Media Mavens

By Pam and Riley

This is Media Mavens with Pam and Riley - a biweekly podcast where we discuss our favourite, or not so favourite, movies, shows and video games.... more

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May 13, 2019 Get off the internet (Episode 65)
Pam and Sara talk about YouTube - watching it, creating for it, and all of the problems that come along with it.
What we're talking about
(00:01:03) The Little Stranger
(00:03:03) Dead to Me
(00:07:40) Riverdale
(00:12:45) Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
(00:21:18) Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
(00:26:00) Path of Exile
(00:30:38) Game of Thones (spoiler warning for up to episode 4 of the final season)
(00:39:07) Q Anon Anonymous Podast
Main Topic: YouTube
(00:40:15) Introduction
(00:43:19) The algorithm vs enjoyment
(00:52:30) Sponsorships and ads in beauty YT vs gaming YT
(01:01:09) Burnout and constant feedback
(01:06:00) Ad revenue
(01:10:13) The future of YouTube
(01:15:06) The problem creators and what to do with them
(01:25:10) Recommendations
Contact Info
Sara
Pam
Cannot be Tamed
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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1h 28min
February 25, 2019Carrie would totally work for Gawker (Episode 64)
Returning guest Nico comes on the show to talk about her recent trip through all six seasons of Sex and the City. Check out her podcast, Make it Sound Fiction.
What we've been up to
02:52 Russian Doll

13:56 Stranger in a Strange Land

15:54 Sunless Skies
Sex and the City
20:15 What is Sex and the City?

25:30 Why was it a big deal?

26:44 How does it hold up?

33:51 The fictional New York City

39:08 Q: When I was 15 I thought the show had too much city. Now that I'm older and know more about the show, do you think it was ahead of its time with the topics it tackled? Do you think it was an unfairly taboo show because of its title? @travplaysgames

44:34 The topics that were not handled well

57:14 Q: If you were remaking the show today, who would be your cast and what would the main storyline be? @ohhhsourry
Contact information
Nico, Make it Sound Fiction

Pam, Cannot be Tamed
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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1h 6min
January 21, 2019You'll Want to Seize the Means of Production (Episode 63)
After a very long hiatus, Media Mavens is finally back with guest host Sara! Pam and Sara talk about all the things from 2018 they haven't had a change to discuss including movies, tv, cynical thoughts on eSports, and the problem with true crime podcasts. We miss you, Riley!
What we're talking about
(00:00:02) Movies - Sorry to Bother You, A Simple Favor, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Venom, Creed II, Cam, Hereditary, The Quite Place, Halloween

(00:26:41) TV - Sharp Objects, Big Little Lies, The Handmaid's Tale, Killing Eve, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Haunting of Hill House, Wild Wild Country

(00:50:54) Games - Sara finally quit WoW, Path of Exile, Pam's favourite games of 2018, cynical opinions on eSports

(00:59:00) True Crime - The problem with podcasts getting popular, My Favorite Murder, Canadian True Crime, Criminal, Small Town Dicks, Wine & Crime, the trouble with true crime, I'll Be Gone in the Dark

(01:10:17) Other - Boston Red Sox, Waypoint podcasts
Contact information (01:13:10)
Sara

Pam, Cannot be Tamed
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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1h 15min
August 13, 2018Come Visit My Tiny Hut (Episode 62)
Today it's just Riley and Pam talking about what we've done since the last episode, and sharing plans for for the future of the podcast.
What we've been up to
(00:01:50) No Man's Sky (Riley)

(00:07:16) In a Dark Dark Wood, You (Pam)

(00:11:52) Orange is the New Black s6 - no spoilers for the latest season but we do mention some spoilers for season 5 (Riley)

(00:17:09) GLOW s2 (Pam)

(00:19:01) Experience Points (Riley/Pam)

(00:24:10) Ori and the Blind Forest (Pam)

(00:27:00) New camera (Riley)

(00:29:44) Rampage, Ready Player One (Pam)
Listener Questions
(00:34:20) Curious on your thoughts about Emuparadise removing their ROM archive? @JonathanCellini
Contact information and future episodes (00:37:58)
Riley

Pam
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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41min
July 23, 2018The 500 Words That Matter (Episode 61)
Games writer, podcast host, and now journal editor, Dia Lacina returned to the show to talk about games we've been playing and her new project, Capsule Crit!
What we've been up to
(00:02:46) Dark Souls: Remastered & taking photos in game (Dia)

(00:10:47) I'm going to Korea! (Riley)

(00:14:27) PSVR games - Moss and Loading Human (Pam)

(00:20:15) Corner Gas (Dia)

(00:24:32) John Wick (Riley)

(00:29:35) Hero U (Pam)

(00:34:29) Millennium (Dia)

(00:40:52) Jumanji (Riley)

(00:46:33) Sense 8 (Pam)

(00:47:58) The Last Man on Earth (Pam)

(00:50:19) Fortune's Pawn (Pam)
Capsule Crit - short form games writing (00:51:36)
(00:52:12) What is Capsule Crit?

