
The flagship podcast of Aftermath, a worker-owned, subscription-based website covering video games, the internet, and everything that comes after from journalists who previously worked at Kotaku, Vice, and The Washington Post. Each week, games journalism veterans Luke Plunkett, Nathan Grayson, Chris Person, Riley MacLeod, and Gita Jackson – though not always all at once, because that’s too many pe... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 109 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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On a this week’s (very special) episode, Nathan and Gita are joined by podcasting royalty, Michael Hobbes of If Books Could Kill and Maintenance Phase, to discuss Aftermath’s latest, greatest, possibly dumbest event, Woke Week, as well as Michael’s t... more
On this week’s episode, Nathan and Luke are joined by Samantha Kalman, a game developer who’s worked on everything from experimental indies to Apex Legends, to discuss her very cool-looking new game, Verses: Hyper-Kinetic Aerial Joust, and the fraugh... more
Today Gita and Chris are joined by our good friend Stella to talk about job precarity in the Game Dev world and her own recent troubles getting screwed over. Then we discuss Pokopia, the best game on the Nintendo Switch 2, which manages to fuse what ... more
On this week’s episode, Nathan and Luke are joined by Jack Ryan – the investigative journalist, as opposed to the Tom Clancy character – to discuss his months-in-the-making report on Clickout, a secretive company that has taken to buying up once-reve... more
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Aftermath is a great independent gaming journalism website, everyone on the podcast is great, plus Chris goes in deep on some of the most random stuff and it rules.
Love the deep dives on the video game industry and politics. Great perspectives on the world we find ourselves in.
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Chris has the voice of someone named Luke Plunkett and Luke the voice of someone named Chris Person.
Covering video games doesn't mean just talking about what's coming out. It means talking about the subjects that the industry would rather not shine a light on. The folks at Aftermath do that and more while being entertaining. I listen to the show every week and I gladly support the work that the folks at Aftermath are doing.
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A veteran-led panel breaks down video game news, industry trends, and cultural topics with a sharp, skeptical bent. Frequent conversations cover industry labor, independent journalism, and the business side of running worker-owned media, alongside deep dives into games, design choices, and internet culture. Noteworthy are guests who bring insider perspectives from independent outlets and media evolution, plus a candid, humorous tone that keeps discussions accessible even when tackling heavy topics. The show's unique angle is its sustained focus on worker-owned journalism and the human elements behind gaming coverage, making it a solid fit for listeners seeking thoughtful critique, industry transparency, and why culture, tech, and games inte... more
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