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Space Game Junkie

Space Game Junkie

Brian Rubin

12 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Space Game Junkie launched in 2025 and has put out 12 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 51 min and 56 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Leisure show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 8 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Brian Rubin.

Episodes
12
Running
2025–2026 · 1y
Median length
54 min
Cadence
Monthly

From the publisher

Playing Through Space Gaming's Past, Present and Future

Latest Episodes

SGJ Podcast #514 – Resurrected MMOs

Apr 23, 202649 min

SGJ Podcast #513 – Campaigns vs. Sandboxes and Which We Prefer

Hello my friends, and welcome to this week’s show! First off, before discussing the show itself, a bit of housekeeping. This episode was the first we recorded with a new piece of software called Riverside, a piece of software dedicated to recording podcasts, interviews and such. It’ll probably sound a little different, and hopefully better... The post SGJ Podcast #513 – Campaigns vs. Sandboxes and Which We Prefer appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Apr 9, 202654 min

SGJ Podcast #512 – Long Games that Draw You In for the Long Haul, Part Deux

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I return to the topic of long-haul games that keep us engaged for a long time. It’s a topic that we broached several episodes ago, and it was actually a happy accident that we’re returning to it again. Regardless, we had... The post SGJ Podcast #512 – Long Games that Draw You In for the Long Haul, Part Deux appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Mar 26, 202653 min

SGJ Podcast #511 – Rediscovering Gems You Initially Skipped

Hey friends, and welcome to this week’s show! First off, two apologies. First, that this is a day late, sorry, yesterday got away from me and two, I forgot two hit record on the mixer so this is using the backup recording from OBS, so the audio might be a bit funky. Also, I was... The post SGJ Podcast #511 – Rediscovering Gems You Initially Skipped appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Mar 13, 202650 min

SGJ Podcast #510 – Video Gaming’s Lost Arts

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I discuss things in video games that have been lost to the sands of time. For example, I talk about physical strategy guides. I mean sure, we now have wikis and Steam guides these days, but there’s something about a physical strategy... The post SGJ Podcast #510 – Video Gaming’s Lost Arts appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Feb 26, 202655 min

SGJ Podcast #509 – Taxinaut

Hello friends, and welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I welcome back Mosgrom to talk about the long, long, loooooong road to the 1.0 release of one of my all-time favorite games, Taxinaut. As this is Mosgrom’s fourth appearance on the show, if you recall his previous appearances, you might... The post SGJ Podcast #509 – Taxinaut appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Feb 13, 202658 min

SGJ Podcast #508 – Check-In

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I have one of our regular check-ins, wherein we talk amongst ourselves (and the chat) about how we’re doing and what we’re playing, and let me tell you, things aren’t collectively going great for us all right now. That said, we are... The post SGJ Podcast #508 – Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Jan 29, 202652 min

SGJ Podcast #507 – The Games We’re Looking Forward To in 2026

Hey friends, welcome to a new year and a new podcast! Yay! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I talk about the games we’re really looking forward to coming out and playing this year, and my goodness, there are a lot of them, the list of which you can see below! There are many... The post SGJ Podcast #507 – The Games We’re Looking Forward To in 2026 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Jan 15, 20261h 2m

SGJ Podcast #506 – The Games of 2025

Welcome, my friends, to our last show of 2025, and what a year it’s been for gaming! For example, my curator page’s best of list for this year is longer than any other year since I began keeping lists! On the topic of games of 2025, this week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I look... The post SGJ Podcast #506 – The Games of 2025 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Dec 11, 20251h 23m

SGJ Podcast #505 – Things (Gaming and Non-Gaming) We’re Thankful For

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, and I talk about the things we’re thankful for in what’s been a pretty tumultuous year. We discuss both gaming and non-gaming things we’re thankful for, and surprisingly, we come up with quite a few. What are you thankful for? On our next... The post SGJ Podcast #505 – Things (Gaming and Non-Gaming) We’re Thankful For appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Nov 13, 202550 min

SGJ Podcast #504 – Technical Marvels in Gaming

Hey friends, welcome to the podcast! First off, let me apologize for the audio. VoiceMeeter — the program I use to typically record our sessions — had a kerfuffle, and so I’m relying on the backup recording from OBS, which is the raw audio. It’ll likely be a little louder than usual, so I apologize... The post SGJ Podcast #504 – Technical Marvels in Gaming appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Oct 23, 202554 min

SGJ Podcast #503 – Check-In

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, and I have a semi-regular check-in, wherein we talk about what we’re playing and how we’re doing. Since we’re missing Jacob — who was sadly under the weather — it’s a slightly shorter show than usual, but it’s a fun one, and we... The post SGJ Podcast #503 – Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Oct 9, 202550 min