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In this episode of The Creative Edition Podcast, I sit down with Mary Kish, Head of Community at Twitch, to explore how content creators, influencers, and livestreamers can thrive on Twitch in 2025 and beyond. Whether you're a seasoned Twitch streamer, an influencer expanding into livestreaming, or a creator building a digital community, this conversation is packed with actionable tips.We discuss:How Twitch fosters deep community engagement vs. traditional social platforms.Essential advice for new streamers: managing live chats, moderators, and the learning curve.The importance of collaborating with other Twitch creators.Common beginner mistakes and how to avoid them.Twitch's evolving creator categories—from gaming to crafting, music, wellness, and "Just Chatting" (Yappers).Where Twitch fits into the future of the creator economy and influencer marketing.Mary also shares insider tips on Twitch culture, key platform terms (mods, emotes, raids), and how non-gaming creators are finding massive success by leaning into authenticity and niche content.If you've ever wondered how to grow on Twitch, start live streaming in 2025, or build a loyal audience beyond likes and follows, this is the episode for you.
As Director of Community Marketing at Twitch, Mary Kish is one of the most dynamic and insightful voices in the streaming and gaming world, so having her on Dystopia Tonight was a no-brainer. We covered everything from feeling our feelings (yes, we're human, shocking), eating on cam without shame, doom scrolling our way into existential crises, the need for motivational yelling and TikTok monetization systems versus Twitch's. We also dove into the implications of AI streamers, VR Retirement Ragers (trademark pending), and our collective craving for something real in a world increasingly fake. Toss in raising money for charity and a deep dive into how we interpret the chaos around us, and you've got an episode that's as thought-provoking as it is hilarious. Mary's energy and authenticity made this one a highlight for me—don't miss it!
We brought the couch to hang out with our friends the night before The Game Awards 2024! We chat about being in and out of the industry, pizza, and what we're expecting from the big show!Segment 1: Karen Han, Brian David Gilbert, Elyse Willems, James Willems, Emma Fyffe, and Ify NwadiweSegment 2: Danny Peña, Riana Manuel Peña, Briana White, Robbie Daymond, Jordan Minor, and Gabe Durham, Eric Van AlenSegment 3 - WARFRAME 1999: Ben Starr, Neil Newbon, Amelia Tyler, Melissa Medina, Elsie Lovelock, Trieve Blackwood-Cambridge, Keving Afghani, Alpha TakahashiSegment 4: Rebb Ford, Wout van Halderen, Celia Bee, Parris Lilly, Jurge Cruz-AlvarezSegment 5: John Drake, Mary Kish, Michael Higham, Harris Foster, Alix Wilton Regan, Ronnell CrawfordSegment 6: Shawn McDowell, Mike Monitti, Dan Ryckert, Jeff Bakalar, Lucy James, Tamoor Hussain, Niki Grayson, Jan Ochoa
Jeff Grubb has brought the GB at Nite couch again to sunny Los Angeles, but this time we put it on a stage in front of a live audience! We've assembled some surprises, fun, and some heavy hitters for these segments on the couch!Segment 1: Brad Shoemaker, Mary Kish, Jason Schreier, John Drake, Patrick Klepek, Matt RorieSegment 2: Parris Lilly, Elyse WIllems, Ify Nwadiwe, Alanah PearceSegment 3: Tom Caswell, Lucy James, Tamoor Hussain, Emma Fyffe, Mike Minotti, Niki Grayson, Bailey Meyers, Jan Ochoa
Jeff Grubb has brought the GB at Nite couch again to sunny Los Angeles, but this time we put it on a stage in front of a live audience! We've assembled some surprises, fun, and some heavy hitters for these segments on the couch!Segment 1: Brad Shoemaker, Mary Kish, Jason Schreier, John Drake, Patrick Klepek, Matt RorieSegment 2: Parris Lilly, Elyse WIllems, Ify Nwadiwe, Alanah PearceSegment 3: Tom Caswell, Lucy James, Tamoor Hussain, Emma Fyffe, Mike Minotti, Niki Grayson, Bailey Meyers, Jan Ochoa
