Bitch Team Alpha

In this episode, Brianna Wu (development lead of Giant Spacekat) and I chat about her development studio, her experiences in the industry, and why diversity in games is so important!

What movie do you always watch when you’re bored? What about your favorite childhood movie? To go along with the recent “favorite books” podcast, Robin, Jessica and Katie Tregs discuss the movies that have really stuck with them over the years.

Heroine’s first weekly episode is tonight! Katey Lee is joined by Ryan (@ryandain) and Asia (@twittysuch). They talk about their favorite news from Tokyo Game Show as well as terrorists and their apparent love for Grand Theft Auto.

In this episode of BitchPop, Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs talk about the top ten books that have stayed with them over the years. You’ve probably seen the status floating around on Facebook where you’re asked to list your top ten books, and that’s where we got this idea. We all have more than ten books because we could all talk about books forever.

In this episode of Feminerd, Katie Tregs, Jessica, and Robin discuss feminism in Doctor Who. Is DW a feminist show? Is it held to a higher standard by feminists because it’s so progressive? Will we ever see a female Doctor? Do we have more questions? We do! Listen here to hear what we think!

Katey Lee talks with Aenne, Katie Leone, and Lauren about female characters in video games.

Join Katie Tregs, Jessica and John Erik as they discuss Deathmatch by Paul Jenkins and Carlos Magno. The idea of the superhero death arena is hardly new, but rarely do these series deliver on their deadly promises. Deathmatch, however, delivers and delivers… hard. In this episode, the Girls Like Comics crew discusses every gory detail. Don’t miss out!

In this episode, co-founder of Nyamyam games Jennifer Schneidereit tells us about her experiences in the industry, and about Nyamyam's game Tengami!

Katey Lee talks with Katie Leone and Aenne about all of the awesome things they played at PAX and things they learned in interviews.

If you want to listen to a bunch of drunk people rambling, then this podcast is for you! Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs of Bitch Team Alpha along with guests Amber and Sam got drunk, watched Spice World, and then recorded a podcast that was partially about the Spice Girls and partially about a bunch of other stuff because we were seriously drunk. Check out our website for the rules to the drinkin...

Wonder Woman is amazon-mazing, but can she shine through Power Girl’s boob window? Captain Marvel is everyone’s favorite Avenger, but Spider-Woman’s butt is big enough to satiate Galactus. In this episode of Feminerd, Jessica and Katie Tregs try their hardest to determine which of the big two does more to represent ladies. This episode also introduces America’s new favorite game show: Who would yo...

In this episode, Katey Lee is joined by Aenne and Katie Leone. We talk about PT and Kojima for a bit, and move on to the Twitch storm. Aenne also has an exciting announcement!

Join the Girls Like Comics panel for a discussion of female lead Marvel titles. Katie Tregs and Jessica review Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Elektra, Ms. Marvel, and She-Hulk. Which of these titles are worth your time? Find out here.

In this episode, Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs talk all about Guardians of the Galaxy. Among other things, we discuss what we loved and maybe-not-hated-but-definitely-didn’t-love, whether the movie passes the Bechdel test, and some of the differences between DC and Marvel as far as movies are concerned. Also we all sang “O-o-h Child” near the end, but had to cut it for copyright purposes. There’...

In this episode, Katey Lee is joined by Aenne, Jessica, and Katie Tregs of BTA. We focus on diversity in video games this week. How can we test for diversity in video games? Why is it important to have diversity? What are our favorite diverse games? You'll have to listen to find out!

Treacle tarts, dirigibles etc... This is the first official episode of the B-pop book club! Robin, Jessica, Katie Tregs and special guest, Tiffany discuss Soulless by Gail Carriger. Tune in to hear a great discussion about this steam punk romance novel that totally subverts expectations. (This episode contains spoilers)

In this episode, I chat with videogame artist Becky Pennock, who is currently working on TWO game teams; an Art Director on one, and an Animator on the other. We discuss diversity in games, designing with disability in mind, and advice on the industry and self education.

Katie Tregs, Jessica, and Robin answer the questions:What’s the difference between the DC Bombshells (and other sexualized art) and over-sexualized comic book characters (and their costumes)? Why is one more offensive than the other? Why do women complain about unrealistic depictions of women in video games when men have a very similar issue? Isn’t it getting better? There are more representations...

In this episode, Katey Lee hosts and is joined by Katie Leone of BTA as well as Aenne of Press2Reset. We apologize for the Heroine hiatus (Katey just got married!) and talk gaming news. We talk about the crazy PAX South ticket surprise, the nerdy things in Katey's wedding, PAX Prime excitement (as of today, Prime is 36 days away!), Aenne's new PS4. Gearbox's new game Battleborn, how terrible we ar...

It is finally X-men time at BTA! The Girls Like Comics panel, Katie Tregs, Jessica, John Erik and Nate, discuss news in comics, what they’re reading currently and the epic X-men crossover event: X-men: Battle of the Atom. The panel gives insight on what’s been going on in the comics leading up to this event. Then, they walk through the entire volume, meaning spoilers abound, but this is also a gre...

In this special edition episode of BTA Podcasts, host Katie Tregs and her panel, Katey Lee, Ryan and Sam discuss the ins and outs of nerd love. The panel gives their recommendations for coop video games and they discuss couple cosplay. They conclude that being with a nerd is great… as long as you avoid spoilers and Settlers of Catan.

In this episode of BPop Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs discuss the Alien movies and how awesome Ellen Ripley is. We also get off topic quite a bit and at least briefly discuss a LOT of other movies and TV shows. It’s a really good episode.

In this episode, Robin, Jessica and Katie Tregs discuss the origins of the dreaded b-word. Finally, we answer the burning question “isn’t it offensive to call a woman a B****?!?!” Find out what the Feminerds of BTA have to say.

It’s a very Saga episode of Girls Like Comics! Katie Tregs, Katey Lee, Jessica and special guest Jason discuss Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan’s series, Saga. From TV-headed robots to spider lady boobs, the panel digs it all.

Listen in as Tabletop RPG designer Caoimhe Ora Snow tells us about her work, and how she got into the design gig! We also discuss her experience as a female gamer and designer, as well as details about her new recently funded game, The Queens Cavaliers.