Episodios

  • Episode 256: Does that Go With Red, White, or...Paperback?: (Video)Game and Book Pairings

    Episode 256: Does that Go With Red, White, or...Paperback?: (Video)Game and Book Pairings
    Mar 28 2025
    This week we talk about book and game pairings. If you like these games you might like these books! Errata: Sam said The Monsters We Defy by Justina Ireland and she meant to say by Leslye Penelope

    What We're Playing
    Monster Hunter Wilds
    Assassin's Creed Shadows*
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

    What We're Reading
    The Poppy War     by R.F. Kuang
    A Glimmer of Death     by Valeria Wilson Wesley
    Sunrise on the Reaping     by Suzanne Collins

    What We're Drinking
    MARS the Y.A. Japanese Whiskey
    Cold brew coffee with cold foam

    What We Paired

    Jordyn
    1. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and The Devil in Me by Supermassive
    2. Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake and Queen by Midnight published by Derrington Press
    3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Orwell Keeping an Eye on You by Osmotic Studios
    4. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton and What Remains of Edith Finch by Giant Sparrow
    5. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor and Lies of P by Round8 Studios

    Sam
    1. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler and Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Freedom Wars Remastered by Bandai Namco
    2. Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse and Monster Hunter Wilds by Capcom (Middle Grade: Race to the Sun by Roanhorse and Monster Hunter Stories 1&2 by Capcom)
    3. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang and Avowed by Obsidian
    4.What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez and Tomb Riader by Crystal Dynamics
    5. Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland and The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope and Spiritfarer by Thunder Lotus Games

    Sam's Honorable Mentions
    1. Devil in the Blue Dress by Walter Mosley and L.A. Noire by Team Bondi
    2. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland and The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste and South of Midnight by Compulsion Games

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    1 h y 42 m
  • Episode 255: Games We're Looking Forward to in 2025

    Episode 255: Games We're Looking Forward to in 2025
    Mar 5 2025
    This week we talk about our most anticipated games of 2025. Will there be overlap? Will Victoria list Silksong...again?

    What We're Playing
    Hello Kitty Island Adventure
    Avowed *
    Party Animals
    Slay the Spire Board Game
    For the King II
    Streets of Rogue
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
    The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
    Lethal Company

    What We're Reading
    Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark
    The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste
    The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond
    Harpo Speaks by Harpo Marx

    What We're Drinking
    Garage Brewing Co. Marshmallow Milk Stout
    Crangrape juice
    Cherry Republic Hard Cherry Cider

    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    2 h y 7 m
  • Episode 254: The Truth is a Lie: Black Ops 6 Spoilercast

    Episode 254: The Truth is a Lie: Black Ops 6 Spoilercast
    Dec 18 2024
    This week we talk about the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 campaign. Caution: SPOILERS ABOUND!

    What We're Playing
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
    Luma Island
    Longvinter
    Balatro
    Stardew Valley
    FO76
    Phasmophobia

    What We're Reading
    The Bone Witch     by Rin Chupeco
    Fourth Wing     by Rebecca Yarros
    Iron Flame     by Rebecca Yarros
    A Court of Thorns and Roses     by Sarah J. Maas
    A Court of Mist and Fury     by Sarah J. Maas
    The Hooligans of Kandahar     by Joesph Kassabian

    What We're Drinking
    Quinta de Infantado Ruby Port
    Diet Pepsi, the elixir of the gods
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    1 h y 53 m
  • Episode 253: 2024 Gift Giving Guide: Giving the Gift of Self-Care?

    Episode 253: 2024 Gift Giving Guide: Giving the Gift of Self-Care?
    Nov 25 2024
    This week we talk about gifts we are giving and getting this gift giving season (or any time of year).

    What We're Playing
    Last Time I Saw You*
    Inscryption
    Nobody Saves the World
    Lies of P
    Metaphor: ReFantazio

    What We're Reading
    The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis

    What We're Drinking
    Stone Imperial Seasonal Stout
    Coffee and sadness

    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 h y 56 m
  • Episode 252: The Game is a Lie: Call of Duty and Social Critique

    Episode 252: The Game is a Lie: Call of Duty and Social Critique
    Oct 25 2024
    This week we talk about the Call of Duty series in some critical, yet random, ways.

    What We're Playing
    Balatro
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
    Fallout 76
    Wingspan
    Papers Please
    Bayonetta
    Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
    Metaphor: ReFantazio

    What We're Reading
    What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez
    From Dissertation to Book by William Germano

    What We're Drinking
    Mountain Dew
    Sparkling Ice + Caffeine, Strawberry Citrus

    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 h y 59 m
  • Episode 251: In Defense of Short Games

    Episode 251: In Defense of Short Games
    Oct 3 2024
    This week we talk about short games and the purpose they serve for us as individuals.

    What We're Playing
    Balatro
    Castaway
    Critter Cove*
    Spiritfarer
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
    Fallout 76
    Lies of P
    PlateUp
    Still Wakes the Deep

    What We're Reading
    Starter Villain by John Scalzii
    Star Wars: Thrawn Treason by Timothy Zahn

    What We're Drinking
    Sapporo
    Uncle Nearest and Fever Tree Ginger Ale
    Water

    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 h y 37 m
  • Episode 250: We're Baaaack! 2024 Has Been a Year!

    Episode 250: We're Baaaack! 2024 Has Been a Year!
    Sep 6 2024
    We're back from hiatus and we've survived the first half of 2024.

    What We're Playing
    Balatro
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
    Deep Rock Galactic
    Fallout 76
    Fields of Mistria
    FFVII Reunion
    Hues and Cues (board game)
    Lies of P
    Piles (card game)
    PlateUp
    Still Wakes the Deep
    Very, Very Valet

    What We're Reading
    The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope
    Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendency by Timothy Zahn
    Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Reckoning of Roku by Randy Ribay

    What We're Drinking
    Pineapple Monster Ultra and Sparkling Water
    Orange Juice
    Uncle Nearest on the rocks

    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 h y 42 m
  • Episode 249: Good Things to Come: Looking Forward to Games in 2024

    Episode 249: Good Things to Come: Looking Forward to Games in 2024
    Jan 30 2024
    This week we talk about the games that we are most looking forward to in 2024...maybe.

    What We're Playing
    Ship of Fools
    Disney Speedstorm
    Board Games (Sherlock Holmes, Avatar: Crosswords of Destiny, RISK: Medieval Europe)
    Return from Core*
    PalWorld

    What We're Reading
    Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
    Star Wars Thrawn

    What We're Drinking
    Pineapple Monster Ultra
    Sprite
    Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
    *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 h y 27 m
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