Shay lists her top 5 books, games, shows, and movies of 2025. That’s it.

Time Stamps

(0:00) Introduction

(1:13) Books

(24:56) Video Games

(35:11) Shows

(42:33) Movies

Media Discussed

Books

Butter by Asako Yuzuki

The Third Policeman by Flann O’brien

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Red Star Hustle by Sam J. Miller

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

Games

Rain Code

Baldur’s Gate 3

Blue Prince

Dispatch

The Hundred Line

Shows

The Summer Hikaru Died

Tsurune

Dandadan

The Mighty Nein

Heated Rivalry

Movies

Perfect Blue

The Phoenician Scheme

Pig that Survived Foot and Mouth Disease

Heretic

Train Dreams

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