Side Story
Side Story is a bi-weekly podcast about games and the stories we tell about them, presented by Friends at the Table and supported by our patrons at friendsatthetable.cash.
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On the show
- Jack de Quidt3 eps
- Austin Walker2 eps
- Keith Carberry2 eps
Also: Janine Hawkins, Ali Acampora, Sylvi Bullet
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Total monthly reach
Based on 1 signal.
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By chart position
- 🇺🇸United States · Video GamesHOME#8025K to 133K
- 🇯🇵Japan · Video Games#1112K to 66K
- 🇹🇷TR · Video Games#38891 to 4.7K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Video Games#88735 to 3.9K
- 🇮🇱IL · Video Games#28681 to 3.6K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
41K to 219K🎙 Weekly cadence·39 episodes·Last published 2w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
83K to 439K🇺🇸61%🇯🇵30%🇹🇷2%+4 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
46K to 241K
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* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/6/26 | 36: Two Meters of Black and White Polka Dot Linen | Have you heard? The Duke died. Yeah. Yeah. Well that's the thing. The funeral's going to be a whole to-do. Everyone is going to be there, even that little pigeon who just landed in town, Marie. You haven't met her? Well you will. She plays at being grounded but have you seen how she dresses? I just know she'll be trying to get everyone to look her way. That's why I came to you: Because they should be looking my way instead. Yes. The funeral. That's right. No, not "something black." Hm. Disappointing. I thought you had more imagination than that. Support us on Patreon! Show Notes Janine's Dress Crime Featuring Janine Hawkins and Jack de Quidt Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 1h 30m 45s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | 35: Oh, I'm Also The Doomed | What was that sound in the other room? Who is gathering in the Kitchen? Wait, whose body is it we found again? And what the hell is up with the butler? Answer these questions and you'll... well, you'll be on your first step towards solving the mystery of the Incident at Galley House. This show wouldn't be possible without your support. Please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/friends_table. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 04:46 No Spoilers: The Incident at Galley House 13:32 No Spoilers: Impressions 26:26 No Spoilers: Comparisons to Type Help and The Roottrees Are Dead 34:00 Spoiler Discussion 01:01:34 DEEPER Spoiler Discussion Featuring Austin Walker, Keith Carberry, and Sylvi Bullet Produced by Ali Acampora Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 1h 40m 05s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | video gamesKingdoms of Amalur+3 | Austin WalkerKeith Carberry+1 | WCBN38 Studios+2 | — | Kingdoms of Amalurvideo game review+3 | — | 2h 10m 51s | ||
| 8/25/26 | game developmentcity building+3 | Janine HawkinsAli Acampora | Go-Go Town!Animal Crossing+1 | — | Go-Go Town!city builder+5 | — | 1h 20m 24s | ||
| 8/12/26 | music creationvideo games+3 | — | OffbeatYamaha MU80+1 | — | musicOffbeat+5 | — | 1h 16m 14s | ||
| 7/21/26 | frictiondifficulty+5 | — | — | — | frictiondifficulty+5 | — | 1h 19m 10s | ||
| 7/8/26 | Gothic seriesvideo games+3 | — | Crocodile GambitPatreon+1 | — | Gothic 1 RemakeRPG+3 | — | 1h 34m 44s | ||
| 6/23/26 | DuskersSpace Horror+4 | Sylvi BulletJack de Quidt | Marielda Vinyl AlbumDuskers+3 | — | DuskersMarielda Vinyl Album+4 | — | 1h 02m 48s | ||
| 6/9/26 | evil card gamesForbidden Solitaire+4 | Austin Walker | Forbidden SolitaireBlack Jacket | — | evil cardscard games+4 | — | 1h 33m 27s | ||
| 5/26/26 | Pokémonroommates+3 | Janine HawkinsAli Acampora | VoltorbHoundoom+2 | — | Pokémonroommate+6 | — | 1h 49m 23s | ||
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| 5/12/26 | baseballautomated systems+4 | — | Media Club PlusSoprano's Screenshot Stream+1 | — | baseballautomated ball-strike system+4 | — | 1h 21m 51s | ||
| 4/28/26 | fantasystorytelling+3 | Keith CarberryJack de Quidt | RealisBlood Machine's Bluesky+2 | — | PostmanFairie Queen+5 | — | 1h 47m 05s | ||
| 4/14/26 | 24: A Key Part of the Gloop | Somewhere between Goo and Glue and Goop, is Gloop. And that's the stuff that makes up the middling (and middle-ing) parts of many vast, open world RPGs. Flat but enjoyable-enough random encounters. Rhythmically repetitive dungeons. The Good Old Fetch Quest. The mortar holding the bricks of the castle wall together. Gloop. Support us on Patreon! The Kickstarter campaign for Austin's new TTRPG, Realis, is now live! Show Notes Crunch returns to Naughty Dog for Xmas as Intergalactic devs work overtime on a demo for Sony, claims report No Games for Genocide The Indiana Pacers Fan Couple Clip Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:55 ToeJam & Earl Aside 07:30 Ardenfall 52:12 Road to Vostok Featuring Austin Walker and Jack de Quidt Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 2h 00m 04s | ||||||
