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Not Your Mama's Gamer

NYMGamer’s podcast hosts and guests past and present include scholars, writers, and professionals from a variety of industries, but the focus is always the same: unpacking games from a feminist perspective, and having a good time while we’re at it.

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Starfield: Now With More Cubes! from 2023-10-11T22:08:53

This week we are talking about living our best (or worst) lives among the stars in Starfield.

What We're Playing
Starfield
Inscryption
Baldur's Gat...

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Episode 246: Your Cozy Games Are Problematic from 2023-08-05T22:22:47

This week we are talking about the cozy aesthetic and how your faves can be problematic.


What We're Playing
Sims 4* (with Horse Ranch DLC)
Pikmin 4 Listen

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Episode 245: But They Had Impact!: Games That Have Had the Biggest Impact on Us from 2023-07-16T19:03:01

This week we are talking about the games that have had the biggest impact on our lives.

What We're Playing
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Diablo IV<...

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Episode 244: It's All About Art: A Conversation with Christian Vasquez and Leah Augustine from 2023-04-15T21:57:13

This week Sam and Jordyn and joined by material artist Christian Vasquez and environment artist Leah Augustine to talk about working in the games industry as artists.

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Episode 243: Hosting the Host: A Conversation with Sam from 2023-04-02T19:58:08

This week Jordyn and Victoria get the opportunity to interview her about games and her history working in and around games.

What We're Playing
Potionomics
Dredge
Stardew ...

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Episode 242: Love, But Make it Monstrous: A Conversation with Amanda Gardner About Romancelvania from 2023-03-06T18:16:13

This week Sam and Jordyn sit down with Amanda Gardner from The Deep End Games to talk about their upcoming game (March 7, 2023!), Listen

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Episode 241: To Love Queerly: Queer Characters&Games We Love from 2023-03-03T01:59:56

This week Sam sits down with Jordyn and Victoria to talk about queer characters and games that we love. Recorded on Valentine's Day.

What We're Playing
Potionomics
Fire Emblem...

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Episode 240: Black Games for BHM: Or; The Blackity Black Episode (Part 1?) from 2023-02-13T22:44:33

This week Sam sits down and talks with TreaAndrea Russworm (Professor of Fun, USC) and Cicero Holmes (Podcaster, Game Player, and still the Bruce Wayne of Brookago) about the definition and example...

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Episode 239: Our Most Anticipated Game Releases of 2023 from 2023-01-19T23:51:44

This week we talk about the 2023 game releases that we are most excited for!

What We're Playing
God of War Ragnorok
Pokemon Violet
Spiderman: Miles Morales
Kynseed<...

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Episode 238: Our 2022 Top Five Games from 2022-12-31T21:51:22

This week we talk about our top 5 games of 2022. Looking forward at all of the new releases of 2023.

What We're Playing:
Dying Light 2
Tiny Tina's Wonderland
Pokemon Viol...

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Episode 237: It's Beginning to Look Like Giftmas! from 2022-11-27T22:29:13

This week we are talking about things that you might pick up for folks on your Winter Holidays gift list (or anytime really).

What We're Playing:
Dying Light 2
Strange Horticu...

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Episode 236: "What We're Playing" with TreaAndrea Russworm from 2022-11-15T02:04:12

This week we are talking about what we are playing with Dr. TreaAndrea Russworm (USC Cinematic Arts) about what we've been playing lately.
What We're Playing:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...

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Episode 235: Pspspspsps: Let's Talk About Stray from 2022-09-07T23:13:36

This week we are talking about our experience playing Stray from BlueTwelve Studio.

What We're Playing:
Tower of Fantasy
Stardew Valley
Extraction
Stray*
Sea of...

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Episode 234: Where Is This Year's Summer Games Drought? from 2022-08-06T01:24:36

This week we are talking about the games that we are looking forward to the most as we wind up the summer game releases.

What We're Playing:
Framed
Extraction
Stray
D...

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Episode 233: Black Girls of Eorzea: A Conversation with Stephanie Jones from 2022-07-15T20:31

This week we are chatting with Stephanie Jones (incoming Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University) about Final Fantasy XIV, community building, and the Black Girls of Eorzea (BGE) project t...

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Episode 232: Kirby, but Make It Dark and Gritty?: A Conversation About Kirby and the Forgotten Land from 2022-07-13T19:25:53

This week we are talking about Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo Switch). We've been so excited for the post-apocalyptic puffball, how did it fare?

What We're Playing:
Kirby an...

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Episode 231: Date Your Swords: A Conversation with Alexandra Orlando from Kitfox Games from 2022-05-23T04:15:53

This week we chat with Alexandra Orlando, Community Manager at Kitfox Games developers of Boyfriend Dungeon and the upcoming titles Dwarf Fortress and Mossfield Origins.

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Episode 230: It's Getting Wylde (Flowers): A Conversation with Amanda Schofield (Studio Drydock) from 2022-04-22T22:44:51

This week we talk with Amanda Schofield, Co-Founder, Managing Director, and Creative Director at Studio Drydock. Wylde Flowers is on Steam and coming to PC and consoles in 2022. Available to wishli...

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Episode 229: On Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Conversation with Miranda Due from 2022-04-08T22:22:45

This week we talk with Miranda Due, Associate Producer at Treyarch, about DEI, museums, and Nancy Drew.

What We're Playing:
Tools Up DLC
Ghostwire Tokyo
Wordle. Secdordle,...

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Episode 228: Gamers That Play Together...Slay Together?: Let's Talk Co-Op Games from 2022-03-28T22:25:43

This week we are talking about co-op games of the online and couch varieties.

What We're Playing:
Crusader Kings III
Sedecordle
Warlords Battlecry 3
Call of Duty: Col...

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Episode 227: Play, Finish, Repeat?: Which Games Have We Played the Most and Why? from 2022-02-28T18:13:59

This week we are talking about the games that we return to the most and why.

What We're Playing:
Bastion
El Hijo*
Horizon Forbidden West
The Hundred Year Kingdom* Listen

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Episode 226: It's All About the Cozy Post-Apocalyptic Games from 2022-02-09T21:40:43

This week we are talking about the cozy nature of post-apocalyptic games.

What We're Playing:
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Rainbow Six: Extraction
State of Decay 2
Hollow ...

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Episode 225: Our Top 5 Most Looked Forward to Games for 2022 from 2022-01-20T03:35:46

This week we are talking about the top 5 games that we are looking forward to in 2022.
What We're Playing:
Shim Megami Tensei V
Mario Party Superstars
Chicory*
Shovel Knigh...

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Episode 224: 20 Years of Xbox from 2021-12-08T22:00:15

This week we are talking about the 20th anniversary celebration of Xbox and our take on some of the latest shooters.

What We're Playing:
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Pokemon G...

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Episode 223: Back to Yara: Far Cry 6 First Impressions from 2021-10-20T20:36:30

This week we share our first impression of Ubisoft's new game Far Cry 6. We are all still actively playing it and are not finished, but we wanted to talk about our first impressions. We will also b...

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Episode 222: Directly Nintendo: Let's Talk the Nintendo Direct from 2021-10-04T04:29:29

This week we talking about the games that we saw at Gamescom. What we're excited about, what we're waiting to hear more about, and beyond. Episode is a little delayed so sorry folks!!

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Episode 221: Let's Talk Gamescom 2021 from 2021-09-13T20:24:31

This week we talking about the games that we saw at Gamescom. What we're excited about, what we're waiting to hear more about, and beyond. Episode is a little delayed so sorry folks!!

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Episode 220: Can I Play That?: A Conversation on Games and Accessibility with Courtney Craven from 2021-08-03T14:00:16

This week we sit down with Courtney Craven (@cyclopediabrain), the co-founder of Can I Play That? (caniplaythat.com) to talk about how CIPT (@caniplaythat) started, where it is now, and where they ...

