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On the latest episode of Nobody's Ever Asked Me That, Nick Dawson sits down with Goran Stolevski, the Macedonian-Australian writer-director whose films You Won't Be Alone, Of An Age and Housekeeping for Beginners are arguably the best first three features by any filmmaker in recent memory. Over the course of a strikingly frank conversation, Stolevski talks about why writing a shitty script is a quicker road to filmmaking success, why he won't be making Monopoly: The Movie, his revisionist take on Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own, why the apocalypse will not feature anyone who looks like Pedro Pascal, why he wishes he didn't want to make movies, and much more. Nobody's Ever Asked Me That now has a Substack, so head there to check out all of our past episodes, plus subscribe to get access to exclusive audio and video content!

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On the Get Reelisms Podcast, filmmakers Madam Chase Rani and Christine Chen interview Austin director Jon Vallet about his new film American Dollhouse, which just premiered at South by Southwest and launched its festival run with an Austin “film family” crew. Vallet says the movie uses a character-driven, proto-slasher approach inspired by films like Psycho and Black Christmas, using modern anxieties about public spaces feeling unsafe and the dissonance of daily life in America as thematic fuel. He shares the logline: a woman inherits her childhood home, hoping to escape debt, but the house is falling apart and a doppelgänger-like neighbor becomes obsessively dangerous, escalating into a Christmas-set slasher. Vallet discusses prioritizing actors' performances, early sound and scoring collaboration, shooting on Sony Venice in 4:3 with natural light and night-for-day, a 15-day December 2024 shoot, a difficult third-act set build, and adapting scripts and schedules to budget and resources.   Hosts: Adam Rani (@adamthechase)  & Christine Chen (@cchenmtf)  About Christine W Chen: Christine W. Chen is a Taiwanese American filmmaker, Academy member (Short Films Branch), and versatile producer, director, and writer known for bold, character-driven storytelling. Through her production company, Moth to Flame, she has created award-winning short films, features, and branded content—including Erzulie, a feminist swamp thriller that had a limited theatrical run and now streams on major platforms. In addition to her directorial work, Christine is a seasoned DGA 1st Assistant Director and co-author of Get Reelisms and ABCs of Filmmaking, as well as the co-host of the Get Reelisms Podcast. For more information about Christine Chen: christinewchen.com About Adam Rani: Adam Chase Rani is a production designer and set dresser working in the Austin film market, bringing a sharp eye for visual storytelling and practical creativity to every project. During the pandemic, he co-founded the Get Reelisms Podcast with Christine Chen to foster community within the film industry. Together, they've built a platform that blends education, candid conversations, and industry insights to help filmmakers connect, learn, and grow. About John Valley John Valley became a prolific music video director in Austin TX before honing in on his debut feature The Pizzagate Massacre, a dark horror comedy that VICE called "A grindhouse Pizzagate satire that perfectly captures a moment in time." His sophomore film, American Dollhouse is a modern take on proto-slasher classics like Psycho and Black Christmas.   WEBISODE version of the Podcast   00:00 Actors First Philosophy 00:22 Podcast Intro And Guest 01:41 Origins Of American Dollhouse 04:57 Logline And Setup 06:34 What Makes A Slasher 11:24 Slasher Structure And Metaphor 15:07 Sound Design And Score 17:34 Lessons From First Film 21:21 Crew And Camera Choices 25:05 On Set Trauma And Third Act Build 29:42 Night for Day Magic 30:43 Scheduling as Storytelling 31:54 Budget as Creative Tool 34:03 Practical Effects and Big Punch 37:14 Script vs Set Reality 39:00 Directing Without Attachment 41:39 Next Projects Monster Movie 44:06 Pivoting and People First 46:58 Christmas Theme and Family Pressure 50:28 Austin Film Scene Farewell 52:41 Housekeeping and Sign Off Official Get Reelisms PageGet Reelisms Amazon StoreInstagram

It's another Housekeeping episode and the boys are tackling one of parenting's toughest questions: should footy ever come before fatherhood? Matty reveals he's been flying solo while Laura and Nanna are away, so Vic suggests a little "tandem parenting" to help get through the chaos. Meanwhile, Ash's snack monster tendencies strike again, this time putting Oscar's birthday lolly bags in serious jeopardy. Plus, the boys weigh in on the latest breaking news from the pram parking front. If you need a shoulder to cry on: Two Doting Dads Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/639833491568735/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTwoDotingDads Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twodotingdads/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twodotingdads Hosts: Matty J & Ash Wicks Producer: VicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drew and Eric discuss the 2013 David Cronenberg movie "A History of Violence," which is a great Fathers Day movie. Along the way they discuss the whole concept of Cape Fear, the movies and the upcoming series; and the fact that Viggo Mortensen is a polymath.   Housekeeping starts at 57:15 during which Eric discusses taking his daughter to a record store and Drew talks about taking his family to London, England.   File length 1:31:34 File Size 73.4 MB   Theme by Jul Big Green via SongFinch Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Listen to us on Stitcher Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Send your comments to show@notinacreepyway.com Visit the show website at Not In A Creepy Way