| 4/1/26 | 23: Everybody Remembers the Big Boulder | Happy Side Story anniversary! To celebrate our first year of the show, Austin, Janine, and Jack get together to talk about the year they've spent playing Nine Dots' RPG-meets-sim Outward (which you can watch them play by supporting us at https://friendsatthetable.cash/!) Speaking of supporting our work, the Kickstarter campaign for Austin's new TTRPG, Realis, is now live! Support us on Patreon! Featuring Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Jack de Quidt Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 1h 16m 32s | ||||||
| 3/10/26 | 22: I've Got an Open Friend Mouth | With too many games coming out recently, Austin, Sylvi, and Dre had to determine a metric to decide which ones to cover on this week's episode. What makes the most sense? Maybe 'games relevant to ongoing Friends at the Table campaigns'? Or perhaps 'games that we've teased wanting to talk about in the past'? No, absolutely not. There is only one metric: Games that look sick as shit. Show Notes Marathon Thief Grapple "If you're hoping to make friends in Marathon like you can in Arc Raiders, expect a knife in the back" | PC Gamer Marathon, Reprise | Aurahack Chapters 00:00 Introduction & Icebreaker Marathon Upate 07:34 The Cool Games We Don't Have Time to Talk About Yet 10:32 Romeo Is A Dead Man 47:43 Marathon (2026) Featuring Austin Walker, Andrew Lee Swan, and Sylvi Bullet Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 1h 52m 18s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | 21: Eat the Spaghetti and Leave | With Austin separated from his microphone because of a snowstorm, Janine and Ali (who herself had to record on a travel mic) return to chat about the rise of Devices. You know? Gadgets? Geegaws? Retro emulation handhelds? Also, we have a classic Friends at the Table "Now is not the time for this diversionary topic" followed by 30 full minutes on the diversionary topic. It's a good podcast. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Device Talk Begins 26:34 Palia Diversion Begins 55:11 Back to the Gadgets and the Games We're Playing On Them Support us on Patreon! Featuring Janine Hawkins and Ali Acampora Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 1h 50m 44s | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | Announcement: ICEBREAKER - A Fundraising Marathon for Immigrant Justice | On Sunday 15th and Monday 16th of February 2026, we're going to be hosting ICEBREAKER, a two day fundraising marathon on twitch.tv/friendsatthetable to raise money for the Women's Foundation of Minnesota's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund! As Minnesota faces the brunt of a violent anti-immigrant crackdown, and ICE's cruelty continues to spread nationwide, we are inspired by the solidarity, community, and mutual aid demonstrated by those on the front lines of immigration justice. The WFM's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund distributes funding to organizations working to provide food, housing, rent relief, transportation and healthcare as well as legal support for immigrants, detainees, and their families. The fight for immigration justice is immensely important to us all. Please join us to help raise some money! In addition to streaming, new limited edition t-shirts will be available on the Friends at the Table store on Sunday 15th, featuring the incredible ICEBREAKER art by Conner Fawcett. For the months of February and March, all proceeds from any purchases made at friendsatthetable.shop will go to the Immigration Law Center of Minnesota, which provides free legal representation to immigrants and their families. After March, this t-shirt will no longer be available! Please stay tuned to our social media and here on Patreon for upcoming information about the schedule, as well as our fundraising goals. We'll be kicking off around 11am ET and going all day with a carefully selected blend of games, running the gamut from emergent multiplayer disasters to 90s educational software to — let me just check my notes here — it looks like someone's written down "Flegg Hell"? We'll see you on Sunday! | 5m 32s | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | 20: Being a Dude vs Being a Guy | The winter is here and our love of warmth means that we're stuck inside, dreaming of greener pastures. Greener pastures like: "A train that you can make prettier" and "A frozen over dystopia where you are forced out into the cold to deliver pizzas and televisions." Hey, wait a minute... Show Notes Run Button's My Summer Car Let's Play Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:33 Spatial Puzzles (Kanoodle, IQ Gears, IQ Circuit) 08:10 Locomoto 27:19 Locomoto Full Game Spoilers 56:07 Easy Delivery Co. Support us on Patreon! Featuring Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Jack de Quidt Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 1h 32m 36s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | 19: Silent Hill f Spoilercast | Happy 2026! We're kicking the year off (a little belatedly) with what would've been Ali's 2025 Main Story Award winning Silent Hill f. She's joined by Keith and Jack as they talk (with full spoilers) about the first new full length Silent Hill game in over a decade. Featuring Ali Acampora, Keith Carberry, Jack de Quidt Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 2h 32m 22s | ||||||
