A layman's approach to all things Philosophy of Religion, Theology, and Philosophy in general. As a layman who was cursed with a passion for Philosophy, specifically Philosophy of Religion (because I am someone who returned to Christianity through Philosophy of Religion), we present the harder topics for the layman or even students, as only a layman could. The style is laid back, sometimes humorous, and always entertaining. Thanks for watching and/or listening!
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Elucidations is an unexpected philosophy podcast produced in association with Emergent Ventures. Every episode, Matt Teichman temporarily transforms himself back into a student and tries to learn the basics of some topic from a person of philosophical interest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:57 - Dead Space 2023 (Chris) 00:17:23 - Ball x Pit (Chris) 00:29:33 - Slay the Spire (Heath) 00:31:48 - The Roottrees are Dead (Heath) 00:36:29 - Heath checks-in on what Other People are Playing 00:38:56 - Reflecting on How Gaming has Changed (since starting the podcast) 01:15:31 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiu…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:52 - The Roottrees are Dead (Heath) 00:17:14 - Hades II (Chris) 00:25:29 - Life is Strange (Chris) 00:31:00 - Steam Machine and Steam Frame Hardware Announcements 00:41:00 - The Game Awards 2025 Predictions 01:22:55 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Original release date: December 3rd, 2025…
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Epsiode 152: Luca Gattoni-Celli discusses the housing crisis
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This time around, Matt talks to Luca Gattoni-Celli about why it’s so expensive to buy a house. In the 80s, people from all sorts of socioeconomic backgrounds were able to afford apartments and houses in places like New York City, San Francisco, or London. Now, on the other hand, even many wealthy people are getting priced out of the city. And indee…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:12 - Stardew Valley (Heath) 00:14:35 - Hades II (Chris/Samantha) 00:29:33 - Slay the Spire (Heath/Samantha) 00:36:57 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Samantha) 00:57:52 - Life is Strange (Chris/Samantha) 01:11:47 - Brief Mass Effect Spoilers 01:13:36 - The White House/GameStop Declares End of Console Wars 01:21:35 - Olympics Licen…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:31 - Longest Wait to Revisit a Save File? 00:06:28 - Hades (Heath) 00:12:25 - Hades II (Chris/Samantha) 00:33:01 - Blue Prince (Heath) 00:40:39 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Samantha) 00:54:47 - Stardew Valley (Heath) 00:57:54 - AI: The Somnium Files (Chris/Samantha) 01:09:53 - National Videogame Museum in Frisco, TX 01:21:40 -…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:13 - AI: The Somnium Files (Chris) 00:14:39 - Hades (Heath) 00:27:20 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Chris) 00:32:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 (Chris) 00:39:09 - Reacting to Samantha's Witcher 3 Impressions 00:47:43 - Console Prices Keep Rising 00:51:05 - September Nintendo Direct Highlights 00:55:51 - Mobius Tunes: Volume 19 01:33:46 - C…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:37 - Hades (Heath/Samantha) 00:29:54 - Donkey Kong Bananza (Chris) 00:37:29 - Mouthwashing (Chris/Samantha) 00:48:07 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All (Chris/Samantha) 00:57:51 - Our Desert Island Games 01:34:08 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Original release date: Septemb…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:44 - Donkey Kong Bananza (Chris) 00:19:07 - The Witcher: Diminished Edition (Heath) 00:28:21 - Estimating the Number of Video Game Industry Jobs 00:31:08 - Email: State of the Gaming Industry 00:35:04 - Current Problems Facing the Games Industry 00:45:31 - Solutions to Fix the Industry 01:14:28 - Walt Disney Animatronic 01:16…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:35 - Split Fiction (Chris/Samantha) 00:23:13 - Deltarune Chapter 3 (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:28:50 - Deltarune Chapter 4 (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:40:42 - (*Spoiler Section*) Deltarune Chapter 4 01:16:06 - Is Heath a JRPG Guy? 01:19:08 - Microsoft Laying Off 9000 Employees 01:24:14 - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 Announced …
