Welcome to Gay for Play! A podcast about all things queer in the world of video games, pop culture, and beyond.👾🏳️🌈🎮💖 ~ Hosted by Eric Solis & Laurence Turner-Cordova ~ In each episode we take a video game or gaming topic and look at it through a queer lens—discussing LGBTQ+ representation, queer themes, cultural significance, and what the games we love have to tell us about the LGBTQIA+ experience at large. Whether you're a lifelong gamer or have even just a passing interest in gaming, joi ...
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Welcome to Sound Pollution! Listen in as independent musicians share their inspirations, songwriting processes, and upcoming projects/shows. Sound Pollution is your home for open conversations, awesome music, and maybe even a little advice from trailblazers in the field.
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Laurio and SonEric at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
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Bonsoir! Bienvenue à PARIS! This week we set aside video games in favor of OLYMPIC games, as we are joined by the lovely Gerry Tonella (Olympic gold medalist in the sport of "being Eric's cutie-patootie boyfriend") to discuss the games of the 33rd Summer Olympiad in Paris, France! Collectively we found it to be our favorite Olympic games of recent …
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Hello listeners and welcome back to Sound Pollution. We have been making changes to the production of the show and our schedule. We appreciate the patience you-all have shown us as we find our new groove. In this episode we got to catch up with our friend Sir James of Masonic Block. For this episode we discuss Masonic Block's newest album, prolific…
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Our BRAT Summer of Paper Mario and Relaxation
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Are we still a video game podcast? Well, sorta kinda! That, pop culture, and beyond as we say, (with an emphasis on the latter two lately...) But still, it's a question we find we are asking ourselves lately! tbh, We find it a little difficult to care as deeply about video games when we are so busy living through major current events and existing i…
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Hello listeners and welcome back to Sound Pollution. Raynelle has decided to make the rough starts and sound bites into a thing because no one is perfect, including us. In this episode we got the absolute joy of catching up with Corduroy Brown. We discuss the upcoming album, live sessions, band nicknames, new music, songwriting, 2024 plans and so m…
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Welcome back to another Monthly Music Episode. We need your help. We NEED you to do whatever you can to help the show. If you like listening please subscribe, download, and give us a follow. If you have been on the show, please share the episode you have been on or give us a shout out. Our numbers need to turnaround. Also, give some love to the art…
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Hello Ya'll and welcome back to another fun filled episode of Sound Pollution. This week we get to release our 2024 interview with our friend Cherry Chub. Hang out with us as we have some wine, share a few laughs, find out what she has planned for 2024, listen to and discuss two new tracks, talk about her new album/EP for 2024, new and old gigs, an…
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Ep 181 - Fernando Silverio Solis Update 2024
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Well, Sound Pollution is back from a break that went a little longer than planned due to some ongoing health issues. We really hope listeners and guests will be understanding as we roll out episodes later than we intended to. This week we catch up with Fernando Silverio Solis and learn what it's like to play a big show in a home town, 2024 gigs, ne…
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Challengers: Wii Sports Tennis if it Slayed
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We've been Nasty girls for sitting on this episode for a couple weeks, but we are back! This week we discuss Luca Guadagnino's bisexual fever dream smash hit CHALLENGERS, as well as Another Crab's Treasure - a cute undersea Souls-like where you play as a hermit crab trying to get his shell back, the Met Gala (which we kinda dgaf about but discuss a…
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Ep 180 - Josh of Starer (And Others) an Update
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Hey guys welcome back to another fun episode of Sound Pollution. This week we get to catch up with our friend Josh of Starer (and other really cool groups) to see what 2024 holds for him. We will be discussing ESMA, his most recent trip to Egypt, music compilations, songwriting, shows, recording, and more then a few laughs. This is a longer episode…
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Round Rock Ric FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/roundrock.ric INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ricroundrock/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GDN APPLE: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/round-rock-ric The Lizzard Kings FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/thelizzardkings/ SPOTIFY: https://o…
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A few weeks ago Sound Pollution lost a good friend of the show, a talented songwriter, and gifted singer, Eric Worley. We have struggled with how to tastfuly announce this news and pay tribute to a good friend. After some diliberation we decided to give the family some time to grieve privatly then re-release his origional interview with the show. T…
