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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 people for a podcast – break down video game news, Remember Some Games, and learn about Chris’ fra ...
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Kotaku's Lisa Marie Segarra, Ethan Gach, and Michael Fahey dive into gaming one very specific topic at a time.
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The biggest video game blog in the world, Kotaku.com, brings you an hour of talk about the best (and worst) video games around, the stuff you play, the stuff you should play, and the games you should avoid at all costs.
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Kotaku Australia's managing editor David Smith and reporter Emily Spindler take listeners through the games they're currently playing, with honest reviews, clear-eyed critique, and a uniquely Australian sense of humour. See (and hear) games differently.
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A podcast dedicated to the enjoyment of scotch and the discussion of video games.
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A new show about fandom, internet culture, and the unusual things people do in video games - hosted by Gita Jackson and Patricia Hernandez
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The official podcast of Talk Amongst Yourselves, the Kotaku reader-run community. Join host DisturbedShadow and various guests from the TAY community as they discuss the latest goings on in the realm of video games.
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It's a conversation. About video games. And it's probably relevant to your interests.
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The Dead Drop is back to deliver video game headlines and industry news directly to your podcast player. Your host, Matthew Bliss (Child of Zanarkand & Dovahkin) delivers your quick shot of video game news Monday to Friday, secure and summarised to keep you informed and ready for the gaming world! The Dead Drop is partnered with "Coffee with a Podcaster" - podcast insights, interviews and reflections on the industry at large. If you're a video game podcaster, head to coffeepodcast.com to lea ...
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Max Temkin (Cards Against Humanity) and Patrick Klepek (Kotaku) rewatch one episode of LOST each week.
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Explored the cultural context of video games with Kotaku reporter Patrick Klepek, freelance writer Gita Jackson, and middle school teacher Sam Phillips.
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A podcast made by the Kotaku reader-run anime community Ani-TAY, a sub-community of Talk Amongst Yourselves. The Ani-TAY Podcast features Kotaku author Richard Eisenbeis and Ani-TAY Community members FruityDrinks (Ken), Dexomega (David) and Rockmandash12 (Kevin)! This podcast is dedicated to the latest seasonal anime & discussing broad open subjects about anime in general. In addition to the main cast, we also feature a different guest from the community every episode!
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The official podcast of theeasymode.com, home of your favorite video game, movie, and music news and reviews. Join our rotating cast of Mark, Russ, Tyler, Giang and Steve as they talk about games they've played over the past week, their favorite theeasymode.com posts, answer readers' questions, and more. We're 95% console gamers. Recommended for fans of the Joystiq, 1up, Destructoid, IGN.com, Kotaku, X3F, Host Migration, X-Play, Game Informer, Rebel FM, Gamepro Conversation, Freelancers, Gia ...
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A group of friendly, laid back nerds. Podcast network for the Gaming/Tokusatsu website, Emerald Rangers. Catch shows from fellow members here. Current shows:- The Next Kaisercast (Hosted by Retrokaiser) - Fastcast (Hosted by Cendoo) - Tiger Claw Radio (Hosted by Critical Failure)
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The Warp World Podcast gives you a weekly update regarding the latest trend of video games, streaming and technology. Team Warp World also features updates to their current projects in the streaming world. Hosted by GrandPOOBear, jaku and xWater! GrandPOOBear is a full time Twich streamer, Youtuber and speedrunner, best known for his top level Mario gameplay. He has been featured on news sites such as Kotaku, IGN, Forbes Magazine, and Destructoid. Jaku is world renowned for his security rese ...
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Destinygaf's very own podcast!
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Hi folks. Join myself (IrishEmerald) and other members of the CoreEnforcers each week for some general Pokémon discussion :)
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Chris Bratt interviews interesting people from around the games media about how they do their work. Support this show on Patreon!
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A podcast about video games, the culture around them, and the people that play them. Contact us at: [email protected]
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Released every Wednesday. Four 'normal' nerds get together each week to discuss movies, television, video games and print (comics/books). With a rotating ensemble of guest hosts, this show attempts to bridge the gap between host and listener. Check out the deliciously insightful and hilarious conversation each week! Let's get interactive, folks!