Hard News on Friday with Tara Green and Rama Arjuna and guests Solstice Portals, Crystal Healing, and the Watchers at the Threshold of New Earth Opening the Council Fire In this episode of Hard News on Friday, Rainbird opens the broadcast with a ceremonial welcome to “commanders, eagles and angels,” inviting listeners to breathe, enter the heart space, and gather with guides, guardians, ancestors, angels, spirit teams, healing teams, and animal totems. He leads the audience into a sacred council fire meditation and calls in the seven galactic directions with a journey-drum rhythm, setting the tone for a spiritually focused evening centered on planetary energies, solstice portals, disclosure, healing, and transformation. The Mayan Record of Days and a Juneteenth Portal Rainbird then reads the Mayan record of days, beginning with Yellow Planetary Human on Juneteenth. He describes the day as a portal day connected to producing manifestation, perfecting wisdom, sealing the process of free will, and being guided by universal fire. He frames the day as one of enlightenment, human service, abundance, multidimensional contact, and letting go of overdependence on the analytical mind. This opening calendar reading becomes a spiritual map for the week ahead. Solstice, Skywalker, Wizard, and Eagle Energies Rainbird continues through the coming days, describing Saturday as Red Spectral Skywalker, the day before solstice, with themes of self-illumination, strength, dimension-bending, faith, and release from loneliness. Sunday's summer solstice is described as White Crystal Wizard, a magical visionary day connected to clarity, integrity, shamanic energy, and divine will. Monday completes the wave with Blue Cosmic Eagle, a visionary energy of service, source connection, creation, independence, and letting go of despair and separateness. The Warrior Wave and a Week of Alertness The new wave begins Tuesday with Yellow Magnetic Warrior, which Rainbird says brings a 13-day emphasis on integrity, impeccability, right action, cosmic consciousness, and communication with the divine. Wednesday is another portal day, Red Lunar Earth, which Rainbird links to planetary harmony, Earth awareness, intuition, and being alert from June 24 through June 26. Thursday's White Electric Mirror highlights grounded honesty, self-understanding, persistence, and releasing illusions, while Friday's Blue Self-Existing Storm is described as a powerful day of transformation, disclosure potential, freedom, and catalytic change. Housekeeping, Support, and the Talking Stick Rainbird includes the program's regular support requests, reminding listeners that Hard News on Friday is listener-supported and explaining how to donate through BBS Radio. He also mentions the Saturday program, The True History, The History of NESARA and Our Galactic Origins, and shares donation information for Tara and Rama. After this, he passes the talking stick with imagery of fairies, feathers, dolphins, whales, unicorns, and celebration energy, especially connected to Juneteenth. Tara and Rama on Solstice Energies and Global Tension Tara and Rama join the broadcast and acknowledge Rainbird's opening as informative and timely. They describe the energies around the summer solstice as extremely high, pointing to the sun's movement into Cancer, the wounded healer Chiron, the North Node in Pisces, and a sense that things are moving “onward and upward” in positive light. They also speak about intense global situations, including the Middle East, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria, and Jordan, repeatedly calling for love, peace, the Violet Flame, and “give peace a chance.” Kryon on Crystals, Resonance, and Future Healing A major portion of the episode features a Kryon teaching on the power of crystals. The message begins with the work of Royal Rife, who is described as discovering that specific frequencies could resonate with diseased cells and shatter them, much like an opera singer breaking glass with sound. Kryon connects this idea to quartz crystals, piezoelectric effects, data storage, high-frequency vibration, harmonics, and the possibility that crystals could one day be programmed for healing. The future vision presented is of a healing center where a master works with a large quartz crystal to target disease through pure resonance and consciousness-assisted frequency. Physics, Metaphysics, and the Future of Conscious Healing The Kryon segment blends science and metaphysics by suggesting that future healing may involve the cooperation of consciousness, frequency, crystalline substances, and matter. The message imagines a later stage of humanity in which some people evolve into masters of high consciousness who can work directly with crystals and resonance. It then projects even further into a future where individuals themselves become capable of working with programmed crystal frequencies to help dissolve disease. The core theme is that humanity is moving toward a fusion of physics and metaphysics in healing. The Sumerian Cat Tablet and the Watchers Tara and Rama then play part of a segment about a supposed Sumerian tablet from Shadupum describing cats as watchers rather than domesticated pets. The segment claims the tablet describes cats as “eyes that do not sleep,” beings lowered from above who observe households and report through their still, unblinking gaze. The discussion compares this to Egyptian reverence for cats, Bastet, the Eye of Ra, and the idea of cats as guardians of the home and watchers of the night. Tara and Rama connect this to Mother Sekhmet, the Niburuians, and the idea that cats are part of a long-standing cosmic observation system. Mother Sekhmet, the Pashats, and the Watchers of Gaia In the conference-call section, Mother Sekhmet speaks through the broadcast and expands on the cat material, describing the “pashats,” or cat beings, as watchers who have been present since the beginning of life seeding on Mother Gaia. She says they watch over people during sleep and dreamtime while humans do etheric work to help themselves and the planet rise. This segment links the watchers, cats, Mother Gaia, Sirian councils, Nibiru, galactic memory, and the long arc of what is described as a 12,800-year ancient story. New Earth, Zionism, and the Ancient Story of Israel Mother Sekhmet's message then turns to the Middle East and the ancient spiritual story behind Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Babylon, and the Tigris-Euphrates region. She strongly criticizes Zionism and says the true path is love, compassion, forgiveness, and gratitude rather than war, hatred, or domination. The message refers to “wayward children,” ancient intergalactic conflict, the lost 13th constellation of Ariadne, the spider clan, and scattered tribes, framing current geopolitical conflict as part of a much older cosmic and spiritual history that now must be clarified and healed. Crystalline Solar Light Bodies and the June Solstice The broadcast then moves into a guided visualization from Patricia Cota-Robles about enhancing fifth-dimensional crystalline solar light bodies during the June solstice. The visualization invokes the I AM Presence, Father-Mother God, the Company of Heaven, elemental directors, angelic kingdoms, and the twelve fifth-dimensional crystalline solar aspects of deity. It guides listeners through the etheric, emotional, physical, and mental bodies, associating them with air, water, earth, and fire, while emphasizing divine potential, karmic release, divine love, crystalline cells, vibrant health, divine mind, Christ consciousness, and cosmic wisdom. A Solstice Broadcast of Transformation and Release The episode closes with the sense that humanity is being prepared for tremendous light during the solstice period. Across Rainbird's calendar reading, Tara and Rama's commentary, Kryon's crystal teaching, the cat-watchers segment, Mother Sekhmet's message, and Patricia Cota-Robles' visualization, the shared theme is transformation: old patterns dissolve, higher frequencies enter, the body and planet recalibrate, and humanity is asked to choose love, peace, forgiveness, and conscious participation in New Earth.

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This week we settle back into things with some Classico™ Frightday. Housekeeping, a call from a whistleblower, Staff Picks™, and a discussion of the latest feature from Steve Spielberg, "Disclosure Day". And things seemed normal...until Byron (of all people) proposed a conspiracy theory...     Staff Picks Kelly: The Vast of Night (2019), previously covered on Episode 250 Byron: Take Shelter (2011), Jeff Nichols, with Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. Tell us we're wrong Call the line at 1-833-374-4489 (1-833-FRIGHT-9) with your take on the film, Byron's hypothesis, your encounters, or film recommendations. We want to hear where you land on this. Want more? Join the Frightday Society, at http://thefrightdaysociety.org As a Society Member, you'll have access to all Screamium content (Behind the Screams, It's Been a Weird Week, A Conversation With..., Toast to Toast PM with Wine Kelly, Cinema Autopsy, the Writers' Room, bonus episodes of Captain Kelly's Cryptids & Conspiracies, Byron's Serial Corner, and so much more! You'll also be part of our interactive community dedicated to the advancement of horror, hauntings, cryptids, conspiracies, aliens, and true crime. All things frightening. Hang out with us Discord: discord.frightday.com Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com Theme music by Yawns Produced by Byron McKoy Follow us in the shadows at the following places:  @byronmckoy @kellyfrightday @frightday This is an Audio Wool Original.

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Le Carnet de Maxime Blot "Devenir un Artisan Hôtelier" pour 39€ seulement !Fruit de plusieurs années d'expérience sur le terrain, ce carnet signé Maxime Blot, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, offre un regard affûté sur les enjeux actuels du service hôtelier.1️⃣ Présentation de l'invitée :Et, si le spa était l'un des leviers de performance les plus sous-exploités de l'hôtellerie de luxe ?Mon invitée du jour en est convaincue — et elle l'a prouvé sur le terrain. Charlotte Cointement est Senior Spa Director pour la région EMEA chez Four Seasons. Elle supervise aujourd'hui plusieurs spas Four Seasons. Mais, ce qui rend son parcours vraiment unique, c'est qu'elle a commencé par les chambres avant de basculer dans l'univers du bien-être.J'ai rencontré Charlotte au Congrès International Esthétique & Spa, organisé par Laure Jeandemange — que j'ai reçue à ce micro.Aujourd'hui, nous allons parler biohacking, intégration des technologies dans le SPA et performance bien-sûr.2️⃣ Notes et références :▶️ Toutes les notes et références de l'épisode sont à retrouver ici.3️⃣ Le sponsor de l'épisode : MewsMews, c'est la plateforme de gestion hôtelière qui réunit tout ce dont vous avez besoin : PMS, POS, RMS, housekeeping et paiements.L'objectif ? Automatiser les tâches répétitives à faible valeur, pour que vos équipes puissent se concentrer sur ce qui compte vraiment : créer des expériences mémorables pour vos clients.Si vous souhaitez en savoir plus ou demander une démo, contactez Mews de ma part — et bénéficiez d'une offre exclusive. Rendez-vous sur mews.com !4️⃣ Chapitrage : 00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:00 - Le biohacking et l'intégration des technologies dans le soin00:09:00 - La performance économique et le ROI du spa00:17:00 - Management, formation et expérience collaborateur00:26:00 - Un parcours atypique : de l'hébergement à la direction de spa00:34:00 - Supervision multisites et lancement du Yacht Four Seasons00:46:00 - Questions signaturesSi cet épisode vous a passionné, rejoignez-moi sur :L'Hebdo d'Hospitality Insiders, pour ne rien raterL'Académie Hospitality Insiders, pour vous former aux fondamentaux de l'accueilLe E-Carnet "Devenir un Artisan Hôtelier" pour celles et ceux qui souhaitent faire de l'accueil un véritable artLinkedin, pour poursuivre la discussionInstagram, pour découvrir les coulissesLa bibliothèque des invités du podcastMerci de votre fidélité et à bientôt !Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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In this episode, Tracey Davidoff, MD, Joe Toscano, MD, and Christopher Chao, MD, discuss the June 2026 Evidence-Based Urgent Care article, Management of Acute Asthma Exacerbations in Urgent Care: An Update.0:27 Podcast introduction1:26 Housekeeping & promotions2:06 Topic introduction2:54 GINA guidelines & ICS rescue9:43 Epinephrine — IM & inhaled12:15 Managing severe exacerbations17:14 Pregnant patients30:01 Pediatric considerations30:40 Exercise-induced bronchospasm vs. exercise-triggered asthma33:07 Dangers of oral corticosteroids35:37 Outro & next month's topicSubscribers, take the CME here.Not a subscriber? Join here!

