Blood Sweat and Games Podcast

Blood Sweat and Games

Morgan Ling & Miranda O'Hare
The Blood, Sweat & Games Podcast is a pop culture pod for the gaming community. A one-stop shop for everything in the gaming culture. We answer all your burning questions in each episode in our ‘Should I Sweat This?’ segment. Wanna rant about your fave Twitch streamer? That E-Sport champ you love? The voice actor you stan? The Blood, Sweat and Games Podcast has got you covered! Hosts & IRL pals, Morgan Ling and Miranda O’Hare will discuss it all and occasionally chat with some key industry figures including streamers, game devs, e-sport champs, influencers, voice actors and the like to uncover what really makes the industry tick. AND the pod isn’t afraid to go there. Like really go there, ya know? Blood, Sweat & Games will touch on all aspects of the industry and community, good and bad including some hot-button topics such as hate raids, hot tub streams, sexism, addiction and mental health problems. With a love for gaming and a mission to empower and uplift, Morgan and Miranda will discuss everything gaming related in order to understand more about this epic industry that connects so many.
WE’RE BACK BABY (And omg Marvel Rivals has been announced)
SOUND THE ALARMS FRIENDS because in the words of the great and holy Logan Paul ‘the number 1 podcast in the world’ has returned! We are back and would I say better than ever? Ummmm, like no, probably not. We’re pretty much the same to be honest except Miranda moved back to Sydney and Morgan has developed a new interest in karaoke AND now knows a guy who got stabbed!We know what you’re thinking. A new season of Blood, Sweat & Games pod, what can we expect this season? Well babe, hopefully a consistent schedule. We have cut our usual ‘Inside Gaming’ segment to ensure we can produce episodes for you weekly and can lean into more of the gaming pop culture content we know and love, as well as fan fave ‘Should I Sweat This?’ (and most of the time to be honest, yah you should sweat it actually).This week in our first episode back we have come out swinging with some epic gaming news including the pending release of Marvel Rivals, dishing some tea on GDC and the continued mass layoffs the industry is facing. In ‘Should I Sweat This’ we ask some of the big questions such as is it considered cheating on your IRL partner if you marry your gaming friend in a game? And what happens when you’re better at a game than you’re crush?So buckle in and turn up your airpods high because the first episode of BSG Pod for 2024 is FINALLY here and we couldn't be more excited to see you (wait, did you do something different with your hair?) LOVE YOU, SAY IT BACK!Want to submit a question to be answered on the pod in 2024? SUBMIT HEREMarvel Rivals Alpha Playtest Registration LINKFollow all our socials here-https://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterBSG YoutubeMorgans InstagramMirandas InstagramMorgans TiktokMirandas Tiktok
Apr 15
54 min
24. Inside the 2023 Game Awards
Hello and welcome back to our little podcast cuties. We are back with our final episode for 2023 and can you believe it's been a whole season of Blood, Sweat & Games? We are so excited for 2024 and can’t wait to bring you more episodes in the New Year! Thank you for your love and support this year as we launched the pod, it means the world. Anyway, enough of the sappy stuff and let’s get into this cracker episode (you can tell Miranda is writing this).In this episode we get into all the juicy stuff including Morgan teaching Miranda to play Valorant (please note, Miranda has a decent aim- bout to go pro). AND in the biggest news to ever news MORGAN MAKES THE FORBES 30 UNDER 30 LIST!Can you actually believe it? Our girl is so talented and smart! Not only that but she’s also made The Game Awards Future Class List. Like OKAY, chill out Morgs. We get it, you’re a bloody genius!In Gaming News, Morgan attends the Game Awards and gives us the inside scoop including all the celebrity gossip and future games for 2024.In 'Should I Sweat This?’ we delve into some spicy listener topics including a bad internet connection and a devoted gamer couple and all boys gaming night and one very annoyed girlfriend!Lastly, in ‘Inside Gaming’ Morgan interviews the brilliant Anran Li, Engineering Manager at none other than Riot Games about her career, the gaming industry, and her plight to get more women working in the industry!So buckle in and turn up your AirPods because the final episode of BSG Pod of 2023 is here and you are gonna love it! Did we mention that you look great today? Okay SLAYYYY!Want to submit a question to be answered on the pod in 2024? Submit here- https://bloodsweatandgames.com/should-i-sweat-it/Follow Anran Li on LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anranli/Follow all our socials here-https://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterBSG YoutubeMorgans InstagramMirandas InstagramMorgans TiktokMirandas Tiktok