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Hey Ya'll, Sound Pollution Back again. This week we are coming at you with a very fun update from The Z-Man Experience. We are going to discuss his plans for the upcoming 2024 year, new music, songwriting, super heros, the stories behind a few songs, a bunch of laughs, and of course a touch of advice. We love having the Z-Man on the show, so do us …
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Ep 176 - The 1st Music Only Episode of 2024
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Welcome back to Sound Pollution, Raynelle has been playing catch up since getting covid at the end of 2023, so unfortunatly this is our first Music Only Episode of 2024. We will be dropping these monthly till the end of 2024. We here at Sound Pollution have been juggling allot with family, the show, life changes, and our own music. We really hope y…
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Evangelion: 1.6 You Can (Not) Stardew (w/ Sara Brown)
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Get in the robot, listener, it's time for another Gay for Play! This week we're joined by bestie of the pod and G4P alum, Sara Brown! We get deep and philosophical about the re-release (and first North American release) of The End of Evangelion in theaters and discuss why this film and its anime is still one of the most beloved and mind-boggling se…
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Welcome back to another fun filled episode of Sound Pollution. This week we got to catch up with some old friend of the show, The Lizzard kings. Hang out with us as we find out what all they have been up to since our last interview in 2021 Episode 29 We are going to discuss songwriting, working as a team, old guitars, new gigs, the stories behind 2…
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Throwing Cards the House Down in "Balatro" and "Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth"
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It's all aces this week as Eric and Laurence chitchat about all the culture and games they've been playing this month. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, the hotly anticipated follow-up to 2020's FF7 Remake. Rebirth reunites us with our favorite PTSD-addled twink Cloud Strife, as he and his gang of gay friends and divas leave the city of Midgar and embark…
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Welcome back to another episode of Sound Pollution. Uncle Brent is back with us all this week and we get to touch base with him and His buddy Round Rock Ric. Ric is going to be discussing the 3rd South by Sam Bass in Texas, including but not limited to, the line-up and Meals on Wheels donation. He will also talk about what its like working with Unc…
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"As a Trans Man with Dyscalculia..." (w/ Leo Grierson)
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Time marches ever onward, and here we are, with our first episode of 2024! Back in January (sorry for the delay, it's been a busy start to the year for us) we sat down with one of our OG G4P guests and dear dear friend Leo Grierson to discuss digital theatre and storytelling, A.I. and our complex and evolving opinions on the technology, the joys of…
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Ep 173 - Brooks of York Update 2024
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Welcome back to the Sound Pollution Podcast. Raynelle is interviewing solo again, as Brent is still not feeling well. In this interview we get to touch base with our good friend Brooks Of York and discuss his plans for the 2024 year. Brooks and Raynelle will be discussing writer's block, new albums, collaborations, the stories behind three awesome …
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Welcome back in 2024! We are so happy you are back listening to the Sound Pollution podcast. This is our first interview of the year and Raynelle is riding solo for this episode, but don't worry your Uncle Brent will be back with us soon. This week we touch base with Justin Grobbel who originally interviewed with us way back in episode 54 (https://…
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Eric, Laur, & The Great GOTYs of 2023
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"The GOTYs, said to portend... untold slayage, and the end of the *year*~" 2023 is over! And we find ourselves at the end of a truly landmark year for gaming. On this episode we discuss some of our favorite games of 2023. We each pick 5 games from our personal lists that we want to highlight, then culminate the show with 3 "joint slays": games that…
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Ep 171 - Brooks of York and Artimus Wolz: The Tea Behind Chaosmas and Some Stellar Remixes
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Happy Holidays, welcome to the last episode of 2023. We couldn't think of a better way to spend it then by hanging out with our buddies Brooks of York, and Artimus Wolz. We are going to discuss Brooks upcoming album, set to released on Jan 1st, (pre-save it here https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/brooksofyork) Artimus Wolz will discuss the new editi…
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Catching Up for our 3-Year Pod Anniversary
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We back y'all. This week Eric and Laurence hop back on the mics after a much needed break & discuss gaming ruts, our teacher-eras, the end of the actor's strike, AI, some light predictions for the Game Awards (we recorded this episode 2 days before the ceremony) and of course, gaaaaaames! Games discussed include: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (a …
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Welcome back to the podcast we are happy you are here. We know we have been on the quiet side lately, that's because we are old, tired, and it's the end of a busy year. But we are back for you this week catching up with our friend Darksoft and learning all about his second album of the year, Grayscale. We will be discussing what it was like working…
