Courtney Vineys has done it all with Hades. She's the voice of Aphrodite and Dusa, she's interviewed about the game on shows and podcast everywhere, and she's a streamer with a rapidly growing audience. Luckily, she found the time to stop by the show and share a great interview with us!

Sometimes you just have to let your fists do the talking... but we're going to let nmbrthry do the talking ABOUT the fists. A friend of the show and community mainstay, he's been pushing his heat level up into the 30s on multiple weapons and is here to tell us about the theory of big green numbers.

If you've consumed any Hades content, you know about Haelian, and this week we're lucky enough to have him join the show. Tune in for a candid interview about being a full-time streamer, learn some Hades history, and ask yourself if you really need Support Fire or Exit Wounds.

We're joined by Hermes cup #1 champion Wriste13 to cover a whole host of topics, including the nature of lifestyle gaming, Beowulf shield, and how to get involved in speedrunning from an experienced perspective. Check him out on twitch and look out for his new podcast Blood and Talkness on YouTube.

This week's episode is a little different - it's just me talking through a topic near and dear to my heart. Come chat with me about goal-setting, maintaining a healthy relationship with the game, and how to grow as a player. 

My good friend and cohost on a different podcast Edelweiss joins us to talk about Hades. There's lots of gamer chat here as expected, but we also get to learn about Hestia, her favorite weapon and the one she used to earn that 32 heat statue. 

The journey to high heat can be a challenging one, so we get some advice from Tailesque, one of the two players to have cleared on 57 heat!!! After getting to know him, we learn the best way to get started at pushing high levels and what the different heat levels throw your way.

Active community member, ghost chef extraordinaire, and new-ish speedrunner WashInTheWind joins the show to give us his idea of what it's like to go fast and how you can do it too.

Our guest Jay (HamletEJ on twitter) just finished clearing 32 heat... on EVERY ASPECT. Wow! They've been playing the game since lockdown started in March and have a lot of insight to share, both from their love of the game and their background in systems design. If you like technical details and discussions about roguelike genre conventions, this is the episode for you.

Hades is a game, and games are meant to be fun - and that's what this week's episode is all about. Hat brings on his friends hypo and Cynthia to talk about the lighter side of the game including a full discussion at the end of what really stands out to us about the game's creative craft. Both of our guests work in the game industry, so they're able to bring a unique perspective - but everyone can relate to loving this game!