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Retro Warriors

Justin Baker

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Retro Warriors is a podcast about retro games hosted by Justin Baker and Chris Saturn. We cover all things retro, with a passion for the 8-bit and 16-bit eras of gaming.
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Long Game: A Heated Rivalry Podcast is a re-watch and deep-dive podcast dedicated to Heated Rivalry, hosted by Declan and Silvan. In each episode, we revisit key moments across the series, unpacking the slow-burn tension, character development, and emotional beats that make the heated rivalry world so compelling. Through thoughtful discussion, close reading, and a fan-informed lens, we explore themes of competition, intimacy, identity, and growth over time, celebrating not just the heat of t ...
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Origin Story

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What are the real stories behind the most misunderstood and abused ideas in politics? From Conspiracy Theory to Woke to Centrism and beyond, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey dig into the astonishing secret histories of concepts you thought you knew. Want to support us in making future seasons? There are now two ways you can help out: • Patreon – Get early episodes, live Zooms, merchandise and more from just £5 per month. • Apple Podcasts – Want everything in one place with one easy payment? Subsc ...
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Lore Watch Podcast

Blizzard Watch

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Every week the Lore Watch podcast explores the story and lore of Blizzard titles including World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, or any other games that interest us. Join us for an in-depth look at the evolving stories of the games we all love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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AN AMERICAN GAME

SOCCERTOWN MEDIA

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Some say that soccer is an American game. Okay, Tom McCabe and Kirk Rudell say that, and it might sound weird if you’re an American soccer fan, and you’ve spent your whole life having to prove you know the game–even defend your right to love it–to people who say the US has no soccer history. But: soccer was in New Jersey before it was in Brazil. The US had a pro league before Italy or Spain. We were the first country to register for the first World Cup. In this series, the former teammates t ...
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The rise and fall of empires and the events that shaped world history. William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the intricate stories of revolutions, imperial wars, and the people who built and lost empires. From the British Empire to the Ottomans to Ancient India, history is shaped by power struggles and territorial conquests. How does it continue to affect the world today? Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early acces ...
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The Dice Tower

Tom Vasel, Julie Ahern, and Eric Summerer

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Tom Vasel and Eric Summerer take a look at board games, card games, and the people who design, publish, and play them. Top ten lists, Q&A, tales of horror, and more await you!
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Post Games

Chris Plante

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Post Games is a listener-supported podcast about how and why we love video games. Each week, host Chris Plante reports on a new, overlooked, or underappreciated topic in gaming culture. Where did all the new porn games come from? What’s it like to be the AI that destroys the world? How has one award turned tiny indie game makers into big-name millionaires? With original interviews, writing, and a traditional audio-magazine structure, Plante keeps things entertaining, informative, and always ...
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A Podcast about Tabletop Gaming. The hobby of Board Gaming is so much more than classic games like: Monopoly, Clue, and Trouble. Join Adriana and Joshua as they explore the wonderful world of Family Board Gaming! #bgg
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An intimate conversation with the creators of some of the world's most remarkable games, hosted by comedian and life-long gamer Adam Conover. This season I will talk with the developers of Portal, Assassin's Creed, Hyper Light Drifter and many more about what it’s like to make video games for a living, how they come up with their ideas, and their first memory of the medium.
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Brothers Ira and Drew Creasman dive DEEP into every game in the Final Fantasy multiverse, focusing on themes, philosophies, social commentaries, and characters as well as music, art, and gameplay. We are here to celebrate and discuss, not be cynical or hate. NOTE: There IS material that could be considered political.
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The Decay Cycle

Fire & Fable Studios

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The Decay Cycle podcast is an actual-play RPG set in a world of arcane mysteries, eldritch gods and survival in a hostile world. Join us as we play our own custom RPG system while it is in the midst of development.
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Brad & Will Made a Tech Pod.

