Joseph Carlson

Gaming with Grief Podcast

Leisure EN ↓ 357 episodes

Between 2016-2020 I experienced an amazing amount of grief. I love games, all sorts games. Card, board, and video games. I try to examine them from a perspective of how they deal with grief and how that is articulated in the game itself.

Author

Joseph Carlson

Category

Leisure

Podcast website

www.gamingwithgrief.com

Latest episode

Jun 2, 2026

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Episodes

GwG Episode 132-The People vs. Kratos 28.11.2021

I weigh in on who I think is the best Playstation character is. Also, I spoil both Last of Us games and God of War 2018. You’ve been warned.

GwG Episode 131-The Last Campfire Review 22.11.2021

I finally finished The Last Campfire this week. I give my spoiler-filled review.

GwG Episode 130-Total Party Grief 14.11.2021

I talk about a problem I had within a D&D party and how I am dealing with it.

GwG Episode 129-The Last Campfire Early Impressions 07.11.2021

The Last Campfire by Hello Games and more is up this week.

GwG Episode 128 - New Medicine Part 2 31.10.2021

I interview my Therapist this week. William Meleney talks about gaming and grief so it’s pretty on brand. Enjoy.

GwG Episode 127 - New Medicine Part 1 - 10:24:21, 3.43 PM 24.10.2021

This week I talk about the literal healing power of games.

GwG Episode 126-Dark Alliance Review 17.10.2021

My wife, myself, and Marty all sit around and talk about Dark Alliance. I hope you enjoy this more than we enjoyed the game.

GwG Episode 125-Midnight Mass Review 10.10.2021

My wife and I watched all of Midnight Mass in two days. We give a spoiler-filled discussion about it.

GwG Episode 124-The Lathe of Heaven Review 01.10.2021

This week I actually review a book. Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin. Check it out.

GwG Episode 123-The Art of Finishing What You Start 26.09.2021

I talk about the psychology of finishing projects and what that does to your brain.

GwG Episode 122-What If...I Review a Marvel Show 19.09.2021

This week I talk about the Marvel animated show ‘What If…’ Episode 4, ‘What If Doctor Strange Lost his Heart’ I don’t normally do shows but this on has to do with grief.

GwG Episode 121-Tell Me Why Review 12.09.2021

I talk about the DONTNOD game ‘Tell Me Why’. I talk spoilers towards the end of the podcast.

GwG Episode 120-Wes' First Time 05.09.2021

My friend and I Wes Hardy talk about being a Dungeon Master for the first time.

GwG Episode 119-War for Wakanda Review 29.08.2021

I talk about Chadwick Boseman’s death and War for Wakanda. A pretty heavy episode.

GwG Episode 118-Activision-Blizzard Fallout 22.08.2021

I talk more about Activision Blizzard and what you can do as a gamer to affect change.

GwG 117-A Step Back 15.08.2021

I go into detail about the actual lawsuit against Blizzard Activision brought against them by the state of California.

GwG 116-Activision-Blizzard 11.08.2021

Avin from The Grief of Politics podcast joins me to talk about the Blizzard Activision lawsuit.

GwG 115-IceWind Talespire Prologue Review 01.08.2021

My friend Marty and my wife and I sit down and talk about what it was like to play a D&D game in Talespire.

GwG Episode 114-The Journey Out of Sadness 25.07.2021

I talk about coming to grips with sadness and Journey.

GwG Episode 113-The Grand Lego Journey 18.07.2021

I talk about sadness, and Lego Builder’s Journey. So there’s that.

GwG Episode 112-Morkdredd with the Wife 11.07.2021

My wife and I played Morkredd and we also talked about what we had been playing.

GwG Episode 111-Good Part, Bad Part 04.07.2021

I read an article from Good Housekeeping about trauma and talk about Albion Online and Talespire.

GwG Episode 110-Dark Alliance Impressions 27.06.2021

My wife, Martin and I got the party together to talk about our initial impression of D&D Dark Alliance.

GwG Episode 109-Finally Wholesome 20.06.2021

I recap the Wholesome Direct from 2020 and 2021. I also give my impressions of two chill demos I played on Steam.

GwG Episode 108-Dishonored 2 Review-Part 2 13.06.2021

I finish up my review of Dishonored 2 and talk about next week.

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