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Ep 169 - Oct/Nov's Music & Our High Fidelity Moment
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Hey Listeners, welcome back to the Sound Pollution Podcast. We know we have been MIA for a min due to illness, the holidays, and family stuff, etc. We hope you understand. This episode is the music episode for October and November . Also we go full music nerd and share our top 5 albums with you. Look, we wanted to give you content. What's your top …
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Ep 168 - Deb Morrison Music and Updates
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Hello wonderful listeners. This week Brent took over the show so Raynelle could take some much-needed time to take care of herself before she ended up on an episode of Snapped. Your Uncle Brent did an amazing job and Raynelle was really grateful. He got to touch base with the amazingly talented and sweet Deb Morrison. They discussed navigating life…
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Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by . In this episode we got to catch up with our friend Josh of Starer. Again, because our last interview did not record. We will be discussing his recent album, new music, Tidballs and proposals, picks and strings, being in multiple bands, ESMA, vocal chains and so much more. Make sure you show Starer some love by…
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Hello and thank you for joining us on another episode of Sound Pollution. Raynelle is feeling a little under the weather and Brent bought a new guitar. This week we get to share our interview with the talented Adam Spry, a multi - instrumentalist (though he wont admit to it) from San Francisco. We discuss, mental health a bit, songwriting, sad but …
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It's another episode of the Sound Pollution podcast. This week we are interviewing the award-winning Corduroy Brown. Hang out with us as we discuss death and rushing towards life, songwriting, cowriting, and covers, Easter egg's and the new album. Of course there are three badass tracks as well. We really enjoyed this interview. If you did too, ple…
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Minorarc WEBSITE: https://www.minorarc.net/ BANDCAMP: https://minorarc.bandcamp.com/ SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qH SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/minorarc YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/minorarcmusic INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/minorarcmusic/ Darkstereo can be found here: h…
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Gay For Role-Play: Fall 2023s Biggest RPGs
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Autumn has officially begun, and with it, massive Role-Playing Games have arisen as some of hottest games of the season. We're leaning into this genre trend this week and discussing 4 games we've been playing! -First we have the stellar new RPG Baldur's Gate 3, a colossal Dungeons & Dragons-based adventure where dialog choices & character interacti…
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It's another episode of Sound Pollution, and we are so happy you came back for more. First we are gonna catch up with your Uncle Brent and his beautiful family after he was away for vacation. Then we interviewed an Americana musician you may know from tiktok, Fernando Silverio Solis. We are going to hang out, share some laughs and some music, discu…
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Welcome back to another fun episode of the Sound Pollution podcast. We want to wish Uncle Brent and his family a safe trip while they are away enjoying some down time. This week Raynelle is interviewing The Dead Moon Hung, a progressive metal band featuring a familire voice of the show. The Dead Moon Hung releases their sing 6, today and you get to…
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Mutha Courage and Her Beyhive - Renaissance World Tour (w/ Eriel Brown)
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It's Virgo('s Groove) Season and we have been blessed by the queen! Beyoncé Knowles (female pop vocalist) Carter brought her record-breaking, epic, indelible Renaissance World Tour to Los Angeles, California earlier this month, and we were there to witness it! (well, 2/3rds of us were, but Eric has watched multiple YouTube recordings of the tour, s…
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Welcome back to the show, Brent and I catch up and talk before his well deserved vacation. Then we are touching base with our buddy Ivan of Minorarc. Ivan will tell us about his recent move to a new city, Darkstereo, Minorarc, his new album (go buy it now, link in description) New Music, Songwriting, A.I. & album covers. Its always a pleasure to ha…
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The Z-Man Experience WEBSITE: www.thezmanexperience.com SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5BN YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@thezmanexperience APPLE: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/the-z-man-experience INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thezmanexperience FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/thezmanexperience TIKTOK: www.tiktok.com/thezmanexperience Wi…
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Dungeons & Dragons! (w/ Steven Christie)
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You and your party stumble across a new episode of G4P! Go ahead and roll for initiative~ Baldur's Gate 3 is currently the hottest new RPG in the gaming world right now. Only problem is, none of us have played it yet! So on this week's episode we're joined by Steven Christie, our oomfie from down under* (*Australia, not the Underdark) to discuss th…
