this week's brew 🎧what we discussed in this week's episode! This week, we discuss the first half of a favorite fish out of water tale: Final Fantasy X! In today's podcast ~ Dave Jackson, host of Tales from the Backlog, returns to share his thoughts on the first half of Final Fantasy X! The Pastry Case: Our grab-bag of news + media we're engaging with outside of our game of the month: 2026 Geeks & Grounds Game VOTING begins today! Cast your ballots to help decide some of the games we'll play...
23 days ago • 2 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we discussed in this week's episode! L to R: Constance, Goodnight Universe, Winter Burrow, Gigasword In today's podcast ~ Introducing Dave Jackson, host of Tales from the Backlog! He'll be our café discussion guest for the months of November and December. The Pastry Case: Our grab-bag of news + media we're engaging with outside of our game of the month: 2026 Geeks & Grounds Game Nominations begin today! Fill out the form by November 17th for your nomination to be...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week and indies to keep an eye on I've returned from a quick work trip (visiting the beautiful Olso and Copenhagen!) and am beyond excited to share this week's episode with you all! Kate and Emily -- co-founders of No Small Games -- are folks I've been wanting to collaborate with for a while. They also have a podcast where they cover both individual indie games in deep dive episodes as well as through curated round-ups each month! So, it's only fitting...
3 months ago • 3 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. Our I Was A Teenage Exocolonist discussion is out now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts! This episode probably had the most epic difference of experience between myself and Joel in (I think) all of the games we've played together so far (you'll know what it is when we start taking about the card game mechanics). 🤣💛 And what a kickoff to the game discussion it is! I Was A Teenage Exocolonist was...
4 months ago • 2 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. In today’s episode of Geeks & Grounds, we’re piloting a new format! With the shift to bi-weekly episodes, I’ve decided the first episode of the month is meant to both provide a more dedicated space to highlight the guests co-hosts come to the show, allow us to chat about industry topics, and highlight upcoming indie games ~ without having to take up too much time on our second monthly episode, where...
4 months ago • 4 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. Everyone loves a mini-game, right? I've already admitted that picking Deltarune for this month was a very self-indulgent choice, as it's one of my favorite games at the moment, even in its work-in-progress state. And the two chapters that we'll discuss these next couple weeks have solidified it even further as an all-time favorite - no point in burying the lede here - so I'm VERY excited to discuss it...
5 months ago • 4 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. In a Geeks & Grounds first, we immediately dove into the sequel for Butterfly Soup this week (one week after finishing the original). It felt like another breath of fresh air to play, and we discuss our enduring love for these characters, as well as the ways that Brianna Lei - the developer - broadens the world of Butterfly Soup by exploring not just the teens themselves, but their families as well....
6 months ago • 3 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. My cheeks hurt from playing and then talking about this game! Butterfly Soup is our first game discussion for the month of June, and I can't think of a better way to kick off Pride. Yes, this game has representation on a variety of levels. Yes, this game deftly handles challenging relationship issues between friends and family. But also? This is one of the funniest and most joyful games that I've ever...
6 months ago • 3 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. It is time to discover what's behind that locked Lazarette door, deduce the rest of these fates, and determine the tale of the Obra Dinn! This week is the final discussion of the game, and while we're encompassing the whoooole thing (including my attempt at summarizing the events in chronological order), our focus chapters include: Chapter II: A Bitter Cold Chapter V: Unholy Captives Chapter IV: The...
7 months ago • 2 min read