But Why Tho?

This week, Alex, Kate, and Charles mourn the closing of Bioware. They talk about their histories with Bioware games, why EA shut them down, the impact Bioware had on American RPGs, and what their closing will mean for the future of gaming.

We spoke with some of the top talent behind the scenes of LAIKA Studio's incredible new stop-motion animated masterpiece, Wildwood, including 6-time Oscar-nominated Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, Head of Animation Brad Schiff, Costume Designer Deb Cook, and Head of Characters and Practical FX Oliver Jones.

This week, Alex, Kate, and Kyle talk about Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas, how they feel about the song itself, the state of country music, and how it claimed the record for most weeks at #1 song in the country in today's music climate.

This week, Alex, Charles, and Swara go all recommendations, spanning from music to comics, Gargoyles to TMNT.

This week, Alex, Kate, Adrian, and Swara talk about Macklemore and Ed Sheeran, the emptiness of most celebrity activism, the dangers of taking your political leads from millionaires, and why it's beyond time to stop just talking and actually do something about the issues that matter.

This week, Alex, Kate, and special guest Andrea Shearon talk about Dolly Parton, the South, country music, and how she represented the true essence of it all through her music, her philanthropy, and her morals.

This week, Alex, Kate, and Joseph talk about getting into hobbies, especially Magic: The Gathering. They talk about startup costs, the importance of making spaces open to new people, and the value of taking and giving feedback.

This week, Alex, Kate, and Joseph Bradford of MMORPG.com and beyond discuss why modern fantasy is quite bad. They talk about the vast difference betwen Tolkein and Martin, why classic fantasy is less "black and white" than it's accused of even though it's actually good that it is, and the hopefulness that's too lacking in modern fantasy.

This week, Alex and Kate discuss the rise in anti-intellectualism and willful ignorance. They discuss how the internet has destroyed people's abilities to argue, the total loss of literacy, and especially how this has shown up in the public response to Emily Wilson's review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Plus a bunch of MTG talk!

This week Alex highlights a handful of articles from Butwhytho.net, covering everything from Magic the Gathering to marching bands to free-to-play RPG Soulframe.

[EXCLUSIVE] The Women Behind Secret Lair’s Latest Philanthropic Drop Talk The Importance Of Mentorship

Dear EA Sports, The Next College Football Should Honor The History Of The Saturday Sound

‘Soulframe’ Just May Be The Game We Need Right Now – Even In Pre-Alpha