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Episode 219: (We're Back!) E3 Had Us Feeling Some Kind Of Ways from 2021-07-07T19:52:55

Yes, we are a little behind, but having a bit of a break for the summer was great and gave us a chance to get rejuvenated!

What We're Playing:
Final Fantasy VIIR
Tools Up!
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Episode 218: What Are We Playing? from 2021-04-02T07:49:06

This week we are kicking back and having a chill discussion about the games that we've just been playing for ourselves.

What We're Playing:
Phasmophobia
Fall Guys
Fort...

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Episode 217: Cyberpunk'ed 2077: A Rant, Not a Review from 2021-02-08T21:06:35

This week we talk about experience playing Cyberpunk 2077 (on PS4, Xbox Series X, and PC). We are specifically saying that this is not a review because we have not finished the game in its entirety...

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Episode 216: It's Been 10 Years: NYMG Reunion from 2021-01-22T18:50:02

This week we welcome back eight of our NYMG fam from the past to talk about our time here. There is lots of laughter and lots of tears. Grab a drink and a box of Kleenex.

(Rest in Peace...

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Episode 215: Let Us Have Nice Things: 2020 Gift Giving Guide from 2020-12-08T09:32:39

This week we talk gift giving ideas. So whether you are looking to buy something for the winter holidays or just because we have some ideas for you. We had fun recording this one and we hope that y...

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Episode 214: Oh Ye of Little Hope: Let's Talk About The Dark Pictures: Little Hope from 2020-11-16T21:35:44

This week we talk about the latest installment in the The Dark Pictures Anthology, Little Hope by Supermassive Games. Is there hope? Will it live up to our expectations? And just for fun there is a...

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Episode 213: Romancelvania: A Conversation with Amanda Gardner from 2020-10-17T19:31:15

This week we talk to Amanda Gardner, the narrative director at The Deep End Games about their new project, Romancelvania over on Kickstarter.

What We're Playing:
Fall Guys
Star...

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Episode 212: Last Gen, Next Gen: Same Tune? from 2020-10-05T23:27:34

This week are the next gen console release dates are looming we talk about what we're excited for, what frustrates us, and more!

What We're Playing:
FFXIV
Fall Guys
Dunge...

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Episode 211: Spiritfarer: A Cozy Conversation About Dying with Jo Gautier (Thunder Lotus Games) from 2020-09-11T19:05:57

This week we talk with Jo Gautier, Art Director at Thunder Lotus Games about their new game Spiritfarer (2020), a cozy management game about dying. We talk about hugging mechanics, consent, working...

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Episode 210: Gamer Trouble, A Conversation with Amanda Phillips from 2020-08-04T00:52:03

This week we talk with Dr. Amanda Phillips (Georgetown University), author of Gamer Trouble: Feminist Confrontations in Digital Culture about games, feminism, and getting in trouble.

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Episode 209: How Big Is Your Experience?: The Future of "Next Gen" Gaming from 2020-07-23T23:03:31

This week Sam and Jordyn talk about larger vs smaller game experiences and the future of "next gen" gaming.

What We're Playing:
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Remake) Listen

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Episode 208: It Started with a Cup: On BLM, Sexual Harassment, and the Closing of Mixer from 2020-07-03T21:08:11

This week we have an impromptu conversation about sexual harassment, Black Lives Matter, and shake ups in the game industry. And it all started with Sam's new Twitch cup.

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Episode 207: Summer Games to Look Forward To from 2020-05-25T19:58:15

This week we Jordyn and Sam talk about their short lists of the games slated for summer release that they are most looking for. There are some surprises along the way.

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Episode 206: Play with Me!: Social Gaming and Bonding in the Time of Quarantine from 2020-04-27T19:45:11

This week we talk about social games in the time of social distancing. Want to know what you can play with your friends and family? This is the episode to check out. Resources below!

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Episode 205: Kind Words, Cute Animals, and the Instacart Game: Gaming in a Time of Social Distancing from 2020-03-28T05:56:24

This week we talk about gaming in the age of social distancing. We talk about playing Kind Words (Popcannibal 2019) and gaming in general in the time of social distancing.

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Episode 204: You Want Me to Pay For What? Games and Microtransactions from 2020-03-12T07:36:43

This week Sam and Jordyn talk about microtransactions. What we like, what we don’t like, and whether or not they’re a necessary evil! Also Jordyn shares super exciting news.

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Episode 203: To Walkthrough or Not to Walkthrough...Is That the Question? from 2020-02-04T06:50:38

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn tackle the topic of walkthroughs. Do we use them? When, why, and what kind? As always we have some very strong opinions.

What We're Playing:

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Episode 202: A Decade in Review: Our Individual Top 10 Games From the Last 10 years from 2020-01-03T20:32:20

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn talk about their top 10 games of the decade. Check out what we have to say about what made the cut and why.

What We're Playing:

Octopath Trav...

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Episode 201: Holiday Shopping Lists and Accessibility is Not an Achievement from 2019-12-01T08:49:28

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn are chatting about things they'd suggest for holiday shopping lists and of course a conversation about accessibility breaks out.

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Episode 200: It's Spacer's Choice! (The Outer Worlds) from 2019-11-19T01:52:13

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn are chatting about their experiences playing Obsidian's new RPG The Outer Worlds (2019).

What We're Playing:
The Outer Worlds
Man of Medan
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Episode 199: Do They Even Want Us Here?: On That Game Studies Grind from 2019-10-28T21:40:41

This week Sam and Alisha are joined by Kishonna Gray (@kishonnagray) talk about parenting (and being women) while doing the game studies scholar grind.

What We're Playing:
Apex Lege...

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Episode 198: On Mental Health and Monsters: A Conversation About Sea of Solitude from 2019-09-20T23:07:47

This week Jordyn and Sam are joined by NYMG alum Ashley Barry-Biancuzzo (@ashleybiancuzzo) to talk about Sea of Solitude (Jo-Mei Games 2019) (and games in general) and mental health. N.B. We are no...

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Episode 197: The Bounty of Fall: What We're Looking Forward To from 2019-08-28T19:49:30

This week we look at this Fall's upcoming games and talk about the ones that we are most looking forward to. Some surprising, some not so surprising.

What We're Playing:

Catas...

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Episode 196: The Games and Sh*t Episode: Talking #30GamesIn90Days and the Struggle of Game Studies from 2019-07-28T11:04:59

This week we had a conversation with TreaAndrea Russworm (@ProfessorTMR UMass-Amhearst), Amanda Phillips (@NazcaTheMad Georgetown University), and Angela Rain Kim (@angelarainkim UMass-Amhearst) ab...

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Episode 195: Summertime and the Gaming Is Easy from 2019-07-16T20:07:43

This week we had a conversation about summertime gaming. We talked about everything from having more time to having less time for gaming in the summer and everything in between.

What We'...

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Episode 194: Queerly Gaming: A Conversation with Bo Ruberg from 2019-07-01T22:53:53

This week we had a conversation with Bonnie (Bo) Ruberg (University of California, Irvine), author of Video Games Have Always Been Queer and co-editor of Queer Game Studies, about their latest book...

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Episode 193: 2019 E3: The Good, the Bad, and the Horrendous from 2019-06-16T04:42:57

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn talk about the best (and worst) of E3. Now you get to hear what we are most and least excited for and hear us talk about the predictions we made in the last episod...

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Episode 192: Popcorn and Nightmare Fuel: Our E3 Hopes, Dreams, and Predictions from 2019-05-31T02:36:01

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn talk about their E3 hopes, dreams, and predictions. We get the specifics of the Death Stranding bet between Sam and Alisha and so much more!

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Episode 191: Bendy and the Blue Solo Cup from 2019-05-20T16:56:11

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn talk about their experience playing Bendy and the Ink Machine (Joey Drew Studios, 2017). Sam tries to pay penance for giving in the Solo cups...

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Episode 190: It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Co-Op Gaming in the Age of Online Gaming from 2019-04-29T09:48:56

This week we talk about the joys and problems of playing games together in co-op mode. The struggles of playing games offline and on and, of course, Sam and Alisha talk about State of Decay 2...aga...