Brad Shoemaker, Will Smith

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Each Sunday, Brad Shoemaker and Will Smith discuss a new technology topic. Come for the long-form conversations about virtual reality, space travel, electric cars, refresh rates, and a whole lot more. Support the pod on Patreon: http://patreon.com/techpod
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Game/Life Balance U.S.

Cody Gough and Jonathan Martin

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How do you save the world from space aliens while learning how to change a diaper? Join childhood frienemies Cody Gough and Jonathan Martin as they try to answer that question — while relentlessly trolling each other. This is a lifestyle podcast hosted by adult gamers trying to juggle hobbies with the increasing demands of the "real world." Follow the show to catch up on what they've been up to every once in a while, whether it's revisiting their SNES favorites to see if they hold up or deba ...
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Game of Crimes

Game of Crimes

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Host Steve "Murph" Murphy (retired DEA Agent, featured in NARCOS on Netflix) takes you inside the most intense and fascinating true crime stories in the world. Real life tales from the most notorious cases everyone knows and some you've probably never heard of (until now) from those who broke the law and those who were sworn to enforce it. Murph asks the questions and gets into the true stories from the real life players in the biggest, baddest, most dangerous game of all -- the Game of Crimes.
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Your weekly pub quiz in a podcast. Four rounds of bar trivia to play at home with family or friends. Test yourself with these questions on the daily commute or give your brain a workout while you jog around the park. Produced by the Bar Wars pub quiz - a quiz night that has been running in Hereford and Cheltenham UK since 2000. You can find us at www.facebook.com/takeawaytrivia. Tips: https://ko-fi.com/takeawaytrivia#
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Golf game off the rails? Sick of riding the struggle bus? You've come to the right place. The Par Train helps frustrated golfers #EnjoyTheRide again, because if you can learn to smile through bad golf, you can smile through anything. The Par Train Podcast is a top 10 golf podcast in the United States unpacking the mental game with PGA Tour Pros, best-selling authors, CEOs, sports psychologists, every day golfers like you to make the hardest game in the world feel easy and help you finally ge ...
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#1 Gamification Podcast | Insights and Real-World Strategies to Boost Engagement, Loyalty & Retention. Professor Game helps innovators, product leaders, and educators use gamification and game thinking to create engagement that lasts. 🎙️ Hosted by Rob Alvarez — TEDx Speaker, consultant, and host of the #1 Gamification Podcast — each week brings you practical insights, case studies, and frameworks from 400+ global experts and proven real-world examples. Expect interviews with top practitioner ...
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Why Do We Say That?

Scott & Liam Kelly

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Have you ever wondered why we use certain phrases or words? Where did they come from? What's the origin of that saying? Why do we say "Rule of Thumb"? Why should we mind our "P's & Q's"? Father and son hosts Scott and Liam Kelly have the answers to those questions! We know you could just look it up online, but why not have us do the work for you and have a fun time listening! For Season 2 we are playing our world famous game show--What Word Am I? at the end of each episode! New episodes ever ...
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This podcast is your map through the maze of life as a human: decoding the traps, the false quests, and the loops that keep you stuck - and showing you how to actually play the human game at a high level. We connect the dots between ancient wisdom and modern science - from mysticism to quantum theory, Taoism to timelines, Jungian psychology to consciousness tech. It’s all been pointing to the same thing: this reality is not what it seems, and you’re not here by accident. You’ll get solo tran ...
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Level up your listening with GALP! As the 29th JRPG podcast worldwide, we’re your dedicated source for everything in the realm of Japanese role-playing games and beyond. Join us as we dive deep into the latest releases, classic gems, industry news, and all the captivating stories that make JRPGs unforgettable. If you live and breathe Japanese games, you’ve found your party!
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On the Origin of Battlemechs

Brent , Joshua , Chandler, and Derek

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On the Origin of Battlemechs is a podcast centered around the table top of Battletech. Each episode looks at a specific Mech in the Battletech universe. The subject Mech of each episode will be chronologically sequenced by first model. This podcast is intended as a resource for new and casual players of Battletech table top and Mech lore.
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MeepleCore podcast

