Character Progression

When people discuss the greatest video games of all time, there are a few names you always hear.  The Last of Us, Super Mario World, Skyrim, Chrono Trigger, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and of course...Final Fantasy 7 (or Final Fantasy VII to our Roman numeral loving friends).  This game not only introduced RPG games to millions of new fans around the world, but it also popularized the genre to the point that it's still successful today!  Recently, Square Enix gave us a remake that has rewritten the book on what this classic Playstation game means to us all.  So strap in as we go over all that's new and awesome about the Final Fantasy 7 Remake!

They're creepy and they're kooky.  Mysterious and spooky.  They're all together ooky.  The Addams family!  Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Thing, and Cousin Itt.  Together they make up the Addams Family.  And though they all care deeply for each other, no one but their family patriarch can keep them together with the sense of love and compassion that this macabre clan deserves.  That's right.  This episode, we're talking about father, husband, and acquitted "ladykiller," Gomez Addams!

Most of the big video games that come out are made by large groups of programmers over the course of months to years for millions of dollars.  And that's all well and good.  Many of those games are hugely popular like Call of Duty, The Last of Us, and Assassin's Creed.   But there's something to be said for games made by small teams with a single vision, fueled by little more than passion for the project they're working on.  Those games may not have the visual polish of a big budget game.  But the core experience and stories often put them in the same league with players.  Those games are Super Meat Boy, Cuphead, Stardew Valley... and today's subject, Celeste!

The only thing harder than blazing your own trail is doing it in the shadow of those who came before you.  Some keep pace with the demand while others may fall behind.  But some run right by everyone's expectations until they hit a new level, all their own.  And  if any series knows what it takes to run that race, it's The Flash!  DC Comics superhero, founding member of the Justice League, and star of a hit self-titled show on CW, The Flash is the fastest man alive and has a lineage of heroes spanning millennia.  Jay Garrick may have started the line and Barry Allen may have popularized it.  But for today's guest, no Flash will ever match the speed, personality, and story of the original Kid-Flash who took up the mantle after Crisis on Infinite Earths, Wally West!

Water. Earth. Fire. Air.

When you think of Disney's most famous characters, who comes to mind?  Mickey Mouse?  Donald Duck?  What about Elsa from Frozen or Ariel from The Little Mermaid?  Well, for my guest today there's only one character who fills that spot.  And that's Oswald the Lucky Rabbit!  Oswald was one of Disney's earliest characters but was really the brainchild of an underappreciated animator named Ub Iworks.  Tune in to learn why Oswald matters to animation history and how he was traded for NFL sportscaster, Al Michaels.  Yes, really!

In the first full episode of Pod Pilot, I talk to the founders of Sun & Moon Photography.  A collective that strives to connect businesses with photographers in different cities across America in order to create a more positive, close knit environment for everyone involved.  Both Jensen and Vinny have such a passion for their craft and I couldn't think of anyone better to start off this brand new series!

In all of us, there is one fundamental question that some people spend their whole lives trying to answer...Who am I?  And as difficult as that can be for the average person to answer, It's even harder for A, from David Levithan's Every Day.  Why?  Well, you'll just have to listen to this episode to find out.  But let's just say A has a very good reason for it to be such a difficult question to answer.  And the fact that A manages to keep their individuality in tact is a sign of just how strong they truly are!