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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 18h

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Ep 55: An Earnest Apology From the Red Barrels Podcast

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 18h

Ep 55, and we have to get a bit serious. The Red Barrels Podcast is issuing an apology - see the ep for details. We strive to do better. While we earn your forgiveness, Sofie stuns in viral hit Dressmaker, and Alex goes retro in Dragon Quest 1 HD-2D. Ed back soon! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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Ep 54: Sofie's Ultimate Vindicating Victory

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sorry we're a day late, but ep 54 is here! Just Alex and Sofie on this one - Alex gets into the Xbox drama (again) and Sofie tells us about Build A Rocket Boy's apparent demise before taking a victory lap on her total Destiny vindication. She did it! Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️

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

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Ep 53: @Socialist_Slay_Queen ft. Jamie Woodcock!

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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 · 21/09/2026

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Ep 52: Who Would Marx Main in Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi? Ft. Jamie Woodcock!

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ep 52, and with Ed out abroad, we only have a special guest co-host - it's @jamiewoodcock.com! The author of Marx At The Arcade joins us for our news ep, where we talk game announcements, the @gameworkers.co.uk Rockstar tribunal and Blizzard's union contract. More Jamie next week! LINKS⬇️

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yeah, it just keeps happening - I wish I knew why YouTube does that...

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

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Ep 51: GTA Cannot Be Contained To News

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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 · 14/09/2026

Thanks for letting us know! That should have been quickly sorted. YouTube's counter-revolutionary schemes continue!

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

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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

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Ep 49: Exactly What Is A Fonzie?

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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

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Ep 48: Have You Got it Memorised??

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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

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Ep 47: Some of You Will Die, And That Is A Price 33 Immortals Is Willing To Pay

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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

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Ep 46: The Hormuzzy is Closed To All Comers

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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

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Ep 45: Beefy Leon Kennedy's Tension & Release

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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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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.

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

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Ep 44: All Bad News Bumper Special!

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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

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Ep 43: Is James Bond a Marxist? (no)

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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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Games Transformed @gamestransformed.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Call for Proposals 🔊 Help us shape the Games Transformed Festival by submitting your proposals for the festival programme or exhibition area! The deadline for submissions is July 31st, 2026. Submit now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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

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Ep 42: Did Any News Happen?

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

Alex and Ed are on the pod as normal, but unfortunately Sofie isn't joining us as she's going through a really rough time right now. If you'd like, you can support her here: ko-fi.com/sofreely PODCAST 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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Games Transformed @gamestransformed.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

📣 Games Transformed Festival is returning to East London on October 30th, October 31st 🎃 and November 1st 2026. Three days of radical games, playtests, panels, talks, workshops, a dedicated children and families’ programme and much more. Sign up for early ticket release: forms.gle/vpA1yRkZcExw...

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

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Ep 41: A Zero Parades Blowout!

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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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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 30/06/2026

Our campaign for a union at Rockstar continues! Today, we've filed for recognition with @rockstargames.com, asking Rockstar to meet with their workers to agree a deal for good working conditions, fairness and a say at work. We await Rockstar's response. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Exclusive: Staff at Rockstar Games hope move can be completed before release of GTA VI scheduled for November

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

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Ep 40: Let Marx Be Your Guiding Key

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

And next week we'll still be back with an all - Zero Parades blowout! What do we think about the sort-of successor to Disco Elysium? Discover in a week! LINKS BELOW ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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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 · 01/06/2026

Unfortunately! No podcast this week, due to hosts moving house. Or next week! Because we record them in pairs. The week after?! Maybe? There's still stuff happening. But regular service will soon resume, we promise! SGF is coming and we can't miss Keighleychat!

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

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Ep 39: We Finally Talk About Disco Elysium In This One

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

Apologies for the episode delay - we blame the heat. And the heat isn't letting off as we're going to be experiencing some disruption over the next few weeks. We might miss some episodes! But regular service will soon resume, we promise. We have Zero Parades to discuss! LINKS⬇️

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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

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Ep 38: Unite, Game Workers! ft. IWGB's Spring McparlinJones!

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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 · 11/05/2026

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Red Barrels Podcast @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The rifts grow ever-wider in ep 37, live now! The co-hosts are at each others' throats - will all three somehow be purged?? Before they are, Sofie plays Tomodachi Life and Flock Around, Ed revisits Blue Prince, and Alex finds a Marxist werewolf in Resident Evil: Village! LINKS⬇️

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