Dec 19, 2023
1 hr 25 min
23. Blame Game: Is there really a connection between gaming & violent crime?
Hello our little gamer cuties and welcome back to the Blood, Sweat & Games podcast! This week we bring you an extra spicy special episode as we cover some hot topics in gaming and of course in classic BSG style, overshare about our personal lives… well Miranda does.In gaming news we cover it all including Sega announcing no one is in fact acquiring them after industry rumors have been swirling for months. We discuss the insanely bad critical reception for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 even though it reaches high sales. Next we cover the endless media argument and political debate surrounding gaming and whether it has an influence over young people encouraging violent crimes and school shootings after David DePape the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband blames gaming for his crimes. In the ever spicy segment ‘Should I Sweat This?’ We have some juicy reader submissions including a successful streamer and her copycat friend. Should she overlook the blatant stealing of ideas or is it time to call her friend out? We also have a boyfriend struggling with his gamer girlfriend and all the men from her discord chasing her… a tale for the ages!Lastly in ‘Inside Gaming,’ Miranda dishes out all her voice over tips and tricks from herself and some of the hugely successful Valorant voice actors! Truly not to be missed!So buckle up tight kiddos and pop in your air pods, because BSG Pod is here with another unmissable episode for you! Love you (say it back!)Follow all our socials here-Sub to our KICK https://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterBSG YoutubeMorgans InstagramMirandas InstagramMorgans TiktokMirandas Tiktok
Nov 21, 2023
1 hr 4 min
22. Game Changers: The Activision Blizzard & Microsoft Merger is Finally Official
HELLO HOT SPICY FRIENDS! We missed you, did you miss us? (Yes, obviously). Morgan is back and better than ever after her mysterious trip to Atlanta… (details soon) and Miranda could not be happier to have her girl back. We have a jam packed episode for you this week, starting off strong we discuss all things gaming including the finalization of the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard and what this means for the industry as all eyes are on Sony awaiting their next move. We delve into the Twitter controversy surrounding the new Overwatch 2 battle pass prices and discuss the rising cost of skins in game. Capitalism, man. Next in ‘Should I Sweat This?’ we have a corporate girly looking to make the big move into the gaming industry but is her possible mentor gatekeeping? Next we have a listener struggling ONCE AGAIN with her discord community and a creepy guy. What in the heck is going on with Discord you guys?In our final segment ‘Inside Gaming’ Morgan really delivers some inside pro tips providing some free and inexpensive resources and tools to help you or your small team create your own video game on a small budget!So buckle in and turn up your airpods because BSG has a new episode and you are gonna love it! Did I mention, you look great today? Okay slayyyyyyy.Links to resources/tools mentioned during the Inside Gaming segment:https://www.gdcvault.com/free/https://learn.unity.com/http://gamecodeschool.com/https://www.mixamo.comhttps://www.midjourney.com/https://www.scenario.com/https://www.celtx.comhttps://www.blender.orgWant to submit a question to be answered on the pod? Submit here- https://bloodsweatandgames.com/should-i-sweat-it/Follow all our socials here-https://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterBSG YoutubeMorgans TiktokMirandas TiktokMorgans InstagramMirandas Instagram
Oct 30, 2023
1 hr 11 min
21. GAME OVER: Mass layoffs in the gaming industry
Hi besties and welcome back to Blood, Sweat & Games pod. Did you do something different with your hair? You are looking gorgeous! This week is a little different because we have a special guest host on the pod as our gal Morgan is still in Atlanta working on her secret project (all will be revealed soon!) Our guest Host is Meg, better known under her streamer name Megg sounds like egg. She's a London based streamer and is her username a bit strange? Sure yes. But is she also very successful, smart and also a bad ass gamer and streamer? Also, yes!After meeting at Valorant Champions, Meg and Miranda formed a friendship which led to this very episode and are now further united by both knowing the same toxic man? What a way to form a friendship!This week on the pod things get juicy as we discuss The Goose House controversy after one of the servers' founders is outed for his sexual harassment of many female streamers including some minors. We also discuss the massive layoffs facing the gaming industry. In ‘Should I Sweat This?’ We have a streamer struggling with low views and a toxic discord server (another one, holy heck!!!).In ‘Inside Gaming’ Meg discusses her epic growth in the industry, making money as a full time streamer, working for Riot, hate comments and more!So buckle your seatbelt and turn the volume up because BSG Pod is back with another episode for you and it’s gonna be a bumpy ride!!!Wanna learn more about Meg? - https://linktr.ee/megsoundslikeeggFollow all our socials here-Sub to our KICK BSG Youtubehttps://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterMorgans InstagramMirandas InstagramMorgans TiktokMirandas Tiktok
