This month for book club we read 'Chain-Gang All-Stars' by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and there's not really a cute or funny way to introduce it. It's a heavy one... but also a really great one! Discussion begins ~19:53. Before we get into the book, we check in on some things we've been playing, watching, and thinking about.

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We've probably logged a thousand hours between the two of us, but we've never dedicated an episode to it—we're talking about Stardew Valley! And because we've spent SO much time with it, we decided to take it to the next level and start new files with the Expanded Mod installed. But before we dig into our new expanded simulated lives, we check in on a couple things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!

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It's a Glitterjaw bonus crossover! We teamed up with our Distant Echoes friends to discuss the 2023 middle grade book 'Star Wars Hunters: Battle for the Arena' by Mark Oshiro. Discussion starts right away because it's the only thing we talk about!

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It's time to get scared and uncomfortable! We read the young adult horror book 'The Taking of Jake Livingston' by Ryan Douglass. Discussion begins ~21:25. Before we get our ghost on, we check in on some things we've been playing and watching lately.

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You ever just buy games and not play them? Us too! Join us as we tackle some of our backlog with a friendly challenge! Tune in around 23:40 to hear the parameters and games that made our shortlist. Before then, hear about what we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.

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It's been an on-podcast journey of several years, but we've finally arrived at the epic conclusion of the Infinity Cycle! We're talking all about 'Infinity Kings' by Adam Silvera. Discussion begins ~30:00. And of course, before we get into all that, we check in on some things we've been playing and watching.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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