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We believe that video games can serve as tools for understanding ourselves, each other, and the world around us— and we celebrate gaming in its many contexts: as a hobby; as an art form; as therapy.

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We believe that video games can serve as tools for understanding ourselves, each other, and the world around us— and we celebrate gaming in its many contexts: as a hobby; as an art form; as therapy.

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HBO's The Last of Us Spoilercast! – Pixel Therapy Pod

Let's get into it! This episode contains spoilers for both Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part I and HBO's television adaptation starring Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal. This episode brought to you by Dunkin' oat milk macchiatos and Jamie's slow descent into tsundere romance anime. 0:37 – Patreon shout-outs and check-ins!6:43 – Reflecting on 10 years as TLOU fans and initial thoughts on the adaptation21:12 – About that ending…41:15 – Is TLOU the "greatest story ever told in video games?"43:23 – On being Joel vs watching Joel48:31 – Any critiques of the show?1:01:57 – The David debate1:13:32 – Is HBO's TLOU the best video game adaptation of all time?Thanks as always for your support!Side QuestMushroomsformyFriends.comOver the past decade Tyler Akabane has been showing people how to search for and safely identify mushrooms on forest floors, tree trunks and decomposing wood piles. Akabane wants to demystify the magic of mushrooms through workshops, conversations, and culinary exploration. For groceries, education, and exposure to more mushrooms, check out their IG (@mushroomsformyfriends) or visit The Mushroom Shop in Somerville, MA!About Pixel TherapyNew episodes every three weeks! Learn more at pixeltherapypod.com or follow us on social media @pixeltherapypod. If you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate us, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (or your listening app of choice) and subscribe! Want more? Unlock monthly bonus episodes for $2/mo at patreon.com/pixeltherapypod
  1. HBO's The Last of Us Spoilercast!
  2. SEASON: A Letter to the Future is Everything, and to Everything There is a Season
  3. Love at the End of the World in A Space for the Unbound
  4. Peeling Back the Layers of Pentiment's 16th-Century Onion
  5. Marvel's Midnight Suns is a Queerplatonic Polycule
  6. Pixel Therapy's Games of the Year 2022
  7. Growing Up and Getting Better in God of War Ragnarök

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We’re a bi-weekly podcast bringing you new perspectives on video game culture and current events with folks who may or may not identify as gamers– from streamers and industry folks to artists and activists, everyone deserves a little pixel therapy. Launched September 2020, we have fun, we go deep, and we explore the love of games within a broader social and cultural context while challenging conventional notions of what it means to be a “gamer”— and who gets to call themselves one. Pixel Therapy Pod is independently produced and co-hosted by Spencer Icasiano (they/them), a queer and trans, mixed race Filipino writer and UX designer, and Jamie Siebenaler (she/her), a queer team and project manager with a deep passion for games.