Tanya and Jonathan talk about the VGAs, the purpose of genres, Michael Rooker, and their first 20 minutes of River City Girls 2. Guest Dani Lalonders (ValiDate, Spirit Swap) gets into her love and hate for games, and The Redneck Tonberry breaks down horrors of Mean Girls. 
0:00:00 - Proper Speaking Techniques w/ Tanya & Jonathan 
0:05:11 - The Video Game Awards 2022 
0:08:45 - Redneck Tonberry Interview - Mean Girls 
0:24:28 - A Wild Michael Rooker Appears 
0:28:40 - Genres - Why Do They Matter? 
0:32:37 - Dani Lalonders Interview - ValiDate 
1:01:02 - River City Girls 2 Review 
1:12:21 - Wrap up/Plugs 
Check out ValiDate here - https://validategame.com/
River City Girls 2 here - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1920480/River_City_Girls_2/
And the TtWaV jingles of 2022 here - https://douibyorthst.bandcamp.com/album/talking-to-women-about-videogames-songs-from-the-podcast-2022

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Leisure

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Steller Blade feminist ending spoilers and the line between treating a playable game character like a object or an avatar. Guests Casey Explosion chats about her awesome new YouTube channel and Roach shares all about how her traumas shape the story of One Way Lane. 

0:00:00 - Talking to Women about Snacks
0:02:52 - Now I Am Become Horror Protaganist
0:04:39 - Chatting "One Way Lane" with Roach
0:35:17 - Stellar Blade Ending Spoilers
0:43:50 - Exploding a New YouTube Channel with Casey Explosion
1:21:12 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thank You Patrons!
1:25:00 - The Oily Thing

Watch Casey's spot on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ0s5D3wvXg
Check out Casey's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CaseyExplosion-wh7uk
Play the One Way Lane demo: https://0newaylane.itch.io/


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Casey's Crow Country Explosion and Roach's One Way Lane

Tanya and Jonathan talk about games as art vs. product and the hubub about Steller Blade. Elly explains how Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has integrated into her grieving process, and Haley and K.K. gab about Price of Flight, their post-apocalyptic tactics game show about birds. 

0:00:00 - Ned Flanders with the Dead Eyes
0:05:24 - Still Cool?
0:09:43 - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Grief with Elly
0:40:52 - Stellar Blade - Silly Toy or Developer Expression?
0:45:28 - "Price of Flight" with Haley and KK
1:14:43 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thank You Patrons
1:18:24 - Analingus (The Ass Eating)

Price of Flight official site! https://birdsportlovers.neocities.org/
Elly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OaklandKao


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Steller Blade, Price of Flight and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the BAFTA's ranking of iconic game characters and the "golden age" of the Wii U. Guests Rydia and Maggie talk about what makes a videogame character sexy and what it's like to be a Christian Gamer. 
Time Codes: 

0:00:00 - Picking a Bone with Famous American Rock Band Live
0:04:29 - Is Jonathan in the Top 100 Biggest Mansplainers?
0:06:53 - What Makes the Videogame Men Sexy? with Rydia
0:29:25 - Bizarre BAFTA Rankings
0:35:06 - How Has Faith Shaped Your Videogame Identity? with Maggie
1:00:22 - Rose-Tinted Wii U
1:05:40 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thank You Patrons!
1:10:00 - Sex Pest

Watch Rydia's interview (with sexy men!) here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_X8pHS51jw


Follow our guests here!
Rydia: https://twitter.com/mzsylver
Maggie: https://twitter.com/AvengerMags


Support the show here!
https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Sexy Sephiroth, Iconic Croft, Sweet Jesus

Tanya is back to talk PAX, Tum & Bum gaming/anti-congestion chairs, and the pros and cons of saying the lord's name. Guests Merritt K talks about LAN Party, her amazing new book, and Mouse Works Studio talk making music and her emotions-based RPG The Innerplains.

0:00:00 - Bad Bitches Won't Say The Lord's Name
0:03:40 - Packing Nintendo Force
0:05:30 - I Think Therefore I LAN w/ Merritt K
0:32:30 - Hambergers & Lobster Rolls at PAX 2024
0:35:41 - Making Music and Videogames with Mouse Works Studios
1:02:44 - An Unexpected Tangent
1:04:35 - Is PAX For the Indies or the AAAs?
1:09:07 - "Tum and Bum" Product Review
1:14:31 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:19:50 - Tum and Bum

Get Merritt's book here: https://www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/lan-party-inside-the-multiplayer-revolution-hardcover
Check out her writing here: https://www.otherstrangeness.com/
Enjoy Mouse Works Studios games and music here: https://mouseworksstudios.itch.io/
Get your Tum & Bum here: https://tumandbum.com/
Support this podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

PAX Innerplains Tum & Bum Lan Party

Our cohost Tanya is sick so Steph Sterling tagged in to talk about the budding resurgance of anti-diversity and anti-journalism in gaming, and what they plan to do about it. 



Show Notes:
0:00:00 - Breast Size is Back
0:02:09 - What is Woke?
0:03:15 - GG 2.0. Fucking Hell...
0:07:05 - Meaningful Art vs. Meaningless Videogames
0:09:00 - What are People Mad About?
0:11:10 - It's OK to Not Be the Boss
0:16:28 - How to Deal with Attention Seekers
0:18:06 - The Importance of Logging Off
0:20:35 - The Lonely Element
0:23:54 - The Success of Diversity
0:25:18 - The Anger Algorithm
0:29:57 - Diversify Your Interests
0:35:37 - Socialization Isn't Always Easy
0:39:02 - Should Videogames Be Junk Food?
0:41:24 - Weird Myths about Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
0:44:20 - I'm So Glad You Brought Up Nazis
0:45:57 - Throwing Gamers Under the Bus
0:48:22 - What Does the Future Hold?
0:56:37 - Wrap Up/Thanks
0:58:04 - Trying to Find a Lover
0:59:36 - Freak Out

Steph on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JimSterling


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