Palin' Around

By Uppercut

Palin' Around is Uppercut's official podcast, doing a critical deep dive into video games, pop culture, fandom, and how they all intersect with the internet.... more

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The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

Palin' Around episodes:

May 01, 2020 Episode Twenty Eight: What Makes a Franchise? ft. Natalie Flores
Caitlin and Jess were joined by Fanbyte Weekend Editor, Natalie Flores, to dig into what makes up the DNA of a franchise, and how much you can change before it becomes something new.
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Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR
Jessica: @jessacogs
Monti: @friedmonti
Kayla: @oakayla
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1h 49min
April 17, 2020 Episode Twenty Seven-Remakes, Remasters, and Our Reactions
In a post RE3Make and pre-FF7R world (we recorded this a minute ago...) Jess, Caitlin, Monti and Andrew sit down to try and give these amorphous words some meaning, and battle varying levels of gamer brain as they try to figure out the role of remakes, remasters, and ports in the industry and discourse.
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Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR
Jessica: @jessacogs
Monti: @friedmonti
Kayla: @oakayla
Andrew: @cogsthewell
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1h 7min
March 30, 2020 Episode Twenty Six-Birds of Prey Spoilercast: 10 Birds Out of Prey
Caitlin and Jess were joined by Games Professional, Riana Manuel and Film Assistant Kylie Chi (who worked on Birds of Prey) to discuss possibly the only truly good DC film.
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Riana
Kylie
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Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR
Jessica: @jessacogs
Monti: @friedmonti
Kayla: @oakayla
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1h 21min
March 26, 2020 Batman D&D One Shot!
A first of many ttrpg adventures, the Uppercut crew gets taken over by Gotham City villains! Tune in for a first episode preview of a new Patreon exclusive series we'll be offering each month.
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1h 60min
March 19, 2020 Episode Twenty Five-Animal Crossing, Tom Nook, and Uwu Colonialism
Caitlin and Kayla were joined by freelance games critic, Dia Lacina, and game dev Santo Aveiro to discuss why everyone is wrong about Tom Nook, and the uwuification of colonialism that Animal Crossing is indulging in, from an indigenous perspective. Also note: Caitlin said the dystopia of Animal Crossing article was by Leigh Alexander but that was a different piece. The article in question is actually by Laura Hudson.
Sources used in the show:
My Dad, Tom Nook
Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Japanese Colonialism
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a Little Heaven in a World Gone to Hell
Animal Crossing's creators think Tom Nook is misunderstood
Animal Crossing is a dystopian hellscape
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Dia Lacina
Santo Aveiro
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Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR
Jessica: @jessacogs
Monti: @friedmonti
Kayla: @oakayla
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1h 27min
March 10, 2020 Welcome to The Albatross
Last year during our Pride Stream we hit a goal to play a ttrpg together. Now we've finally made good on that, playing Takuma Okada's Stewpot! Gather round and listen as Caitlin, Andrew, Jess, Monti and Kayla create retired adventurers who now run a tavern/inn together in the seaside city of Naeco!
Stewpot
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Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR
Jessica: @jessacogs
Monti: @friedmonti
Kayla: @oakayla
Andrew: @cogsthewell
Art for the show: @sorbetdraws
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1h 51min
February 21, 2020 Bonus-Kingdom Hearts RE:Mind Spoilercast
Caitlin, forever on their bullshit, wanted to do a spoilercast for the new Kingdom Hearts 3 DLC Re:Mind, so they did.
They are joined by Fabby Garza, Natalie Flores, and Julie Muncy to talk about Sora's latest zany adventure and just how buck wild Kingdom Hearts is as a series.
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Fabby
Julie
Natalie
Art for the show: @sorbetdraws
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1h 29min
February 19, 2020 Episode Twenty Four-RPGS & Leveling Up ft. Riley Hopkins
Caitlin and Monti were joined by game designer and friend of the show Riley Hopkins to discuss the connections between TTRPG leveling systems and video game RPG leveling systems, what they'd like to see games attempt in the future, and also Caitlin & Riley convince Monti to give indie TTRPGs a go.
Materials referenced in the show:
KOTOR Screenshot
Dragon Age: Inquisition Screenshot
EVE Online Screenshot
Star Wars TTRPG Dice Screenshot
Our Radios are Dying
Dialect
You Can Check Out Any Time You Like But You Can Never Leave
Jolene
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Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR
Jessica: @jessacogs
Monti: @friedmonti
Kayla: @oakayla
Art for the show: @sorbetdraws
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1h 21min
January 30, 2020 Episode Twenty Three-Are We Being Pigeonholed When We Talk About Diversity?
Jess and Caitlin were joined by Fanbyte Weekend Editor and NormandyFM host, Kenneth Shepard to discuss the highs and lows of publicly discussing and advocating for diversity in the games industry.
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@shepardcdr
@normandyfmshow
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Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR
Jessica: @jessacogs
Monti: @friedmonti
Kayla: @oakayla
Art for the show: @sorbetdraws
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1h 4min
January 26, 2020 Episode Twenty Two: Game of the Decade Bracket Battle Royale
Caitlin, Jess, Monti, Kayla and Andrew sit down for the ultimate bloodbath and no one comes away clean.
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Caitlin: @CGRRRRRRRR
Jessica: @jessacogs
Monti: @friedmonti
Kayla: @oakayla
Andrew: @cogsthewell
Art for the show: @sorbetdraws
Additional music and sound effects: Zapsplat.com
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2h 26min

FAQs about Palin' Around:

How many episodes does Palin' Around have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.