Robert Ashley, freelance writer and one of the numerous victims of the 1UP meltdown, has released the first episode of A Life Well Wasted, a video game podcast that is, unlike many others out there, remarkably well-produced and edited. Looking to Ira Glass’ This American Life for inspiration, A Life Well Wasted weaves multiple interviews and musical interludes, guided by short bits of infrequent narration by Ashley, the host of the show.
This inaugural episode recounts the life and death of Electronic Gaming Monthly, and I highly recommend listening to it. Even if you’re the sort that can’t stand podcasts, take the time to check this one out.
Robert Ashley is a freelancer, he was never employed by EGM or 1up.
Okay right, he’s a freelancer that wrote for both rags (although my primary exposure to him was through 1UP Radio). Point taken, I edited the introductory sentence to clarify that a bit.