We brought the couch back to Los Angeles to chat with all of our friends in and around the industry before The Game Awards pops off! *edited out the breaks and tried to clean up the audio!00:00 - Segment 1 - Couch: Jake Baldino, Lucy James, Emma Fyffe | Back Row: Tamoor Hussain, Michael Higham45:43 - Segment 2 - Couch: Alyssa Mercante, Jen Glennon, Brittani Johnson, Steve Saylor | Back Row: Shawn Kittelson, John Drake01:24:18 - Segment 3 - Couch: Jake Steinberg, Kahlief Adams, Parris Lillly | Back Row: Graham Reid, Dalibor Dimovski02:09:58 - Segment 4 - Couch: Shannon Liao, Ben Starr, Rebb Ford, Harris Foster | Back Row: Xalavier Nelson, Rayme Vinson02:52:33 - Segment 5 - Couch: Ash Thukral, David Kim, Alexa Bowers, Andrejs Klavins | Back Row: Seth Rosen, Alexander Dracott03:38:36 - BONUS Remedy Segment - Couch: Jeff Bakalar, Sam Lake, Kyle Rowley, Ilkka Villi | Back Row: Lucy James, Tamoor Hussain03:56:29 - Segment 6 - Mary Kish and The Fuckos #gbatnite #giantbomb #thegameawardsThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5928697/advertisement
The UK could reach temperatures as high as 40 degree celsius today as the Met Office has issued a red weather alert. Hammersmith Bridge in London has been covered with foil to protect it from the heat, after the sun caused cracks in the the 135-year-old structure to expand back in 2020. Climate Scientist Dr Eunice Lo from Bristol University explains the health risks associated with the extreme heat.Elon Musk has revealed in a tweet reply that Tesla is working on bringing Steam to its vehicles. He said that they're “making progress with Steam integration” and we “could see a demo next month”.Also in this episode:TwitchCon returned as an in-person event. We're joined by Mary Kish, Director of Community Marketing at Twitch.Japan's plans to re-create earth's gravity on the Moon and on MarsMIT engineers find a way to save energy and make water boil more efficientlyVideo game companies ‘must do more to prevent children buying loot boxes'Why some female bears may pick dens near peopleBison are being introduced to ancient British woodland to help tackle the nature and climate crises, we speak to Donavan Wright at the Kent Wildlife TrustCheck out today's new episode of our How To Be A CEO podcast, with 23andme's Anne Wojcicki.Follow us on Twitter for more news @EveningStandard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Nuclear Fridge welcomes its first guest ever: Mary Kish of Fire Escape and Twitch fame (twitch.tv/merrykish). Mary joins the Boys to discuss everything horror, from the scariest movies and games to her undying love of Jason Voorhees. Send any questions, feedback, and pictures of your dad's feet to our new email address, thenuclearfridge@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/nuclearfridge --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nuclearfridge/message
Our friend and #1 guest Mary Kish joins the podcast to talk about a crash course on the ins and outs of Twitch life, remembering how to socialize in 2021, eating peanuts dangerously on airplanes, the return of PAX West, Griftlands, Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance, Bear and Breakfast, the end of Ratchet and Clank, the curious tale of Hideo Kojima and Blue Box Games, chestbursting emotes, and more! CHAPTERS 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:10 Say hello to our guest! 0:04:21 How to Twitch 0:15:09 Travelling and PAX 0:26:07 Pets and kids as an excuse to bail 0:27:38 Dark Alliance 0:43:39 Griftlands 1:13:47 Break 1:13:52 Bear and Breakfast 1:20:44 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart 1:25:54 News 1:26:20 Fortnite? 1:26:46 Aliens: Fireteam Elite gets a date and a price 1:31:24 The original ending of Alien? 1:32:55 Tekken X Street Fighter officially dead 1:34:50 Kojima and Blue Box rumors 1:38:51 Keeping expectations rock bottom 1:40:41 Our outlets on planes segment 1:44:18 Where can you find more of Mary Kish? 1:46:40 Thank you everyone 1:47:27 Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts 1:52:25 Goodbye!
