What’s Wrong With The French (With Jacob Geller)

In September 2026, Jacob Geller, our guest on this episode, was credibly accused of sexual assault stemming from an incident that took place in 2016, which he publicly confirmed shortly after. You can read our report on that situation here: aftermath.site/jacob-geller-minnmax-allegations In the interest of transparency, we've decided to keep this episode up instead of taking it down. Too often, companies remove content featuring objectionable themes or people in an effort to sanitize their own histories. We do not want to do that. We would instead prefer that our readers and listeners have access to the whole truth, warts and all. This week, Nathan and Gita are joined by games and culture video essayist Jacob Geller ahead of his 24-hour stream to raise money for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. We discuss video game criticism in the age of drive-by culture wars on social media and conclude that – despite how bleak things might seem – there’s still a hunger for truly substantial, meaningful criticism, one that is not decreasing. We also learn about the ins and outs of creating heady essays on YouTube, specifically: Why do they keep getting longer? How do you write for a specifi…