Oct 16, 2023
59 min
20. Unity Death Threats - How does this impact Game Devs?
Hi friends and welcome back to Blood, Sweat & Games pod. We’re so glad you’re here. This week we bring you another hard hitting episode- because what are we if not investigative journalists?! (just gossips tbh)This week in Gaming News we discuss the much anticipated release of Final Fantasy 7 the rebirth. We also discuss the extremely spicy news about game dev engine Unity after they temporarily shut down their offices due to death threats. This comes just days after their shocking announcement of new runtime fees. What does this mean for small to mid game devs?In Should I Sweat This we discuss an overworked Twitch moderator and a cosplay friendship, are they just social media friends or can they be friends IRL? In other news Miranda was the villain in a bagel shop and Morgan is in Atlanta working on a new secret project… watch this space!So settle in, put on your favorite Hello Kitty pajamas  (Morgan and Miranda love Hello Kitty okay?) and pop in your airpods because BSG Pod is back with another juicy episode for you and you don’t wanna miss it! Love you, say it back!Follow all our socials here-Sub to our KICK BSG Youtubehttps://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterMorgans InstagramMirandas InstagramMorgans TiktokMirandas Tiktok
Oct 2, 2023
45 min
19. Roblox and finding love - Is this the future of dating?
Hi friends and welcome back to Blood, Sweat & Games pod. It’s great to see ya! This week we bring you another banger episode punchier than the hate comments on our Instagram from incels (fans!) Don’t you just love being a woman in gaming?In gaming news it’s a big one, we talk Valorant Champions after Miranda meets Ben Affleck and Elon Musk, holy shit! We discuss Starfield after the director announces that players will need better tech to enjoy the game (just stop being poor guys)! Video game Stray is in talks to become an animated movie based on the hit indie game and in a pretty surprising move Roblox forays into the dating scene (okay pop off queen!)In the ever-spicy ‘Should I Sweat This,’ we discuss some big topics including a girlfriend deciding whether to pick up her life and move to Seattle after her boyfriend lands his dream job in gaming and a queer discord server figures out how to handle a member that won’t respect someone's pronouns… yikes!So settle in, pour yourself a hot chocolate (maybe add some Baileys... up to you) and get to listening because BSG Pod is here with a banger episode and it’s a fun one!Love you (say it back!)Follow all our socials here-Sub to our KICK BSG Youtubehttps://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterMorgans InstagramMirandas InstagramMorgans TiktokMirandas Tiktok
Sep 12, 2023
1 hr 5 min
18. Valorant Champions & the most controversial video games of all time
Hi friends and we are back this week with another live stream on Kick. This week's episode is more jam-packed than the consistent stream of text messages Miranda sends Morgan throughout the day that reads more like a literary stream of consciousness that anything of actual value. Also in wild news, Morgan will be debuting on TV soon as a pop culture specialist? I guess there’s nothing the gal can’t do…. Chill out Morgs, leave something for the rest of us okay?!Also, a gentle reminder to follow us on socials (check the show notes for links) so we can constantly show up on your feeds (maybe your dreams too- depends how you’re feeling). Now onto the juice, in Gaming News, Miranda discusses Valorant Champions and the absolutely packed games release schedule for September in this wildly busy season.Miranda also discusses her list of the ‘5 Most Controversial Video Games of all time!’Next in the ever spicy ‘Should I Sweat This?’ we have a gambling addicted gamer boyfriend with a very concerned girlfriend and another boyfriend mourning the demonization of the Fresh & Fit pod that has left a girlfriend reeling!In ‘Inside Gaming’ the gals discuss their future goals and give more career tips on the gaming industry and voice acting. So sweet baby cherubs, put on your cutest swimsuit, pop on some floaties and dive into this episode of Blood, Sweat & Games (mwah!)Follow all our socials here-Sub to our KICK BSG Youtubehttps://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterMorgans InstagramMirandas InstagramMorgans TiktokMirandas Tiktok
