Amblin' Entertainment: Our hosts glide through various pieces of news and entertainment that caught their attention this last week. Andrew finds himself lost amid some very strange controversy around the game engine, Godot, while also quite enjoying Netflix's queer teenage dramedy, Heartstopper. D. Bethel admits he's a fan of the famed horror manga creator, Junji Ito, and found a lot to like in the first episode of the Adult Swim animated adaptation of his acclaimed work, Uzumaki, though it sounds like episode 2 may not quite live up to the expectations established by the premiere.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - Andrew & D. break down The Night of the Living Dead
(04:04) Andrew breaks down the Godot game engine controversy
(12:19) D. Bethel is impressed (for now) with the anime (?) adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki.
(23:41) Andrew finds Netflix's Heartstopper very endearing.
(41:09) Outro - D. Bethel & The Amityville Horror
(44:41) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Brine and Brinstar" (31 October 2014): Where our hosts discuss George Romero's Night of the Living Dead.
• "Privilege of Ubiquity" (15 September 2023): Where our hosts discuss some controversy generated by a change in its licensing policy for developers using its engine.
• "A Relaxed Schedule" (20 October 2023): Where our hosts discuss another British sex dramedy, Sex Education.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew is pleasantly suprised and intrigued by the recent CBS...reboot? remake? metacommentary?...of Matlock starring Kathy Bates. D. Bethel tries to intersect his professional and personal interests with the critical works about video games, comics, and movies from the French publisher, Third Editions. Specifically, he's started a dive into Decoding The Last of Us: The Remnants of Humanity by Nicolas Deneschau, though they spend a fair amount talking about The Impact of Akira: A Manga [R]evolution by Rémi Lopez.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - Our hosts are busy

(03:04) Andrew's Week in Geek: Matlock

(19:54) D.'s Week in Geek: Decoding The Last of Us: The Remnants of Humanity

(40:09) Outro - That's Called Friendship

(41:01) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• "Week in Geek: Akira, Vol. 1": Where D. Bethel dives into the themes of youth and rebellion found in the first volume of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira, published by Kodansha.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Prime Time Crime" (5 March 2021): Where Andrew finds a lot to like and not like in the reboot of The Equalizer.
• "Attachment Point" (9 February 2024): Where Andrew reflects on five seasons of the Magnum, P.I. reboot.

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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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WEEK IN GEEK: Andrew watches the new Disney+/MCU show, Agatha All Along, before realizing he's still all-in on zombie media. D. Bethel, on the other hand, checks out the newest entry into the venerated Alien franchise with Alien: Romulus.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - Agatha All Along first impressions
(11:18) Andrew orders a lot of The Walking Dead
(32:04) D. Bethel watches Alien: Romulus
(51:10) Outro - More Alien franchise talk
(54:40) Outtakes

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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This year is a big year with the local show, CrockerCon, reaching its 10th show in the Sacramento region. Being ten shows in, our hosts––D. Bethel of Long John and Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics––get a bit reflective, especially since Kyrun has moved from being an exhibitor to a co-coordinator, giving us a look behind the curtain, beyond our normal look behind the table.

RELEVANT INFORMATION:

• Find Kyrun's work through Taurus Comics at:
  • Taurus Comics website
  • 4 Tales Podcast
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
• D. Bethel's webcomic, Long John.
  • Instagram
  • Long John Facebook
  • A Podcast [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes
  • Podcast Facebook

OTHER EPISODES:

• Con Artists #01 - StocktonCon, pt. 1 : The drive home from the first day of the show. Kyrun and D. discuss making sales, confidence, and the comics they grew up reading and enjoying.
• Con Artists #02 - StocktonCon, pt. 2 : The drive to StocktonCon to start Day 2 of the show. They discuss the importance of continuity, the level of fan engagement and ownership over continuity, and Dan's strange reading habits growing up.
• Con Artists #03 - StocktonCon, pt. 3 : Where Kyrun and D. talk about the breadth of indie comics, writing comics, and dive headfirst into personal nostalgia.
• Con Artists #04 - StocktonCon Winter 2019: Where D. Bethel and Kyrun try out StocktonCon's inaugural Winter show...with mixed results.
• Con Artists #05 - No Con 2020: Where Kyrun and D. Bethel address being an independent comic creator in a world without conventions.
• Con Artists #06 - Tickets & Tables: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun continue to ponder life without incomes and how the industry has tried to fill that void.
• Con Artists #07 - Return of the Con: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun hit the con circuit after over a year away from it.
• Con Artists #08 - The Madness of Marketing: Where D. Bethel & Kyrun talk about marketing new books during the middle of a pandemic.

