Brainwaves Special Edition - All Good Things

About this episode

In this final episode of Brainwaves, the hosts reflect on the show's journey and the future of games journalism.

All good things come to an end, and so it is with Brainwaves. In this last special episode Richard from ‘We’re Not Wizards’ runs the show as we bring together all the hosts from the years of Brainwaves. Iain McAllister, Jamie Adams, Iain Chantler, Oliver Kinne, and Sam Maggs reminisce about the formation of the show, how it has changed over the years, why I brought it to an end and the future of games journalism. Show Notes Meeple People Podcast No Pun Included Dized Episode Simon Lavender Jason Perez on board game journalism https://soundcloud.com/onestopcoopshop/397-board-game-media-a-critical-assessment-with-jason-luke-plunkett-and-keith-law Indie Game Reading Club Aftermath Rascal Boardgamewire Mothership Patreon Shoutouts Kevin Bertram https://www.fortcircle.com/ James Naylor https://naylorgames.com/ Shaun Newangame-a-lot.fun/enfacebook.com/gamealotboardgames Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thegiantbrain Support Us https://giantbrain.co.uk/support-us-new/ Fanroll https://fanrolldice.com/ref/2783/ Our Links Thanks very much for listening. If you like what you’ve listened to then the best way to help us out is to share the podcast and drop us a review and rating on itunes…

People in this episode

Host: Richard

Guests: Iain McAllister, Jamie Adams, Iain Chantler, Oliver Kinne, Sam Maggs

Topics covered

• podcast finale
• games journalism
• nostalgia
• board games
• media
• host reflections

Keywords

• Brainwaves
• podcast
• board games
• games journalism
• nostalgia
• final episode
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meeple People Podcast, No Pun Included, Dized, Indie Game Reading Club, Aftermath, Rascal, Boardgamewire, Mothership, Patreon, Fanroll

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