The lads sat down live and in person with our friends from the band Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, currently on their national tour! We enjoyed a wide-ranging conversation about what it’s like working as a touring musician in 2023, including topics like selling out, the joys of performing, the difficulties of touring, and the value of merch.

Over the next couple weeks, the band will be making stops in Asbury Park, Baltimore, Washington DC, Virginia, Birmingham, New Orleans, and of course their hometown of Austin. Check out the links for more info and buy your tickets now!

• TOUR DATES AND VENUES

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Nate Lamagna (@vrunt) helps the lads escape apes as they trudge through the mire of the varied and artistically bankrupt world of Non-Fungible Tokens. Topics include the history of cryptocurrency, the life-draining art style, and what to do in a world where, at last, all your apes are gone.

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Nate Lamagna - Twitter // Venmo

Media Referenced in this Episode:

• The Whole Dang Playlist

• We Met The Founder Of Ethereum, VICE on HBO, Season 6 (Bonus Scene)

• Line Goes Up by Dan Olson

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Audrey and Donovan from the Radio Free Tote Bag podcast (@rftbpod) join the lads as they grab their baseball bats and battle the infernos of marriage and pornography as they sprint headlong into the blaze of the disastrous Kirk Cameron vehicle: Fireproof. Topics include the importance of communication in relationships, why there isn’t a Jay Leno recap podcast, and the horrifying menace hiding just behind the eyes of one of the Christian Right’s biggest movie stars: Kirk Cameron.

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Radio Free Tote Bag - Patreon // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram

Audrey Brehm - Twitter

Donovan Eyre - Twitter

Media Referenced in this Episode:

• Fireproof Dir. Alex Kendrick. Sherwood Pictures, 2008.

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Commercial: “A Special Message from Kirk Thomas Cameron” feat. David Armstrong, Eleanor Philips, and A.J. Ditty as “Jeremiah”

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Fan-favorite Lev Novak (@levnovak) returns to Odyssey as he takes the lads on adventures through the Old Testament, household budgeting, and the art of running for mayor of Odyssey. Topics include dull retellings of thrilling stories, pursuing your passions, and the confusing machinations of a certain evil child psychologist.

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Lev Novak - Twitter // Instagram

Media Referenced in this Episode:

• Adventures in Odyssey

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Commercial: “Grievin’ Steven’s Midnight Rodeo”

To celebrate their 100th episode, the lads decide to take some zyme and augment their vision as they finally cover what many people (including Josh) consider to be one of the greatest video games ever made: Ion Storm’s Deus Ex. Topics include the variety of gameplay styles, the forever-memed dialogue, and the legacy of the first PC game that let you kill a guy with your legs.

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Media Referenced in this Episode:

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition available on Steam

Warren Spector’s GDC Speech on Deus Ex

Great Moments in Video Game Voice Acting: Deus Ex (Hong Kong)

Great Moments in Video Game Voice Acting: Deus Ex (Paris)

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Commercial: “A Message from UNATCO and the NYC Tourism Board” feat. Jay Anthony Franke as “J.C. ‘Cramble’ Denton”.

Jay Anthony Franke: Cameo // Instagram

Welcome to Deus Ex Week. In advance of Wednesday’s episode, Jay Anthony Franke, the original voice of JC Denton, sat down with Josh to talk about his experience working on Deus Ex, both as a QA tester and a voice actor. Topics in this half-hour interview include Jay’s career in acting, the process of making such an influential game, and how Deus Ex continues to be so resonant 23 years after its original release.

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Jay Anthony Franke can be found on Instagram @jayanthonyfranke and on Cameo @jayanthonyfranke.

Tickets for the 90s Dreams Fan Fest on Friday, October 13th at Stitch Bar & Blues in NYC are available through Prekindle.

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hi. There have been a lot of allegations going around and the lads would like to take this opportunity to set the record straight: this is an episode about apology videos. I know you’ve heard the ugly accusations that, in this episode, they talk about the origins of the American apology video, Shane Dawson’s seeming addiction to making them, and the impossibility of true repentance when you’ve turned your life into a brand. Well, let me assure you, it’s all true. Suck it h8ers.

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Media Referenced in this Episode:

• The Youtube Playlist of All Apology Videos Referenced

• Richard Nixon - "Checkers" Speech

• “Image repair discourse and crisis communication” by William L. Benoit

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Commercial: “An Apology Song” by Richard Milhous Nixon

Pulitzer-Prize winning composer and playwright Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop, White Girl in Danger!) joins the lads in lighting up a mean blaze with posters (and screenplays!) as they dive headlong into the grunge and Gen X angst of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer-Prize winning musical watershed: Rent. Topics include the influential score, the show’s vague politics, and the lasting legacy of one of the most seminal rock musicals of all time.

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Michael R. Jackson - Twitter // Instagram // Website // A Strange Loop (UK) Tickets

Media Referenced in Episode:

• Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

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Commercial: “You’ll Die Alone” - Music by Jonathan Larson - Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. - feat. Eleanor Philips as “Roger 

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Jacob Dallas-Main and Joss Olson (The Socialist Shelf) join the lads in Odyssey for adventures in Hollywood self-absorption and saying goodbye to the god-king of Odyssey himself: John Avery Whittaker. Topics include using art to exact petty revenges, the moral dubiousness of post-mortem performances, and the long, illustrious career of the original Whit: Hal Smith.

The Socialist Shelf - Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Twitter // Instagram // Youtube // Bluesky

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Media Referenced in this Episode:

• Adventures in Odyssey

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Commercial: “Big Bargain Bill’s Used Car Barn”

Scott Benson (Night in the Woods, Revenant Hill) and the lads grab some holy water and their sturdiest whips as they cover what is widely considered to be one of the greatest games ever made: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Topics include the gorgeous art-style, some sweet speedrunning tricks, and the lasting impact of art that pokes at the edges of its own possibility.

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Scott Benson - Twitter // Instagram

Revenant Hill - Website // Steam

Media Referenced in this Episode:

• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night // Available on All Major Platforms

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