Hosts Michele Morrow and Malik Forté invite guests into their gaming hub world at the Hollywood Improv for an honest conversation about life, technology, triumphs and career trials within the rapidly growing landscape of video games.

Meredith Placko stops by to obsess over Final Fantasy and share her eclectic career in TV news, cosplay, hosting and producing.

#37: Renaissance Woman Meredith Placko

Jon Gabrus swings through Status Effect and speaks passionately about Blizzard games, establishing video games in the household, and balancing a successful career with his favorite pastimes.

#36: One Game at a Time with Jon Gabrus

This week on Status Effect, Michele and Malik are joined by stand-up comedian Ahmed Bharoocha who shares his stories of success, his gaming history, and his good ole days as an Uber driver.

#35: Uber Times with Ahmed Bharoocha

Nintendo fans, get ready! Pat Contri (PatTheNESPunk) is joining the Status Effect crew to share his encyclopedic knowledge of the NES library, retro-gaming in contrast to modern day, and even give his two cents on Sega’s best console ever.