Uppercut Reads: Recent Episodes
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Here you will find audio versions of all of Uppercut's written work starting with our 2020 Year in Review Letter Series.
Uppercut reads: What’s Cookin’?: Cook Serve Delicious 2 Imagines an Ideal Freelance Life
Written by Ty Galiz-Rowe, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut reads: What’s Cookin’?: Psychonauts 2’s Cooking Competition is a Recipe for Recovery
Written by Ty Galiz-Rowe, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut reads: The Sims 2’s Preset Storylines are What Made it Magic
Written by Kayla Jouet, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut reads: The ‘big lie’ of the American Dream in Where the Water Tastes like Wine
Written by Carlos Berrios, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut reads: Sports and Politics: How Final Fantasy X Resonates With the 9/11 Attacks and their Fallout
Written by Theo Yurevitch, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut reads: Review: Kitaria Fable is a Cute but Shallow Starter Adventure
Written by Monti Velez, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut reads: Nostalgia Remade: The Past and Future Connections of Pokémon Diamond & Pearl
Written by Adana Nedd, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut Reads: Killing Our Gods: Faith Remains in Final Fantasy X
Written by Grace Benfell, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut Reads: Developer Spotlight: Perfect Garbage’s Journey From Late Night Airport Call to E3 and Beyond
Written by Ty Galiz-Rowe, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut Reads:Alien Architecture: Carrion and How We Negotiate With a Hostile World
Written by Jim Stickell, read by Kam Konek
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Uppercut Reads: The Wistful Optimism of Hollow Knight's Last Stag Written by Mitchell Demorest. Read by Ty Galiz-Rowe Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: Review: Behind the Frame is a Surprising Artistic Experience Written and read by Monti Velez Read the article here
Uppercut Reads: Review: Raptor Boyfriend is the Senior Year I Wish I'd Had. Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe. Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: OlliOlli World Virtual Event Demo Preview: Hello, Radlandia Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe. Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: Chicory Review: A Warm and Cozy Picnic Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe. Read the article here.
Read the article her Watch Haikyu, You Can Watch Valorant Written and ready by Ty Galiz-Rowe Read the article here.
Uppercut reads: Killing Our Gods: A Game Beyond the Endgame—On Anodyne 2, Judgement, and Revolution.
Written by Grace Benfell, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe.
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Uppercut Reads: What These 5 Bravery Network Fighters Would Feed Me. Written and read by Monti Velez Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: HIGH FIVE, KILL GOD: In Defense of the Power of Friendship. Written by Gwilym Jones, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: Developer Spotlight: How Lunaris Games Went From 'Happy Accident' to Self-Sustaining Studio Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe Read the article here.
Uppercut reads: Every Mass Effect Trilogy Companion Character Ranked By Moral Reprehensibility. Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe. Read the article here.
Uppercut reads: How Evva Karr and Glitch are Looking to Change How Games are Made Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: How Moon Defines the 'Anti-RPG' Written by Cole Kronman, Ready by Ty Galiz-Rowe Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: Highlighting Black Twitch Streamers on the Rise Written by Marc Griffin, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: Monster Hunter’s Colonialism Reveals the Shallowness of its World. Written by Hirun Cryer, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe Read the article here
Uppercut reads: Killing Our Gods: The Divine Family of Hades Mimics Earthly Capitalist Structures Written by Grace Benfell, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe. Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: What’s Cookin’: Good Lookin’ Home Cookin’ Uses Holiday Pressure to Humanize Its Characters Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe Read the article here.
Uppercut Reads: How Marcus Holloway Rejects One-Dimensional Blackness
Written by Calvin Edwards, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe
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Killing Our Gods: A Wound at the Heart of the World: On Lucah: Born of a Dream
Written by Grace Benfell, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe
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What's Cookin'?: Cooked With Love Brings Being a Messy College Queer to Life Through Food
Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe
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From Uppercut's 2020 Letter series: The State of The Representation: A Manifesto for Trans Games Criticism
Written and read by Autumn Wright
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Episode Notes From Uppercut's Year in Review letter series: Paper Maro: The Origami King- It's OK to Take a Break Written by Mikey Phillips Read by Andrew Cogswell Read the article here
Episode Notes NUTS Review: The Joy in Patience Written by Monti Vele Read by Andrew Cogswell Read the article here
What's Cookin'?: Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! is Kind of a Capitalist Nightmare
Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Bugsnax and Ooblets: Cute is What They Aim For
Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Paradise Killer: The Horror of Normal
Written and read by Ty Galiz-Rowe
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Paradise Killer: Material Concerns.
Written and read by Grace Benfell.
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Spirits in a Material World: The Touch of Clubhouse Games.
Written and read by Grace Benfell
From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Streets of Rage 4: The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same.
Written and read by Monti Velez
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Review: Dreamfeel's If Found...Creates a Beautiful Story Through Its Destruction.
Written and read by Jessica Howard
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Hades: An Ode to Family Trauma.
Written and read by Jessica Howard.
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Final Fantasy 7 Remake: There are no limits.
Written and read by Jessica Howard.
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Episode Notes From Uppercut's Year in Review letter series: Doom Eternal, Mortal Shell, and Necrobarista: Through the Darkest of Times Written by Errol Kerr Read by Andrew Cogswell Read the article here
Episode Notes From Uppercut's Year in Review letter series: MO Astray: Endurance is its Own Reward Written by Luke Shaw Read by Andrew Cogswell Read the article here
Episode Notes From Uppercut's Year in Review letter series: Destiny 2 Beyond Light: We Don't Have to Be Ruled by Our Darkness.
Written by Glenn Battishill Read by Andrew Cogswell
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: The Last of Us Part II: Surviving Your Own Apocalypse
Written by Alma Roda-Gil, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: The Quiet Counterblast of 12 Labors.
Written by Caroline Delbert, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Knights and Bikes: The Many Sides of Childhood
Written by Becca Miller, read by Ty Galiz-Rowe
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Mixolumia and Comfort.
Written and read by Jeffrey Rousseau.
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review letter series: Streets of Rage 4: Crime and Punishment.
Written and read by Jefferson Toal
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review series: Marvel's Avengers: Holding Out For a Hero.
Written and read by Travis Hymas
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review Letter series: If Found: Making Peace With the Past
Written and read by Anthony McGlynn
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review Letter series: Going Under: Fighting Capitalism With Humanity.
Written and read by Henry Ewins
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review Letter Series: Thousand Threads: Only Connect.
Written and read by Emily Price
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From Uppercut's 2020 Year in Review Letter Series: Goodbye, Kentucky Route Zero
Written and read by Jeremy Signor.
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