Podcasts about flavor text

"Who are you?" This question is both the opening line and the core question behind today's FLAVOR TEXT topic, Severance. Join us as we pick apart the corporate dystopian series produced by Ben Stiller and starring Adam Scott. Follow along as we breakdown seasons 1 and 2, attempt to guess what's with all the goats, and give Kyle a fair shake at guessing what a Waffle Party is. Just remember: here in Macrodata Refinement the work is mysterious and important! No Imgur gallery, but check out the Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor: https://severance.wiki/exalted_victory_of_cold_harbor  Special thanks to @Sharkbait and his partner for commissioning today's episode! If you want to fund your own exploration into madness, all it takes is a visit to patreon.com/debatethiscast and a one-time payment of $60. Recommended Viewing: Season 1 Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmS3m0OG-Ug Season 2 Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKT5bwMkOAw Music Dance Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHRApHMKvC8 Please Enjoy Each Fact Equally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEr1qMaPZ0k Do it, Seth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-dK-W8Dc4 C&M: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1-W54M8FVc   Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Threads? threads.net/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

This week Jonathan teams up with Ben Kitchen against the dynamic duo of Zahkia and Chris McDermott with special guest host Kit Sekelsky in the host's chair. Enjoy!

On the far off Planet Zi, a race of organic, robot-like animals are used by locals as means of production and tools of war. These organic, robot-like animals are called Zoids and they're the topic of this week's Flavor Text! From toy, to anime, back to toy, back to anime, the story of Zoids has it all. You've got your plucky protagonist. You've got your young girl with amnesia. You've got your mystic histories of colonized peoples. And, most importantly, you've got your kick-ass, 3D robot fights!  Follow along on today's Imgur gallery: https://imgur.com/a/RyQc2l5  Special thanks to "@pflumme" for commissioning today's episode! If you want to fund your own exploration into madness, all it takes is a visit to patreon.com/debatethiscast and a one-time payment of $60. Recommended Reading: Zoids Website: https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/zoidsofficial/ Battle Story timeline: http://zoidsathenaeum.890m.com/databanks/timeline.htm The Iron Bible: https://theironbible.com/ Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast  Have you seen our Threads? threads.net/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

In the distant past of 2014, humanity was forever changed upon the discovery of a big ol' space orb floating above Mars. The big ol' space orb terraformed planets across our solar system and granted us with the Power of LightTM, ushering in a new Golden Age. But, that Golden Age wouldn't last forever. Eventually, the forces of DarknessTM found us and did a near-genocide, and now humanity is on the brink of extinction. Fortunately, the big ol' space orb resurrected a bunch of people and gave them Space Magic to fight back against the Darkness. You are one of those Space Wizards. It is you who will lead the charge against the evils of space and lead humanity back to their long-lost Golden Age. This is your story. This is your DESTINY. Special thanks to "@zhakhix" for commissioning today's episode! If you want to fund your own exploration into madness, all it takes is a visit to patreon.com/debatethiscast and a one-time payment of $60. Follow along on today's Imgur gallery: https://imgur.com/a/uXRxNpf  Recommended Reading: - Original Vanilla Destiny intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j222kz9Aijo  - Current Destiny intro as of Feb 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbhgu_eHaTI&t=171s  Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast  Have you seen our Threads? threads.net/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

When we opened our FLAVOR TEXT series up to commissions, none of us thought we'd be talking about long-running improv comedy bits. But alas, here we are. This month we're examing the career of comedy legend Martin Short. More importantly, we're goinig through the character? story? persona? that is Jiminy Glick and his TV show Prime Time Glick! Special thanks to Noah for setting a new high bar on weird FLAVOR TEXT commissions! Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT! Recommended Reading: Bill Hader Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoUAp9HCUv0 Steve Martin Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd99lR-dDmE&t=1s Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast  Have you seen our Threads? threads.net/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

This month, we are diving into the entire story of the game franchise former Presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman doesn't want you to play, it's Mortal Kombat! For a property that's got more timelines than the MCU, it's actually pretty amazing how consistent Mortal Kombat is about its lore. True, the story is absolute bananas, but those bananas are dedicated to a singular throughline more so than most other video game franchises. Follow along in the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/gallery/mortal-kombat-flavor-text-XKa8mnP Special thanks to "@cybarris", Protector of Earthrealm and one of the few, the proud, the #buttthwompnation. Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast to find out more about you can commission your own FLAVOR TEXT! We're running a Listener Survey for the first time ever! We'd love your input. If you have 5 minutes, check it out here: https://forms.gle/AQBnkg1C83hkkap28 Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast  Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com  Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

