Do It On The Day: A Video Game Podcast by Jess McDonell
By: Jessica McDonell
Language: en
Categories: Leisure, Games, Video Games
Life is chaos and tutorials are boring, let's just do it on the day. Do It On The Day is a video game podcast hosted by Jess McDonell, a games journalist of over 15 years you may know from WhatCulture, GameSpot or streaming on Twitch as 'jessmcdonell'. Wander down an uncut, filter-free, cosy chat format littered with the latest video game news, reviews, takes both hot and lukewarm, as well as deep dives into RPGs, strategy, and adventure games, personal life stories, and answers to every single submitted viewer question (fully ready for you to make me regret that last one).
Episodes
The Biggest Trailers, Reveals, Surprises & Disappointments From The Game Awards 2025
Dec 14, 2025welcome to a game awards 2025 special!! jess gives you the rundown on her favourite announcements including a new divinity game from larian and kotor 3, as well as her... less favourite announcements... tune in for all the sick trailers and details :)
Duration: 01:18:45What Elder Scrolls 6 Could Learn From Hollow Knight & Are There TOO MANY Games?
Dec 07, 2025it's podcast time! today on "Do It On The Day" we discuss the wild world of gaming release dates, what works, what doesn't, and whether it's even possible to change the game. we also talk cloverpit, oversaturated gaming genres, and an upcoming surprise episode...
Duration: 01:00:35What I Really Think About The Steam Machine & Why VR Isn't Working // Do It On The Day
Nov 22, 2025in this episode: jessica talks about what she thinks about the steam machine, why it's the same as paramount plus, the major issues with VR (and why it's the same as cyberpunk 2077), and how you can do it on the day by reminding yourself "if a job is worth doing, it's worth doing poorly" :)
Duration: 01:04:08Dispatch Mini-Review & I Have So Many Flaws In Outer Worlds 2 And I Love It // Do It On The Day: A Video Game Podcast
Nov 16, 2025Hello again!!!
It's time for Do It On The Day: A Video Game Podcast episode 3 :)
Herein you can find my early impressions of Dispatch, my favourite thing about The Outer Worlds 2, advice I would give to little Jessica about livestreaming, and chatting about why I love the horror genre so much.
Duration: 01:17:13The GTA 6 Delay Is Hilarious & Video Game Genres Are Dead // Do It On The Day: A Video Game Podcast
Nov 09, 2025Notable quotes from today's episode:
"someone like me who is f-ing insane and has no other hobbies or interests"
"anyway so that's the end of the segment about how to manipulate your friends"
"stock go down: company scared, stock go up: company happy"
It's Do It On The Day: Episode 2!!!
Today I talk about why the GTA delay is funny, video game genres don't work, the problem with adventure games, and I recommend a couple of game I think you'd really like
Duration: 01:23:03GTA 6 Is ANTI AI, Outer Worlds 2 Review & Jess Gives You Free Games
Nov 02, 2025On todays episode I discuss why GTA is unlikely to ever feature AI developed content, my impressions of Outer Worlds 2 so far, a review for Ghost of Yotei, AND I answer a bunch of questions.
Each week I will also have an exclusive Uncut Uncensored Unnecessary episode just for subscribers on Kofi and Patreon *but this week it's free. It's also me going crazy for two hours thinking I'm doing a 20 minute puzzle but it's not that at all. I hope you enjoy my suffering and steadily decreasing sanity.
...
Duration: 01:12:17