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Episode 112 - Another Great and Fun Week In The World
BioWare is 30 years old and collapsing (relatable amirite) so we’re talking about the legacy, decline, and doubtful future of a studio whose work we’ve both really enjoyed this week. Then, Willa has brainworms for a new anime movie and Robin has two certified sicko games to share with the class.Timestamps(01:45) Complaining/reminiscing about BioWare(33:50) Two quick, less depressing shoutouts for the Video Game History Foundation and Trans Joy Jam(39:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. The Colors Within, Eternal Strands, Techno Banter)Mentioned this week:BioWare Studio UpdateDigital Archive at VGHF LibraryArimia’s blogTrans Joy Jam 2025TheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help:Call your elected officials to oppose anti-trans, anti-immigrant policies. It’s so easy, we promise!Three big lists of trans advocacy orgs you should donate to and volunteer withHow to protect yourself and your neighbors from ICEThe Trans Literature Preservation ProjectTrans Joy Game JamLots of resources from Critical DistanceFind local mutual aid groupsGet free masks and Covid-19 testsHuge spreadsheets of mutual aid, justice orgs, and morePrisonculture shares a lot of good resources on BlueskyHow to Change Your Legal Name and Gender 101LGBTQ+ Healthcare DirectoryLet us know what we should add to this list! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 111 - Space Cats and Trans Robots
This week, we played the sequel to one of our mutual favorite RPGs, and one of our most anticipated games of the year. Listen in to hear how that went, and be wary of spoilers! Check the timestamps! Take care, love you, bye.Timestamps(02:00) Non-spoiler Citizen Sleeper 2 thoughts(46:00) Citizen Sleeper 2 spoilers start here!!!(1:26:45) Citizen Sleeper 2 spoilers end here!!!(1:32:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?TheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Please take some time to consider how you can help trans people, immigrants, and others targeted by our fascist government:Call your elected officials to oppose anti-trans, anti-immigrant policies. It’s so easy, we promise!Three big lists of trans advocacy orgs you should donate to and volunteer withHow to protect yourself and your neighbors from ICEThe Trans Literature Preservation ProjectTrans Joy Game JamLA Mutual Aid Network fire resourcesLots of resources from Critical DistanceFind local mutual aid groupsGet free masks and Covid-19 testsHuge spreadsheets of mutual aid, justice orgs, and morePrisonculture shares a lot of good resources on BlueskyHow to Change Your Legal Name and Gender 101LGBTQ+ Healthcare DirectoryLet us know what we should add to this list! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 110 - Squandering the Gift of Prophecy on Video Games
Since there’s no big news from Nintendo or anything this week, we take this episode to go over last year’s gaming predictions and try to correctly guess more than one thing that will happen in 2025. Then, as you could have predicted, Robin has no memory of the past week and Willa talks about yuri.Timestamps(01:15) Our great 2024 gaming predictions(19:00) Our hopefully better 2025 gaming predictions(35:20) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?Mentioned this weekThe Worst Game Jam 2025TheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Here are some links that can help you get started:LA Mutual Aid Network fire resourcesLots of resources from Critical DistanceFind local mutual aid groupsGet free masks and Covid-19 testsHuge spreadsheets of mutual aid, justice orgs, and morePrisonculture shares a lot of good resources on BlueskyHow to Change Your Legal Name and Gender 101LGBTQ+ Healthcare DirectoryLet us know what we should add to this list! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 109 - 2025 Is The Year Of Silksong (Definitely)
A new year is upon us, and everyone’s decided to keep making video games. This week, we ease into 2025 by running down some of the games we’re most excited about playing in the coming year.Timestamps(01:30) The Worst Garbage game jam announcement!!(05:30) Our 2025 most anticipated games(56:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week?Mentioned this weekThe Worst Game Jam 2025Metroid Prime has been making gamers love reading since 2002TheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Here are some links that can help you get started:Lots of resources from Critical DistanceFind local mutual aid groupsGet free masks and Covid-19 testsHuge spreadsheets of mutual aid, justice orgs, and morePrisonculture shares a lot of good resources on BlueskyHow to Change Your Legal Name and Gender 101LGBTQ+ Healthcare DirectoryLet us know what we should add to this list! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 108 - The Third Annual Girl Mode Awards
It’s time once again for the most important and sincere awards show in all of gaming: The Girlies! Listen in as we hand out awards new and old, from Best Game That’s Just Mid to Best Inanimate Object. Thanks to everyone who started listening or stuck with us in 2024! Happy New Year!!!Timestamps(00:30) What are we doing here?(02:40) The awards begin(1:39:45) GOTY discussionMentioned this weekThe thing they say they’re mad at never actually mattersThe Way They Walk in LiberlUFO 50 review: the 8-bit era returns in this fantastic retro collectionSolace State and the Return of Bio-awareness in CyberpunkI Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: The Terror of TamagotchiGrief and Grace Along Route ZeroPlanescape Torment: Never meet other people’s heroesAgeism in Games: Stop Calling Old Games Outdated: A Self-Review of AnodyneTheWorstGarbage.onlineJoin The Worst Garbage Discord!Follow us and send us questions!Music Street Food by FASSoundsThings are bad right now, but you can help make them better. Here are some links that can help you get started:Lots of resources from Critical DistanceFind local mutual aid groupsGet free masks and Covid-19 testsHuge spreadsheets of mutual aid, justice orgs, and morePrisonculture shares a lot of good resources on BlueskyHow to Change Your Legal Name and Gender 101LGBTQ+ Healthcare DirectoryLet us know what we should add to this list! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Girl Mode is a podcast (mostly) about video games by two trans women and gaming journalists where we talk about the latest news in the industry, our takes, weekly topics, and a hefty dose of sarcasm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.