This week on The Inner Gamer, we tackle a massive crossroad for the entire video game industry. We lead off with an in-depth review of 007 First Light, breaking down how IO Interactive successfully stepped away from their classic Hitman sandbox formula to deliver a tight, narrative-driven James Bond origin story that balances high-octane spy craft with incredible narrative momentum. Then, we are joined by a special guest to brave the waters of Windrose, the breakout Early Access pirate survival RPG, exploring whether its phenomenal "Soulslite" ground combat makes up for its arcade naval physics and the distinct lack of a solo pause feature. In our main segment, the crew splits down the middle in a fierce debate over Bungie's historic announcement to freeze development on Destiny 2 following the Monument of Triumph patch. Is cutting off a ten-year-old game a necessary, pragmatic evolution to focus all hands on Marathon, or is abandoning a premier multi-billion dollar franchise a critical corporate error under Sony's roof? Finally, we sift through the massive firehose of announcements from the Xbox Showcase, State of Play, and Summer Game Fest. We take around 15 of the biggest upcoming titles—including Marvel's Wolverine, Control Resonant, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and Gears of War: E-Day—and map them into a master thematic blueprint so you can cut through the marketing noise and find your next definitive gaming obsession before GTA 6 arrives to alter the landscape. Show Notes: 1:00 - Housekeeping 1:22 - 007 First Light: Did IO Interactive Just Make the Best Bond Game Ever? 34:53 - Windrose Review: Valheim Meets Black Flag, But Is It Worth The Grind? 1:12:23 - The Destiny Era is Over: Smart Pivot or Corporate Bankruptcy? 1:47:09 - From July to GTA 6: What to Expect in the Second Half of 2026 2:31:54 - Upcoming Video Game Releases Become a part of the conversation! If you donate $1 or more on Patreon you can get exclusive access to the Patreon-only chat and channels on the server. Visit our website to find our social channels, check past podcasts and donate to the show.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of our latest videos as they drop. Credits:"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.netWoman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64

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Brothers J and Eric discuss the 2016 film Criminal, selected 100% for the pun. The movie includes Gal Gadot and Brother J just had GALL BLADDER removal surgery. Details of both are discussed. Oh and Criminal is fine, a resounding "meh," which doesn't hurt anyone.   Housekeeping starts at 31:38 during which Jason tells of his unexpected surgery last week.   File length 1:01:18 File Size 43.8 MB Theme by Jul Big Green via SongFinch Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Listen to us on Stitcher Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Send your comments to show@notinacreepyway.com Visit the show website at Not In A Creepy Way  

