Everyone loves a trilogy, especially when it means everything gets a little bit gayer! It's our third Q&A episode, and this time we're focusing on gayming. We prepared three questions related to playing games as a queer person and queerness in video games! If you find yourself answering them as you listen, be sure to let us know, and we'll read your answers next time! As always, before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about.

Reading:
'The Gravity of Us' by Phil Stamper
'Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs' by Jamie Loftus

Watching:
The Ultimatum: Queer Love (Netflix)

Somebody Somewhere (Max)

Thinking About:
Keep fighting the good fight against homophobia, transphobia, and conservatives' continued efforts to strip people of their rights
PlayStation Showcase - May 24, 2023

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Aliens and invasions and lessons, oh my! We read and discussed 'The Lesson' by Caldwell Turnbull. Conversation starts around 39:00. Before then, Dug and Katie check in on what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.

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Join Doug and Katie in a gaming galaxy far, far away! That's right - they're talking Star Wars! Conversation about the games starts around 25:50, but the force is strong throughout this episode. Before then, they discuss what they've been reading, watching, and thinking about.

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What do you get when you mix deep space, the far future, stonebending (like in Avatar: The Last Airbender), alien mecha, and... a Messiah named Misery? You get our latest book club pick: the 2022 book ‘The Genesis of Misery’ by Neon Yang! But before we get into one of our deepest book discussions yet, we stop to chat about what we’ve been playing, watching, or thinking about.

Playing:
Pupperazzi (Switch)

Breath of the Wild (Switch)

Watching:
Ghosts (BBC, HBO Max)
Ghosts (CBS, Paramount+)
Restaurants at the End of the World (NatGeo, Hulu, Disney+)

Thinking About:
Aging is a blessing!
My First Dungeon: DIE, Episode 0

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We like books. We like video games. And sometimes there are books IN video games, and we like that too! In this episode we're talking about some of favorite books, book-related moments, and generally bookish things in video games. But of course, before we get all up in it, we check in on some of the things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!

Reading:
'The Genesis of Misery' by Neon Yang
'Ban This Book' by Alan Gratz

Watching:
Ghosts (BBC)
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney+)

Thinking About:
Supporting public libraries

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Did Katie unknowingly choose a romance book for this discussion? Maybe! The only way to find out is to listen to our discussion around 'Wintersong' by S. Jae-Jones, which starts around 27:50. Before then, we check in on what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.

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We're doing a sci-fi video game club episode! Doug and Katie rolled the dice and played the 2022 game Citizen Sleeper. That conversation starts around 15:33. Before we get into all of that, we check in on all of the media we've been engaging with lately.

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Have you heard? The edge is a shantytown filled with gold seekers...! It's a book club episode, and we’re discussing the 2022 book ‘Now Is Not the Time to Panic’ by Kevin Wilson, a novel about a viral moment that happens in a time before everyone knew what the word “meme” meant. But before we get ourselves swept up in a panic, we stop to chat about what we’ve been playing, watching, or thinking about.

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Y'all ever seen a video game character and thought, "Dang, what if I could go on a date with them?" You're in luck—lots of games nowadays just let you do it, and for some, it's the entire point of the game. That's right, we're talking about some of our favorite and noteworthy dateable characters in video games! But before we turn down the lights and set the mood, we check in on some of the things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!

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What year is it? How old am I? These are questions you definitely would ask yourself if you were the protagonist of our most recent book club pick - 'Oona Out of Order' by Margarita Montimore. Discussion starts around 25:05. Before then, there's the usual check in on what we've been playing and watching lately.

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