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Something Rotten

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Blake Hester & Jacob Geller

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller explore the world of dark, violent, and nihilistic video games.

#90

An Update On Merch Orders

A quick update if you're still waiting on your order. See Privacy Policy at [https://art19... more

10 Jun 2025

02 MINS

02:10

10 Jun 2025

#89

God of War — Season Finale

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller read listener emails about God of War in this season finale.... more

28 May 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:07

28 May 2025

#88

God of War III — Episode 2 (ft. AJ Moser)

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by Blake's better half, AJ Moser, to discuss the ... more

14 May 2025

1 HR 36 MINS

1:36:07

14 May 2025

#87

God of War III — Episode 1 (ft. Ashley Bardhan)

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by GamesRadar's Ashley Bardhan to discuss the fir... more

30 Apr 2025

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:33

30 Apr 2025

#86

God of War II — Episode 2

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester go it alone to discuss the back half of God of War II. Assum... more

23 Apr 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:02

23 Apr 2025

#85

God of War II — Episode 1 (ft. Writing On Games)

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by YouTuber Hamish Black (aka Writing on Games) t... more

16 Apr 2025

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:48

16 Apr 2025

#84

God of War — Episode 2 (ft. Toussaint Egan)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by Polygon's Toussaint Egan to discuss the entire... more

09 Apr 2025

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:21

09 Apr 2025

#83

God of War — Episode 1 (feat. Matt Leone)

BUY NEW SR MERCH: https://somethingrotten.bigcartel.com/ Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are... more

02 Apr 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:31

02 Apr 2025

#82

In The Miso Soup/The Haar — Season Finale

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester receive feedback and answer questions about the book season!... more

05 Mar 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:21

05 Mar 2025

#81

The Haar — Episode 2 (ft. Lily Alexandre)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by YouTuber Lily Alexandre to read the second hal... more

12 Feb 2025

1 HR 42 MINS

1:42:39

12 Feb 2025

#80

The Haar — Episode 1

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester read the first half of David Sodergren's novel, "The Haar." ... more

05 Feb 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:13

05 Feb 2025

#79

In The Miso Soup — Episode 2 (ft. Julie Muncy)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by video game designer and consultant Julie Muncy... more

29 Jan 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:50

29 Jan 2025

#78

In The Miso Soup — Episode 1

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester read the first half of Ryu Murakami's novel, "In the Miso So... more

22 Jan 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:48

22 Jan 2025

#77

Spec-Ops/Black Ops — Season Finale

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller hear listener feedback and answer questions in this season f... more

18 Oct 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:18

18 Oct 2024

#76

Spec Ops: The Line — Episode 2 (ft. Chris Franklin)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by video essayist Chris Franklin ("Errant Signal"... more

25 Sep 2024

1 HR 41 MINS

1:41:19

25 Sep 2024

#75

Spec Ops: The Line — Episode 1 (ft. Mike Rugnetta)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by podcaster and writer Mike Rugnetta to begin di... more

18 Sep 2024

1 HR 42 MINS

1:42:43

18 Sep 2024

#74

Call of Duty: Black Ops — Episode 2 (ft. hotcyder)

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by YouTuber and Jacob's thumbnail artist hotcyder... more

11 Sep 2024

1 HR 40 MINS

1:40:03

11 Sep 2024

#73

Call of Duty: Black Ops — Episode 1 (ft. Matthew Gault)

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by journalist Matthew Gault to discuss the first ... more

04 Sep 2024

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:20

04 Sep 2024

#72

Indika/Hellblade — Season Finale

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester answer listener questions about Indika and Hellblade 2. Some... more

31 Jul 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:54

31 Jul 2024

#71

Exit 8/Platform 8 (ft. Shannon Strucci)

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by YouTuber Shannon Strucci to discuss the indie ... more

17 Jul 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:46

17 Jul 2024

#70

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II (ft. Pixel A Day)

BUY BLAKE'S BOOK: [https://vol.co/collections/guitar-hero] (https://vol.co/collections/gui... more

10 Jul 2024

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:54

10 Jul 2024

#69

Indika (ft. Riley MacLeod)

BUY BLAKE'S BOOK: [https://vol.co/collections/guitar-hero] (https://vol.co/collections/gui... more

03 Jul 2024

1 HR 46 MINS

1:46:53

03 Jul 2024

#68

Max Payne 1 & 2 — Season Finale

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester answer listener questions about Max Payne 1 and 2. Something... more

12 Jun 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:00

12 Jun 2024

#67

Max Payne 2 — Episode 2

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester roll solo while discussing the second half of Remedy's 2003 ... more

29 May 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:00

29 May 2024

#66

Max Payne 2 — Episode 1 (ft. Timmm)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by YouTuber Timmm to discuss the first half of Re... more

22 May 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:52

22 May 2024

#65

Max Payne — Episode 2 (ft. Haley MacLean)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by Haley MacLean to discuss the second half of Re... more

15 May 2024

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:43

15 May 2024

#64

Max Payne — Episode 1 (ft. Leo Vader)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by Leo Vader to discuss the first half of Remedy'... more

08 May 2024

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:10

08 May 2024

#63

Disco Elysium — Season Finale

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester answer listener questions and receive fascinating feedback a... more

10 Apr 2024

51 MINS

51:37

10 Apr 2024

#62

Disco Elysium — Episode 4 (ft. Renata Price)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by writer Renata Price to finish ZA/UM's 2019 gam... more

03 Apr 2024

1 HR 52 MINS

1:52:42

03 Apr 2024

#61

Disco Elysium — Episode 3 (ft. Maddi Chilton & Josh Calixto)

Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by writers Maddi Chilton and Josh Calixto to play... more

27 Mar 2024