Tim Jennette, Matt RoBear, Eric Ledford, and George Breden

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), co-hosts Matt RoBear, and Eric Ledford talk about and discuss boardgames, video games, music, and movies. Tim is a board game video reviewer for "The Dice Tower" youtube channel and wanted to share more of this thought on boardgaming and his other hobbies. Matt and Tim met when they started the hardcore/metalcore band "Morning Augment" and have been playing music and gaming ever since!
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A weekly talk show hosted by BJ from Board Game Gumbo. BJ interviews industry guests, designers, artists, content creators, and gamers about their favorite board games, latest board game news, conventions…and even plays a game or two with the Chat Krewe! A proud member of Punchboard Media.
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The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

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The Why Files covers mysteries, myths and legends. We tell stories and seek the truth in a fun and lighthearted way. Our content is heavily researched; we don't release an episode unless we're sure we can bring something new to a topic.
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Editor's Note: Hey Post Games listeners. To give myself a lighter load this holiday, I’m posting one of the monthly Patreon-exclusive episodes. The patrons selected the origin story of Pokémon. They think you’ll enjoy it, and I do, too! If you like this episode and want access to a backlog of bonus episodes and future bonuses, subscribe to Patreon.…
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Murph and his former co-host, Morgan Wright, have a fun but informed review of the original Die Hard, breaking down the legendary Nakatomi Plaza hostage takeover with help from someone who actually knows how this stuff works—Rick Massa, a retired LAPD SWAT officer. Spoiler alert: crawling through air vents barefoot is not standard operating procedu…
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If you're considering gamification for engagement, retention, or loyalty, I'm happy to compare options with you: professorgame.com/chat What if your bio was more than a skills list and your job hunt felt like a well-designed game? We explore with our guest Jade Arthur how to gamify the job search for the games industry, creating stories, systems an…
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Welcome to the penultimate episode of Origin story season eight: the story of socialism. We close the book on Soviet communism with the story of how it all came crashing down — what has been called the most unexpected event of the twentieth century. Mikhail Gorbachev’s desire to change his country was a product of the secret speech in 1956 and the …
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Declan and Silvan break down episode 4 of Heated Rivalry, Rose. We explore the dynamics of our beloved characters of Ilya and Shane and how the introduction of Rose serves as a catalyst in their story. We look at how Rose complicated Shane’s emotional journey as well as the self-destructive patterns that emerge from his fear and insecurity. Our con…
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Another new year means another CES means another roundup of CES news. This year we cover all the announcements from Intel, AMD, and Nvidia (or at least one of those), plus some legitimately exciting stuff like smart Legos, the first vehicle shipping with a solid state battery, computers in keyboards, Stream Decks in keyboards, big-name repairable l…
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Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 This week on Post Games: Act 1: A History of Women in Games Media Act 2: Mothership Lands on Earth Patreon Bonus: Imagining a Better Future…
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It’s another “lagniappe” episode of the Gumbo podcast, this time with Mitchell Prudhomme, the director of Southern Board Game Fest! First, Mitchell and BJ chat about their recent play of OPERATION BARCLAY, a cool two-player historical game about deception on the European front (with a poker mechanic!) that they both really enjoyed. It's designed by…
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How did the mutiny amongst sepoys –Indian soldiers– turn into a national crisis? What ultimatum did the rebels give the Mughal emperor when they reached the Red Fort in Delhi? Why did the British fail to see what was coming? In Episode 2 of the series, William and Anita discuss how the rebel sepoys travelled along the Bridge of Boats to take the re…
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This week Joe and Matt are answering another listener question, this time concerning Paladins, and how they serve as an intersection between the divine Light, and the Titans who shaped Azeroth. As you might imagine, the answer will span the cosmos, and go completely off the rails in the process. Paladins in particular serve as a mash-up between som…
