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Aftermath Hours · Friday · 1 hr 42 min

Anakin And Asmongold Couldn’t Stop The Bluenami

On this week’s episode, Nathan, Chris, and Gita discuss the series of stunning midterm wins Democrats picked up across the country, but don’t worry, this is still a podcast about video games and other nerd stuff, so we keep things close to home: Why did the right (or at least, brain-poisoned X users) think memes about Anakin Skywalker and a gender-swapped version of Draco Malfoy would turn the tide in their favor? And what was the end result of right-wing media spending a full election cycle fixating on Hasan Piker, a Twitch streamer, instead of their own candidates? Also, less significant but still funny: How did we end up in a situation where Halo composer turned sexist, homophobic asshole Marty O’Donnell lost an election while former Dragon Ball Z composer Nathan M. Johnson won a separate election? Lastly, Chris extols the virtues of Queen’s Domain, and we talk about our favorite video game secrets. Credits - Hosts: Nathan Grayson, Gita Jackson and Chris Person - Podcast Production & Ads: Multitude - Subscribe to Aftermath! About The Show Aftermath Hours is 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’ frankly incredible number of special interests. Sometimes we even bring on guests from both inside and outside the video game industry! I don’t know what else to tell you; it’s a great time. Simply by reading this description, you’re already wasting time that you could be spending listening to the show. Head to aftermath.site for more info. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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On this week’s episode, Nathan, Chris, and Gita discuss the series of stunning midterm wins Democrats picked up across the country, but don’t worry, this is still a podcast about video games and other nerd stuff, so we keep things close to home: Why did the right (or at least, brain-poisoned X users) think memes about Anakin Skywalker and a gender-swapped version of Draco Malfoy would turn the tide in their favor? And what was the end result of right-wing media spending a full election cycle fixating on Hasan Piker, a Twitch streamer, instead of their own candidates? Also, less significant but still funny: How did we end up in a situation where Halo composer turned sexist, homophobic asshole Marty O’Donnell lost an election while former Dragon Ball Z composer Nathan M. Johnson won a separate election? Lastly, Chris extols the virtues of Queen’s Domain, and we talk about our favorite video game secrets.


Credits

- Hosts: Nathan Grayson, Gita Jackson and Chris Person

- Podcast Production & Ads: Multitude

- Subscribe to Aftermath!


About The Show

Aftermath Hours is 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’ frankly incredible number of special interests. Sometimes we even bring on guests from both inside and outside the video game industry! I don’t know what else to tell you; it’s a great time. Simply by reading this description, you’re already wasting time that you could be spending listening to the show. Head to aftermath.site for more info.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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