Podcasts by Fresh out of Tokens
A Weekly podcast addressing issues of diversity, inclusion, intersectionality and feminism in gaming.
Further podcasts by Fresh Out of Tokens
Podcast on the topic Videospiele
All episodes
Games Critique as POC; pitfalls, perils and pearls of wisdom from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.777612
Our fabulous guests! Katherine Cross, our dapper scholastic games critiquer extraordinaire whose work appears in Feministing and Gamasutra, next we have Tauriq Moosa, who loves ...
ListenBrooklyn Gamery and #BlackGameDev For the Win from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.773488
We welcome Catt Small, Chris Algoo and Dennis Liaw to talk about Brooklyn Gamery, along with Arthur Ward to talk about #BlackGameDev and blackgamedevs.com
Reminder that <...
ListenWe had a @WickedGood time with Steve Lubitz from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.766834
We were joined by Steve Lubitz for a WickedGood time talking about parenting as a gamer, Judaism and religion in games, what we're playing and more.
Question for Steve: Listen
Get your #AltGames fix with Jason Vega from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.756073
We talk about Indie to AAA games marketing, get a lesson on #AltGames from our guest Jason Vega, aka @vegapedia everywhere and a lot more. We had a great time with Jason and look forward to more...
ListenFeminist gaming fight club with Amy Isaac from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.751484
We chatted with Amy about gender disparity in voice acting, queer indie games research, WoW Raid design and starting a feminist gaming club at her college among lots of things!
We were fe...
ListenNavigating the grey areas of ACE representation in gaming&beyond with Defira85 from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.739693
Kirsty Connor joins us to talk about Asexuality in games, the lack of representation, what's being done well and what isn't. We've also got a lot of resources in the notes below.
We’re pa...
ListenNight of the living Memes, Academics and Political gaming bodies with Megan Condis from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.725361
We talked with Megan Condis about academics & research in regard to gaming, writing about games for Al Jazeera America, memes, and political gaming bodies. Listen to an interesting discussio...
ListenWe re-Spawned in #Brookago with Kahlief Adams&Cicero Holmes, our podcast fam from @SpawnOnMe from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.714410
We finally visit with our #Brookago Bro's Cicero and Kahlief to see what's good in the virtual hood. We talked about podcasting while black, AlterConf, Evan Narcisse's great article & of cou...
ListenDouble the Wu, double the fun! We got Bri-jacked by @SpacekatGal&@TheFrankWu from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.710565
We chatted with Brianna and Frank Wu about gaming, podcasting, SFF, diversity issues in both fields along with the power of seeing yourself in the media you consume.
We’re part of the Gee...
ListenWe rolled a nat 20 with @NJWgames from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.700239
We spoke with Rachel Kronick, creator of Blade & Crown about tabletop, diversity or the lack thereof in the tabletop scene, Wiscon and more!
We’re part of the Geeked.fm network along ...
ListenTevinter Family Values with @BioFanOfficial from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.690902
We chatted with BioFanOfficial about Bioware games, diversity ups and downs as well as Tevinter Family Values. Listen as Tanya breaks him with on ...
ListenJosh Samuels'Arrived'to chat with us about the Taino people, representation, Arrival Game&more! from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.680997
We spoke with Josh Samuels of Raindrop Studios about Arrival Game, the Taino people, representation, and more!
We’re part of the Geeked.fm network along wi...
ListenWe went back to the arcade with @sparklebliss about Coin Operated Americans, masculinity and games marketing changes over the years from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.677449
We went back to the arcade with @sparklebliss about Listen
We got our dose of blerd goodness when Jamie Broadnax of @BlackGirlNerds dropped by! from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.667853
Jamie Broadnax stopped by to discuss Black Girl Nerds, her diversity in gaming series, community building and more. We even tweeted out to one of our faves, Listen
Games Critique as POC Re-release from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.657846
Original Shownotes:
Our fabulous guests! Katherine Cross, our dapper scholastic games critiquer extraordinaire whose work appears in Feministing and Gama...
ListenTwitch, Bioware feels and fandom with LadyInsanity from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.645249
We discussed Twitch, Bioware feels, hopes for Mass Effect: Andromeda and what Ashe does in her limited spare time.
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
Liam Esler disproves his twitter bio of all style and no substance during his visit with us! from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.639440
Liam Esler disproves his twitter bio of all style and no substance during his visit with us! We chatted about diversity, a bit about GX Australia, challenges of diversifying in an international ...