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A weekly podcast from content creators Victoriashaz and Zzayphod on gaming, technology, and pop culture. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-geek-digest/support
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On this week’s episode, Nathan and Chris are joined by Jeff Grubb of the newly independent Giant Bomb, an incredible turnaround from just a few weeks ago when it seemed like corporate meddling had blown the whole operation sky high. We discuss how Jeff and the rest of the Giant Bomb crew managed to buy their freedom and what the future holds now th…
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JoJo’s AI Adventure (With Ed Zitron)
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On this week’s episode, Nathan and Gita engage in a savvy act of brand synergy by bringing on extremely vocal AI critic and friend of the show Ed Zitron to celebrate the release of Aftermath’s new “Destroy AI” shirt, which we made in conjunction with Kim Hu, an incredible (human) artist, and are very proud of. We eventually get around to talking ab…
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On a very special (for bad reasons) episode of Aftermath Hours, Nathan, Riley, Chris, and Luke convene to mourn the apparent – and horrifyingly sudden – passing of two games media institutions: Polygon and Giant Bomb. None of this was, strictly speaking, necessary, with the former an unqualified success in terms of traffic and regard while the latt…
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Beastcast 80 - 14 Years Beastcast! With special guest Brady!
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Send us a text Brady the artist formerly known as Lucifers Laywer visits us at our 14 Year anniversary where ramble and rant at Mary Jane becoming Venom, the MCU female Silver Surfer, the greatness of Jack Kirbys silver age Thor and many other topics. This is the longest Beast yet at over 7 hours!!!By GamingBeast82
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Weeb Been Watching Some Anime (With Isaiah Colbert)
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This week Nathan and Chris are joined by Aftermath’s first-ever regular contributor, Isaiah Colbert, to talk about the latter’s speciality: anime. It does not take long for this to spiral into a fittingly multi-part conversation about JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, but we also manage to at least briefly tackle issues pertaining to labor in the anime and…
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Open-World Mario Kart, Cronos Horror Game, and GTA Online 4/20 Update
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In today's Dead Drop, Mario Kart goes open-world, Bloober gets bleak with Cronos, and the Playdate gets a surprise hit from the FTL devs. We’ve got layoffs, licensing weirdness, and a 4/20 GTA update that’s… on brand. Plus, one mascot agency that might just steal your heart. ***** Thanks for listening to The Dead Drop: a partner podcast of Coffee w…
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Roblox joins Fortnite in the Dance Lawsuit Drama
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Today on The Dead Drop, Roblox gets legally served over a TikTok dance, Embracer slices itself into thirds, and Ninja Gaiden slips back into 2D like it never left. I’m Matthew Bliss, guiding you through a crisp collection of headlines featuring mobile spending regrets in Japan, RuneScape’s dragon-fueled detour, and Pocketpair’s unexpected pivot int…
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Trump's Tariffs, Potential Switch Price Hikes, and Kojima’s Kindness
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In today’s Dead Drop, Sony hikes PS5 prices again (cheers, inflation), Kojima lets you skip boss fights (merciful legend), and Hollywood keeps poaching our IPs—with Story Kitchen cooking up some serious adaptations. We dive into tariff trouble hitting the Switch 2, Death Stranding 2 updates, new releases, and layoffs shaking up gaming media. It's y…
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Ubisoft Says You Don't Own It - Press F to Sue
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In today’s Dead Drop, we dive into Ubisoft’s courtroom confidence over The Crew, Astro Bot cleaning house at the BAFTAs, and why Nintendo still says “nah” to achievements. You’ll hear about ASMR gaming bliss, indie surprises like Blue Prince, and even a comeback attempt from one of the worst games ever made. Yes, really. Also, STALKER 2 rises again…
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Inside Baseball Week II (With Defector, 404 Media, And Hell Gate)
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To celebrate the return of Inside Baseball Week – during which we publish a barrage of stories about the lesser-known parts of game dev, the ins and outs of games journalism, and other topics so specific no other website would ever touch them – we put together a roundtable about worker-owned media featuring Aftermath’s Nathan Grayson and Riley MacL…
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Barbies Got Wheels and Unity’s Employment Woes
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Today on The Dead Drop, we’re talking Black Ops Gulf War, Unity’s painful staff cuts, and a Barbie game that’s, believe it or not, actually happening. Plus, Hades II gets its early access date, Helldivers 2 players face PC chaos, and Destiny 2 nostalgia hits hard. We’ve also got the Suicide Squad’s redemption roadmap, Phil Spencer teasing Xbox’s cl…
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Donkey Kong Rap 2 (With Mike Drucker)
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This week Nathan and Chris are joined by special guest Mike Drucker, comedian and writer on shows like Adam Ruins Everything, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, to talk about his new book, Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games. We discuss how games and people’s relationship to them have changed o…
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Captains Table / Steam Deck / Remnent II
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The boys put on their wizard hats and chat some pirate whiskey, new timey steamdecks and the very fun video game soup of Remnant 2.