Not only is We Love Katamari home to one of the great video game soundtracks of all time, it also gives us a lot of space. It affords us the room to meditate on the inherently adversarial relationship between creators and their fans, celebrate the career of creator Keita Takahashi, and avoid rolling up too many cows or bears or cowbears. There's no point in thinking only about the future, so let's start rolling.(00:00) Intro(23:25) Housekeeping(29:31) Sean Capri Presents the State of the Nintendo Music Address(44:23) We Love Katamari(2:17:35) Voicemails(2:46:47) YouTube Comment Oversharing Corner(3:02:51) Patron shoutouts(3:05:27) Haikus & Outro✉️ Send email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bitharmonypod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Chas & Jared discuss Wawed and Dida, GOLF Allies, and Of Course George Santos Has A Fucking Legal Team! WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Wawed Mondschein 4:23 - Housekeeping 7:38 - Grateful (Journosaurs, Excellent Diplomats) 32:00 - Updates (Reconciliation, Bolton, Drug Boats, Pulte) 50:39 - Iran War 1:05:59 - The Quad 1:17:57 - Graham Platner (Again!) 2:37:46 - Israel Intelligence Sharing Agreement 2:52:45 - Santos' Big Bet 2:56:36 - Trump's Welker Walkout 3:06:42 - Unleashed: California's 'Rigged' Election Homework: * Jared's Quad Conversation article: https://theconversation.com/is-the-quad-dying-a-slow-death-even-with-trump-it-still-has-a-vital-role-to-play-284060 SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST: Danny Funt - Everybody Loses (Mentioned 3:13, Ep 262) David Malouf - The Great World (Mentioned 2:37, Ep 258) Connie Willis - Doomsday Book & To Say Nothing of the Dog (Mentioned 4:26, Ep 244) Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road  (Mentioned 1:48:45, Ep 240) Michael Lewis - Who Is Government? (Mentioned 2:19:59, Ep 235) Orlando Whitfield - All That Glitters (Mentioned 2:34:37, Ep 232) John Lyons - Balcony Over Jerusalem (Mentioned 2:45:26, Ep 231) Yukio Mishima - Spring Snow (Mentioned 2:35:12, Ep 227) John Steinbeck - Cannery Row (Mentioned 02:39, Ep 226) David Simon & Ed Burns - The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (Mentioned 2:21:40, Ep 225) William Appleman Williams - The Tragedy of American Diplomacy (Mentioned 2:11:23, Ep 222) Mahmood Mamdani - Good Muslim, Bad Muslim (Mentioned 2:07:14, Ep 220) Carlo Rovelli - The Order Of Time (Mentioned 06:36, Ep 220) Carlo Rovelli - Reality Is Not What It Seems (Mentioned 06:36, Ep 220) Ryszard Kapuściński - Shah of Shahs (Mentioned 2:21:27, Ep 217) Ervand Abrahamian - Khomeinism (Mentioned 2:23:19, Ep 217) Anthony Seldon - Truss at 10 (Mentioned 1:36:09, Ep 215) Steven Teles - The Conservative Legal Movement (Mentioned 2:12:12, Ep 215) Amin Maalouf - The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Mentioned 4:32, Ep 214) Geoffrey Blainey - The Causes Of War (Mentioned 43:49, Ep 198) Margaret Levi - Of Rule And Revenue (Mentioned 1:11:16, Ep 195) Margaret Levi - Consent, Dissent, and Patriotism (Mentioned 1:11:16, Ep 195) Sayaka Murata - Convenience Store Woman (Mentioned 2:14, Ep 194) Sid Meier - Sid Meier's Memoir! (Mentioned 16:30, Ep 178) David Simon & Ed Burns - The Corner (Mentioned 8:40, Ep 178) Maurice O. Wallace - King's Vibrato (Mentioned 14:26, Ep 164) Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent - (Mentioned 32:12, Ep 164) Robert Plunket - My Search For Warren Harding (Mentioned 1:49:12, Ep 158) Ian Lambot & Greg Girard - City of Darkness Revisited (Mentioned 39:25, Ep 157) Max Chafkin - The Contrarian (Mentioned 32:18, Ep 155) Claire Conner - Wrapped In The Flag (Mentioned 31:42, Ep 155) Rita Abrahamsen, Mike Williams et al - Global Right (Mentioned 31:12, Ep 155) Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry - The Flag And The Cross (Mentioned 30:49, Ep 155) Cynthia Miller-Idriss - Hate In The Homeland (Mentioned 30:10, Ep 155) Cory Doctorow & Rebecca Giblin - Chokepoint Capitalism (Mentioned 34:55, Ep 150) Elizabeth Ingleson - Made In China (Mentioned 31:50, Ep 150) John Corrigan - Religious Intolerance, America, and the World (Mentioned 1:16:18, Ep 141) Gérard Prunier - From Genocide to Continental War (Mentioned 48:18, Ep 141) Liu Cixin, - The Three Body Trilogy (Mentioned 1:11:04, Ep 136) Tilman Allert - The Hitler Salute (Mentioned 22:03, Ep 134) Philip Roth - Nemesis (Mentioned 1:56, Ep 133) Joshua Cohen - The Netanyahus Zeke Faux - Number Go Up Michael Paul Rogin - The Intellectuals and McCarthy Cathy Kramer - The Politics of Resentment Naomi Klein - Doppelganger Maria Bamford - Sure, I'll Join Your Cult Wendy Brown - States Of Injury Corey Robin. - The Reactionary Mind Patricia Lockwood - No One Is Talking About This David Cay Johnston - The Making of Donald Trump Jane Mayer - Dark Money Harry Frankfurt - On Bullshit Stephen King - The Dead Zone Elle Hardy - Beyond Belief Federico Finchelstein - From Fascism to Populism in History Robert Jervis - Why Intelligence Fails Alex Haley and Malcolm X - The Autobiography of Malcolm X Jonathan Haidt - The Righteous Mind David Graeber - Debt: The First 5000 Years Jerry L. Mashaw - Creating The American Administrative Constitution Brian Balogh - A Government Out of Sight Paul Connerton - How Societies Remember Paul Connerton - How Modernity Forgets Catherine Green and Sarah Catherine Gilbert - Vaxxers John Zaller - The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion Matthew Karp - This Vast Southern Empire Robert Fatton - The Guise of Exceptionalism Anatol Lievin - Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case James Alfred Aho - The Politics of Righteousness The substack that Dr Dave apparently plagiarises liberally from! https://luke.substack.com/ James Beverley - God's Man in the White House Jane Chi Hyun Park - Yellow Future Matthias Gardell - In The Name of Elijah Muhammad Gosta Esping-Andersen - The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Suzanne Mettler - The Submerged State Brendon O'Connor - Anti-Americanism and American Exceptionalism James Morone - Hellfire Nation Nathan Kalmoe - With Ballots and Bullets Winnifred Fallers Sullivan - The Impossibility of Religious Freedom Mary L. Trump - Too Much And Never Enough Richard Cooke - Tired of Winning Jon Ronson - So You've Been Publicly Shamed Rodney Tiffen, Ross Gittins, Anika Gauja, David Smith, Brendon O'Connor - How America Compares Tony Horwitz - Confederates In the Attic Ghassan Hage - White Nation George Lakoff - Women, Fire and Dangerous Things George Lakoff - Metaphors We Live By Michelle Alexander - The New Jim Crow Alex S. Vitale - The End of Policing Dave Cullen - Parkland: Birth of a Movement Thomas Sugrue - The Origins of the Urban Crisis Rick Pearlstein - The Invisible Bridge Rick Pearlstein - Before the Storm Rick Pearlstein - Nixonland Brian Doherty - Radicals for Capitalism Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken, Stanley Schachter - When Prophecy Fails Nancy L. Rosenblum & Russell Muirhead - A Lot Of People Are Saying Benjamin Moffitt - The Global Rise of Populism Jon Krakauer - Missoula THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Hard News on Friday with Tara Green and Rama Arjuna and guests Star Family, Dimensional Shift, and the Golden Amber Path Into Higher Light Rainbird Opens the Council Fire In this episode of Hard News on Friday, Rainbird opens by welcoming listeners to the program and inviting everyone into a grounded spiritual space. He guides the audience through gentle breathing, a movement into the heart, and a gathering around a virtual council fire with guides, guardians, ancestors, spirit teams, and the drumbeat. He then calls in the seven galactic directions in the Mayan tradition, invoking wisdom from the east, north, west, south, above, below, and the center source of the galaxies. The opening frames the entire episode as a ceremony of mutual love, planetary harmony, and spiritual alignment. The Mayan Record of Days and the New Moon Portal Rainbird then reads the Mayan record of days, beginning with Three Chicchan, the Red Electric Serpent. He explains that the serpent energy is a warrior aspect connected to survival, instinct, life force, change, body sensing, and transmuting energy. He walks listeners through the week ahead, including White Self-Existing World-Bridger, Blue Overtone Hand, Yellow Rhythmic Star, Red Resonant Moon, White Galactic Dog, Blue Solar Monkey, and Yellow Planetary Human. He highlights the coming new moon, portal days, Juneteenth, and the importance of releasing insecurity, fear, control, self-doubt, procrastination, mistrust, anger, and ego blockages while embracing healing, forgiveness, unconditional love, play, star-gate awareness, and human freedom. Housekeeping, Gratitude, and the Talking Stick Rainbird shifts into housekeeping, explaining that Hard News on Friday is listener-supported and sharing how people can donate through BBS Radio to support the Friday program and the Saturday show, The True History of NESARA and Our Galactic Origins. He also gives donation information for assisting Tara and Rama with weekly living expenses and bills, including PayPal, email, mailing address, and the Rainbow Roundtable website. After expressing gratitude, he describes the talking stick as filled with fairies, feathers, magical beings, dolphins, whales, unicorns, dragons, boxing outfits, and playful satirical energy before passing it to Rama. Rama Points to Disclosure Day and the Energies Around D.C. Rama begins by sending love to all the situations happening in the world and says love, not violence or war, is the answer. He recommends that listeners see the film Disclosure Day, saying he has heard highly credible and positive stories about it. He also references the East Coast and Washington, D.C. as a convergence point around 19.5 degrees, describing it as a portal or vortex where certain activities are not aligned with the Office of the Christ. Rather than dwell in fear or conflict, Rama moves the discussion toward light, cosmic alignment, and the need to send more love. Kryon on Humanity's Dimensional Shift and Galactic Future Rama plays a Kryon message titled around humanity's dimensional shift and galactic future. Kryon explains that Earth is entering a new energy in which people can command inappropriate energies to leave and more consciously direct their bodies, fields, and personal reality. The message distinguishes between ordinary extraterrestrials and ascended star family, emphasizing that not all beings from the stars carry the same vibration. Kryon says intelligent life exists widely throughout the galaxy, but that humanity's star-seeded biology connects specifically with ascended, angelic star family rather than every extraterrestrial race. The Grays, Emotion, and the God Within Humanity The Kryon message focuses especially on the Grays, describing them as intelligent extraterrestrials drawn to humanity because humans carry compassion, emotion, love, and what Kryon calls the God within. According to this message, the Grays do not possess that same divine emotional lineage and have studied humanity in an attempt to understand or acquire it. Kryon says some hybrids may exist, but that the God-within quality cannot simply be passed biologically to another race. The message suggests that contact with non-ascended extraterrestrials may come before humanity openly meets its ascended star family. A Star Field Filled With Ascended Worlds Kryon then guides listeners into a visualization beyond Earth, outside the atmosphere and solar glare, where the stars can be seen with unusual clarity. In that space, he invites every ascended planet in the galaxy to make itself known, and the star field lights up with hundreds of worlds aware of Earth's dimensional shift. The message says humanity has crossed a membrane into the beginning stage of ascension, and that emissaries of spiritual enhancement, help, and protection are on their way. Kryon emphasizes that Earth cannot go backward into devolution, even if appearances suggest otherwise. Star Nations, Gemini New Moon, and the Temple of Living Radiance After the Kryon segment, Rama says the star families are already here, the Grays are here, and the central issue is love and compassion. Tara then invokes Saint Germain, the Violet Flame, and the energies of the ascended star nations. She speaks of the new moon in Gemini, the Venus-Jupiter conjunction, the quantum field, the temple of living radiance, and the importance of imagination, thought, and consciousness in manifesting reality. Tara encourages listeners to sit in orbit around Earth in consciousness, experience the stars, and realize that everything needed is contained within the living temple of the body and the oneness of creation. Amber, Excalibur, and the Ancient Tree Wisdom Tara introduces a transmission from Steve Nobel focused on golden amber, explaining that amber is fossilized tree resin carrying ancient wisdom. She connects that to deep time, ancient trees, Devil's Tower, Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and beings who have been here since the beginning of the story. The tone becomes one of ancient planetary memory, sacred minerals, energetic healing, and the idea that there are beings yet to be met who have remained present since the earliest movements of Earth's spiritual history. The Angels of Golden Amber Transmission The Steve Nobel meditation guides listeners into the breath, the body, and the present moment, inviting light into the physical body and energy fields while releasing lower energies back to the universe. The meditation calls in the higher self, angels of golden amber, and the archangels Raphael, Michael, Gabriel, Ariel, Metatron, and Sandalphon. The golden amber energy focuses on the solar plexus and throat chakras, clearing blame, criticism, judgment, scarcity, and lack from this lifetime, ancestral lines, and other lifetimes. It strengthens boundaries, courage, confidence, abundance, authentic voice, and creative self-expression. Beaming Up Into the Light As the meditation closes, Tara invites listeners to remain with the higher frequencies that came through and says it is “time to beam up.” The program ends with blessings, thanks, and the passing of the talking stick back to Rainbird. Rainbird expresses gratitude to Rama, Tara, BBS, and everyone listening, looking forward to the next day's gathering. The closing holds the same tone as the opening: ceremonial, grateful, cosmic, and focused on rising into the light.