WEEK IN GEEK: D. Bethel has fallen ill, so our hosts decide to take it easy and share their respective weeks in geek. This week, Andrew watches a very unique television show based on a video game, Knuckles on Paramount+. D. Bethel, meanwhile, checks out some video games, the punishing but intriguing Pacific Drive, and the stylistically retro JRPG, Octopath Traveler.

WEEK IN GEEK: D. Bethel has fallen ill, so our hosts decide to take it easy and share their respective weeks in geek. This week, Andrew watches a very unique television show based on a video game, Knuckles on Paramount+. D. Bethel, meanwhile, checks out some video games, the punishing but intriguing Pacific Drive, and the stylistically retro JRPG, Octopath Traveler.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - D. is sick and it sucks

(02:05) Andrew dips back into The Walking Dead.

(03:44) Andrew's Week in Geek: Knuckles on Paramount+

(17:33) D. Bethel's Week in Geek #1: SquareEnix's Octopath Traveler

(26:15) D. Bethel's Week in Geek #2: Ironwood Studios' Pacific Drive

(33:54) Outro - Surviving the Bell Riots

(36:01) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "National Character Counts" (20 October 2017): Where D. Bethel talks about another interesting take on the traditional JRPG formula, Battle Chasers.
• "The Battle Is the Game" (03 April 2020): Where Andrew shares his experience playing Octopath Traveler.
• "Attachment Point" (09 February 2024): Where D. Bethel lays out his opening hours with Sea of Stars.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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NEWS CRUISE: Our hosts recap a lot of the nerdy and geeky news of the last week or so, including Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, new Dungeons & Dragons, DLC crossovers, and a Doctor Who spinoff?!?

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - Both hosts are to blame
(02:22) Star Trek news
(08:50) Dungeons & Dragons news
(16:41) Crossover DLC announcements from Dave the Diver, Balatro, and Dead By Daylight
(26:38) Doctor Who spinoff mini-series, The War Between the Land and the Sea, starts production
(35:09) Outro - Andrew's Gravity Falls update
(38:53) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Bryant, Jacob. "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starts Filming as Full Cast Revealed." The Wrap, 26 August 2024.
• "Dave the Diver - Balatro, Potion Craft & Mxmtoon Collaboration Announcement Trailer | GamesCom 2024." uploaded by IGN, 20 August 2024.
• Nelson, Will. "Free Balatro Update Crosses Over with Four Games at Once, Right Now." PC Games N, Network-N, 27 August 2024.
• "Deborah Ann Woll Teaches Jon Bernthal Dungeons & Dragons." REAL ONES with Jon Bernthal, YouTube, 13 August 2024.
• "Production Begins on The War Between the Land and the Sea." Doctor Who News, News in Time and Space, 23 August 2024.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Chasing Chickens" (17 July 2020): Where D. shares his adventures into Gravity Falls.
• "Day of the Diver" (05 January 2024): Where our hosts have a conversation about Dave the Diver.
• "The 2-Body Solution" (29 March 2024): Where D. Bethel obsesses over Balatro.
• "Nerd Intervention" (28 June 2024): Where the hosts discuss the finale to the most recent season/series of Doctor Who.
• "Blanketcast" (09 August 2024): Where Andrew begins his adventure into Gravity Falls.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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• "Del Rio Bravo" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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THE RULE OF RULES: Andrew shares his experience playing Fabula Ultima some more, and how it led to surprisingly divisive thoughts about how important––and, perhaps, necessary––the rules are of a tabletop RPG.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Andrew and his mouse problem

(03:43) Fabula Ultima and the importance of understanding (or misunderstanding?) TTRPG rules

(43:50) Outro - Andrew's impending birthday

(47:19) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "So Many Halves" (14 June 2024): Where Andrew gets excited to start playing Fabula Ultima.
• "Active Talk Battle" (21 June 2024): Where remains excited after playing Fabula Ultima.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION: It's a quick check-in this week as one of our hosts has been displaced from his normal recording environment due to renovation occurring at his home. Despite that, our hosts do a quick check-in with D. finally wrapping up Marvel's Midnight Suns while Andrew starts watching Gravity Falls from the beginning for the first time (having already seen the end).

