games?
Jun 3, 2026
1h 26m 43s
We’re STILL Fighting About Breath of the Wild
May 28, 2026
1h 04m 33s
The Ocarina of Time Remake Is a Trap
May 21, 2026
1h 05m 46s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/24/26 |  Consoles Are Too Expensive (But We’re Buying Anyway) | We're Afraid of the PS6 and Steam Machine Because We Love Video Games Too Much--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 02m 38s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  The Real Game Awards | DESCRIPTION--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 31m 36s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 |  Are We Wrong About Video Games? | Is it us..?--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 26m 43s | ||||||
| 5/28/26 |  We’re STILL Fighting About Breath of the Wild | If these weapons don't degrade I am gonna be so mad! -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q -- Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" -- Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 04m 33s | ||||||
| 5/21/26 |  The Ocarina of Time Remake Is a Trap | Hey, listen!--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 05m 46s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 |  Nintendo Derangement Syndrome | When is the next Nintendo Direct? Please, won't you tell me?--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 13m 43s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 |  You Must Play Every Video Game | If you don't, you will explode.--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 14m 47s | ||||||
| 4/30/26 |  The PlayStation Problem | Is it ever going to end?--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 07m 25s | ||||||
| 4/23/26 |  They Need To Pay More Attention | What's going on with these trailers?--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 04m 34s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 |  You Are Not Independent | What is the line between games journalist and gaming influencer?--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 05m 56s | ||||||
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| 4/9/26 |  This Is Getting Bad | Video games are too expensive! And that sucks!! But not for the reason you think.--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 09m 19s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 |  DEFEND The Mario Galaxy Movie AT ALL COSTS | Listen, I get cinema, it's the reviewers that don't get Mario, right? ...right?--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 07m 25s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 |  You Can Trust Me, I’m a YouTuber | Gotta fight back on all those crooked games journalists, they've had it good for too long, you know, working for dirt wages and having to deal with weirdos online.--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 05m 43s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 |  TOO MUCH VIDEO GAME | "This is a video game-ass video game."--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 09m 06s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  Nintendo Adults | Why do we treat Nintnedo like That™?--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 05m 31s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 |  Remakes Are Good, Actually | All aboard the video game remake train.--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 03m 23s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 |  Xbox Is My Friend, Pikachu Is My Enemy | For real though, is Xbox my friend? Is Pokemon real money? Does MTG exist?--0:00:00 START0:00:32 Xbox Regime Change0:21:37 Pokemon Price Panic0:36:21 Game Key Cards on Switch 20:43:05 Live Service Games VS Preservation0:48:33 Cursed Topic0:52:10 Patreon Dot Com Slash Critical Error0:54:18 Pre-written piece--Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969--Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseitSubscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q --Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"--Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 03m 28s | ||||||
| 2/19/26 |  What Is Content? | What part of a game are you supposed to review? What is content?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 04m 40s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 |  You Don’t Want Criticism | Is there a difference between a review and...a review?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 13m 19s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  You Don’t Like The Game, You Like Your Friends | Is doing a podcast considered "friendslop"?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 11m 54s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 |  The Toxic Positivity Problem | Is "let people enjoy things" the least helpful phrase of all time?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membershipSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 12m 08s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 |  Who Decided These Games Suck? | What's up with the way everyone is talking about Highguard? Do the fans know better than the developers of Life Is Strange?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 11m 06s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 |  Books Are Better Than Video Games* | *at being books.Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 11m 12s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 |  We Already Know How This Goes | We know exactly what's going to happen in 2026.Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek | 1h 26m 32s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
5 placements across 4 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 4 markets.