Griffin McElroy is an American podcaster and former video game journalist. He is known for his work on podcasts such as My Brother, My Brother and Me and The Adventure Zone, as well as for co-founding the video game journalism website Polygon. In 2017, Forbes named Griffin McElroy a "30 Under 30" media luminary.
This week we welcome back the long-wandering Griffin McElroy. And what a week it is! On the docket: two actual, major game releases, New Pokémon Snap and Returnal. They may be about as different as you could imagine, but they do both require you to play the same levels over and over again, so maybe not?
Travelers from four war-torn kingdoms congregate at the edge of a fearsome storm, following a divine invitation emanating from deep within the Ethersea.Join us as we build our next campaign while playing The Quiet Year, a brilliant mapmaking game designed and written by Avery Alder. Learn more about The Quiet Year and purchase it for yourself here: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/the-quiet-yearSee the end-of-episode map here: https://bit.ly/EtherseaMap1
Griffin’s favorite sugary cereal universe! Rachel’s favorite educational TV show!Consider becoming a supporter of our show: www.maximumfun.org/join/Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Support AAPI communities and those affected by anti-Asian violence: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund: https://aapifund.org/
You know we’ve gotten into the big league when we get questions from Huntington’s own legend Tim Irr, who has famously been gifted so many handkerchiefs he’s running out of places to keep them.Suggested talking points: Big Fruit, Billy Murray money, BLT Lobbyists, Gut Chunnel, Crank GreenConsider becoming a supporter of our show: www.maximumfun.org/join/Support AAPI communities and those affected by anti-Asian violence: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hateFor resources on anti-racism and fighting police violence: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/SFX in this episode: "Music Elevator" by Jay_You: https://soundcloud.com/stonefree
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Creator Details
Episode Count
1379
Podcast Count
20
Total Airtime
1 month, 3 weeks
PCID
043334