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Episode 189: New Dawn, Old Problems: A Conversation About Far Cry: New Dawn from 2019-04-04T04:08:42

This week we are joined by TreaAndrea Russworm (UMass-Amerhearst) to talk about Far Cry: New Dawn (Ubisoft 2019), race, and representation.

What We're Playing:
The Division 2
N...

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Episode 188: You're The Real MVP: Let's Chat About the Xbox MVP Award from 2019-03-18T09:12:26

This week Sam talks with EightBitBlonde (content creator, freelance community manager, and Xbox MVP) and Moto (content creator and Xbox MVP) about their work (and hers) in the games community, the ...

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Episode 187: Whatcha' Reading (About Video Games)? from 2019-02-25T19:47:20

This week we talk about some of our favorite books about video games. You knew we were book nerds before you got here!

What We're Playing:

Anthem
Far Cry New Dawn
In...

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Episode 186: Ask Your Black Friend: On Using Other People's Lives in Video Games from 2019-02-02T01:49:56

This week we all played YIIK: A Postmodern RPG and we've come together to talk about it.

What We're Playing:

Samsara
Smoke and Sacrifice
Roterra
Anthem (demo) Listen

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Episode 185: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times (2018 Edition) from 2019-01-18T07:30:07

This week look back on our favorite and least favorite games of 2018 and talk about the games we are looking forward to most in 2019. 

What We're Playing:

Subnautica
Diab...

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Episode 184: "I See You": On Thoughtful Gift Giving (For Holidays or Just Because) from 2018-12-17T11:41:37

This week we talk we talk about thoughtful gift giving for holidays or just because. We hope that this comes in handy for some of you who may be finishing up your holiday shopping or thinking about...

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Episode 183: On Forgotton Anne and Thrownness: A Conversation with Valdemar Andreasen from 2018-11-22T09:12:41

This week we talk with Valdemar Andreasen (@fauxvaldemar), Lead Game Designer on Forgotton Anne (Throughline Games). We have a conversation talking about design, connection, and the concept of thro...

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Episode 182: Just Watch Me!: A Conversation With T.L. Taylor from 2018-11-07T17:48:51

This week Alisha and Sam (@saffista) are joined by the fabulous T.L. Taylor (@ybika) as we talk about E-Sports, live streaming, and her new book Watch Me Play: Twitch and the Rise of Game Live Stre...

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Episode 181: Would You Ever and Other Questions From the Community from 2018-10-26T17:52:18

This week Alisha and I answer questions from folks in the community and tried out a new Booze and Games Pairing segment. Come see which booze we think goes with games that we choose for one another...

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Episode 180: Magic Colonizer Fingers: Let's Chat About Lara Croft from 2018-10-12T19:30

This week we talk with Partnered Mixer content creator, blogger, podcaster, and freelance Community Manager and Consultant, Alicia Alexandra (@eightbitblonde) about Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)...

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Episode 179: We Are All Indie(viduals) After All from 2018-09-27T01:01:51

This week Samantha, Alisha, and Jordyn sit down and talk about the indie games they've been playing lately.

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Episode 178: Post-PAX "Parlay": PAX West 2018 from 2018-09-07T15:31:38

This week Alisha and Samantha sit down and talk about PAX West, salty gamers, and whatever else comes to mind.

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Episode 177: You Say Social (Gaming) Like It's a Bad Thing from 2018-08-19T19:16:12

This week Alisha and Samantha sit down and talk about social gaming.

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Episode 176: Gaming is For Everyone: On Games, Access, and Inclusivity from 2018-08-03T16:28:52

This week we are joined by Melissa Boone and Jerome Hagan, Team XBox User Researchers who focus on Minecraft, online safety, and Gaming is For Everyone.

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Episode 175: "I Have A…Nightmare?": A Conversation About Detroit: Become Human from 2018-07-17T23:54:30

This week we talk with TreaAndrea Russworm and Yussef Cole about Detroit: Become Human. 

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Episode 174: The Shape of Things to Come: Our Favorites From E3 2018 from 2018-06-15T22:45:06

Episode 174: The Shape of Things to Come: Our Favorites From E3 2018 (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).  With E3 ending this week Alisha a...

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Episode 173: Hate-Play and Hashtags: A Conversation with Megan Condis from 2018-06-05T16:56:53

Episode 173: Hate-Play and Hashtags: A Conversation with Megan Condis (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we have a conversation w...

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Episode 172: Regular People in Irregular Circumstances: A Conversation with Undead Labs from 2018-05-22T14:29:10

Episode 172: Regular People in Irregular Circumstances: A Conversation with Undead Labs (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we are...

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Episode 171: Take the Cannoli: How Mafia (the game) Can Serve As a Model for Video Game Design from 2018-04-23T15:00:19

Episode 171: Take the Cannoli: How Mafia (the game) Can Serve As a Model for Video Game Design (Click to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn).  This we...

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Episode 169: The Stories of The Station: A Conversation with Kevin Harwood from 2018-03-16T16:48:14

Episode 169: The Stories of The Station: A Conversation with Kevin Harwood (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week w...

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Episode 168: She Came to Slay: A Conversation on Community Building and Video Games from 2018-02-16T17:35:50

Episode 168: She Came to Slay: A Conversation on Community Building and Video Games (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). Th...

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Episode 167: No Such Thing As A Stupid Question: Taking On Your Questions from 2018-02-05T16:00:18

Episode 167: No Such Thing As A Stupid Question: Taking On Your Questions (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week Al...

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Episode 166: Looking Back, Looking Foward: Our Favorites of 2017 and Most Anticipated of 2018 from 2018-01-20T18:32:24

Episode 166: Looking Back, Looking Foward: Our Favorites of 2017 and Most Anticipated of 2018 (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or T...

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Episode 165: Thunderbird Strike and the Power of Indigenous Game Design: A Conversation with Elizabeth LaPensee from 2017-12-16T15:00:51

Episode 165: Thunderbird Strike and the Power of Indigenous Game Design: A Conversation with Elizabeth Lapensee (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher,...

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Episode 164: On Minstrelsy and Mayhem: A Conversation with Yussef Cole from 2017-12-01T17:24:13

Episode 164: On Minstrelsy and Mayhem: A Conversation with Yussef Cole (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we ta...

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Episode 163: Two Tums: Hidden Agenda Spoilercast from 2017-11-16T17:08:02

Episode 163: Two Tums: Hidden Agenda Spoilercast (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk about Supermassive ...

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Episode 162: That Dude at a Party: A Conversation with Jennifer Malkowski and TreaAndrea Russworm from 2017-11-03T19:59:53

Episode 162: That Dude at a Party: A Conversation with Jennifer Malkowski and TreaAndrea Russworm (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, ...

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Episode 161: Podcast, Please!: On Podcasts and the Problem of "Cool" Scholarship from 2017-10-20T19:30

This week we talk about doing podcasts (and other non-traditional work) as a form of scholarship and what that means for us as academics and members of the communities that we write and podcast abo...

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Episode 160: Dad Jokes&Spooky Corn: A Halloween Special from 2017-10-06T14:42:25

Episode 160: Dad Jokes & Spooky Corn: A Halloween Special (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk our favori...

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Episode 159: Some People Just Need Killing: A Conversation with Hazel Monforton on Dishonored 2: Death of the Outsider from 2017-09-23T16:13:31

Episode 159: Some People Just Need Killing: A Conversation with Hazel Monforton on Dishonored 2: Death of the Outsider (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, St...

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Episode 158: The Two Jaakko Problem: The Problem of Representation in Game Studi from 2017-09-09T19:30

This week we chat about the perils and pitfalls of having a particular history of a the field of game studies laid out in a journal special issue when there is an apparent lack of diversity, discip...

