MGIF S6 E5 - GLESGAMES! - and The Scottish Game Scene (SCOTLAND FOREVER)

The MGIF Podcast

Photos courtesy of Lyndsay Spence

It’s a longer one this week as I take you on an audio journey to Scotland, as I make my way to the fabulous Glesgames!

Recorded THIS MONTH - March 2024 - I took a train to Edinburgh where I stayed with a friend (shout outs to Mark - I love you mate) before making my way over to Glasgow to attend Glesgames - an evening of socialising and gaming, opened with a live episode of the 2GoodBoys Podcast.

If you don’t know, the 2goodboys podcast is an occasional and very off topic podcast about - in their own words - nothing in particular. It’s headed up by Barry Topping and Guy Woodward, two quality members of what I like to call the Scottish Games Contingent. It’s a really funny, casual and unplanned chat which often goes really dark, exploring the worst bits of the internet, and has gathered quite a following over the years.

I catch up with the good boys after their live podcast to chat shite with them, as well as having a chat with regular 2GoodBoys guest, filmmaker, streamer and all round loveable lad Richie Morgan, who I intend to feature in a future episode.

After that, it’s time to plug the big microphones in and have a good chat with the lovely Gavin Spence, illustrator, podcaster, and youtuber legend in his own right (check out transformers done quick AKA TRDQ on youtube)

Then it’s on to the man himself, Simon Marshall, organiser of Glesgames, to chat about the show itself, why it sells out an hour after tickets go live and why you should not miss your chance to come to the next one, before ending the night with a chat with the absolutely wonderful Scott White, who was co host of Bitsocket before it sadly closed its doors last year, where we talk mainly about the reboot of Gladiators for some reason, alongside some computer games of course!

Thanks to everyone who chatted on the mic for me. This is a bit of a longer one with lots more ambient sound than usual because I really wanted to get the feeling of taking you on the journey for this one. I care about making this podcast a unique listen and I hope this recreates some of the feeling of journeying without the knackering element of actually bloody doing it.

So please join me for a trip to see 2GoodBoys, Glesgames, and all the other magical people you can meet in the Scottish games scene.
****Images of Glesgames credit to Lyndsay Spence**** - thanks to Lyndsay for covering it whilst pulling double duty as security for anyone trying to sneak in without a ticket.

Thanks you so much for listening, follow me over at @garydooton and @mgifshow. Stay subbed, stay following!

Lots of Love,

Gary x

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