Episode 19 descends upon us all, and thankfully Sofie is back to carry the load with us! She's indulging in her vampiric dependencies by playing Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines: 2, Alex got gud and finished Silksong, and Ed hisses at his own reflection in a window in Stray.

In the news, we express full solidarity with Rockstar's disgracefully fired staff, commiserate over more Amazon games layoffs, and see what the UK Parliament had to say about the Stop Killing Games campaign.

Most importantly, next episode will be our one year anniversary! It'll be a big fancy one, you definitely won't want to miss it.

ROCKSTAR WORKERS' FUNDRAISER: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-rockstar-workers-fighting-unfair-dismissals/

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Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Sadly no Sofie today as she is still stricken with the plague. But Ed and Alex continue to make do, and somehow manage to cobble together a banger episode nonetheless!

We're finally delving into controversy as Ed experiences Mass Effect 3 and it's notorious ending, while Alex rollicks around feudal Japan - again! - in Ghost of Yōtei. In the news we have a game workers' roundup and a very sad obituary. But we swear it's fun!

MASS EFFECT ENDING SPOILERS END AT 00:59:00

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Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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We're back! And gaming as hard as ever. Today, Ed talks about a little-discussed obscure game called Dark Souls, Alex frankly way overshoots his obligations by reviewing fifty whole games in UFO 50, and Sofie releases pent-up angst about the entire Sims franchise.

In the news, we get into the fun news of EA's purchase by Saudi Arabia, all the excitement of Tokyo Game Show, and what incredibly is some actually unambiguously good developments in the ongoing ZA/UMageddon. They said it couldn't happen!

Also, The World Transformed is happening! And will be really good! If you can get to Manchester between 9-12 October, we heavily recommend it. https://theworldtransformed.org/twt25/

DARK SOULS SPOILERS END AT 00:37:25

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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As in all our lives, the sixteenth instance of this podcast is maybe the most impactful imaginable. That's because we have the unbelievable double whammy of the triumphant return of Sofie, along with an incredible all-Silksong game discussion. We've all been playing it! We have thoughts! Your mouth is watering at the prospect of tasting our scandalous difficulty discourse takes! Find out who on the podcast is a True Gamer and therefore Got Gud??

Also we have news as we go over the recent Nintendo Direct, some er, stuff, happened in America and Randy Pitchford gets his loud shirts all over everything. Enjoy!

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

It's another episode of the Red Barrels podcast, but this time we're down a member - Sofie has swanned off to South Africa (to see "family", as if that's an excuse), so it's an opportunity to have a deep dive into the depravity of Ed and Alex.

But when the cat's away, the mice will play! There's no one to stop us from going full Nintendo, so Ed goes all in to discuss Majora's Mask, and Alex talks about the most recent big Switch 2 game Donkey Kong Bananza.

We've got news too of course, chatting Silksong and PS6 rumours. But we promise Sofie will be back soon! We miss her!

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Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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After a very "fun" stay in the hospital, we're back and stronger than ever! It's like that bit in James Brown shows when he'd come back from his agent putting a blanket on him! But lefty videogame chat!

So, this time from the hardest working podcasters in games criticism, Alex gommages all over Expedition 33, Sofie dives into Dave the titular Diver, and Ed Unleashes the Force on us all.

Then, in the news, it's another Keighleygasm from Gamescom, and depressing (but important!) stuff about censorship and standing up to the Gaza genocide.

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We're back! Again! After a break to help out with Games Transformed (hope you enjoyed it if you went!) we're back with a dark portent: the thirteenth episode.

In a rebuke to fate itself, we carry on as normal. Ed reminisces about God of War (2005), Sofie talks Animal Crossing and Alex talks for far, far too long about Death Stranding 2, for all you Kojima heads. Also, we get into some depressing (and suspiciously timed) Xbox news. We can't be stopped!

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Episode 12 is here, and it's a special one! This time all three of us have played - and finished! - the same game, 2024's indie hit, Mouthwashing. So we're going to go for a full dive into it, starting with our general opinions, but eventually going full spoiler to get into all the twists and turns of the story.

But if you've not played Mouthwashing (though it's only two hours long, so you may well consider it!), as well as the general discussion, afterwards we'll also have the news as always, as we discuss the Mindseye debacle and the Stop Killing Games campaign. So there's no excuse not to listen!

MOUTHWASHING SPOILERS END AT 1:01:25

Also, Games Transformed festival is coming in Bethnal Green, London on 11-12 July: ⁠⁠https://buytickets.at/gamestransformed/⁠⁠

Check out the announced lineup! ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/gamestransformed.bsky.social/post/3lrpwlpvvrs27⁠

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

NOT recorded at MayDay Rooms (but we still love them) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org⁠⁠

APOLOGY: Due to some technical issues, the sound quality and volume on Alex's feed was somewhat compromised - we've tried to alleviate it, but it's still noticeable. You'll still probably enjoy the podcast, but just letting you know! We'll try to resolve this by the next ep.

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Episode 11 rears its distinguished head and it's new console time, baby! Alex has his hands on a Switch 2 and is ready to tell you all about that and Mario Kart World. Meanwhile, less fortunate peasants Ed and Sofie chat about Split Fiction and Kentucky Route Zero respectively. And in the news, it's a Summer Games Fest blowout - everything's happening in this episode!

Also, Games Transformed festival is coming in Bethnal Green, London on 11-12 July: ⁠https://buytickets.at/gamestransformed/⁠

Check out the announced lineup! https://bsky.app/profile/gamestransformed.bsky.social/post/3lrpwlpvvrs27

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

NOT recorded at MayDay Rooms (but we still love them) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org⁠

It's episode 10, and it's a big one! This time, we are joined by the bespectacled king of political YouTube (or at least the bit with actually decent politics) - it's only Tom Nicholas! That's right, YouTuber and Nebula maven (check out his original documentary Boomers on there too!) pops onto the podcast to say hello and prove his now undeniable gamer cred.

Because it's a special episode, we have a slightly different format - we're focusing on one game that we've all played: Citizen Sleeper from Jump Over The Age. After that we move onto the news to talk about Marathon plagiarism, the opposing fates of Giant Bomb and Polygon, and a story we're calling "The Gooners' Dilemma" - if you dare.

We're also plugging the upcoming (and guaranteed to be amazing) Games Transformed festival in Bethnal Green, London on 11-12 July: https://buytickets.at/gamestransformed/

Polygon (Ex) Staff Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-polygon-workers-and-the-vox-media-union

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Your hosts are:

Alex:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@alexduin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alexduin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sofie: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreelymedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sofreely.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, streaming on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitch.tv/sofreely⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ed: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@stillnotalemon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@notalemon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

And featuring Tom Nicholas!: @Tom_Nicholas, @tomnicholas.bsky.social

Amazing art from Bella Harter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/_.o.bella.o._⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Fantastic theme song from brilliantdrink! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/brilliantdrink⁠⁠⁠⁠

NOT recorded at MayDay Rooms (but we still love them) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://maydayrooms.org