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Fools & Fiction

By Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew

Two college kids and their occasional friends have various talks about their """good""" opinions on good fiction.

(ultimately we’re creating a podcastopolis / and no one can stop us)
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20 - A Conversation with R R Angell (Special Episode Part 2/2)

Fools & FictionJul 06, 2019

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62 - Child Soliders

62 - Child Soliders

We're joined by guest Chris Lee to talk about stories with child soldiers in them – how they can be problematic, and how they can be appealing.

Spoilers for quite a few things, but I've got two senior project deadlines coming up so I'm not going to list them, sorry!

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
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May 02, 202135:25
61 - RWBY Volume 8

61 - RWBY Volume 8

We're back and talking about RWBY again!

Spoilers for RWBY through Vol. 8.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
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Apr 10, 202129:16
60 - The Magicians Season 1

60 - The Magicians Season 1

We're settled in for the semester and want to talk about a good show!

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
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cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Feb 21, 202142:52
59 - We Can Be Heroes and Impassioned Ramblings

59 - We Can Be Heroes and Impassioned Ramblings

Not quite Sharkboy and Lavagirl 2, but a hell of a lot of fun.  This episode's also got some podcast talk in the latter half.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jan 10, 202101:09:24
58 - Christmas Movies

58 - Christmas Movies

Why are Christmas movies so wack / winemom-y / wanton destruction-y / warm feelings-y?

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Dec 25, 202040:41
57 - D&D Wants

57 - D&D Wants

As a GM, how do you balance giving your players what they want against making them work for it?  With Chris Lee and Cody Hammack!

Spoilers for Galactic Gazette: Tales from the Venture Guild (listen here!: bit.ly/galacticgazette).

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theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Dec 08, 202039:58
56 - Code Lyoko Season 1

56 - Code Lyoko Season 1

In this episode we return to the past (HA) to talk about a show we watched as kids.

Spoilers for Code Lyoko through Season 1, and minor spoilers through Season 2.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Nov 07, 202044:48
55 - Ranking Narrative Goal Payoffs

55 - Ranking Narrative Goal Payoffs

Joe's got a framework!

Spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Seven Deadly Sins, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Dragon Ball Super, the Haunting of Bly Manor, Knives Ou,t Back to the Future, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Silence of the Lambs, The Exorcist, and Yuri!!! on Ice.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Oct 17, 202043:14
54 - Les Mis movie

54 - Les Mis movie

We watched this movie again the other day, and have some scattered thoughts.

Spoilers for Les Mis.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Sep 20, 202037:41
53 - TTRPG Worldbuilding

53 - TTRPG Worldbuilding

A chat about collaborative worldbuilding in TTRPGs, with guest Chris Lee.

Galactic Gazette: Tales from the Venture Guild: http://bit.ly/galacticgazette

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Sep 05, 202041:45
🌟 ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟

🌟 ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟

Galactic Gazette: Tales from the Venture Guild: http://bit.ly/galacticgazette

And this podcast isn't going anywhere!  New episode in two weeks!

Aug 22, 202001:53
52 - RWBY Is Disappointing, And Here's Why is Disappointing, and Here's Why

52 - RWBY Is Disappointing, And Here's Why is Disappointing, and Here's Why

One of our favorite youtubers made a feature-length video about how much he disliked one of our favorite shows – and it's part one of three.  We have some thoughts!

Minor spoilers for RWBY.

HBomberguy's video: youtu.be/81fdKWOHrdE

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Aug 08, 202056:45
51 - Time Trap

51 - Time Trap

Oh no!  I'm stuck!  ............... in T  I  M  E ~~~~~~

Spoilers for Time Trap.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jul 25, 202036:20
50 - Mountain Climbing Games

50 - Mountain Climbing Games

Finn wants to talk for an hour about games where you climb a mountain.  If that sounds deprecating, know that I am Finn.

Spoilers for Celeste, Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, The Witness, Hatch, and A Short Hike.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jul 11, 202059:03
49 - The End of Evangelion

49 - The End of Evangelion

The most chill talk about the most angsty movie!

Spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jun 27, 202047:16
48 - Vento Aureo

48 - Vento Aureo

Me and White Supremacy: https://www.meandwhitesupremacybook.com/
George Floyd Memorial Fund: https://t.co/RalesnF5gt?amp=1
NC Community Bail Fund: https://t.co/3hSxjXRdwR?amp=1
National Bail Fund Network: https://t.co/cT5nrgTiP5?amp=1
Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality: https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality
A Carrd with more links: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Spoilers for Vento Aureo and previous parts of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jun 13, 202050:33
47 - My Hero Academia Season 4

47 - My Hero Academia Season 4

Finn has finally caught up!  Let's talk about what this season had to say about heroism and villainy.

Spoilers for My Hero Academia through Season 4.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

May 16, 202035:47
46 - Consequences

46 - Consequences

Some actually smart talk about how stories that embrace a format that is both serialized and episodic give hopeful messages about loss!  Then Finn says his theoretical framework made SethBling hate Super Mario Maker 2.

Spoilers for Tales From the Loop and Doctor Who: S7E5: The Angels Take Manhattan.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

May 02, 202035:02
45 - Bad Good and Good Bad, Continued

45 - Bad Good and Good Bad, Continued

What do these words even mean?  Can Finn control the chaos?  Find out in this fortnight's episode!

Minor spoilers for Batman: The Killing Joke.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Apr 18, 202030:23
44 - Podcast Chat #2

44 - Podcast Chat #2

An informal episode to catch up you all up.  Let us know what you want to see from the show or if you want to be a guest!

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Apr 04, 202023:10
bonus - some viewing for the quarantine

bonus - some viewing for the quarantine

Mushi-shi Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4F1CE257A87FF5D1
Mushi-shi Season 2: https://www.crunchyroll.com/mushi-shi
Grandmother’s Gold: https://youtu.be/vHRRL2t9LKk
Hank Green streaming Stardew Valley with his son: https://www.twitch.tv/gameswithhank
Bob Ross non-stop marathon: https://www.twitch.tv/bobross
Griffin McElroy streaming Animal Crossing: https://www.twitch.tv/griffinmcelroy
Other McElroy streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/mbmbam
Me streaming Baba Is You/my homework/video editing: https://www.twitch.tv/cosmossurfer
Skiffy Mondays at 9: Ask me for the Discord and Kast links
Fiction podcast recommendations: https://anchor.fm/foolsandfiction/episodes/bonus---fiction-podcasts-e52fjt

Mar 21, 202011:29
43 - Conspiracy Characters

43 - Conspiracy Characters

We talk about the types of characters that generate conspiracy.

Spoilers for Harry Potter, RWBY, The Adventure Zone, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Grease, Deltarune, Shutter Island, Swiss Army Man, The OA, The Orbiting Human Circus (Of The Air), Mr. Nobody, and The Secret Empire.  Minor spoilers for My Hero Academia, Doctor Strange, One Punch Man, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 6

Mar 07, 202036:45
42 - AS(ponsorships)MR

42 - AS(ponsorships)MR

Finn's sick, so we decided to set up monetization.  That is logic that makes sense.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 5

Feb 29, 202024:23
41 - The Sonic Movie

41 - The Sonic Movie

It was so fucking good.

Minor spoilers for Sonic the Hedgehog (2020).

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 4

Feb 22, 202035:52
40 - Epithet Erased Game

40 - Epithet Erased Game

Joined by Will, we use a random word generator to come up with powers inspired by Epithet Erased.

Minor spoilers for Epithet Erased.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 3

Feb 15, 202035:01
39 - Real Monsters in Scooby-Doo

39 - Real Monsters in Scooby-Doo

Sorry for the late episode!  Finn literally just forgot to upload it.  This time, we're talking about why we think Scooby-Doo sometimes has its monsters be real, and what that says about the core of the show.

Spoilers for Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster, Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!,  Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Scooby-Doo (The Movie), Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo, and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated S1E1: Beware the Beast from Below.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 2

Feb 10, 202034:28
38 - How We Won the War

38 - How We Won the War

We're back, with the story of how we defeated the Network (for the time being) and reclaimed our status as students at W&M!

