Week in Geek: Andrew plays The Dice Must Flow while Dan talks about responding to nerds who write term papers.

Bill and Pete's Excellent Adventure: The 12th Doctor's new companion, Bill, was introduced to the world last weekend and Dan and Andrew talk more about how the announcement was made more than about the companion herself, if only because that's all the information we have.

Digital Board Games: As Andrew tries to liquidate his enviable stock of board games, he contemplates the purpose of buying more boxes for new games since their digital versions are so readily available––and so easily playable.

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Links:

-"‘Star Trek’ Lawsuit: The Debate Over Klingon Language Heats Up” by Eriq Gardner (via The Hollywood Reporter)
-“Reebok Celebrates ‘Alien Day’ by Releasing Ellen Ripley-Inspired Shoes Just for Men” by John Marcotte (via Heroic Girls)
-“The Sound of Crushing Silence: A Death-Metal Band Covers John Cage’s ‘4’33’” by Lars Gotrich (via NPR)

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"I Am the Doctor" by Jon Pertwee
-"The Sentinels of the Multiverse (Main Theme)" by Jean-Marc Giffin
-"Iron Man 3" by Brian Tyler

NOTE: There were some technical difficulties that occurred during the recording of the opening segment which caused some of the audio quality to be compromised. The remainder of the episode meets our normal standards of audio fidelity. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Week in Geek: Andrew plays Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes while Dan plays a Free-to-Play game, finally watches Ant-Man, and discusses re-watching Event Horizon.

Whitewashing: With the release of a photo of Scareltt Johansenn in costume to celebrate the start of filming of the Hollywood live-action adaptation of the venerated manga/anime, Ghost in the Shell, a lot of controversy across the internet among nerds and socially conscious people alike discussed the idea of whitewashing in media adapted from other cultures.

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Interesting Links:

-"Orientalism, Whitewashing, and Erasure: Hollywood's Historic Problem with Asian People" by Jessica Lachenal (via theMarySue)

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' In Black" by Wax Audio
-"The Ghost Inside" by Broken Bells
-"When Doves Cry" by Prince (RIP)

-Clip from Animaniacs

Week in Geek: Andrew attends Emerald City Comic Con while Dan attends the Sacramento Indie Arcade Gaming Expo.

The New Strange: The teaser trailer for the newest Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, Dr. Strange, was released to the world this week adding to the already high anticipation. Can Benedict Cumberbatch bring a classic Marvel character to life?

Hard Games: With Dark Souls III finally being released stateside this week, Dan and Andrew sit and talk about the trend toward very hard video games. Where does it come from? Why do we like this kind of punishment?

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Links:

-"At the Mountains of Madness" animated short by The SpookySpookyShoggoths.
-"After 15 Years of Disappointment, Can Final Fantasy Be Great Again?" An interview with Final Fantasy XV director, Hajime Tabata by John Robertson (via arstechnica).
-Skirmish Entertainment, a Sacramento indie developer whose game, End of the Mine, was at the Sacramento Indie Arcade Gaming Expo.
-Rocktastic Games, a San Francisco Bay-area developer whose game, Rogue Continuum, was featured at the Sacramento Indie Arcade Gaming Expo.

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"People are Strange" by Echo and the Bunnymen
-"Still Alive" by Aperture Science Psychoacoustic Laboratories (from Portal)
-"Taxman" by Stevie Ray Vaughan

Week in Geek: Andrew plays through Resident Evil HD Remaster while Dan struggles with the humor and politics of Broforce.

All in a Name: An incredible blowout occurred on the internet after certain fans of Baldur's Gate found, in the recent expansion Baldur's Gate: The Siege of Dragonspear, an openly trans character and found it offensive, for a variety of reasons. Dan and Andrew ruminate on this and associated controversy in the realm of video games to varying degrees of civility and calm demeanor. 

DC Comics Talk with Andrew and Luke: Andrew has a sit down with Luke Terpeinen from AcrossTheBoardGames.net about all things DC (perhaps touching on the issues around Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice). 

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Links:

-"Caped Crusader, Or Cruel Sadist? Miller Makes One Fan Wonder" by Kim Fu (via NPR)––this is republished from a 2014 article in the light of the Batman presented in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
-"The Inside Story of Recording Metal Gear Solid" by Ben Hanson (via GameInformer), and audio documentary.
-"Watch Mega Man Produce Keiji Inafune Make a Mario Maker Stage" by Nick Robinson (via Polygon).
-"Baldur's Gate Studio Responds to Harassment Over Trans Character" by Colin Campbell (via Kotaku).

Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"Why Can't We Be Friends?" by WAR
-"Superman Inside" by Eric Clapton
-"Dog on Fire" by They Might Be Giants

Week in Geek: Andrew watched an entry from the DC Animated Universe, an adaptation of Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox while Dan saw the Disney Animated feature, Zootopia.

Men in Capes, Punching: Both Dan and Andrew have seen Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and have things to say about it.

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Featured Music:

-"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio
-"Is She With You (Wonder Woman Theme)" by Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL (from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
-"Be Prepared" by Jeremy Irons (from The Lion King)