It is the distant future of 2022 A.D. Technology has advanced to the point where fully immersive virtual reality experiences are not only possible, but readily available to the average consumer. In November of 2022, the newest video game sensation, Sword Art Online, has just released and has taken Japan by storm. Thousands line up on launch day to play this immersive massively multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG). The wildest part? Not even a single critic has acclaimed this game. The second wildest part? Following its first few hours, the initial 10,000 people logged into the game suddenly are unable to log out for...reasons? Special thanks to @Sharkbait for commissioning today's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, head on over to patreon.com/debatethiscast for more info! Recommended Listening: Crossing Field by LiSA is a certified banger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4kfe8R1Iqs&list=PLmB2A7HxLenzDSK8ZAAPBbaqNeMHN1PXO Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Vault Hunters, Space Capitalism, and eldritch horrors locked behind arcane gates? It's cute that you all think you're the heroes of this little adventure, but you're not. Welcome to Pandora, kiddos. That's right, we're diving exploding gun-first into the looter shooter that built the genre all thanks to our wonderful support of Butt Thwomp Nation member, Sharkbait! It's deep lore, character explanations, and a life lesson about how there's probably a reason why an ancient civilization sacrificed their entire society to lock a something called "The Destroyer" behind a gate, so maybe you don't open that gate, yeah? Strap in, choose a vault hunter, decide on a skill tree specialization, change your mind and respec when it doesn't work out well, and get ready to say the word "fustercluck" at least once! Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/gallery/borderlands-flavortext-J6CAZnU Recommended Viewing Borderlands 1, 2, 3, and Pre-Sequel Intros: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3xVQE0JDio SPOOKTACULAR PATREON DRIVE Our goal is to get 10 new or raised patrons by the end of October! If we hit our goal, we'll do a big spooky stream! Anyone who joins the Patreon or raises their tier in October will get $5 off in Novemeber! Get on the train at patreon.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

TAKE OUR SURVEY PLS: https://forms.gle/2SGrFwT9t4vZr8rp8 At the center of the universe, lives the Void. The Void is unchanging, unthinking, and unfeeling. The Void does not know pain, it does not know sadness. The Void does not comprehend hope, or love. It does not grieve what was lost, and it does not dream of the future. The Void is pink, it is friendly, it is Kirby! Join us as we break down 50 or so years of lore about the friendliest Nintendo character ever created. Whether you know Kirby from Dream Land or from Super Smash Bros, in the next two hours you'll hear more about Kirby than you even knew was possible. We are open for commissions!!! For more info on how you can commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, visit patreon.com/debatethiscast. Recommended Reading: LittleVMills Gourmet Race cover: https://youtu.be/cgClExCpRxY?si=LsJjpGHnb8hjzei2 Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

If you've been within earshot of a cable television in the last 25 years, you've probably heard a promo for one of CBS's reality shows. Since the turn of the new millennium, Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race have maintained a stranglehold over pop culture. But where did these shows come from? And why have viewing audiences kept up with these shows for a quarter century? Turns out it all ties back to the Netherlands and/or the event that made Ford discontinue the Bronco. We are open for commissions!!! For more info on how you can commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, visit patreon.com/debatethiscast Recommended Reading: The OJ Simpson Graphic: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/02/oj-simpson-reality-tv-diagram  Big Brother Season 1 Retrospective: https://ew.com/tv/big-brother-season-1-rewatch/ Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

In 2012 MMO giant NCSoft and developer ArenaNet released Guild Wars 2, a massively-multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG). Among a veritable ocean of same-y WoW clones, Guild Wars 2 was able to stand the test of time, and while others went F2P or outright went down, Guild Wars 2 still boasts a reliable and dedicated player base today. Shoutout to fellow guildie "Zach" for commissioning this month's exploration into this and other MMORPGs! For more info on how you can commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, visit patreon.com/debatethiscast. Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/a/31RpTED Recommended Reading: -The History of MMOs by NeverKnowsBest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHQE0ILci4o Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

