Sometimes two book girlies just need to yap. Today, former games media and PR specialist Natalie Checo joins me to reminisce on The House in Fata Morgana, one of the most critically acclaimed visual novels of all time. Along the way, we talk about the literacy crisis, the power of reading, the benefit of a balanced artistic diet, and the sometimes unfair attitudes mainstream gamers can take towards the visual novel genre.

You can follow Natalie on any social media platform she graces as Heartimecia. While she's not currently the mainstay of journalism and PR she historically has been, she's still a follow that is as insightful as she is delightful.

I'm joined today by my good friend Tom aka Bearpigman to talk about how, while we appreciate this sudden wave of intense negative press Xbox is receiving for recent layoffs and studio closures, we wish some of that energy had been there for the whole "boycotting genocide enablers" thing.

You can follow Tom on most social media platforms as Bearpigman, and keep up with other streaming and fundraising activities via the New York Snark Exchange (found wherever medias are socialed).

Meeting fellow queer folks online in gaming spaces can be a huge source of support, but it can also drive you mad. I'm joined today by Christie J aka theanarchristie to talk about some of the complicated feelings around Pride as a spectacle, how we stay grounded and focused on the things that matter, and how we intersect with a mixture of fellow queer and trans folks and well-intentioned allies, both online and off.

You can follow Christie on BlueSky at theanarchristie.bsky.social, watch her streaming on Twitch as TheWivesAnarchy, and keep up with other streaming and fundraising activities via the New York Snark Exchange (found wherever medias are socialed).