Pixelated protagonist looking for a co-op partner. You interested? Well, swipe right and join us as we create video game character dating profiles and play a lovely game! The fun starts at 26:50. Before then, we chat about what we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.

Reading?

• 'Escape’ by Stephen Fishbach

• ‘Sick’ by Porochista Khakpour

Watching?

• Iron Lung (2026 Film)

• Titanic (1997 Film)

• Apollo 11 (2019 Film)

Thinking About?

• ⁠⁠Dancing like Elaine

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How could climate change and a plague impact how humans love and grieve? Sequoia Nagamatsu's 'How High We Go in the Dark' explores this question through interconnected sci-fi short stories that really leave us thinking. Conversation starts around 29:15. Before we grapple with some existential questions, let’s check in on some of the things we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.

Playing?

• Breath of the Wild (Switch 2)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PS5)

Watching?

• Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025 Film)

• Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Amazon Prime)

Thinking About?

• ⁠Mothership⁠ (Gaming Website)

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We are joined this month by Tommy from Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast and Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge: A Simpsons Gaming Podcast to kickoff the return of the Backlog Challenge! But before we dig through our respective bins of games purchased but not played, let’s check in on some of the things we’ve been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.

Reading

• Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn

• Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

• Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree

• Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Watching?

• Taskmaster Series 19 (YouTube)

• Golden Girls (Hulu)

• The Traitors US, Season 4 (Peacock)

Thinking About?

• Taking action and being intentional about addressing and coping with the horrors of the world

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We’re starting the new year off with an unprecedented book club: the fourth entry in a series! This month we read Mirage City, the latest Evander Mills novel by Lev A. C. Rosen… But before we ride our motorcycles into the dark depths of a new mystery, let’s check in on some of the things we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.

Playing?

• Super Mariomon (ROM hack)

• Cast n Chill (Switch 2)

Listening to?

• Into the Aether (podcast)

Watching?

• In Your Dreams (Netflix)

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Merry Christmas! We got you 3 questions as a gift! And we even answered them! To unwrap your gift, go directly to 24:34 (where that convo starts). Before then, we check in on what we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.

Reading:

• ‘Song of Spider-Man’ by Glen Berger
• ‘Kiss Her Once for Me’ by Alison Cochrun

Watching:

• Very Important People Season 3 (Dropout)
• Avatar Movies (James Cameron)
• Oh. What. Fun. (Prime)

Thinking About:

• Gladlands (Dropout)

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Additional Music: 'Christmas Jazz - Christmas Holiday' by Tunetank

We're almost at the end of 2025! That means it's time to look back on the year and talk about the video games, books, and other things that are making our favorites list. Conversation starts at 27:15. Before then, we talk about what we've been reading, watching, and playing these last couple weeks.

Reading or Playing:

• ‘All Better Now’ by Neal Shusterman
• South of Midnight (Steam)

Watching:

• Alien & Predator Films (1979 - 2025)
• Wake Up Dead Man (2025 Film)

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More living ships, more forbidden love, and more tentacles! This month we read ‘Escaping Exodus: Symbiosis’ by Nicky Drayden, the sequel to last month's book, ‘Escaping Exodus’. Before talking about this 2021 sci-fi sequel, we check in on what we’re playing, watching, and thinking about lately.

Playing

• Deliver Us the Moon (Steam)
• Ball x Pit (PS5)

Watching

• Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
• Lost & Found in Cleveland (currently in theaters)
• Bugonia (currently in theaters)

Thinking About

• Participating in community support efforts
• New Robyn album imminent?

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Honey, we shrunk the Hero of Hyrule! We played The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, a 2004 Game Boy Advance entry in the Zelda series where you get to shrink to the size of a mouse and make magical clones of yourself! Discussion starts ~31:00. But before we get into that, we check in on some stuff we've been reading, playing, watching, and thinking about.

Reading

• The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

Playing

• Pokemon Legends: Z-A (Switch 2)

Watching

• Portrait Artist of the Year (YouTube)
• I Know What You Did Last Summer ‘97 (Netflix)
• I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (Netflix)

Thinking About

• The Science of Scare
• Queens of the Dead (Shudder)
• Junk journaling

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It's a Glitterjaw crossover! We teamed up with our Distant Echoes friends to discuss the 2021 book 'Star Wars: Ronin – A Visions Novel" by Emma Mieko Candon. Discussion starts right away because the whole episode is about the book!

⁠Check out ⁠Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast ⁠and other Glitterjaw shows on ⁠⁠glitterjaw.com⁠⁠!

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Living ships, forbidden love, and tentacles! A winning combination found in our most recent book club pick ‘Escaping Exodus’ by Nicky Drayden. Before talking about this 2019 sci-f spacei book, we check in on what we’re playing, watching, and thinking about lately.

Playing

• Donkey Kong Banaza (Switch)
• Ghost of Yōtei (PS5)

Watching

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992 Film)
• The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (Shudder)
• Hot Ones featuring Keke Palmer & Kate McKinnon (YouTube)

Thinking About

• List Journaling

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