We discuss David Sudnow’s 1983 classic Pilgrim in the Microworld.
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Gerald’s Game
We talk about 1992’s Gerald’s Game.
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55 – Isbister – How Games Move Us
We discuss Katherine Isbister’s How Games Move Us: Emotion By Design.
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Needful Things
We talk about 1991’s Needful Things, the last Castle Rock novel (for now).
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Episode 13
We read the Homestuck Epilogues.
CW: sex and sexual violence, rape and sexual coercion, drugging, suicide, grooming, transphobia, homophobia, manipulation and mind control, racism, misogyny, concentration camps, the Holocaust.
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54 – Rubin – Well Met
We discuss Rachel Lee Rubin’s 2012 book Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture.
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Episode 12, Part 3
We finish Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 7960 – the end.
CW: stalking and harassment.
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The Waste Lands
We talk about 1991’s The Waste Lands, the third book in the Dark Tower series.
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Episode 12, Part 2
Episode 12, Part 2 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 7688 – 7959.
CW: fatphobia, interpersonal abuse; brief mentions of childhood sexual abuse.
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54 – Gee – What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
We discuss James Paul Gee’s 2003 book What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy.
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Episode 12, Part 1
Episode 12, Part 1 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 7449 – 7687.
CW: bullying, racism, homophobia, child abuse, alcoholism.
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Four Past Midnight
We talk about 1990’s Four Past Midnight.
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Episode 11, Part 2
Episode 11, Part 2 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 7188 – 7448.
CW: brief mention of suicide.
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53 – Mukherjee – Video Games and Storytelling
We discuss Souvik Mukherjee’s 2015 book Video Games and Storytelling.
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Episode 11, Part 1
Episode 11, Part 1 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 6944 – 7187.
CW: parental death.
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The Stand Complete and Uncut
We talk about 1990’s The Stand Complete & Uncut.
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Episode 10, Part 3
Episode 10, Part 3 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 6748 – 6953.
CW: mind control, physical and emotional abuse, self-harm, misogyny, racism, and targeted harassment.
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52 – Woodcock – Marx at the Arcade
We discuss 2019’s Marx at the Arcade by Jamie Woodcock.
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Episode 10, Part 2
Episode 10, Part 2 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 6475 – 6747.
CW: mind control, ableism, incest, body horror.
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Episode 10, Part 1
Episode 10, Part 1 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 6243 – 6474.
CW: homophobia, ableism, suicide.
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The Dark Half
We talk about 1989’s The Dark Half.
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Episode 9, Part 3
Episode 9, Part 3 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 5927 – 6242.
CW: violence against animals, anti-Semitism.
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51 – Suits – The Grasshopper
We discuss 1978’s The Grasshopper, a book on the philosophy of games.
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Episode 9, Part 2
Episode 9, Part 2 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 5683 – 5926.
CW: bullying, misogyny, racism.
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The Tommyknockers
We talk about King’s 1987 novel The Tommyknockers.
Content warnings for this episode include: alcoholism, addiction and substance abuse; domestic abuse and manipulation; head trauma; suicide; animal cruelty and death; terminal illness; child endangerment and death; body horror, especially blood and tooth-related horror; dismemberment; mind control; misogyny, brief descriptions of sex and sex acts; homophobia and transphobia; racism; broken bones and joints.
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Episode 9, Part 1
Episode 9, Part 1 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 5512 – 5682.
CW: misogyny, fatphobia, homophobia, ableism, transphobia, body horror, racism.
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50 – Dovey and Kennedy – Game Cultures
We discuss 2006’s Game Cultures, an early and formative book of game studies by Dovey and Kennedy.
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Sewer Special no. 2
This is a special anniversary Q&A episode where we answer all of your most burning questions from the second year of Just King Things.
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Episode 8, Part 3
Episode 8, Part 3 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 5263 – 5511.
CW: ableism, bullying and abuse, dismemberment, fatphobia, mind control, racism.
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Misery
We talk about King’s 1987 novel Misery.
Content warnings for this episode include: addiction, alcoholism, imprisonment, torture, mutilation, ableism, fatphobia, auto accidents and leg injury, misogyny, animal death, racism, head trauma.
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Episode 8, Part 2
Episode 8, Part 2 continues Act 6.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 5029 – 5262.
CW: decapitation, dismemberment, mutilation, manipulation and coercion, homophobia.
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49 – Hall – Cultural Studies 1983
We discuss Stuart Hall’s Cultural Studies 1983, published in 2016.
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Episode 8, Part 1
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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The Drawing of the Three
We talk about King’s 1987 Dark Tower novel The Drawing of the Three.
Content warnings for this episode include: biting, finger trauma, wounds and infection, racism, misogyny, ableism, automobile accidents, head trauma, child pornography, drug addiction and overdose, decapitation, dismemberment, fatphobia, mind control.
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Episode 7, Part 3
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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Episode 80 – Icewind Dale – Part 6
Icewind Dale finishes up in a wild way.
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48 – Fine – Shared Fantasy
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
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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Episode 79 – Icewind Dale – Part 5
Icewind Dale teaches us about cursed dwarves.
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IT
We talk about King’s 1986 doorstop novel IT.
Content warnings for this episode include: murder and death of children, dismemberment and decapitation, bullying, fatphobia, racism, mob violence, antisemitism, suicide, childhood sexual abuse, grooming, incest, domestic abuse, alcoholism and substance abuse, homophobia and gay panic.