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - D.'s recording environment has been compromised

(01:36) D. finally finished Marvel's Midnight Suns

(07:05) Andrew started watching Gravity Falls

(11:57) On deck: Batman: Caped Crusader

(13:29) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Chasing Chickens" (17 July 2020): Where D. Bethel shared his experience watching through Gravity Falls.

• "So Many Halves" (14 June 2024): Where D. first discussed Marvel's Midnight Suns.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• "Life After XCOM (ft. Jake Solomon) - Dear Dwyery #03" - Where game designer, Jake Solomon, talks about working on the XCOM games at Firaxis and his approach to designing Marvel's Midnight Suns.

• Alex Hirsch gives us a look at the displays for the upcoming publication of his new Gravity Falls-related book, The Book of Bill.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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WEEK IN GEEK: After a week away for travel, our hosts return to talk about what has occupied their nerdy time. Andrew dives all in on season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy on Netflix while D. Bethel starts to play the unique puzzle game, Arranger (while also fitting in a screening of Deadpool & Wolverine; NO SPOILERS).

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro
(01:30) Andrew's Week in Geek: Star Trek: Prodigy, Season 2
(16:54) New Star Trek tv show announced and the trailer for Star Trek: Section 31
(26:13) D. Bethel's Week in Geek #1: Arranger
(37:30) D. Bethel's Week in Geek #2: Deadpool & Wolverine (NO SPOILERS)
(42:58) Outro - Star Trek: Deep Space 9, "The Visitor"
(45:25) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "I Hardly Even Knew Me" (26 February 2016): Where D. Bethel discusses watching the first Deadpool movie.
• "Punch the Microphone" (20 May 2016): Where Andrew discusses watching the first Deadpool movie.
• "Eloquent as Ever" (5 November 2021): Where Andrew discusses season 1 of Star Trek: Prodigy (when it was on Paramount+).
• "Space Man From Pluto" (30 June 2023): Where our hosts discuss the strange behavior of Paramount+, including the apparent cancellation (at the time) of Star Trek: Prodigy despite production seeming to have been completed.

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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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LET'S GET SMOKED: Our hosts get niche and talk about the glory that is Netflix's third season of the competitive cooking reality show, Barbecue Showdown.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - The Weathercast
(01:45) Barbecue Showdown, season 3
(03:39) Why it's a great show
(09:10) The range of the cast
(13:57) There are no losers on this show
(16:59) BBQ in the USA
(17:51) Standouts in the cast
(20:50) The judges
(23:20) Andrew was inspired to grind some meat!
(28:10) Outro - Happy birthday friend-of-the-show-and-on-the-ground-DC-correspondent, Taylor!
(29:50) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Butt Magic" (16 October 2020): Where D. Bethel talks about his other favorite reality show, Alone.
• "The Dark Magic of Smoke Rings" (09 June 2023): Where our hosts discuss the joys of season 2 of Barbecue Showdown.
• "Sausageria" (29 December 2023): Where Andrew learns to stuff his own sausage.
• "Attachment Point" (09 February 2024): Where Andrew gives listeners an update on his sausage-stuffing adventure.

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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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STILL TOO HOT: With temperatures still uncomfortably high on the west coast of the United States, our hosts are calling it for another week but did sit down long enough to record a little bit of an audio proof of life to say hello to one another and to their audience.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro
(00:41) Adventures in heat
(03:21) A miniscule Week in Geek check-in from Andrew
(03:46) Discourse about meat and meat preservation
(04:46) The Netflix Way
(05:27) D. has been too busy to do anything.
(06:56) Outtakes
(07:18) EXTRA CONTENT: Some pre-show conversation between our hosts

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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AN ACTUAL BAD WOLF: With the newest series/season of Doctor Who wrapped up, our hosts discuss what was new, interesting, and surprising about this new batch of episodes.