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 1

Feb 01, 202014:53
37 - Time Travel

37 - Time Travel

Talking about the time travel stories we enjoy and how they work!  Also, some mysterious news from Chris...

Major spoilers for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, spoilers for Primer, Terminator, Terminator 2, Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban, Back to the Future (the whole franchise), Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super, and minor spoilers for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Missing series, and Shift.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 6

Dec 14, 201948:42
36 - Frozen 2

36 - Frozen 2

Finn tries to convince Joe to watch Frozen 2.

Spoilers for some story beats in Frozen 2.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 5

Dec 07, 201929:56
35 - Fantasy Lessons

35 - Fantasy Lessons

Disorganized rambling about stories where someone goes to a fantasy world, learns real-world lessons, and returns.  We summoned Sean using god powers lent to us by Wendy herself!

Minor spoilers for Peter Pan, Return to Never Land, Labyrinth, Halloweentown, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Umbrella Academy through Season 1, and spoilers for Narnia.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 4

Nov 23, 201926:59
34 - The Velocipastor

34 - The Velocipastor

I think the title speaks for itself.  Also, a correction: I meant hypercone, not hypersphere.

Spoilers for The Velocipastor, and minor spoilers for Sorry to Bother You.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 3

Nov 16, 201937:30
33 - RWBY Volume 7 First Thoughts

33 - RWBY Volume 7 First Thoughts

In our travels we encountered a Kevin M., who joined us to talk about the new RWBY volume!  I don't think this is the same Kevin from the bonus episode a while back, but idk, I've never seen both of them in the same room.

Spoilers for RWBY through Vol. 7 Ep. 1.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 2

Nov 09, 201934:29
32 - Off the Rails, On the Road: Communist Halloween

32 - Off the Rails, On the Road: Communist Halloween

Join us for a chaotic and ill-informed discussion of communism, Hinduism, the Big Crunch, and Neon Genesis Evangelion.  We'll have a more normal episode next week!

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 1

Nov 02, 201928:18
31 - My Hero Academia Villains

31 - My Hero Academia Villains

This week we're joined by Rane and Rachel (Skull) to discuss the enormous number of villains in MHA!

Spoilers for My Hero Academia through Season 3 and My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 1: THE NETWORK – EPISODE 4

Oct 26, 201949:16
30 - The Lake Anna Adventure

30 - The Lake Anna Adventure

This week we're joined by Finn's cousin Dalton to talk about the annual YouTube show they've been making since 2011!  Sorry for the occasional audio quality drops, they're temporary.

Spoilers for The Lake Anna Adventure through Season 2 Episode 2.

The Lake Anna Adventure: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFzLTsl90mSeENZSXNPlrUGsAtglbUBq9

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 1: THE NETWORK – EPISODE 3

Oct 19, 201934:00
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ARC 1: THE NETWORK – EPISODE 2

Oct 12, 201900:08
29 - The WendCU

29 - The WendCU

This week we're talking about an obscure YouTube playlist that took the apartment by storm.

Spoilers for The WendCU through episode 15 and The Prestige, and minor spoilers for Inuyashiki and Undertale.

The WendCU: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA260rhIhvuXHifXux9hpfxfS6hNTiOUP

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
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cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

ARC 1: THE NETWORK – EPISODE 1

Oct 05, 201938:05
28 - Celeste Chapter 9 and Self-Improvement

28 - Celeste Chapter 9 and Self-Improvement

New Celeste!  We talk about the chapter's story themes, how the new mechanics inform them, and how the concept of a Celeste DLC shows that self-improvement and mental health can be thought of as vectors or divergent series (We'Re CoLlEgE sTuDeNtS).

Spoilers for Celeste Chapter 9 ("Farewell").

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Sep 21, 201926:35
27 - Lord of the Rings and Internet Fandom

27 - Lord of the Rings and Internet Fandom

Guest Shelly Cox tells us her story of getting into the Lord of the Rings fandom back in 2001, and we talk about how the fandom evolved along with the popularization of the internet.  No spoilers this episode!

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Sep 14, 201946:34
26 - Podcast Chat

26 - Podcast Chat

A short episode on how we're planning on improving the podcast for the future, with guest Chris Lee.  Let us know what you think of these ideas!

