Jerrad Thomas Wyche
@jerradw.bsky.social
Writer. Creator. Supporter.
Podcast: Controlled Interests
Prev. work: GameRant, TheGamer
Gimli, Mass Effect 2, and Arcanine's #1 fan.
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Podcast: Controlled Interests
Prev. work: GameRant, TheGamer
Gimli, Mass Effect 2, and Arcanine's #1 fan.
Avatar: @tristendunman.bsky.social
Banner: @actionhankbeard.bsky.social
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Jerrad Thomas Wyche
@jerradw.bsky.social
· Dec 30
My Top 10 Games of the Year, from 1995-2022.
Not the 'best' games of that given year, but the 10 best games I played that given year. Be prepared for some blind spots.
Here's a 🧵
Not the 'best' games of that given year, but the 10 best games I played that given year. Be prepared for some blind spots.
Here's a 🧵
Jerrad coded characters
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Jerrad coded characters
I'm teaching myself how to draw, so I tried redrawing @artmonkeymg.bsky.social's adventurer from this post: bsky.app/profile/artm...
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I'm teaching myself how to draw, so I tried redrawing @artmonkeymg.bsky.social's adventurer from this post: bsky.app/profile/artm...
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No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.
And I don't think you're ready to quit
And I don't think you're ready to quit
February 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.
And I don't think you're ready to quit
And I don't think you're ready to quit
40% off. No excuses for not playing one of the best pieces of science fiction in video games.
If you love well-written narratives and engaging/thought-provoking gameplay, please give it a shot. You won't regret it.
If you love well-written narratives and engaging/thought-provoking gameplay, please give it a shot. You won't regret it.
Hard to believe, but Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is one year old today!
What a year it’s been! Thank you to everyone who’s rolled the dice, made the hard calls, and found their way through the Belt with us
The game is now 40% for a limited time - its biggest discount yet!
💫 bit.ly/CS2Steam
What a year it’s been! Thank you to everyone who’s rolled the dice, made the hard calls, and found their way through the Belt with us
The game is now 40% for a limited time - its biggest discount yet!
💫 bit.ly/CS2Steam
February 1, 2026 at 2:12 AM
40% off. No excuses for not playing one of the best pieces of science fiction in video games.
If you love well-written narratives and engaging/thought-provoking gameplay, please give it a shot. You won't regret it.
If you love well-written narratives and engaging/thought-provoking gameplay, please give it a shot. You won't regret it.
Here are three low-stakes goals I want to accomplish in 2026:
- Find/Try Nigerian food
- Play in a DND session/campaign (learn how to play DND)
- Make new friends
- Find/Try Nigerian food
- Play in a DND session/campaign (learn how to play DND)
- Make new friends
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Here are three low-stakes goals I want to accomplish in 2026:
- Find/Try Nigerian food
- Play in a DND session/campaign (learn how to play DND)
- Make new friends
- Find/Try Nigerian food
- Play in a DND session/campaign (learn how to play DND)
- Make new friends
Anyone else get jumpscared by the giant wild hog in that last episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?
January 31, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Anyone else get jumpscared by the giant wild hog in that last episode of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms?
Started my Saturday with an incredible double feature.
January 31, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Started my Saturday with an incredible double feature.
Just had a conversation with my mom about how, as a kid, I was one of the only boys my age not obsessed with wanting to become a cop at any point growing up.
A.C.A.B. since birth.
A.C.A.B. since birth.
January 31, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Just had a conversation with my mom about how, as a kid, I was one of the only boys my age not obsessed with wanting to become a cop at any point growing up.
A.C.A.B. since birth.
A.C.A.B. since birth.
It's the year 2000, and little Jerrad gets home from school to find this all-time licensed classic (imo) sitting on his bed.
Take me back.
Take me back.
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
It's the year 2000, and little Jerrad gets home from school to find this all-time licensed classic (imo) sitting on his bed.
Take me back.
Take me back.
First episode back, talking 2026 games I can't wait to get my hands on. Made sure to have an even mix of indie games and AAA titles.
Please check it out on your preferred platform!
What 2026 game is your most anticipated?
Please check it out on your preferred platform!
What 2026 game is your most anticipated?
Ep. 273 is LIVE! After a 3 year hiatus, the CI Gamecast returns as @jerradw.bsky.social discusses his Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2026!
Link to the audio version in our bio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HtD...
Link to the audio version in our bio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HtD...
The Most Anticipated Games Of 2026! - Controlled Interests Gamecast Ep. 273
YouTube video by Controlled Interests
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January 30, 2026 at 6:13 PM
First episode back, talking 2026 games I can't wait to get my hands on. Made sure to have an even mix of indie games and AAA titles.
Please check it out on your preferred platform!
What 2026 game is your most anticipated?
Please check it out on your preferred platform!
What 2026 game is your most anticipated?