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Tiger Claw Radio #491 - Remembering GameFAQs
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Big Boy Size Nathan (This Title Was Gita’s Idea)
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This week Nathan, Gita, and Riley briefly talk about their true passion, shirts, before elegantly segueing into a conversation about Ubisoft’s extremely eventful week: The embattled publisher announced that it’s spinning off its most successful series, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six, into a separate subsidiary thanks to a $1.2…
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Tiger Claw Radio #490 - Nerding Out About Warhammer
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The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Stabbing (With Yussef Cole)
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This week Chris is holding down the fort with Luke and is joined by writer Yussef Cole (@youmeyou.bsky.social) who reviewed Assassin’s Creed Shadows for The New York Times. We get into Assassin’s Creed generally and Shadows specifically, what we like and dislike about the game and if it makes good its narrative promise. Is it simply enough for a ga…
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Beastcast Episode 79 - Fallout Series Review
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Send us a text I review the 2024 Fallout series from Amazon Prime.By theGamingBeast
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This week Nathan and Chris are joined by freelance writer Aidan Moher to discuss his upcoming book about Suikoden I and II, a pair of sneakily influential JRPGs from the PS1 era that, yes, are very much worth writing an entire book about. Then we discuss news from the eye of the pre-GDC storm: Next week thousands of game developers will convene in …
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This week Nathan, Chris, and Riley overcome a slew of technical issues to bring you the latest news about guys who suck. First we discuss two Twitch dramas that broke containment and produced consequences that reverberated into the wider world: Several female streamers, Valkyrae, Cinna, Emiru, and Amouranth, found themselves in severe mortal peril …
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Beastcast 78 - Disney+ MCU TV shows are utter Trash Part 2
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Send us a text I review the other Disney+ TV trash that was released up to this point (other then the new Daredevil show since Ihavent seen it yet).By theGamingBeast
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Tiger Claw Radio #488 - I read on Kotaku...
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This week Nathan and Gita accidentally burst the dam on another wellspring of Riley Lore – perhaps the wildest yet – before we all move on to a discussion of more sobering matters: WB recently closed three video game studios, including Monolith, the makers of quietly revolutionary games like No One Lives Forever, F.E.A.R., and Shadow of Mordor, as …
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Beastcast 77 - Disney+ MCU TV shows are utter Trash Part 1
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Send us a text I review some of the Disney+ MCU shows, it isnt pretty. I also ramble about other stuff as usual.By theGamingBeast
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Tiger Claw Radio #487 - DJ Khaled on GTA 6
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This week Nathan, Chris, and Luke find themselves champing at the bit to talk about Avowed, which they can’t stop playing, but first, The News: NetEase shocked the game-playing public by laying off members of the team behind Marvel Rivals, the biggest breakout success story to come out of the live service sector in years. What happened? Well, decay…
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Beastcast 76 - Masters of the Universe movie will probably fail!
