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 83 Episodes.
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Episode 48: Navigating Toxic Masculinity
February 2nd, 2024 | 2 hrs 55 mins
fatherhood, masculinity, men's mental health, parenthood, toxic masculinity
Jala is joined by Dennis (The Level, Furia Games) and Simón to discuss how they navigate toxic masculinity as gentlemen and fathers.
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Episode 47: Bio Zombie
January 19th, 2024 | 1 hr 54 mins
bio zombie, comedy, hong kong, horror, horror comedy, jordan chan, movie, sam lee, slacker comedy, wilson yip, zombie, zombie movie
Jala is joined by Adam (BooCherry Games, Halftone Takes) and Adelaide to discuss Hong Kong's first zombie film, Bio Zombie.
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Episode 46: Body Image & Weight Fluctuation
January 5th, 2024 | 2 hrs 31 mins
body dysmorphia, body image, dysmorphia, health, self-image, weight, weight fluctuation, wellness
Jala is joined by Dave Jackson (Tales From the Backlog, A Top 3 Podcast) to discuss body image, weight fluctuation, and the ways this changes both how you are perceived, and your perception of the world around you.
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Cutting Room Floor Ep 1: Fire Emblem Redux
January 1st, 2024 | 37 mins 16 secs
cutting room floor, fire emblem, intelligent systems
On the inaugural episode of bonus show Cutting Room Floor, Jala is joined by her Fire Emblem sherpa Phred to discuss what makes this SRPG series special.
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A Glass Darkly Ep 1: Our Story
January 1st, 2024 | 12 mins 10 secs
erik, phantom, phantom of the opera
In this inaugural episode of A Glass Darkly, Jala reads an original Phantom of the Opera vignette setting the stage for a potential new project. She wrote this piece in May 2023.
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OmakeBox Ep 1: Pozolefoot and Other Tales
January 1st, 2024 | 8 mins 53 secs
pozolefoot
In this inaugural episode of OmakeBox, Jala shares a few memories as well as some day-to-day misadventures with Dave.
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Episode 45: The Nightly News [Comic]
December 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 52 mins
comics, graphic novels, jonathan hickman, the nightly news
Jala is joined by Case Aiken (Men of Steel, Another Pass) and Dave Cox (Monster Dear Monster) to discuss Jonathan Hickman's first comic project, The Nightly News.
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Episode 44: Fitness AMA/Mythbusting
December 8th, 2023 | 3 hrs 34 secs
ama, certified personal trainer, fitness, mythbusting, nutrition, wellness
Jala is joined by Marcus and Dave Cox to answer fitness & nutrition questions from listeners and do a little debunking of oft-cited myths in the process.
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Episode 43: Voices of a Distant Star/She and Her Cat
November 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 28 mins
anime, hoshi no koe, kanojo to kanojo no neko, makoto shinkai. 彼女と彼女の猫, movie, she and her cat, voices of a distant star, ほしのこえ
Jala is joined by Dave Cox (Monster Dear Monster) and Ollie Brady (Judging Book Covers, Mystery 8) to discuss the 2003 dual release of Makoto Shinkai's anime shorts Voices of a Distant Star (ほしのこえ) and She and Her Cat (彼女と彼女の猫).
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Episode 42: Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
November 10th, 2023 | 3 hrs 58 secs
ei, emotional intelligence, empathy, eq, relationships, self-improvement
Jala is joined by Desirée, Nick (Friday Night Gamecast) and Matt ("Fun" & Games, Screen Snark, Reignite) to discuss empathy, emotional intelligence, and why they are so crucial especially in these constantly-connected times.
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Episode 41: SIMULACRA [IP]
October 27th, 2023 | 3 hrs 9 mins
horror, identity, internet, kaigan games, simulacra, video game, video games
Jala is joined by Greg Polander (The SNES Podcast) and Josh Covel (Still Loading) to discuss Kaigan Games' found phone detective/horror game IP, SIMULACRA.
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Episode 40: Internet and Identity
October 13th, 2023 | 2 hrs 25 mins
avatar, handle, identity, internet, online
Jala is joined by Dave Cox (Monster Dear Monster) and Marcus (Rain's Animations) to discuss how the internet has both given us another identity, and also affected our sense of self.
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Episode 39: Tenchi Muyo! In Love
September 29th, 2023 | 1 hr 25 mins
anime, movie, tenchi, tenchi muyo, tenchi muyo! in love
Jala is joined by Dave Cox (Monster Dear Monster) and Marcus to discuss Tenchi Muyo! In Love (天地無用 IN LOVE!), a 1996 anime film.
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Episode 38: Toxic Masculinity
September 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 42 mins
men's mental health, patriarchy, self help, social issues, toxic masculinity, wellness
Jala is joined by Briar and Lance to discuss toxic masculinity, patriarchy, and why the conversation about these social issues approach them from the wrong angle.
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Episode 37: Portal [IP]
September 1st, 2023 | 3 hrs 14 mins
chell, glados, portal, valve, video game, video games
Jala is joined by Ben (The Level), Dennis (The Level/Furia Games), and Matt ("Fun" & Games, Reignite, Screen Snark) to discuss Valve's Portal video game IP.
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Episode 36: Unraveling Grind Culture
August 18th, 2023 | 2 hrs 37 mins
capitalism, grind culture, hustle culture, self-worth, the grind, the hustle
Join Jala, Moxie and Moon (TripleSMoon, Nick) as they discuss the plague known as grind or hustle culture: what it is, how pervasive it is, what causes it, and ways to cope.