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Sep 07, 201918:51
25 - Best Girls and Representation

25 - Best Girls and Representation

We're back with an episode that starts off with weebery and evolves into a more nuanced conversation about representation in the shonen genre!  With guests Chris Lee and Jonah Barrón.

Minor spoilers for RWBY and My Hero Academia.

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Aug 31, 201945:20
bonus - fiction podcasts

bonus - fiction podcasts

Finn shares his five favorite fiction podcasts.  Regular episodes returning August 31st!

Dreamboy: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/dreamboy/
It Makes a Sound: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/itmakesasound
The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air): https://www.npr.org/podcasts/610483979/the-orbiting-human-circus
The Adventure Zone: https://maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zone
Within the Wires: http://www.nightvalepresents.com/withinthewires

Aug 24, 201918:21
bonus - kevin explains the end of evangelion

bonus - kevin explains the end of evangelion

With guest Kevin Dolan!  This is admittedly a particularly silly episode – if you're not a fan, stay tuned for more normal episodes starting August 31st.

Spoilers for The End of Evangelion and minor spoilers for Future Diary.

Aug 17, 201956:52
bonus - a dream of a double-ocean

bonus - a dream of a double-ocean

Finn tells you the story of one of his dreams.

Aug 10, 201915:57
24 - Creative Collaboration

24 - Creative Collaboration

We discuss a few creative projects we've been a part of in the past, and how we think about the collaboration that's necessary to pull them off and have fun while doing it.

This is our last full episode for the summer – Finn will be posting three bonus episodes in the coming hiatus, and we'll be returning to our in-person setup for the coming semester.  Let us know if you have an episode idea or want to be on the show!

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Aug 03, 201939:11
23 - Undertale and Deltarune

23 - Undertale and Deltarune

What is too much of a good thing?  Finn tells his story of playing Undertale and Deltarune and how this experience impacted his friendships.

Emptiness: https://tricycle.org/magazine/what-do-buddhists-mean-when-they-talk-about-emptiness/
“A Lesson in Nonduality” lecture by Rupert Spira: https://youtu.be/dJtVLASoiQE

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jul 27, 201937:12
22 - Pretentiousness

22 - Pretentiousness

Continuing in the style of last episode, we talk about some pieces of media that feel pretentious and why they feel that way.  Then we get a little meta and take a look at our own podcast.

Spoilers for The OA Part I and Starfish.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jul 20, 201944:12
21 - Narrative in Video Games

21 - Narrative in Video Games

We explore some ideas about the continuum between and mixture of narrative and gameplay in video games.  We're trying a slightly new format here: we come in without knowing what we want to demonstrate, just with examples we want to highlight, and we try to find a path along the way – let us know what you think!  We certainly enjoyed the more conversational style.

Spoilers for Metal Gear Solid 3, Undertale, Celeste, Life of Pi, Shutter Island, Ender’s Game, and minor spoilers for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jul 13, 201955:36
20 - A Conversation with R R Angell (Special Episode Part 2/2)

20 - A Conversation with R R Angell (Special Episode Part 2/2)

We continue our discussion of the recently released book Best Game Ever, this time joined by the author himself!

Spoilers for Ex Machina, and minor spoilers for Best Game Ever.

R R Angell's website: https://rrangell.com/
Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Game-Ever-Virtuella-Novel/dp/1949532054/

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jul 06, 201901:05:05
19 - Best Game Ever (Special Episode Part 1/2)

19 - Best Game Ever (Special Episode Part 1/2)

It's our secret project!  Over the past several weeks, we've been reading reviewers' copies of R R Angell's queer sci-fi novel Best Game Ever.  And now we talk about the book in anticipation for our discussion with the author on July 1st!  But you also have an important role to play: send us questions to ask via the links below!

Minor spoilers for Best Game Ever.

R R Angell's website: https://rrangell.com/
Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Game-Ever-Virtuella-Novel/dp/1949532054/

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by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew
theme music by Finn Mayhew
cover art by Chris Lee
produced by Finn Mayhew

Jun 28, 201901:08:44