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June 22, 2018[Made Of Fail] Episode 86: Maybe the Real Podcast Was the Friends We Made Along the Way
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Ten years and eighty-six episodes later, and it’s all come down to this. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Made Of Fail in any way, be it as a fan, friend, guest, writer, host, editor, artist or more…thank you with all our hearts. Committitur alicui.
IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
K. O’Shea
Dayna Abel
Jason David Frank
Eliza Dushku
Adam Griffith
Tessa Jerz
Weston Abney
Noel Thingvall
Devin Baker
K.C. White
Emily Whitten
George Hatch
Yeah, the celebrity appearances were shout-outs from conventions years and years ago but I never got to use them in-podcast and I really wanted to and it’s the last show so there. :P
Any absences were not intentional and just a matter of various timing or technical reasons.
Congratulations to Lewis “Linkara” Lovhaug for also making it to ten years of his own show, which is only slightly more popular than our own. ;) Visit him at Atop the Fourth Wall!
Please do read our very own Kayleigh Donaldson’s articles at Pajiba, SyFy Wire and ScreenRant.
She is also a host on Anglo-Filles, which we continue to proudly host on the Made Of Fail Network.
Here is Kevin’s “résumés for nerds” thread which…took off just a little bit.
DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint is coming back and it looks absolutely amazing. Read about it here at Comicosity!
Our friend and guest Matthew Rossi has written some excellent books about queer people doing magic and coming together as a found family, and you can buy them here. You can even get a free EPUB of the first book in the Nameless series here!
FINAL SHOW NOTE: Make sure you are registered to vote in November and then vote against everything that carrot-colored criminal conman stands for.
-The Made Of Fail Podcast
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June 22, 2017[Made Of Fail] Episode 85: When I Was Your Age
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It’s our 9th anniversary! HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN? It’s also a few days after Father’s Day, so we’ve recruited Dayna’s dad John to join us this month to talk about multi-generational geekery! Have a listen to his guitar wizardry at the following links:
Slow Blues over a backing track
Texas Blues over a backing track
Noodling on a vintage 1961 Gibson SG
Dirty Dan & the Boyzz “Too Wild To Tame” Apr. 19, 2008 @ Chicago’s House Of Blues
Unfortunately, John desperately needs help for medical bills and living expenses. If our loyal fans could donate to or spread the word on social media about his GoFundMe, it would be an enormous help. (Note: the total will be off by $1,000 because he used his old GFM link rather than create a new one.)
MOVIES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
The Blob (1958)/(1988)
Clash Of the Titans (1981/2010)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)/(2008)
Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers
Godzilla/Gojira
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Invaders From Mars
Jason and the Argonauts
Tarantula
Them!
Hey kids! Do you want to revel in the glory of the Marvel monster comics? WELL GUESS WHAT:
Monsters Vol. 1: The Marvel Monsterbus
Coming August 15, 2017: Monsters Vol. 2: The Marvel Monsterbus
Coming August 1, 2017: The A-Z Of Marvel Monsters
Who doesn’t need a little Fin Fang Foom in their life?
Learn about The War Of the Worlds because it’s really cool:
War Of the Worlds radio program
American Experience: War Of the Worlds
Faceless by Matthew Rossi is now out on Amazon! It’s Book Three of the Nameless series and absolutely wonderful.
Seriously, read Ms. Marvel.
Music used in this episode:
Akira Ifukube “Attack Godzilla!”
Blue Voodoo “Godzilla” (live Blue Öyster Cult cover) (hey that’s my ex-brother-in-law on bass/lead vocals) (parentheses!)
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March 30, 2017[Made Of Fail] Episode 84: A Thing That You Do
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Thanks to Matthew Rossi for joining us once again! You can find Matt’s books on Amazon, and his World Of Warcraft writing at Blizzard Watch. He also appears on the Lore Watch and Blizzard Watch podcasts. If you like him, support him on Patreon!
H.P. Lovecraft’s racism and bigotry is well-documented, and there is an excellent article by Bobby Derie citing Alan Moore about this here.
The Fandomentals put together the most well-written, respectful, bulletproof editorial about Supergirl and its problematic narrative in Season Two. It’s the most literate, eloquent “Fuck Mon-El” I’ve read yet. Please do give it a read.
Jessica Cruz is so important to me and this is why.