| 1/2/26 | The 2025 Main Story Awards 05: The Purpose Of Gameplay Is To Hide Secrets Award and More! | Welcome to the inaugural Main Story Awards, Side Story's end-of-year sendoff to the games and topics that captivated our attention this year. Look forward to a new short episode Every Day This Week! Today you'll be hearing from Jack, Keith, and Austin as they discuss (the) Blue Prince, before Keith tags out for Sylvi, so that we can end the year chatting about Horses (the game and, briefly, the animal). Show Notes I Hope You Get To Live Your Entire LIfe As A Human Being by Harper Jay What Can Men Want? by Nathan Rochelle Duford Featuring Austin Walker, Keith Carberry, Jack de Quidt, and Sylvi Bullet Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 1h 51m 26s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | The 2025 Main Story Awards 04: The Yes Nostalgia! and No Nostalgia! Awards | Welcome to the inaugural Main Story Awards, Side Story's end-of-year sendoff to the games and topics that captivated our attention this year. Look forward to a new short episode Every Day This Week! Today you'll be hearing from Dre, Art, and Keith who are bringing us Yes Nostalgia! and No Nostalgia! awards! Featuring Keith Carberry, Andrew Lee Swan, and Art Martinez-Tebbel Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 1h 08m 45s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | The 2025 Main Story Awards 03: The Best-Yet Version of a Game That Isn't What I Truly Want Award | Welcome to the inaugural Main Story Awards, Side Story's end-of-year sendoff to the games and topics that captivated our attention this year. Look forward to a new short episode Every Day This Week! Today you'll be hearing from Keith, Janine, and Austin who are bringing us The Best-Yet Version of a Game That Isn't What I Truly Want Award! Show Notes Featuring Austin Walker, Janine Hawkins, and Keith Carberry Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 45m 47s | ||||||
| 12/30/25 | The 2025 Main Story Awards 02: The Feel the Love Award | Welcome to the inaugural Main Story Awards, Side Story's end-of-year sendoff to the games and topics that captivated our attention this year. Look forward to a new short episode Every Day This Week! Today you'll be hearing from Sylvi and Jack, who are bringing us the Feel the Love Award. Show Notes moon: Remix RPG Adventure moon Soundtrack: Heads in the Clouds Featuring Jack de Quidt and Sylvi Bullet Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 37m 38s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | The 2025 Main Story Awards 01: The Clockwork World Award | Welcome to the inaugural Main Story Awards, a week long showcase where we make up awards to give the games and topics that really took center stage for us this year, and which we felt like deserved a little more attention than they already got on the show this year. It's not a traditional game of the year, but we did try to restrain ourselves to a single game or topic each, which means that there are definitely some things that were big that didn't get included. We'll have a short episode every day, normally, but not always, covering one game or topic suggested by a member of the cast. Not everyone had topics or was able to record during this window, so I will say that Ali's game will be covered in a spoiler cast, hopefully in January! Today's award, presented by Austin (me), is the Clockwork World Award! Enjoy! Show Notes Earthborne Rangers Many Nights a Whisper Featuring Austin Walker and Jack de Quidt Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 32m 48s | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | 18: Your Mother's Delightful Bonanza | Side Story only exists because of support from listeners like you. Go to friendsatthetable.cash to support us! Today we explore a bevvy of different worlds: 2.5D fantasy realms, alien FMV planets, and a land of climate apocalypse and raw nerve paranoia. Wait, that last one is... it's kind of sounding familiar. Oh well, get in, buckle up, and make sure to bring your favorite childhood food, because we've got places to go. Games discussed this episode: The Octopath Traveler series, Blippo+, No, I'm Not a Human, Horses (and the other games of Santa Ragione) Show Notes "I Hope You Get To Live Your Entire Life As A Human Being," Harper Jay's essay on Horses Studio Oleomingus Announcement Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:01 Octopath Traveler 0 01:06:22 Blippo+ 01:26:45 No, I'm Not Human 01:54:31 HORSES Featuring Austin Walker and Jack de Quidt Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt | 2h 01m 22s | ||||||
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Chart history for Side Story
Peaked at #11 in Japan, currently #11 in Japan.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| IL | — | #28 | #28 | — |
| TR | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| United States | — | #80 | #80 | — |
| Norway | — | #82 | #82 | — |
| TH | — | #82 | #82 | — |
| Australia | — | #88 | #88 | — |
| RO | — | #96 | #96 | — |
| South Africa | — | #101 | #101 | — |
| HU | — | #107 | #107 | — |
| IL | — | #108 | #108 | — |
| Canada | — | #117 | #117 | — |
| SG | — | #121 | #121 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #122 | #122 | — |
| TW | — | #132 | #132 | — |
| PL | — | #135 | #135 | — |
| Ireland | — | #149 | #149 | — |
| Brazil | — | #177 | #177 | — |
| CO | — | #185 | #185 | — |
| TR | — | #186 | #186 | — |
Chart Positions
21 placements across 19 markets.
Chart Positions
21 placements across 19 markets.