Despite the flashy numbers bandied about in PowerPoints selling esports, many broadcasts and esports-focused content are just not seeing the eyeballs expected. But why? 

The success of season one saw us reaching over 50 countries and spanning over 10K downloads and an active listenership weekly. Sam Wright is back with new topics, discussions, and Q&As. We will no longer be premiering the episodes on Youtube so this season is exclusive and will feature fresh new content never heard before.

When recorded no executives had stepped down from Activision Blizzard following the allegations the state of California leveled against them. That has since changed. The conversation focuses on how sexism continues to run rampant in the industry and how we address it.   

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In this special episode, we are rewinding the clock to revisit the first-ever episode that brought Tech Girl Talks to life.

Sam shares personal stories about how she led down the path of shoutcaster and gives you practical advice to apply in your life.

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This is the VOD of the talk show and podcast where we discuss topical issues relating to gaming and esports. For Episode 6 of Tech Girl Talks we focus on the death of the gaming journalist - looking at how smaller regional gaming publications (traditional and digital) are closing their doors or losing staff... and we ask why?   

I'm an international esports shoutcaster and gaming/tech content creator based in South Africa. I'm partnered with Logitech G - we play to win!

From the Hot Tub Meta to ASMR "ear" licking in suggestive poses. In Episode 5 of Tech Girl Talks we discuss how Twitch dealt with streamers pushing the lines of terms and service and, if the Hot Tub Meta and ASMR ear licking should be allowed.   

I'm an international esports shoutcaster and gaming/tech content creator based in South Africa. I'm partnered with Logitech G - we play to win!

This is episode 5 of the Tech Girl Talks series, where I do a live esports discussion on my Twitch channel every Wednesday at 1 pm SAST. Why do we experience so much toxicity in gaming? I asked for insight from studying psychologist, gamer, and mental coach for Goliath Gaming, Stephen Vermaas.   

08:07 Why is there so much toxicity in gaming? 

22:56 Are you toxic?  

36:19 support for victims of toxicity   

I'm an international esports shoutcaster and gaming/tech content creator based in South Africa. I'm partnered with Logitech G - we play to win!

For Episode 3, because it was Pride Month, we discussed the LGBTQ Community in Esports.  A huge thank you to Marco, the editor of GLITCHED for sharing his story. You can visit GLITCHED at www.glitched.online  Demonik for contributing. Follow in on Twitch at www.twitch.tv/demoniksa Finally thank you to @nicholasvanj for spending so much time chatting to me and helping me with this live talk. 

16:13 Sonic Fox acceptance speech at the Game Awards 

26:41 Demonik's experience in esports 33:18 Marco's personal experience with the esports community 

40:06 Marco on how to be a better ally to the LGBTQ community 

43:04 Demonik on how to be a better ally in esports 

48:16 an incredible summary from Nicholasvanj   

I'm an international esports shoutcaster and gaming/tech content creator based in South Africa. I'm partnered with Logitech G - we play to win!

In this episode, I was asked to investigate the divide in the Fighting Games Community. A nice broad topic which I tried to do justice too. I hope you enjoy the show! Also if you have any comments I love feedback.  

04:52 @sigmaG19 gives a history on South African fighting games 

https://youtu.be/BRQMnY0GOM4 12:07 introducing you to UGCZA 

https://youtu.be/hglwYesDsqw 13:09 JabhiM at Red Bull Kumite 

https://www.redbull.com/za-en/videos/...

23:51 More on Red Bull Hit the Streets courtesy of @HobbyGamer https://youtu.be/6QjGVsWgmv4 

23:51 @Button Check explains bad blood 

https://youtu.be/TexKWiWSkz4 33:13 the cake analogy 

58:07 Questions and Answers

In this episode, I speak about good and bad sponsorships in esports as well as how to spot a scam sponsorship opportunity. I break the conversation down into sponsorships for esports teams, esports events, and then esports players. Any feedback is always welcome!  

06:00 Team Sponsorships 

06:24 Bravado Gaming & Alienware example 

18:06 Event Sponsorship 

18:29 Toyota Esports Challenge 

31:26 Player Sponsorship 

32:00 Red Bull x Thabo "YvngSavage" Moloi 

39:11 Bad Sponsorships 

46:10 Questions and Answers  

I'm an international esports shoutcaster and gaming/tech content creator based in South Africa. I'm partnered with Logitech G - we play to win!

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