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Episode 157: Navigating Spaces: Being Together In and Through Games from 2017-08-25T14:15:38

Episode 157: Navigating Spaces: Being Together In and Through Games (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we chat ...

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Episode 156: Pizza Party is the Best Party...Oh, and Our Video Game Summer Run from 2017-08-04T13:30

Episode 156 Pizza Party is the Best Party...Oh, and Our Video Game Summer Run Down 

This week we chat about what we've been playing this summer and what we are going to be playing to clo...

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Episode 155: Rebooting Boyhood and Playing Games For Girls from 2017-07-07T20:30

This week we have a conversation with Carly Kocurek, author of Coin-Operated Americans: Rebooting Boyhood at the Video Game Arcade (2015) and Brenda Laurel: Pioneering Games for Girls (2017) and de...

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Episode 154: 2017 E3 Wrap Up: What We Loved and What We Didn't from 2017-06-22T16:00

As a follow up to episode 153, this week we talk about what we saw and played at E3 as well as talking about the things that we are most (and least) excited to get our hands on.

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Episode 153: Champagne Wishes and E3 Dreams from 2017-06-09T17:05:35

Episode 153: Champagne Wishes and E3 Dreams (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week in the podcast we talk what we w...

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Episode 152: Then is Not Now: On Nostalgia in Games from 2017-05-26T18:15:21

Episode 152: Then is Not Now: On Nostalgia in Games (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week in the podcast we talk a...

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Episode 151: Coming Together Over Streams: A Conversation with Justin Clark from 2017-05-12T23:51:05

Episode 151: Coming Together Over Streams: A Conversation with Justin Clark (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week ...

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Episode 150: On Recognition, Representation, and Revolution: A Conversation with TreaAndrea Russworm from 2017-04-28T14:40:04

Episode 150: On Recognition, Representation, and Revolution: A Conversation with TreaAndrea Russworm (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, BlogTalk Radio, Stitcher, Google Pla...

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Episode 149: Now You See Me: On Streaming Games and Representation from 2017-04-17T20:00

This week in the podcast that was cursed (aka the cursedcast) we talk about streaming, streamers, and representation as an part of our ongoing series of podcasts talking to streamers from marginali...

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Episode 148: It's All Fun and Games: On Childhood, Play, and Video Games from 2017-04-01T15:00

This week are joined by early childhood education specialist Heather Bernt (@ece_nerd) of the Cause An Effect podcast and Lauren Woolbright, Assistant Professor of New Media Studies at Alma College...

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Ep 147: On Streams and Things: A Chat With Girl Tribe Gaming’s Jen (@MotoOnXbox) from 2017-03-03T15:30

In this week’s episode we talk with Jen (@MotoOnXbox) co-founder and podcast co-host at Girl Tribe Gaming and streamer on Beam

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Episode 146: Sometimes We Play Games…on Boards from 2017-02-18T15:00:27

Episode 146: Sometimes We Play Games on Boards (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). In this week’s episode we talk about board games with o...

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Episode 145: Sometimes You Have to Kill Things: On Games and Self-Care from 2017-02-03T15:32:16

Episode 145: Sometimes You Have to Kill Things: On Games and Self-Care (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). In this week’s episode we talk ...

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Episode 144: The F*ck You Line: Games and Emotion from 2017-01-20T15:10:18

Episode 143: The F*ck You Line: Games and Emotion (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). In this week’s episode we talk about games and emoti...

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Episode 143: Best, Worst, and Everything In Between: GOTY 2016 from 2017-01-06T17:24:50

Episode 143: Best, Worst, and Everything In Between: GOTY 2016 (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). In this week’s episode we talk about ou...

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Episode 142: 2016: A Podcast Year in Relief from 2016-12-23T16:21:09

Episode 142: 2016: A Podcast Year in Relief (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). In this week’s episode several of us have chosen our favor...

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Episode 141: All I Want for Giftmas (2016 Edition) from 2016-12-09T15:48

Episode 141: All I Want for Giftmas (2016 Edition) (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). In this week’s episode we take some time to talk ab...

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Episode 140: Racism and Worldbuilding in Mafia III: A Conversation with Joshara Edwards from 2016-11-11T19:10:16

Episode 140: Racism and Worldbuilding: A Conversation with Joshara Edwards (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). In this week’s episode we t...

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Episode 139: When Horror Gets Real: The Halloween Episode from 2016-10-28T18:07:54

Episode 139: When Horror Gets Real: The Halloween Episode (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk about what we are playing ...

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Episode 138: “Her Name is Moon-Moon!”: Remasters, Sequels, and a Tale of Games to Come from 2016-10-14T16:20:18

Episode 138: “Her Name is Moon-Moon!”: Remasters, Sequels, and A Tale of Games to Come (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we ta...

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Episode 137: A Turtle Named Shelly: Firewatch With Me from 2016-09-30T14:00:40

Episode 137: A Turtle Named Shelly: Firewatch With Me (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we come together to talk about turtles...

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Episode 136: Dangerous Depictions: A Conversation with Tommi Godwin from 2016-09-17T14:00:12

Episode 136: Dangerous Depictions: A Conversation with Tommi Godwin (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we are joined by guest, ...

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Episode 135: Just Too Canadian: A Conversation on Feminist Game Studies with Emma Vossen from 2016-09-02T16:34:41

Episode 135: Just Too Canadian: A Conversation on Feminist Game Studies with Emma Vossen  (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we...

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Episode 134: Hauntings: A Conversation with The Deep End Games’ Amanda Gardner from 2016-08-19T15:50:18

Episode 134: Hauntings: A Conversation with The Deep End Games’ Amanda Gardner  (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk with...

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Episode 133: On Toxic Activism with Gil Almogi: Ignoring Trolls and Focusing on Systems from 2016-08-05T14:56:50

Episode 133: On Toxic Activism with Gil Almogi: Ignore the Trolls and Focus on the Systems  (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week ...

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Episode 132: Fade to White: Colorblind Racism in Games from 2016-07-22T14:07:21

Episode 132: Fade to White: Colorblind Racism in Games (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk about what role race and raci...

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Episode 131: Gamer Classes and Gamer Personalities: What Kind of Gamer Are You? from 2016-07-08T19:04:43

Episode 131: Gamer Classes and Gamer Personalities: What Kind of Gamer Are You? (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we talk abou...

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Episode 130: The Games We Need: A Conversation with Evan Narcisse from 2016-06-24T14:00:39

Episode 130: The Games We Need: A Conversation with Evan Narcisse (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week we are joined by pop cultu...

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Episode 129: Gay Farming; On Digging, Dating, and Identity Politics in Stardew Valley from 2016-06-10T14:00:09

Episode 129: Gay Farming; On Digging, Dating, and Identity Politics in Stardew Valley (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). This week Jynx j...

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Episode 128: Never Alone and the Gifts of Our Ancestors: A Conversation with Amy Fredeen from 2016-05-27T14:00:08

Episode 128: Never Alone and the Gifts of Our Ancestors: A Conversation with Amy Fredeen (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). Last night we...

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Episode 127: Brains and Games: A Chat With Deborah Budding on Neurodiversity and Games from 2016-05-13T13:49:28

Episode 127: Brains and Games: A Chat Deborah Budding on Neurodiversity and Games (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). In this episode we t...

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Episode 126: A Conversation Under the Shade Tree With André Brock from 2016-04-29T16:07:13

Episode 126: A Conversation Under the Shade Tree With André Brock.  (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or TuneIn). In this episode we talk with André...

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Episode 125: Speaking Light Into the Darkness: A Conversation with Nico D. from 2016-04-15T14:00:53

Episode 125: Speaking Light Into the Darkness: A Conversation with Nico D.  (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). In this episode we talk with Nico D. (a...

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Episode 124: Alison Rapp, Nintendo, and the Future of the Games Industry from 2016-04-01T14:36:39

Episode 124: Alison Rapp, Nintendo, and the Future of the Games Industry (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). In this episode we talk amongst ourselves ...