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Murph is joined once again by veteran DEA leader AJ Collazo for a deep dive into one of the most complex fronts in modern law enforcement—the international drug war. Their conversation centers on Operation Panama Express, a groundbreaking multi-agency effort that transformed how law enforcement tracks and dismantles maritime drug trafficking networ…
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Secret messages are being passed from city to city inside chapattis, rebellion is in the air. When Indian soldiers in the East India Company army hear that bullet cartridges are greased with pig and cow fat, they take a stand against their British generals. A mutiny begins that will soon explode into an all-out revolution… This is the Indian Uprisi…
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Want full show notes for free, including links to everything we mention? Visit www.post.games Get weekly bonus segments, video episodes, monthly exclusive episodes, and more at patreon.com/postgames for only $5 Guest: Ash Parrish, reporter and critic at The Verge Act 1: The Industry Act 2: The Games and Trends Patreon Bonus: The Best and Worst Case…
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In this ep Brent, Chandler, and Derek talk about the mech that is named after the ancient greek warriors, the Spartan. [0:00] - Introduction [7:34] - Models [45:00] - Pilot Profiles [54:05] - Data Dive: Martinson Armaments [57:44] - Sources Edited by: Brent Patreon https://linktr.ee/uroboros_of_old Email: [email protected] Student …
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In this gripping and surprisingly hilarious episode of Game of Crimes, Murph sits down with AJ Collazo, a veteran law enforcement officer whose 38-year career includes 24 years with the DEA during some of the most dangerous years of America’s drug war. AJ takes listeners inside the real world of policing—from outrageous Florida criminal stories tha…
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If you're considering gamification for engagement, retention, or loyalty, I'm happy to compare options with you: professorgame.com/chat What if gamification isn't about rewards at all? James Portnow joins the Professor Game Podcast to explain why intrinsic engagement, thoughtful iteration, and strong design goals matter more than mechanics. From Yo…
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#pubquiz #podcast #trivia #quiz #generalknowledge #questions #bartrivia #answers #weeklyquiz #weeklytrivia #questionsandanswers #TheNightManager Hello Quizheads! Welcome to Takeaway Trivia, your weekly pub quiz in a podcast. Four rounds of bar trivia in the comfort of your own home. No queuing for a your beer, no sticky tables and no one heckling t…
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Welcome to 2026! We're starting the year by finishing the story of Lorwyn Eclipsed, wherein we learn the true identity of a mischievous blue and green faerie and say goodbye to an old friend. And, yes, we will briefly discuss that last scene of the story. You know the one.If you want to read the story, and you definitely do, go to MTGStory.com and …
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What better way to start the year than to look back at one of the most listened to moments on The Par Train in 2025 -- Rory Mcilroy's Historic 2025 Masters Win. Ev and Cerm pressed record minutes after Rory put on the green jacket, and listening back to this episode will not only fire you up and bring back amazing memories -- it'll prime you for yo…
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Welcome aboard the LFG Series. A popular short-form series compiling bite-sized insights to lift you up and challenge your thinking on the way to your next round. Today's LFG episode is about the self regulation theory and why what you're doing right now is probably wasting all of your energy Hope this helps you enjoy the ride! If you like the podc…
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Declan and Silvan breakdown episode 3 of Heated Rivalry, Hunter. We discuss the dynamics between the characters Kip and Scott and explore themes of romance, emotional intelligence, and the impact of support systems on these two characters. We touch on the symbolism in the costumes and the complexities of coming out. Chapters 02:52 Artistic Choices …
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We're back to start the new year with the second and final installment of our ranking of startup sounds. To close out the tier list we consider later consoles like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, more recent Windowses that we didn't even realize had startup sounds, most of the handhelds from Nintendo and Sony, and even some offbeat entries like Ana…
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Luffy’s grand adventure just got a serious power-up! 🍖 This week, Bish is setting sail into the massive next-gen update for One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4. With the game now running on PS5 and the new Nintendo Switch 2, we’re breaking down the "Enhanced Edition" and whether those extra enemies on screen actually make the combat feel like a true Pirat…
