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Red Barrels Podcast
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A brand new, leftist gaming podcast from @alexduin.bsky.social, @notalemon.bsky.social and @sofreely.bsky.social! We chat about games old and new, and dive into the politics behind them.
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!
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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!
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Where’s the next episode? Unfortunately, all three of our hosts managed to catch the flu that’s going around! For your own sake, we thought we’d spare you the three of us coughing and sniffling though the whole thing. Hopefully, we’ll be back on 3 November!
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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!
October 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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
September 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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!
September 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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!
August 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Where's the new episode? Unfortunately, the deep state rose again and whisked Alex into A&E and trapped him in hospital for a week. He's fine, but also too lazy to record and edit a podcast from a hospital bed. So, a class traitor. Next episode (🤞hopefully!) on 25 Aug as usual!
August 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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!⬇️
July 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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!
July 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Where's the podcast? Unfortunately the twin terrors of illness and the unbareable heat have led to a delay in the editing - so it'll be a few days late. The ep's coming though - it's already in the bag, and was great!
July 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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!
June 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨

We're pleased to reveal the lineup poster for Games Transformed 2025!

We’ll be joined by Meg Jayanth, Chris Bratt, Gareth Damian Martin, Clapton CFC, Innuendo Studios & many more!

Join us on Saturday 12 July for Games Transformed 2025.

TICKETS: www.tickettailor.com/events/games...
June 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We're back! And with a banger of tenth episode: we're joined by the colossus of YouTube (and Nebula), @tomnicholas.bsky.social! Ahead of his appearance at next month's @gamestransformed.bsky.social festival, he joins us to prove his gamer cred. Turns out he's got loads!
June 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Bad news - due to illness (administered by the deep state?! Investigations are ongoing) there will be no episode of the Red Barrels Podcast today. Keep an eye on our socials though because we’ll be back soon - and have some special treats coming in a forthcoming episode!
May 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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🚨 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
May 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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.
May 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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!
April 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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!
April 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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
March 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
And more! We're also now on Amazon Music & Audible!

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March 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We're now on Soundcloud! Give us a follow on there, and check out all of our episodes!

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Red Barrels Podcast
A brand new, leftist gaming podcast from (on Twitter) ATalexduin, ATstillnotalemon and ATsofreelymedia! We chat about games old and new, and dive into the politics behind them.
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March 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We're back! Due to deep-state malfeasance, we had a brief hiatus, but now we return with Sofie finishing up Pentiment, Alex uncovering shocking secrets about the Yakuza series, and Ed enters the cyberrealm with Death Horizon: Reloaded.
March 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Here's another fantastic podcast from some comrades, also recorded at May Day Rooms - give it a listen!
February 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In defiance of all reason and good taste, episode 4 is here! We chat about Fallout 2, 1000x Resist, and Pentiment. PLUS! Our brand-new continuing segment: Who Would Marx Main??
February 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM