We discuss Stuart Hall’s Cultural Studies 1983, published in 2016.
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Episode 8, Part 1 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 4820 – 5028.
CW: genocide, social collapse, mass executions, human experimentation, body horror, homophobia.
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We talk about King’s 1987 Dark Tower novel The Drawing of the Three.
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Episode 7, Part 3 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 4586 – 4819.
CW: discussions of sex and sexuality, pornography, and misogyny.
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Icewind Dale finishes up in a wild way.
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We discuss Gary Alan Fine’s foundational book Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds from 1983.
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Episode 7, Part 2 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 4391 – 4585.
CW: Alcoholism, homophobia and gay panic, racism.
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Icewind Dale teaches us about cursed dwarves.
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We talk about King’s 1986 doorstop novel IT.
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Episode 7, Part 1 begins Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 4113 – 4390.
CW: brief mentions of mind control, manipulation, and coercion.
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Icewind Dale teaches us about cursed elves.
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We discuss William J. White’s Tabletop RPG Design in Theory and Practice at the Forge, 2001-2012.
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Episode 6, Part 4 continues Act 5, Act 2, Part 2.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 4100 – 4112.
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We continue Icewind Dale and learn about a weird demon.
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Episode 6, Part 3 continues Act 5, Act 2, Part 2.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 3937 – 4100.
CW: suicide, abuse, grooming, slavery, cancer, decapitation, necrophilia, vomit.
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We talk about the 1985 short story collection, Skeleton Crew.
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We continue Icewind Dale and learn about the cold crypt.
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Episode 6, Part 2 continues Act 5, Act 2, Part 2.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 3764 – 3936.
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We discuss Jon Peterson’s The Elusive Shift: How Role Playing Games Forged Their Identity.
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On episode 75, we start Icewind Dale.
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Episode 5, Part 4 continues Act 5, Act 2 in Part 2.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 3547 – 3763.
CW: discussion of jokes about child predators, brief mentions of eye injury.
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We talk about the 1984 Richard Bachman book, Thinner.
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Episode 5, Part 4 continues Act 5, Act 2.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 3350 – 3546.
CW: self-mutilation, strangulation, violent murder, parent and animal death, slavery, rape, mind control, sexual coercion.
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We discuss Anne-Marie Schleiner’s The Player’s Power To Change the Game – Ludic Mutation.
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Episode 5, Part 3 continues Act 5, Act 2.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 3088 – 3349.
CW: mind control, bullying, ableism, murder, and descriptions of hand injury, blood, and excessive bleeding.
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We talk about the 1984 novel, co-written with Peter Straub, The Talisman.
Content warnings for this episode include: CW: racism, colonialism, terminal illness, homophobia, pedophilia and childhood sexual assault, physical assault, torture, ableism, crushing and dismemberment, animal death, drug abuse, insect infestation of the body.
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Episode 5, Part 2 continues Act 5, Act 2.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 2841 – 3087.
CW: misogyny, racism, ableism, bullying, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia.
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We discuss Rebecca Cassidy’s Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling.
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Episode 5, Part 1 begins Act 5, Act 2
This episode is about Homestuck pages 2626 – 2840.
CW: amputation, child abuse, pornography, cannibalism, racism, child pregnancy
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We talk about the 1984 novel The Eyes of the Dragon.
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Episode 4, Part 3 continues Act 5 of Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 2407 – 2625.
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We discuss Natasha Dow Schüll’s Addiction By Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas.
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Episode 4, Part 2 continues Act 5 of Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 2195 – 2406.
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Episode 4, Part 1 starts Act 5 of Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 1989 – 2194.
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We discuss Michael Saler’s As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality.
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Episode 3, Part 3 finishes Act 4 of Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 1771 – 1988.
Content warnings: mentions of incest; descriptions of blood, gore, and character death.
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We talk about the 1983 calendar-then-novelish object Cycle of the Werewolf.
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Episode 3, Part 2 continues Act 4 of Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 1561 – 1770.
Content warnings: discussions of animal abuse and death, ableism, and ableist humor.
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We discuss Seth Giddings’ Gameworlds: Virtual Media and Children’s Everyday Play.
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Episode 3, Part 1 is on the beginning of Act 4 of Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 1358 – 1560.
Content warnings: discussion of racism and racist humor.
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Out from behind the Patreon wall as a special bonus, we talk about The Running Man, a film about a violent game show from 1987. We are joined in this episode by Simone de Rochefort!
CW: Brief discussion of scenes of sexual assault and exploding head FX.
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Episode 2, Part 3 takes us through the intermission. This episode is about Homestuck pages 1154-1357.
Content warnings: Brief and nonexplicit descriptions of pornography, transphobia, and eye wounds.
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We talk about the 1983 novel Christine.
