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The Indoor Kids

The Indoor Kids isn't just about video games, but it isn't not about video games. The Indoor Kids is all about the kind of lifestyle you have to lead in order to be a proper Gamer, capital G. Join hosts Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon as they take a journey from childhood Shinobi obsessions, up through the best and worst video game adaptations of movies. Grab your Energy Swords(Mountain Dew liter bottles)!

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Latest Episodes

  • Everything with James Gunn

    Released 08.13.12

    Today, Kumail and Emily welcome James Gunn, writer and director of movies like Super and Slither, and writer of the videogame Lollipop Chainsaw, to talk about...

  • The Indoor Kids Level With You, w/ Jordan Morris

    Released 08.06.12

    Remember back when every video game had an ice level, a fire level, and an underwater level, regardless of if it fit into the plot?

  • Undying Zombie Consoles with Stephen Johnson

    Released 07.30.12

    This week, joining Kumail and Emily to talk about this freakishly long console life cycle is Stephen Johnson of G4TV.com!

  • Batman Batman Batman!

    Released 07.23.12

    Given the Batmania that the country has been infected with, we decided to do a podcast salute to the Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader, Gotham's Savior, World's Greatest Detective, Bats, the weirdo in the outfit, etc and so on.

  • The Comic-Con Episode

    Released 07.16.12

    The Comic-Con episode with Devin Faraci, Matt Mira, Jordan Morris, and more! Kumail and Emily wanted to bring Comic-Con to you, so they decided to bring along a recorder, Twin Peaks-style, to capture every floor walk, (almost) every friend, every weird p...

  • Gaming School with Adam Sessler

    Released 07.09.12

    Kumail and Emily welcome Adam Sessler to the show to talk about how he became one of the most well-respected industry voices (hint: it involves banks), what he plans on doing next, and what he thinks the gaming industry needs to continue evolving as an ar...

  • The Indoor Kids are ignoring the sun in Santa Barbara!

    Released 07.02.12

    This week, Kumail and Emily are on vacation in beautiful Santa Barbara, which means that Emily got sunburned the first day and we've spent the rest of the time playing Skyrim Dawnguard, LEGO Batman 2 DC Superheroes, and Spec Ops: The Line.

  • Talking Talking Classics w/ Keith Apicary/Nathan Barnatt

    Released 06.24.12

    First The Indoor Kids talk with Keith Apicary, video game fan boy whose overzealous demeanor has gotten him kicked out of video game events and conventions from coast to coast.

  • OCD Gaming Moments with Film Crit Hulk

    Released 06.18.12

    This week, Kumail and Emily welcome their good pal Film Crit Hulk to talk about all the obsessive achievement hunting, score beating, game finishing moments of our gaming lives, from childhood on.

  • E3 Reactions with Ali Baker

    Released 06.11.12

    Today Kumail and Emily welcome Ali Baker, the original cohost of Indoor Kids, to catch up on life, talk about games we're playing, and discuss all the biggest news out of E3.

  • E3 is coming, and so are child serial killers! (with Jordan Morris)

    Released 06.04.12

    This week, Kumail and Emily welcome their own personal Alec Baldwin to the studio to talk about the games they've been playing, the things they're looking forward to out of E3, and the nature of child psychopaths.

  • Guy Branum and the Birth of the Homosexual Option

    Released 05.28.12

    This week, Guy Branum joins us! He was one of the original employees of TechTV and the former head writer of X-Play, and he and the kids talk how video game entertainment has changed, his place in it, and whether or not the online gaming world needs Moms.

  • LIVE with Jonah Ray, Jordan Morris, and... Eliza Dushku

    Released 05.21.12

    Welcome to another live version of The Indoor Kids, where we talk about porn versions of video game titles, dreamcast our favorite video games into the movies that'll never be made, wallow in the worst of video game dialogue, and Kumail reveals an unhealt...

  • Journey Puns, Gaming, and Avengers with Kellee Santiago

    Released 05.14.12

    Today on The Indoor Kids, Kumail and Emily are joined by Kellee Santiago (@kelleesan), one of the founders of thatgamecompany, the company behind Flower, Journey, and more!

  • Skullgirl Talk with Mike Z and Alex Ahad!

    Released 05.07.12

    This week, The Indoor Kids sit down with Mike Z and Alex Ahad, the respective game designer and creative director of Skullgirls, to find out all the dirt.

  • The Spoilerific Mass Effect Wrap-Up Show with Nick Ahrens

    Released 04.30.12

    Nick Ahrens (iam8bit) joins us again to talk all things Mass Effect, now that we're all done with the entire series.

  • What Came First- The Chicken Rollers or the Easter Eggs? (with Dominic Dierkes)

    Released 04.23.12

    Today Kumail and Emily welcome Indoor Kid favorite Dominic Dierkes (@dominicdierkes) to discuss some of the oldest, biggest, best, and most elusive Easter Eggs in video game history!

  • The Kids Are Back in Town

    Released 04.16.12

    Kumail and Emily have been traveling like crazy, both together and separately, so this episode was recorded with the Indoor Kids at home discussing all the video game news that's fit to print.

