KNOCKOUT

Uppercut•www.uppercutcrit.com

KNOCKOUT is Uppercut's official podcast, doing a critical deep dive into video games, pop culture, fandom, and how they all intersect with the internet.

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Episodes

Episode Seven-If You Love It, Let It Go ft. Lilith K.

On this episode, Caitlin, Monti, and Jess are joined by Ghostpuncher's Lilith to dig into franchises/properties they have an irrational, possbily problematic loyalty to, why certain properties are able to get under their skin like this, and how to avoid the toxicity this kind of love can bring. Nominate us for KF Up and Comer here Follow the crew! Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR Jessica: @jessacogs Monti: @threedsboy Follow our guest! Lilith: @deathcarpets Sources Used in the Show: "Game Journal: KH3-Linin...

Feb 14, 2019•1 hr 39 min

Episode Six-Childhood MMOs and How They Shaped Us

This time, Caitlin, Jess, and Monti dive into the MMOs they played as kids, how it shaped their internet literacy and social skills, why people should stop shitting on kids for liking things, and listener stories of the MMOs they grew up with! End of the Show Shout Out: Follow Chris @Compenderizer Follow AP Marvel @APMarvel Support AP Marvel on Patreon Here Follow the crew! Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR Jessica: @jessacogs Monti: @threedsboy Art for the show: @sorbetdraws Join the YGGP Discord server her...

Jan 31, 2019•1 hr 7 min

Bonus Pod: Kingdom Bars

For this very special bonus episode, Caitlin and Monti are joined by YGGP's Video Editor Andrew Cogswell and Ok Beast Associate Editor Moises Taveras to get drunk and learn the lore of the wonderful worlds of Kingdom Hearts Follow the cast! Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR Monti: @threedsboy Andrew @cogsthewell Moises @PlatanoRanger View Caitlin's sparse-ass powerpoint here Check out Got it Memorized, the superior KH recap podcast here Check out Everglow's KH Timeline videos here The music used in this epis...

Jan 25, 2019•2 hr 34 min

Episode Five-WTF, Twitch???!!!

This time, Caitlin, Jess, and Monti go hard on their feelings about Twitch. Spoilers: they're not very positive. Sources used in the show: Twitch Community Guidelines Behind the Game: Exploring the Twitch Streaming Platform Field of Streams: How Twtich Made Video Games a Spectator Sport Man Arrested For Alleged Domestic Abuse Recorded During Fortnite Stream Twitch Re-Bans Creator Who Briefly Returned to Platform After Alleged Mid-Stream Assault Streamer Amouranth is Latest Example of 'Twitch Tho...

Jan 10, 2019•1 hr 16 min

Episode Four-Year in Review: 2018 Retire, Bitch ft. Andrew Cogswell

Some housekeeping! Sam is now going by Monti, and Caitlin is using they/them pronouns For the final episode of the year, Caitlin, Jess, and Monti are joinwed by a special guest to discuss their feelings on how GOTY coverage is handled, what changes they'd like to see in that kind of coverage, and finally, how they felt about 2018 and the year in games. Follow the crew! Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR Jess: @jessacogs Monti: @threedsboy Follow our guest: @cogsthewell Art for the show: @sorbetdraws Find More...

Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 46 min

Episode Three-Ethics in Games Journalism (No, Really)

This time Caitlin, Jess, and Sam get into what ethics *actually* look like when it comes to games journalism, and find it to be an extremely tricky subject. Follow the crew! Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR Jess: @jessacogs Sam: @threedsboy Art for the show: @sorbetdraws End of the Show Shout Out! @emilybuckshot Resources used in the show: "Full Copy of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Leaks Two Weeks Before Launch" Jason Schreier's tweet about not leaking what Rocksteady is up to Waypoint Radio Episode 207 "Keig...

Dec 13, 2018•1 hr 7 min

Episode Two-Faux Diversity in Media

This time, Caitlin, Jess, and Sam get into media that claims to be focused on diversity...but isn't. Follow the crew: Caitlin @CGRRRRRRRR Jessica @jessacogs Sam @threedsboy Art for the show: Sorbet @sorbetdraws Articles used in the show "The Extremely Convenient Indian" "So, You've Officially Made Pharah a Native" "Blizzard Explains Why Overwatch Still Doesn't Have a Black Woman Hero" "League of Legends' New LGBTQ Character is a Mischevious Lizard Girl" "I'm All in on Cyberpunk 2077 But One Elem...

Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 8 min

Episode One-Crunch and Toxic Masculinity in the Games Industry

On this inagural episode of Palin' Around, Caitlin, Jess, and Sam share their vision for the show, then dive into a discussion on the connections between crunch, tech fetishization, and the toxic masculinity that pervades gaming across the board. Follow the crew: Caitlin @CGRRRRRRRR Jessica @jessacogswell Sam @threedsboy Articles referenced in the show: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.igda.org/resource/resmgr/2017_DSS_/!IGDA_DSS_2017_SummaryReport.pdf https://kotaku.com/inside-rockstar-games-culture-o...

Nov 01, 2018•1 hr 26 min

Episode 0-So We're Starting a Podcast

What is Palin' Around? I'm glad you asked! Palin' Around is Your Geeky Gal Pal's official podcast, critically diving into video games, pop culture, fandom, and how they all interact with and through the internet. The show features Caitlin, aka Your Geeky Gal Pal, and two co-hosts talking about a topic, or topics, critically. This is just Caitlin explaining a quick version of her inspiration for the show, and what's to come in episode 1 and hopefully beyond! Like, rate, subscribe, and all that fu...

Oct 25, 2018•2 min

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