Aug 25, 2023
1 hr 12 min
17. What does Baldur's Gate 3 mean for the future of RPGS?
Hi friends and welcome back to the Blood, Sweat & Games pod! We are back and holy heck we are live streaming on KICK! After all our talk on Kick the live streaming platform and Twitchs new rival, we gave into and did our first Kick live stream and things went off fairly well! Although our Kick debut was only to a small viewership (ahem 7 viewers….) we had a blast and as always, we had a lot to say!In important news this means, you should subscribe to our Kick AND you can now watch the ENTIRE VOD on our Youtube (links below).Now onto the juice, in Gaming News we are discussing Baldur's Gate 3, the new release of the RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. We delve into this release, its wild popularity and question whether it peaked in early access and what this game means for the future of RPGs.In everyone's fave, spicy segment ‘Should I Sweat This,’ we have some juicy submissions including a girlfriend that is cheating with her boyfriend's discord bros and a girl with a gaming addiction that is taking over her life!In our ‘Inside Gaming’ segment we discuss how the pod came to be, what the future of the pod holds, and Morgan and Mirandas discuss what sets them apart in the industry!So buckle up tight kiddos and pop in your air pods, because BSG Pod is here with a banger first-time LIVE STREAM and we couldn’t be more excited! Love you (say it back!)Follow all our socials here-Sub to our KICK BSG Youtubehttps://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterMorgans InstagramMirandas InstagramMorgans TiktokMirandas Tiktok
Aug 22, 2023
1 hr 1 min
16. The Microsoft and Activision merger - How will this affect PS and Nintendo gamers?
Hi friends and welcome back to the Blood, Sweat & Games pod! We are back with another banger episode for you and we couldn’t be more excited.Just a quick reminder that we will be taking the next week off as we prepare to begin live streaming on Kick. We will be announcing all the stream details via our socials so don’t forget to follow us to keep updated! We will still be uploading our episodes audio to Spotify and Apple on Mondays as usual but if you wanna hang out live and ask us your questions- then subscribe to us on Kick! (All social links are below in the show notes!)Now onto the episode! In gaming news this week we discuss the Microsoft and Blizzard Activision merger and what this means for the future of gaming as well who wins and loses in the biggest acquisition of all time (capitalism I guess…)Next in ‘Should I Sweat This?’ We have two extremely spicy stories including a girlfriend struggling with the ick after her boyfriend cosplays a kid anime character at a convention and an admittedly not great boyfriend with a kinda sketchy girlfriend? I don’t think anyone is innocent in that one!Finally in ‘Inside Gaming’ Miranda sits down with Hans Vancol, the COO of Grab Games and his brother Harold Vancol the VP of Creative at Grab Games to discuss the future of VR and AR in gaming, what you need to succeed in the industry and of course, their favorite games!So buckle up tight kiddos and pop in your air pods, because BSG Pod is here with another great episode for you! Love you (say it back!)Wanna learn more about Grab Games? http://www.grabgames.com/Follow all our socials here-Sub to our KICK https://bloodsweatandgames.com/BSG InstagramBSG TiktokBSG TwitterBSG YoutubeMorgans InstagramMirandas InstagramMorgans TiktokMirandas Tiktok
Jul 18, 2023
1 hr 24 min
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