Austin Walker

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Name: Austin Walker
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Occupation: Writer, podcaster, game dev, former games journalist
Medium: Podcasts, YouTube/Twitch, written work
Works: Friends at the Table, A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
Official Website(s): Twitter, Cohost
Fan Website(s):
On Fanlore: Related pages

Austin Walker is the GM and host of the TTRPG actual-play podcast Friends at the Table, a Star Wars and Gundam fan, co-host of the Star Wars fancast A More Civilized Age, a former games journalist, and an "erstwhile" games studies scholar.[1]

He also co-hosts or has co-hosted numerous other podcasts, including Shelved by Genre[2] (a Ranged Touch podcast about genre fiction) and Waypoint Radio.

Relationship with Fandom

As a fan himself, he has a positive relationship with Friends at the Table fandom. His fannish history (along with those of other cast members) has also influenced the show's canon:

[austin walker]
my first ship ever was probably jcss jesus x judas and i think that pretty much tells you everything you need to know why friends at the table is the way it is[3]

References

  1. ^ Austin Walker: "Austin Walker is Editor-in-Chief of Waypoint and an erstwhile academic. He writes about the intersection of games, culture, labor, and community." VICE. Accessed Oct 29, 2023. (archive link)
  2. ^ Shelved by Genre: "It’s hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker." Ranged Touch. Accessed Oct 29, 2023. (archive link)
  3. ^ austin walker (@austin_walker) (Apr 1, 2018). my first ship ever was probably jcss jesus x judas and i think that pretty much tells you everything you need to know why friends at the table is the way it is (Tweet). Accessed Oct 29, 2023. (archive link)

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