Episode Notes Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Leo Vader, Kyle Hilliard, and Jeff Marchiafava share their spoiler-free thoughts on Resident Evil Village before we debate the most successful, long-running game franchise of all time. We also talk about the new DLC for Assassin's Creed Valhalla called Wrath of the Druid, diving into Subnautica: Below Zero, and Nintendo's Game Builder Garage on the Switch! Then we're joined by Mary Kish, Mike Mahardy, and Dan Ryckert from the new Fire Escape Cast to answer great questions from the community and award the iam8bit question of the week! You can win a prize and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Help support MinnMax's supporters! http://bit.ly/FixtureGaming Rainmaker.gg/MinnMax To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:54 - The Deepest Dive on Mass Effect 00:05:23 - Resident Evil Village 00:15:57 - The greatest, longest-running franchises 00:36:52 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druid 00:42:03 - Subnautica: Below Zero 00:47:55 - Nintendo Game Builder Garage 00:56:20 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:00:14 - Thanking iam8bit 01:02:16 - Community questions 02:10:41 - Get A Load Of This Dan Ryckert's GALOT - https://www.polygon.com/22412468/mcdonalds-treasure-land-adventure-creepy-easter-egg-secret-cheat-masato-maegawa Ben Hanson's GALOT - https://bit.ly/3yi0irw Community GALOT - https://twitter.com/CutVideoGame/status/1392192792085024769?s=19 Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Fixture Gaming Call Me By Your Game Podcast Iam8bit Rainmaker.gg Mirko Arico-Torreno Zachary Pligge BeatenDownBrian Andrew Uerkwitz Jawarhello Reel AF TV mark seliga Ludwig Roque PrettyGoodPrinting.com Andrew vala Yarrow SpiralInYourEyes Richard Smuts Clint Farley Spider_Dan Preetham Yarlagadda Clayton Myers Starkiller Steve Bamdad jesse vitelli SlyckNic
Introducing the Fire Escape Cast, a show about video games with Dan Ryckert, Mary Kish, and Mike Mahardy. The trio used to shut down bars while talking about video games, so they created Fire Escape to keep those nights going from across the country. This trailer will tell you everything you need to know about the show, and plenty of things you don't need to know. You be the judge of that. See if they care.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fireescape/support
Jeff and Christian welcome Mark Kish from Twitch to the show to discuss delays on Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, the first gameplay trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Apple's $3,000 VR headset rumor, and more! The Playlist: Yakuza 0 and tons of SGF demos, including: Floppy Knights, Forgone; Narita Boy, Rogue Book, Potion Craft, The Amazing American Circus, Bloodroots, TImberborn, Hazel Sky, Devastator, Genesis Noir Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Mary Kish from Twitch to the show to discuss delays on Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, the first gameplay trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Apple's $3,000 VR headset rumor, and more! The Playlist: Yakuza 0 and tons of SGF demos, including: Floppy Knights, Forgone; Narita Boy, Rogue Book, Potion Craft, The Amazing American Circus, Bloodroots, TImberborn, Hazel Sky, Devastator, Genesis Noir Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Mary Kish from Twitch to the show to discuss delays on Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, the first gameplay trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Apple's $3,000 VR headset rumor, and more! The Playlist: Yakuza 0 and tons of SGF demos, including: Floppy Knights, Forgone; Narita Boy, Rogue Book, Potion Craft, The Amazing American Circus, Bloodroots, TImberborn, Hazel Sky, Devastator, Genesis Noir Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Mary Kish from Twitch to the show to discuss delays on Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, the first gameplay trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Apple's $3,000 VR headset rumor, and more! The Playlist: Yakuza 0 and tons of SGF demos, including: Floppy Knights, Forgone; Narita Boy, Rogue Book, Potion Craft, The Amazing American Circus, Bloodroots, TImberborn, Hazel Sky, Devastator, Genesis Noir Parting Gifts!
Jeff and Christian welcome Mark Kish from Twitch to the show to discuss delays on Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4, the first gameplay trailer for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Apple's $3,000 VR headset rumor, and more! The Playlist: Yakuza 0 and tons of SGF demos, including: Floppy Knights, Forgone; Narita Boy, Rogue Book, Potion Craft, The Amazing American Circus, Bloodroots, TImberborn, Hazel Sky, Devastator, Genesis Noir Parting Gifts!
