NOLAnerdcast

Finn reviews Raccoin, the newest game by publisher Playstack. What happens when the manic energy of Balatro infects that one coin pusher game you never touched at the arcade?

Episode 14 of new NOLAnerdcast. 08/20/26 featuring guest Stella Chung aka ParallaxStella! Finn sits down to talk with Stella about their career trajectory from streamer to IGN to the newest member of the Aion 2 team. They discuss favorite games, favorite moments, what brings her joy, and more!

Episode 13 of new NOLAnerdcast. 08/07/26 featuring guest Sarah Aubin aka SarahofMars! Finn chats with Sarah, sometimes GDQ moderator, sometimes GDQ streamer, always awesome. The two go over her history in gaming, why Dante is the only man she'd leave Chris Redfield for, why Dragon Age matters, and much more.

Episode 12 of new NOLAnerdcast. 08/04/26 featuring guest Matt Stormageddon from Fun & Games Podcast! Finn and fellow Matt, Matt Stormageddon sit down to not only talk about Matt's history with gaming and the industry, but also our mutual love of the recent IO Interactive hit, 007: First Light!

Episode 11of new NOLAnerdcast. 07/31/26 featuring guest Quest 64 Official! Finn sits down to chat with the man behind the popular Quest 64 based meme account to find out what it's all about. Why Quest 64? How does he keep coming up with a nonstop deluge of quality Quest 64 based memes? How far down the rabbit hole does it go?

Episode 10 of new NOLAnerdcast. 07/22/26 featuring guest Rami Ismail! Finn chats with the legendary indie developer, consultant, and industry advocate about his journey, his origins, his new teaching role for developers worldwide, and more!

Episode 9 of new NOLAnerdcast. 07/16/26 featuring guest Brigitte Gautreaux from Stride PR! Finn and Brigitte chat about how she got into the gaming PR business, what she did prior to the gaming industry, her favorite client moments, what games bring her joy, and more!

Episode 8 of new NOLAnerdcast. 07/13/26 featuring guest Godswill Ugwa Jr of Viz Media and That's Dope Entertainment! Finn and Godswill chat about their careers in anime and manga, what it's like representing a company like Viz Media on stage at Anime Expo, why One Piece is so enduring (and endearing!), their current manga favs, and so much more.

Episode 7 of new NOLAnerdcast. 07/10/26 featuring guest Mat Piscatella, Senior Director and Video Game Industry Advisor at Circana! Finn and Mat chat about Mat's impressive history with gaming, his career throughout the industry, a shocking revelation about LEGO Dimensions, and so much more!

Episode 6 of new NOLAnerdcast. 07/02/26 featuring guest Jenny Windom from Wholesome Games! Finn and Jenny chat about her path in the industry, the evolution of Wholesome Games from its humble beginnings to its current state, what brings joy in an industry so often plagued by bad news, and so much more.