If I were casting the Split Fiction movie, I'd have Lili Reinhart as Zoe and Sasha Calle as Mio.
January 29, 2026 at 9:28 PM
If I were casting the Split Fiction movie, I'd have Lili Reinhart as Zoe and Sasha Calle as Mio.
Can't wait to return to weekly podcasting! New Controlled Interests Gamecast drops tomorrow!
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Can't wait to return to weekly podcasting! New Controlled Interests Gamecast drops tomorrow!
Yourself, but as a cartoon
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Yourself, but as a cartoon
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I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
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NO ICE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
Abolish these ghouls.
Protect your neighbors.
Abolish these ghouls.
Protect your neighbors.
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM
NO ICE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
Abolish these ghouls.
Protect your neighbors.
Abolish these ghouls.
Protect your neighbors.
A thought that hasn't left me in the last handful of years is the irrevocable truth that I will become a different version of myself the day my mother dies.
It absolutely breaks my heart to think about.
It absolutely breaks my heart to think about.
January 22, 2026 at 2:57 AM
A thought that hasn't left me in the last handful of years is the irrevocable truth that I will become a different version of myself the day my mother dies.
It absolutely breaks my heart to think about.
It absolutely breaks my heart to think about.
My monthly Pokémon interview podcast is now live. I have the privilege of chatting with my friend @maxfrequency.net.
We talk about the ugliest starters, bus drivers scaring us as kids, and why Onix is an underrated Pokémon.
Please take a listen!
We talk about the ugliest starters, bus drivers scaring us as kids, and why Onix is an underrated Pokémon.
Please take a listen!
The Very Best, a monthly Pokémon interview podcast hosted by @jerradw.bsky.social is now live!
Ep. 1 features @maxfrequency.net, as the two talk Pokémon SoulSilver, Napoleon Dynamite, and traumatic bus drivers.
Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IILm...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Mdd...
Ep. 1 features @maxfrequency.net, as the two talk Pokémon SoulSilver, Napoleon Dynamite, and traumatic bus drivers.
Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IILm...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Mdd...
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM
My monthly Pokémon interview podcast is now live. I have the privilege of chatting with my friend @maxfrequency.net.
We talk about the ugliest starters, bus drivers scaring us as kids, and why Onix is an underrated Pokémon.
Please take a listen!
We talk about the ugliest starters, bus drivers scaring us as kids, and why Onix is an underrated Pokémon.
Please take a listen!
Making a thread of every book I read in 2026. I loved The Song of Achilles last year, so, of course, I started 2026 with Circe by Madeline Miller.
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Making a thread of every book I read in 2026. I loved The Song of Achilles last year, so, of course, I started 2026 with Circe by Madeline Miller.
My favorite new joke name is Ilene Enfart.
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
My favorite new joke name is Ilene Enfart.
The new Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update has me itching to dive back in, but I'll refrain so the release of the next one hits as hard as possible.
Please celebrate my display of self-control.
Please celebrate my display of self-control.
January 14, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The new Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update has me itching to dive back in, but I'll refrain so the release of the next one hits as hard as possible.
Please celebrate my display of self-control.
Please celebrate my display of self-control.
I'd love if we got back to a place where people had an idea of how their story was going to end, instead of the multiple times we've seen beloved series end in a rushed and improvised manner.
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I'd love if we got back to a place where people had an idea of how their story was going to end, instead of the multiple times we've seen beloved series end in a rushed and improvised manner.
Slightly diminish a band.
Worry. At The Disco
Worry. At The Disco
Slightly diminish a band.
Cherry Poppin' Single Fathers
Cherry Poppin' Single Fathers
Slightly diminish a band.
Linkin Playground
Linkin Playground
January 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Slightly diminish a band.
Worry. At The Disco
Worry. At The Disco
I often think about Pokemon giving us an older baby Kangaskhan via its Mega Evolution.
And yet, this pre-evolution still doesn't have its own official name. I wonder if we will finally see it in the Gen 10 games.
And yet, this pre-evolution still doesn't have its own official name. I wonder if we will finally see it in the Gen 10 games.
January 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I often think about Pokemon giving us an older baby Kangaskhan via its Mega Evolution.
And yet, this pre-evolution still doesn't have its own official name. I wonder if we will finally see it in the Gen 10 games.
And yet, this pre-evolution still doesn't have its own official name. I wonder if we will finally see it in the Gen 10 games.
I genuinely think there's a sandwich and/or salad for everyone. It's just about finding the right mix/combo/recipe that speaks to you.
It's not that you don't like sandwiches or salads, you just haven't found yours yet.
It's not that you don't like sandwiches or salads, you just haven't found yours yet.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I genuinely think there's a sandwich and/or salad for everyone. It's just about finding the right mix/combo/recipe that speaks to you.
It's not that you don't like sandwiches or salads, you just haven't found yours yet.
It's not that you don't like sandwiches or salads, you just haven't found yours yet.