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Episode 123: Where the River Takes Us: A Conversation with Gwen Frey of The Molasses Flood from 2016-03-18T14:00:02

Episode 122: Where the River Takes Us: A Conversation with Gwen Frey of The Molasses Flood (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). In this episode we talk ...

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Episode 122: “We Got You A Pony!”: A Conversation with Lauren Stone and Travis Stout from 2016-03-04T15:20:24

Episode 122: “We Got You A Pony!”: A Conversation with Lauren Stone and Travis Stout (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). In this episode we return to T...

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Episode 121: Everything Is Awful: But For Now We Fight from 2016-02-22T15:05:32

Episode 121: Everything Is Awful: But For Now We Fight (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). The episode in which we talk about our lives and how we see ...

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Episode 120: Who's Your Daddy?: Society's Take on Faulty Fathers and Monstrous Mothers from 2016-02-05T16:28:15

Episode 120: Who's Your Daddy?: Society's Take on Faulty Fathers and Monstrous Mothers (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). The episode in which we talk...

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Episode 119: Sometimes We Study Vaginas: The 5th Anniversary Episode from 2016-01-15T14:54:44

Episode 119: Sometimes We Study Vaginas: The 5th Anniversary Episode (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). Tomorrow marks our fifth(!) anniversary, and i...

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Episode 118: Who Gets to Be a Gamer?: A Conversation with Latoya Peterson from 2016-01-01T15:00:11

Episode 118: Who Gets to Be a Gamer?: A Conversation with Latoya Peterson (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). In this episode we talk to the fabulous L...

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Episode 117: Lost in Liminal Space: A Chat with Melissa Bianchi from 2015-12-11T16:30:36

Episode 117: Lost in Liminal Space: A Chat with Melissa Bianchi (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). In this episode we talk to Melissa Bianchi from Uni...

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Episode 116: Submerged: An Interview with Ed Orman of Uppercut Games from 2015-11-27T18:07:09

Episode 116: Submerged: An Interview with Ed Orman of Uppercut Games (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). In this episode we talk to Ed Orman of Uppercu...

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Episode 115: Life is…Weird: On Choice and Consequences in Life is Strange from 2015-11-13T18:50:12

Episode 115: Life is…Weird: On Choice and Consequences in Life is Strange (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). This episode we sit down and talk about D...

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Episode 114: No One Benefits From Exclusion: A Conversation with Lauren Warren from 2015-10-30T05:11:16

Episode 114: No One Benefits From Exclusion: A Conversation with Lauren Warren (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn).   This episode, we sat down with Lau...

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Episode 113: Scared Shitless and Loving It: What to Play, Watch, and Read This Halloween from 2015-10-16T14:00:16

Episode 113: Scared Shitless and Loving It: What to Play, Watch, and Read This Halloween (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). The episode where we talk ...

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Episode 112: On LatinX Nerds and Hispanic Heritage Month: A Conversation with Sylvia Monreal from 2015-10-02T14:00:01

Episode 112: On LatinX Nerds and Hispanic Heritage Month: A Conversation with Sylvia Monreal (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). We sat down with Sylvi...

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Episode 111: On Anita Sarkeesian: Ti**ies as Reward from 2015-09-18T14:00:21

Episode 111: On Anita Sarkeesian: Ti**ies as Reward (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). This show is definitely not for the easily offended. Tonight we...

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Episode 110: Back to School Special: Learning With, Through, and Around Games from 2015-09-04T13:50:18

Episode 110: Back to School Special: Learning With, Through, and Around Games (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). With school starting recently for all...

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Episode 109: Games, Identification, and Culture: A Conversation with Adrienne Shaw from 2015-08-21T14:00

Episode 109: Games, Identification, and Culture: A Conversation with Adrienne Shaw (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes, Stitcher, or TuneIn). Not a milestone episode numerica...

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Episode 108: Love is a Battlefield: Games That We Love from 2015-08-07T14:00:45

Episode 108: Love is a Battlefield: Games That We Love (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes or Stitcher). Tonight we just sat down and talked about some of our favorite games ...

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Episode 107: A Conversation with Dr. Kishonna Gray from 2015-07-24T16:05:20

Episode 107: A Conversation with Dr. Kishonna Gray (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes or Stitcher). We don't always get to sit down with other academics who care as much abo...

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Episode 106: This Ashly Burch Interview Is Strange… from 2015-07-17T14:00:12

Episode 106: This Ashly Burch Interview Is Strange (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes or Stitcher). Or maybe it's just awesome! Who knows, really? What we do know is this: w...

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Episode 105: Dialogue, Critique, and Privilege from 2015-07-12T14:00

Episode 105: Dialogue, Critique, and Privilege (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes or Stitcher). For Episode 105, we welcomed three friends of the show in to talk about some ...

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Episode 104: Because the Apocalypse Is About People, or An Interview with Undead Labs from 2015-06-26T04:55:30

Episode 104: Because the Apocalypse Is About People, or An Interview with Undead Labs (Right click and save as to download, or hit us up on iTunes or Stitcher). It's not any kind of secret that we ...

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Episode 103: E3 and the Year of Fours from 2015-06-12T14:49

Episode 103: E3 and the Year of Fours (Right click and save as to download, or hit us up on iTunes or Stitcher). Our show was long, the news was deep, and it was late, late, late when we crept away...

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Episode 102: Elfroot, Bells, and Potato Crops, or Pick, Plant, Repeat Forever: Tedium in Games from 2015-05-29T13:44:23

Episode 102: Elfroot, Bells, and Potato Crops, or Pick, Plant, Repeat Forever: Tedium in Games (Right click and save as to download, or hit us up on iTunes or Stitcher) Long title, for extra tedium...

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Episode 101: Rage On Fleek: On Choice Feminism and Diverse Identities from 2015-05-15T14:19:42

Episode 101: Rage On Fleek: On Choice Feminism and Diverse Identities (Right click and save as to download, or hit us up on iTunes or Stitcher) The episode where we talk about "Choice Feminism" and...

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Episode 100 (Part the Second): From Diversity to Dialogue Trees: A Conversation with Brianna Wu from 2015-05-02T13:35:46

Episode 100 (Part the Second): From Diversity to Dialogue Trees: A Conversation with Brianna Wu (Right click and save as to download, or hit us up on iTunes or Stitcher) So it wasn't all parties an...

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Episode 100 (Part the First): Come Play With Us, Or "You Had One Job!" from 2015-05-02T13:33:14

Episode 100 (Part the First): Come Play With Us; Or, "You Had One Job!" (Right click and save as to download, or hit us up on iTunes or Stitcher) What a milestone: 100 episodes! And to celebrate, n...

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Episode 99: August and Everything After: An Actual Discussion on Ethics and Gamers from 2015-04-17T14:00:36

Episode 99: August and Everything After: An Actual Discussion on Ethics and Gamers (Right click and save as to download, or hit us up on iTunes or Stitcher) This week, Alex, Alisha, and Sam talked ...

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Episode 98: Treating Through Play: A Conversation With Philippe A. Ménard from 2015-04-03T14:45:18

Get the new episode! (Right click and save as to download, or hit us up on iTunes or Stitcher) This week, we talked games and mental illness with Philippe A. Ménard, a scriptwriter at Ubisoft Montr...

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Episode 97: Let's Talk About Let's Plays from 2015-03-20T14:00:49

Episode 97: Let's Talk About Let's Plays  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about Let's Plays and their potential as critical media.

This show...

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Episode 96: It's All About Community: A Chat with David Hulegaard from 2015-03-06T14:50:16

Episode 96: It's All About Community: A Chat with Dave Hulegaard  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about games and narrative with sci-fi/paranormal auth...

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Episode 95: Strange Choices: Discussion of Life is Strange (Episode One) from 2015-02-21T15:30:52

Episode 95: Strange Choices: Discussion of Life is Strange (Episode One)  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about the first installment of DontNod's epis...

