Episode 49: The Choices We Make: The Walking Dead (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we totally spoil TellTale Games’ The Walking Dead (all 5 episodes). We discuss the choices that we made in each episode and work through our own WD issues. We’ve all […]
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Episode 48: And the Award Goes To: Our Best and Worst of 2012 (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about favorite games and biggest disappointments of 2012. We also share our wildest predictions for 2013. Make sure that you bookmark this one […]
Episode 47: Leaving Ourselves Behind: An Interview with The Able Gamers Foundation’s Mark Barlet (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk to Mark Barlet, CEO of the Able Gamers Foundation and the winner of the 2012 Paul G. Hearne Award from AAPD (American Association […]
Episode 46: Schooled!: An Interview with Christa Charter, Author of Schooled: A Lexy Cooper Videogame Mystery (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode in which we talk to Christa Charter about her latest novel, her time as a community manager at XBox, and women in […]
Episode 45: All I Ever Needed to Know About History I Learned From Video Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about history and video games, more specifically Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation as “historical” texts. Links of […]
Episode 44: I See Dead People: Games to Play On All Hallow’s Eve (Or Any Other Time) (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about scary games that we recommend (or not) for this bewitching season. We go through some AAA titles […]
Episode 43: It’s All About Me: Narrative Modding, Feminism, and Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about narrative spaces outside of games and how they can be feminist tools. Yeah, and there were pandas…lots of pandas. Links of Note: Get […]
Episode 42: The WiiU Announcement Episode Recap (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we do a quick recap of the awesome episode that didn’t record. We talk about the WiiU launch announcement as well as the usual stuff. Links of Note: Kojima Productions […]
Episode 41: What It Means to Be a Female Gamer (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about what it means (to each of us) to be a woman gamer. The episode where we share a bit of what being gamers and […]
Episode 40: Call Me!: The Listener Email Episode (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we answer some great questions from listeners. After the usual sign off we added the audio from our video mail question and answer so don’t miss that! And our video […]
So here’s the deal. Not Your Mama’s Gamer is doing a reader mail show this week (and we are planning a special something to release on the same day). So if you have had a burning question or comment for us, now is the time to ask it! Send email questions or […]
Episode 39: How Much Is That Booth Babe in the Window: Booth Babes, Feminism, and Context (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about booth babes in the larger context of feminism and sexism in the games industry. Confessions of a sometimes […]
Episode 38: Teacher, There’s a Game in My Classroom!: Games and Learning (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we talk about games and education in like of some new moves in the field from the likes of EA, Valve, and the White House. […]
Episode 37: “Whoa V*gina: Lollipop Chainsaw, Tomb Raider, and the Need for Sarkeesian’s Cultural Critique” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) This week we segue from last week’s episode to this week’s by talking about rape imagery in the new Tomb Raider trailer, our playing of […]
Episode 36: “‘I Raped You!’: Rape Culture and The Mis-Education of the Gamer” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The catalyst for this week’s episode was Patricia Hernandez’s Kotaku article “Three Words I Said to the Man I Defeated in Gears of War That I’ll Never Say Again“. In […]
Episode 35 : “I’m Sexist and I Know It: Sneaky Sneaky Till the Soapbox Comes Out” (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where Sam, Alex, and Nicole record in one space and have drunch (aka drinks and lunch). They each take a turn with […]