Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Ryan Easby

Brian and Ryan talk about Pokemon, how the competitive design shakes up the Pokemon experience, and other fan games and rom hacks. 

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Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Will Borger

Brian and Will talk about laundering reputation, diversifying revenue streams, the FGC’s grassroots beginnings, and how important it is to stick by your standards. 

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POTENTIAL EPISODE TITLES:

So Angry I Couldn’t Sleep

How Far Can You Run With A Bullet Between Your Toes?

The Reputational Race To The Bottom

Buying The Table

Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Trudie Graham

Brian and Trudie talk about Xena, old syndicated television, longform fiction, archery accidents, and much more.

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Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Lucas White

Brian and Lucas talk about handheld gaming devices, Crescent Tower, and much more.

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Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Rhi Easby

TIMESTAMPS:

Game of the Year - 0:00

Best DLC That Should Have Been In The Base Game - 33:42

The Best Game I Wish I’d Played More - 45:00

Best Thing That Has Haunted My Every Waking Moment - 1:00:00

POTENTIAL TITLES:

What Felt Hands Do To Geoff Behind Closed Doors

Like If Somebody With Dementia Tried To Build The Switch 2 From Memory

Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Joe Richards

Brian and Joe talk about Metal Gear Solid 2, Kojima’s bizarre ability to predict the future, and much more.

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Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Rhi Easby

Brian and Rhi talk about Hades 2, the changes Supergiant made to the ending at the behest of players (and whether that was a good idea), and much more.

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Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Lucas White

Brian and Lucas talk about Dragon Ruins, the dungeon-crawling RPG genre, where the name for Lucas' column came from, and much more.

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Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Fran J. Ruiz

Brian and Fran share an appreciation for Rematch, despite not having any real love for the game of football (soccer), even though they both played it growing up.

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Host: Brian Barnett

Guest: Ashley Schofield

Brian and Ash talk about RGG Studios, the casting of Hamazaki in Yakuza Kiwami 3, and the way the writing has failed the series of late, and the possible (probable?) ultimate fate of Yoshitake Mine.

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