It's not enough that they've laid off half the games industry over the last few years, now they're laying people off even when the games are successful. I'm joined by Josh Covel from the Still Loading Podcast to talk about the obvious rot of unfettered corporate greed and venture capital, and how the popular short-sighted model of business is absolutely ruining the lives of the people making the games we love (while not even actually being a good business model).

You can follow Josh through the Still Loading Podcast on Bluesky, Instagram, and most content platforms. If you'd like a good example of a specific episode to check out (aside from just whatever is most recent), I made a guest appearance on the show talking about Another Code / Trace Memory!

Sometimes two book girlies just need to yap. Today, former games media and PR specialist Natalie Checo joins me to reminisce on The House in Fata Morgana, one of the most critically acclaimed visual novels of all time. Along the way, we talk about the literacy crisis, the power of reading, the benefit of a balanced artistic diet, and the sometimes unfair attitudes mainstream gamers can take towards the visual novel genre.

You can follow Natalie on any social media platform she graces as Heartimecia. While she's not currently the mainstay of journalism and PR she historically has been, she's still a follow that is as insightful as she is delightful.

I'm joined today by my good friend Tom aka Bearpigman to talk about how, while we appreciate this sudden wave of intense negative press Xbox is receiving for recent layoffs and studio closures, we wish some of that energy had been there for the whole "boycotting genocide enablers" thing.

You can follow Tom on most social media platforms as Bearpigman, and keep up with other streaming and fundraising activities via the New York Snark Exchange (found wherever medias are socialed).