The fallen leaves tell a story. The great Elden Ring was released. Now, two years later, the long-awaited DLC is nowhere to be found. Soon, FromSoftware's fanbase, demigods all, executed challenge run after challenge run. A naked man with a pot on his head was the first to perish. Arise now, ye Tarnished. Ye dead, who might yet go on to actually complete this 120+ game. The call of long-lost grace and a really, really good open world Action RPG calls us all. This month, we're entering the Lands Between and talking all about 2022's Elden Ring! Join us on this fantastical journey, courtesy of #buttthwompnation member @mgrum54! Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/a/PbVyjs3 Recommended Reading: Elden Ring Story Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_03kFqWfqs Elden Ring Intro Cinematic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BnZhJg91RQ Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

BLT reads a bunch of action card flavor text and asks you to guess which action card it comes from! Anyone know who Connor is? Oh, and he took Mecatol Rex while on an airplane.  Check out the flavor text quiz here: https://forms.gle/p72GzRumyxDtLjYF6 1:12 On explaining to "normal" people that I have a weird podcast 2:50 Intro to flavor text quiz 4:40 Flavor text time! 9:45 Tech of the week (Assault Cannon) (and… Production Biomes is good?) 13:50 Various updates        

Years before we saw them in successful Marvel movies, we had Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi in a different superhero movie: 2011's cinematic masterpiece Green Lantern. Today's FLAVOR TEXT isn't about that shared misery, but instead is about its source material. Join us as we dive into 80 years of lanterning. From Alan Scott and his convoluted origin, to B'dg the alien squirrel, we're talking about the good, the bad, and the weird that comprise the Green Lantern Corp. Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/gallery/8Ay6Uxu Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Does it smell like Teen Spirit in here or is that just me? While we're not talking about Nirvana today, we are talking about one of the other biggest figures of the 90s, Power Rangers. It's hard to believe it's been 30 years since we were first introduced to the color-coded teenagers with attitude. Now with 30 seasons and 4 feature length films under their belt, we're going to look under the spandex as to how exactly Haim Saban propped up this franchise for three decades. Not only does this podcast include 30 years of Power Rangers history, it also includes a bonus 15 years of Japanese Entertainment history! What more could you ask for from a millennial podcast like ours? Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/a/qk7hPs4 Recommended Reading: Forever Red Fight Scene: https://youtu.be/KAVU-tvHpyk?si=C2_0Gy-1uaOYwHnl Legendary Battle All Rangers Fight Scene: https://youtu.be/AJF-wpgzRFc?si=P4dfB3Ju5zdNbIQl Referenced Vox article: https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/29/15039986/power-rangers-tv-series-movie Archived LA Times article: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-22-me-25774-story.html Want to commission our next FLAVOR TEXT? Get the details at patreon.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Kept you waiting, huh? It's been nearly four years since we first talked about Vulcan Raven and his magical spirit ravens, and so we're finally bringing you the full context and delivering on what may be one of the most complicated and insane video game stories of all time...Metal Gear Solid! Our deep dive into the history and lore of this PS1 classic will leave you wondering if love can, in fact, bloom on the battlefield. Maybe even after it's over, you'll leave a comment saying...you're pretty good. La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo. OK, that's enough this game is silly. Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/a/plqBFN9 Recommended Reading Solid Snake's Pro Skateboarding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSg6bCWCmEI Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Ten years ago, purveyor of the human condition and scion of the future Mike Judge created another hit series as a follow up to the likes of Office Space, Idiocracy, and King of the Hill. This series would go on to shine a now-familiar light on the silliness and cartoonishly villainous behavior of the wacky tech moguls of the San Francisco Bay Area. Silicon Valley made careers out of Kumail Nanjiani, Thomas Middleditch, and Jimmy O. Yang, and helped put T.J. Miller's career in the grave. Join us this month as we break down all 6 seasons of this iconic HBO series. Special thanks to friend of the show and #buttthwompnation member Deb for commissioning today's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Link to the Imgur folder for this episode: https://imgur.com/a/MhH8Mjc Recommended Reading Opening scene from pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyYI957ge4c The greatest dick joke of our generation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex1JuIN0eaA Making the world a better place cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5sjjhsso  Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Early last year, we took stock of all the FLAVOR TEXT episodes we had recorded by that time and sorted them all in a tier list, which resulted in The Witcher being our most favorite and Kingdom Hearts our least. Now with 20+ more under our belt, we're doing that all over again by both ranking this new batch separately and then together with the first batch. The second batch of FTs ranked: https://imgur.com/a/ULWskUE All FTs up-to-date ranked: https://imgur.com/a/1DuNCIt If you'd like to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT and see your chosen media hopefully beat out Amory Wars, check out our Patron page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Properties we talked about this week: Just, like, a whole bunch of stuff.  Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