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Episode 7, Part 1
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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Episode 78 – Icewind Dale – Part 4
Icewind Dale teaches us about cursed elves.
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47 – White – Tabletop RPG Design in Theory and Practice at the Forge
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
Episode 6, Part 4 continues Act 5, Act 2, Part 2.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 4100 – 4112.
CW: blood, disembowelment, and racist humor.
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Episode 77 – Icewind Dale – Part 3
We continue Icewind Dale and learn about a weird demon.
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Episode 6, Part 3
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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Skeleton Crew
We talk about the 1985 short story collection, Skeleton Crew.
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Episode 76 – Icewind Dale – Part 2
We continue Icewind Dale and learn about the cold crypt.
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Episode 6, Part 2
Episode 6, Part 2 continues Act 5, Act 2, Part 2.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 3764 – 3936.
CW: brief discussion of racism and war crimes against civilian populations.
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46 – Peterson – The Elusive Shift
We discuss Jon Peterson’s The Elusive Shift: How Role Playing Games Forged Their Identity.
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Episode 75 – Icewind Dale – 1
On episode 75, we start Icewind Dale.
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Episode 6, Part 1
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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Thinner
We talk about the 1984 Richard Bachman book, Thinner.
Content warnings for this episode include: discussions of racism and racial slurs; descriptions of sexual acts, animal cruelty and murder; ableism, fatphobia, substance abuse, body horror focusing on AIDS panic, open wounds, skin diseases, and acne.
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Episode 5, Part 4
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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45 – Schleiner – The Player’s Power To Change the Game
We discuss Anne-Marie Schleiner’s The Player’s Power To Change the Game – Ludic Mutation.
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Episode 5, Part 3
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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The Talisman
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
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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44 – Cassidy – Vicious Games
We discuss Rebecca Cassidy’s Vicious Games: Capitalism and Gambling.
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Episode 5, Part 1
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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The Eyes of the Dragon
We talk about the 1984 novel The Eyes of the Dragon.
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Episode 4, Part 3
Episode 4, Part 3 continues Act 5 of Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 2407 – 2625.
Content warnings: cannibalism, elder abuse, bullying, amputation, ableism, suicide, eye injury, mind control, fascism, eugenics, racism, homophobia and homophobic slurs, interpersonal manipulation and abuse, rape.
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43 – Schüll – Addiction By Design
We discuss Natasha Dow Schüll’s Addiction By Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas.
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Episode 4, Part 2
Episode 4, Part 2 continues Act 5 of Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 2195 – 2406.
Content warnings: racism, misogyny, ableism, bullying, mind control, sexual coercion, assault, and rape, descriptions of violent cartoon pornography, domestic violence and abuse, grooming, dismemberment and eye trauma.
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Pet Sematary
We talk about the 1983 novel Pet Sematary.
Content warnings for this episode include: misogyny; animal and child death; automotive accidents; explicit description of sexual acts; explicit descriptions of physical trauma and mutilation, including head and brain injury; chronic illness; ableism; anti-Semitism; cannibalism; drug addiction
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Episode 4, Part 1
Episode 4, Part 1 starts Act 5 of Homestuck.
This episode is about Homestuck pages 1989 – 2194.
Content warnings: racism, misogyny, drug addiction, mind control, ableism, bullying, mobility-limiting injuries, brief mentions of masturbation and pornography.
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42 – Saler – As If
We discuss Michael Saler’s As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality.
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Episode 3, Part 3
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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Cycle of the Werewolf
We talk about the 1983 calendar-then-novelish object Cycle of the Werewolf.
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Episode 3, Part 2
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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41 – Giddings – Gameworlds
We discuss Seth Giddings’ Gameworlds: Virtual Media and Children’s Everyday Play.
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Episode 3, Part 1
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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BONUS: The Running Man (1987)
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
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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Christine
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
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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40 – Ranciere – The Ignorant Schoolmaster
We discuss Jacques Ranciere’s The Ignorant Schoolmaster.
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Episode 2, Part 1
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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Different Seasons
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
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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39 – Crogan – Gameplay Mode
We talk about Patrick Crogan’s Gameplay Mode: War, Simulation, and Technoculture.
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Episode 1, Part 3
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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Creepshow
We talk about the 1982 comic book Creepshow, written by Stephen King and adapted by Bernie and Michele Wrightson.
Content warnings for this episode include: misogyny, brief mentions of sexual assault, eroticized violence, dismemberment, suicide, death by insects.
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Episode 1, Part 2
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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38 – Taylor – Play Between Worlds
We talk about T.L. Taylor’s Play Between Worlds.
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Sewer Special Q&A no. 1
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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Episode 1, Part 1
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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The Gunslinger
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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Episode 74 – Disco Elysium – 10
On episode 74, we talk about The Final Cut and our Big Thoughts about the game.
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37 – Buckles – Interactive Fiction
We talk about Mary Ann Buckles’ 1985 dissertation Interactive Fiction: The Computer Storygame “Adventure.”
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Episode 73 – Disco Elysium – 9
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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The Running Man
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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Episode 72 – Disco Elysium – 8
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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36 – Manovich – The Language of New Media
We talk about Lev Manovich’s The Language of New Media.
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Episode 71 – Disco Elysium – 7
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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Cujo
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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Episode 70 – Disco Elysium – 6
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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35 – Patterson – Open World Empire
We talk about Christopher Patterson’s Open World Empire.
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Episode 69 – Disco Elysium – 5
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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Episode 68 – Disco Elysium – 4
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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