The Chromatic Life

Chromatic life is a podcast where the hosts are as diverse as the the topics. Our aim is to highlight and reflect on issues that affects our society including the representation of marginalized communities in media.

Listen over at Geeked.fm // Download an MP3

Show Notes:

Javier Payano – Teacher, Streamer, and now joining the podcasting game

Matthew Lancaster – Host of More Than Bits! Podcast, Geeks In Sneaks, and owner of the Geeked.FM network

Tanya DePass – Fresh out of Tokens host and creator of the I need Diverse Games hashtag and organization

Topics

Nintendo’s President Satoru Iwata has passed away: 

Confederate Flag- Bree Newsome, South Carolina takes down the flag 

Jay Smooth’s Classic “You are a racist’ vs ‘What you said was racist’

Church Burnings 

Donald Chump, I mean Trump! 

Critical Game Lab Call for Papers 

What are we playing or watching?

Tanya – Witcher 3
Javier – Fall out New Vegas, Crusaders Quest
Matthew – Forza Horizon 2 and Minecraft/Rayman/Skylanders with the kids

Social Media Business:

@ChromaticLifeFM
chromaticlifefm@geeked.fm

Hosts on Twitter: 

Tanya: @cypheroftyr
Matthew: @Lanksalot81
Javier: @JavierPayano

Published by cypheroftyr

Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.