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Hey Ya'll its another fabulous episode of Sound Pollution. Hang out with Uncle Brent and Raynelle as we discuss how it went with kiddos going back to school. Then we got the pleasure of interviewing Marcy Grace. We will be discussing San Antonio, Camaro's, Songwriting, high water bills, working with Grammy Winners, advice, and some cool tracks. Mak…
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Welcome back to the Sound Pollution podcast, we hope you enjoyed the two "Best Of" episodes we put out last week and are ready for some new content today! This week we have an Interview with 3 of the members of Wide Waters, one voice you will remember from Episode 151. Hang out with Justin, Sam, and Dave (AKA Brooks) as we discuss mini pedal boards…
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Princess Mononoke & Studio Ghibli's Influence on Zelda
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This week, Eric and Laurence discuss the 1997 Studio Ghibli Classic, Princess Mononoke and discuss how it had so much more of an impact on the latest Zelda games than we had previously been aware of. We also get into some of our other favorite films from the beloved animation studio, Laurence converts Eric to a NewJeans stan, Eric extols the virtue…
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This week we decided to put together 2 Best of episodes for 2023. We have interviewed a lot of very cool folks so far this season and for this episode we are going to provide a clip and then a song from some of our most listened to episodes. We did try to include multiple genres so there should be a little something for everyone to enjoy here, but …
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Hello fellow music lovers and thank you for joining us for another episode of Sound Pollution. This week we decided to put together a little Best Of episode for 2023. We have had a lot of very cool folks so far this season and for this episode we are going to provide a clip and then a song from some of our most listened to episodes. We did try to i…
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Welcome back to Sound Pollution, we are so happy you are here to join us. This week we interviewed the talented, funny, and energetic Z-Man. We got to learn about making music videos, songwriting, facial hair, haters, utilizing social media and some really cool music. The Z-Man Experience just released a new tune this week so make sure you go here …
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Pikmin 4: The Best Thing Since Fresh Basil (w/ Matthew Pezzulich)
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This week we are joined by our friend Matthew Pezzulich (he/him) to discuss PIKMIN 4: the latest entry in the beloved Nintendo franchise about little guys doing silly little tasks at the end of the world (and in that sense, aren't we all Pikmin when you think about it?) We talk about the history of franchise, its themes of environmentalism, collabo…
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RAY KAINZ (Episode 153) WEBSITE: https://www.raykainz.com/about RAY PLAYS GUITAR: https://www.youtube.com/@RayPlaysGuitar YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheStereoCraticParty FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/RayKainzMusic/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/raykainz/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/raykainz EVERCLEAR (Episode 154) WEBSITE: h…
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Tiers of the Kingdom (LIVE SHOW with Super Dating Simulator!)
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This super special episode is a recording of our live show from this past June with SUPER DATING SIMULATOR @ the Alamo Drafthouse's Video Vortex in Downtown LA!!! It was such a blast to be a part of, and now that Hot Labor Summer (the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes) has led us to shift our release schedule around, we're so glad to finally share this epi…
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Hey All, it is another episode of the Sound Pollution Podcast. This week we are sharing our interview with PandaSonic. Raynelle was very excited to speak with another DJ from the west coast, and it showed. Your poor Uncle Brent could barely get a word in edge wise. However, PandaSonic is so much more than a DJ, he is also a songwriter and remix art…
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This was an exciting episode for Raynelle and Uncle Brent. This podcast episode features Art Alexakis of Everclear. We had a fantastic conversation about family, music, sobriety, and the upcoming tour, as well as the LIVE album at Whisky a Go Go scheduled for September. There is an old expression, “never meet your hero’s”. We have decided that, at …
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Hey Ya’ll and welcome back to the Sound Pollution podcast. This week we catch up with guitarist, and Uncle Brents buddy Ray Kainz. Ray and Raynelle spend a little time giving your Uncle Brent a hard way to go, then we find out what its like to play for multiple bands, creating music videos, what he has been up to this year, a new YouTube show, and …
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TRASHY ANNIE WEBSITE: www.trashyannie.com INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/trashyannie FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/trashyannie SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1NE5 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TrashyAnnie Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/sticks-stones MASONIC BLOCK BUY JAMES’S BOOK: https://rightsreignsupreme.com/ WEBSITE: https://m…
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