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Monday Oct 28, 2013
Monday Oct 28, 2013
Darla Kennerud, Managing Editor at Privateer Press, joins us this week. We talk about what it means to be an editor, specifically in the game industry and at a company that has such a massive amount of lore and history to its games. Rhonda and Regina also WraP about our geeky week with what we're Watching, Reading, and Playing.
Monday Oct 21, 2013
Monday Oct 21, 2013
Have we got a fantastic episode for you this week! Honestly, we could have chatted for hours with Kim Price from The Ladies of Leet podcast! Listen to hear us discuss game podcasting, retro gaming parents, and more! In our Gender Sells segment, we talk about two commercials and one has the doc scratching her head.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2013
Tuesday Oct 15, 2013
The focus of this week's show comes from a letter a listener sent us about playing online with his eight year old daughter. We talk about strategies for raising strong gamer girls and how to deal with trolling that should be reserved for adult gamers. We have some new commercials we discuss and a quick WRaP about our favorite shows of the new fall season, along with the games we're playing and Regina's continued addiction to The House of Night.
Monday Oct 07, 2013
Monday Oct 07, 2013
We have an eclectic show for you this week. We take on several different topics in one show! Introducing a new segment, we talk about gender stereotypes in commercials. "Gender Sells" will become a regular segment and one we'd love to hear your suggestions about. Then we talk about two short Wonder Woman videos shared with us by a listener. We also talk about game narratives that aren't inherent to the game. Then we WRaP up with how we're geeking out this week. So many good topics, such a great conversation! Leave your comments on the site: www.gameongirl.com!
Monday Sep 30, 2013
Monday Sep 30, 2013
We have a great conversation with you this week as we chat with new writer for the Game on Girl site, Amy Joel. Amy share stories from her gaming past, her gaming family, and
Tuesday Sep 24, 2013
Tuesday Sep 24, 2013
Some interesting discussions popped up around the selection of this year's Miss America. Social networks were ablaze with this story from BuzzFeed which chronicled many racist Tweets about the crowing of Nina Davuluri, the first Indian-American to win the title. From there, Ben Kuchera at Penny Arcade and Alyssia Rosenberg from Think progress posted responses to the idea that public shaming might be used as a learning tool in these situations. We discuss the idea of public shaming and whether or not it is an effective tactic for dealing with ideological differences. Let us know what you think on the site, www.gameongirl.com.
Monday Sep 16, 2013
Monday Sep 16, 2013
This week we have one of our all time favorite guests back on the show: Sandi Glahn. Sandi first joined us on episode 17, where we talked about the origins and evolution of gender stereotypes. We return to the basics of feminism, revisiting the differences between sex and gender, a common conflation we've all noticed recently. We discuss other topics including
Monday Sep 09, 2013
Monday Sep 09, 2013
Through our exhaustion, we put together an episode detailing all the fun we had at cons on the same weekend but on opposite sides of the coast. Rhonda was at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA and I was at PAX Prime in Seattle, WA. Listen to hear all the great games we played, people we met, and stories we have to tell. Leave us your con experiences at www.gameongirl.com.
Monday Aug 26, 2013
Monday Aug 26, 2013
In honor of the release of Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time, we return to our gaming basics series and talk about all the details of mobile gaming. We talk about the many game genres that can be found on your smart phone or tablet, where and when you can find both of us mobile gaming, and some suggestions about mobile games you shouldn't miss. We also WRaP about what we're Watching, Reading, and Playing this week. (Hint: My iPad battery has died everyday from playing this new release.) Leave your comments at gameongirl.com!
Monday Aug 12, 2013
Monday Aug 12, 2013
Monday Aug 05, 2013
Monday Aug 05, 2013
Two of our favorite things at Game on Girl cross paths today: tabletop and video games. Simon Berman from Privateer Press joins us to discuss the Kickstarter for WARMACHINE: Tactics. Tactics takes Privateer Press's popular tabletop miniatures game and translates it to digital format. If that wasn't awesome enough, the solo player campaign has a kick ass female lead! Check out some pics from the game and more on www.gameongirl.com!
Monday Jul 29, 2013
Monday Jul 29, 2013
We introduced you to Wonder Women and Wonder City in episode 65. This week, we take our love of the documentary one step further by interviewing the director, Kristy Guevara-Flanagan. Kristy takes us through her inspiration for the documentary, the process to make it, and what it's like to interview some of the big name supporters of Wonder Woman, namely Gloria Steinem and Linda Carter.
Tuesday Jul 23, 2013
Tuesday Jul 23, 2013
This week we share our favorite top five robots. Some heroic, some dangerous, some beloved favorites, we discuss how robots help us understand our own humanity. Listen and let us know what your favorite robots are at GameOnGirl.com.
Monday Jul 15, 2013
Monday Jul 15, 2013
Our guest this week is Jenny Haniver, gamer, writer, and curator of Not in the Kitchen Anymore. Jenny records her interactions playing Call of Duty on Xbox Live with a female gamer tag. Listen to hear her story about how the site came about and some of her experiences in this not so female friendly culture. A warning: Jenny shares many of the direct quotes from her gaming experience and with that a fair amount of swearing.
Monday Jul 08, 2013
Monday Jul 08, 2013
Hold on to your hats, Game on Girl fans! We've got a great show for you this week. Kelly Sue DeConnick is a multifaceted author, Japanese manga adapter and editor, and all around cool chick. This is a fantastic conversation and we're sure you'll want to check out her work after you listen.