Fri, 30 July 2021
Sword Club

A BAD BLIZZARD: Our hosts take a quick look at the controversy (and lawsuits!) that came out of an investigation led by the state of California into the toxic and dangerous company culture of Activision Blizzard.

I HAVE THE POWER: Having watched the first five episodes released for Netflix's Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Andrew and D. Bethel look at this playful and creative reimagining of the classic '80s toy commercial, er I mean, cartoon series.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • "All-New, All-Same" (29 June 2018): Where Andrew and D. Bethel discuss the angry internet's attempt to "destroy" Lucasfilm following the release of The Last Jedi and Solo: A Star Wars Story.
  • "Empty Justice" (01 March 2019): Where our hosts talk about internet trolls trying to review bomb Captain Marvel ahead of its release.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Allsup, Maeve. "Activision Blizzard Sued Over 'Frat Boy' Culture, Harassment." Bloomberg Law, Bureau of National Affairs, 21 July 2021.
  • Final Fantasy VI by Sebastian Deken, published by Boss Fight Books

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FEATURED MUSIC:

  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
  • "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
  • Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Direct download: episode20210730.mp3
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Fri, 23 July 2021
Tiny Text

A NEW CHALLENGER: Recently, Valve Corporation––owners of the PC gaming storefront and launcher, Steam––announced a new piece of hardware that excited a lot of gamers: the handheld Steam machine called the Steam Deck. D. Bethel and Andrew walk through the announcement and ponder what it could change in the industry, and how it could leave some gamers lacking.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • "Where the Hands Touch" (13 January 2017): Where Andrew discusses a previous piece of Valve-made hardware, the ill-fated Steam controller.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Valve's Steam Deck website.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
  • "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
  • Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Direct download: episode20210723.mp3
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Fri, 16 July 2021
Panic Then Escape

WHAT A NERD WANTS: With the Disney + original, Loki, coming to a close this week, it got our hosts thinking about nerd media universes, and the works that push those meta narratives forward. What's better––a standalone series showcasing the nuances of a single character? or a show that pushes that cinematic universe into the next stage of its overall narrative? Andrew and D. Bethel put on their thinking caps and engage with these surprisingly nuanced questions.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • Fahey, Mike. "Werewolves Within Is One of the Highest-Rated Video Game Movies Ever." Kotaku, G/O Media, 13 July 2021.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • "Of Underwear Models and Wayward Sons" (11 September 2014): Where Andrew and D. Bethel first discuss the differences between episodic and serialized television.
  • "American Puppy Story" (17 February 2017): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the tension between serialized television narratives versus episodic shows.
  • "The Nature of the Gutter" (12 March 2021): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk with Taylor about the Disney + show, WandaVision.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
  • "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
  • Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Direct download: Episode20210716.mp3
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Fri, 9 July 2021
Books For Days

CAP PUNCHED FIRST: Another day, another attack on fictional characters as a cable news segment pilloried Marvel Comics for making Captain America "woke" in a recent issue, seemingly forgetting that Cap has been punching literal Nazis in his comics since his first issue. Andrew and D. Bethel explore this while also examining the variety of ways texts (movies, comics, books, music, tv shows, etc.) can be read.

PRINT ON DEMAND: After buying some RPG books through DriveThruRPG, Andrew becomes fascinated by the idea––and future applicability––of print on demand services, where a book isn't printed until a customer orders it. D. Bethel brings his creator experience with POD services to the conversation as well.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • "Slapcast" (02 July 2021): Where Andrew gave us the run down of the strange TSR Twitter fight.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • The video Dan referred to with Stan Lee talking about the creation of the X-Men, though it's one of many similar and slightly different creation stories he has told over the years.

INFO:

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FEATURED MUSIC:

  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
  • "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
  • Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Direct download: Episode20210709.mp3
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Fri, 2 July 2021
Slapcast

TSR-U-KIDDING-ME: Tabletop Twitter got weird these last few weeks as debates exploded around the tweets made by Ernest G. Gygax, Jr.––son of Dungeons & Dragons co-creator, Gary Gygax––where he doubles down on strong, anti-SJW views in support of his new RPG, Giantlands.

SLAPP FEST: Andrew also checks in with the current legal fight started by Chris Avellone––formerly of Black Isle and Obisidian Entertainment––as he tries to sue people who said mean things about him on the internet.

Also, Dan has gotten even more obsessed with the Metroid series since last week.

RELEVANT LINKS:

  • A thread from Mike Dunford about the Chris Avellone defamation lawsuit.
  • A thread from Daryl Mott that does a good job summarizing all the drama around the Gygax boys.
  • A thread by attorney, D. M. Schmeyer, that covers the Avellone defamation lawsuit.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • "Pong 2020" (07 June 2019): Where D. Bethel and Andrew discuss the comments made by Chris Avellone about writing games "without" any politics in their narrative or design.
  • "Zombie Brooms" (11 June 2021): Where Andrew covered the nature of lawsuits and their jurisdictions when talking about the copyright lawsuit filed by a photographer against Capcom.
  • "Drive Your Gorilla" (25 June 2021): Where D. Bethel's excitement for Metroid gets reignited.

INFO:

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FEATURED MUSIC:

  • "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3652-disco-medusae
  • "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
    • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
  • Tracks are licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
  • "Nerd Law" written and performed by D. Bethel

Direct download: episode20210702.mp3
Category:podcast -- posted at: 12:00am PST
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