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Taking your mind off of current events with videogames has been a pastime for years so today we're talking with Elsa, a frequent Talking to Women about Videogames guest, about a few of her recently played games. We start off chatting about the Metroidvania-style game Gestalt: Steam and Cinder before switching up to chat about Tekken 8 with a bit of discussion about fighting games in general. Round...

On this very busy week, Jonathan and Tanya talk about Good Days and bad days, and a little bit of Skittles-based ASRM before settling in for a chat with bbbbbeatle where Jonathan talks with her about her frequent drawings of Travis Touchdown (there's over 4700?!?!). It's a Very Suda51 Holiday Episode because Jonathan and Tanya return to talk about Shadows of the Damned Hella Remastered for an exte...

For spooky month, Jonathan and Ryan do some live game playing on the podcast of two games, Retro Realms: Halloween, and The Rocky Horror Show Video Game. Ryan gives a few ideas of videogames involving the undead and the Godzilla universe of monsters, and Ryan informs us of the evolving world of swears. The pair also discuss the game Clock Tower Remastered and talk a little bit about "Shadows of th...

Today on Yeah! the gang talks about the song "Let Mom Sleep from the Dreamcast game Jet Set Radio, all the way from THE YEAR 2000! We get into the nitty gritty of building songs from samples, what was hot in the late 90s/early 2000s, and we also dig into street and youth culture from a billion years ago. A surprising amount of the 1960s was hot in 2000! There was a very brief time period where rol...

Daniel chats with writer, poet, and zine editor Alannah Guevara about Omori, a turn-based RPG focused on emotions and trauma inspired by the Mother series. They take wild divergences talking about creativity, laziness, and how The Games Are Too Damn Expensive. We get Daniel's thoughts on last month's challenge to play Outer Wilds, plus Alannah makes recommendations for Daniel to do some Nintendo S...

This spooky month on Talking to Women about Videogames, Jonathan and Tanya talk about yokai and Austin Powers. There's a bit of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom chat and some discussion of the final Splatoon 3 Splatfest. Jonathan chats with new guest Charlotte about having empathy and ignoring the arbitrary rules in gaming spaces. Returning guest Zoey Handley also runs through a number of recent games like...

This month, on a cat heavy episode, Jonathan and Ryan try to talk about Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom but the conversation quickly gets derailed for some lively banter about poop and pee. Ryan reveals that he wants no limits on his videogames and he dislikes water levels. There's also extremely brief discussion of the history of the beat 'em up genre along with the upcoming new entries in the...

This month on Yeah! Jonathan, Tanya, and Daniel discuss the landmark success of the game Crazy Taxi both in the arcades and on the Dreamcast and how the inclusion of music by a plucky punk rock band known as the Offspring would help cement the game's legacy as a major hit for Sega, long outliving the arcade and the console that spawned it. We also take wild divergences into talking about Seama...

This month on Currently Playing, Daniel summons Jenny from the void where she accidentally got sent at the end of her appearance on Talking to Women about Videogames. She's currently playing a nostalgic game for her, 2006's "Blue Dragon" for the Xbox 360. Later they dissect the recommended game Papers, Please and Jenny passionately recommends Outer Wilds. Show Notes 0:00:00 - Com...

This week for the 101st episode spectacular we're trying some Wacky Wednesday stuff with an emergency body swap! We talk about the PS5 Pro and Bloodborne, plus Jonathan chats with Elly about more games than we can count. Later we welcome new guest Artemis for a deep dive into the lore of the Legacy of Kain/Soul Reaver series. Extra special thanks to Elsa for helping out this week! Show Notes:...

On the pilot episode of Talking to My Boy About Videogames, Jonathan sits down with the esteemed games reviewer Ryan to get his thoughts on retro gaming consoles and older games in the Pokemon, Kirby, Metroid, Katamari, and de Blob series. Elsewhere these two titans of games media discuss the new Marvel vs. Capcom collection, Shovel Knight, Super Smash Bros, Megaman, Power Rangers - Rita's Rew...

Jonathan, Tanya and Daniel talk about songs with the word(?) "Yeah" in them, starting with the Cave Stage theme from the infamous Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 soundtrack. Yeah! (The Show) theme song features guest vocals from Steph Sterling! Show notes: 0:00:00 - A New Show? Yeah! 0:02:11 - Yeah, and...? 0:03:48 - Marvel Vs. Capcom 2's Cave Stage 0:10:27 - Jonathan's Unified Theory of MvC...

Currently Playing is a new monthly show debuting on the Talking to Women about Videogames podcast feed hosted by the TTWAV show producer Daniel. On this inagural episode we get to know Euan from the Spin Off Doctors Spin Off Podcast and we hear his thoughts on Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, plus we get a little bonus chat about NieR: Automata. And at the end of the epsiode Euan recommends a sho...

