We deploy Critical Harvest Theory in this episode, when we ask:

What happens when we don't look critically at escapist fantasies? We then try to answer this question by looking at two video games: Stardew Valley (2015) and Citizen Sleeper (2022 & 2025)

Going into the ways of how these games create their realities and end up surviving in or attempting to sideline capitalism, which will surely go well, right? Right? That, and more, in this episode about capital, land, time and space!

Enjoy!

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Outro Music: Don't Leave! · El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. From the Album: Zareef ℗ 2006 El-Funoun

Wolfenstein is a fascinating series of games, so let's talk about the recent Machine Games' iterations.

Asking the fundamental question of how to properly kill fascism and how this game is presenting it, or not.

Enjoy!

Check out Jon's stuff: Horror Vanguard & The Haunt Blog

Morris Rosenfeld's poem In The Factory from 1914

Intro song: Machine, Machine. Nits. 2019, Werf & V2 Records

Outro song: Nazi raus. Marti Fischer. 2024, ContentView GmbH

Hello everyone!!

Today we're starting off with our new kinds of episodes, as we discuss a more broad element... the discourse on the new Oddyssey film!

We've often talked about historical representation, mythology, and what "historical accuracy" can mean, but not as directly as of yet. So this time we went full into some of the terrible ways those are all used, distanced from any interesting or useful cultural critique, and only a terrible weapon to brandish.

So come along as we seek to prepare ourselves and others to not fall into those same pitfalls and traps that are misrepresenting and confusing all at once.

Enjoy!

Video Mentioned:
https://youtu.be/O9KD3Xv7D1c

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Outro Music: Don't Leave! · El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. From the Album: Zareef ℗ 2006 El-Funoun