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Episode 94: #gamingconfessions: The Deep Dark Secrets of NYMG from 2015-02-06T15:33:33

Episode 94: #gamingconfessions: The Deep Dark Secrets of NYMG  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we divulge our deepest, darkest #gamingconfessions. Come...

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Episode 93: We've Got Nothing But Time: On Finding Time to Play Games for Fun and Research from 2015-01-23T06:35:24

Episode 93: We've Got Nothing But Time: On Finding Time to Play Games for Fun and Research (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about finding time t...

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Episode 92: It Was the Best of Games, It Was the Worst of Games from 2015-01-09T03:24:14

Episode 92: It Was the Best of Games, It Was the Worst of Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Welcome to 2015 and we start with a discussion of our best and worst game...

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Episode 91: The Happy Meal Argument: No Such Thing as a Boy/Girl Toy from 2014-12-13T11:42:15

Episode 91: The Happy Meal Argument: No Such Thing as a Boy/Girl Toy (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about gendered marketing of new toys (and the toys...

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Episode 90: Girls and Their Toys: On Toys Done Right from 2014-11-21T16:26:06

Episode 90: Girls and Their Toys: On Toys Done Right (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) As we get closer to Christmas we hope to turn to happier things…like toys. In this e...

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Episode 89: Spirits of Spring: A Case for Diversity in Games from 2014-11-07T05:53:17

Episode 89: Spirits of Spring: A Case for Diversity in Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about the Spirits of Spring, the new game that looks...

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Episode 88: Legos and Lady Parts: On Gamer Anticipation and Participation from 2014-10-26T16:03:37

Episode 88: Legos and Lady Parts: On Gamer Anticipation and Participation (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about the games that we are most lookin...

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Episode 87: On Guilty Pleasure Games; Or, It was Destin(y)ed to Happen from 2014-10-09T16:04

Episode 87: On Guilty Pleasure Games; Or, It was Destin(y)ed to Happen (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about guilty pleasure games and what const...

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Episode 86: A Narrative By Any Other Name: On the Importance of Narrative in Games from 2014-09-26T17:42

A Narrative By Any Other Name: On the Importance of Narrative in Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about the importance of narrative in games...

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Episode 85: Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again: More on "Gamergate" and Women in the Gaming Community from 2014-09-11T05:53:19

Episode 85: Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again: More on "Gamergate" and Women in the Gaming Community (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about "gam...

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Episode 84: Standing Around With Your %#@&In Your Hand: On Terrorism, Zoe Quinn, and Anita Sarkeesian from 2014-08-29T00:59:29

Episode 84: Standing Around With Your %#@& In Your Hand: On Terrorism, Zoe Quinn, and Anita Sarkeesian (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about the ...

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Episode 83: Absent Mental Defect: HBO's Love Child Documentary and the Games Addiction Defense from 2014-08-08T14:00:12

Episode 83: Absent Mental Defect: HBO's Documentary, Love Child, and the Games Addiction Defense (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode HBO's documentary, Love ...

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Episode 82: Tears from a Gamer: Video Games as Emotional Catalysts from 2014-07-19T01:32:04

Episode 82: Tears from a Gamer: Video Games as Emotional Catalysts (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about emotional game, games that have made us ...

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Episode 81: Chatting in the Clubhouse: A Conversation with Stacey Deddo from 2014-07-03T14:08:14

Episode 81: Chatting in the Clubhouse: A Conversation with Stacey Deddo (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) While Nintendo may have it's Treehouse (and awesome localization ...

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Episode 80: It’s the Sam and Wendi Show: Smart Women, Sparse Crew Talking About Upcoming Games from 2014-06-27T02:31:36

Episode 80: It’s the Sam and Wendi Show: Smart Women, Sparse Crew Talking About Upcoming Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) With everyone else moving or traveling it’...

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Episode 79: It’s a Damned Shame: Summer Gaming and Our Piles of Shame from 2014-06-05T18:00:18

Episode 79: It’s a Damned Shame: Summer Gaming and Our Piles of Shame (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about our plans for gaming this summer and ...

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Episode 78: The Daily Grind: Purposes of Grinding in Video Games from 2014-05-22T15:33:26

Episode 78: The Daily Grind: Purposes of Grinding in Video Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about grinding in video games. Why we do it, wha...

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Episode 77: Dominique Pamplemousse: The Fat Lady Sings of Gender from 2014-05-08T06:42:06

Episode 77: Dominique Pamplemousse: The Fat Lady Sings of Gender (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk with Deirdre Kiai, designer of Dominique Pampl...

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Episode 76: The AHa! Moment: How Did We Get Here From There? from 2014-04-25T13:42:15

Episode 76: The AHa! Moment: How Did We Get Here From There (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk the AHa moments that led us into game studies. City...

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Episode 75: If Not Points and Badges, Then What?: On Gamification from 2014-04-10T23:02:57

Episode 75: If Not Points and Badges, Then What: On Gamification (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about gamification and the future of games bas...

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Episode 74: Failing (in Order) to Win: The Role of Failure in Games and Game Studies from 2014-03-27T21:47:23

Episode 74: Failing (in Order) to Win: The Role of Failure in Games and Game Studies (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about failure in gameplay ...

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Episode 73: Right, Wrong, and Everything In Between: On Ethics in Video Games from 2014-03-06T14:55:56

Episode 73: Right, Wrong, and Everything In Between: On Ethics in Video Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about ethics in and around games....

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Episode 72: Lady Legs and Tentacle Monsters from 2014-02-22T01:37:34

Episode 72: Lady Legs and Tentacle Monsters: What Will You Do for a Game? (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about the things that we are willing ...

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Episode 71: The Unconventional Dwarf: An Interview with Tof Ecklund and Rhiannon Reyes from 2014-02-06T08:22:58

Episode 71: The Unconventional Dwarf: An Interview with Tof Ecklund and Rhiannon Reyes (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk to Tof and Rhiannon abou...

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Episode 70: New Year, New Views: Predictions and Resolutions for 2014 from 2014-01-09T05:56:07

Episode 70:  New Year, New Views: Predictions and Resolutions for 2014 (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The first episode of the new year and our first live video episode...

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Episode 69: And Game of the Year Goes To… from 2013-12-19T14:52:04

Episode 69:  And Game of the Year Goes To… (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we end the year talking about our individual game of the year choices. Which...

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Episode 68: Giants and Volcanoes: History of Marketing to Women (or Not) from 2013-12-05T09:10:21

Episode 68: Giants and Volcanoes: History of Marketing to Women (or Not) (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Please ignore the fact that we called this episode 67 in the int...

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Episode 67: I Used to Go Black Friday Shopping, Then I Took An Arrow to the Elbow from 2013-11-14T16:00:21

Episode 67: I Used to Go Black Friday Shopping, Then I Took An Arrow to the Elbow (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we give some insight into our favorit...

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Episode 66: Put An Ace Bandage On Those Things: Talking Games Research with Carly Finseth from 2013-10-31T05:54:23

Episode 66: Put An Ace Bandage On Those Things: Talking Games Research with Carly Finseth (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about games research,...

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Episode 65: Spirit Walk With Me: The Grand Theft Auto V Spoilercast from 2013-10-17T06:54:16

Episode 65: Spirit Walk With Me: The Grand Theft Auto V Spoilercast (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where all five of us come together to spoil GTAV in more ...

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Episode 64: Quiet, Woman!: On Silent Women in Video Games and On Underpants from 2013-10-03T14:48:39

Episode 64: Quiet, Woman!: On Silent Women in Video Games and On Underpants (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Alex, Sam, and Sarah come together to consider Metal Gear Sol...

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Episode 63: A Cornucopia of Topics: We’ve Got Plenty to Talk About from 2013-09-19T14:05:28

Episode 63: A Cornucopia of Topics: We’ve Got Plenty to Talk About (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Join us as we talk about the resurgence of the argument that violent g...