Welcome back to The MinnMax Show! On this week's episode, Ben Hanson, Jeff Marchiafava, and Suriel Vazquez are joined by YouTube essay extraordinaire Jacob Geller to talk about his upcoming charity stream and the wild news that Bethesda has been fully purchased by Microsoft. We also wade through the pre-order and exclusivity confusion surrounding the PlayStation and Xbox Series X. Then we're joined by the great Mary Kish from Twitch to rave about Hades with our review of Supergiant's new game and answer community questions submitted on Patreon alongside Ana Diaz! You can win a prize from iam8bit and help make the show better by supporting us on Patreon and leaving a question! https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Check out Jacob's YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeTfBygNb1TahcNpZyELO8g Follow Mary Kish on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/merrykish To jump to a particular discussion, check out the timestamps below... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:19 - Jacob Geller's charity drive 00:04:46 - Microsoft buys Bethesda 00:35:32 - Pre-order mayhem 00:42:33 - Demon's Souls 00:44:36 - Final Fantasy XVI 00:50:47 - God of War "Ragnarok" 00:56:01 - Welcoming Mary Kish 01:00:11 - Hades 01:16:28 - Super Mario 3D All-Stars 01:20:44 - Thanking MinnMax's biggest supporters 01:23:15 - Thanking iam8bit 01:25:37 - Community questions 02:09:45 - Get A Load Of This Mary's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPQK0cW5NUU Suriel's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlAAzp6gdjs&ab_channel=PNDK%26M Hanson's GALOT - https://www.constantpodcast.com/ Ana's GALOT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFYAXsa7pe8 Buy MinnMax merch here - https://minnmax.com/merch Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/minnmaxshow Go behind the scenes on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/minnmaxshow Follow us on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow Please support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax Thanks to the following Patreon supporters for their generous support of MinnMax at the $50 tier! Get your name on the list right here - https://www.patreon.com/minnmax The BAM! Box Rob Hudak (aka Rook) Iam8bit Jawarhello Mirko Arico-Torreno Tyler Thorney Zachary Pligge Rebekah Lang BeatenDownBrian Bryan with a Y IanTClark mark seliga Captainstubs1 Ludwig Roque Andrew vala Kris jesse vitelli Thomas Hoster Ssnake24 Yarrow William Garcia SpiralInYourEyes Richard Smuts Jt Fels Spider_Dan Steve Bamdad Alex Payne
The boys are away so today we have a special episode featuring Mary Kish from Twitch, Riana from What's Good Games, and Merrit K from Fanbyte! We discuss games like Tell Me Why, Paradise Killer, and the Last Campfire. Also, listen close for amazing firstThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5929733/advertisement
The boys are away so today we have a special episode featuring Mary Kish from Twitch, Riana from What's Good Games, and Merrit K from Fanbyte! We discuss games like Tell Me Why, Paradise Killer, and the Last Campfire. Also, listen close for amazing first
The Animal Crossing talk show! Gary's guests on the show are comedian Mike Drucker, Mary Kish from Twitch, and singer-songwriter Raquel Lily. Our biggest and best show yet! Subscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/gwhitta/ Follow on Twitch:https://www.twitch.tv/garywhitta Follow us on Twitter:Gary Whitta - https://twitter.com/garywhittaLeah Whitta - https://twitter.com/leahKate Stark - https://twitter.com/katestarkAdam Nickerson - https://twitter.com/nickervision
Andrea and Britt are joined by Mary Kish to chat about the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War leak, Xbox's new combo subscription for XCloud, a recap of the mini Nintendo Direct, highlights from Day of the Devs 2020, and details on the delay of Destiny 2's Beyond Light. Plus we take your questions and chat with Mary about her job at Twitch and her recommendations for how to build a community on your Twitch channel. Follow Mary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryKish Find Mary on Twitch: twitch.tv/merrykish Support What’s Good Games on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/whatsgoodgames Discuss the podcast on our social channels! http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games http://www.youtube.com/whatsgoodgames Join the community page! https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsgoodgames/ Timestamps: :07 Welcome to the show! 16:31 Is “The Red Door” the next Call of Duty? 22:51 xCloud will be included in Game Pass Ultimate 32:23 Nintendo’s mini-direct recap 37:41 Day of the Devs 2020 Showcase 44:35 Sea of Thieves has a LOT of players 49:50 Destiny 2: Beyond Light delayed 51:00 Dr. Disrespect update? 52:00 Geoff Keighley touched the DualSense 57:21 Let’s get to know Mary! 1:04:20 How can someone get affiliated with Twitch?
