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Deep Discount

Deep Discount

WEEK IN GEEK: It’s a new year and––guess what?––our hosts are still geeks that have weeks; with that in mind, our hosts share the open-world character action games that have been occupying their time lately: Andrew dives into the conspiracy of Assassin’s Creed: Origins while D. Bethel uses the force in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

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(00:00) Intro – Teacher talk.
(02:48) Andrew’s Week in Geek: Assassin’s Creed: Origins
(14:39) D.’s Week in Geek: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
(27:01) D.’s Extra Week in Geek: Starting Agatha All Along
(35:08) Outro – D. Bethel’s actual “Thing of 2024”: Godzilla Minus One Minus Color
(37:24) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Reverent Irreverence” (17 May 2019): Where D. Bethel shares his time with Assassin’s Creed: Origins.
  • The Full Kyrun” (2 February 2024): Where D. Bethel discusses the surprisingly affective experience of watching Godzilla Minus One Minus Color.
  • Rogue Staple” (8 November 2024): Where Andrew walks through his thoughts of Agatha All Along.

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The Beef Sleeps

The Beef Sleeps

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew talks about the finale to the DC/WB show, Superman & Lois, and how it holds up not only as a finale for the show but as a finale for the entire DC/WB run of shows. D. Bethel, on the other hand, spends some time (digitally) in the North Sea on the very Scottish experiential horror game, Still Wakes the Deep.

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(00:00) Intro – Andrew ate too much beef
(02:27) Superman & Lois series finale
(24:17) Still Wakes the Deep in all its Scottishness
(40:07) Outro – Recasting Characters in the Alan Wake universe
(45:00) Outtakes

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  • Chekhov’s Mud Pit” (19 August 2022): Where our hosts talk about the cultural respect found in the most recent Predator film, Prey.

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New Machine, New Problems

New Machine, New Problems

TOM HANKSGIVING: Andrew bought a new Mac, so he decides to play No Man’s Sky while D. Bethel is Tom Hanksful for the delightful retro-stylings of the indie RPG, Beyond Galaxyland.

GRIPESGIVING: With all the thanks out of the way, our hosts decide to complete the holiday by complaining about things. Andrew is mad at the new season of Cobra Kai while D. Bethel becomes irrationally furious with the new Wicked movie.

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(00:00) Intro: It’s American Thanksgiving
(03:34) Andrew buys a Mac Mini and plays No Man’s Sky
(17:59) D. Bethel loves Beyond Galaxyland
(25:19) Outro: Gripesgiving #1 – Cobra Kai season 6 is interminable
(28:27) Gripesgiving #2 – the 3-hour Wicked adaptation is only PART ONE?!
(32:13) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Chekhov’s Honk” (22 January 2021): Where our hosts discuss The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part 2, and The Karate Kid Part 3, briefly.
  • Too Many Johnnies” (5 February 2021): Where our hosts dive into Cobra Kai.
  • Nomanski” (24 November 2023): Where our hosts talk about No Man’s Sky.

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The Colon Matters

The Colon Matters

NEWS CRUISE: Our hosts recap a lot of the nerdy and geeky news of the last week or so, including Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, new Dungeons & Dragons, DLC crossovers, and a Doctor Who spinoff?!?

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(00:00) Intro – Both hosts are to blame
(02:22) Star Trek news
(08:50) Dungeons & Dragons news
(16:41) Crossover DLC announcements from Dave the Diver, Balatro, and Dead By Daylight
(26:38) Doctor Who spinoff mini-series, The War Between the Land and the Sea, starts production
(35:09) Outro – Andrew’s Gravity Falls update
(38:53) Outtakes

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  • Chasing Chickens” (17 July 2020): Where D. shares his adventures into Gravity Falls.
  • Day of the Diver” (05 January 2024): Where our hosts have a conversation about Dave the Diver.
  • The 2-Body Solution” (29 March 2024): Where D. Bethel obsesses over Balatro.
  • Nerd Intervention” (28 June 2024): Where the hosts discuss the finale to the most recent season/series of Doctor Who.
  • Blanketcast” (09 August 2024): Where Andrew begins his adventure into Gravity Falls.

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Blanketcast

Blanketcast

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: It’s a quick check-in this week as one of our hosts has been displaced from his normal recording environment due to renovation occurring at his home. Despite that, our hosts do a quick check-in with D. finally wrapping up Marvel’s Midnight Suns while Andrew starts watching Gravity Falls from the beginning for the first time (having already seen the end).

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(00:00) Intro – D. Bethel’s recording environment has been compromised.
(01:36) D. finally finished playing Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
(07:05) Andrew started watching Gravity Falls.
(11:57) On deck: Batman: Caped Crusader.
(13:29) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Chasing Chickens” (17 July 2020): Where D. Bethel shared his experience watching through Gravity Falls.
  • So Many Halves” (14 June 2024): Where D. first discussed Marvel’s Midnight Suns.

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  • Alex Hirsch gives us a look at the displays for the upcoming publication of his new Gravity Falls-related book, The Book of Bill.

