Best Caleb And Anna Podcasts (2025)

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The Distance (S2E01) Caleb's zinger, WWIII and other distractions 1:02:32

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Distance, the 1st episode of the second season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You c…

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A Pride Month Pairing 51:54

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Happy Pride! This month, we read two wonderfully queer games played in pairs. You can find Eyes on the Prize by Ira Prince linked here and I Have The High Ground by Jess Levine linked here. You can find the game for next month, Orbital Blues by Sam Sleney & Zachary Cox, through SoulMuppet Publishing’s store, linked here, or on their itch[dot]io, li…

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Season One Recap: "Things don’t go well for Saleri." 1:36:30

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed [kinda] recap the first season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: ht…

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The Ties That Bind (S1E27) Seth Sails Away 1:32:42

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Ties That Bind, the 27th episode of the first season of The OC. We launched a Patreon! You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522…

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The Strip (S1E26) In which most of the gang goes to Las Vegas 1:52:10

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Strip, the 26th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: …

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“Something is Wrong With This House” by Anna Landin & Jonah Walker 41:36

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This month, we read Something is Wrong With This House by Anna Landin and Jonah Walker. You can find it here, on Anna’s itch[dot]io page. Find the games for next month: Eyes on the Prize by Ira Prince, on Ira’s itch[dot]io, linked here. I Have The High Ground by Jess Levine, on Jess’s itch[dot]io, linked here. Find us on Patreon here! (Following is…

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The Shower (S1E25) Summer's dad hates Seth AND MORE 1:07:38

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Shower, the 25th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here:…

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The Proposal (S1E24) Luke goes against the wind 1:05:40

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Proposal, the 24rd episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online…

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The Nana (S1E23) Remember when Modest Mouse's "Float On" was EVERYWHERE? 1:25:30

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Nana, the 23rd episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online her…

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The L.A. (S1E22) The Core Four go to Los Angeles and we get a messy save-a-stripper plot. Also! Kay Hanley rules. 1:23:01

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The L.A., the 22nd episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online her…

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Orange County (2002) 1:29:50

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss the major motion picture Orange County (2002). You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://…

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The Goodbye Girl (S1E21) Swordfish, Melvins, Nada Surf, Anna's departure and more 1:14:32

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Goodbye Girl, the 21st episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex on…

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The Telenovela (S1E20) Somehow we talk so much more about cassingles in this episode than we did last week 1:22:55

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Telenovela, the 20th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onli…

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“Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes” by Nerdy Pup Games 53:04

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This month, we read Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes by Michael Addison. You can find it here, at Nerdy Pup Games’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Something is Wrong with this House by Anna Landin & Jonah Walker, on Anna’s itch[dot]io, linked here. Find us on Patreon here! (Following is free!) Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send…

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The Heartbreak (S1E19) Marissa's mom—Julie—has got it going on 1:11:30

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Heartbreak, the 19th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onli…

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The Truth (S1E18) In which we talk a lot about Andy Kaufman, Tony Clifton, REM and more... 1:29:12

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Truth, the 18th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online he…

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The Rivals (S1E17) "Did you have Damien Rice face?" 1:20:20

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Rivals, the 17th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online h…

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The Links (S1E16) Is Oliver a puppy with a BFG9000?? 1:34:16

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Links, the 16th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online he…

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The Third Wheel (S1E15) In which the gang finally attends that Rooney concert. 1:42:34

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Third Wheel, the 15th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onl…

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A Viditya Voleti Double Feature 41:32

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This month, we read a map down & around the Midnight Highway and The Fire Flickers Between You..., both by Viditya Voleti. You can find both games here, at Viditya’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Rebels of the Outlaw Wastes, on Nerdy Pup Games’s itch[dot]io, linked here. We launched a Patreon this month! Any money made wil…

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The Countdown (S1E14) Oliver Trask is a turd! The Peach Pit model. Rooney is coming! AND MORE! 1:43:49

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Countdown, the 14th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onlin…

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The Best Chrismukkah Ever (S1E13) Santa’s Pizza Hut smoking-section-colored hair and Jimmy Stewart's dead dog Edition 1:58:29

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Best Chrismukkah Ever, the Thirteenth episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You c…

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The Secret (S1E12) The Thomas Paine, Yogalates, Kids in the Hall, and the Spanish Inquisition Edition 1:59:14

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Secret, the Twelfth episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onlin…

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The Homecoming (S1E11) "What's the difference between a Big Mac and a Quarter Pounder?" 1:51:11

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Homecoming, the Eleventh episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex …

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“Triangle Agency” with Caleb Zane Huett & Sean Ireland 1:48:26

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This month, we read Triangle Agency by Caleb Zane Huett and Sean Ireland. You can find it here, at Haunted Table Press’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the games for next month, a map down & around the Midnight Highway and The Fire Flickers Between You..., on Viditya Voleti’s itch[dot]io, linked here. We’re launching a Patreon in February, we’d lov…

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The Perfect Couple (S01E10) "What is your go-to P.F. Chang's order?" 1:35:15

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Perfect Couple, the Tenth episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex…

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The Heights (S1E9) "Bill Callahan's Dress Sexy at My Funeral should have been featured in an OC episode" 1:36:42

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Heights, the Ninth episode of the first season of The OC. Crowdfunding campaigns for black families displaced by the fires can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview?fbclid=PAY2xjawHtWQNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABphZiw5T9kv6v0LkTTSlQ95jkZezcb…

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The Rescue (S1E8) or "Sandy Cohen would probably have done a Breaking Bad if presented the opportunity" 1:33:03

