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Fireside Chats, Episode 19: Game of the Year 2017 Discussion

The calendar just flipped over into a new year, so it only makes sense that we chat about what the best video games of 2017 were. In order to make the conversation great, I invited SIFTD's Shane Satterfield to Santa Monica to talk about what we thought were the cream-of-the-crop titles of the previous 12 months. This is a great companion piece to the Best Games of 2017 video that went live on Side Quest's YouTube channel, and fleshes everything out over a meaty 100 minute chat.

Colin's Last Stand: Side Quest, Episode 6 (Audio)

Colin Moriarty’s Game(s) of the Year 2017!

Side Quest, Episode 6: Colin Moriarty's Game(s) of the Year 2017

Broaden your Horizon.

Colin's Last Stand, Episode 59 (Audio)

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Primer!

Colin's Last Stand, Episode 59: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

War never changes.

A New Show, A New Tier, and A New Year

Happy New Year!

I hope this letter finds you all very well, and that your respective holiday vacations were enjoyable, restful, and fattening. Yes, fattening, because it’s probably cold out where you are, and who doesn’t like to sit on the couch and eat all day instead of going outside? Just me? Okay.

I wanted to check-in with all of you to first say thank you. Thank you for making 2017 such a rousing success for Colin’s Last Stand. I’m just o...

Fireside Chats, Episode 18: New Year's Resolutions, Moriarty Style

One night over Christmas vacation, while my family was hanging out at my mom's, I set up some equipment in a spare bedroom and, one-by-one, asked everyone that was there to come talk to me about New Year's Resolutions. Do they believe in them? Do they think they're worth anything? Do they have one for 2018? 18 members of my family sounded-off, from my parents and siblings to my six nieces and nephews. This proved to be a great excuse to introduce my audience to some of the people I love most ...

Holiday Miracle V: Q&A Video #8 (October, 2017) Unlocked

Hey There!

With CLS two-thirds closed down for the Holiday Season (CLS and Side Quest are both on hiatus until early January, although Fireside Chats trucks along uninterrupted), I figured you might be a little bored. As promised a couple of weeks ago in a letter to the audience, I've therefore decided to take some vintage Q&A videos that were only for $10+/month subscribers and making them available for everybody that supports CLS on Patreon, regardless of support level.

Wh...

Holiday Miracle IV: Q&A Video #7 (September, 2017) Unlocked

Hey There!

With CLS two-thirds closed down for the Holiday Season (CLS and Side Quest are both on hiatus until early January, although Fireside Chats trucks along uninterrupted), I figured you might be a little bored. As promised a couple of weeks ago in a letter to the audience, I've therefore decided to take some vintage Q&A videos that were only for $10+/month subscribers and making them available for everybody that supports CLS on Patreon, regardless of support level.

Wh...

Holiday Miracle III: Q&A Video #6 (August, 2017) Unlocked

Hey There!

With CLS two-thirds closed down for the Holiday Season (CLS and Side Quest are both on hiatus until early January, although Fireside Chats trucks along uninterrupted), I figured you might be a little bored. As promised a couple of weeks ago in a letter to the audience, I've therefore decided to take some vintage Q&A videos that were only for $10+/month subscribers and making them available for everybody that supports CLS on Patreon, regardless of support level....

Colin's Last Stand: Fireside Chats Archive (Part II) -- Episodes 6-10

Hi!

Last week, I put Episodes 1-5 of CLS: Fireside Chats together into one, imageless YouTube video, because so many people were requesting the show there. It did incredibly mediocre traffic, but that doesn't matter; lots of people appreciate it, and I wanna keep it going.

So, the second Fireside Chats archive is now live on YouTube. It may not be useful to many people here, but I did want to make you aware of it just in case you were interested.

I hope you are all doing wel...

Holiday Miracle II: Q&A Video #5 (July, 2017) Unlocked

Hey There!

With CLS two-thirds closed down for the Holiday Season (CLS and Side Quest are both on hiatus until early January, although Fireside Chats trucks along uninterrupted), I figured you might be a little bored. As promised a couple of weeks ago in a letter to the audience, I've therefore decided to take some vintage Q&A videos that were only for $10+/month subscribers and making them available for everybody that supports CLS on Patreon, regardless of support level.
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Fireside Chats, Episode 17: Guns, God, and Culture

It's once more time to play Five Questions, this time with my good friend Erick Castro, fellow entrepreneur and owner of the James Beard Award-nominated craft cocktail bar Polite Provisions. Today, we focus on deep questions. Do humans have an inherent right to gun ownership? Is God real? Which culture gets it most right? Are dreams meaningful? And what is nostalgia all about, anyway? This is a good one. Strap in!

