A Place to Stray

Episode 28 of A Place to Stray.

It wasn't meant to be this long it wasn't meant to be this long it wasn't meant to be this long it wasn't meant to be this long it wasn't meant to be this long it wasn't meant to be this long.

This is equally relevant to both the episode and the World Cup itself. I can only pray to one day be as corrupt and advertiser friendly.

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Hello, dear listener.

This is The Story of A Boy and His Close Personal Friend, Who Was Shaped Suspiciously Like an Internet Media Production Company.

It may surprise you to learn that I was the boy.

Nothing else about this episode will surprise you.

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Episode 26 of A Place To Stray.

Sometimes, naming a podcast episode is a creative outlet in and of itself. You measure puns against each other, trying out different wordplays and cadences. Brevity is an art form unto itself, and a great title is an enormous victory.

And sometimes, you went to Chicago. And titles are hard.

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Episode 25 of A Place to Stray.

About 18 months ago, I made an episode about data presentation (thrilling, I know). Everyone yelled at me to stop using Goodreads, because I complained about the lack of graphs and data it provides, and to switch to Storygraph instead. I did that and have been a Storygrapher since.

Now it's high time I yelled back.

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Episode 24 of A Place to Stray.

How much of you at 13 years old self is still a part of your current self? That was a real person, with thoughts and opinions. And, if you're 26 like me, you've doubled that kid's experience of life.

Maybe you've had the same thoughts I had, when I sat on that idea for a while.

How much do you remember? And what would that kid think of you, if you were to meet?

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Episode 23 of A Place To Stray.

Disclaimer: No animals, real or fictional, were harmed in the making of this episode. But like. Would you still listen if a fictional dog didn't make it through? And if you knew a dog was in it, would you want to know in advance whether they survive or not?

Sure, there's a 90 minute episode in that premise. Whatever you say, Stephen.

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Did you know that the release of Super Mario Bros on the NES is now closer to the Second World War than to the present day? Isn't that CRAZY? Isn't that NUTS? Isn't that INSANE?

No? You don't think so? Not especially? I mean, 1985 was a long time ago now, you're right.

But like... Isn't it BIZARRE?

Enjoy an hour of that kind of insight, everyone.

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Episode 21 of A Place to Stray.

If you could speak to the gods and have them answer your questions or reveal the future, would you? For deities' minds are fundamentally different from our own, their words arcane and their prophecies cryptic. Entire mythological cycles are filled with those unfortunates who placed too much stock in a misunderstood prediction. Petitioners must keep their wits and be wary of the dangers.

Entirely ignoring the warnings of the past, Stephen dives back in time for a divination from the divine.

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Episode 20 of A Place to Stray.

Having returned to his home planet, Stephen decides to re-familiarize himself with the place through the power of song. He immediately falls down so many rabbit holes that he had to cut most of them before he even began recording.

Welcome back to the show, everyone. Nothing has changed.

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The unsung hero of the podcast, from the very first episode, has been the mint tea Stephen drinks to keep his throat alive while talking for (sometimes) hours. He realises he doesn't actually know that much about mint, and falls down a rabbithole.

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