Our buddy Linkara reviewed possibly the two worst John Byrne Superman stories ever: Action Comics #592 and #593. Watch, and brace yourself. [Content Warning: sexual abuse]
So the Jem and the Holograms and Misfits comics are – dare I say? – outrageous and incredible. There’s a great character focus which was missing from the cartoon and they’re all unique and diverse, so if you’re into that, I urge you to check them out.
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December 24, 2016[Made Of Fail] Episode 83: MacGyver Dress Form
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Thanks to Tessa and Susan for hosting the last episode of 2016*, and also to Cara for putting together the header image for this episode!
Games mentioned in this episode:
-Pokémon Sun & Moon, X&Y and Ruby & Sapphire
–LoveLive! School Idol Festival
–Deemo
–World Of Warcraft: Legion Companion App
–Majora’s Mask 3DS
The Avocado Story is here, since Susan brought it up.
The Nifty Nerd links to several online resources for cosplay here. Susan recommends Cosplay.com!
Need to craft cosplay armor? Click the links here and here.
Do you need to cosplay but you’re broke as hell? J.R. Gordon has an article about cosplaying on a budget.
Geek & Sundry talks about the benefits of cosplay here!
How can cosplay help you deal with social anxiety? Stacey Arevalo has an article about that right here.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: COSPLAY IS NOT CONSENT. Please enjoy cosplayers respectfully!
Anime Central (ACEN) is the place to be for cosplaying or just enjoying the costumes!
Happy Holidays from all of us here at the Made Of Fail Network!
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*AND GOOD RIDDANCE TO THIS YEAR, WE SAY!
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October 14, 2016[Made Of Fail] Episode 82: Best Of Both Worlds
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Thank you very much to Arialynn and Jarrick for joining us this episode! Even if you don’t play World Of Warcraft, we assure you, this episode is more about how games and real life can affect one another. Stick around for this one, hm?
If you do play WoW and are interested in role-playing, keep an eye on Templars Of the Rose (Earthen Ring-US, Alliance; Horde counterpart is Blood Of the Rose). As of this recording, recruitment is temporarily closed to the general public, but we do open up from time to time. We also have a presence in Star Wars: The Old Republic and Final Fantasy XIV.
Ari can also be heard on the Lorecast podcast! Check it out at http://lorecast.org/.
World Of Warcraft can be downloaded at https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/
We touched a bit on introversion, shyness and depression in this episode. Since we can’t all have a Guild Mom or Raid Dad to watch over us, here are a couple of helpful links:
–81 Awesome Mental Health Resources When You Can’t Afford a Therapist
–Self-Care Master Post
Thanks to Brandon and his Photoshop skillz for the sweet-ass image for this episode!
Music used in this episode:
Lion’s Pride Inn – David Arkenstone, Jason Hayes
WoW Vanilla Login Theme (Rock Cover) – Husky By the Geek
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August 13, 2016[Made Of Fail] Episode 81: Overpromised and Underdelivered
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Welcome back Adam, Tessa and Weston, the original Failcrew! Thanks so much for being on this episode!
Adam recommends Stardew Valley, created by Chucklefish (@ChucklefishLTD on Twitter). Also by Chucklefish: Starbound!
Stardew Valley was reviewed by our own Kate Spencer right here, if you’d like to read more about it.
Tessa had a lot to say about Mighty No. 9. If you want to see what designer Keiji Inafune had to say about all the problems, Kotaku has an article here.
There are a lot of places to discover and/or fund indie games and other projects. For those of you who are unfamiliar with these platforms, here’re links to fill you in on the details:
–What is Kickstarter?
–What is Patreon?
–What is Steam Greenlight?
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: crowdfunding scams do exist. Elena Mikhaylova wrote a great article on Crowdcrux about ways to spot them.
We have recommendations for you guys to check out:
Weston – Dwarf Fortress and Unicorn Jelly
Tessa – The Stanley Parable/The Beginner’s Guide and Thomas Was Alone
Adam – The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl comic by Marvel; also we are all on board for the Wonder Woman movie because how great is this freaking trailer?
Dayna – Shadowgate and To the Moon
Other games mentioned this episode:
Chronicles Of Elyria
Cinders
Friday the 13th
Hatoful Boyfriend
Hyperdimension Neptunia
No Man’s Sky
Undertale
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June 22, 2016[Made Of Fail] Episode 80: Polite Company
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It’s our eighth anniversary! The traditional gift is bronze so we dipped Kevin in molten metal and set him on the shelf. It’s a real conversation piece, let me tell you.