We make the joke all the time that the most common trope of any anime, JRPG, or many other Japanese-created media is to ultimately kill God with the Power of FriendshipTM. But, why is that? Thanks to #buttthwompnation member "@Sharkbait" we present to you a liberal college-level course that answers that question with 2,000+ years of real-world Japanese history! Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/a/HAaNlGV Recommended Reading: Moon Channel's video essay that served as the major framework for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEUqLL8J4gI&t=1888s Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast  Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail. If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Welcome, brave adventurers, to Mythic Quest! Here you will find office shenanigans, disregarded player feedback, and the most infuriating way to pronounce "Ian" you can think of. Join us today as we take a deep dive into the Apple+ show Mythic Quest: Ravens Banquet, a brainchild of Charlie Day, Megan Ganz, and Rob McElhenney. If you love Silicon Valley, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and dunking on failed videogame industry tropes, then we have a show (and FLAVORTEXT) for you! Thanks to friend of the show, Deb, for allowing us the opportunity to talk about this very fun show and for making Matt inject multiples seasons of an Apple+ show into is life over the course of a long weekend. And no, Season 4 hasn't been announced yet. If you'd like to commission our next FLAVOR TEXT, you can do that right now! Head over to patreon.com/debatethiscast to find out how. It's not required reading, but here's that article about F. Murray Abraham getting fired: https://www.vulture.com/2023/04/f-murray-abraham-mythic-quest-misconduct.html Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail. MERCH! We have that! Right now you can go on the internet and order things that say Debate This! On them! All you need to do is head to our Redbubble page and give us your money! You can find that Redbubble page with relative ease by going to www.debatethiscast.com and visiting the “Support the Show” page. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Four years and two days ago today, we released our Five Nights at Freddy's Flavor Text. Well with the new movie releasing at the end of this week, today seemed like the perfect time to rerun that episode in all of it's 3+ hour glory. So sit back, relax, and tack your red yarn to the cork board. We're going through all the deep lore of FNaF from the first game up until Help Wanted. If you'd like to speed run this episode and just hear the spark notes version of what the movie plot MIGHT be, skip ahead to the 2:45:00 ish mark. Imgur Link for this episode: https://imgur.com/a/ujBJj02 Spooktacular Review-a-thon: -Step 1: Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, or anywhere else you can write reviews! -Step 2: Take a screenshot of your review, post it to social media, and tag us @debatethiscast -Step 3: We'll read your review in a spooky voice during the October ad breaks! -If we get 20 new reviews this month, we'll make Todd play another spooky game live on Twitch! -You can watch last years stream at https://www.youtube.com/@debatethiscast Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail. MERCH! We have that! Right now you can go on the internet and order things that say Debate This! On them! All you need to do is head to our Redbubble page and give us your money! You can find that Redbubble page with relative ease by going to www.debatethiscast.com and visiting the “Support the Show” page. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

*Insert Matt's attempt at a train whistle here* This train keeps rolling as the Spooktacular Express makes a stop at the spooky machinima station! Join us today as we take a deep dive into the psychological horror known as Emesis Blue - a full 100+ minute movie made using assets from Team Fortress 2 by Fortress Films. Before we can do that, Matt walks us through a bit of history of machinima, explains TF2 to us, does an overview of the roster of characters, and then gives us some of that good, good TF2 deep lore. Special thanks to our patron and treasured member of our Discord, Squirrelmancer, for having this SPOOOOOOKY episode commissioned for their birthday! HEY HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE SPOOKTACULAR REVIEW-A-THON? Spooktacular Review-a-thon: -Step 1: Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, or anywhere else you can write reviews! -Step 2: Take a screenshot of your review, post it to social media, and tag us @debatethiscast -Step 3: We'll read your review in a spooky voice during the October ad breaks! -If we get 20 new reviews this month, we'll make Todd play another spooky game live on Twitch! (Or maybe it's Kyle because he missed this recording) -You can watch last years stream at https://www.youtube.com/@debatethiscast Required viewing: Emesis Blue Fortress Films Team Fortress 2 - Meet Them All Red vs Blue: Season 1, Episode 1 Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail MERCH! We have that! Right now you can go on the internet and order things that say Debate This! On them! All you need to do is head to our Redbubble page and give us your money! You can find that Redbubble page with relative ease by going to www.debatethiscast.com and visiting the “Support the Show” page. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

