The Culture Quest

Our brave adventurers step off of the beaten path and find themselves lost in nature. They discuss spoilers that precede movies and books like Star Wars and Harry Potter. They then have a discussion about Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (00:15:18), which they break down into six themes: Nature (00:23:41), Compassion (00:33:42), Character and Virtue (00:43:18), Training the Mind and thoughts (00:49:18), Simplicity and Essentialism (00:57:34). Once they find their place in the universe, our adventurers bravely look ahead to next episode’s adventure - American Beauty by Sam Mendes (01:10:10).

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‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com). 

The Intro bit was recorded by David Medus of MedusPod. Thanks, again!

The episode was recorded on Dec 6th, 2019 and originally released on Dec. 29th, 2019.

Our brave adventurers face their mightiest foe yet - Jaws. Before they discuss this latest encounter, they briefly converse about avoiding lazing around (02:13). They then proceed to discuss the movie Jaws by Steven Spielberg (13:40). They start by breaking down the movie’s plot and sharing their impressions of the movie (24:56), talk about references to the movie that they never got before (26:23), review the movie’s impact on the movie industry and sharks ecology (29:00), talk about Quint’s character, his speech and the real life U.S.S. Indianapolis (38:04) and lastly they talk about how they would recast the movie (42:38). They close the episode by planning ahead for the next episode, in which they will discuss Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (56:59).

Before and After Jaws - A thesis by Beryl Francis - Clicky.

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Show Me the Way To Go Home by Irving King, performed by Ynon Hermon.

The episode was recorded on Nov. 15th, 2019 and originally released on Dec. 15th, 2019.

Our adventurers step inside the darker parts of the wilderness. They kick things off by talking about a recent trip to the British Museum, After which they discuss Playdead’s Inside. They begin by breaking down the game (00:11:10), continue by sharing some theories (01:22:58) and close by talking about the presence of the game in our universe (01:34:03). They then move on to prepare for next episode’s adventure - Jaws by Steven Spielberg (01:45:20). 

Playdead’s Inside Discord server - for updates and tl;dr’s of the ARG puzzles: Clicky.

Gamedetectives.net - descriptions and solutions to some of Inside’s ARG: Clicky.

Playdead’s Inside ARG Wiki - a list of all the known puzzles: Clicky.

Baryo’s screenshot of Terminal41.link in Fiddler: Clicky.

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‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com). 

‘In Water’ by Scott Arc (https://scottarc.bandcamp.com/) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 

Originally recorded on Oct. 26th and Nov. 2nd, 2019 and, published on Dec. 1st, 2019.

The quest goes on! En route to the next objective, the three adventurers each bring up a personal favorite (00:02:59). They then attend to today’s main discussion, where they break down Deja Vu, a 1970 rock album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (00:18:23). Eventually, they look ahead into the future and spot their next objective: Playdead’s Inside, a suspenseful puzzle video game (01:07:50).

Our House ‘Fiery Gems’ picture: Clicky.

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‘Carry on’ by Stephen Stills, performed by Ynon Hermon.

Cover art by Azeecreations.

‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com). 

All song bits in the main discussion are from the ‘Deja Vu’ Album, ‘Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’.

Originally recorded on Oct. 4th, 2019. Originally published on Nov. 17th, 2019.

Our humble adventur’rs setteth out on their quest! They introduce the podcast (02:17), introduce themselves (12:55) and tell the tale of their first “random” encounter - ‘The Producers’, a 1967 Mel Brooks film (21:06). They then wisely plan ahead for the next leg of their journey: Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (50:49).

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‘Springtime for Hitler’ by Mel Brooks, performed by Ynon Hermon.

Recorded on Sept. 21st, 2019, released on Nov. 3rd, 2019.