ListenThings we learned about PUGs, Overwatch and more with Marcus Garrett from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.628274
Marcus Garrett came through to talk about PUGs, Overwatch, diversity and the need for better representation in all aspects of gaming.
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
We talked about Easy Level Life, navigating gaming as a black femme and more with Yvvy from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.617713
We talked about Easy Level Life, navigating gaming as a black femme, black lives matter, and the lack of representation and more with Yvvy along with guest co-host JP Fairfield
Aaron J Amendola dropped by to talk about diversity in Geek spaces and the Chicago nerd scene from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.600274
Aaron J Amendola dropped by to talk about diversity in Geek spaces, VS The Universe and the Chicago nerd scene
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
We had a Magical time chatting up Chris Kluwe about gaming, life and his upcoming projects from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.591437
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
The one and only Dave Fennoy graced us with his Voice, with and charm behind the mic this week from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.575498
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
NYMGamer drops some knowledge about being invisible in gaming and more from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.568931
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Chris Spivey brings us a Darker Hue from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.552698
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Avonelle inducts Tanya into the Cred Bureau, talks LARP and diversity in the industry from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.527452
We have tees, and other items in the I Need Diverse Games spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Vivek and Roy of Herald Game took us along for a ride on the high seas from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.521273
Vivek Bhurtun and Roy van der Schilden join us to talk about the upcoming Herald Game from Wispfire studios, casting voice actors and dealing with imperialism in the 19th century. Vivek voices t...
ListenDylan Zaner came through with 8bits, and a lot to say on streaming from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.510646
There’s tees, mugs and other items in the I Need Diverse Games spreadshirt shop. Any profits are split 50/50 with Listen
Fresh Out Of SideQuests from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.501251
Kyle-Steven Porter drops by to discuss FlameCon, his own podcast about RuPaul's Drag Race, photography and LGBTQIA geek spaces.
There’s tees, mugs and other items in the Listen
Renee Blair talks about accessibility, HCI and more in the Key of Boss from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.492529
We chat with Renee Blair of Bosskey about her work, accessibility in games, level design and Lawbreakers!
There’s tees, mugs and other items in the Listen
.@BioFanOfficial comes back to talk about queer issues in Mass Effect: Andromeda, we dish on Reyes, Gil&more! from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.487553
Bio Fan Official comes back to talk about Mass Effect: Andromeda, same sex romances in the game, what's lacking & what's good re: queer content and more!
There’s tees, mugs and other ...
ListenNot Having Racism In Your Campaign, Settings, Or Table - PAX Unplugged 2018 from 2023-12-14T09:35:01.470326
Tabletop is growing and expanding, and with it there’s an increased need for diversity at the table. Let’s talk frankly about why racism at the table shouldn’t be a thing you do as a GM or playe...
ListenIt's so hard to say good bye from 2017-07-19T16:00
This is it y'all, the final episode of Fresh Out of Tokens. It's been two years, 95 episodes, numerous amazing guests but it's time to say farewell.
We've had a great run over the last tw...
ListenIan Hamilton stopped by to talk Games Accessibility with us! from 2017-06-21T16:00
Ian Hamilton, one of the co-founders of the Game Accessibility Conference came by to talk about accessibility in games, GA Conf, things devs can do better to account for accessibility and more.<...
ListenCatt Small&Chris Algoo return to talk up Game Devs of Color Expo from 2017-06-14T16:00
Catt Small and Chris Algoo return to talk about this years Game Developers of Color Expo, what prompted them to create the event with other folks at Brooklyn Gamery, work/life balance either wit...
ListenJustin Saint talks representation, queer cosplay and more with us! from 2017-05-24T15:57
We're finally sitting down with Justin Saint, known as GaymerQueen for their amazing queer cosplays to talk about Asian representation, Mass Effect Andromeda, their role in Krem's creation and m...
ListenTinglers, Cyborgs and Unburnt Witches, Part the First from 2017-04-26T16:00
The amazing Zoe Quinn hangs out with our EIC Tanya to talk about the new game based off Chuck Tingle's works, new book that's out soon, becoming a cyborg and more.
There’s tees, mugs and ...
ListenFandom follies, fic and more with Flourish and Elizabeth of Fansplaining! from 2017-03-22T16:00
We had a visit from the fine folks behind Fansplaining to talk about fandom, gaming, fic and more as Tanya turns the tables after a visit to their show
There’s tees, mugs and other items ...
ListenSouha Al-Samkari runs with Truant Pixels from 2017-02-22T17:00
Souha Al-Samkari, VP of Truant Pixels joins us to talk about Akash Game, Otome life, a bit of fanning out over Bioware games and more.
