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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's ep 53 and @jamiewoodcock.com is still with us! We talk games: Jamie pines for Andor in Star Wars: Zero Company, Alex plays the now BDS-free South of Midnight, and Sofie insists the vinyl sound is warmer in Wax Heads. Star Wars and Marxism together at last! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Boringly-numbered ep 51 is here, and GTA cannot be contained to news! Alex has replayed GTA5 to see how well it holds up. Has it been cancelled?! Meanwhile, Ed luxuriates in a half-tuck in Uncharted 2. Sofie silently judges us both, as is her right. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It's only episode 50?!? A half-century? How is that possible?? Well, at any rate, it's still a news one, and we go hog-wild on GTA 6 - we watch the showcase, Alex talks GTA leaks, Sofie big-ups the @gameworkers.co.uk, and Ed gets into a different set of leaks. History is made! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It's ep 49! 50 next, which means something? Anyway, Alex nationalises the railways in Denshattack!, Sofie halflings out in a round of D&D, and Ed wrings the last drops of goodness out of Dark Souls 2 with it's DLC. Lots of GTA chat next ep! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ep 48! News! And most important, Kingdom Hearts news!! Will we get it memorised? Only one way to find out. Meanwhile, Ed talks Saber CEO, Sofie spills tea on Roblox and Alex delves further into the Id layoffs. You'd better believe we're keeping it Simple and Clean. LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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IWGB @iwgbunion.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Don’t boycott GTA VI. Fight for justice for the people who made it: youtube.com/shorts/hhIES... T-shirt preorders open now! All proceeds from the t-shirts, which are ethically made and designed by us, will go towards the fired Rockstar workers’ legal funds. bit.ly/4xLc4IP

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Welcome to episode 47, and Sofie's still back! We talk games - Sof's killing God in 33 Immortals, Alex has notes on the Victorian legal system in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and Ed falls in love with a sidekick in Jak and Daxter. News next week! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

It's ep 46 but who cares because Sofie's back!! Waaah! It's news so she's getting into Saudi Arabia buying EA, Ed talks network outages and Alex compares the Analogue 3D and the ModRetro M64 (not great for one of them). And did we say that Sofie's back?!! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Ep 45 is here with a bang - Alex is whisked away by Leon's thick arms in Resident Evil: Requiem and Ed embodies the divine wind in Ghost of Tsushima. Sofie's back next week! Along with news! And the listenability of the podcast! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Ep 44 arrives with a bumper All Bad News Special episode! Ed talks Xbox layoffs, and Alex chats ZA/UM layoffs (Sofie's back soon!). Soak up that creamy depression in our shortest ever episode. Games still next week though! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It's ep 43 - and with only Ed and Alex (Sofie back soon!) they go deep on their games. And they're 007: First Light and the OG Resident Evil remake! Is James Bond a true Marxist? The answer is definitely no, but we chat about him anyway. News next week! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Ep 42, and has there been any news in the last 2 weeks? Oh yeah: Xboxalypse, Playstation abandons disc and some good (!!) news about Rockstar trying to unionise! So this is a big boy episode, we've got a lot to chew on. Join us! (and games next week) ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Ep 41 is here, and we have gone all-out for Zero Parades, the sort-of followup to Disco Elysium! All three of us have played it - is it good? Is it bad? Does it live up to DE? Does it continue or betray its politics? Is life still worth living? All will be answered! LINKS⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We're back! We did it! Our housing hassle is over (for now) and we're back on our podcast bullshit. And with a big one! It's news and Alex goes all in on Keighley's SGF, Ed maintains consistency with bad Xbox news, and Sofie has good (?!) news from Rockstar and the IWGB. Back! ⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

We're late! But here! And it's a big one - we finally talk about DISCO ELYSIUM! We're doing it! The spectre haunting the podcast has finally arrived! Also - Sofie examines hallway tiles in Exit 8, and Ed experiences "Twilight For Boys" in Dispatch. Big times! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Incredible scenes in ep 38 as we are joined by @gameworkers.co.uk's Chair, Spring McparlinJones! We talk corporate skullduggery, worker uprisings, and of course, ZA/UM. Also, Ed and Sofie hear Alex gripe about Starfox. Great for fans of tone shifts! And good podcasts! Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Episode 36 has arrived and the cracks are forming! Listen in to hear the beginnings of the invitable sectarian split. Also news! Sofie talks Xbox climbdowns, Ed relays a Build A Rocket Boy deep-dive and Alex explains Halo's recent link to fascism. Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 01/05/2026

