Talking to Women about Videogames

Talking to Women about Videogames episodes:

• 04.23.2024

  Steller Blade, Price of Flight and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

  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...

  
• 04.09.2024

  Sexy Sephiroth, Iconic Croft, Sweet Jesus

  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...

  
• 03.26.2024

  PAX Innerplains Tum & Bum Lan Party

  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...

  
• 03.12.2024

  The Sweet Stephanie Sterling Baby Special

  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...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Mother 3, Unicorn Overlord, and Localization Dynamic Range

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about how you can't ever change someone's opinion about videogames, why Mother 3 will never be officially localized, and Xbox's multi-platform strategy. Guests Kyra and Secret Sarah talk about working in the games industry as an...

  
• 02.13.2024

  Yellow Paint Storytelling and the end of Xbox Fallout

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the Yellow Paint signposting in games like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Resident Evil 4 Remake, and the potential end of the Xbox line of consoles. Guests Coco and Kim Spirit wax poetic about storytelling...

  
• 01.30.2024

  Switch 2 talk, Palworld and Bloodborne Kart legal weirdness

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about how the Switch 2 may be a hybrid of a hybrid console (the DSwitch? The Swiitch?!), the chances of The Pokemon Company suing Palworld, and the end of the beginning of Bloodborne Kart. Guest include...

  
• 01.16.2024

  Gaming through hard times with your favorite girls

  Tanya and Jonathan talk through loses in the industry and how to not stigmatize 13-year-old Pro Tetris players. Guests Lyn and Elly talk about games they play to get through tough times, including Omari and Powerwash Simulator. Show notes: 0:00:00 -...

  
• 01.02.2024

  Fighting Cuties and Wrestling for Socialism

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about how Gamergate was empty drama and Tekken 8's colorblind mode looks amazing. Guests Spectra Wrestles talks about how Gaming Twitter is a black hole of meaninlessness and Jacqueline. Show notes: 0:00:00 - Cat for a Day 0:02:52 -...

  
• 12.19.2023

  Peele and Kojima's Oh Dee-pthroat and the GotY's of 2023

  Tanya and Jonathan struggle as E3 finally dies its last death, Jordan Peele and Hideo Kojima reveal a new project, and guests Zoey and Sorrel talk about their GotY's like 24 Killers, Slayers X and Paranormasight. And we've got a...

  
• 12.05.2023

  Games for Gaza, GTA6 Anti-Hype, and A Light in the Darkness

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the VGA's total failure to talk about how real life atrocities in Palestine, and games about the real life Holocaust like A Night in the Darkness, matter to games and everything else. Guests Esther and...

  
• 11.22.2023

  Excuse Me Sir, Zelda Movie Minecrat Transphobia?

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about what it takes to keep true to your core while expanding your audience, using Dectective Pikachu, Pokemon Go, and Molly Mooon's Excuse Me, Sir as examples of Do's and Don'ts. Guest Melissa chats about the...

  
• 11.07.2023

  Silent Hill's new Twists Stray from Typecasting

  Tanya and Jonathan banter about spicy nuts, the fall of Silent Hill Ascension, and the simple joy's of Yu Suzuki's Air Twister. Guest Johanna tells all about Typecast, her amazing new game typing and shooting game, and Siobhán talks about...

  
• 10.24.2023

  Spider-Man's Wonder Wake, Lawsuits and Cinema

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about Spider-Man 2 Vs. Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Alan Wake's foray into Fortnite. Guest Dr. Dejean waxes poetic about the confluence of cinema, games and technology, and Mina psyches us for a discussion of the...

  
• 10.10.2023

  Vote Armadillo as the game industry burns

  Tanya is back from her birthing break to talk to Jonathan about the mass layoffs in the game industry, and the strange anger towards the Minecraft Live 2023 mob vote. Guests Lyn and Elly talk about their struggles with predatory...

  
• 09.19.2023

  What happened to the voice of Mario?

  Tanya is having a baby (maybe tonight?) so we prerecorded a "Why isn't Charles Martinet Mario anymore?" special in advance. We hope it tides you over until we're back on the mic proper again! 0:00:00 - The Mario Martinet Special 0:01:35 -...

  
• 09.05.2023

  Final Mom Fantasies in the pregnancy season finale

  Tanya and Jonathan prepare to take a break in the week before Tanya plans to give birth to a person. Guests Mergo and Elsa talk about the lack of heroic, playable moms in games, and what makes Final Fantasy endlessly...

  
• 08.22.2023

  Assassin's Creed, Dungeon Bitches, Super Slide and Bit.Trip

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about gaming as a safe space while meditating on Super Slide and the Bit.Trip series. Guests Sarah Carapace invites us into the disaster lesbian monster protagonist survival horror TTRPG Dungeon Bitches/Death Spiral, and sweet Rose longs...

  
• 08.08.2023

  NPC TikToks, Double Dragon OnlyFans and Pikmin Poetry

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the new "NPC Streamer" trend exemplified by Cherry Crush TV and PinkyDoll, then review the joy and pain of playing Double Dragon Gaiden and Pikmin 4 co-op. Guest Spectra Wrestles gabs about how working on...

