Fireside Friends

Alex Zandra Van Chestein talks to us about being an independent game developer, developing her game One Last Cup, navigating gaming communities as a marginalized creator, and more before discussing Mirror's Edge for our shared experience.

You can find Alex Zandra's work at ZandraVandra.com, follow her on Twitter @havochq, and support her on Patreon.

Discussion of Mirror's Edge begins at 49:30.

Our break music this episode is "Introduction" by Solar Fields.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.

Ryan swoons over Jem and the Holograms and gets mad at Nintendo (again), Kaity shares her appreciation of the otome game Mystic Messenger, and Allen gives us the latest on World of Warcraftand its newest expansion, Legion. The group then discusses the David Cronenberg film Cosmopolis for their shared experience.

Discussion of Cosmopolis begins at 36:19.

Our break music this episode is "Adore" by Savages.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.

The classic Fireside Friends crew returns to talk about Until Dawn, Black Swan, Sex Criminals, awful gender roles, and more before discussing Paprika for their shared experience.

Discussion of Paprika begins at 35:58.

Works Discussed:

She and Her Cat: Everything Flows, Until Dawn, Black Swan, Sex Criminals, Paprika

Our break music this episode is "Mediational Field" by Susumu Hirasawa.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.

Shannon Strucci joins us to talk about The Lobster, David Lynch films, and more before discussing Undertale for our shared experience!

You can find Shannon's work at StrucciMovies, follow her on Twitter @plentyofalcoves, and support her on Patreon.

There are vague spoilers for The Lobster in segment one. Discussion starts at 8:35 and ends at 16:50.

Discussion of Undertale begins at 25:10.

Works Discussed:

Uncanny X-Force, Company, The Lobster, Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks, Lost Highway, The Elephant Man, Wild At Heart, Dune, Jodorowky's Dune, Inland Empire, Fire Walk With Me, Undertale

Our break music this episode is "Dummy!" by Toby Fox.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.

Kortney Terry joins us as we talk about Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Star Trek Beyond, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, the Zero Escape series, and more before discussing Cibele for our shared experience.

Our discussion of Cibele begins at 29:15.

Works Discussed:

Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Elite Beat Agents, WarioWare, Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek Beyond, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Pocket Card Jockey, The Beginner's Guide, Stranger Things, New Game!, Cibele, Pinkerton, The Woods, Persona 4, K-On!, Neon Genesis Evangelion

Our break music this episode is "Spooky, Scary Skeletons" by Andrew Gold.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.

Alexander joins us to talk about the phenomenon that is Pokémon Go, as well as discuss Grandmother-nai-Leylit’s Cloth of Winds by Rose Lemberg for our shared experience!

Discussion of Grandmother-nai-Leylit’s Cloth of Winds begins at 38:29.

You can support Rose Lemberg on Patreon, which can be found here.

Our break music this episode is "Pokémon" by Neil Cicierega.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.

Kaity shares her complaints with Overwatch's new competitive mode, Allen talks all things Game of Thrones following the end of the show's 6th season, and Ryan reflects on their journey of watching every Wachowski film before the group discusses Jupiter Ascending for their shared experience.

Discussion of Jupiter Ascending begins at 38:06.

Works Discussed:
Overwatch
Oneforall
Alice Glass
Game of Thrones
The Matrix
Speed Racer
Bound
Jupiter Ascending

Our break music this episode is "Home" by Toby Fox.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.

Other music used:
"Stressed Out" by Twenty-One Pilots
"Smell Yo D*ck" by Riskay, Aviance, Real
"II. Anonymous" by Weezer
"Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba
"Illegal Alien" by Genesis
"Candyland" by Blood on the Dancefloor
"Kazoo Kid - Trap Remix" by Mike Diva
"I Like Your Hair" by Scotty Vanity

We talk Star Wars, Overwatch, Star Trek, and more in a casual bonus episode of Fireside Friends.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.

"Remember Remember" by Dario Marianelli

We talk Pee-wee's Big Holiday, the trend of subversive anime like Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, the rewarding fanservice of the Warcraft movie, and the disappointments of X-Men: Apocalypse before discussing Carol for our shared experience.

Discussion of Carol begins at 41:05.

Works Cited:

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
StrucciMovies
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
Naruto
Bleach
One Piece
Spongebob Squarepants
Fairly Oddparents
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Steven Universe
Sailor Moon
Warcraft
John Warcraft Dev Diary – 1 – Valley of Trials
Griffin’s Amiibo Corner
“Fuck this boring white shit!”
X-Men: Apocalypse
Carol
The Price of Salt
Top Gun
Sleater-Kinney
Transparent
The Simpsons
Family Guy
South Park
Bojack Horseman
Orange Is The New Black
The Interestings
Abnormal Mapping
Skyrim Special Edition
Death Stranding
Why Is She White, Though?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Last Guardian
Detroit: Become Human
Persona 5
No, Totally!

Our break music this episode is "Opening" by Carter Burwell.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.

We talk about the disappointments of Daredevil Season 2, the missed opportunities of the Priyanka Chopra lead television show Quantico, and the perplexing personality of That Poppy before diving into V for Vendetta for our shared experience.

Discussion of V for Vendetta begins at 38:47.

Works Discussed:
Daredevil
Quantico
That Poppy
V for Vendetta

Our break music this episode is "Modest Mouth" by Neil Cicierega.

Our podcast theme is "April Elsewhere" by The Orchestral Movement of 1932 found via Opsound.org.