NEW| This #MayDay we’re launching the ❤️Solidarity Fund A permanent easy way you can contribute to support striking workers. Contribute here: bit.ly/StrikeMapSol... #StrikeMap #SolidarityFund #Solidarity #MayDay26

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Episode 35! It's here at last! Alex hangs outside of Whitechapel station to declare that London has fallen (to fascism tho) in Watch Dogs: Legion, Ed wakes with élan in Alan Wake, and Sofie nostalgiamaxxes in Retro Rewind. News next week! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Episode 34 ominously looms over us all - a clear sign that this is a news one! Ed updates us on Stop Killing Games, Sofie finds an unlikely ally against payment processors, and Alex has a big old rant about the Triple I Initiative. Join us! Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

It's episode 33! No Clobbers chat though unfortunately. Instead, Ed proves himself to be an insufferable hipster in Dark Souls 2, and Alex hangs around floozies in Mafia: Definitive Edition. Sofie's just taking it all in. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Episode 32 has dawned, and despite the game industry's suspicious timing, we have no choice but to talk about the inappropriately glammed up DLSS 5. Also, Sofie tells us about PS5 price gouging and Ed mourns Fortnite layoffs. Games chat next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Episode 31 is here! We're talking about games we've played this time, and Sofie Kojimafies her life finishing Death Stranding, Alex is chased by hillbillies in Resident Evil 7 and Ed rebuilds Rome on Marxist principles in Assassins' Creed Broho. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Banger episode alert: we have Meghna Jayanth on as a guest! She's here to talk about her upcoming game All Will Rise, and their very cool decision to break a contract with Microsoft over BDS. More news too - new Xbox (don't buy it) and more Mindseye mysteries! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Hello again! Episode 29! It's a games one! Ed Crashes his Bandicoot, Sofie Strands her Death and Alex Counts his Donuts (in Donut County). It's good stuff! News next week - plus a special guest??!? LINKS BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

News episode! Ed delves into the corporate skullduggery (and all other forms of duggery) at Xbox. and Alex mourns the loss of Bluepoint. Plus Sofie too, don't worry! See you next week for the GAMES LINKS BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The New Podcast Order continues, and we're back on games. Alex endorses regime change in Latin America in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Ed visits Cyberville again in Journey of the Gods, and Sofie is wary of Kojima in Death Stranding. News next week! Links!⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Weekly podcasts continue - and we're back on news! Ed breaks down the AI-pocalypse, Sofie reads a maybe-obituary for service games, and of course Alex goes over the big PlayStation showcase. And we're back with games next week! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ LINKS

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The weekly revolution of Red Barrels continues! It's a dedicated games ep - and after Alex gets all NATOy in Battlefield 6, we move onto the main event: CLOBBERGEDDON. That's right, we've all finished it, so it's time for an Expedition 33 spoilercast! News next week! Links! ⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Incredible news comrades! RED BARRELS IS GOING WEEKLY! From now on, we will be splitting the podcast in half, making the games and news sections their own episodes, posted on alternate weeks. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Ed Potter @notalemon.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I feel like this was one of our most fun episodes so far - and not just because I got to talk about #Runescape - check it out!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

New year, new episode! Ep 22 is here with a rubbish terf game, a cool cowboy game, and an unexpectedly sensual Metroid game. Plus, some sad news, and some less sad news: the downfall of Xbox. 2026 is the year of the revolution! But, in like, games. ⬇️ Links!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Ep 21 and it's time to award the most important trophy possible: Most Ideologically Correct Game of the Year 2025! Also we talk about the far less important and far more reactionary Keighleygasm Game Awards. ⬇️

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 15/12/2025

MEGAPICKET 3-D 30 JANUARY 2026 👩‍💻RSVP to join us: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP 🛏️Book your accommodation for the night before (first come, first serve): bit.ly/Megapicket3Accomodation The third dimension is union power💥 #StrikeMap #Megapicket3D #Megapicket

Promotional graphic for 'MEGAPICKET 3-D' event on January 30, 2026, featuring a speaker at a podium and a crowd of supporters, with text listing support by various unions and organizations like ASLEF and UNISON. The theme focuses on striking against cuts, highlighted by slogans like 'Dump the Cuts' and 'Our skills are the key!'