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Episode 62: The 3 New R’s: Rape, Respect, and Responsibility in the Geek Community from 2013-09-05T08:06:21

Episode 62: The 3 New R’s: Rape, Respect, and Responsibility in the Geek Community  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode that almost wasn’t. After trying for 3 we...

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Episode 60: Redeemed by the Blood: The One Drop Redemption Rule for Minority Protagonists from 2013-08-08T14:00:05

Episode 60: Redeemed by the Blood: The One Drop Redemption Rule for Minority Protagonists (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about race in video gam...

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Episode 59: “Vag Up”: On the Strength of Women in Game(s) from 2013-07-29T07:22:02

Episode 59: “Vag Up”: On the Strength of Women in Game(s) (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about our favorite female protagonists and what the dif...

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Episode 58: Remember Me and the Plight of the Female Protagonist from 2013-07-11T14:15:37

Episode 58: Remember Me and the Plight of the Female Protagonist (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) In this episode we talk about Dontnod’s Remember Me and Nilin as the fem...

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Episode 57: Zombies at the Beach: A Conversation About Summer Gaming from 2013-06-19T11:21:16

Episode 57: Zombies at the Beach: A Conversation About Summer Gaming (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about various facets of summer gaming. It’...

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Episode 56: What’s Passion Got to Do With It?: On Men Doing Feminism from 2013-05-31T11:42:02

Episode 56: What’s Passion Got to Do With It?: On Men Doing Feminism (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we discuss whether or not men can do feminist work...

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Episode 55: Mommy Dearest: A Mother’s Day Tribute to Mamas Who Game With Their Kids from 2013-05-12T15:32:52

Episode 55: Mommy Dearest: A Mother’s Day Tribute to Mamas Who Game With Their Kids (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we hear from mothers who game with ...

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Episode 54: Raising a Self Saving Princess: An Interview with Mike Hoye from 2013-04-25T00:00:39

Episode 54: Raising a Self Saving Princess: An Interview with Mike Hoye (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode in which we talk with Mike Hoye, the dad who hacked T...

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Episode 53: Lara Croft: Whimpering Idiot or Feminist Icon? from 2013-04-16T06:31:03

Episode 53: Lara Croft: Whimpering Idiot or Feminist Icon? (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode in which we talk about Tomb Raider! It’s a long episode and the fi...

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Episode 52: The Proof in the Pudding: Doing the Academic Gamer Thing from 2013-03-20T13:16:26

Episode 52: The Proof in the Pudding: Doing the Academic Gamer Thing (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode in which we talk a bit about our presentations that were...

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Episode 51: “Don’t Psychoanalyze Me: A Romantic Valentine’s Day Episode” from 2013-02-14T13:53:34

Episode 51: Don’t Psychoanalyze Me: A Romantic Valentine’s Day Episode (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode in which we talk about all of the usual stuff and some...

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Episode 50: We’re Golden!: Celebrating Episode 50 With Meagan Marie from 2013-02-04T04:19:35

Episode 50: We’re Golden!: Celebrating Episode 50 With Meagan Marie (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Our 50th episode where we are joined by Meagan Marie, community manag...

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Episode 49: The Choices We Make: The Walking Dead from 2013-01-24T07:19:11

Episode 49: The Choices We Make: The Walking Dead (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we totally spoil TellTale Games’ The Walking Dead (all 5 episodes). W...

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Episode 48: And the Award Goes To: Our Best and Worst of 2012 from 2013-01-07T14:00:07

Episode 48: And the Award Goes To: Our Best and Worst of 2012 (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about favorite games and biggest disappointments ...

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Episode 47: Leaving Ourselves Behind: An Interview with The Able Gamers Foundation’s Mark Barlet from 2012-11-30T16:48:39

Episode 47: Leaving Ourselves Behind: An Interview with The Able Gamers Foundation’s Mark Barlet (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk to Mark Barlet...

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Episode 46: Schooled!: An Interview with Christa Charter, Author of Schooled: A Lexy Cooper Videogam from 2012-11-17T15:41:17

Episode 46: Schooled!: An Interview with Christa Charter, Author of Schooled: A Lexy Cooper Videogame Mystery (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode in which we tal...

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Episode 45: (Corrected) All I Ever Needed to Know About History I Learned From Video Games from 2012-11-05T04:07:39

Episode 45: All I Ever Needed to Know About History I Learned From Video Games  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about history and video games, ...

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Episode 44: I See Dead People: Games to Play On All Hallow’s Eve (Or Any Other Time) from 2012-10-18T02:06:59

Episode 44: I See Dead People: Games to Play On All Hallow’s Eve (Or Any Other Time)  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about scary games that we...

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Episode 43: It’s All About Me: Narrative Modding, Feminism, and Games from 2012-10-04T00:52:11

Episode 43: It’s All About Me: Narrative Modding, Feminism, and Games  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about narrative spaces outside of games ...

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Episode 42: The WiiU Announcement Episode Recap from 2012-09-18T13:00:28

Episode 42: The WiiU Announcement Episode Recap  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we do a quick recap of the awesome episode that didn’t record. We talk...

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Episode 41: What It Means to Be a Female Gamer from 2012-08-30T06:11:17

Episode 41: What It Means to Be a Female Gamer  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about what it means (to each of us) to be a woman gamer. The episode wh...

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Episode 40: Call Me!: The Listener Email Episode from 2012-08-16T19:48:22

Episode 40: Call Me!: The Listener Email Episode  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we answer some great questions from listeners. After the usual sign off we ad...

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Episode 39: How Much Is That Booth Babe in the Window: Booth Babes, Feminism, and Context from 2012-07-31T20:56

Episode 39: How Much Is That Booth Babe in the Window: Booth Babes, Feminism, and Context  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about booth babes in the lar...

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Episode 38: Teacher, There’s a Game in My Classroom!: Games and Learning from 2012-07-12T09:04:33

Episode 38: Teacher, There’s a Game in My Classroom!: Games and Learning  (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about games and education in like of some new...

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Episode 37: Whoa, V*gina!: Lollipop Chainsaw, Tomb Raider, and the Need for Sarkeesian’s Cultural Cr from 2012-06-26T02:09:24

Episode 37: “Whoa V*gina: Lollipop Chainsaw, Tomb Raider, and the Need for Sarkeesian’s Cultural Critique” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we segue from last w...

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Episode 36: “‘I Raped You!’: Rape Culture and The Mis-Education of the Gamer” from 2012-06-08T19:51:17

Episode 36: “‘I Raped You!’: Rape Culture and The Mis-Education of the Gamer” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The catalyst for this week’s episode was Patricia Hernandez...

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Episode 35 : “I’m Sexist and I Know It: Sneaky Sneaky Till the Soapbox Comes Out from 2012-05-22T21:06:14

Episode 35 : “I’m Sexist and I Know It: Sneaky Sneaky Till the Soapbox Comes Out” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where Sam, Alex, and Nicole record in one s...

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Episode 34 : “Shut Up and Take It!: Death Threats and the New Industry Norm” from 2012-04-27T04:49:13

Episode 34 : “Shut Up and Take It!: Death Threats and the New Industry Norm” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where Alex Layne narrowly escapes death herself ...

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Episode 33 : Vagina-Blocked!: On Sex, Games, and Community Supported Developers from 2012-04-13T04:59:44

Episode 33 : “Vagina Blocked!: On Sex, Games, and Community Supported Developers” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) More on feral children and an interesting discussion be...

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Episode 32 : No Man? No Problems?: Female-Female Character Interactions in Games from 2012-03-30T08:46:11

Episode 32 : “No Man? No Problems?: Female-Female Character Interactions in Games” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where Sam calls other people’s children fe...

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Episode 31 : “Monstrous Mamas, MILFs, and (M)androgeny: Femshep, Ripley, and Chun Li’s P3nis from 2012-03-09T06:56

Episode 31 : “Monstrous Mamas, MILFs, and (M)androgeny: Femshep, Ripley, and Chun Li’s P3nis” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about female prot...

