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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 14 chart positions in 14 markets.
By chart position
- 🇩🇪DE · Video Games#8330K to 100K
- 🇺🇸US · Video Games#1275K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · Video Games#1495K to 30K
- 🇯🇵JP · Video Games#8100K to 300K
- 🇫🇷FR · Video Games#1141K to 10K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
95K to 318K🎙 Weekly cadence·93 episodes·Last published 3w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
190K to 635K🇯🇵47%🇩🇪16%🇻🇳16%+11 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
76K to 254K
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94 – Taylor – The Grounds of Gaming
Jun 1, 2026
1h 57m 10s
93 – Sutton-Smith – The Ambiguity of Play
Apr 29, 2026
2h 52m 14s
92 – War Game
Apr 2, 2026
1h 26m 37s
91 – Game Studies vol. 1, issue 1
Mar 2, 2026
1h 38m 11s
90 – Crawford – The Art of Computer Game Design
Jan 31, 2026
1h 03m 54s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/1/26 | 94 – Taylor – The Grounds of Gaming✨ | gamingbook discussion+3 | — | CMRNBookshop.org | — | gamingNicholas Taylor+3 | — | 1h 57m 10s | |
| 4/29/26 | 93 – Sutton-Smith – The Ambiguity of Play✨ | Brian Sutton-SmithWar Game documentary+3 | — | CMRNBookshop.org+2 | — | Sutton-Smithambiguity of play+3 | — | 2h 52m 14s | |
| 4/2/26 | 92 – War Game✨ | documentarywar games+4 | — | CMRNBookshop.org+2 | — | War Gamedocumentary+6 | — | 1h 26m 37s | |
| 3/2/26 | 91 – Game Studies vol. 1, issue 1✨ | game studiesjournal issue+3 | — | CMRNGame Studies vol. 1, issue 1 | — | Game Studies2001+3 | — | 1h 38m 11s | |
| 1/31/26 | 90 – Crawford – The Art of Computer Game Design✨ | computer game designChris Crawford+3 | — | CMRNBookshop.org+1 | — | computer game designChris Crawford+3 | — | 1h 03m 54s | |
| 12/31/25 | 89 – Get Lamp✨ | film analysisGet Lamp+3 | — | Get Lamp | — | Get Lampfilm+3 | — | 1h 53m 05s | |
| 11/30/25 | 88 – Bowling For Columbine✨ | film analysisgun violence+3 | — | Bowling For Columbine | — | Bowling For Columbinegun violence+3 | — | 2h 10m 05s | |
| 11/1/25 | 87 – Fisher – Capitalist Realism✨ | Capitalist RealismMark Fisher+3 | — | CMRNBookshop.org | — | Capitalist RealismMark Fisher+4 | — | 2h 58m 50s | |
| 9/30/25 | 86 – Jacob Geller✨ | YouTube videosinterview+3 | Jacob Geller | CMRNBookshop.org | — | YouTubeinterview+3 | — | 1h 20m 56s | |
| 8/28/25 | 85 – American Truck Simulator✨ | simulation gamesAmerican Truck Simulator+3 | — | CMRNPatreon+2 | Summer of Simulation | American Truck Simulatorsimulation games+3 | — | 1h 05m 05s | |
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| 7/31/25 | 84 – Baudrillard – Simulacra and Simulation | We talk about Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation. You can find Historiographies of Game Studies here. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
| 7/1/25 | 83 – Raser – Simulation and Society | We talk about John R. Raser’s Simulation and Society. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.d | — | ||||||
| 5/31/25 | 82 – Gunkel – Gaming the System | We talk about David J. Gunkel’s Gaming the System. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
| 5/1/25 | 81 – Jørgensen – Gameworld Interfaces | We talk about Kristine Jørgensen’s Gameworld Interfaces. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
| 3/31/25 | 80 – Grand Theft Hamlet | We talk about the film Grand Theft Hamlet. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
| 2/27/25 | 79 – Humphreys – Manifest Destiny 2.0 | We talk about Sara Humphreys’ Manifest Destiny 2.0: Genre Trouble in Game Worlds. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
| 2/1/25 | 78 – Dibbell – My Tiny Life | We talk about Julian Dibbell’s My Tiny Life. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
| 12/31/24 | 77 – Flanagan and Jakobsson – Playing Oppression | We talk about Mary Flanagan and Mikael Jakobsson’s Playing Oppression. You can read the book open access on The MIT Press website: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5547/Playing-OppressionThe-Legacy-of-Conquest-and Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme… Continue reading 77 – Flanagan and Jakobsson – Playing Oppression | — | ||||||
| 12/1/24 | 76 – Trammell – Repairing Play | We talk about Aaron Trammell’s Repairing Play. It is open access on The MIT Press’s website: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5530/Repairing-PlayA-Black-Phenomenology Note: Did one last final check — Riven did eventually release for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter.… Continue reading 76 – Trammell – Repairing Play | — | ||||||
| 10/31/24 | 75 – Jameson – Postmodernism | We talk about Fredric Jameson’s “Postmodernism, or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism” which was originally published in New Left Review in 1984. Note: Checked one more time — Riven did eventually release for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on… Continue reading 75 – Jameson – Postmodernism | — | ||||||
| 9/30/24 | 74 – Guerra – Slantwise Moves | We talk about Douglas Guerra’s Slantwise Moves: Games, Literature, and Social Invention in Nineteenth-Century America. Note: Checked again — Riven did eventually release for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris… Continue reading 74 – Guerra – Slantwise Moves | — | ||||||
| 8/31/24 | 73 – Wardrip-Fruin – How Pac-Man Eats | We talk about Noah Wardrip-Fruin’s How Pac-Man Eats. Note: Still confirming that Riven eventually released for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
| 7/30/24 | 72 – Myst: Masterpiece Edition | We talk about Cyan’s Myst. Note: Riven did eventually come out for the Sega Saturn. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
| 7/1/24 | 71 – Pinchbeck – Doom: Scarydarkfast | We talk about Dan Pinchbeck’s Doom: Scarydarkfast. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
| 5/31/24 | 70 – De Koven – The Well-Played Game | We talk about Bernard De Koven’s The Well-Played Game. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
16 placements across 14 markets.
Chart Positions
16 placements across 14 markets.