Merry Christmas (or Whatever the Hell You Celebrate)

To you and yours: A Happy Holiday Season.

Holiday Miracle I: Q&A Video #4 (June, 2017) Unlocked

Hey There!

With CLS two-thirds closed down for the Holiday Season (CLS and Side Quest are both on hiatus until early January, although Fireside Chats trucks along uninterrupted), I figured you might be a little bored. As promised a couple of weeks ago in a letter to the audience, I've therefore decided to take some vintage Q&A videos that were only for $10+/month subscribers and making them available for everybody that supports CLS on Patreon, regardless of support level.
...

A Holiday Message

Hey All,

Work is (finally) done for the year, and I'm headed to Real America with Erin and Lola tomorrow to see family.

I'll be scarce until the New Year, but wanted to show my appreciation for all of you with this brief video.

Happy Holidays, and thanks for everything. -Colin

Colin's Last Stand: Fireside Chats Archive (Part I) -- Episodes 1-5

I don't know if this is useful for any of you here, since many of you get early access to Fireside Chats upon release, but I wanted to let you know that -- in response to a desire for Fireside Chats on YouTube -- I've come up with a solution that I think works best.

I'm batching together episodes, five at a time, and putting them up as one long video on the original YouTube channel. The batched episodes will be quite latent -- once I get 6-10 up a week from today, you won't see 11-15 unti...

Fireside Chats, Episode 16: RPGs and the State of Games Media with Alexa Ray Corriea

For years, Alexa Ray Corriea has impressed games enthusiasts with her passion for RPGs and her deep knowledge of the industry. Today, she joins Fireside Chats for a discussion about the games of 2017, the role-playing genre we both adore, and the meteoric success of the Nintendo Switch. We also delve into a chat about games media, and whether it's in as much trouble as it seems to be, and whether many sites' adversarial tone and seeming lack of knowledge will simply drive more lapsed fans to ...

Colin's Last Stand: Side Quest, Episode 5 (Audio)

How Nintendo Switch Dominated 2017 (and Won My Heart)!

Side Quest, Episode 5: How Nintendo Switch Dominated 2017 (and Won My Heart)

Vita won't talk to me.

Colin's Last Stand, Episode 58 (Audio)

Roy Moore's Loss Is a Win for Decency!

Colin's Last Stand, Episode 58: Roy Moore's Loss Is a Win for Decency

What you believe is only one piece of the puzzle.

FYI: Holiday Plans

Hey Everyone,

I hope you're all doing great.

As you probably know by now, I like to over-communicate with you guys and gals about what's happening, so I figured a brief post about what the plans are for CLS over the holidays would be handy.

You may remember that, earlier in the Spring, I told you exactly when I'd be taking off. That off-time included two weeks at the end of the year. I'm still going to take a couple of weeks off -- I'm going to the east coast with Erin and L...

Fireside Chats, Episode 15: Comedy in the Age of Trump with Brian Altano

Today's episode of Fireside Chats features my old friend from IGN and The Comedy Button, Brian Altano. Brian and I have a frank talk about "The Joke" that spawned CLS to begin with, and discuss our differences over what happened, how it was handled, and its lasting effects. We also find plenty of common ground, particularly when we discuss comedy in the Age of Trump, where sensitivities are at an all-time high, and everyone seems offended by everything. But are they really?

Colin's Last Stand: Side Quest, Episode 4 (Audio)

Ranking the 10 Biggest Announcements From The Game Awards 2017 and PSX '17 -- CLS Side Quest!

Side Quest, Episode 4: Ranking the 10 Biggest Announcements From The Game Awards 2017 and PSX '17

Game announcements galore.

An Update: My Call With Patreon's CEO (and Many New Thoughts)

Hey,

I’m sorry that this follow-up is coming a late in the day and on the verge of the weekend, but I didn’t want to let my promise to further fill you all in slip through the cracks.

(If you're confused by this post and need context, my post from yesterday, which can be found here, will fill you in.)

This morning, for about 40 minutes, I spoke on the phone...

Colin's Last Stand, Episode 57 (Audio)

The Bipartisan Breakdown: A Rant!

Patreon, New Fees, CLS, and You

Hey All,

I hope you're doing great! I'm sitting in my hotel room in San Francisco after another day of recording new episodes of CLS: Fireside Chats (you can look forward to great podcasts with Brian Altano, Daemon Hatfield, Destin Legarie, Mark Ryan Sallee, Alexa Ray Corriea, and Ryan McCaffrey rolling out in the coming weeks, with more still to record). So I'm just now finally getting to sit down and chat with you about what's going on here on Patreon, and how a fundamental change be...