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A Relaxed Schedule

20 October 2023 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew finally learns the basics of Sex Education while D. Bethel is pleasantly surprised after being very turned off by Cyberpunk 2077.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Two Matching Ties” (23 October 2015): When our hosts discuss “Back to the Future Day,” the day when reality caught up with the dystopian future portrayed in Back to the Future, Part II.
“Mama Knight” (21 July 2023): Where our hosts discuss the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. Bethel let you in on the newest in modern entertainment. Andrew takes a dip into Nickelodeon’s 2005 animated show, Avatar: The Last Airbender, while Dan finds himself charmed by the 2015 RPG by CD Projekt Red, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Hall, Charlie. “The Witcher Author and CD Projekt End Royalties Dispute with Licensing Agreement.” Polygon. Vox Media, 20 Dec. 2019.
Lovett, Jamie. “Henry Cavill Returning as Superman for Future DC Comics.” Comic Book. 28 May 2020.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Shortcast 76 – “A Sense of Place” (30 Nov. 2020): Where D. Bethel mentions Red Dead Redemption 2 in a conversation with Andrew (who uses Fallout 76 as his example) to talk about world-building in video games and how they can be subtle with giving information to players to draw them in.
“Playing the Menu” (20 March 2020): Where Andrew picks up The Witcher 3 after being inspired to do so by watching the Netflix show.
“A Casualty of the Rhyme” (22 May 2020): Where Taylor Katcher shows up to talk to the hosts about the Snyder Cut being released on HBO Max.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Feed the Fish God

24 April 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, after giving a brief update on the announcement of IMDb TV’s revival of Leverage, Andrew talks about his experience playing Coldwild Games‘ delightful trading simulation game, Merchant of the Skies while D. Bethel finally got around to watching Netflix’s The Witcher.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

Episode 31 – “Post-Op Dan” (09 Jan. 2015): Where Andrew discusses his impressions of John Rogers’ post-Leverage show, The Librarians.
Episode 36 – “Dan & Andy’s Quality Audio” (13 Feb. 2015): Where Andrew and D. Bethel talk about the pilot episode for Leverage.
“Dicksisms” (06 Sept. 2019): Where Andrew reflects on his time looking at indie video games at the Seattle Indie Expo.
“Starting By Starting” (03 Jan. 2020): Where Andrew talks about his initial impressions of Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher.
“Playing the Menu” (20 Mar. 2020): Where Andrew, inspired by the Netflix series, picks up The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt and gives it another shot.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Starting By Starting

3 January 2020 Invisible Editor Comments 2 comments

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WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew and D. Bethel start the new year with some things they have only light knowledge of and experience with. Andrew starts watching Netflix’s The Witcher and only briefly plays Haemimont Games’ Surviving Mars. D. Bethel has fun playing detective in the disgusting Lovecraftian world of Frogwares’ The Sinking City.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Bethel, D. “2019: Eulogy for the X-Men.” A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 30 Dec. 2019.
Comtois, James. “The Mandalorian Dethrones Stranger Things Most-Watched Streaming Series.” SyFy. 25 Nov. 2019.
Dzurillay, Julia. “Are Fans Really Cancelling Disney+ Now That The Mandalorian is Over?” Showbiz CheatSheet. 01 Jan. 2020.
La Roche, André. “2019: Blue Dick, Blue Team, Blue, Navy.” A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 01 Jan. 2019.
Silva, Kyrun. “2019: Reigniting Geekdom.” A Website [ , ] For All Intents and Purposes. 31 Dec. 2019.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 44 – Man Band” (10 April 2015): Where Andrew shared his experiences with another, more terrestrial-focused, city simulation game, Cities: Skylines.
“Episode 89 – High-Five Forever” (25 March 2017): Where D. Bethel talked about other Lovecraftian revisionist literature with Victor LaValle’s The Ballad of Black Tom.
“Robot Monsters From the Future ” (27 Dec. 2019): Where D. Bethel talked about intending to play The Sinking City.

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Episode image source: Frogwares

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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Shortcast 38 – Love is Made for Chicken Noodle

1 December 2017 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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WEEK IN GEEK: While still playing Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Andrew tries to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) while D. gets excited by the Lovecraftian undertones found in Get Out.

RELATED EPISODES:

Shortcast 03 – Interview with André La Roche: Wherein Andrew talks with fellow attorney about RPG writing.
Episode 89 – “High-Five Forever”: Wherein D. discusses the novella, The Ballad of Black Tom, which is a retelling of H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Horror at Red Hook.“

LINKS:

NaNoWriMo Official Site
Anne Lamott’s Bird By Bird
Cthulhu – A horror/drama that uses a Lovecraftian framework to talk about social issues (lightly based on The Shadow Over Innsmouth).

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A Relaxed Schedule

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The Cutting Edge

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Feed the Fish God

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Starting By Starting

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Shortcast 38 – Love is Made for Chicken Noodle

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