(00:53:37) Creating a space for bite-sized writing

(00:58:54) Started as a place to write but you ended up as an editor

(01:02:51) Will there be themed issues?

(01:06:45) Time investment involved

(01:12:12) To write smaller articles, is your writing style one that involves preparation, then distilling it, or more off-the-cuff @eazeapeazea

(01:17:12) Getting request for submissions out there
Contact information (01:22:02)
Riley @kaleri_

Pam @jasyla_

Dialacina @dialacina
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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1h 24min
July 09, 2018In This House We Play David Cage Games (Episode 60)
Our guest today is Yussef Cole who writes about games for outlets like Waypoint and Unwinnable. We talk about a game he recently reviewed - Detroit Become Human.
What we've been up to
(00:02:45) Destiny 2 (Yussef)

(00:09:08) Pokemon Go (Riley)

(00:14:53) The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Screamride, Jurassic World Evolution (Pam)

(00:19:37) IT, Hereditary, Ancillary Justice (Yussef)

(00:27:19) Make it Sound Fiction podcast (Yussef)

(00:29:30) GOT7 concert (Riley)

(00:34:01) Masters of Doom, Citations Needed podcast (Pam)
Detroit: Become Human
Spoilers galore here! We talk a lot about this playthrough of the game, from previous guest Adam Koebel.
(00:41:01) What is Detroit: Become Human

(00:42:08) Yussef's review of Detroit

(00:48:35) Politics and race

(00:59:06) Android economy

(01:03:02) Worldbuilding

(01:07:03) Kara's story

(01:18:04) Branching narrative

(01:25:20) Unanswered questions

(01:28:00) Menu android

(01:30:44) Final thoughts

(01:34:00) How does Detroit compare to Heavy Rain specifically? @StephenWilds
Contact information
Riley @kaleri_

Pam @jasyla_

Yussef @youmeyou
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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1h 39min
June 25, 2018Come On, I Watch This To Cry (Episode 59)
Pam and Riley return to chat about what they've been up to and dig a little into E3.
What we've been up to
(00:00:53) WILL: A Wonderful World (Riley)

(00:06:45) Vampyr, Hand of Fate 2 (Pam)

(00:09:46) Monster of the Week (Riley)

(00:14:33) Justice League (Pam)

(00:16:32) Tomb Raider (Pam)

(00:18:57) Sense 8 Finale (Riley)

(00:22:03) Evil Genius (Pam)

(00:24:20) Overwatch League & Overwatch questions at 31:42 from OrkChop! (Riley)

What did you think about the last week of the Overwatch League and what did you think about the season in general?

What would you like to see for Season 2?

Are the Shanghai Dragons going to win one of the first games of Season 2? I think they are going to trounce an unsuspecting expansion team in the opening week.

What would you name a Toronto OWL team? What colors would you pick for it? And who would you want in it?

If there was going to be a second Korean OWL team, which city do you think it would be from?

(00:43:42) Queer Eye S2 (Pam)

(00:46:05) Blessed Be the Fruit Salad (Pam)
Listener Questions
(00:47:27) What were your favorite games and announcements from E3?

(01:03:38) What do you think about storytelling and shared world games? Are you excited about Anthem and Fallout 76?
Contact information (01:06:33)
Riley

Pam
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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1h 8min
June 11, 2018I Need to Get More Wine (Episode 58)
This week it's just Riley and Pam talking about what we've been up to and answering listener questions. Content warning: During the discussion of 13 Reasons Why we talk about suicide and sexual assault.
What we've been up to
(00:02:11) It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets (Riley)

(00:04:18) Pillars of Eternity 2, Into the Breach, Legend of Grimrock 2 (Pam)

(00:09:03) Rich Man Poor Woman (Riley)

(00:14:30) Vampyr (Pam)

(00:18:50) Supernatural, Buffy (Riley)

(00:23:36) Deadpool 2 (Pam/Riley) Spoiler warning: minor spoilers for something that happens at the start of the movie

(00:26:18) Detroit: Become Human (Riley)

(00:34:35) 13 Reasons Why season 2 (Pam) Content and spoiler warning
Listener Questions
(00:43:18) When you produce the podcast, is everyone in different locations? What software are you using to stream all the audio? Is there any post production? Do you have streaming problems or background noise sometimes and have to rerecord? - Devvy