  
• 07.25.2023

  Virtual Reality TV and Link's Testicle Glitch with Tina and Casey

  Tanya and and Jonathan talk about happy accidents like Link's surprise genitalia and the massive amount of money game streamers make. Guests Tina Barta Bridges (Road Rules, The Challenge) makes plans for a Road Rules VR game with Jonathan, and...

  
• 07.11.2023

  The Baldur's Gate 3 Bear F*cks and Bobby Kotick Just Sucks

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the morality of having sex with a person shaped like a bear in Balder's Gate 3, the horror of Skibidi, Bobby Kotick's inflated salary and deflating appearance in The White Party video, and review some...

  
• 06.27.2023

  Queer Nintendo Across the QA Spider-Verse

  Jonathan quizzes Tanya on how queer games are, and if every spiderman thing should look like Spider-verse. Chelora talks about doing drag Waluigi and the pros and cons of Nintendo's representation of marginalized groups, and Alexandra talks about the invisible...

  
• 06.14.2023

  Dtoid Lives, Jason Inspires, 2D Sonic Comes Out for $60

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about Whoopi Goldberg coming out as a Gamer™, Sonic and Prince of Persia's return to their 2D roots, and the rebirth of Cart Life: The Game About how Things Are Bad. Guests Zoey Handley talks about...

  
• 05.30.2023

  Snake gets a remake, Link has a hit, Gollum says sorry

  Tanya and Jonathan share impressions of the first few hours of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and sing out the apology for the Gollum game to the tune of It's So Easy Not To Try from The Return of the...

  
• 05.16.2023

  Jack Black and Zak McKracken's Playdate with BlairBears

  0:00:00 - The Try It Liquid Diet 0:03:43 - Check Out the Video Versions of Our Interviews! 0:05:22 - Does Abstration Enhance or Diminish Emersion? 0:08:25 - BlairBears Interview: "VTuber for Charity" 0:30:38 - What's Jack Black Up To? 0:32:26 - Jonathan's Review of the...

  
• 05.02.2023

  Waypoint Dies, Funko Thrives, Casey Chills

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the death of Waypoint, Vice's videogame journalism division, and how the new Funko Fusion game looks like trashy fun. Guests Casey Explosion and Elly talk about how working in games is fun when it's not...

  
• 04.18.2023

  Sonic Murdered, Mario Robbed, Muppets Babied

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the Sonic's successful reinvention as a murder victim, Mario's failed foray into live action, and the origin of the Muppet Babies. Guests Gretchen talk about how only bad games should be remade, and Jenny gets...

  
• 04.04.2023

  PAX comes home, E3 is stuck

  Tanya and Jonathan go to court, talk about the return of PAX East and the end of E3. Guests Kim Spirit talks about the grief and recovery themes in God of War: Ragnarok, and Friendsim 2 developer Jonaya Riley tella...

  
• 03.21.2023

  Sexual Jar Jar Vs. Leon's Broken Knife

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about how context is everything, talk Bayonetta Origins and the LegacyGC GameCube Controller from Retro-Bit, and invite Kaiju to criticize the Resident Evil 4 remake while Kirri magic struggles through the Phantom Menace on the PS1 0:00:00...

  
• 03.07.2023

  Do you want games to play themselves?

  Tanya and Jonathan talk Pokémon Sleep and Street Fighter: Duel, two games that you can play with your eyes closed. They also talk about Rock Paper Scissors Anime and A.I. assisted animation. Guest Christine (Outside of the Box podcast) talks...

  
• 02.21.2023

  Romancelvania Lusts, Minecraft Cooks, Tetris Goes Hollywood

  Tanya and Jonathan talk Tetris: The Movie, Rihanna's amazing ESL translator, and the official Minecraft Cookbook. Game developer Amanda Gardner (Perception, Romanclevania) gives expert advice on intertwining Trust, Lust and UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) in storytelling, and Rose freaks out...

  
• 02.07.2023

  F*ck Hogwart's Legacy, Marry Your Partner, Hunt The Whale

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the extended Real World/Road Rules/Jimquisition/Crazy Rich Asians shared universe and why you should not buy Hogwart's Legacy, guest Zlok the Wrock Snob talks about why Harry Potter fan creations are better than anything from JK...

  
• 01.24.2023

  Velma Vs The Last Of Us Vs. Pocket Card Jockey

  Tanya and Jonathan pit Velma and The Last Of Us against each other, new guest Maggie says a Xenoblade Chronicles 3 live action adaptation is a bad idea but then sells it on Jonathan anyway, and Gretchen explains that canon...

  
• 01.10.2023

  MollyMoonn2's Midnight Bliss

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the sexy scary TikTok and OnlyFans star MollyMoonn2 and her potential pivot to game development before squawking about a fan game that puts realistic Chris Pratt in a Mario-style platformer. Guest Susan Arendt talks about...

  
• 12.27.2022

  Was 2022 a Bald American RPG?

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about if stories like The Last of Us and God of War are better experienced as movies or TV shows before wrapping up their thoughts on River City Girls 2. Gretchen talks about how she only...