In the early 2000s, Stephen King listened to Lou Bega's Mambo No. 5 so much that his wife, who stuck by his side through decades of alcohol and drug use, almost left him. It is with that same fervor that King wrote the topic of today's flavor text The Dark Tower. King's eight and a half book epic follows the strong but silent Roland Deschart across the All-World and the Stephen King Extended Universe as he makes his way to The (titular) Dark Tower, and his destiny. Along the way our hero kills a kid, fights Lobstrosities and...well you'll just have to listen to the episode. Special thanks to dear friend of the show just generally fantastic human being "Pflum" for commissioning this month's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT and have us talk about literally whatever you want, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Twice a year, gamers from around the world converge to showcase the very best in video games by playing them really, really fast. Games Done Quick is a biannual, weeklong marathon full of highs, lows, dreams, memes, and raising a metric s***ton of money for charity. If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

In today's episode we discuss adding flavor text to your games.  What is flavor text?  How should I incorporate it?  When should I use it?  When should I avoid it?  How much is too much?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.comor Follow us on Facebook and engage with us at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingPlease leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

Were you born into power? Made into something greater than yourself through a tragic combination of technology and human flesh? Did you hear the dark calls of the endless void and now bear the mark of Khorne himself? Have you been assimilated into the ever growing hivemind of the Tyranid through consumption and have no say in the matter? Regardless, you're here now and we're talking about Warhammer 40,000! Join us today while we talk a bit about the Warhammer 40k property, some background, and dive into some of the greatest forces to wage war across the endless stretches of our universe. Open the sanctifying oils, load up you chainsaw gun, and whisper your prayers to the sexy sex god of sex. Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/a/Cn7XKUz More places to get your 40k fix: Lorehammer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lorehammer-a-warhammer-40k-podcast/id1266540593 ageofminiatures.com A huge warhammer battle: https://youtu.be/c6mOz-XDZ-Q wargamer.com a more crunchy rundown of how different factions work in gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaMNtvuu-U4 An endless void made of our darkest desires-sized thank you to OhCreativeOne, a devout cog in the machine that is #buttthwompnation! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

The pale moon rises on Yharnam, a Victorian England-inspired city cursed with a mysterious plague known only as the "Beast Scourge." You arrive in Yhaarnam by way of spooky blood magic as the latest inductee to this underground society of Hunters, whose sole purpose is to hunt and kill the beasts terorrizing the town. But, this is a Dark Souls game, and so there's no possible way there could be anything hidden deeper in this cool werewolf game, right? Check out the metal-as-hell designs from The Best Dark Souls game: https://imgur.com/a/uJycdsG Special thanks to "@zhakhix" for commissioning this month's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT and have us talk about literally whatever you want, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Extended Reading Gascoigne intro cutscene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS4aNi3bLD4 Ludwig, the Accursed intro cutscene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfHTiJYmEUM Ludwig, the Holy Blade intro cutscene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A937D3iYwZU Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