There’s tees, mugs and other items in the Listen
We caught a Labmouse! from 2017-02-16T01:00
Laura Simpson talks tabletop, LARP, UX design and getting ready to launch a Kickstarter
We have tees, and other items in the I Nee...
ListenWe all rolled for initiative and Quinn Murphy got a nat 20 on CHAR from 2017-01-25T17:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Lee brings us the art of the long game plan, talks about diversity in conventions&more from 2017-01-18T17:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Deb Budding comes back to get brainy with us about games, neuropsychology&more! from 2017-01-11T17:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
A Tale of Butts, more Butts and a GOTY by Laura Kate from 2016-12-28T17:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with @Chachibobinks. Ther...
ListenShareef Jackson returns to tell us how he makes Math Look Good&more from 2016-12-21T17:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
We spoke with the Simon Cowell of Gaming, Joe Parlock about disability, the Division and more! from 2016-12-14T17:11
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Ice Potato, Videogame food and co-op with Zack&Katy from 2016-11-25T17:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Rhadamus brings the salt as we discuss race fail in cosplay, the lack of Asian represenentation and more from 2016-11-17T17:30
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Mafia III Special Edition - A conversation with Charles Webb from 2016-11-14T16:30
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with @Chachibobinks. There’s a blog to compliment the show! Follow us at outoftokensca...
ListenWe learned a new melody when Mike Moody brought her wit and talent to us from 2016-10-26T16:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Leisha Riddel led us through Project Solace and more during her visit with us from 2016-10-19T16:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Kotaku's Riley MacLeod talked about games, writing, freelance, studying theology and other things with us from 2016-10-12T16:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
The devil was in the details from 2016-09-28T16:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Jarryd Huntley challenged us in Art Club, talked about dev diversity and more from 2016-09-21T16:00
We have tees, and other items in the #INeedDiverseGames spreadshirt shop. We’re splitting the profits 50/50 with Listen
Shattering Glass Level Caps, Dragon Age 2 and more with Jennifer Brandes Hepler from 2016-08-31T14:00
Jennifer Hepler joined us for talk about her games writing work, Dragon Age 2, Breaking the Glass Level Cap and more.
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
On the importance of Ana in Overwatch, wanting more ladies in our gaming, and more with Appleciderwitch from 2016-08-24T16:00
On the importance of Ana in Overwatch, wanting more ladies in our gaming lives and more with Appleciderwitch
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
It's lit with UGR Gaming! from 2016-08-17T16:00
It's Lit with UGR Gaming! Brandon Stennis stopped by to talk about Twitch, XSplit, TwitchCon and more.
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
GCPD Matt joined us to explain the GCPD, talk up comics and SFF and just a bit about PAC Man! from 2016-08-10T16:00
Matt Peters joined us to explain the GCPD in his twitter handle and podcast title, talk up comics and SFF and just a bit about PAC Man!
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
We discuss Uncanny&Unbelievable X-Factor of GeekMelange from 2016-07-27T16:11
We discuss Uncanny & Unbelievable X-Factor of GeekMelange, along with representation or the lack of it, conventions and fire spinning among other things.
We have tees, and other items...
ListenLadies night, no chill and no gates were kept from 2016-07-20T16:00
Lauren, Shannon and Tanya get comfy for a girl's night in to discuss gatekeeping, nerd social fallacies, being black women in nerd spaces, podcasting and more.
We have tees, and other ite...
ListenJohnnie Jae watched Far and Away in a High School Class from 2016-07-13T16:00
David's flying solo behind the mic this week as he chats with Johnnie Jae of a Tribe Called Geek about indigenous representation in geek culture.
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
That's #NotMyMegaMan from 2016-06-29T16:00
Our fave Hearthstone streamer and Mega Man officiando Steve Lubitz returns to talk with us about E3, Mega Man, VR and more!
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
Lady Boss Varric took us to school from 2016-06-22T16:00
Todd Harper, aka @laevalentine took us to school on a lot of topics; including body diversity, fat characters in videogames, LGBTQIA issues in gaming,...
ListenWe celebrated our one year anniversary with Sammusmusic!<3 from 2016-06-15T16:00
Sammus the Rapper came through to talk about her music, being a black nerdy girl, the importance of representation in games & in other media. We had a wonderful, candid and amazing conversat...
