Shift+Alt+Q
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJoin Jesse and Alex weekly as they tackle the latest in gaming from a trans, queer, and Black perspective. Each week they talk video games, consoles, how culture is reflected in gaming, and the industry as a whole.
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There's ACTUALLY a lot of lore in The Sims.
March 02, 2021 06:40 - 1 hour - 171 MBLooks like our favorite on-again off-again couple is back on. Movies and Video Games, will you ever learn to make it work? We sure hope so. And we think you've got a chance at it this time. This week, Jesse and Alex talk about all of the upcoming video game movie adaptations and pitch a few ideas of their own. Jesse makes a prediction about the Grand Theft Auto series. And we get the rundown on the games that have taken up most of his and Alex's free time this week. Shift+Alt+Q is a multi...
NIGHT SHIFT RADIO CROSSOVER! Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game - Complete Edition
February 12, 2021 17:55 - 20 minutes - 46.1 MBIt's the crossover event you've all been waiting for! Our Night Shift Radio siblings, The Superpodherocast, invited Shift Alt and the rest of the network to participate in this Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World extravaganza! So we've got a little bonus episode for you with Producer Andrea, who talks a little bit about the LGBTQIA+ characters in the film and then reviews Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game - Complete Edition, which was released just last month. You can also listen to Caleb and ...
I'm Always Aching for Something . . . Usually It's Games
February 02, 2021 19:40 - 1 hour - 175 MBThis week we're talking stocks, supply shortages, and some games we're playing that don't start with the letter "s". Here's the link to the Twitter thread explaining the Gamestop debacle with a helpful Target analogy! Shift+Alt+Q is a multi-platform experience. Be sure to follow on Twitter, and Twitch! Listen to the show here, or on your podcatcher of choice! Hosted by: Alex Everett (@shift_alt_alex) and Jesse Jacobs (@heyjessej). We're part of the Night Shift Radio family of products! C...
The Fear Is Too Great for This Chicken
January 29, 2021 00:03 - 1 hour - 175 MBProducer Andrea joins us at the top of this episode to talk the first few days of the Biden Administration. Then we cover the XBox Live price hike controversy, share our scaredy-cat thoughts on Resident Evil and other horror games, and check in with the games we're most looking forward to so far this year. Shift+Alt+Q is a multi-platform experience. Be sure to follow on Twitter, and Twitch! Listen to the show here, or on your podcatcher of choice! Hosted by: Alex Everett (@shift_alt_alex) ...
Unpacking the Fu€K#ry
January 11, 2021 17:51 - 1 hour - 158 MBThis week we talk our top games of 2020, our hopes for 2021, and the insurrection of the United States Government. This one starts out kind of intense. We recorded this at the end of last week, and we had a lot that couldn't go left unsaid. If you want to avoid discussions of the insurrection on the Capitol by white supremacists, you'll want to skip to minute thirteen. Shift+Alt+Q is a multi-platform experience. Be sure to follow on YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch! Listen to the show here, or...
Upload Me to the Cloud
December 31, 2020 23:27 - 1 hour - 155 MBOur beloved Jesse is out this week having his wisdom teeth replaced with a computer or something. We're using this time to get our producer Andrea (@AQWasTaken) on the mic to put her English degree to the test and talk post and transhuman themes in Cyberpunk2077. You can read Donna Harway's "A Cyborg Manifesto" in full here. Shift+Alt+Q is a multi-platform experience. Be sure to follow on YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch! Listen to the show here, or on your podcatcher of choice! Hosted by: Al...
Cybertwunk 2077
December 22, 2020 12:15 - 1 hour - 140 MBCyberpunk 2077 is having a rough go of it, and since we last talked with y'all, Sony's pulled it from the PlayStation Store and is offering refunds. And yes, the game has issues. Some of which, we've already talked about. Some, we could not have anticipated. We're talking the highs and lows of playing Cyberpunk 2077 so far. Shift+Alt+Q is a multi-platform experience. Be sure to follow on YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch! Listen to the show here, or on your podcatcher of choice! Hosted by: Alex...
Cyberpunk 2077 Is Here . . . But Is It really?
December 21, 2020 05:45 - 1 hour - 197 MBCW: We talk a lot about genitals in Cyberpunk 2077 in this one. If you want to avoid that conversation, you'll want to skip ahead starting at about 00:17:00 (Alex will pop in to let you know when it's time to scrub ahead), and you can jump back in with us at 00:25:10. We're bringing you this episode from a distant, more hopeful past: an entire week ago, when Cyberpunk 2077 was brand new, and we'd barely left the character creator. We've definitely got more to say now that we're a few more...
Be the Influencer You Wish to See in the World
December 17, 2020 21:30 - 38 minutes - 87.3 MBWelcome to our pilot episode! Join the newest members of the Night Shift Radio family, your hosts Alex and Jesse, as they tackle the latest in gaming from a queer, trans, and Black perspective. Shift+Alt+Q is a multi-platform experience. Be sure to follow on YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch! Listen to the show here, or on your podcatcher of choice! Hosted by: Alex Everett (@shift_alt_alex) and Jesse Jacobs (@heyjessej)