Novel Gaming!

By Novel Gaming Podcast

Novel Gaming is a twice-monthly podcast where long-time friends Vicki, Doug, and Katie talk about video games, books, and pop culture with a spattering of current events or anything else they just can... more

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The podcast currently has 134 episodes available.

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June 06, 2024#92 — We Played The Archipelago!
We played The Archipelago, a short 2022 tea-making game developed and published by Never Done Games, a two-person studio that makes the kinds of games that have never been done! Discussion begins around 28:00. But of course, before we exchange tea recipes, we catch up on some things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!
Reading:
Childhood favorite picture books

'Can't Spell Treason without Tea' by Rebecca Thorne

'Retro Gamers Ultimate Retro Hardware Guide'
Watching:
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 (MTV/Paramount+)

RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars Season 9 (Paramount+)

But I'm A Cheerleader (Paramount+)

Smartypants (Dropout)
Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h 14min
May 23, 2024 #91 — Book Club: 'Fireheart Tiger' by Aliette de Bodard
We read 'Fireheart Tiger' by Aliette de Bodard! Conversation around this short, sapphic fantasy begins ~18:25. Before that, we check in on the things we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.
Playing:
Pokémon Emerald (GBA)
Pokémon Conquest (DS)
Slay the Princess (Steam)
Watching:
Planet of the Apes Movie Series
Arrival (2016 Film)
Thinking About:
2024 Summer Olympics
Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h 5min
May 09, 2024#90 — Mentor Characters in Video Games!
You ever just need some direction or advice? Well, do we have some video game characters for you! Listen is as we discuss mentors in video games. Conversation begins ~24:05. And before we get into it, we check in on the things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.
Reading:
DeadEndia Series by Hamish Steele

'How to Keep House While Drowning' by KC Davis

'Lagoon' by Nnedi Okorafor
Watching:
Alien (1979 Film)

The Mummy (1999 Film)

Challengers (2024 Film)

Severance (Season 1, 2022)
Thinking About:
Delta Emulator on iOS

Sixteenth Minute (Podcast)
Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h
April 18, 2024#89 — Book Club: 'Dead Astronauts' by Jeff VanderMeer
Vicki's back again, and this time for a book club episode! So you know that means: we've got a complicated, slippery, and confounding scifi tale to dissect. Listen to us unravel and do our best to understand Jeff VanderMeer's 'Dead Astronauts'. Discussion begins ~30:35. And of course, before we get into all that, we check in on some things we've been playing and watching.
Playing:
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)

Pokemon TCG Live (mobile)

Pokemon Scarlet Starters Tournament (Switch)
Watching:
3 Body Problem (Netflix)

Grey's Anatomy Season 19 (ABC/Hulu)

Immaculate & The First Omen (in theaters)
Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h 29min
April 04, 2024#88 — The Highs & Lows of Tie-In Video Games
Since the dawn of home console video games (and technically even before that), there have been tie-in, licensed property, and cross-promotional video games based on your favorite movies, TV shows, comics, and more. Some are great, and some are... not. We share some of our favorites and not-so-favorites. But before that, we touch on stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!
Reading:
'To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma' by Molly Millwood

'Dead Astronauts' by Jeff VanderMeer

'The Sunbearer Trials' by Aiden Thomas

'Be Dazzled' by Ryan La Sala

'Out of the Blue' by Jason June
Watching:
Better Call Saul, Season 6 (AMC/Netflix)

The Bear (FX/Hulu)

Love Lies Bleeding (in theaters)

The Ghostbusters film series
Thinking about:
Chappell Roan

'Cowboy Carter' by Beyonce

House of Villains' second season cast reveal
Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h 14min
March 21, 2024#87 — Book Club: 'Gods of Jade and Shadow' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
We've got another book club! This month we read 2019's 'Gods of Jade and Shadow' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Before all that, we catch up on some of the stuff we've been playing, watching, and thinking about. Book discussion begins around 25:15.

Playing:
Pokémon Y (3DS)

Final Fantasy VII (PS5)
Watching:
Kung Fu Panda Movie Series (Dreamworks)

Imaginary (Blumhouse Productions & Tower of Babble)

Game Changer: Sam Says 3 (Dropout)

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (Netflix)
Thinking About:
2024 Mario Day Direct

Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h 15min
March 07, 2024#86 — We Played Disco Elysium!
Wake up, Comrade! Find your pants and solve this murder case with Doug and Katie. They played Disco Elysium, the 2019 detective role playing game. Conversation starts around 15:00. Before then, there's talk about what they've been reading and watching lately.

Reading
'60 Songs That Explain the '90s' by Rob Harvilla

'The Honeys' by Ryan La Sala

Watching
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020 film)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022 film)

Drive-Away Dolls (2024 film)

Never Have I Ever (Netflix)

Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h 18min
February 15, 2024#85 — Book Club: 'Ogres' by Adrian Tchaikovsky
It's a book club episode, and this month we read 'Ogres' by Adrian Tchaikovsky, a book about a world where humans are oppressed by ogres and revolution may be right around the corner. But of course, before we get into all that, we catch up on some of the stuff we've been playing, watching, and thinking about. Book discussion begins at ~31:00.

Playing:
Penny Larceny: Gig Economy Supervillain (Steam)

Firewatch (Steam)
Watching:
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Netflix)

Argylle (now playing)

The Holdovers (Hulu)

Mean Girls '24 (now playing)
Thinking About:
Gaming company mass layoffs

Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge on Glitterjaw

The 2024 Queerty Awards

Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h 12min
February 01, 2024#84 — We Played Thirsty Suitors!
This game has EVERYTHING: skateboarding, RPG battles, cooking, dancing, romance, a bear mascot-led cult, a queer weightlifting auntie with librarian suitors, and a whole lot of family drama. We're talking about 2023's Thirsty Suitors from Outerloop Games. But before we break down all the exes, friends, and grade school boyfriends, we break down what we've been reading, watching, and thinking about. Game conversation begins around 30:00.

Reading:
'Harrow the Ninth' by Tamsyn Muir

'The Nineties' by Chuck Klosterman
Watching:
Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+)

Quiz Lady (Hulu)

American Fiction (now playing)

Fire of Love (Hulu/Disney+)
Thinking About:
The 96th Academy Awards

Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h 27min
January 18, 2024#83 — Book Club: 'Lone Women' by Victor LaValle
Travel to Montana with Doug and Katie as they talk about the 2023 fantasy western horror book 'Lone Women' by Victor LaValle (discussion starts around 16:15). Before then, hear about the things they've been playing, watching, and thinking about.

Playing
Portal (Steam)

Guacamelee! (PS Vita)

Watching
Polite Society (movie)

We Are Lady Parts (Peacock and Channel 4)

Skins (Hulu and E4)

Thinking About
Fantasy High: Junior Year (Dropout)

Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: [email protected]
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux
...more
1h 9min

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How many episodes does Novel Gaming! have?

The podcast currently has 134 episodes available.

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