  
• 12.13.2022

  ValiDate the Mean River City Girls Too

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the VGAs, the purpose of genres, Michael Rooker, and their first 20 minutes of River City Girls 2. Guest Dani Lalonders (ValiDate, Spirit Swap) gets into her love and hate for games, and The Redneck...

  
• 11.29.2022

  Pokémon bugs, Shovel Knight Dig and Realistic Horror

  Tanya and Jonathan consider the meteoric success of the buggiest Pokémon game ever made, the pros and cons of real actors in games horror game like The Callisto Protocol, and review the new Battletoads Double Dragon cart from Retro-bit. Guest...

  
• 11.15.2022

  Exploding Head VR and Final Fantasy Diversity Struggles

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about VR that can kill you in real life and a recent problem some gamers had with Jonathan. Kaiju and the Redneck Tonberry discover Kaiju's secret grudge, Kim Spirit talks wrestling and gaming, and Sary empathizes...

  
• 10.31.2022

  The Musky Bayo-ween Stubbins Survival Horror Special

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the horror of Musk's N-word laden Twitter takeover, review some Shin Megami Tensei and Persona 5 Stubbins, and gush over Bayonetta 3. Guests Tamara and Kaiju talk about the joys and pains of the big...

  
• 10.18.2022

  NieR AutoMeta Vs. Pill Baby Bayonetta

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about how to make old stuff games feel new again without ruining their feel, the problems with Facebook Meta, and compare 3 women-lead action games (NieR Automata, Bayonetta, and Pill Baby). Laura reviews Horizon Forbidden West,...

  
• 10.04.2022

  Glad Trombone Champ, Sad Google Stadia, Suspicious Ed Sheeran

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about Ed Sheeran being a new Pokemon music man, Google Stadia's disrespectful death, and the return of Bob Sapp. Industry vet Amanda Farough talks about her career and her hopes for the new E3. The creators...

  
• 09.21.2022

  Talking Tekken Trails for a long, long time

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about the biggest news from Nintendo and PlayStation's small presentations; Tekken 8 was revealed and the Switch getting a bunch of ports! Lily talks about BOSSGAME, a lesbian romance boss rush game she's making, and Kate...

  
• 09.06.2022

  She-Hulk's Twerk and Bridget's Shining Force

  The double-size 50th episode spectacular! Tanya and Jonathan talk about the motivations "behind" She-Hulk's twerk and the development of AAA games, guests Iris and Gretchen talk about Bridget from Guilty Gear Strive and the mysteries of Sega, and Kaiju and...

  
• 08.23.2022

  Embrace The Devil's Third Forspoken Guilty Gear

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about Forspoken's cuff-talking dialogue, the Embracer group buying everything, trans characters in new games, and personal stories of insects versus vaginas.  Guests Elly and Katztration gush about The Devil's Third and the elegance of masterful designs...

  
• 08.09.2022

  Woke GTA 6 broke The Sims 4 incest patch

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about what's appropriate in videogames, the Redneck Tonberry returns with a grudge against Eldin Ring, and new guest the sparrow wants to make a game about sticking it to the man.  Our guests this week on Twitter.  The...

  
• 07.26.2022

  Big Boob Morbius Censorship Panic

  Tanya and Jonathan think about cannibals, Franken Castle, Bayonetta and Censorship, Kirri Magic has a beef with Chorus and snail ideas for Jonathan, and Lisa "Princess Hype" talks about making hilarious games like What The Golf.  Our guests on Twitter:  Kirri Magic:...

  
• 07.12.2022

  F*ck Hannibal, Marry Juliet, Kill Web3

  Should Lollipop Chainsaw be censored? Did game Game Informer? Has Elon Musk failed again? Tanya and Jonathan answer the tough questions while welcoming new guests The Clockwork Prince (developer of Lavender: https://clockworkprince.itch.io/lavender) to talk about a recent Web3 crypto fiasco...

  
• 06.28.2022

  Michael Jackson's Sonic 3 Outing Vs. Johnny Depp's Scarface

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about Yuji Naka's loose lipped revelation that the long rumored Michael Jackson/Sonic 3 connection is real before dovetailing into a premonition about a Scarface game starring Johnny Depp. Alicia and Kiki from Transparency drop by and...

  
• 06.14.2022

  Not-E3, Dall-E, and Ship To Shore Phono Co

  Tanya and Jonathan talk about The Rock getting wet, Dall-E, Not-E3, and some amazing music from Ship to Shore Phono Co (@STSPhonoCo). Guests Maddie (@othatsraspberry) talks about her Metal Gear and No More Heroes fan art successes, and Xzyliac (@Xzyliac)...

  
• 05.31.2022

  Ugly Sonic, Sexy Sephiroth, Stupid Seth, Sloppy Norman

  What is real? Tanya and Jonathan search for the truth by examining Norman Reedus's big mouth, Ugly Sonic's Disney debut, and Seth Green's NFT failures. The Redneck Tonberry is on the hunt for a sexy Sephiroth statute and Gretchen says...