Games Are Queer: Recent Episodes
Jeremy Signor
Welcome to the Games Are Queer podcast! We're here to give voice to members of the queer games community - queer journalists, critics, streamers, developers - and examine queerness in games wherever it may be - because it's everywhere!
This week, we welcome writer and podcaster Trevor Richardson (they/them) as we talk about queering pop culture, shunning capitalism, and all things Nier.
Trevor’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brisuuve
On a very special episode of Games Are Queer, Autumn Wright (she/they) joins Jeremy in welcoming Llaura McGee and Eve Golden Woods (she/her) of DREAMFEEL, creators of celebrated queer game If Found. They discuss their creation process, go over game concepts that didn't make the cut, and talk about why queer stories are so relatable.
Autumn’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAutumnWright
DREAMFEEL’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dreamfeelx
Eve’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/EveGoldenWoods
This week's guests are Maya Barbara (she/her) and Holly Woodbury (she/they) to discuss the The Sims, D&D, and how the games industry has failed Black queer folks.
Maya’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/maya_oracle
Holly’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/HollyBircjosta
This week, we welcome Diamond Feit (xe/xem) as we talk about writing about games, gaming in Japan, and trying new things that make you grow as a person.
Diamond Feit’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/feitclub
This week's guest is streamer and podcast producer extraordinaire Matt aka Stormageddon (he/him) as we discuss how to get started on podcasting, how his queer identity informs how he plays games, Mass Effect, and Fuser from the perspective of a DJ.
Matt’s website: https://streamerlinks.com/dj_stormagedddon
Theme Music: Kugelblitz by Florian Marcos
We're back from vacation with a pair of special guests! Edward Varnell and LeRon Dawkins of Boss Rush Games join us to discuss podcasting, streaming, the Black queer experience, and hope for the future for queerness in games.
Boss Rush Games Twitter: https://twitter.com/BossRushNetwork
Edward Varnell’s Twittter: https://twitter.com/thatretrocode
LeRon Dawkins’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/exodus803
Theme Music: Kugelblitz by Florian Marcos
Today's Christmas, but also it's our host's coming out day. To celebrate, we have a special episode where our host Jeremy Signor introduces himself and his career to the faithful listeners.
Jeremy’s Twitter: @Jeremy_Writes
Theme music: Kugelblitz by Florian Marcos
This week's show welcomes genderqueer games critic Autumn Wright (she/they) as we discuss viewing queerness in games through a political lens, the cyclical discussions in games criticism, and making our own spaces amongst it all.
Autumn’s Twitter: @TheAutumnWright
Autumn’s column: https://unwinnable.com/?cat=22856
Fractals: https://fractals.substack.com/
Theme music: Kugelblitz by Florian Marcos
Games journalist and critic Kenneth Shepard (he/him) joins us this week to discuss queer men's issues in the games industry, the need for more queer perspectives, and of course, Mass Effect.
Games Discussed: Mass Effect, Dragon Age, The Last of Us Part II, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Kenneth’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/shepardcdr
Normandy FM: https://twitter.com/normandyfmshow
Theme Music: Kugelblitz by Florian Decros
This episode, we welcome Joanna Blackhart (they/them), sensitivity writer for the very queer RPG Ikenfell, to explore what goes into writing the characters of a very queer game. (Ending spoilers from 39:14 to 45:27)
Games discussed: Ikenfell
Joanna’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoannaBlackhart
Theme music: Kugelblitz by Florian Decros
Today we welcome online renaissance woman Alex Zandra (she/her) to talk about game development, streaming, and figuring yourself out.
Zandra’s Twitch page: https://www.twitch.tv/zandravandra
Zandra’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zandravandra
Games discussed: Chariot, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Rockman 4 Minus Infinity, Part Time UFO, Hades, Arknights
Theme Music: Kugelblitz by Florian Decros
CW: Discussions of transmisogyny from 24:57 to 41:35
Into the Spine’s website: https://intothespine.com/
Games discussed in this episode: Necrobarista, Cyberpunk 2077, Hades, Risk of Rain 2, Pathologic 2
Theme music - Kugelblitz by Florian Decros
No Escape’s website: https://noescapevg.com/
Games touched on this episode: if found…, The Outer Worlds, Cyberpunk 2077, Ikenfell, Umarangi Generation, Kentucky Route Zero
Theme music - Kugelblitz by Florian Decros