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:34 - Mario Kart World (Chris/Samantha) 00:22:32 - Deltarune Chapters 2 + 3 (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:53:09 - Deltarune Chapters 2 + 3 (*Spoiler Section*) 01:18:16 - Hideo Kojima Changed Death Stranding 2 because it was "Too Good" 01:29:43 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Original release d…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:19 - Switch 2 First Impressions 00:07:34 - Mario Kart World (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:23:24 - Deltarune Chapters 1 + 2 (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:45:47 - (*Spoiler Section*) Deltarune Chapters 1 + 2 01:15:11 - Email: Spirit Island Board Game Recommendation 01:19:17 - Fantasy Video Game Publisher Competition Update 01:47:46 - C…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:06 - The Banner Saga (Heath) 00:10:52 - Blue Prince (Chris/Samantha) 00:17:20 - Deltarune Chapter 2 (Heath/Samantha) 00:23:19 - Doom 2016 (Chris) 00:30:10 - A Plague Tale: Requiem (Chris/Samantha) 00:48:55 - Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime (Chris/Samantha) 01:05:05 - Fortnite Returns to the App Store 01:08:27 - Email: The Genius…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:38 - Blue Prince (Chris/Samantha) 00:27:41 - Deltarune Chapter 1 (Heath/Samantha) 00:39:19 - Frostpunk: 1886 Announced 00:41:30 - 2025 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Announced 00:42:18 - Xbox Hardware Prices Increase 00:47:39 - Our Game Group's Top 30 Board Games 02:21:54 - Games that Narrowly Missed Our List 02:26:4…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:08 - Chris Pre-Ordered a Switch 2 00:07:11 - Heath's Minecraft Movie Thoughts 00:10:07 - Dredge (Chris) 00:25:39 - The Banner Saga (Samantha) 00:38:20 - Undertale (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 01:03:10 - Email: 2009 Snubbed in Our Bracket? 01:09:49 - Video Game Would You Rather? 01:42:27 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobi…
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Episode 151: Witold Więcek discusses statistics and academic research
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Note: this episode was recorded in August of 2022. In the latest Elucidation, Matt talks to Witold Więcek about the difficulties that come up for researchers who would like to draw upon statistics. Lots of academic fields need to draw heavily on statistics, whether it’s economics, psychology, sociologym, linguistics, computer science, or data scien…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:10 - Chris Shoutouts (Blue Prince, Super Bunnyhop's Kriegsspiel Video) 00:04:48 - Undertale (Heath) 00:18:18 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (Chris) 00:29:09 - Slay the Spire (Chris/Samantha) 00:42:57 - Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Initial Impressions 00:51:39 - Switch 2 Get Hyped/Pump the Breaks 01:11:41 - Heath's Death Strand…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:13 - Jusant (Chris) 00:11:52 - Slay the Spire (Chris/Samantha) 00:19:39 - Nier: Automata (Heath/Samantha) 00:26:58 - (*Spoiler Section*) Nier: Automata 01:10:06 - Closing Thoughts on Nier: Automata 01:15:52 - 2025 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists Announced 01:24:52 - Teaser for Heath's Death Stranding 2 Trailer Thought…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:46 - Nier: Automata (Heath/Samantha) 00:25:40 - Cyberpunk 2077 (Chris) 00:42:06 - Monolith Productions Shut Down 00:43:04 - 10 Live Service Games Account for 40% of All PS5/Xbox Playtime 00:52:43 - Bracket Battle: Best Year in Gaming 02:20:11 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Original relea…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:39 - Cyberpunk 2077 (Chris) 00:23:28 - Nier: Automata (Heath/Samantha) 00:36:10 - The Wolf Among Us (Chris/Samantha) 00:44:21 - Castlevania: Nocturne (Chris/Samantha) 00:56:56 - Heath's Thoughts on Civilization VII Reception 00:58:48 - GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry Report 01:12:21 - Mobius Tunes: Volume 18 01:34:54 - Cl…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:07 - Heath talks about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie 00:04:28 - Cyberpunk 2077 (Chris) 00:08:27 - The Witness (Heath) 00:14:06 - The Looker (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:19:55 - Love Is All Around (Chris/Samantha) 00:38:49 - Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches DLC (Chris) 00:45:04 - Nier: Automata (Heath/Samantha) 00:55:03 - Nvidia Rel…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:56 - The Witness (Heath) 00:17:39 - Why Chris Hasn't Been Playing Cyberpunk 2077 00:23:14 - Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall DLC (Chris/Samantha) 00:26:12 - Why Samantha Hasn't Been Playing Nier: Automata 00:29:30 - Addressing our 2024 Gaming Resolutions 00:34:40 - Setting our 2025 Gaming Resolutions 00:43:18 - Fantasy Video …
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:20 - Into the Breach (Samantha) 00:11:17 - The Rise of the Golden Idol (Heath) 00:20:35 - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Chris) 00:30:48 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Chris/Samantha) 00:43:05 - Steam 2024 Year in Review 00:48:42 - Top 10 Games Played in 2024 01:59:07 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:53 - Balatro (Heath) 00:07:31 - Metaphor: ReFantazio (Chris) 00:24:29 - 1000xRESIST (Samantha) 00:31:51 - (*Spoiler Section*) 1000xRESIST 00:37:26 - Zero Time Dilemma (Chris/Samantha) 00:48:18 - Hi-Fi Rush (Chris) 00:58:01 - Arcane Season 2 (Chris/Samantha) 01:04:06 - The Game Awards General Impressions 01:08:47 - The Game Aw…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:21 - Pyre (Heath) 00:05:50 - Metaphor: ReFantazio (Chris) 00:36:01 - Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye (Samantha) 00:46:37 - (*Spoiler Section*) Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye 00:56:52 - Arcane Season 2 (Chris/Samantha) 01:05:03 - General Thoughts on this Year in Gaming 01:11:01 - The Game Awards 2024 Predictions 02:13:32 - Clos…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:04 - Settling the Inscryption Debate 00:04:38 - Metaphor: Refantazio (Chris) 00:22:01 - Frostpunk 2 (Heath) 00:38:24 - Yakuza 4 Remastered (Chris) 00:50:53 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) (Chris) 01:01:35 - Mobius Tunes: Volume 17 01:41:41 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Or…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:18 - Why Heath Hasn't Played Frostpunk 2 00:09:21 - Outer Wilds (Samantha) 00:23:46 - Brandon Sanderson Book Club 00:30:29 - Mini Metro (Samantha/Janus) 00:34:51 - 1000xRESIST (Chris) 00:47:47 - A Plague Tale: Innocence (Chris/Samantha) 00:52:26 - PS5 Pro Announcement and Price 00:57:28 - Closing Statements Send us an email a…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:46 - Prey 2017 (Samantha) 00:20:01 - Citizen Sleeper (Chris) 00:38:20 - Inscryption (Samantha) 00:45:30 - (*Spoiler Section*) Inscryption 00:56:17 - Slay the Princess (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 01:14:36 - Our Personal GOTYs from the Past Decade 02:01:19 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Origina…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:30 - Tango Gameworks Saved from Studio Closure 00:03:51 - Firewatch (Samantha) 00:08:39 - (*Spoiler Section*) Firewatch 00:15:35 - Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (Chris/Samantha) 00:26:32 - Returnal: Ascension (Chris) 00:32:42 - Return of the Obra Dinn (Samantha) 00:41:38 - Middle-earth: Shadow of War DLC (Chris) 00:50:07 …
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Episode 150: Shruti Rajagopalan discusses talent in India
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In this episode, Matt sits down with Shruti Rajagopalan (Mercatus Center) to talk about what the future holds for India. We often have a tendency to think of the current economic and geopolitical situation as simply the way things are. Especially for people who grew up in the United States over the past 50 years, the fact that it is an economic and…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:43 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Chris/Samantha) 00:21:46 - Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (Chris/Samantha) 00:38:34 - Sony Reportedly Ending Blu-ray Production 00:40:26 - Bracket Battle: Best Soundtrack 01:40:18 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Original release date: August 19…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:56 - The Witness (Chris/Samantha) 00:12:10 - 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (Samantha) 00:19:23 - Dave the Diver (Chris) 00:30:13 - Endless Ocean Luminous (Samantha) 00:38:34 - Dishonored (Samantha) 00:50:08 - Persona 5 Royal (Chris/Samantha) 00:55:15 - (*Spoiler Section*) Persona 5 Royal 01:43:51 - Closing Stateme…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:26 - Persona 5 Royal (Chris) 00:19:31 - Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin Studio Closures 00:28:39 - Industry Insights from Mat Piscatella Interview with Kyle Bosman 00:34:51 - Declining Interest in Strategic Games Article 00:42:00 - Xbox Games Showcase 2024 Live Reactions 01:21:34 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mob…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:14 - Introducing Samantha 00:07:14 - The Forgotten City (Heath) 00:18:11 - The Witness (Chris/Samantha) 00:29:01 - Tangle Tower Demo (Heath) 00:31:53 - Balatro (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 00:37:07 - Person 5 Royal (Chris/Heath/Samantha) 01:10:40 - Video Game 20 Questions 01:22:30 - Closing Statements Send us an email at mobiustube…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:58 - Balatro (Chris/Heath) 00:18:50 - Nobody Saves the World (Chris) 00:27:37 - Superliminal (Chris) 00:34:27 - Gris (Chris) 00:40:18 - Video Game Completion Rates Guessing Challenge 00:55:05 - Email: Creative Expression in Gaming 01:09:09 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Original release …
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Episode 149: Lainie Ross and Christos Lazaridis talk about defining death
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In this episode, we are joined by Lainie Ross (University of Rochester Medical Center) and (once again!) Christos Lazaridis (UChicago Medicine), this time to talk about the different ways of defining death. In our previous episode with Christos, we talked about death and the vexed history of attempts to define it. Prior to the advent of modern life…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:00 - Introducing Games to his Employer's Children (Heath) 00:08:24 - Yakuza 3 Remastered (Chris) 00:23:06 - Balatro (Chris) 00:34:57 - Valve Overhauls Steam's Family Sharing Feature 00:39:30 - 2024 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists Announced 00:41:52 - Mobius Tunes: Volume 16 01:28:25 - Closing Statements Send us an ema…