In every generation there is a Chosen OneTM. One podcast alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. We are that podcast, and this month we are talking about the GOAT teen supernatural action-adventure-dramedy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Listen in as Andrew dictates in no short order the first three seasons leading up to Buffy's high school graduation and the set up for its massively successful spinoff, Angel. Here's an Imgur library chock full o' complicated prostethetics and late-90s VFX: https://imgur.com/a/Tmh5PiD Special thanks to "@OhCreativeOne" for commissioning this month's episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT and have us talk about literally whatever you want, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Extended Reading Buffy killing Paul Reubens in the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHVh_S9NGIU 15 minutes of Cordelia being Cordelia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drhITDLloeo Spotfiy playlist of bands at The Bronze: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OYIDJ7S0N1oLWYBmN5DkE?si=90649516197f4b81 "Dear Maria, Count Me In" does, in fact, go with the intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qUsID_VKxU @OhCreativeOne's Monster of the Week TTRPG Podcast: https://monstersplaybook.com/ Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Welcome, stranger! You've driven a long way from The Big City, so why not park that fancy car over there and take a load off here at the diner. Which diner, you say? Why, the only one in town! What's that? You don't want to leave your car in the middle of the street? No worries there, stranger! We here at Stars Hollow have evolved past the need of paltry things like cars, or retail chains, or global economies. So, sit back, relax, grab a knitting needle for the annual Knit-a-Thon, and listen to the DT! boys break down the 8 seasons of love and laughter that is Gilmore Girls. Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/a/JnIK0IV Recommend Reading: Clip from the Pilot episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB12lSAc7_Y Compilation of all of Kirk's jobs from "The Gilmore Girls Guide" channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELS3OQUqVOE Compilation of town meetings from "The Gilmore Girls Guide" channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68sIlm9Usqk If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. This episode was sponsored by MANSCAPED! Join over 7 million men (and probably plenty of not-men too) who trust MANSCAPED by using code "DEBATETHIS" at Manscaped.com. Score 20% off and free world wide shipping by using our code "DEBATETHIS" at checkout! Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Water. Earth. Fire. Air...Ice. Metal. Lightning...Farts. Years ago Kyle told you all about Avatar: The Last Airbender and now we're back to give you your long overdue FLAVOR TEXT for Avatar: The Legend of Korra. Thanks to patron "@sharkbait," you too get to hear us talk about the series that Nickelodeon tried their best to not release in any normal way.  Link to the Imgur library: https://imgur.com/a/9TDs76v If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. This episode was sponsored by MANSCAPED! Join over 7 million men (and probably plenty of not-men too) who trust MANSCAPED by using code "DEBATETHIS" at Manscaped.com. Score 20% off and free world wide shipping by using our code "DEBATETHIS" at checkout! Don't forget, if you're in Milwaukee this weekend, come catch Debate This! Live 7pm Saturday on the Side Stage at the Midwest Gaming Classic! Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Unlike most trilogies, this one nails it. Magic: the Gathering is a deep well of rich stories and gripping lore, so we're back at it again. Saddle up as we go all in on Phyrexians in this chapter of the story. Tune in to today's FLAVOR TEXT as we give updates on your favorite Planeswalking lion man, Ajani, while also introducing a full roster of Praetors to represent each mana color. Suggested Reading: -Check out the Imgur Link https://imgur.com/a/w0wd9d0 for the image gallery for today's show, but only if you want to see some freaks. -Still want more Magic: the Gathering content? Make sure to check out our Part 1 and Part 2 of the MtG flavor texts from Season 2 in 2019! Special thanks to #buttthwompnation member "@zhakhix," who continues to give more and more reasons for Kyle to dive into Magic: the Gathering head first! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

In this episode Abe regales A.J. with tales from his grippy sock vacation. Later they discuss why AA works, the importance of community and psychedelics.

Before Xbox and Playstation were waging war in the 2000s, we were dealing with the console war version of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The shot heard 'round the world was a simple phrase: "Sega does what Ninten-don't." We all remember the bold and edgy marketing that drew the line in the sand. Brother against brother, we all had to take a side in the console wars of the 90s, but that's not the whole picture of a story that starts years earlier. Join us today as Matt walks us through the earliest console wars in today's FLAVOR TEXT guaranteed to hit you hard right in the nostalgia bone. Special thanks to #buttthompnation member "@MGrum54," who was kind enough to give us an excuse to break out the Nintendo light gun by commissioning this episode! If you want to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

I sit down with Graham Stark and Kathleen De Vere to talk about writing names and flavor text for Unfinity.

I sit down with Ari Zirulnik to talk about overseeing the names and flavor text creation in Unfinity.

