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R.E.M. pulls out of its nosedive with an album whose title also serves as its mission statement. It was lauded as a return to form for the band, compared to Lifes Rich Pageant, and talked up as the album that Monster was supposed to be. But does it stand up on its own merits, or does it only succeed because it follows Around the Sun?

Angry slimer reaches out for some human contact.

Kris and Kole talk about tourism, hooks, and escape acts.

ALSO: Lotsa travel. Tales from the MLK museum. Tattoos by length or volume. It sandblasted the skin from their bones. I’m being doxed by Blue Traveler. Everything is gonna be fine. The shittiest escape act.

The big bird swooped up an elephant snack.

A perfect simulation of being ground between the gears of the system.

Welcome to Season 4 listeners! On this episode we tackle two extremely weird episodes of X-Men the Animated Series: Love in Vain and Deal With the Devil. In Love in Vain, Rogue is reunited with her former high school crush, Cody, who has partnered with a race of aliens in order to (a) win Rogue's love and consent and also (b) turn all the X-Men into aliens. It's....well you can probably tell it's extremely weird. In Deal With the Devil, Omega Red is back with the worst super villain plan ever, and he INVITES THE X-MEN TO COME WITH HIM. This episode doesn't make any sense and it made us extremely mad.

When unfinished business becomes personal.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Jala talk about Dishonored: The Death of the Outsider, Battleborn’s shutdown, and we ask you about your high score stories.

• Colleges are rolling out eSports scholarships.

• Battleborn shuts down after 15 months.

• More Shadow of the Colossus remake details revealed at TGS.

• Knuckles & Knuckles and &Knuckles.

• What are you high score stories?

• Jala: Guild Wars 2. Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions. Irresistible Mistakes. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider.

• Kole: The Evil Within. Metroid Zero Mission. Metroid: Samus Returns.

• Ben: Little Nightmares. Terraforming Mars (Board Game).

• Dennis: Pandemic (Board Game). The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Destiny 2.

Links:

• Original artwork comics and prints by NeonSkiesStudio on Etsy

• (11) Sonic Mania Mod - Knuckles Mania & Knuckles (PREVIEW) - YouTube

•  Jala Prendes  on Instagram: “Bugs Pt 2...yes, I'm aware that I fixate on very random things. #DishonoredDeathOfTheOutsider” • Instagram

Our discussion of Batman: Arkham Asylum continues (and concludes). Next week, we'll hear your responses to the games we covered during Bat Month!

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