AJAB: Andrew reflects on the controversial new Star Wars show on Disney+, The Acolyte.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Andrew breaks out on his own
(01:42) An impromptu discussion on late-stage social media
(07:40) Doctor Who recap
(09:20) A little love for Mel Bush
(13:38) Sutekh...really?!
(18:02) Highs and slightly less highs of the new season
(29:46) The Remembered TARDiS
(36:08) Outro - The Acolyte
(39:28) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "The Winter Donna" (8 December 2023): Where our hosts gleefully share their thoughts about the first of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, "The Star Beast."
• "Pleasure Quotes" (22 December 2023): Where our hosts talk about the final two episodes of the 60th anniversary specials for Doctor Who.
• "Old Nudes" (17 May 2024): Where our hosts discuss the first two episodes of the new season of Doctor Who.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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NEWS DRIVE-BY: At the outset of the show, our hosts breeze by a bunch of headlines from the week: Marvel vs. Capcom Collection, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, Adobe lawsuit, etc.

WEEK IN GEEK: After finally having a hands-on session, Andrew shares his thoughts on the ttjrpg, Fabula Ultima, while D. Bethel dives into the world of professional wrestling with The Iron Claw.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - A quick look at some news
(02:44) WiG: Andrew - Fabula Ultima
(14:14) WiG: D. - The Iron Claw
(24:48) Outro - Doctor Who
(26:41) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Dating the Void" (23 April 2021): Where our hosts talk about some slight controversy with the release of a previous Ace Attorney collection, The Great Ace Attorney.
• "So Many Halves" (14 June 2024): Where Andrew shares his excitement for Fabula Ultima.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Evans, Robert. "Part One: Vince McMahon." Behind the Bastards, 16 May 2023.

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• "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
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WEEK IN HYPE: Instead of discussing what nerdy and geeky stuff they've been actively doing, our hosts instead discuss what nerdy and geeky stuff they're excited about potentially doing. Andrew is inspired by the TTJRPG, Fabula Ultima, while D. Bethel gets tactical, romantic, and deck-buildy in the first few hours of Marvel's Midnight Suns.

TOPIC:

(00:00) Intro - it's hot in Sacramento!
(01:22) Andrew's Week in Hype: Fabula Ultima
(20:32) D. Bethel's Week in Hype: Marvel's Midnight Suns
(34:55) Outro - new nerdy content: Fallout 76 update and Godzilla Minus One is on Netflix
(38:04) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Memory of a Landline" (17 December 2021): Where D. Bethel shares his thoughts on the opening hours of Eidos-Montreál's Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy game.
• "The Full Kyrun" (02 February 2024): Where D. Bethel shares his thoughts on Godzilla Minus One Minus Color.
• "The Deep Nerd Zone" (12 April 2024): Where our hosts briefly discuss the JRPG throwback, Sea of Stars.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• "Life After X-Com (ft. Jake Solomon)." Dear Dwyery, 29 May 2024.

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/

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew discusses (SPOILER ALERT) the series finale of Star Trek: Discovery, while D. Bethel has thoughts about Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro
(02:02) Andrew's thoughts on the Star Trek: Discovery's finale
(19:10) D.'s thoughts on Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(36:18) Outro - a little discussion about Doctor Who
(37:06) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Bernstein, Abbie. The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road. Titan Books, 2015.
• Buchanan, Kyle. Blood, Sweat, and Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road. HarperCollins, 2022.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Down Comes the Castle" (22 May 2015): Where D. Bethel gushes over Mad Max: Fury Road.
• "Possibly Be Possible" (24 July 2015): Where D. Bethel discusses the book, The Art of Mad Max: Fury Road.
• "The Black Arts of Algorithms" (5 August 2016): Where our hosts discuss the box office––and internet response––to the opening weekend of Ghostbusters: Answer the Call.
• "Space Man From Pluto" (30 June 2023): Where our hosts discuss the strange situation surrounding Star Trek: Prodigy on Paramount+.
• "The Deep Nerd Zone" (12 April 2024): Where Andrew discusses the opening episodes of Star Trek: Discovery's final season.
• "Teniversary" (31 May 2024): Where Andrew talks about the episodes leading into the finale of Star Trek: Discovery.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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THE DMV PERSISTS: Andrew shares a particularly arduous, hilarious, and somewhat sad quest he experienced in Fallout 76, which leads also to a short discussion about the Amazon Prime show, Fallout.

DISCOVERY ENDS: With the release of the season and series finale of Star Trek: Discovery (which was not released at the time of this recording), Andrew reflects on the arc––and legacy––of this show.