In September 1998, the U.S. was introduced to the franchise that would soon become a worldwide phenomenon: Pokémon. After only 18 months, Pokémon was everywhere--on TV, in car CD players, in school cafeterias, and on kids' backpacks and bedsheets. You couldn't walk 5 feet inside a KMart and not see something with Pikachu's likeness on it. How did this come about? Why, all of a sudden, was every child aged 7-14 suddenly screaming for their parents in to buy them booster pack upon booster pack of Pokémon cards in the summer of 1999? And, why oh God why is there a Pokémon Christmas album? Find out the answers to all these questions and more on our deep dive into the late 90s cultural phenomenon that was Pokémania. Special thanks to our first-generational Pokémon Master, "@mgrum54" for commissioning today's episode. If you're interested in comissioning your own FLAVOR TEXT, come check out our patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Spooktacular Review-a-thon: Step 1: Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, or anywhere else you can write reviews! Step 2: Take a screenshot of your review, post it to social media, and tag us @debatethiscast Step 3: We'll read your review in a spooky voice during the October ad breaks! Step 4: If we get 20 new reviews this month, we'll make Todd play Doki Doki Literature Club live on Twitch! Spooktacular Patreon Bonus: Everyone who joins our Patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast will score a free Halloween-themed Debate This! tchotchke! Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Picture this. You've dedicated hundreds of your limited hours of existence exclusively to The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild. You've cleaned out every one of the 120 shrines, you've maxed out your health and stamina, and you've found the most rare and powerful weapons. Moreover, you've explored every inch of the map and have literally overturned each and every stone in order to find all 900 Korok seeds--most of which didn't even provide material gain. But, you did it. You have done all of the things and have seen all the stuff. As you nab that 900th Korok seed, you breath a sigh of relief, saying quietly to yourself: "It's over." Triumphantly, you rush to the NPC character who originally set you off on this quest, wondering to yourself what kind of reward could possibly be in store? Maybe some super cool armor or overpowered weapon? Maybe an extra shrine or dungeon or something? You eagerly wait for the Korok's fun and silly dance to conclude, soberly aware this will be the last time you may ever see this dance because you are definitely never going to do this again. The Korok leader tells you "here is your reward", and you get the new item prompt--only to show that you've just been handed a golden piece of poop. That's right. You combed the vast expanse of the Hyrule wastes in order to find all these dang Korok seeds just to receive a big ol' turd. You shrug a bit and ask yourself, "OK, what's next?" What makes people compulsively explore every corner and check every box in a video game? Why do we always feel like we -have- to get all the achievements and get all the collectables to see the TRUE ending? Today, we explore that innate desire to 100% video games. You can find the Imgur gallery here: https://imgur.com/a/CSquBT0. Special thanks to #buttthwompnation's resident Cheevo Hunter, "@sharkbait" for commissioning today's episode. If you're interested in commissioning your own FLAVOR TEXT, come check out our Patreon at patreon.com/debatethiscast. Don't forget to check out our Redbubble shop where you can find your favorite debater as a pixelated fantasy hero and a few other DT! goodies: https://rdbl.co/3PWMs5j Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Take one part Justice League, add in one part plucky youths, and you've got yourselves Young Justice. Aqualad, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, Superboy, and a plural number of Robins all come together in Young Justice to get down in the dirt with your favorite B- and C-list DC villains and today's FLAVOR TEXT is here to tell you all about it! Join us as we discuss the supporting cast and the plot of seasons 1 and 2. Listen in today to find out about your favorite DC hero proteges, stick around to hear us talk about Dennis Rodman. Special thanks to a budding hero of #buttthwompnation, "Dr Garlicbutter" for commissioning today's episode! You may not be part of the Justice League yet, but we wouldn't force you to train under Green Arrow. Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

This week, the Uncommon Energy boys are joined for our first ever guest on the podcast...Andrew Mahone! Andrew is the well known host of Tricky Gym, and he joins us this week to look at the current meta, some new cards, and also to give us a little insight into his Gym Leader Challenge format! And for the first time, a guest will take on Guess that Flavor Text! Join us, for an exciting episode of the Uncommon Energy Podcast!