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It's a bridge episode, but we still got business to handle. Sparty MSU breaks down the six recruits Pat pulled in over the last two weeks — linebackers, corners, a big tight end, and a D-lineman with serious upside. We talk about what the size-first philosophy says about where this program is headed and whether the receiver room is a real concern heading into the season. Then we get into the real stuff — the Big Ten and SEC are going to war with Congress over the Protect College Sports Act, and we've got thoughts on why a collective bargaining agreement is the only real answer. Plus, the NCAA's new age-based eligibility model is heading to a vote this month, and we break down what it means for the future of the game. And of course — Kevin G watch is officially in effect. As of tonight, he has not signed with Clemson. The door is still open. We talk about what he's done right, what he hasn't, and who could step in if it comes to that. Subscribe to the Substack at ThisIsSpartaB1G for weekly articles and deep dives. Go Green.

We've got a one week break coming up before Star Trek Summer begins again in earnest, but before that happens we've got one more documentary to serve our Watchcasting listeners in Trekkies! Join us for some nerd archeology as we dig through this doc that's chock full of superfans of all flavors and stripes, and marvel with us at how quaint it all seems compared with our extremely fandom-oriented present.CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 181: Trekkies (1997)(00:00:14) - Intro.(00:05:40) - Why we're doing Trekkies (because Star Trek Summer is on the horizon).(00:08:10) - The fandom, and how this movie treats its nerds.(00:16:41) - On Denise Crosby, and how this movie got made.(00:20:32) - The cast reactions to all this stuff. (00:31:30) - Break!(00:31:54) - We're back, and we're beginning this journey with the Spiner-Femme.(00:37:18) - Gabriel, the star of the movie, if we're being honest.(00:52:32) - Barbara, the Whitewater juror.(00:58:29) - Actual Star Trek (and affiliated) people. (01:07:06) - The Slash Fiction crowd.(01:12:03) - The Greensteins.(01:17:18) - Starbase Dental.(01:20:29) - Filking.(01:22:54) - The wildly different radio shows.(01:30:43) - An encounter at Radio Shack.(01:34:53) - A few scattered bits.(01:40:17) - Final thoughts.(01:53:08) - Housekeeping for our upcoming Star Trek season 3 watch.(01:55:59) - Outro.

Adam Chase Rani and Christine Chen celebrate reaching 188 episodes of the Get Reelisms filmmaking podcast and reflect on nearly six to seven years of documenting their careers. They discuss recent Oscars results, including a tie and Sam Davis winning after their interview, and debate why genre films like Sinners may struggle for Best Picture despite winning Best Original Screenplay, while One Battle After Another wins Best Picture and PTA earns Best Director. They talk about attention spans, frustration with people assuming indie films are “on Netflix,” and Christine's behind-the-scenes photo from Shakespeare on the Range being featured in the Academy Museum, a milestone linked to early career growth. Christine shares her decision to pause First AD work to focus on directing, developing a sketch-based branded micro-series, and adapting to vertical content trends. Adam plugs his “Create Your Own Content” course on getreelisms.com.   Christine W. Chen is a Taiwanese American filmmaker, Academy member (Short Films Branch), and versatile producer, director, and writer known for bold, character-driven storytelling. Through her production company, Moth to Flame, she has created award-winning short films, features, and branded content—including Erzulie, a feminist swamp thriller that had a limited theatrical run and now streams on major platforms. In addition to her directorial work, Christine is a seasoned DGA 1st Assistant Director and co-author of Get Reelisms and ABCs of Filmmaking, as well as the co-host of the Get Reelisms Podcast. For more information about Christine Chen: christinewchen.com   Adam Chase Rani is a production designer and set dresser working in the Austin film market, bringing a sharp eye for visual storytelling and practical creativity to every project. During the pandemic, he co-founded the Get Reelisms Podcast with Christine Chen to foster community within the film industry. Together, they've built a platform that blends education, candid conversations, and industry insights to help filmmakers connect, learn, and grow.   00:00 Movies All Day 00:22 Podcast Origins 00:54 188 Episodes In 02:03 Oscar Winner Interview 02:54 Oscars Predictions 06:15 Awards Drama Talk 07:07 Short Attention Spans 09:20 Netflix Question Rage 12:36 Academy Museum Photo 14:31 Shakespeare On The Range 18:02 OG Crew Lessons 20:16 BTS Photo Insecurities 20:56 Film History Connections 21:30 How We First Met 22:34 From Stress to Podcast 24:05 Hiatus From First AD 27:30 Friends in Film Sketches 30:29 DIY Filmmaking Revival 32:26 Vertical Video Future 35:43 Budgets and Crew Reality 38:10 Housekeeping and Farewell   WEBISODE version of the Podcast Official Get Reelisms PageGet Reelisms Amazon StoreInstagram

Brothers J and Eric discuss the 2021 direct to Netflix film "Hypnotic," which doesn't break any new ground but delivers 88 minutes of reliable pablum. Along they way they mention Death Stranding, elevators, Schweddy Balls, and Room 237.    Housekeeping starts at 1:07:30 during which J recommends the HBO MAX documentary series "The Yogurt Shop Murders," while recommending against having unauthorized rodents in your moving vehicle.   File length 1:18:57 File Size 64.5 MB   Theme by Jul Big Green via SongFinch Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Listen to us on Stitcher Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Send your comments to show@notinacreepyway.com Visit the show website at Not In A Creepy Way