On the 100th Episode Special of Talking to Women about Videogames, Jonathan and Tanya lament beginnings end while celebrating new beginnings. They talk about the end of Game Informer Magazine, music from the videogame Pocket Card Jockey, and the possible rebirth of Tango Gameworks? Jonathan talks with Eniko Fox of Kitsune Games about her Super Mario 3-like game, "Kitsune Tails." He also...

Tanya and Jonathan dish on the new Mortal Kombat 1 DLC featuring crossovers with Scream, Conan and Terminator. Guests Cassie (D20Love) and Marina (Analgesic Games) chat about their upcoming games, All Systems Dance and Angeline Era (respectively). Plus a little Deadpool and Wolverine spoiler-free mini-review for the 4 people out there who haven't seen it yet. 0:00:00 - The Apex of Simple Pleas...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Emio, Nintendo's next horror game, and Flame Fighting Salaryman Yattaro, the new game for the Switch rerelease of Game Center CX 1 + 2. Guest Ruby Innes of Pocket Buds fame talks about the best new place for gamers, and Mina explains fow Alan Wake 2 dodged legal bullets to become the ultimate Remedy games crossover. Time Codes: 0:00:00 - The Fall of Western Civili...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the concept of parenting as a "situational disability", Jonathan and Sons upcoming appearance in a Shovel Knight video, and the promise of Mortal Kombat characters making it to Street Fighter. Guests Lyn and Cherry Bombrs chat about making the Fighting Game Community more queer-friendly with Lapin Labs, and self-shipping Travis Touchdown, respectively.   Sho...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the new Nintendo Direct and Zelda's starring role in Echoes of Wisdom. Guests Tiana and Fernanda from Studio Pixel Punk talk about their hit game Unsihted and their next project, Abyss Z Zero. Kiki and Alicia from Transperency stop by to chat about YouTubing for the right reasons, and the joys of Trans Mario. Timecodes: 0:00:00 - The Pests 0:03:10 - Breaking Throu...

Tanya and Jonathan lament the loss of objective historical truths, including the FACT that the PS1 had better 3D platformers than the N64. Guests Liz Ryerson and Quinn K. talk about the place for games about real human experiences in the games industry, and the hope that someday life will prevail. Time Codes: 0:00:00 - When the Sun is Blazin' and the Summer Gets Hot 0:06:34 - Bringing Forward...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Microsoft's recent closing of Tango, the creators of Hi-Fi Rush, and the opening of new studio Scaffold. Guests Rose and Laura talk about the Fallout series and the evolution of personal PC gaming. Show notes: 0:00:00 - A New Marilyn Monroe 0:02:56 - Unstuck From Time 0:04:57 - Emerging from the Fallout Bunker w/ Rose 0:20:47 - Tanya Doesn't Know Tango 0:23:27...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Steller Blade feminist ending spoilers and the line between treating a playable game character like a object or an avatar. Guests Casey Explosion chats about her awesome new YouTube channel and Roach shares all about how her traumas shape the story of One Way Lane. 0:00:00 - Talking to Women about Snacks 0:02:52 - Now I Am Become Horror Protaganist 0:04:39 - Chatting...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about games as art vs. product and the hubub about Steller Blade. Elly explains how Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has integrated into her grieving process, and Haley and K.K. gab about Price of Flight, their post-apocalyptic tactics game show about birds. 0:00:00 - Ned Flanders with the Dead Eyes 0:05:24 - Still Cool? 0:09:43 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Grief with Elly 0:40:52...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the BAFTA's ranking of iconic game characters and the "golden age" of the Wii U. Guests Rydia and Maggie talk about what makes a videogame character sexy and what it's like to be a Christian Gamer. Time Codes: 0:00:00 - Picking a Bone with Famous American Rock Band Live 0:04:29 - Is Jonathan in the Top 100 Biggest Mansplainers? 0:06:53 - What Makes t...

Tanya is back to talk PAX, Tum & Bum gaming/anti-congestion chairs, and the pros and cons of saying the lord's name. Guests Merritt K talks about LAN Party, her amazing new book, and Mouse Works Studio talk making music and her emotions-based RPG The Innerplains. 0:00:00 - Bad Bitches Won't Say The Lord's Name 0:03:40 - Packing Nintendo Force 0:05:30 - I Think Therefore I LAN w/ Me...

Our cohost Tanya is sick so Steph Sterling tagged in to talk about the budding resurgance of anti-diversity and anti-journalism in gaming, and what they plan to do about it. Show Notes: 0:00:00 - Breast Size is Back 0:02:09 - What is Woke? 0:03:15 - GG 2.0. Fucking Hell... 0:07:05 - Meaningful Art vs. Meaningless Videogames 0:09:00 - What are People Mad About? 0:11:10 - It's OK to Not Be the B...