Yes, indeed. In the Age of Internet Video the world of Content Creation was unformed, shrouded by fog. A land of dancing babies, epic meals, and Star Wars kids. But then there was Podcasting and with Podcasting came disparity. De-monetization and ad revenue, Copyright strikes and brand deals. Then from the dark, they came, and found of the Sponsorships of Lords within the code. Quibi, the First of the Dead. Best Fiends and their daughters of Chaos, spelled like "friends" without the "r". Blue Apron, the Lord of Sunlight, and their faithful knights Butcher Box and Hello Fresh. Thus began the Age of Podcasting. But soon, the ad revenue will fade and only Content will remain. Special thanks to devoted skeleton of #buttthwompnation, "mgrum54" for commissioning today's episode! Imgur album from the episode: https://imgur.com/a/AJlL7yU Dark Souls content creators: VaatiVidya: https://www.youtube.com/c/VaatiVidya Fextralife: https://darksouls.wiki.fextralife.com/Dark+Souls+Wiki Dave Control: https://www.youtube.com/user/DaveControlLive Illusory Wall: https://www.youtube.com/c/illusorywall Bonfireside Chat: https://www.bonfireside.chat/  Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

In this weeks episode, Azul and Chip look at the best new cards to come from the Pokemon GO set, the most recent meta developments, and also take a look at the new cards revealed from Lost Abyss. There is a ton to breakdown in this episode, you wont want to miss our thoughts on these sweet new cards! This week's Guess that Flavor Text is surely one you will not want to miss either!

CONTENT WARNING: at 1 hour 38 minutes we discuss sexual assault in comic books. Last year we discussed Social Justice in Comics (Season 4, Episode 21) which covered an entire spectrum of social justice issues that comics sometimes handled alright, but often times missed the mark. This week, thanks to continued support of Patrons like Sharkbait, we're dialing in to focus on Gender in Comics. Join us today as we talk demographics, representation, and the artists behind the characters. If you hadn't become familiarized with the terrible history of "fridging" then you will be after today. We did our homework: "The Golden Age of Comic Books" - Mark Kelley, Marquette University - https://bit.ly/3brN2JH "Punch a Nazi: 15 Times Superheroes Fought Fascism" - https://bit.ly/3bvNZAP "The History Behind Captain America Punching Hitler" - https://bit.ly/3HWNhbU "NYCC Insider Sessions Powered by ICV2: A Demographic Snapshot of Comics Buyers" - https://bit.ly/3uamIud "Women in Refrigerators" - https://bit.ly/3Otnafj "Pink Kryptonite" - https://bit.ly/3OLxorc Thanks to podvoices.help for providing this list of abortion links and resources: https://abortion.cafe/ - this is a collection of abortion resources shoutyourabortion.com - this is a campaign to normalize abortion https://donations4abortion.com/ - donate to support abortion funds by state https://secure.actblue.com/donate/supportabortionfunds - donate to the national network of abortion funds (donations split between 80+ abortion funds) https://usow.org/repro/volunteer/ - this is a list of abortion clinics across the country that need volunteers https://dontbanequality.com/ - this is language for companies to use to stand against the ruling https://plancpills.org/ambassadors - here are early abortion access pills you can store in your cabinet https://prochoice.org/ - this is an abortion access hotline https://natalist.com/products/early-pregnancy-test-strips - buy early pregnancy test strips https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control - get info on types of birth control https://choice.crd.co/ - this is a collection of these above links and more. Managed by @starplanes - DM them on twitter to add more https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/abortion-policy-absence-roe - abortion policy by state as of June 1, 2022 More in-depth version: https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

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Seems like everything is time travel this or alternate universe that, right? Well, this episode is no exception because today we're diving into the 2011 DC storyline Flashpoint! Join us as we discuss the universe-changing miniseries that DC used to launch their New 52 storylines. Come explore an alternate reality where Thomas and Martha Wayne are alive, Superman never became a hero, and Reverse Flash torments Barry Allen...okay that third one isn't different, but you get the point. Special thanks to BaconBitBehemoth, who would certainly never mess with the unstoppable flow of time and usher in unfathomable changes just to get what he wants. If what YOU want is to commission your own FLAVOR TEXT, check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/debatethiscast. No need to hop on your Cosmic Treadmill to change the flow of history as we know it. Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? debatethiscast@gmail.com It's been a few years but we're finally getting back to in-person events! If you're local to us here in Columbus, Ohio, come out and join us at CORGS-Con on May 14th! Tickets are just $10 and we'll be handing out pins and stickers from 10am to 5pm. Come fight us behind the proverbial swingsets in person! Get more details at corgscon.com. Do you like it when we talk about comics? Do you like it when we say comic words into your lil ears? Would you like more content that includes us saying comic words into your lil ears? If you begrudgingly answered yes to any of those questions, check out our sister show, Avenge This! (formally known as The Ploose is Loose) where ever you get your podcasts! Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!