Hard News on Friday with Tara Green and Rama Arjuna and guests Solar Fire, Indigo Children, and Holding the Light Through Uncertainty Calling the Circle Around the Council Fire In this episode of Hard News on Friday, Tara opens by welcoming listeners, inviting them into two grounding breaths, and guiding everyone into the heart space around a virtual council fire. She calls in the seven galactic directions in the Mayan tradition, invoking wisdom, transformation, right action, planetary peace, the ancestors, the Earth, and the center source of the galaxy. The opening sets the show's spiritual tone, framing the evening as a gathering of guides, guardians, ancestors, totems, and galactic energies centered in mutual love. The Mayan Record of Days and the Energies of the Week Tara then walks through the Mayan day energies for June 5 and the week ahead, beginning with Nine Etz'nab, the White Solar Mirror. She describes the day as a warrior aspect focused on groundedness, honesty, self-understanding, and seeing through illusion. She continues through the coming days, including the Blue Planetary Storm, Yellow Spectral Sun, Red Crystal Dragon, White Cosmic Wind, Blue Magnetic Night, Yellow Lunar Seed, and Red Electric Serpent. Each energy is described as an opportunity to release fear, separation, stagnation, self-judgment, hesitation, and ego blockages while embracing transformation, Christ consciousness, abundance, creation, spirit, and body wisdom. Housekeeping, Support, and the Sacred Talking Stick Before passing the talking stick, Tara gives the show's housekeeping details, explaining how listeners can support Hard News on Friday and the related Saturday program through BBS Radio. She also shares donation information for assisting Rama and Tara with weekly basics and bills, including electricity, network, and gas expenses. Tara directs listeners to the Rainbow Roundtable website for information on NESARA, related history, and resources connected to Rama's work. She then passes the talking stick to Rama, describing it as lit up with universal law, ascension waves, fairies, feathers, magical beings, elementals, whales, dolphins, and dragons. Rama Reports the Solar Storm and the Rising Energies Rama begins by greeting Rainbird and the audience, then shares information he says came from Tom, Larry, Furlimoe, and Sweet Angelique about intense solar activity. He describes the end of Solar Cycle 25, “panicking solar flares,” and a rare cannibal coronal mass ejection expected to affect Earth through June 5. According to Rama, two powerful solar eruptions merged into a stronger storm that could create auroras farther south than usual and may affect satellites, GPS, and radio communications. He links these solar events with ascension symptoms, high Schumann resonance, earthquakes, and the need to stay in the heart while moving slowly, gracefully, and intentionally. Kryon and the Awakening of the Indigo Generation Rama then plays a lengthy Kryon message about whether age has anything to do with enlightenment. Kryon explains that in earlier decades, spiritual awakening often seemed to come later in life, after people had time for introspection, but that pattern is changing. The message focuses on the Indigo children, first discussed in the late 1990s, who are now reaching adulthood and entering social media, education, medicine, law, politics, and other systems. Kryon frames this generation as wiser rather than simply smarter, deeply sensitive to dysfunction, and poised to bring compassion, reform, and new ways of thinking into institutions that have long resisted change. Young People, Social Media, and Compassionate Reform The Kryon segment emphasizes that many young people are now becoming influencers, professionals, doctors, attorneys, teachers, and future political leaders. Rather than rebelling in the old sense, they are said to be responding to dysfunction with wisdom, compassion, and a desire for truth. Kryon suggests they will challenge broken educational systems, bring natural remedies and compassionate care into medicine, and push governments away from hatred and toward more compassionate structures. The message presents this as part of the larger planetary shift, with younger generations helping seed new systems across the world. Love Instead of War, Diversity Instead of Fear After the Kryon message, Rama reflects on how the solar flares, high Schumann resonance, and planetary energies are waking people up quickly. He connects the Indigo, Crystal, Rainbow Crystal, Baby Boomer, and younger generations to a larger cycle of heroes and prophets arriving at the time of change. Rama says the answer to conflict in Gaza, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, and elsewhere is not retaliation but love. He frames galactic society as rooted in diversity, equality, inclusion, telepathic connection, heart communication, and love at the highest levels. Saint Germain, the Violet Flame, and Becoming Crystalline Light Rama moves into a prayerful invocation, calling on Saint Germain, the Violet Flame, cosmic law, Sananda Kumara, Lady Master Nada, Helios and Vesta, and other ascended energies. He describes the incoming solar frequencies as more than plasma, calling them love in the cells and light that carries balancing codes for DNA. He says humanity is being transformed into crystalline light bodies and that people can stand in the eye of the cyclone without being consumed by the storm. This section presents the current instability as a transfiguration of the body, the planet, and reality itself. Holding the Light Through Uncertainty The show then features a meditation from Patricia Cota-Robles on holding the light through uncertainty. The meditation acknowledges collective fear, anxiety, grief, anger, and emotional heaviness, while encouraging listeners not to spiritually bypass those feelings. Instead, it invites them to honor emotions with compassion without becoming consumed by them. The practice guides listeners to imagine luminous light descending through the body, calming the mind, opening the heart, dissolving fear, and forming a violet protective field that harmonizes energy without closing the heart. Its core message is to witness without absorbing, care without collapsing, and nourish healing rather than hopelessness. Pleiadian Libraries and Holographic Knowledge Later, Rama plays a short segment featuring Emery Smith and Lana Morrow, PhD, in which Lana describes her contact with Arcturian and Pleiadian guides. She explains that her Arcturian work is more medical and technical, while her Pleiadian contact involves learning in a vast, elegant scientific library near Alcyone. She describes the Pleiadians as tall, beautiful, golden-skinned, blue-eyed beings who value beauty, kindness, joy, pleasure, and knowledge. The library is described as holographic, serene, golden, filled with columns, and organized through consciousness rather than ordinary physical mechanisms. The Akashic Records and the Closing Blessing Rama connects the description of the Pleiadian library to Lady Master Lea Nara's holographic library and the Akashic records, saying that knowledge from across the galaxy is being brought forward. He says this is a wonderful and challenging time to be alive, requiring people to stay centered and send love to those who are struggling. Rainbird closes with gratitude, saying it has been a wonderful evening and that everyone is “in for a ride” but should enjoy it. The show ends with the hosts promising more the next day and closing in the light.

In this episode, Cody is joined once again by longtime Virtual GM Malissa Baum to tackle one of the most important — and often misunderstood — topics in hospitality today: OTA dependence.OTAs like Expedia, Booking.com, and Airbnb absolutely provide value. They help hotels gain visibility, drive occupancy, and compete in crowded markets. But when properties become too dependent on third-party bookings, the hidden costs can quietly erode profitability, guest loyalty, and long-term brand value.

Send us a message!The vacation rental industry has gone through major waves of change over the last two decades, and AI is quickly becoming one of the biggest shifts yet.In this episode, we are joined by John Suzuki, Chief Technology Evangelist at Staylist, for a conversation about the evolution of vacation rental technology, the pace of innovation, and what this next chapter could mean for property managers.John brings a long-term perspective on how far the industry has come, along with a thoughtful look at where it may be headed as AI becomes more deeply connected to the way operators work, serve guests, and build their businesses.Episode Chapters:02:46 - John's 20-Year Journey in the Vacation Rental Industry03:31 - How Vacation Rentals Moved From Phone and Fax Reservations Into the Mainstream of Travel04:47 - Why John Came Back to the Industry After Retiring09:20 - How AI Is Changing Property Management Technology10:53 - Why Property Managers Need Systems That Help Them Move Faster21:22 - The Importance of Connected Operations, Accounting, Reservations, Housekeeping, Maintenance, and Guest Communication27:17 - How AI Can Support Call Tracking, Reservation Inquiries, and Guest Service28:43 - Why Guest Data Will Play a Bigger Role in Travel Personalization35:06 - The Ethical and Security Questions Surrounding AI42:54 - How Robotics Could Affect Hospitality, Housekeeping, and the Workforce46:16 - Why Professionals Need to Stay Curious and Keep Learning48:55 - How AI Can Help Property Managers Get Back to the Human Side of HospitalityIf you are trying to understand what AI means for the future of vacation rentals, this conversation offers both perspective and practical insight from someone who has seen the industry evolve through multiple waves of change. Connect with John:Website: https://www.johnsuzuki.com/ ✨ Exclusive Offer to Alex & Annie Listeners: Automate your short-term rental operations with Hospitable.Start a 14-day free trial and get 25% off your bill for the first 6 months.

Draft tandem Jeremy Nygaard and JD Cameron team up for a podcast to discuss prospects on their way to the big leagues and the MLB draft, produced by Theo Tollefson. 0:00 Intro and chatting about college baseball 4:30 Housekeeping 5:15 MiLB Injury Updates 14:50 Top Pick Debate 24:27 Listener Questions You can support the show by downloading it from wherever you get your podcasts, including iTunes and Spotify. If you enjoy the content, consider leaving us a five-star rating and review in addition to sharing or retweeting DTS-related content. You can follow us on Twitter @DTS_POD1, @Jeremynygaard, @J_D_Cameron, and @TheodoreTollef1. We're now on Bluesky @destinationtheshow.bsky.social. You can also find full episodes and clips of our shows on our YouTube page @DestinationTheShow.  