Content warnings for this episode include: choking and child death, fatphobia, suicide, vehicular assault and homicide, misogyny, stalking and domestic violence, ableism.
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Episode 2, Part 2 takes us to the end of Act 3. This episode is about Homestuck pages 953-1153.
Content warnings: Brief discussions of homophobic humor, real-life rape and sexual harassment allegations, and the Holocaust
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We discuss Jacques Ranciere’s The Ignorant Schoolmaster.
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Episode 2, Part 1 is full of revelations. We meet GG, discover dad truths, and many other shocking things that keep happening. This episode is about Homestuck pages 759-952.
Content warnings: brief discussions of subtextual child abuse.
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We talk about the 1982 novella collection Different Seasons.
Content warnings for this episode include: discussions of racism and racial slurs, suicide, graphic descriptions of rape, sexism and misogyny, homophobia, ableism, fatphobia, anti-Semitism, Nazism, genocide and concentration camps, torture, mass shootings, decapitation, descriptions of bullying, physical assault and broken bones, brief discussions of real alleged incidents of sexual harassment, pedophilia, and grooming.
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Episode 1, Part 4 takes us into a puppet-filled world. Everyone is in trouble. This episode is about Homestuck pages 440-758.
Content warnings: discussion of racism and racist humor, and brief discussions of jokes involving bestiality and Muppet Babies pornography.
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We talk about Patrick Crogan’s Gameplay Mode: War, Simulation, and Technoculture.
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Content warnings: discussion of racism and racist comedy.
Episode 1, Part 3 lets us learn even more about the world of Homestuck. It is about pages 249 – 439.
Note: We refer to comics creator Grant Morrison by the incorrect pronouns in this episode. Morrison uses they/them pronouns.
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We talk about the 1982 comic book Creepshow, written by Stephen King and adapted by Bernie and Michele Wrightson.
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Content warnings: brief discussions of racism and racist comedy.
Episode 1, Part 2 continues the saga of John Egbert and his friends. It is about pages 48 – 248.
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We talk about T.L. Taylor’s Play Between Worlds.
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This is a special anniversary Q&A episode where we answer all of your most burning questions from the first year of Just King Things.
Content warnings for this episode include: discussions of representation of racism and exploitation; discussions of real incidents of homophobic hate crime.
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Content warnings: discussions of ableism and ableist language.
We begin our journey into the wide world of Homestuck. Episode 1, Part 1 is about Homestuck pages 1-47.
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We talk about 1982’s The Gunslinger, the first entry in The Dark Tower series.
Content warnings for this episode include: mentions of terminal illness, car accidents and death, fatphobia, sexual assault and insertion of foreign objects into genitals, forced abortion, violence against animals and animal death, sexual abuse of a child, child death and suicide.
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On episode 74, we talk about The Final Cut and our Big Thoughts about the game.
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Our biweekly show is a chill, fun time where we talk about alignment, Dungeons and Dragons, and a general plethora of stuff we care about in the Forgotten Realms. It’s a Gygaxian affair of the highest sort, and we are experiencing our best lives as adventurers in this fantasy world.
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We talk about Mary Ann Buckles’ 1985 dissertation Interactive Fiction: The Computer Storygame “Adventure.”
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On episode 73, we finish the game. We recorded this season before the newest release of Disco Elysium, so there might be some differences between what you experience and what we experience. We’ll do an episode about it!
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We talk about Richard Bachman’s 1982 novel The Running Man. It is nothing like the film, but it does feature a high-stakes game of death spanning America.
Content warnings for this episode include: chronic and terminal illness; child death; maiming and mutilation of eyes; racism and racial slurs, misogyny, ableism, police violence, suicide, and generalized cruelty
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On episode 72, we go to a church and then, later, find Ruby. We recorded this season before the newest release of Disco Elysium, so there might be some differences between what you experience and what we experience. We’ll do an episode about it!
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We talk about Lev Manovich’s The Language of New Media.
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On episode 71, we do some more sidequests and talk to Trant. We recorded this season before the newest release of Disco Elysium, so there might be some differences between what you experience and what we experience. We’ll do an episode about it!
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We talk about Stephen King’s 1981 dog-based horror thriller Cujo.
Content warnings for this episode include: child death, alcoholism and drug abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, bleeding, biting, and mutilation, suicidal ideation, ableism, classism, animal violence and death
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On episode 70, we start day 3! We do some interesting things, talk about representations of poverty, and try to understand what’s up with Joyce Messier. We recorded this season before the newest release of Disco Elysium, so there might be some differences between what you experience and what we experience. We’ll do an episode about it!
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We talk about Christopher Patterson’s Open World Empire.
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On episode 69, we burn through the rest of day two. We recorded this season before the newest release of Disco Elysium, so there might be some differences between what you experience and what we experience. We’ll do an episode about it!