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Puddle Games

Puddle Games

WEEK IN GEEK: After a week away for travel, our hosts return to talk about what has occupied their nerdy time. Andrew dives all in on season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy on Netflix while D. Bethel starts to play the unique puzzle game, Arranger (while also fitting in a screening of Deadpool & Wolverine; NO SPOILERS).

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(00:00) Intro
(01:30) Andrew’s Week in Geek: Star Trek: Prodigy, season 2
(16:54) A new Star Trek series is announced, and a trailer dropped for the Star Trek: Section 31 movie.
(26:15) D. Bethel’s Week in Geek #1: Arranger
(37:30) D. Bethel’s Week in Geek #2: Deadpool & Wolverine (NO SPOILERS)
(42:58) Outro – Star Trek: Deep Space 9, “The Visitor” episode
(45:25) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • I Hardly Even Knew Me” (26 February 2016): Where D. Bethel discusses watching the first Deadpool movie.
  • Punch the Microphone” (20 May 2016): Where Andrew discusses watching the first Deadpool movie.
  • Eloquent as Ever” (5 November 2021): Where Andrew discusses season 1 of Star Trek: Prodigy (when it was on Paramount+).
  • Space Man From Pluto” (30 June 2023): Where our hosts discuss the strange behavior of Paramount+, including the apparent cancellation (at the time) of Star Trek: Prodigy despite production seeming to have been completed.

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Active Talk Battle

Active Talk Battle

NEWS DRIVE-BY: At the outset of the show, our hosts breeze by a bunch of headlines from the week: Marvel vs. Capcom Collection, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, Adobe lawsuit, etc.

WEEK IN GEEK: After finally having a hands-on session, Andrew shares his thoughts on the ttjrpg, Fabula Ultima, while D. Bethel dives into the world of professional wrestling with The Iron Claw.

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(00:00) Intro – A quick look at some news
(02:44) WiG: Andrew – Fabula Ultima
(14:14) WiG: D. – The Iron Claw
(24:48) Outro – Doctor Who
(26:41) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Dating the Void” (23 April 2021): Where our hosts talk about some slight controversy with the release of a previous Ace Attorney collection, The Great Ace Attorney.
  • So Many Halves” (14 June 2024): Where Andrew shares his excitement for Fabula Ultima.

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Jersey Finger

Jersey Finger

RELEASING THE EMBRACE: Our hosts start with some wild news about the Embracer Group and how, after years of buying––excuse me, embracing––every video game and tabletop developer in sight, they are now breaking up the company into three surprising publicly traded companies.

CRAWL OUT THROUGH THE FALLOUT: As has everyone else on the plane, it seems, our hosts also check out the new hit Amazon Prime television show, Fallout, the most recent in big-budget video game adaptations.

DEADPOLE: The first full trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine dropped this week and it is surprisingly more…emotional?…than expected.

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(00:00) Intro – Embracer Group news
(09:16) Amazon Prime’s Fallout
(40:35) Outro – The trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine surprised D. Bethel
(43:30) Outtakes

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  • A Sense of Place” (18 November 2018): Where Andrew shares his experiences diving into Fallout 76.

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The Deep Nerd Zone

The Deep Nerd Zone

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, our hosts are hard at work in the different worlds and in deep space as Andrew watches the first two episodes of the final season of Star Trek: Discovery while D. Bethel has a good time playing a scoundrel in Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds.

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(00:00) Intro – We survived the eclipsageddon
(02:39) Andrew watches Star Trek: Discovery (Star Trek talk ensues)
(23:06) Dan gives a quick update upon finishing Sea of Stars
(24:10) D. gives first impressions on The Outer Worlds
(37:53) Outro – more eclipse talk.
(39:11) Outtakes

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The 2-Body Solution

The 2-Body Solution

WEEK IN GEEK: Our hosts jump right into it as Andrew gets sucked back into the world of Stardew Valley with their most recent update and D. Bethel taps into the zeitgeist and plays the roguelike, deckbuilding, poker-themed (?!) game, Balatro.

THE SEASON OF REGENERATION: With the release of the trailer for the new series of Doctor Who, it contains all that fans could hope for––action, humor, adventure, drama…and it’s “season 1”?

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(00:00) Intro – Andrew got too distracted to podcast…

(01:37) …because he got sucked into Stardew Valley‘s 1.6 release.

(15:33) D. Bethel can’t stop playing the not poker video game, Balatro.

(28:49) Outro – In May we start Doctor Who‘s…first season?

(31:35) Outtakes

RELEVANT EPISODES:

  • Love the Stank” (30 December 2016): Where Andrew first dives into the addictive world of Stardew Valley.
  • States of Play” (30 August 2019): Where Andrew shares his first experiences with Klei Entertainment’s Oxygen Not Included.
  • Reliable Virtual Helmets” (27 September 2019): Where D. Bethel shares his first experiences diving into the world of roguelike deckbuilding games with Meteorfall: Journey.
  • Smell the Duke” (4 February 2022): Where D. Bethel discusses the roguelike conversation/combat deckbuilding game by Klei Entertainment, Griftlands.

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