This week, we’re doing Game Awards discourse, playing a couple new and not-so-new games, and showing preferential treatment toward one... more

Listen. We’re not doing great and we suspect you’re not either. After a brief chat about the election and Willa’s... more

It’s our second anniversary AND our 100th episode, a scheduling feat you wouldn’t believe was on purpose even if we... more

With her parasocial World Series hopes dashed, Willa has returned to the podcast to talk shit about Overwatch and the... more

Willa has taken a vow of silence in honor of her beloved Mets, so this week Robin is joined by... more

We got to play one of our mutual most anticipated games of the year this week and were apparently the... more

This week, we’ve both played some games but none of the same ones, so we’re telling each other about Echoes... more

A runtime this long can only mean one thing. Our X-Men series continues this week as Willa and Robin examine... more

Robin and Willa have both played The Plucky Squire, a kids’ game with some questionable puzzle design that we’re both... more

This week we played Astro Bot, a cheerful platformer/Sony commercial that everyone loves. After predictably finding a lot not to... more

After an exciting announcement about the podcast, we have a wide-ranging show this week, covering the return of sword discourse,... more

In today’s episode, we’re feeling normal about last week’s sicko-centric Nintendo Direct double feature. We cover a surprisingly stacked set... more

Willa makes her triumphant return and we celebrate by talking about everything we liked and mostly didn’t from Gamescom Opening... more

With Willa fleeing the country for reasons I can’t disclose here, Into the Aether cohost Brendon Bigley stopped by to... more

Borderlands the movie is out and we couldn't be more excited to hear about how terrible it is. After that,... more

Shockingly, the news remains bad, so we’re keeping it short this week for the good of all of our mental... more

Like most weeks, there’s a lot of bad news this week, as we talk through the death by restructuring of... more

We’re running through some news updates first this week, from alarming details about the death of one of the best... more

There’s lots of news to cover this week, so we’re spending half an hour talking about Endwalker instead. Also the... more

We’re halfway through 2024, so this week we’re running through our GOTFHOTY (Game of the First Half of the Year)... more

As usual, we kick things off this week with Willa’s thoughts on the Mets, then move into Willa’s thoughts on... more

We survived the game showcase gauntlet and our reward is one more game showcase — but good this time! This... more

Fresh off SGF, we’re covering even more showcases this week, with Ubisoft Forward and Willa’s takes on the Tribeca games... more

We’re rounding up some of last weekend’s game showcases, and mostly focusing on what we actually liked there for once!... more

OK, this episode is very late so I’m posting it without show notes or you’d have to wait even longer.... more

This week, Robin had too much coffee and she’s here to YELL. Fortunately, there’s plenty to YELL about, from Neil... more

We spent this week playing some great demos at Ludonarracon so we’re running down a few of the best that... more

We’re starting the week with bad news, including some pretty shocking layoffs at Microsoft, but it gets better from there.... more

We’re keeping things nice and short this week, because we already shared our best/most deranged thoughts with the good people... more

This time, we’re mercifully bringing you a shorter episode to follow our longest episode ever last week. We spend most... more

This week, we’re starting an all new Girl Mode continuity as we dive into Grant Morrison’s apparently incredible run on... more

This week, we’re rounding up a whole mess of news, from the good (female Hrothgar) to the bad (Willa has... more

[CW: mentions of queerphobia, racism, and nazi imagery. We keep it as light as possible under the circumstances but please... more

In our nice episode this week, we’re back to discussing Dragon’s Dogma 2 and other things that make us horny.... more

Robin is finally alive again, and just in time to talk about the best game of the year. We start... more

Major FF7 Rebirth spoilers throughout! Explicit spoilers for Chapter 13 and beyond from 30:00 to 1:10:00!Oooh, we’ve got an exciting... more

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth reviews are out in the wild, so we can finally talk about (some of) our experiences... more

This week, we’re running through a whole lot of games, since Robin was too busy sleeping on Willa’s couch to... more

This week, it’s been too long since we recorded to remember what we talked about. I think it was…video games?... more

It’s been a pretty fucked up week for the games industry, so we’re starting with a lament for lost jobs... more

Zoe’s taking some time off so this week Robin is talking to Willa Rowe, who’s apparently a new writer at... more

In the last episode, we witnessed the amazing premonitory powers of Willa's girlfriend Zoe, so we're giving her control of... more

We’re easing into the new year, first by pretty much just reprising an article we already wrote about our most... more

The moment you’ve been waiting for all year is here: it’s the second annual Girl Mode Awards! Tune in to... more

We’ve spent the past few weeks playing some of the year’s most fascinating games, and now we’re making it your... more

Alas, The Game Awards returned this week, and this time it was worse than ever. Tune in to hear the... more

We're back from our week off with a giant-size return to the world of the X-Men. This time we tackle... more

In the spirit of the games industry itself, today's episode is a completely unnecessary remaster. We took a break from... more

Listen this week as we have a normal, friendly conversation and never once shout at each other or cause trouble.... more

The day before the Game Awards nominees were announced, the Girl Mode council convened to make our own predictions about... more