Episodes

  • Episode 264: Summer is Coming, What Are We Packing?

    Episode 264: Summer is Coming, What Are We Packing?
    May 9 2026
    This week we're talking about summer and travel gaming because it's that time of year!

    What We're Playing
    Pokopia
    Slay the Spire 2
    Ghost of Yotei
    DnD Year 5

    What We're Reading
    Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi
    Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin
    One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
    Artemis by Andy Weir

    What We're Drinking
    Sixth Glass by Boulevard Brewing Company
    Diet Coke

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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Episode 263: Relooted: A Conversation with Nyamakop's Sithe Ncube

    Episode 263: Relooted: A Conversation with Nyamakop's Sithe Ncube
    Feb 25 2026
    This week we're talking with Sithe Ncube from Nyamakop about their new puzzle platformer, Relooted!

    Art Institute of Chicago Holds Stolen Sacred Nepali Artifacts:
    How Nepali antiquities got to Chicago museum
    English professor's discovery sounds international art alarm
    'Give us back our gods': Inside Nepal's Museum of Stolen Art

    Black Voices in Gaming Interview with Relooted Team (mentioned on podcast)

    What We're Playing
    Relooted
    South of Midnight
    Dispatch
    Star Wars Outlaws
    Abiotic Factor
    Indika

    What We're Reading
    1984 by George Orwell
    Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson
    The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
    The Awakening of Roku by Randy Ribay
    Dispatches from Planet 3 by Marcia Bartusiak
    When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda L. Montgomery

    What We're Drinking
    Coffee
    Water
    Sparkling water
    *Cut us some slack it was early morning

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 262: We Can't Wait!: Things We're Excited for in 2026

    Episode 262: We Can't Wait!: Things We're Excited for in 2026
    Feb 25 2026
    This week we're talking about the things that we are most looking forward to in 2026!

    What We're Playing
    Divinity Original Sin II
    Little Nightmares III
    Star Wars Outlaws
    Undusted
    Octopath Traveler 0
    Final Fantasy Tactics
    Fox Curio’s Floating Bookshop

    What We're Reading
    When the Moon Hatched by Sarah Parker
    The Great Mann by Kylie Davis Lurie
    Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
    When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy by Beronda L. Montgomery

    What We're Drinking
    Get Toasty Hot Chocolate Porter - Trademark Brewing
    Pistachio Milk Latte

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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • Episode 261: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Giftmas: Gift Giving Ideas for 2025 and Beyond

    Episode 261: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Giftmas: Gift Giving Ideas for 2025 and Beyond
    Dec 14 2025
    This week, as we are wrapping up the winter. gift giving season, we are talking about some of our favorite gift giving ideas!

    What We're Playing
    Team Fight Tactics
    Ghost of Yōtei
    BO7 *
    Arc Raiders,
    Moonlighter 2*
    Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato*

    What We're Reading
    The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Boradbent
    Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
    The Great Mann by Kylie Davis Lurie

    What We're Drinking
    Almanac Smooches Chocolate Stout
    Hard Mountain Dew *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • Episode 260: It's Like Deja Vu All Over Again: Games We Replay

    Episode 260: It's Like Deja Vu All Over Again: Games We Replay
    Oct 4 2025
    This week we are talking about the games we keep playing or replaying and why.

    What We're Playing (Selections)
    Silksong
    Peak
    Metaphor ReFantazio
    Quartet*
    Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
    Borderlands 4
    Dying Light: The Beast
    Fallout 76

    What We're Reading
    Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
    Japanese Books (Genki 1; Kanji Look and Learn; Practical Japanese 1)
    Heir by Sabaa Tahir
    Silo by Hugh Howey

    What We're Drinking
    Coffee and Slice Ginger Ale
    2Towns. Ciderhouse Comsic Crisp
    CranRaspberry Lemonade

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    1 hr and 44 mins
  • Episode 259: We've Been Where?: Let's Catch Up!

    Episode 259: We've Been Where?: Let's Catch Up!
    Sep 4 2025
    This week we are chatting and catching up after an (unintentional) summer hiatus!

    What We're Playing (Selections)
    Peak
    Expedition 33
    Tiny Bookshop*
    Discounty*
    Birdigo*
    Metaphor ReFantazio
    Cult of the Lamb
    Repo
    Final Fantasy I and II

    What We're Reading
    Brindlewood Bay TTRPG
    Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
    Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
    Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
    Japanese Books (Genki 1; Kanji Look and Learn; Practical Japanese 1)
    Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin
    Writing the Other by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward
    Faeries (25th edition) by Brian Froud
    Good Faeries and Bad Faeries by Brian Froud
    Faeries on the Faultlines by Iris Compiet
    A New Dictionary of Fairies by Morgan Daimler

    What We're Drinking
    Boulevard Brewing Co. Wood Baron Barrel-Fresh Ale
    Cherry Hard Cider
    accidental raspberry lemonade slushie *Code received for streaming and review purposes
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Episode 258: Don't Answer That Phone: Atomfall Spoilercast

    Episode 258: Don't Answer That Phone: Atomfall Spoilercast
    May 19 2025
    This week we've all played Atomfall. by Rebellion and we're talking about the experience!

    What We're Playing
    Atomfall*
    Blue Prince
    Sunderfolk
    R.E.P.O.
    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
    Fallout 76

    What We're Reading
    Fledgling by Octavia Butler
    Model Home by Rivers Solomon

    What We're Drinking
    Sneaky Sneaky
    Sprecher Orange Dream
    Xila by Flor de Luna

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Music to My Ears? Videogame and Music Pairings

    Music to My Ears? Videogame and Music Pairings
    Apr 30 2025
    This week we're talking about games and videogame pairings. Not specifically the music from the specific videogames, but music that we pair with the specific games that we are playing or thinking about.

    What We're Playing
    Atomfall*
    South of Midnight*
    Nobdy Saves the World
    Split Fiction
    Minecraft
    Fallout 76

    What We're Reading
    Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus
    Model Home by Rivers Solomon

    What We're Drinking
    Great Notion Blueberry Muffin Tart Sour
    Water
    Cold Brew Coffee

    *Code received for streaming and review purposes

    What We Paired


    Victoria
    “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid” The Offspring – Fallout New Vegas
    “Rox in the Box” The Decemberists – Don’t Starve Together
    “Hiding in the Blue” The Fat Rat & Riell – Minecraft
    “Feed the Machine” Poor Man’s Poison – Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
    “Mothman (Cryptid)” Rat Wyfe – Fallout 76
    Lord of the Rings soundtrack – Warlords Battlecry 3
    “Mezmerize” (album) System of a Down – Final Fantasy VIII


    Jordyn
    "Kingdom Fall" Clare Wyndyam - FFXV
    "Two Roads" Janani K. Jha - Life is Strange, Life is Strange: Double Exposure
    "Here, Before, Now, and After" Morgan Clae - Kena: Bridge of Spirits
    LoTR - particularly Concerning Hobbits, Old Friends, Into the West - Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom
    "Same Old Energy" + "Burn Your Village" (Explicit) Kiki Rockwell; "The Consequence of Imagination is Fear" Junie and the Hutfriends - Little Hope


    Sam
    Bad Ass Women Playlist: Call of Duty
    Writing: Black Ops 6 Paratext Playlist: Call of Duty
    Be Real Black For Me Playlist: Mafia III
    Gregorian Chant Playlist: Metaphor ReFantazio
    South of Midnight OST: Literally EVERYTHING right now (but moving to Minecraft and farming sims?)
    Bastion OST: Playing over Bastion (But not the Build A Wall level)
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    1 hr and 44 mins