SCAVENGERS REREIGN: D. Bethel uses his WiG time to discuss the debut of the former HBO animated series, Scavengers Reign, from Max to Netflix and how people should really watch this unique and poignant sci-fi animated series.

WE ABSOLUTELY STILL DON'T KNOW $#!%: Wait, what? It's our tenth anniversary! Our hosts update us on some of the topics discussed back in the very first episode.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Last week's episode and our 10th anniversary!
(03:42) Andrew's adventures at the post-apocalyptic DMV in Fallout 76.
(09:21) Discussing the Fallout tv series finale.
(13:37) Andrew discusses the end of Star Trek: Discovery.
(22:00) D. Bethel makes a plea for people to watch Scavengers Reign on Netflix.
(27:25) Episode 1 retrospective
(32:57) Outro
(34:01) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "We Don't Know $#!&" (29 May 2014): Our very first episode from ten years ago.
• "We Still Don't Know $#!&" (31 May 2019): Our fifth anniversary episode.
• "Lunch Talk" (26 January 2024): Where D. Bethel briefly discusses Scavengers Reign.
• "The Deep Nerd Zone" (12 April 2024): Where Andrew talks about the first two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery, season 5.
• "Jersey Finger" (26 April 2024): Where our hosts discuss Amazon Prime's Fallout television series.
• "Rads & Butts" (10 May 2024): Where our hosts discuss their dive into Fallout 76.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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• "Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio

DUNGEONS & LICENSING: Andrew is surprised at the lengths Dungeons & Dragons is willing to go to get its brand out there.

THE DOCTOR IS IN: Our hosts share their thoughts on the first two episodes of the new series of Doctor Who: "Space Babies" and "The Devil's Chord."

RELEVANT LINKS:

• D. Bethel will be a guest (among many) on Kyrun Silva's podcast, 4 Tales Podcast, to discuss the first season of X-Men '97 on Saturday, 5/18. Watch live (or archived) on YouTube.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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FALLOUT FEVER: There may have been a gap of a week between episodes, but our hosts are still in the throes of Fallout, as they have both picked up Bethesda Game Studio's Fallout 76 (again, for Andrew; the first time, for Dan). They recount its rocky origins, what kind of MMO it is, and what they are both trying to get out of it.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Quite Easily Done" (8 June 2018): Where our hosts discuss the No Clip documentary on the history of Bethesda Game Studios.
• "A Sense of Place" (30 November 2018): Where Andrew gives his initial impressions up Fallout 76's original release.
• "The 2-Body Solution" (29 March 2024): Where D. Bethel excitedly shares his thoughts on Balatro.
• "Jersey Finger" (26 April 2024): Where our hosts discuss the Fallout television show on Amazon Prime.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The first episode of No Clip's Dear Dwyery that features an interview with the developer of Balatro.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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RELEASING THE EMBRACE: Our hosts start with some wild news about the Embracer Group and how, after years of buying––excuse me, embracing––every video game and tabletop developer in sight, they are now breaking up the company into three surprising publicly traded companies.

CRAWL OUT THROUGH THE FALLOUT: As has everyone else on the plane, it seems, our hosts also check out the new hit Amazon Prime television show, Fallout, the most recent in big-budget video game adaptations.

DEADPOLE: The first full trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine dropped this week and it is surprisingly more...emotional?...than expected.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Embracer Group news
(09:16) Amazon Prime's Fallout
(40:35) Outro - The trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine surprised D. Bethel
(43:30) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Batchelor, James. "Embracer Group Splits Into Three: Everything You Need to Know." Games Industry.biz, 22 April 2024.
  • A link to Embracer Group's press release on the matter.
• The trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "A Sense of Place" (18 November 2018): Where Andrew shares his experiences diving into Fallout 76.

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• "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
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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts are hard at work in the different worlds and in deep space as Andrew watches the first two episodes of the final season of Star Trek: Discovery while D. Bethel has a good time playing a scoundrel in Obsidian Entertainment's The Outer Worlds.