(00:50:05) What do you want the next 5 part Netflix documentary you binge to be about? @polykill

(00:52:19) What rumored (or announced) E3 game are you most excited about and why? @JonathanCellini

(00:54:56) Do you see yourselves continuing to play modern games and consoles as you age, or do you think you will eventually just play older games from your youth/young adult life? @Duke0619

(00:58:50) To what summer releases in any media are you most looking forward? @The_Doc_Webb

(01:01:30) What genre(s) of games that have faded from popularity do you wish people would start making again? @The_Doc_Webb

(01:03:45) Do you have any games/movies/books you like to revisit on a regular basis over the years? @The_Doc_Webb
Contact information (01:09:48)
Riley

Pam
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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1h 11min
May 28, 2018Detonate a Bomb into the Sun (Episode 57)
Pam and Riley chat about what they've been up to these last couple weeks! We talk space horror, more movies where mom isn't there, the Imperial Radch trilogy, ASMR and answer some listener questions!
What we've been up to (00:00:51)
Event Horizon (Riley)

(00:02:50) Sunshine (Riley)

(00:07:05) Logan (Pam)

(00:10:29) Cargo (Pam/Riley)

(00:17:16) Ancillary Mercy, Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (The Imperial Radch Trilogy) (Riley)

(00:22:13) Overwatch (Pam)

(00:26:11) State of Decay 2 (Pam)

(00:29:08) BTS - Love Yourself: Tear (Riley)

(00:34:22) Kim's Convenience (Pam)

(00:36:24) Goodnight Moon ASMR (Pam)

(00:39:57) Far Verona Discord (Riley)
Listener Questions (00:41:02)
What genres of games have you grown to like now, that you didn't like 10 years ago? - Diego

(00:43:48) What are your thoughts on achievements/trophies? - the_doc_webb

(00:50:54) Are you excited for E3? If so, what are you excited for? What would be your dream announcement this year? - @MustyHobbit

(00:55:55) Are you going to be getting the Nintendo Switch online service? - @orkchop

(00:56:58) What did you think of Tides of Numenara? Should I pick it up if I liked playing Planescape: Torment, but haven't played a game like that in years? - @orkchop

(00:58:03) Which one of you looked better in the Tracer filter and whose pets looked better with it? - night_moogle
Contact information (00:59:49)
Riley

Pam
Watch Pam's Moms in Video Games video!!
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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1h 2min
May 14, 2018Immersion is Not as Important as Not Being a Dirtbag (Episode 56)
Adam Koebel joins us again today. He is a tabletop roleplaying game creator, GM and streamer. We talk about about his new show - Far Verona, running TTRPGs on Twitch and about 2 dozen other things ranging from moms in games to visual novels.
What we've been up to
(00:02:50) God of War (Adam)

(00:13:19) Rise of the Tomb Raider (Riley)

(00:17:42) Long Live the Queen (Riley)

(00:26:49) Massive Chalice, Defense Grid: The Awakening (Pam)

(00:32:46) Lost in Space (Adam/Riley)

(00:39:44) Infinity war (Riley/Adam)

(00:47:05) 47 Meters Down, The Departed (Pam)

(00:51:18) Pillars of Eternity 2 (Adam)

(00:54:25) Ancillary Justice (Adam/Riley)

(00:58:32) Collapsing Empire (Riley)

(01:07:12) The Habitat (Riley)
Far Verona and running TTRPGs
(01:10:23) What is Far Verona?

(01:12:26) Using the Stars Without Number System to involve the community is involved

(01:21:09) How the experience has been for the community (aka Riley)

(01:28:00) The different houses

(01:32:04) Initial expectations vs the reality - Have there been any surprising aspects to the community so far? (@soetzufit/Jess)

(01:37:44) How do you plan to keep the community honest - the show deals with topics that have real world origins: slavery, xenophobia, racism. Do you trust the community to self-police? (Rinksi)

(01:43:19) The casting process and how to make sure a cast is diverse

(01:50:42) What are the differences in prep/organization for sci-fi vs something more fantasy based like Court of Swords? (Tarin)

(01:54:39) How to plan a show for Twitch?

(02:00:02) What advice can you give to other GMs or players who want to explore complicated and often tragic history (i.e. prejudice and slavery) in their stories while still being respectful and careful with these themes? (@soetzufit)
Contact information (02:05:08)
Riley

Pam

Adam, Adam's Twitch channel
If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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2h 8min

FAQs about Media Mavens:

How many episodes does Media Mavens have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.