It's a giant sized episode! This week we have special guest Mary Kish from Game Spot and Twitch fame! We get into some Weaving Tides and System Shock remake betas, talk about NOT e3 news, and Mary brings us into her horror world. We close out the episode with an Indie or Outdie and Guest Spot! This was a fun one! Enjoy! Segments Early Adopters | News | Backlog Blog | Indie or Outdie | Guest Spot Don't forget to follow/reach us at: Twitter: @SuperGGRadio Email: SuperGGRadio@gmail.com Wordpress: www.superggradio.wordpress.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperGGRadio Subreddit: r/superggradio Youtube: http://tiny.cc/1xr07y Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/superggradio Follow Mary Kish at: twitch.tv/merrykish @merrykish Games Discussed: Weaving Tides, System Shock Remake, Silent Hill 4 The Room, Dead Space Music/Editing Credits: Introduction: Jazz Hip Hop 1 by Traster Intermission: Chill Jazzy Lofi Hip Hop by DJ Quads End Credits: Midnight Snack by DJ Quads Mixed by Stephen Dvorak Edited by Alex Orona
Mary Kish (Twitch, formerly Gamespot) is here to answer a 99 question interview and chew bubblegum...and she's all out of bubblegum. Join Mary and I as we discuss her recent promotion to Head of Community Marketing at Twitch, her most played games, the challenge of a good macaroon, sledding down a volcano and the classic debate - knife vs bat. 99Q Merch 99questionspod@gmail.com 99Q on Twitter --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/99questions/support
It's a giant sized episode! This week we have special guest Mary Kish from Game Spot and Twitch fame! We get into some Weaving Tides and System Shock remake betas, talk about NOT e3 news, and Mary brings us into her horror world. We close out the episode with an Indie or Outdie and Guest spot! This was a fun one! Enjoy! Segments Early Adopters News Backlog Blog Indie or Outdie Guest Spot Don’t forget to follow/reach us at: Twitter: @SuperGGRadio Email: SuperGGRadio@gmail.com Wordpress: www.superggradio.wordpress.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuperGGRadio Subreddit: r/superggradio Youtube: http://tiny.cc/1xr07y Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/superggradio Follow Mary Kish at: twitch.tv/merrykish @merrykish Games Discussed: Weaving Tides, System Shock Remake, Silent Hill 4 The Room, Dead Space Music Credits: Introduction: Jazz Hip Hop 1 by Traster Intermission: Chill Jazzy Lofi Hip Hop by DJ Quads End Credits: Midnight Snack by DJ Quads Mixed by Stephen Dvorak Edited by Alex Orona
Mary Kish joins Jake, Tam, and Lucy to talk about The Witcher 3 and Overwatch on Switch, the problem with Steam, Disco Elysium, and butt cheeks.
Mary Kish joins Jake, Tam, and Lucy to talk about The Witcher 3 and Overwatch on Switch, the problem with Steam, Disco Elysium, and butt cheeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on a different show, Mike and Mary Kish talk about one of Mike's favorite anime, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni! Spoilers abound for season 1, so be sure to watch it before you listen! CW: discussion of gore, child death, and child abuse
This week, one of the friendliest faces in games media, coming off the back of her huge announcement that she was leaving GameSpot to join Twitch. The excellent, Mary Kish joins Liam to talk about a Yin & Yang toned list that hops between zen-like games, to bullet-filled titles that require you to shoot the hell out of everything. Enjoy an episode full of laughs and interesting games! Don't forget to follow on Soundcloud and leave a comment about what you thought of Mary's choices! We'd love to hear what you the listeners think of the guest's choices and let's have a lovely discussion :) You can also download this show on iTunes as well, just search for "Final Games". Please rate and review the show! apple.co/1QP0ciS Mary Kish: @MaryKish If you'd like to contact the show or Liam, or if you have any feedback please check out: @LiamBME @FinalGamesShow finalgamespodcast@gmail.com Final Games is hosted on Soundcloud at: @finalgamespodcast But is also available on iTunes, aCast and Stitcher!
Alexa and Peter are joined by Mary Kish to talk about Tokyo Game Show, getting sweaty in Japan, and VR. Peter also offers some advice on where to buy cool old games in Akihabara.
As the holidays draw nigh, GameSpot's Mary Kish joins in for a chilly chat about Nintendo patents, produce rankings, Star Wars saturation, the long-awaited release of Nuclear Throne, smelly VR, Pokemon pooping, more foreign movie titles, and the perils ofThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5928697/advertisement
As the holidays draw nigh, GameSpot's Mary Kish joins in for a chilly chat about Nintendo patents, produce rankings, Star Wars saturation, the long-awaited release of Nuclear Throne, smelly VR, Pokemon pooping, more foreign movie titles, and the perils of