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - We survived the eclipsageddon
(02:39) Andrew watches Star Trek: Discovery (Star Trek talk ensues)
(23:06) Dan's quick update about finishing Sea of Stars.
(24:10) D. gives first impressions on The Outer Worlds
(37:53) Outro - more eclipse talk.
(39:11) Outtakes

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• "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
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TO ME, MY X-MEN: Our hosts are joined by the show's resident on-the-ground-Marvel correspondent, Kyrun Silva (of Taurus Comics) to talk about the first the episodes of the highly anticipated Disney+ animated series, X-Men '97. WARNING: spoilers, hot takes, and deep lore dives abound in this episode.

Follow Kyrun on the following services:

• Taurus Comics on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok
• 4 Tales Podcast on YouTube, and Facebook

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Campione, Katie. "X-Men '97 Debuts to 4M Views on Disney+." Deadline, Penske Media Corp., 25 March 2024.

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• "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
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WEEK IN GEEK: Our hosts jump right into it as Andrew gets sucked back into the world of Stardew Valley with their most recent update and D. Bethel taps into the zeitgeist and plays the roguelike, deckbuilding, poker-themed (?!) game, Balatro.

THE SEASON OF REGENERATION: With the release of the trailer for the new series of Doctor Who, it contains all that fans could hope for––action, humor, adventure, drama...and it's "season 1"?

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Andrew got too distracted to podcast...
(01:37) ...because he got sucked into Stardew Valley's 1.6 release.
(15:33) D. Bethel can't stop playing the not poker video game, Balatro.
(28:49) Outro - In May we start Doctor Who's...first season?
(31:35) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Love the Stank" (30 December 2016): Where Andrew first dives into the addictive world of Stardew Valley.
• "States of Play" (30 August 2019): Where Andrew shares his first experiences with Klei Entertainment's Oxygen Not Included.
• "Reliable Virtual Helmets" (27 September 2019): Where D. Bethel shares his first experiences diving into the world of roguelike deckbuilding games with Meteorfall: Journey.
• "Smell the Duke" (4 February 2022): Where D. Bethel discusses the roguelike conversation/combat deckbuilding game by Klei Entertainment, Griftlands.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• The mini-documentary about Klei Entertainment by No Clip.
• Livingston, Christopher. "Poker-Themed Deckbuilder Balatro Gets Delisted from Some Stores After its PEGI Rating Absurdly Jumps from 3 to 18+ Over 'Gambling Imagery'." PC Gamer, Future US, Inc., 01 March 2024.
• The trailer for the new series––a.k.a. "season 1"––of Doctor Who.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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THE LENGTH PROBLEM: Our hosts spend a little time up top discussing the question, "What's with all the long movies?"

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: After finally having caught up on Marvel's Echo mini-series and The Marvels, our hosts share their thoughts about the ups, downs, and innovations of these two rather under-the-radar entries in the MCU.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Old men complain about long movies

(04:58) Marvel Studios' Echo

(23:45) Thoughts on The Marvels

(37:54) Where Andrew and D. Bethel stand on Dune

(40:16) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "The Black Arts of Algorithms" (5 August 2016): Where our hosts discuss the similarly shameful discourse around Ghostbusters: Answer the Call.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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THE AHSOKA PROBLEM: D. tries to watch the most recent Disney+ Star Wars show, Ahsoka, and while he enjoys it he can't help feeling like he's missing a lot of important context and information.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Dan really wants to like Ahsoka.
(21:35) A brief sojourn into discussing episodic vs. serialized television
(32:14) Star Wars homework vs. Marvel homework
(43:05) Outro - "Say Something Nice" and Highlander 2: The Quickening
(46:28) Outtakes

"SAY SOMETHING NICE": D. Bethel proposes a new idea for a podcast or a segment on the show.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Of Underwear Models & Wayward Sons" (11 September 2014): Where our hosts discuss the benefits and deficits between serialized and episodic televised storytelling.

RELEVANT LINKS:

• A More Civilized Age, "Knights of the Old Republic 01" - the Star Wars: Rebels podcast that paused on their discussion of the show (due to the onset of the writer's strike) and instead played through Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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AD&D (ANDREW, DUNGEONS, & DRAGONS): Andrew, after years away, gets drawn into a Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition Planescape adventure and shares his thoughts on how the game looks after having avoided it for so long.

