Jala-chan is a wearer of many hats, both figuratively and literally. A veteran podcaster regularly co-hosting Duckfeed.tv's The Level and guest hosting on various other shows, she is also a certified personal trainer and athlete, a (formerly) gallery-represented fine arts painter, and lifelong learner. This show began as a catch-all for topics and concepts she had no outlet for but wished to share by way of creating meaningful conversation.
Jala Prendes has hosted 71 Episodes.
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Episode 67: The Phantom of the Opera [1925 Movie]
October 25th, 2024 | 1 hr 41 mins
lon chaney, movie, phantom, phantom of the opera, silent film
Jala is joined by Doug Lief (Nostalgium Arcanum) and Alex Krieger to discuss the 1925 silent film classic, The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney.
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Episode 66: Shining Force III Scenario 1
October 11th, 2024 | 3 hrs 13 mins
camelot, shining force, shining force 3, shining force iii, srpg, trpg, video game
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.
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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.