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Sofie returns! For episode 19! And talks about vampires! And Alex finished Silksong! And Ed's played Stray! And we have solidarity with @gameworkers.co.uk's members being strikebroken at Rockstar! And even more news! Right now!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Sofie's still out due to the plague but Ed and Alex manage a banger episode anyway! The eighteenth one! Ed revives a controversial ending with Mass Effect 3 and Alex roams feudal Japan again with Ghost of Yōtei. Plus news!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

It's episode 17 baby! Ed gets obscure with Dark Souls, Alex faces choice paralysis with UFO 50 and Sofie gets a lot off her chest with The Sims. Meanwhile we talk EA getting snagged by the Saudis. Tokyo Game Show, and actually good news about the whole ZA/UM thing?? It's true!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

A super-special episode because 1) Sofie's back (thank god) and 2) we've all played Silksong! It's a Silkstravaganza! And after we're all silked out, it's onto the news, with Nintendo chat, loud-shirted knobheads, and some nonsense going on in America. They call it: Episode 16

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

We're back, but not all of us! Unfortunately Sofie is off swanning in South Africa, so we've got a duo episode with just Alex and Ed. But when the cat's away, the mice will play - and so we've got a full Nintendo episode about Majora's Mask and DK Bananza! Plus news!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The deep state defeated! Fresh from hospital, the gang are back to discuss Expedition 33, Dave the Diver and to Unleash the Force on us all. PLUS! Another Keighleygasm, and less fun news about censorship and opposition to genocide. The grave failed to claim us!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

We're back! Again! And with a dark portent: the 13th episode. In a rebuke to fate itself, we carry on as normal. Ed reminisces about God of War (2005), Sofie talks Animal Crossing and Alex talks for far, far too long about Death Stranding 2, for all you Kojima heads. Links!⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

A few days late (due to illness and the insane heat), but episode 12 is here! And it's a big one - we're doing a full Mouthwashing spoilercast! Come hang out with Alex, Ed and Sofie, along with Daisuke, Swansea and Anya (not the other two)! Also the news!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Episode 11 is live! And (some audio issues aside), it's a great one. We have Switch 2 and Summer Game Fest blowouts from Alex, Ed fiancés it up with Split Fiction and Sofie raises her brow as high as it gets with Kentucky Route Zero. We can't be stopped!

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Ed Potter @notalemon.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

It was a pleasure to have @tomnicholas.bsky.social as our first guest on this episode of @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social! Join us as we discuss the excellent Citizen Sleeper and gaming news ranging from the exciting to the baffling!

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Games Transformed @gamestransformed.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

🚨 TICKETS ARE LIVE! 🚨 How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out. Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo... #SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Ep 9 is here! After a BRAND NEW mystery segment, Alex unlocks the many mysteries of Blue Prince, and Ed takes aim at the clergy in Cult of the Lamb. News: we talk about the implosion of games media, prices going up as well as GTA 6 and finish up laughing at billionaires as usual.

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Ep 8 - this time we're recording remotely, and the sound quality actually worked out! Ed plunges into the soulsborne genre with Demon Souls, Alex finishes up Assassins' Creed Shadows, and Sofie ascends into the unknown in Outer Wilds. Also the news!

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Games Transformed @gamestransformed.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Games Transformed THOROUGHLY ENDORSES Billionaires and Guillotines, the new game from @maxhaiven.bsky.social & @plutopress.bsky.social! We were forced to introduce a house rule to legalise the copious amounts of cheating at our table and Max has promised it will make it into the game at release 😎

Games Transformed organisers playing Billionaires and Guillotines. They are drunk.

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Ep 7 is upon us, and of course we're talking about the big reveal of the Switch 2 - oh and the financial collapse too, can't forget about that. But before that, we discuss Ed's Survival of Vampires, Sofie talks REPO, and Alex revives the discourse of 2013 with Bioshock Infinite!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Ep 6! This time, Alex hits up Assassin's Creed, wedding bells ring for Ed in It Takes Two, and Sofie submits to the allures of colonialism in Monster Hunter Wilds. Also! Saudi Arabia, Unions and more ZA/UMageddon! Don't forget we're also on Soundcloud and Amazon now! vvvvvvvv

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