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Episode 30: An NYMG Interview with Game Designer Sheri Graner Ray from 2012-02-28T16:45:19

“If you ask people to hire who they like, what you end up with is a homogenous team. People like people who are just like themselves.” An interview with game designer Sheri Graner Ray Sheri Graner ...

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Episode 29: Women Behaving Badly from 2012-02-24T06:33:17

Episode 29 : Women Behaving Badly (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we are joined by guest co-host Nicole Marie and we talk about misogyny in the games industry ...

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Episode 28 : Blinded by the (Gas)Light: Psychological Torture in Video Games from 2012-02-11T02:20:42

Episode 28 : Blinded by the (Gas)Light: Psychological Torture in Video Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we are joined by guest co-host Charlotte Hyde and ...

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Episode 27: Brains! Making, Using, and Eating Them: On Countdowns and Cognition in Video Games from 2012-01-27T20:16:54

Episode 27 : Brains! Making, Using, and Eating Them: On Countdowns and Cognition in Video Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about the games that we...

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Episode 26 : “I’m Not A Grave Robber, I’m a Pragmatist”: Puzzle Games and the Best (and Worst) of 20 from 2012-01-13T18:10:42

Episode 26 : I’m Not A Grave Robber, I’m a Pragmatist: Puzzle Games and the Best (and Worst) of 2011 (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we are joined by guest hos...

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Episode 25 : The Lesbian Avenger: My MMO Can Beat Your MMO from 2011-12-15T20:24:18

Episode 25 : The Lesbian Avenger: My MMO Can Beat Your MMO (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about our MMO time capsule. We talk about our favorite MMOs ...

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Episode 24 : I’ve Got A Dragon on My Back: With RPGs the First One is Free from 2011-12-03T02:10:27

Episode 24 : I’ve Got A Dragon on My Back: With RPGs the First One is Free (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe)   This week we talk about our RPG time capsule. We are joined ...

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Episode 23 : Hitting the “Oh Sh*t Button”: Time Capsule 3: First Person Shooters from 2011-11-17T06:44:55

Episode 23 : Hitting the “Oh Sh*t Button”: Time Capsule 3: First Person Shooters (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about our FPS time capsule as well as ...

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Episode 22: It’s the End of Days; Time Capsule 2: Games of the Apocalypse from 2011-11-04T17:56:27

Episode 22: It’s the End of Days: Time Capsule 2: Games of the Apocalypse (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) As dr. b.’s grandmother would say “It’s the end of days” and th...

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Episode 21: Blood is Thicker Than VooDoo: Time Capsule 1: Zombies from 2011-10-21T06:33:04

Episode 21: Blood is Thicker Than VooDoo: Time Capsule 1: Zombies (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Just in time for Halloween. This week we talk about zombie games as soc...

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Episode 20: Everybody Wants to Be Master Chief: On Masculinity and Intersectionality from 2011-10-07T19:32:52

Episode 20: Everybody Wants to Be Master Chief: On Masculinity and Intersectionality (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about masculinity and intersection...

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Episode 19: Kratos is a Giant P*nis: Video Games and the Manly Man Archetype from 2011-09-30T05:52:27

Episode 19: Kratos is a Giant P*nis: Video Games and the Manly Man Archetype (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about masculinity in games…yep, you read i...

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Episode 18: Quick and Dirty: Free Games and Extra Life from 2011-09-23T06:56:20

Episode 18: Quick and Dirty: Free Games and Extra Life (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we have sick kids and co-hosts so we did a quick podcast to choose the w...

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Episode 17: You Say Feminist Whore Like It’s a Bad Thing: Race and Gender in Dead Island and Deus Ex from 2011-09-09T05:41:40

Episode 17: You Say Feminist Whore Like It’s a Bad Thing: Race and Gender in Dead Island and Deus Ex (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) We talk about Techland’s Dead Island...

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Episode 16: Boobilicious; Or, She Was Ours: On the Fleeting Cultural Moment in Video Games from 2011-08-26T06:31:28

Episode 16: Boobilicious; Or, She Was Ours: On the Fleeting Cultural Moment in Video Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Where we do our Indie game of the week: Clockw...

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Episode 15: Flipping the Bird: On Indie Games as Agents of Change from 2011-08-12T16:33:59

Episode 15: Flipping the Bird: On Indie Games as Agents of Change (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Technical Note: We were trying out a new mic this week and it was posse...

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Episode 14: Dashboard Jesus: On Religion and Video Game Critique from 2011-07-29T06:25:09

Episode 14: Dashboard Jesus: On Religion and Video Game Critique (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Revisiting religion and video games because it was too big for one episo...

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Episode 12.5: Losing Our Religion: Religion and Video Games from 2011-07-14T05:29:53

Episode 12.5: Losing Our Religion (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) Video games and religion. Religion in COTS games and religious games. The episode that we couldn’t coun...

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Episode 12: We’re Live and Damned Near Drunk from 2011-06-24T03:27:35

Episode 12: We’re Damn Near Drunk (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode we record live and finish up interesting discussions on sex, games, and toys in general. De...

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Episode 11: Sex and Misogyny in Games from 2011-06-15T06:46:26

Episode 11: Sex and Misogyny in Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk more about L.A. Noire (and sex!). It’s our read of L.A. Noire, new Facebo...

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Episode 10: The Big 1-0: L.A. Noire Ate Our Brains! from 2011-05-27T05:17:12

Episode 10: The Big 1-0: L.A. Noire Ate Our Brains! (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk mostly about L.A. Noire. It’s our 10th episode and we’re ju...

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Episode 9: Lesbian Lap Dances: Or, Games and Sexuality Pt. 1 from 2011-05-13T06:03:25

(“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about games and sexuality. This week we focus on representations of sexual orientation in video games. Links of...

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Episode 8: You’re A Friggin’ Cow in the West: Women and Technology from 2011-04-29T05:30:33

(“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about women and technology. dr. b. drops a few f-bombs while drinking tea for the royal wedding, Alex goes mad-...

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Episode 7: Gamification; It’s More than Just Playing Games from 2011-04-15T05:29:33

Episode 7 is here! Gamification; It’s More than Just Playing Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about gamification and education and clear u...

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Episode 6: It’s Getting Hot in Here: Intersectionality and Video Games; Or Episode 6 is Live! from 2011-04-01T05:32:49

Episode 6: It’s Getting Hot in Here: Intersectionality and Video Games(“Save As” to download) The sixth episode of the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast where we talk about intersectionality and video ...

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Episode 5: Hardcore Farmer? Your Mama is a Gamer! from 2011-03-16T08:52:34

Episode 5: Hardcore Farming!: Your Mama is a Gamer(“Save As” to download) The fifth episode of the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast where we talk about intersectionality and gamers, the “new” hardcore...

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Episode 4: Reality is Broken and Fantasy May Not Be Much Better Off! from 2011-03-04T05:39:01

Episode 4: Reality is Broken and the Fantasy May Not Be Much Better Off! (“Save As” to download) The fourth episode of the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast is live and ready for download. This is the ...

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Episode 3: Skinner Box Logic, Facebook, MMORPGs, and Freemium Games from 2011-02-18T05:52:41

Episode 3: Skinner Box Logic, Facebook, MMORPGs, and Freemium Games (“Save As” to download) The episode in which we talk about Skinner Box logic, Facebook games, and MMORPGs. Dr. B. drops the F-bom...

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Episode 2: On Gender, Mickey and Hardcore Gaming from 2011-02-04T07:00:16

Episode 2: Who Ya Callin’ Hardcore?!? (“Save As” to download) The second episode of Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast where Alex, Sarah, and I talk about gender, hardcore gamers, 3D technology, depress...

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Episode 1 is Live! from 2011-01-21T07:29:26

The inaugural episode of the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast is now up (save as to download). It’s a great episode where Alex, Sarah, and I talk about gamefication, boy culture, Red Dead Redemption, ...

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