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WTF Does that Mean? Philosophy Definitions: Ontology
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:54 - A Hand With Many Fingers (Heath) 00:09:40 - Visiting The Strong National Museum of Play (Chris) 00:15:20 - Marvel's Midnight Suns (Chris) 00:25:31 - Yakuza 3 Remastered (Chris) 00:33:06 - State of the Video Game Industry 2024 Discussion 01:05:35 - Closing Statements (and the Zeebo) Send us an email at mobiustubespodcast@…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:10 - Email: Our Status as Influencers 00:04:20 - Disney Acquires $1.5 Billion Stake in Epic Games 00:06:09 - Teaser for Addressing Future of Xbox News 00:07:05 - Mobius Tubes Reflection Questions 00:17:12 - Our Favorite Mobius Tubes Moments/Segments 00:37:10 - Counting Down Our Top 100 Games of All Time 02:02:57 - Start of th…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:02 - Frostpunk (Heath) 00:08:42 - Crash Team Racing (Heath) 00:14:02 - Marvel's Midnight Suns (Chris) 00:28:17 - World Video Game Hall of Fame 2021-2023 Inductees 00:35:00 - Video Game Hot Takes Discussion 01:18:20 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Original release date: February 8th, 2024…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:12 - A Way Out (Chris) 00:09:40 - Mobile Suit Baba (Heath) 00:14:51 - Marvel's Midnight Suns (Chris) 00:30:24 - Dead by Daylight (Heath) 00:35:58 - Addressing our 2023 Gaming Resolutions 00:42:41 - Setting our 2024 Gaming Resolutions 00:47:10 - Gaming Pet Peeves Discussion 01:14:37 - Closing Statements (and brief Palworld tal…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:08 - Returnal (Chris) 00:19:43 - Subnautica (Heath) 00:28:02 - Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire (Chris) 00:31:44 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Episode INTERmission (Chris) 00:35:55 - What the Golf? (Chris) 00:39:34 - Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale 00:41:54 - Steam 2023 Year in Review 00:48:25 - Top 10 Games Pla…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:33 - The Sims 4 (Heath) 00:05:17 - Subnautica (Heath) 00:06:50 - Heavy Rain (Heath) 00:09:29 - Golden Idol Mysteries: The Spider of Lanka (Chris) 00:12:45 - Vampire Survivors Co-op Update (Chris) 00:16:38 - Fortnite (Heath) 00:18:36 - Returnal (Chris) 00:39:53 - Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Chris) 00:51:53 - Rambling a…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:58 - The Quarry (Heath) 00:08:14 - Before Your Eyes (Chris) 00:15:00 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Chris) 00:29:20 - (*Spoiler Section*) Final Fantasy VII Remake 00:40:28 - General Reflections on the Gaming Industry this Year 00:44:31 - The Game Awards 2023 Predictions 01:37:23 - Closing Statements Send us an email a…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:17 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Chris) 00:13:26 - The Quarry (Heath) 00:21:08 - Final Fantasy VII (Chris) 00:28:18 - Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Chris) 00:44:15 - Mass Effect 3 (Heath) 01:04:20 - Mass Effect 3's Ending 01:27:56 - Closing Statements Send us an email at [email protected] Original release da…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:00 - Mass Effect 3 (Heath) 00:17:47 - Gears 5: Hivebusters (Chris) 00:25:53 - The Test (Heath) 00:29:08 - Final Fantasy VII (Chris) 00:54:45 - Pokémon Sleep (Heath) 00:58:00 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Chris) 01:06:54 - Is the Live Service Game Bubble Bursting? (Hyenas Canceled, Last of Us Factions put on Ice, Layoffs at Ep…
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Episode 148: Christos Lazaridis discusses brain death
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In this episode, Matt sits down with Christos Lazaridis (University of Chicago Medicine) to chat about what brain death is and whether brain death should count as, like, death death. Modern life support technology really hits its stride in the 1960s, allowing doctors to buy themselves more time to save their patients by connecting them to machines …
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:58 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Chris) 00:23:02 - Arcane Season 2 Release Date Leak (feat. Janus) 00:26:03 - Rehashing Immortality (feat. Janus) 00:31:30 - How far did Janus get in 13 Sentinels? 00:32:32 - The Forgotten City (Chris) 00:45:51 - Heath's Broken PC Story 00:52:54 - Recent Nintendo Direct Highlights 00:58:24 - Bai…
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00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:52 - She's All That Movie (Heath) 00:06:16 - Tacoma (Heath) 00:11:48 - Untitled Goose Game (Heath) 00:14:47 - Florence (Heath) 00:19:48 - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Chris) 00:37:53 - Pokémon Sleep (Heath) 00:46:26 - Shadows of Doubt (Heath) 00:54:30 - Mass Effect 3 (Heath) 01:28:29 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Chris) 01:31:…
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