About this podcast
Side Story is a bi-weekly podcast about games and the stories we tell about them, presented by Friends at the Table and supported by our patrons at friendsatthetable.cash.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 44 episodes
- 38: A Button Masher's Soul · 1 h 59 minThis week on Side Story, Sylvi and Jack delve into the spooky, scary world of New York City in Control: Resonant. They dig into the paranatural mystery, float around in the…
- 37: Thank You To Random User For The Cake · 1 h 39 minThis week on Side Story, Ali takes to the stars with long time No Man's Sky players Keith and Darcy, who welcome their newly spaceborne fellow traveler the only way they know…
- 36: Two Meters of Black and White Polka Dot Linen · 1 h 30 minHave you heard? The Duke died. Yeah. Yeah. Well that's the thing. The funeral's going to be a whole to-do. Everyone is going to be there, even that little pigeon who just landed…
- 35: Oh, I'm Also The Doomed · 1 h 40 minWhat was that sound in the other room? Who is gathering in the Kitchen? Wait, whose body is it we found again? And what the hell is up with the butler? Answer these questions and…
- 34: It's Important That We Explain What Chex Mix Is · 2 h 10 minAfter telling us for months that we needed to play and talk about Kingdoms of Amalur, Jack has made good on the threat. But is it a threat? Isn't Kingdom's of Amalur a classic…
- 33: Developing Relationships With Marbles · 1 h 20 minToday, Janine and Ali go to a little world of catboy couriers and witches with high standards: Go-Go Town!, a frenetic city builder that splits the difference between Animal…
- 32: The Gnome Is Going Into the Shredder · 1 h 16 minIt's music week on Side Story! Keith, Jack, and Sylvi kick off a conversation around music creation game Offbeat, a game about using a toy keyboard and a bunch of input cables as…
- 31: Putting the Player in the Kiln · 1 h 19 minWe talk about friction a lot here on Side Story. Friction as difficulty. Friction as texture. Friction as erotics. But today, as the gem slides onto the lathe, as the clay spins…
- 30: A Game About Shitheads · 1 h 34 minGather up your ore nuggets, bind quicksave to an easy to reach button, and prepare to be killed in one hit by a level 1 mole creature because this week, Jack and Austin descend…
- 29: The Ship Is Like a Piano to Me · 1 h 2 minGo check out the Special Edition 10th Anniverary Marielda Vinyl Album! Begin. Motion. D4. Nav 3 R4; gather all. D4. D3. Nav 1 R3; Motion. D5. Nav 3 R5. Interface. Scan. Defense…
- 28: The Abstraction Gap · 1 h 33 minWe've all been there. You sit down and break the seal on a new pack of cards, you smell the new card smell, you deal out a starter hand of Solitaire -- and then it dawns on you…
- 27: The Machine Needs the Blood · 1 h 49 minStop. Take a breath. Make the decision: Which Pokémon would you choose as your roommate. Could Voltorb help you keep the electricity bill down? Would Houndoom make you feel safe…
- 26: The Juice Is in the Ambiguity · 1 h 21 minWith spring turning into summer, Art, Jack, and Austin have found that it's time to once again drink the Potion of Liking Baseball. Well, no, it's not that broad: It's the Potion…
- 25: Submerged in Fish Medication · 1 h 47 minHave you heard the news? There's a new Postman in town, and a new Fairie Queen in the court. I hear the Postman keeps bringing her big palettes of wood, and she's using it to…
- 24: A Key Part of the Gloop · 2 h 0 minSomewhere between Goo and Glue and Goop, is Gloop. And that's the stuff that makes up the middling (and middle-ing) parts of many vast, open world RPGs. Flat but enjoyable-enough…
- 23: Everybody Remembers the Big Boulder · 1 h 16 minHappy Side Story anniversary! To celebrate our first year of the show, Austin, Janine, and Jack get together to talk about the year they've spent playing Nine Dots' RPG-meets-sim…
- 22: I've Got an Open Friend Mouth · 1 h 52 minWith too many games coming out recently, Austin, Sylvi, and Dre had to determine a metric to decide which ones to cover on this week's episode. What makes the most sense? Maybe…
- 21: Eat the Spaghetti and Leave · 1 h 50 minWith Austin separated from his microphone because of a snowstorm, Janine and Ali (who herself had to record on a travel mic) return to chat about the rise of Devices. You know?…
- Announcement: ICEBREAKER - A Fundraising Marathon for Immigrant Justice · 6 minOn Sunday 15th and Monday 16th of February 2026, we're going to be hosting ICEBREAKER, a two day fundraising marathon on twitch.tv/friendsatthetable to raise money for the…
- 20: Being a Dude vs Being a Guy · 1 h 32 minThe winter is here and our love of warmth means that we're stuck inside, dreaming of greener pastures. Greener pastures like: "A train that you can make prettier" and "A frozen…
