The Nextlander Podcast

Vinny Caravella, Brad Shoemaker, Alex Navarro

info@nextlander.com

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Booking Overview

A gaming news and discussion show focused on video games, game-industry developments, and what experienced games-media hosts are playing, with occasional appearances from friends and fellow games-media or podcasting colleagues. Credible pitches would include game journalists, developers, publishers, platform experts, and other accessible gaming professionals with direct industry knowledge; booking difficulty is likely low.

Metrics

Episodes: 267

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

info@nextlander.com

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Host

Vinny Caravella - Games journalist, podcaster, and co-founder of Nextlander with decades of experience covering video games and the games industry.

Brad Shoemaker - Games journalist, podcaster, and co-founder of Nextlander with extensive experience covering video games and the games industry.

Alex Navarro - Games journalist, podcaster, and co-founder of Nextlander with extensive experience in video-game criticism and games-media coverage.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Professional experience in games journalism, game development, publishing, platform strategy, podcasting, or another specialized area of the video-game industry.
Required Achievements:  
Established games-media or podcasting experience, Direct professional experience in game development or the games industry

Recent Guest Discussions

Lex Luddy - Xbox Restructuring, Digital Ownership, Platform Strategy, And Recently Played Games.

Will Smith - Linux Gaming, Game-development Costs, Live-service Games, Steam Machine Pricing, And Industry Strategy.

Recent Topics

Gaming, Game Industry, Game Development, Games Media, Gaming Culture

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Nextlander Podcast
:

255: Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them?

July 09, 2026

We're joined by friend of the pod Lex Luddy to break down the avalanche of grim Xbox news, the fraught state of digital ownership, and a couple of old video games made new again in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and Star Fox.CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:10) | Intro(00:05:21) | Xbox Games Begin...

Special Ep: Never Been a Better Podcast 011: The Mariko Aoki Phenomenon

July 02, 2026

While we're out this week we'd like to share this NBBP gem featuring Dan Ryckert and Abby Russell from a simpler time!CHAPTERS(00:01:15) Intro(00:01:56) Dan explains the labelling of Johnny Walkers(00:03:51) Hopefully, you can find this shot in the show notes on Patreon(00:05:49) Dan is very upset about his driveway lights(00:08:31) Traveling with pets by air or by foot(00:12:19) Guessing your age by where you used to be able to smoke(00:15:31) The "No Eating Cigarettes" section(00:21:46) The...

254: A Four Chugga Choo Choo

June 25, 2026

Brad is still out on personal leave, but his podcasting cohort Will Smith is here to chat with Vinny and Alex about the Steam Machine, GTA's discless future, and a variety of video games and demos.CHAPTERS(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:10) Intro(00:00:31) Will Smith is here to set us right(00:02:29) This is th...

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