Nick and Connor discuss essential games before the storm of Summer Game Fest! Link To The Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CoOp64Link to Discord, Merch AND MORE: https://linktr.ee/co_op64Intro Music By Jamie Vere0:00 Intro14:47 Housekeeping 19:37 Our Summer Game Fest Showcase Reaction Schedule 26:16 Essential Video Games1:07:56 Cool Video Game Names Draft

Welcome back to The Inner Gamer, the roundtable podcast dedicated to analyzing the ideas, trends, and time-value decisions shaping modern video games. This week, we are kicking things off by driving straight into the stunning landscape of Japan with our full critique of Forza Horizon 6. While Playground Games has delivered an absolute mechanical and visual masterpiece, we examine the concept of "excellence fatigue". For busy professionals with tight schedules, does the game's relentless dopamine loop and identical progression structure turn a quick driving session into a trend-chasing live-service project that you've already experienced? Next, a special guest jumps onto the roundtable couch to help us navigate the alien oceans of Subnautica 2, freshly launched in Early Access. We look closely at how the development team has pulled off the impossible: adding native 4-player cooperative play to a franchise defined by crushing isolation without losing a single ounce of its trademark psychological tension. We explore the baseline stability of the build, the massive grassroots enthusiasm brewing inside the game's official Discord channels, and how its modular base-building automation and streamlined blueprint systems elegantly respect an adult's limited hobby hours. Finally, we shift our focus to the structural design trends splitting the soul of the modern industry. We audit LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, evaluating the creative friction that occurs when family-friendly plastic brickwork tries to copy the mature DNA of the Arkham franchise. We close the show by breaking down the newest GDC industry data revealing that over 70% of developers now rely on global co-development pipelines. Using case studies like Fable and Crimson Desert, we expose how fracturing a single game across multiple outsourced corporate entities creates the massive logistical bottlenecks behind modern 6-year development cycles and buggy launch-day builds. Show Notes: 1:01 - Housekeeping 3:34 - Forza Horizon 6 Review: A Near-Perfect Racing Game 43:07 - Bigger, Deeper, Better: Our First Look at Subnautica 2 1:16:35 - LEGO Batman: A Spiritual Successor to the Arkham Franchise 1:52:37 - Why Your Favorite Games Take 6+ Years to Make (And Arrive Broken) 2:32:49 - Upcoming Video Game Releases Become a part of the conversation! If you donate $1 or more on Patreon you can get exclusive access to the Patreon-only chat and channels on the server. Visit our website to find our social channels, check past podcasts and donate to the show.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of our latest videos as they drop. Credits:"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.netWoman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64

Crazy week of news for Nick and Connor to break down! Witcher 3 DLC, Fable delay, gaming being too expensive and more! Link To The Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CoOp64Link to Discord, Merch AND MORE: https://linktr.ee/co_op64Intro Music By Jamie Vere0:00 Intro6:35 Housekeeping 13:04 The Witcher 3 DLC Songs of the Past Announced 31:34 Fable Delayed to 202744:52 Steam Deck Price Increases 58:10 CoD MW4 Announced1:12:03 Dragon Quest 12 Rebooted and Name Changed

THIS WEEK: The information floodgates about Destiny 2's final update on June 9th opened as Bungie released TWO major Developer Insights blogs and a beefy This Week In Destiny! Danfinity, EpicDan22, Samikat & Eseipha are all here to chat about the glorious return of the Director, new Destination Distortions, elevating Gambit, SRL, rotations for Raids and Dungeon content, Pantheon, weapon focusing, exotic catalysts, Artifact changes AND MORE! There's a ton of information to cover, so let's dive right in!Share your Destiny memories and get featured on the show: https://forms.gle/wJbi7pLqRSU6xj5HA| SOURCES |Bungie: Dev Insights - Return of the Director: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/dev_insights_return_of_the_directorBungie: Dev Insights - Weapons, Artifacts, & Focusing Preview: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/dev_insights_weapons_artifacts_focusing_previewBungie: This Week In Destiny -05/29/2026: https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/twid_05_29_2026Destiny Digest is a weekly Destiny 2 podcast covering game updates, community conversations, sandbox discussion, and news from across the gaming world. Hosted by Danfinity, EpicDan22, BonafideHiro, Eseipha, Samikat and Tiddly. New episodes go live every Monday on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.Watch live every Sunday at 6:30 PM ET on Twitch:https://twitch.tv/destinydigestSubscribe on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@DestinyDigestPodListen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts.Ratings and reviews make a real difference for independent shows:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/51utOpaycri2x7WotgVlFXApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/destiny-digest/id1638939545PocketCasts: https://pca.st/iczgzkt1RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ae2d464c/podcast/rssOn Bluesky? Follow the whole crew with our Starter Pack:https://bsky.app/starter-pack/danfinity.gg/3lbrtal4y7c2rFollow Danfinity: https://danfinity.ggFollow EpicDan: https://linktr.ee/epicdan22Follow Eseipha: https://bsky.app/profile/eseipha.bsky.socialFollow Sami: https://linktr.ee/samikatplays| CHAPTERS |00:00:00 - Introduction & Episode 140 Milestone00:01:41 - Housekeeping & Show Info00:03:28 - Stages of Grief: End of Life Reactions00:08:25 - Sami: Denial & New Pointalism Art Project00:12:30 - What We've Been Playing This Week00:17:38 - Sami: Introducing a Friend to Destiny 2 New Light00:19:56 - EpicDan22: Forza Horizon & Fire Team Finder Stories00:31:41 - EpicDan22: Beating Compiler Before Season Ends00:35:08 - Danfinity: Saros' Shepherd Boss Fight00:39:16 - June 9th Dev Articles Overview00:41:50 - Dev Insight: Return of the Director & Distortions00:51:56 - Portal Overhaul, Returning Activities & Loot Changes00:56:18 - Crucible Updates & Sparrow Racing League Returns01:05:41 - Weapon Tier Upgrading System & Enhanced Crafting01:07:30 - Exotic Catalysts for All Exotics01:12:30 - Weapon Sandbox: Rocket Pulse Nerf & Exotic Tuning01:19:29 - Artifact Overhaul & Anti-Champion 2.001:27:21 - Vendor Updates & Attunement Changes01:28:50 - TWID: PvP Strike Team Updates & Crucible Rework01:32:18 - New PvP Modifiers, Armor Sets & Trials Changes01:39:32 - Pantheon 2.0, Feats System & Raid/Dungeon Updates01:48:50 - Vault Space, Loadout Slots & Eververse Overhaul01:58:27 - Community Q&A02:08:06 - Preparing Communities for June 9th & Beyond02:17:00 - Will Destiny Hold Its Community Post-End-of-Life?02:20:23 - Wrap-Up, Community Video Call-Out & Sign-OffDestiny 2's Final Update Breakdown — Weapons, Artifacts, Pantheon & More (Part 1)#DestinyDigest #Destiny2 #Marathon

Brothers J and Eric discuss the 2017 film "The Vanishing of Sidney Hall," which shouldn't work as well as it does but the acting and the music make it absolutely worthwhile. Along they way J shares a memory of the R.M. Palmer candy company and Philip Glass' "Mishima."   Housekeeping starts at 1:14:25 during which J tells of his travel plans and of his love for the limited series "Bodkin," while Eric shares his love for the podcast "With Gourley and Rust."   File length 1:27:46 File Size 71.2 MB Theme by Jul Big Green via SongFinch Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Listen to us on Stitcher Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Send your comments to show@notinacreepyway.com Visit the show website at Not In A Creepy Way