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Rescue, the Eighth episode of the first season of The OC. Crowdfunding campaigns for black families displaced by the fires can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pK5omSsD4KGhjEHCVgcVw-rd4FZP9haoijEx1mSAm5c/htmlview?fbclid=PAY2xjawHtWQNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABphZiw5T9kv6v0LkTTSlQ95jkZezcb…

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The Escape (S1E7) or "Seth Cohen doesn't listen to Magnolia Electric Co." 1:34:13

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Escape, the seventh episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onlin…

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The PAX: Unplugged Extravaganza! 1:00:06

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This month, we discussed many games with many people! Below is a list of all games covered, as well as where you can find the people we spoke to. You can find the game for next month, Triangle Agency by Haunted Table Games, on itch[dot]io, linked here. GAMES DISCUSSED: “This Is A Game About Fishing”, a queer ecopunk belonging-outside-belonging game…

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The Girlfriend (S1E6) "Why would you have a birthday party if you can’t show off your 24-year-old wife?" 1:37:35

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed are joined by Maris Kreizman to discuss The Girlfriend, the sixth episode of the first season of The OC. You can find The Maris Review here: https://mariskreizman.substack.com/ You can pre-order Maris' book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/i-want-to-burn-this-place-down-essays-maris-kreizman/21863021 You can f…

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The Outsider (S1E5) "RIP to the Sidekick era of mobile telephones" 1:29:03

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Outsider, the fourth episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onli…

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The Debut (S1E4) "Imagine if Taylor Swift had 12 Orphans" 1:42:11

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Debut, the fourth episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online …

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The Gamble (S1E3) 1:24:20

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Gamble, the third episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online …

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“Sound Check” by Misha Grifka Wander and Envi Wiklund 49:36

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This month, we read Sound Check. You can find it here, on Misha Grifka Wander’s itch[dot]io page. Most of next month’s episode will be dedicated to our PAX:U mini-interviews. You can find the game we’ll be covering for next month, Oh Captain, My Captain! by James D’Amato linked here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at tabletopbookcl…

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The Model Home (S1E2) 1:20:21

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Model Home, the second episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex on…

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Premiere (S1E1) 1:13:55

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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed introduce The OC, Again, a recap show about The OC. They discuss The Premiere, the first episode of the first season. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woma…

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“Absurdia” by Quinn Majeski 1:00:23

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This month, we read Absurdia. You can find it here, at Quinn Majeski’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Sound Check by Misha Grifka Wander and Envi Wiklund, on itch[dot]io, linked here. You can find the Interest Check for our PAX:U mini-interviews here! You can find Quinn Majeski’s actual-play podcast Monster Hour here. You c…

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"Rom Com Drama Bomb" by Elliot Davis 55:19

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This month, we read Rom Com Drama Bomb. You can find it here, at Elliot Davis’s itch[dot]io page. You can find the game for next month, Absurdia by Quinn Majeski, on itch[dot]io, linked here. You can find Finch’s new game Ball Game here. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Send us an email at [email protected]! Find Tabletop Book Club on Ko-fi …

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The OC, Again trailer 5:53

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The OC, Again is coming! Niko Stratis and Alex Steed time travel back to the early-to-mid Aughts and spend over a hundred hours with Marissa, Summer, Ryan and Seth along the way.By Alex Steed

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Tabletop Book Club’s Short Game Grab Bag 50:01

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This month, we read a series of short games. You can find You Awaken in a Strange Place by Jacob Andrews here, in pitch we are preserved by Steph Jordan here, and EXTRACTION FROM DEMON-FUCKED CLEVELAND 1996 by Logan Dean here. You can find the game for next month, Rom Com Drama Bomb by Elliot Davis, on itch[dot]io, linked here. You can find “D20 Bu…

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#731 Tech SEO with Simon Lesser, Paulo Andraus, David Gossage and Beth Woodcock 1:02:21

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In this final episode of the series, we introduce you to some of our top experts sharing their knowledge and experience during the brightonSEO conference. Hosted by Simon Lesser, the panel share advice on improving website speed and performance; considerations for choosing SEO and tech SEO tools, and the significance of log file analysis in underst…

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#730 Paid Search with Charley Brennand, Danielle Gipps, Sarah Sal and Cathryn Stormont 1:02:06

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In this series of episodes, we introduce you to some of our top experts sharing their knowledge and experience during the brightonSEO conference. Hosted by Charley Brennand, this episode dives head first into the fast-evolving evolving social and paid search landscape. We cover the dominance of video content and its place in paid search campaigns, …

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“Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast” with Jay Dragon (Part Two) 1:15:10

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This month, we read Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast. This is Part Two, where we talked about the locked materials. Thanks again to Jay for joining us! You can find Yazeba’s here, at the Possum Creek Games itch[dot]io page. Support Possum Creek Games on Patreon here. Next month, we’re doing a grab bag of short games: You Awaken in a Strange Place by Jacob …

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#729 AI with Dan Taylor, Mike Curtis, Jonjo Rowlands and Irin Rahman 1:01:58

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In this series of episodes, we introduce you to some of our top experts sharing their knowledge and experience during the brightonSEO conference. Hosted by Dan Taylor, this panel session covers everything you need to know about AI’s place in digital marketing; from its evolution and the future of content creation, to the ethical considerations we n…

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#728 SEO Site Clinic with Claire Carlile, Tom Capper, Sally Raymer and Dave Cousin 1:02:28

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In this series of episodes, we introduce you to some of our top experts sharing their knowledge and experience during the brightonSEO conference. Hosted by Claire Carlile, this panel session takes questions from the live audience, answering their queries on real-life website and SEO issues. Join us for a deep-dive into technical and on-page SEO wit…