About the show
Found in multiple places around the net, Jala-chan has finally made her own Place to discuss topics ranging from analyses of various forms of media to health and wellness, interviews with creators and other fabulous people, and anything else that happens to fall outside the bounds of her usual appearances as a regular co-host of Duckfeed.tv's The Level Podcast and guest on many other shows and streams.
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Episodes
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Episode 65: Shining Force III - Overview
September 27th, 2024 | 2 hrs 12 mins
camelot, shining force, shining force 3, shining force iii, srpg, trpg, video game
Jala is joined by Daniel to discuss Shining Force III, a fantastic and massive 3-part tactical RPG for the Sega Saturn. This episode is spoiler free and tackles the basic plotlines, history, gameplay, art, sound design, etc.
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Episode 64: Parenting a Nonspeaking Child
September 13th, 2024 | 2 hrs 49 mins
asd, autism, nonspeaking autism, nonverbal autism, parenting
Jala is joined by Ollie (Media-Eval, Judging Book Covers) and Tom to discuss nonspeaking autism and their experiences parenting a nonspeaking child.
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Episode 63: Johnny Mnemonic [Short Story & Movie]
August 30th, 2024 | 2 hrs 15 mins
Jala is joined by Case (Men of Steel, Another Pass) and Dave (Monster Dear Monster) to discuss William Gibson's short story and its movie adaptation by the same name, Johnny Mnemonic.
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Episode 62: Neurodiversity
August 16th, 2024 | 2 hrs 34 mins
adhd, autism, neurodiversity, self improvement, wellness
Jala is joined in the study and around the kitchen table by Mike and Jack to discuss what neurodiversity is, how to better interact with folks with different brain wiring than you, and chat about their lived experiences.
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Episode 61: LUNAR: The Silver Star & Silver Star Story Complete, Part 2
August 2nd, 2024 | 2 hrs 36 mins
jrpg, lunar, lunar silver star story complete, lunar the silver star, video game
Jala and Adelaide (Back On My BS) wrap up discussion of LUNAR: The Silver Star (Sega CD) and LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete (PS1).
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Episode 60: LUNAR: The Silver Star & Silver Star Story Complete, Part 1
July 26th, 2024 | 2 hrs 30 mins
jrpg, lunar, lunar silver star story complete, lunar the silver star, video game
Jala and Adelaide (Back On My BS) begin discussion of LUNAR: The Silver Star (Sega CD) and LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete (PS1).
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Episode 59: The Legend of Zelda [Cartoon]
July 5th, 2024 | 2 hrs 12 mins
cartoon, ganon, link, super mario bros super show, the legend of zelda, video game, zelda
Jala is joined by Greg Polander (The SNES Podcast) and Josh Covel (Still Loading) to discuss the 1989 The Legend of Zelda cartoon which aired on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show.
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Episode 58: Burnout
June 21st, 2024 | 3 hrs 3 mins
anne helen petersen, book, book report, burnout, can't even, self-help, wellness
Jala is joined by Desirée to discuss burnout, current work culture and the economy through the lens of history.
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Episode 57: Bunraku [Movie]
June 7th, 2024 | 2 hrs 41 mins
action movie, adventure movie, bunraku, demi moore, gackt, josh hartnett, movie, ron perlman, woody harrelson
Jala is joined by Moxie (The Level) and Will (Friday Night Gamecast) to discuss the star-studded 2010 surreal adventure movie Bunraku.
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Episode 56: Biodiversity & Wellness
May 24th, 2024 | 2 hrs 28 mins
biology, ecology, health, microbiome, microbiomes, science, wellness
Jala is joined by Ollie (Judging Book Covers, Media-Eval) to discuss the science of the life all around us in our immediate vicinities: our bodies, our homes and our food and how important this is to our overall wellness.
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Episode 55: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
May 10th, 2024 | 1 hr 35 mins
comic, graphic novel, laila starr, ram v, the many deaths of laila starr
Jala is joined by Case (Men of Steel, Another Pass) to discuss Ram V's 2021 comic miniseries, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr.
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Cutting Room Floor Ep 5: En Memoriam
May 1st, 2024 | 24 mins 54 secs
Jala and Dave recap the community streaming event held in honor of Chris (Vertigo2Hell) for the benefit of SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education).
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Episode 54: Primer: A 2-Year Retrospective
April 26th, 2024 | 2 hrs 24 mins
podcasting
Jala is joined by Desirée and Dave (Monster Dear Monster) to discuss the breadth of the 2-year runtime of the show, inclusive of chat about general format, mission statement and a run-through of every episode topic to date.
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Episode 53: Barbie [2023]
April 12th, 2024 | 1 hr 55 mins
barbie, greta gerwig, margot robbie, movie, ryan gosling
Jala is joined by Rachel (Screen Snark) and J to discuss the 2023 Barbie movie.
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Episode 52: Godshard Chronicles
March 29th, 2024 | 1 hr 44 mins
elmon dean todd, godshard, godshard chronicles, j-cat games, jrpg, video game, video games
Jala interviews Elmon Dean Todd, creator of the Godshard series and head of J-Cat Games, about his creator-owned IP and especially his upcoming video game, Godshard Chronicles.
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Episode 51: Dishonored [IP] Part 2
March 15th, 2024 | 3 hrs 7 mins
arkane studios, bethesda, corvo attano, dishonored, dishonored ip, emily kaldwin, games, video game, video games
Jala is joined by Daniel and Miguel to discuss Arkane Studio's Dishonored video game franchise and multimedia spin-offs. In this episode they cover the spoilered plots of Dishonored 2 and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, discuss the books and comics, and then chat lore.