ListenWe're so glad that Meg Jayanth is in the gaming industry from 2016-05-25T16:00
Meg Jayanth stopped by to discuss NPC Agency, Dragon Age feels, 80 Days, Narrative design, the importance of diversifying the industry inside and out, and other topics!
We have tees, and ...
ListenWe rolled a critical hit for tabletop diversity with Donna Prior from 2016-05-18T16:00
Donna Prior, founder of OrcaCon, tabletop guru and long time player came by to discuss gaming, roll a few die and share the origin story for OrcaCon, as well as plans for next year's event.
... ListenPop Culture Covens and Hipster Holy Priestesses from 2016-05-11T16:00
Tzufit Allen joined us to discuss Bioware feels, AI, her origin story along with her new podcast, Pop Culture Coven, along with Holy Priests
We have tees, and other items in the Listen
We cast a temporal spell and landed at Midnight with Eve Eschenbacher from 2016-04-27T16:00
We chatted up Eve Eschenbacher about her work in localization, gaming, translation, mental health issues in the industry, and about being a Young Adult author. Somewhere along the way, a spell w...
ListenMeet the devs that made We Are Chicago, hear about their process and journey to make this game from 2016-04-20T16:00
We talked with Cindy Miller and Michael Block about making We Are Chicago, the challenges of making a game that portrays real issues of violence in the Windy City, especially as devs who are tel...
ListenLocalization, Devil Spit, and sailing with Bioware's Mel Fleming from 2016-04-13T16:00
We spoke with Mel Fleming, Localization producer at Bioware about localization, Devil Spit, scotch, sailing and more when she spent some time with us this week.
We’re part of the Listen
We realized that gaming misses a lot even with eyes wide open thanks to @snarkbat from 2016-03-30T16:00
Elsa Sjunneson-Henry shared a lot of insights with us about disability in gaming, where some games hit things on the head and others miss by a long shot. We also discussed ways in which disabili...
ListenMartin Sahlin swung by to spin a yarn about Unravel game! from 2016-03-23T16:00
Coldwood Creative Director Martin Sahlin swung by to spin a yarn about Unravel game, our fave bit of red fluff being afrayed of the epic tale ahead of him and more!
We’re part of the Listen
We got our seven hearty dreaNABIT's in during our chat with Simply Undrea from 2016-03-16T16:00
We spoke with Simply Undrea about the challenges of being a woman of color steamer in a usually white, dudebro dominated area of entertainment. We h...
ListenWe got Jimquisited! from 2016-02-24T15:55
We got Jimquisited at Fresh out of Tokens! We spoke with one of our favorite gaming pundits about where games crit is going, changes to his style of punditry over the years, Greenlight & mor...
ListenWe hit all the right notes in our convo with Guild Wars 2 dev, Lena Chappelle from 2016-02-17T17:00
We hit all the right notes in our convo with Guild Wars 2 dev, Lena Chappelle! We talked about design, composing music for games and learned that Lena is also a published SFF author!
We’r...
ListenDudes, we had the best chat with Holly Brockwell about Gadgette and more! from 2016-02-10T17:00
We had a chance to talk with Gadgette Founder, woman of the year and awesome dude Holly Brockwell about her work in tech journalism, being named Woman of t...
ListenOn Monstrous Women and overly equipped police in Games with @MaxxieBytes from 2016-01-27T17:00
We chat with Maxxie Bytes about why we don't see more monstrous women in games, why police are over-equipped in games, punditry, Sera in DAI and a lot more!
We’re part of the Listen
Sangfroid_San on #GamesSoWhite, Black women in gaming&games journalism from 2016-01-20T17:00
We talk with Sidney Fussell about games journalism, Black women in gaming, #GamesSoWhite, find out why he's so right about everything and more in our first new episode of 2016!
We’re part...
ListenA Conversation With @Thain1982 and @ABakerN7 (All white men have strong opinions about Star Trek) from 2016-01-13T17:00
The conversation was recorded prior to the release of the new Star Wars movie, Star Trek trailer, and other things. If any of the subject matter seems dated, this is why.
Topics D...
ListenWe got our theological geek on with Jeremy Yoder of @GeekCrossShow! from 2015-12-30T17:00
We talked about theology, gaming, Bioshock Infinite & trauma, as well as STEM in relation to gaming and religion with Jeremy Yoder of GeekCrossShow!
We’re part of the Listen
We got it on with @BrothaDom behind the mic about writing, diversity and his origin story from 2015-12-23T17:00
We sat down with Brotha Dom to talk about games journalism, diversity, the way NOT to do cosplay and his origin story.
