Jala-chan's Place

Jala is joined by Marcus and Dave Cox to answer fitness & nutrition questions from listeners and do a little debunking of oft-cited myths in the process.

Jala is a NASM-certified personal trainer (CPT) with additional certifications as a Fitness Nutrition Specialist (FNS), Behavior Change Specialist (BCS), Stretching & Flexibility Coach (SFC), and Physique & Bodybuilding Coach (PBC).

Marcus is a certified personal trainer with many years of experience.

Dave, while not a certified trainer, brings 20+ years of active experience in physical fitness.

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Dave Cox - Bluesky

Marcus - Bluesky

Special Guests: Dave Cox and Marcus.

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Jala is joined by Dave Cox (Monster Dear Monster) to discuss the 2003 dual release of Makoto Shinkai's anime shorts Voices of a Distant Star (ほしのこえ) and She and Her Cat (彼女と彼女の猫).

NOTE: This episode does not contain a spoiler wall because both of these OVAs are very short.

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Dave Cox - Bluesky

Ollie Brady

Special Guests: Dave Cox and Ollie.

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Jala is joined by Desirée, Nick (Friday Night Gamecast) and Matt ("Fun" & Games, Screen Snark) to discuss empathy, emotional intelligence, and why they are so crucial especially in these constantly-connected times.

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Support this show via Ko-fi! Just like Patreon, there are subscription tiers (with bonus content!) in addition to the ability to drop us a one-time donation. Every little bit helps us put out better quality content and keep the lights on, and gets a shout out in a future episode. Check out ko-fi.com/fireheartmedia for the details!

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Jala Prendes - Bluesky - @jalachan, Bluesky - @fireheartmedia

Desirée Neyens - Twitter - @dneyens

Nick Fakhoury - Twitter - @nikolaiatknight

Matt / Stormageddon - @djstormageddon

Special Guests: Desirée Neyens, Matt (Stormageddon), and Nick Fakhoury.

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Jala is joined by Greg Polander (The SNES Podcast) and Josh Covel (Still Loading) to discuss Kaigan Games' found phone detective/horror game IP, SIMULACRA.

NOTE: Spoiler wall at 1:16:15

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Jala Prendes

Greg Polander (Soulblazer)

Josh Covel

Special Guests: Greg Polander (Soulblazer) and Josh Covel.

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Jala is joined by Dave Cox (Monster Dear Monster) and Marcus (Rain's Animations) to discuss how the internet has both given us another identity, and also affected our sense of self.

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The sci-fi author Marcus mentioned who wrote a female character whose breasts reacted to her mood was Robert Heinlein. The below is from his book, Number of the Beast.

A particularly scathing review of the book which Marcus recommends can be found here.

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Dave Cox - Bluesky

Marcus - Bluesky

Special Guests: Dave Cox and Marcus.

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Jala is joined by Dave Cox (Monster Dear Monster) and Marcus to discuss Tenchi Muyo! In Love (天地無用 IN LOVE!), a 1996 anime film.

SPOILER WALL: 36:31

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Dave Cox - Bluesky

Marcus - Bluesky

Special Guests: Dave Cox and Marcus.

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Jala is joined by Briar and Lance to discuss toxic masculinity, patriarchy, and why the conversation about these social issues approach them from the wrong angle.

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Jala Prendes - Bluesky - @jalachan, Bluesky - @fireheartmedia

Briar - Twitter

Lance, like many guests, may be found primarily on the Jala-chan's Place Discord. If interested in joining please shoot Jala a message on your platform of choice

Special Guests: Briar and Lance.

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Jala is joined by Ben (The Level), Dennis (The Level/Furia Games), and Matt ("Fun" & Games, Reignite, Screen Snark) to discuss Valve's Portal video game IP.

SPOILER WALL AT 00:59:05

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Jala Prendes - Bluesky - @jalachan, Bluesky - @fireheartmedia

Dennis Furia - @furiagames

Ben Merkel

Matt / Stormageddon - @djstormageddon

Special Guests: Ben Merkel, Dennis Furia, and Matt (Stormageddon).

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Join Jala, Moxie and Moon (TripleSMoon, Nick) as they discuss the plague known as grind or hustle culture: what it is, how pervasive it is, what causes it, and ways to cope.

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Jala Prendes - @jalachan

Moxie is an internet cryptid!

Moon - @TripleSMoon

Special Guests: Juliet and Moxie.

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Jala is joined by Adelaide (Back On My BS) and Nick Fakhoury (Friday Night Gamecast) to talk about the Fire Emblem video game series and its impact on the tactical RPG sub-genre.

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Support this show via Ko-fi! Just like Patreon, there are subscription tiers (with bonus content!) in addition to the ability to drop us a one-time donation. Every little bit helps us put out better quality content and keep the lights on, and gets a shout out in a future episode. Check out ko-fi.com/fireheartmedia for the details!

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Jala Prendes - @jalachan

Adelaide - Twitch

Nick Fakhoury - @nikolaiatknight

Special Guests: Adelaide (Formerly Jamie) and Nick Fakhoury.

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