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - The dangers of COVID broadcasting

(01:35) Andrew's new D&D adventure adventure

(51:02) Outro - Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show

(55:16) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "The Space Dog and Bacchus Show" (21 August 2014): Where Andrew first experiments with Dungeons & Dragons' 5th Edition open beta, DnDNext.
• "Some Solid Copy" (31 July 2015): Where our hosts discuss Jon Stewart's departure from The Daily Show.
• "Choose Your Weapon" (31 July 2020): Where Andrew discusses the documentary, Secret of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons.

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• “Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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• “District Four” by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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WEEK IN SICK: Andrew's back after being ill and he has some stuff to share! This week, he talks about watching five seasons of the CBS reboot of Magnum, P.I. and how it not only connects with the original show, but how it connects to all of CBS' reboot shows (Hawaii Five-O, and Macgyver). D. Bethel, who was not sick, talks briefly about starting the throwback JRPG, Sea of Stars, by Sabotage Studio. (Thank you to Kyrun Silva for helping out at the beginning of the episode!)

TOPICS:
(00:00) Intro - Andrew returns and talks about having COVID again.
(05:35) Andrew's Week in Sick: Magnum, P.I.
(27:12) D. Bethel's Week in Not-Sick: Sea of Stars
(34:52) Outro - Sausage Update
(39:09) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Mr. Moustache" (21 September 2018): Where Andrew first discusses the Magnum, P.I. reboot.
• "Wet Shirt Feels" (16 August 2019): Where D. Bethel shares his thoughts about Sabotage Studio's previous––and very different––game, The Messenger.
• "Sad News Theme" (28 February 2020): Where Andrew talks about the Macgyver reboot.

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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/
• "Hot Pausin'" Written and performed by Glenn & D. Bethel

THE STROMAN ARGUMENT: Kyrun Silva of Taurus Comics and the 4 Tales Podcast joins D. Bethel for this week's show and they talk a bit about some recent guests Kyrun has had on his podcast.

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Kyrun dives into Alan Moore's celebrated run on DC Comics' Swamp Thing while D. Bethel is awestruck by Godzilla Minus One (though, technically, he watched Godzilla Minus One Minus Color).

Follow Kyrun on the following services:

• Taurus Comics on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok
• 4 Tales Podcast on YouTube, and Facebook

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Welcome, Kyrun Silva!
(11:20) Kyrun's Week in Geek: Alan Moore's Swamp Thing
(21:10) D. Bethel's Week in Geek: Godzilla Minus One Minus Color
(42:46) Outro - A Mini Con Artists
(46:25) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• 4 Tales Podcast Live from Crocker Con 2023 (featuring D. Bethel and Robert Love).
• "Godzilla Fhtagn": an essay about the 2014 American production, Godzilla, and its Lovecraftian overtones by D. Bethel.

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• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
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PROOF OF LIFE: Our hosts have been absent for a few weeks and wanted to check in and discuss why. They also provide a short Week in Geek with Andrew talking about playing Dungeons & Dragons again for the first time in years while D. Bethel was quite impressed with Max's animated sci-fi series, Scavengers Reign.

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• "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
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DOCTOR NEW: Our hosts spend a little bit of time discussing the newest episode of Doctor Who, "The Church on Ruby Road."

FISHING & STUFF: Our hosts talk about the charm, the complexities, and frustrations of the hit video game, Dave the Diver.

THE CALL OF PUBLIC DOMAIN: With the new year brings a new slate of texts into the public domain. While most people are talking about Disney's latest loss, Andrew focuses in on a piece of cosmic horror that has officially entered public domain this year, H. P. Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu."

TOPICS:

(00:00) Intro - Doctor Who
(03:11) Dave the Diver
(28:59) Outro - New items in the public domain
(32:48) Outtakes

RELEVANT LINKS:

• Mintrocket's announcement of Dave the Diver's Dredge DLC.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

• "Quite Easily Done" (08 June 2018): Where our hosts discuss a documentary by the video game documentarians, NoClip, about the history of the developer, Bethesda.
• "Academic Quality Entertainment" (04 August 2023): Where Andrew talks about his time playing Dredge.
• "Pleasure Quotes" (22 December 2023): Where our hosts talk about the bigeneration episode that introduced the new Doctor as played by Ncuti Gatwa.

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FEATURED MUSIC:

• "Disco Medusae" by Kevin McLeod
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• "District Four" by Kevin McLeod
  • Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3662-district-four
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