98 episodes

Welcome to Gay for Play! A podcast about all things queer in the world of video games, pop culture, and beyond.👾🏳️‍🌈🎮💖 ~ Hosted by Eric Solis & Laurence Turner-Cordova ~ In each episode we take a video game or gaming topic and look at it through a queer lens—discussing LGBTQ+ representation, queer themes, cultural significance, and what the games we love have to tell us about the LGBTQIA+ experience at large. Whether you're a lifelong gamer or have even just a passing interest in gaming, join us each episode as we kiki over our favorite games!

Gay for Play: A Video Game Podcast Eric Solis & Laurence Turner-Cordova

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    • 5.0 • 20 Ratings

Welcome to Gay for Play! A podcast about all things queer in the world of video games, pop culture, and beyond.👾🏳️‍🌈🎮💖 ~ Hosted by Eric Solis & Laurence Turner-Cordova ~ In each episode we take a video game or gaming topic and look at it through a queer lens—discussing LGBTQ+ representation, queer themes, cultural significance, and what the games we love have to tell us about the LGBTQIA+ experience at large. Whether you're a lifelong gamer or have even just a passing interest in gaming, join us each episode as we kiki over our favorite games!

    Challengers: Wii Sports Tennis if it Slayed

    Challengers: Wii Sports Tennis if it Slayed

    We've been Nasty girls for sitting on this episode for a couple weeks, but we are back! This week we discuss Luca Guadagnino's bisexual fever dream smash hit CHALLENGERS, as well as Another Crab's Treasure - a cute undersea Souls-like where you play as a hermit crab trying to get his shell back, the Met Gala (which we kinda dgaf about but discuss a bit anyway), the recent layoffs in the video game industry, Spy x Family: Code White, some theatre we've been digging into lately, the pop girlies...

    • 1 hr 30 min
    Evangelion: 1.6 You Can (Not) Stardew (w/ Sara Brown)

    Evangelion: 1.6 You Can (Not) Stardew (w/ Sara Brown)

    Get in the robot, listener, it's time for another Gay for Play! This week we're joined by bestie of the pod and G4P alum, Sara Brown! We get deep and philosophical about the re-release (and first North American release) of The End of Evangelion in theaters and discuss why this film and its anime is still one of the most beloved and mind-boggling series ever made, as well as a show and film rich with queer under(and over)tones. We also get into the new Stardew Valley 1.6 update, chat all about...

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Throwing Cards the House Down in "Balatro" and "Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth"

    Throwing Cards the House Down in "Balatro" and "Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth"

    It's all aces this week as Eric and Laurence chitchat about all the culture and games they've been playing this month. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, the hotly anticipated follow-up to 2020's FF7 Remake. Rebirth reunites us with our favorite PTSD-addled twink Cloud Strife, as he and his gang of gay friends and divas leave the city of Midgar and embark on an open world adventure on their hunt for Sephiroth: fighting monsters, going on endless side-adventures, and playing countless minigames along...

    • 1 hr 13 min
    "As a Trans Man with Dyscalculia..." (w/ Leo Grierson)

    "As a Trans Man with Dyscalculia..." (w/ Leo Grierson)

    Time marches ever onward, and here we are, with our first episode of 2024!Back in January (sorry for the delay, it's been a busy start to the year for us) we sat down with one of our OG G4P guests and dear dear friend Leo Grierson to discuss digital theatre and storytelling, A.I. and our complex and evolving opinions on the technology, the joys of grad school, the best farming sims to enjoy whilst recovering from top surgery, and so many more games and movies we've been into lately Games disc...

    • 1 hr 26 min
    Eric, Laur, & The Great GOTYs of 2023

    Eric, Laur, & The Great GOTYs of 2023

    "The GOTYs, said to portend... untold slayage, and the end of the *year*~"2023 is over! And we find ourselves at the end of a truly landmark year for gaming. On this episode we discuss some of our favorite games of 2023. We each pick 5 games from our personal lists that we want to highlight, then culminate the show with 3 "joint slays": games that made both of our lists that we want to celebrate together, the last of which we are considering to be our official pick for 2023 Game of the Year. ...

    • 1 hr 59 min
    Catching Up for our 3-Year Pod Anniversary

    Catching Up for our 3-Year Pod Anniversary

    We back y'all. This week Eric and Laurence hop back on the mics after a much needed break & discuss gaming ruts, our teacher-eras, the end of the actor's strike, AI, some light predictions for the Game Awards (we recorded this episode 2 days before the ceremony) and of course, gaaaaaames! Games discussed include: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (a slay), Alan Wake (the first one), Super Mario Wonder (wowie-zowie!), Overwatch 2 (fun and for the gays), Baldur's Gate 3 (which recently added ...

    • 1 hr 46 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
20 Ratings

20 Ratings

NwWM ,

Funny and not just for gamers

I’m only semi-interested in video games these days - I got into this podcast via the episodes about Glass Onion and Harry Potter - but I really like this pod! The hosts and guests are funny and have cool observations, and even when they’re talking about games, it’s interesting and accessible to someone who’s not a hardcore gamer. A very fun listen.

BbyBijou ,

I’m gay for Gay for Play

Literally obsessed. I’ve been listening all morning and we stan, officially.

lilybilly14 ,

Perfect for Gaymers

Absolute joy to have. Laurence and Eric are funny, bright, insightful, you name it! I’m not even super into gaming but I’m still excited to listen to episodes on games I’m unfamiliar with just for the banter and insight! Good vibes all around

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