Something Rotten

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**Something Rotten**

Blake Hester and Jacob Geller explore the world of dark, violent, and nihilistic video games.

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Listener Q&A Special! May 15, 2026

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Jacob and Blake convene to answer YOUR questions!

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Exit 8 (Movie) Apr 30, 2026

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Blake and Jacob reconvene to discuss the movie adaptation of Exit 8. Sorry, Richard Brody! It's all love.

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Resident Evil Requiem Spoilercast (ft. Chris Plante and Leo Vader) Apr 08, 2026

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SORRY ABOUT THE AUDIO I WAS FLYIN BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS

Blake is joined by Leo Vader and Chris Plante to unpack Resident Evil Requiem. A game that's great, probably. Full spoilers!!!

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Iron Lung [Movie] (ft. Ashley Bardhan) Feb 25, 2026

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HEARTWARMING! A first-time director with millions of dollars and a built-in audience of 38.4 million subscribers got his little indie film played in theaters across the nation. Too bad Blake Hester, Jacob Geller, and Ashley Bardhan are here to poopoo on his parade.

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Return to Silent Hill Feb 18, 2026

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GOOD NEWS: SOMETHING ROTTEN IS BACK! Bad news: it's to talk about Return to Silent Hill. Jacob Geller and Blake Hester reconvene to discuss Konami's latest trainwreck.

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An Update On Merch Orders Jun 10, 2025

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A quick update if you're still waiting on your order.

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God of War — Season Finale May 28, 2025

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Blake Hester and Jacob Geller read listener emails about God of War in this season finale.

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God of War III — Episode 2 (ft. AJ Moser) May 14, 2025

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Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by Blake's better half, AJ Moser, to discuss the back half of God of War III. Assume full spoilers!

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God of War III — Episode 1 (ft. Ashley Bardhan) Apr 30, 2025

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Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by GamesRadar's Ashley Bardhan to discuss the first half of God of War III. We're playing up through the death of Hermes.

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God of War II — Episode 2 Apr 23, 2025

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester go it alone to discuss the back half of God of War II. Assume full spoilers!

Something Rotten is better on Nebula – sign up today and find the premium feed at https://nebula.tv/somethingrotten/

SNIPER SHIRTS: https://snipershirts.bigcartel.com/ (USE DISCOUNT CODE "ROTTEN" FOR $5 OFF)

Send thoughts and questions about this series to somethingrottenpodcast@gmail.com

Follow Jacob Geller on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/jacobgeller.com

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MUSIC: https://somethingrottenpod.bandcamp.com/album/something-rotten

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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