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Happy New Year adventurers! Kick off 2026 with some gaming goodness as King Scott, Navigator Lana, and Just Patrick do the 8-bit breakdown for the hot new euro from Devir: Covenant! As always, we've got a ton of banter and recent plays. Plus stick around as we look back on last year's review game: Path of Civilization! www.levelupgamepodcast.com…
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How did Julia Margaret Cameron - Virginia Woolf's great aunt - become one of the most influential photography artists of her time? Who were the Anglo-Indian Pattle Sisters who charmed Victorian society in India and London? How did the family create a warm artistic oasis where celebrities like Tennyson and Watts loved spending time? William is joine…
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This week by special listener request, Matt and Joe are delving into Icewind Dale -- perhaps literally, because it involves the iconic character Drizzt Do'Urden, the Drow Ranger. Icewind Dale began simply as a region in Dungeons and Dragons, and then became the title of a series of three novels penned by R. A. Salvatore, with the first published in…
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Every New Year’s at midnight, we raise our voices to sing a song that few of us understand: “Auld Lang Syne.” So when and why did this become the anthem of the holiday? In this episode, our friends at the Smithsonian’s Sidedoor podcast trace the mysterious rise of “Auld Lang Syne” from rural Scotland, to a New York jazz club, to a classic film and …
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How did one woman take on the brutal colonial King Leopold II in Congo with her camera? Who was Alice Seely Harris and why should we remember her name? How did she smuggle her photographs of the horrors going on in the Congo out of the country? Anita and William discuss the life of Alice Seely Harris, the mouse who stood up to a lion using the powe…
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In this episode of the podcast, Declan and Silvan delve into Heated Rivalry episode 2, Olympians. We explore the complexities of character development for Shane and Ilya. We discuss challenged in communication in relationships, the impact of family dynamics, power struggles and those sex scenes. We touch on the controversy surrounding the depiction…
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This special compilation brings together ten staff favorites that question everything we think we know about reality. From the dark corridors of DARPA where future technology is born to the frozen wastelands of Antarctica where Admiral Byrd allegedly encountered an advanced civilization, the official narrative often crumbles under scrutiny. We anal…
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Want to run away from destroying an experience? Happy to brainstorm → professorgame.com/chat A magical Christmas experience in Madrid almost collapsed because of one overlooked detail. We break down a real-world holiday experience through the stages of gamification, and reveal where confusion can destroy even the most beautiful experience. Rob Alva…
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Jun Shen Chia chats with SILENT HILL f game director Al Yang of Neobards Entertainment. Together they discuss how Neobards collaborated with Konami and famed Japanese writer Ryukishi07 on creating the newest chapter in the Silent Hill series; designing the combat to create tension and feel like a puzzle; creating a game for existing fans that bring…
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#pubquiz #podcast #trivia #quiz #generalknowledge #questions #bartrivia #answers #weeklyquiz #weeklytrivia #questionsandanswers #StrangerThings #2025 Hello Quizheads! Welcome to Takeaway Trivia, your weekly pub quiz in a podcast. Four rounds of bar trivia in the comfort of your own home. No queuing for a your beer, no sticky tables and no one heckl…
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As the new year approaches, Matt Myers — Evan’s fitness and nutrition coach from Nerd Fitness, hops aboard the train to help the passengers explore the side of golf most players avoid — their health. What's most important: Fitness or nutrition? Where are most golfers getting this wrong? Before a round, what actually matters most — sleep, what you e…
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Featuring: Belghast, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen Hey Folks! It is that weird time between holidays, and we are down about half of our folks for various reasons. We push forward and record a pretty focused show around a few topics. We start off discussing Q-Up, a game that effectively has a lot of things to say about League of Legends, and also disc…
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As is tradition (?) around here, over the holidays we're doing another extended ranking, and this year it's a two-part tier list of... every startup sound we could find across video game consoles, handhelds, and computer operating systems. Where does a startup sound end and menu music begin? Is it possible for a sound to sound the way that khakis l…
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