Mango the pod-cat, joins Ben this week to meow about his favorite word, his upcoming appearance in Andrew’s latest zine, and other assorted nonsense. Ben’s grasp of the feline language is a little rusty, but he does his best to keep up. After Mango gets bored of chatting, he provides a little ASMR-inspired purring to close out the show.

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00:00:20 - Mee Meow Meow Meowcast introduction, meow-meow me…ow, and right meow 00:02:02 - Meow, meow, final meows, closing the show, and Mango’s ASMR outro

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Autistic stand-up comedienne Holly Huff joins Ben this week to talk about her comedy club experiences, her future plans for utilizing her writing talents, and her thoughts on Batman movies. After an exchange of pleasantries and a discussion about Holly’s background and ambitions, they dig into the definition specifics and Ben’s favorite Google feature! Next, they take a brief detour through the subject of ice cream novelties before the video game shenanigans commence! Games discussed in this episode include Dispatch, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning, and Rocksteady Studios’ Batman and Batman-adjacent games.

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00:00:20 - Meeting Andrew, career hopes, telling Holly about the show's origins, and comics

00:04:14 - Holly introduces herself, challenges of comedy on the spectrum, and burnout

00:07:05 - A sensory issue at a venue, hearing that smell, going off script, and improvisation

00:09:46 - Ben’s strategy for managing anxiety, personal growth, and trending standup routines

Holly’s Grateful Dead stand-up bit - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YsUG-80TQpE

00:12:07 - Holly’s focus, weird cartoon love, the ultimate goal, and the changing landscape

00:15:25 - No interest in being a humorist, first link, the definition, and THE four bodily fluids

00:18:31 - Ben brings it up... AGAIN, comedy mainstream, and the urge to make people laugh

00:21:11 - Authenticity, Zoltan Kaszas, laughing, a novelty ice cream truck, and soap flavoring

00:24:01 - Traveling for comedy, buyer's remorse, Telltale games, Batman tease, and licenses

00:28:31 - Holly’s Dispatch video thoughts, a gamer in denial, and your choices always matters

00:32:37 - Cheating at Choose Your Own Adventure, the nerdiest thing, and a fish out of water

00:34:19 - Using labels, autism things, dispelling the us vs. them mentality, and commonalities

00:40:28 - For example… Batman, it’s time for the feud, and Holly had some issues with Tenet

00:42:41 - Setting a higher bar, a different Ben gets snubbed, and multiple Batman universes

00:47:51 - Rocksteady Studios’ Batman, unwanted driving levels, and the Suicide Squad flop

00:51:29 - Urinating on The Flash, glitches can be funny, and Holly IS buying Skyrim 17 times

00:54:41 - Hilarious bits in serious games, no zombies for Holly, and an artist ruining horses

00:57:00 - Another pitch, reluctantly on TikTok, Gary Oldman, and a Christopher Nolan idea

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Karen Morrison, program director of virtual events at the International Game Developers Association Foundation and narrative designer at Soda Den, joins Ben this week to talk about her adventures in Argentina and all of the wonderful things she and her peers do at IGDA and the IGDA-F to help passionate folks gain entry into the video games industry. After a quick Argentinian-flavored travelogue compliments of Karen, Ben talks about the game he’s been playing, ZOE Begone! Then it’s time to explore the endless expanse of the word and what it means—the sky’s the limit! To conclude the program, they discuss what IGDA and the IGDA Foundation do to grow and foster a diverse, welcoming community of video game industry professionals.

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00:00:20 - Needs more exuberance, a fellow “neato” person, way too swanky, and Argentina 00:02:52 - Anagrams, activities in foreign countries, Evita Perón’s grave, and pescatarianism 00:07:28 - Cool Hand Luke, not crying, the Broadway tie-in, and Ben is playing ZOE Begone! 00:11:41 - Arcade game energy, film editing mechanics, and playing Toem: A Photo Adventure 00:14:40 - The definition, another n-gram introduction, the aliens, and distracted by disco 00:17:18 - Word counter, science as a framework, endless creative pursuits, and robot dogs 00:21:50 - Rich person art, viewer and artist, synthesis and separation, and H.P. Lovecraft 00:25:53 - Becoming part of the zeitgeist, AI art impacts, and Mango’s spicy noodle interlude 00:30:12 - A Goldblum quote, paper plates collecting your information, and Arc Raiders’ AI use 00:34:15 - Slippery slopes, thoughts on "The Expert" short, and the value of design compromise

"The Expert" - A Short by Lauris Beinerts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKorP55Aqvg

00:40:04 - How Dad handled errors, politics in Ben’s throat, and Karen shares positive stories 00:43:54 - Misdirected passion, crunch definition, burnout, work/life balance, and permission 00:47:00 - Marginalized individuals, Karen’s IGDA origin story, and a cross-learning cohort 00:51:28 - Process improvement metaphors, the word “moist," and the local chapters of IGDA 00:55:02 - Events and mixers, being awkward in groups, networking, and upcoming events 00:59:28 - Ben’s game idea, Double Fine’s involvement, Tim Schafer, and devious reasons

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Learn more about IGDA and the IGDA Foundation https://igda.org/ https://www.igdafoundation.org/

Check out Soda Den on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/developer/sodaden

Click the links below for additional information on Retchy Games’ ZOE Begone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=779Iu4YBFmA https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266610/ZOE_Begone/

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