Episode 66: Shining Force III Scenario 1

October 11th, 2024  |  3 hrs 13 mins

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Jala is joined by Daniel to discuss Shining Force III Scenario 1: God Warrior of the Kingdom (released simply as "Shining Force III" in the West). This is a full spoilercast - for spoiler-free overview of the game check out episode 65.

Episode 65: Shining Force III - Overview

September 27th, 2024  |  2 hrs 12 mins

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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.

Episode 64: Parenting a Nonspeaking Child

September 13th, 2024  |  2 hrs 49 mins

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Jala is joined by Ollie (Media-Eval, Judging Book Covers) and Tom to discuss nonspeaking autism and their experiences parenting a nonspeaking child.

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.

Episode 62: Neurodiversity

August 16th, 2024  |  2 hrs 34 mins

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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.

Episode 61: LUNAR: The Silver Star & Silver Star Story Complete, Part 2

August 2nd, 2024  |  2 hrs 36 mins

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Jala and Adelaide (Back On My BS) wrap up discussion of LUNAR: The Silver Star (Sega CD) and LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete (PS1).

Episode 60: LUNAR: The Silver Star & Silver Star Story Complete, Part 1

July 26th, 2024  |  2 hrs 30 mins

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Jala and Adelaide (Back On My BS) begin discussion of LUNAR: The Silver Star (Sega CD) and LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete (PS1).

Episode 59: The Legend of Zelda [Cartoon]

July 5th, 2024  |  2 hrs 12 mins

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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.

Episode 58: Burnout

June 21st, 2024  |  3 hrs 3 mins

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Jala is joined by Desirée to discuss burnout, current work culture and the economy through the lens of history.

Episode 57: Bunraku [Movie]

June 7th, 2024  |  2 hrs 41 mins

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Jala is joined by Moxie (The Level) and Will (Friday Night Gamecast) to discuss the star-studded 2010 surreal adventure movie Bunraku.

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.

Episode 55: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

May 10th, 2024  |  1 hr 35 mins

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Jala is joined by Case (Men of Steel, Another Pass) to discuss Ram V's 2021 comic miniseries, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr.

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).

Episode 54: Primer: A 2-Year Retrospective

April 26th, 2024  |  2 hrs 24 mins

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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.

Episode 53: Barbie [2023]

April 12th, 2024  |  1 hr 55 mins

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Jala is joined by Rachel (Screen Snark) and J to discuss the 2023 Barbie movie.

Episode 52: Godshard Chronicles

March 29th, 2024  |  1 hr 44 mins

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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.