  • Story and Gaming, the Sequel- starring Devin Faraci

    Released 04.09.12

    Today we welcome back Devin Faraci, Badass in Chief at Badass Digest, to chow down a bit more on the big issue of narrative in gaming.

  • The Indoor Kids vs. Bryan Lee O'Malley, creator of Scott Pilgrim

    Released 04.02.12

    Bryan Lee O'Malley stops in to chat about his ode to video game culture, Scott Pilgrim, the games that inspired him, and of course, the movie.

  • The Book Report Episode!

    Released 03.26.12

    The Indoor Kids get smart and take a break from playing video games to read books about playing video games.

  • Mass Effect Mass Effect Mass Effect (with Nick Ahrens)

    Released 03.19.12

    The Indoor Kids welcome Nick Ahrens (I am 8 bit) to enter the lair and discuss the entire Mass Effect franchise.

  • Movie Games! (with Jordan Morris)

    Released 03.12.12

    This is the time when we welcome Jordan Morris (Jordan Jesse Go!) to talk about all of the best and worst video games based on movies.

  • Livin La Vita Sexism (with Dominic Dierkes)

    Released 03.05.12

    Today, Kumail and Emily welcome Dominic Dierkes (DERRICK Comedy, Workaholics) to talk about all kinds of hot topics in gaming.

  • Live episode No. 2: Match ups!

    Released 02.27.12

    It’s another The Indoor Kids Livestravaganza as we invite Blair Herter (G4’s Attack of the Show, Feedback) & DC Pierson (Derrick Comedy, author of The Boy who Couldn’t Sleep & Didn’t Have To) to discuss such important topic...

  • Kevin Pereira is a F*cking Genius

    Released 02.20.12

    Kevin Pereira (host of G4's Attack of the Show) comes in to talk about his gaming history, about running bulletin boards at 9, and about getting to 2nd base in a pizza restaurant at 12.

  • Gaming with Friends! (with Blair Butler and Stephen Johnson)

    Released 02.13.12

    Isn't co-op gaming the best, especially when it's with friends and not with strangers who call you terrible words?

  • The Games That Changed Gaming, or.... Game-Changers (with Jensen Karp)

    Released 02.06.12

    Today Kumail and Emily welcome Jensen Karp, owner of Gallery 1988 and curator of all things pop culture, to discuss the games throughout our lives that have caused us to rethink how video games work.

  • Video Games vs Movies

    Released 01.30.12

    This week, Kumail and Emily welcome Devin Faraci (Kick ass movie reviewer/Badass-in-Chief at Badass Digest http://badassdigest.com) to pour his passion for movies into video games.

  • Live Show No. 1

    Released 01.23.12

    The Indoor Kids minus Kumail plus Matt Mira host our first EVER live show! In which we basically do the Oscars, but for videogames.

  • Growing Up Nerd (with Chris Hardwick)

    Released 01.16.12

    Grandmaster Nerdist himself, Chris Hardwick, drops in to discuss growing up nerdy, obsessing over things & how he learned to use those obsessive qualities for good rather than evil.

  • Are Videogames Art? (with Film Crit Hulk)

    Released 01.09.12

    The Indoor Kids fortify their walls & reinforce their chairs, because Film Crit Hulk (badassdigest.com) stops by to discuss the most ultimatest topic of all: are videogames art?

  • Easter Eggs and Mysteries (with DC Pierson)

    Released 01.02.12

    This week, DC Pierson (DERRICK Comedy, "The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To") joins Kumail and Emily to discuss some of the video game world's most bizarre and interesting mysteries.

  • Everything + Christmas (with Matt Mira)

    Released 12.23.11

    It's the holidays, which means it's time for a visit from your friend and ours, Matt Mira. Join us as we discuss superheroes, Christmas memories, old consoles, and the political structure of Super Mario World.

  • The Death of Arcades (with Al Madrigal)

    Released 12.19.11

    Al Madrigal (Free Agents, The Daily Show) drops in to take us back to the days when cigarette burns adorned Street Fighter 2 cabinets & the possibility of an actual street fight was all too real.

  • Lost Games (w/ Jordan Morris)

    Released 12.11.11

    Jordan Morris & The Indoor Kids put on their Indiana Jones hats and go Indian Jonesing into the world of rare and unreleased/canceled games.

  • Church of Skyrim 2 (with Dan Harmon)

    Released 12.05.11

    Dan Harmon (creator of Community, Channel 101) visits The Indoor Kids again to discuss our obsession with Skyrim.

  • The Church of Skyrim (with Blair Herter and Jessica Chobot)

    Released 11.28.11

    G4's Blair Herter & Jessica Chobot visit The Indoor Kids to share how they broke into the gaming industry, and to give tips on how you can too.

  • The Video Game Movie Episode (with Jeff Rubin)

    Released 11.21.11

    Jeff Rubin (College Humor, The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show) decided to watch every single video game released theatrically in the United States.

  • Save Points (with Dan Harmon)

    Released 11.13.11

    Dan Harmon (creator of Community and Channel 101) stops in at The Indoor Kids headquarters to discuss linear vs.

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