Okay but for real though we’ve gone back to the beginning – Kevin and Dayna live in one room for this episode, sorry not sorry. We’ve also updated the site with all the old episodes of Made Of Fail, so you can download them at your leisure! Links have been updated where applicable, and so has our podcasting guide! Dig around the website – everything should be nicely organized for your reading and listening pleasure!
Our new opening theme was composed by Jason Froikin in Garageband and edited together by Devin Baker. Thank you guys!
Marvel, you are Captain America-ing wrong. Reeeallly wrong. Jess Plummer wrote the definitive piece on why the Captain America twist is unconscionably deplorable. And yes, this DOES make Captain America a Nazi. See our image above.
“Delete your account.” MA’AM.
Peter David calls to Bernie Sanders supporters to come together with Hillary Clinton supporters for the sake of America’s future. We agree.
John Scalzi writes about life’s “lowest difficulty setting” here.
Voters can find sample ballots for their area here.
SPECIAL NOTE: This recording took place before the tragic shooting at Pulse in Orlando. Lists of resources to aid the families of the victims are here and here, and here is how to find your congressmen if you want to tell them enough is enough. Made Of Fail loves and supports our LGBTQIA+ friends, family and fans.
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1h 24min
December 31, 2015[Made Of Fail] Episode 79 – Never Ask About the Whiskey
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Happy New Year’s Eve! This episode we welcome Dayna back behind the mic as well as our Jessica Jones reviewer, Jamus! Don’t worry, Cleo and Emily will be back next year. Or else. Ladies. :P
SPOILER WARNING: We spoil a lot of Marvel’s Jessica Jones in this episode. Haven’t seen it yet? Go do the thing! We can wait.
You kind of seriously want the comics, by the way. Both Alias and The Pulse are available on ComiXology! (Clearly superior physical book form here at Amazon.)
Goddammit we said not to ask about the whiskey but here you go: Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, 2015’s whiskey of the year.
David Tennant in Broadchurch (we never got back to it later)
Here is the original Women In Refrigerators site, and you can read more about it on Wikipedia and TV Tropes.
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September 27, 2015[Made Of Fail] Episode 78 – The Wrath Of Con
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The Storify collection of all episode links:
https://storify.com/cleolinda/made-of-fail-episode-78
Your Glorious Producer would like to express her deepest gratitude to Cleo for making that Storify. Makes my job easier and lazier because ow ow ow headache ow
ADDITIONAL NOTE: This was created after recording, but Dayna’s dad desperately needs assistance paying for his father’s funeral expenses as well as his own medical bills. Here is his GoFundMe; if you can’t help PLEASE at least spread around the link. Thank you.
Opening/closing music: “Starting Point” by Jahzzar; used with permission. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Onus/Starting_Point_master
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April 11, 2015[Made Of Fail] Episode 77 – Conventions: We Just Live Here Now
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The Storify collection of all episode links:
https://storify.com/cleolinda/made-of-fail-episode-77
Emily’s 2008 Interview with Sir Terry Pratchett: http://www.sfrevu.com/php/Review-id.php?id=9475
Neil Gaiman: “Terry Pratchett isn’t jolly. He’s angry.” http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/24/terry-pratchett-angry-not-jolly-neil-gaiman
Emily S. Whitten: Terry Pratchett: Shaking Hands With Death: http://www.comicmix.com/2015/03/17/emily-s-whitten-terry-pratchett-shaking-hands-with-death/
Emily’s BBC interview about Terry (at 5 minutes from the end): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b054p0f6
Emily S. Whitten: The Con-Runner’s Guide To the Galaxy: http://www.comicmix.com/2014/07/22/emily-s-whitten-the-con-runners-guide-to-the-galaxy/
Emily S. Whitten: ComicCon Prep 101: http://www.comicmix.com/2014/06/24/emily-s-whitten-comiccon-prep-101/
Storify of Cleo’s tweets during the convention
https://storify.com/cleolinda/dragoncon-experience
Cleo’s Great Red Dragon Con Tumblr tag, including pictures of cosplayers Cleo shamelessly accosted: http://cleolinda.tumblr.com/tagged/THE-GREAT-RED-DRAGON-CON
Dragon Con convention map: http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/cleolinda/1427760/708481/708481_800.png
Cleo’s flower crowns: http://cleolinda.tumblr.com/post/95427673599/the-ginger-blossom-crowns-on-their-way-to-their
A view from Cleo’s table in the Not-Comics and Pop Art Show in Grand Hall East West WTF
Opening/closing music: “Starting Point” by Jahzzar; used with permission. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Onus/Starting_Point_master
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1h 24min

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