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On episode 68, we talk a little more and then lean about a Doomed Commercial Area. We recorded this season before the newest release of Disco Elysium, so there might be some differences between what you experience and what we experience. We’ll do an episode about it!
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We talk about Stephen King’s nonfiction book on the horror genre from 1981, Danse Macabre.
Content warnings for this episode: Drug addiction and substance abuse, racism, misogyny, homophobia, fatphobia, trauma, child endangerment and death
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We discuss Colin Milburn’s Mondo Nano.
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We finish up the first day of the game and talk to the Hardy Boys. We recorded this season before the newest release of Disco Elysium, so there might be some differences between what you experience and what we experience. We’ll do an episode about it!
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Our biweekly show is a chill, fun time where we talk about alignment, Dungeons and Dragons, and a general plethora of stuff we care about in the Forgotten Realms. It’s a Gygaxian affair of the highest sort, and we are experiencing our best lives as adventurers in this fantasy world.
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On episode 66, we investigate a corpse, talk to Measurehead, and learn about Joyce Messier. We recorded this season before the newest release of Disco Elysium, so there might be some differences between what you experience and what we experience. We’ll do an episode about it! Theme music by Shogo M.I.K.E. https://soundcloud.com/shogomike
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We talk about Stephen King’s second novel writing as Richard Bachman: 1981’s Roadwork.
Content warnings for this episode: cancer and terminal illness, depression and mental illness, self-harm, suicide, misogyny, racism, domestic/emotional abuse, extremely awkward graphic descriptions of sex
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On episode 65, we dive into our new season centered on Disco Elysium. As CMRN says at the top, we recorded this before the newest release of Disco Elysium, so there might be some differences between what you experience and what we experience. We’ll do an episode about it!
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We discuss the second edition of Brenda Laurel’s Computers as Theatre.
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This is a very special Just King Things bonusode out from behind the paywall to convince you to maybe check these bonusodes out over at the Ranged Touch Patreon. We had noted The Stand fan Kirk Hamilton onto the show to talk about the 1994 miniseries directed by Mick Garris.
Content warnings for this episode: Pandemics, illness, disease, death, kidnapping, emotional and physical abuse, fatphobia, bullying, sexism, misogyny, rape, substance abuse and drug addiction, torture and mutilation, suicide, racism, ableism, bodily waste functions, animal abandonment and endangerment
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We talk about King’s 1980 novel Firestarter, which is a wild ride.
Content warnings for this episode: medical experimentation, drug abuse and addiction, misogyny, rape, necrophilia, transphobia, sexual coercion, suicide, racism, ableism, pedophilia, grooming, murder, animal death
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We discuss Tara Fickle’s 2019 book The Race Card.
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We talk about Steve’s 1979 science fiction (!!!) novel The Dead Zone.
Content warnings for this episode: Alcohol and drug abuse, domestic abuse, head trauma and brain injuries, surgical procedures, car accidents, misogyny, racism, homophobia, child endangerment, rape and murder, suicide animal abuse and death
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We discuss Lisa Nakamura’s 2002 book Cybertypes.
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We talk about The Long Walk, Stephen King’s second Bachman Book.
Content warnings for this episode: Executions and gun violence, vehicular violence, misogyny, racism, rape, mutilation and scarring, homophobia, bodily waste functions
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We discuss Timothy J. Welsh’s Mixed Realism.
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We talk about The Stand, Stephen King’s doorstopper novel about a plague, good, and evil.
Content warnings for this episode: Pandemics, illness, disease, death, kidnapping, emotional and physical abuse, fatphobia, bullying, sexism, misogyny, rape, substance abuse and drug addiction, torture and mutilation, suicide, racism, ableism, bodily waste functions, animal abandonment and endangerment
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We discuss Kishonna Gray’s Intersectional Tech.
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We talk about Stephen King’s first short story collection Night Shift.
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We discuss McKenzie Wark’s Gamer Theory.
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We played the first act of Baldur’s Gate 3 and we have some impressions for you!
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We talk about Steve’s controversial 1977 book Rage, originally published under the name of King’s pseudonym, Richard Bachman.
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We discuss Jon Bailes’ Ideology and the Virtual City and learn a thing or two about psychoanalysis and Marxism.
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We talk about 1977’s The Shining in this episode. It’s spooky!
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We talk about the vampires of ‘Salem’s Lot in this one. Steve published this one in 1975.
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We discuss Gordon Calleja’s In-Game and learn a little bit about immersion.
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The story ends.
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We discuss Soraya Murray’s On Video Games.
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We discuss Stephen King’s 1974 novel Carrie at length.
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The crew gets to the grave.
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The crew finds Uragolan and learns about some bad stuff.
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The crew goes some places.
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We discuss Susan Laxton’s Surrealism at Play.
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