We’re part of the Geeked.fm network ...
ListenBonus Episode! Battle of the F-Bombs with Anthony Burch from 2015-12-18T22:35
We chatted with Anthony Burch about his #GX3 talk, diversity in AAA spaces, dug deep into some Borderlands lore for listener questions, and he convinced Tanya to re-up her Hulu sub for RocketJum...
ListenWe got our Interactive Fiction fix with Carolyn VanEseltine from 2015-12-16T17:00
We had the brilliant and lovely @mossdogmusic on, where we talked about Interactive Fiction, N.K Jemisin, writing, indie game dev and more!
...
ListenLet's get brainy with Deborah Budding, aka @Nebula63 from 2015-11-25T17:00
We had a great time talking about Neuroscience, Dragon Age, Mass Effect and other Bioware stuff, along with the work Deborah does in neuropsychology.
We’re part of the Geeked.fm network a...
ListenWe spun the Dialogue Wheel with ChachiBobinks and Andrew Baker! from 2015-11-18T17:00
We took the Dialogue Wheel for a spin around the block with ChachiBobinks and Andrew Baker. We covered everything from our collective love of Bioware games, podcasting, diversity in gaming &...
ListenWe're running away to the Savage Empire with Tim Lewinson from 2015-11-11T17:00
We talked about Kickstarters, Savage Empire, comics & graphic novels, went back in the gaming crates and more with our guest Tim Lewinson
We’re part of the Geeked.fm network along wit...
ListenAn Altus for all seasons, on how Dorian came to be with David Gaider from 2015-10-28T16:00
A long, fun conversation with Bioware's David Gaider on how Dorian Pav...
ListenDie Nachtblume, Twine and Pitching tips with Katriel Paige from 2015-10-21T16:00
We talked about Twine development, writing about games, Pitch advice, Die Nachtblume and more with Katriel Paige.
We’re part of the Geeked.fm network along with Geeks in Sneaks, Chromatic...
ListenInterview with a Fennec slayer, Allan Schumacher from 2015-10-14T16:00
We chatted with Bioware's Allan Schumacher on what SDET actually means, diversity in the industry, what life is like on the QA side of the house and interacting with fans. We’re part of the Gee...
ListenGX3&Teaching Turing with Matt Conn&Toni Rocca from 2015-09-30T16:00
We sat down with Matt Conn and Toni Rocca of GX3 to talk about putting together a queer gaming convention, Developing Read Only Memories, diversity in conventions, and more.
We’re part o...
Listen#SwordsOfSorrow and magical cupcakes with Mikki Kendall from 2015-09-23T13:10
We chatted with Mikki Kendall about her debut comic, #SwordsOfSorrow, breaking into the industry, speaking at AlterConf Chicago, diversity in conventions and more.
We’re part of the Geeke...
ListenLadies Night - AKA HAWKE FEELS! from 2015-09-16T16:00
So we’re doing things a little differently this time around, David gets the night off as we have a ladies night to spill all our Hawke feels on the table, the floor, everywhere. Tanya is joined ...
ListenTiene dos languages en este podcast; we asked @Comosedicenerd, se habla geek? from 2015-08-26T16:00
Se habla geek? Si! We hung out out with @comosedicenerd, Sylvia Monreal about Latinx representation in games, diversity in books and gaming and a whole lot more.
We’re part of the Listen
We go back in the crates of our gaming past&more with Lauren Warren from Black Girl Nerds from 2015-08-19T16:00
Lauren Warren of Black Girl Nerds talked with us about gaming, diversity, old school games we loved, projects she's working on to help spread diversity i...
ListenCaelyn is a Gem from 2015-08-12T16:00
Question for Caelyn:
From @KivaBay: Would you rather be attacked by a hundred duck sized horses or one horse siz...
ListenThe Great Gita Escapade from 2015-07-22T15:00
We have Gita Jackson in the house! We talk about games journalism, being seen for your work, along with podcasting and much more! Thanks for the support! Now we have tees, and other items in the...
ListenHip Hop can help you code, and #GamingLooksGood thanks to Shareef Jackson from 2015-06-24T17:00
Welcome back!
Thanks for joining us for the second episode of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast. Thanks for your feedback on our first show. As for the audio quality, it should be improved with...
ListenPrism Shells, Tres Witchers and E3 predications! from 2015-06-10T15:30
Welcome to the first episode of Fresh Out of Tokens!
A little about the show: so we've been sitting on doing a podcast for a whole and decided to run with it. The title actually came to...
Listen