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Send us a text I talk about the info we have so far of the new Masters of The Universe live action movie coming out in 2026. Links I mentionen about the term I coined "Woke Skin Walker": https://x.com/EveKeneinan/status/1886219269626577091/photo/1 https://x.com/GPrime85By the Gaming Beast
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Tiger Claw Radio #486 - Sims 2 Can't Be Returned
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This week Nathan, Chris, and Luke convene on the eve – if we’re measuring in podcast time – of Nathan’s book release (Stream Big, available wherever books are sold) to talk mostly about other stuff. First up, Activision and former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick both got into dustups with CWA, the union that represents over 1,000 workers across Microso…
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Beastcast 75 - New D+ Spider-Man Cartoon is Woke Garbage
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Send us a text I review Disney+'s "Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" and other recent Trailers as well and catch up with the fellow Beastians.By Darabka the Gamingbeast
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Tiger Claw Radio #485 Finally Tried Elder Scrolls Arena
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This week Nathan and Riley are joined by special guest Rowan Zeoli of Rascal, an independent, reader-supported, worker-owned outlet for journalism about tabletop roleplaying games not unlike Aftermath. The site is celebrating one year of life on the increasingly tumultuous planet Earth with a subscription drive, so we ask Rowan how things are going…
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Episode 24: Wesley Yin-Poole (Director of News at IGN)
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Wesley Yin-Poole is in charge of the news desk over at IGN and has been reporting on the games industry for almost two decades at this point. He's also been a mentor of mine ever since our days working together at Eurogamer where he helped shape some of my very first stories, while he himself published some incredible work on the rise and fall of L…
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BioWare-fore Art Thou (With Kat Bailey)
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This week Nathan and Riley are joined by special guest Kat Bailey, former news director at IGN and current host of the Axe of the Blood God podcast, to discuss a news week that’s certainly been… interesting. First we talk about the entire staff of long-running video game site God Is A Geek quitting after its now-ex-priest owner threw up a Nazi salu…
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Tiger Claw Radio #483 - GTA 6 Might Be 100 Bucks
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This week Gita and Chris talk about the most exciting entertainment news of the day: the announcement of a new Ninja Gaiden game! Oh yeah, and the Oscars. For some reason, Emilia Perez has been nominated for a ton of awards and Chris and Gita fear that this dogshit movie may indeed sweep the Academy Awards. As they go through the nominations, they …
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Tiger Claw Radio #482 - 2025 will be great!
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This week Nathan, Chris, and Luke break down Nintendo’s long-awaited reveal of the Switch 2 – although we use the term “reveal” loosely. After months of speculation, we now know… what it will look like. And it looks like a Nintendo Switch! Some people, Chris included, are disappointed by this. Nintendo used to swing for the fences with its hardware…
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The Gaming Angle (With Chris Bratt)
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This week Nathan and Gita are joined by Chris Bratt of People Make Games – one of the best investigative outlets in all of video games – to discuss his new video about workplace abuse at outsourcing studios in southeast Asia. We try to get to the bottom of why big video game companies turn a blind eye to these sorts of incidents, which in this case…
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Will and Graham do the same thing they ever did and get into a classic scotch and talk Dave the Diver, Dad gaming on iPad and Tactical Breach Wizards
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Deck The Halls With Balatros Of Holly
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This week Nathan, Chris, and Riley convene just before the holidays for the final show of the year. We discuss a little of everything: Our favorite Game Awards reveals (Onimusha, an orb game exemplar, is back, and so is Okami!) as well as some that have us less thrilled (more Neil Druckmann nihilism in Intergalactic: The Heretic, Borderlands 4’s co…
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This week it’s just Chris and Riley as Nathan has flown off to LA for The Game Awards. We discuss the continued state of the Ziff Davis empire, the United Healthcare shooting suspect's gaming history and what that says about him (mainly nothing) and the mostly positive but sometimes polarizing reaction to Indiana Jones and The Great Circle. We also…
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Video Game History Hour(s) (With Frank Cifaldi)
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This week, Nathan, Chris, and Luke are joined by Frank Cifaldi of the Video Game History Foundation, but not until near the end of the episode, because Frank had multiple other podcasts to be on that day (he’s very important). We discuss the unique needs of a video game archive – for example, remote access to games, something the US Copyright Offic…
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The Sky Is Bluer On The Other Side (With Ryan Broderick)
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This week, Nathan and Gita are joined by Ryan Broderick of the fantastic Garbage Day newsletter to discuss all the latest trends in the world of Online. We begin by talking about Bluesky and the potentially fatal blow Twitter has sustained at its hands. Or, well, more accurately, at Elon Musk’s hands, but Bluesky has far and away been the main bene…
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