If your experience with Cuphead has been one of frantic, white-knuckle survival, you may have never sat and appreciated how buck WILD its soundtrack is. We're here to drink it all in. Get ready for a real high-class bout, gamers.(00:00) Intro(17:01) Housekeeping(21:57) Sean Capri Presents the State of the Nintendo Music Address(38:37) Cuphead(2:39:54) YouTube Comment Oversharing Corner(2:49:27) Patron shoutouts(2:54:57) Haikus & Outro✉️ Send email to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bitharmonypod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Chas & Dr Dave discuss An Excursion Into Oblivion, Dogs Burying Dead Birds, and The World's Youngest-Looking Leather Handbag WARNING: This episode of PEP may contain explicit language. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introducing: Dr Dave 2:00 - Grateful (Enhanced Games, PEPpers, South Carolina State Senate) 21:07 - Updates (Redistricting, Metaxis, Housekeeping, Poland) 36:06 - Iran 1:01:05 - The Slush Fund 1:13:16 - Tina Peters' Commutation 1:36:34 - Pope Leo's Encyclical 1:54:49 - Stats Nug: Country Perceptions 1:57:51 - "Jack Smith's Assistant" Indictment 2:06:03 - Texas Primaries  2:47:01 - Unleashed: Talarico v Paxton 3:17:10 - Unleashed Updates (Vaping, Presidential Records Act, Comey Trial) Homework: * Colbert's "Only In Monroe": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJTXB5uT_C4 * Pope's New Blog: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html * Pope Encyclical Article: https://archive.md/d232L  SHOW LINKS: *Chat with the PEPpers on the Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/WxDD2PPvaW THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST: Danny Funt - Everybody Loses (Mentioned 3:13, Ep 262) David Malouf - The Great World (Mentioned 2:37, Ep 258) Connie Willis - Doomsday Book & To Say Nothing of the Dog (Mentioned 4:26, Ep 244) Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road  (Mentioned 1:48:45, Ep 240) Michael Lewis - Who Is Government? (Mentioned 2:19:59, Ep 235) Orlando Whitfield - All That Glitters (Mentioned 2:34:37, Ep 232) John Lyons - Balcony Over Jerusalem (Mentioned 2:45:26, Ep 231) Yukio Mishima - Spring Snow (Mentioned 2:35:12, Ep 227) John Steinbeck - Cannery Row (Mentioned 02:39, Ep 226) David Simon & Ed Burns - The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (Mentioned 2:21:40, Ep 225) William Appleman Williams - The Tragedy of American Diplomacy (Mentioned 2:11:23, Ep 222) Mahmood Mamdani - Good Muslim, Bad Muslim (Mentioned 2:07:14, Ep 220) Carlo Rovelli - The Order Of Time (Mentioned 06:36, Ep 220) Carlo Rovelli - Reality Is Not What It Seems (Mentioned 06:36, Ep 220) Ryszard Kapuściński - Shah of Shahs (Mentioned 2:21:27, Ep 217) Ervand Abrahamian - Khomeinism (Mentioned 2:23:19, Ep 217) Anthony Seldon - Truss at 10 (Mentioned 1:36:09, Ep 215) Steven Teles - The Conservative Legal Movement (Mentioned 2:12:12, Ep 215) Amin Maalouf - The Crusades Through Arab Eyes (Mentioned 4:32, Ep 214) Geoffrey Blainey - The Causes Of War (Mentioned 43:49, Ep 198) Margaret Levi - Of Rule And Revenue (Mentioned 1:11:16, Ep 195) Margaret Levi - Consent, Dissent, and Patriotism (Mentioned 1:11:16, Ep 195) Sayaka Murata - Convenience Store Woman (Mentioned 2:14, Ep 194) Sid Meier - Sid Meier's Memoir! (Mentioned 16:30, Ep 178) David Simon & Ed Burns - The Corner (Mentioned 8:40, Ep 178) Maurice O. Wallace - King's Vibrato (Mentioned 14:26, Ep 164) Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent - (Mentioned 32:12, Ep 164) Robert Plunket - My Search For Warren Harding (Mentioned 1:49:12, Ep 158) Ian Lambot & Greg Girard - City of Darkness Revisited (Mentioned 39:25, Ep 157) Max Chafkin - The Contrarian (Mentioned 32:18, Ep 155) Claire Conner - Wrapped In The Flag (Mentioned 31:42, Ep 155) Rita Abrahamsen, Mike Williams et al - Global Right (Mentioned 31:12, Ep 155) Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry - The Flag And The Cross (Mentioned 30:49, Ep 155) Cynthia Miller-Idriss - Hate In The Homeland (Mentioned 30:10, Ep 155) Cory Doctorow & Rebecca Giblin - Chokepoint Capitalism (Mentioned 34:55, Ep 150) Elizabeth Ingleson - Made In China (Mentioned 31:50, Ep 150) John Corrigan - Religious Intolerance, America, and the World (Mentioned 1:16:18, Ep 141) Gérard Prunier - From Genocide to Continental War (Mentioned 48:18, Ep 141) Liu Cixin, - The Three Body Trilogy (Mentioned 1:11:04, Ep 136) Tilman Allert - The Hitler Salute (Mentioned 22:03, Ep 134) Philip Roth - Nemesis (Mentioned 1:56, Ep 133) Joshua Cohen - The Netanyahus Zeke Faux - Number Go Up Michael Paul Rogin - The Intellectuals and McCarthy Cathy Kramer - The Politics of Resentment Naomi Klein - Doppelganger Maria Bamford - Sure, I'll Join Your Cult Wendy Brown - States Of Injury Corey Robin. - The Reactionary Mind Patricia Lockwood - No One Is Talking About This David Cay Johnston - The Making of Donald Trump Jane Mayer - Dark Money Harry Frankfurt - On Bullshit Stephen King - The Dead Zone Elle Hardy - Beyond Belief Federico Finchelstein - From Fascism to Populism in History Robert Jervis - Why Intelligence Fails Alex Haley and Malcolm X - The Autobiography of Malcolm X Jonathan Haidt - The Righteous Mind David Graeber - Debt: The First 5000 Years Jerry L. Mashaw - Creating The American Administrative Constitution Brian Balogh - A Government Out of Sight Paul Connerton - How Societies Remember Paul Connerton - How Modernity Forgets Catherine Green and Sarah Catherine Gilbert - Vaxxers John Zaller - The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion Matthew Karp - This Vast Southern Empire Robert Fatton - The Guise of Exceptionalism Anatol Lievin - Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case James Alfred Aho - The Politics of Righteousness The substack that Dr Dave apparently plagiarises liberally from! https://luke.substack.com/ James Beverley - God's Man in the White House Jane Chi Hyun Park - Yellow Future Matthias Gardell - In The Name of Elijah Muhammad Gosta Esping-Andersen - The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Suzanne Mettler - The Submerged State Brendon O'Connor - Anti-Americanism and American Exceptionalism James Morone - Hellfire Nation Nathan Kalmoe - With Ballots and Bullets Winnifred Fallers Sullivan - The Impossibility of Religious Freedom Mary L. Trump - Too Much And Never Enough Richard Cooke - Tired of Winning Jon Ronson - So You've Been Publicly Shamed Rodney Tiffen, Ross Gittins, Anika Gauja, David Smith, Brendon O'Connor - How America Compares Tony Horwitz - Confederates In the Attic Ghassan Hage - White Nation George Lakoff - Women, Fire and Dangerous Things George Lakoff - Metaphors We Live By Michelle Alexander - The New Jim Crow Alex S. Vitale - The End of Policing Dave Cullen - Parkland: Birth of a Movement Thomas Sugrue - The Origins of the Urban Crisis Rick Pearlstein - The Invisible Bridge Rick Pearlstein - Before the Storm Rick Pearlstein - Nixonland Brian Doherty - Radicals for Capitalism Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken, Stanley Schachter - When Prophecy Fails Nancy L. Rosenblum & Russell Muirhead - A Lot Of People Are Saying Benjamin Moffitt - The Global Rise of Populism Jon Krakauer - Missoula THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

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In this week's episode, we're diving into expansion teams and whether seasoned teams are stepping up to the plate. Plus, I've got the usual game-by-game breakdown, explaining why some teams clinched victories while others faced setbacks. There's so much more to explore on this week's episode! -Follow me on social media:https://linktr.ee/toriphillips5-Link:Wings vs Dream Video-Chapters:00:00 Intro00:17 Housekeeping 01:37 Tori's Player of the Week | Jordin Canada02:15 Who Won the Week | Atlanta Dream 02:55 Poll Question03:19 Discourse of the Week: Portland Fire 07:28 Tempo vs Mercury 11:04 Fever vs Fire 13:46 Wings vs Sky16:13 Why I'm not fully behind the Sky 17:29 Sun vs Storm 22:03 Valkyries vs Liberty 27:17 Tempo vs Lynx 33:49 Sparks vs Mercury 36:59 Kahleah Copper 38:48 Wings vs Dream42:12 Valkyries vs Fever 44:03 Storm vs Sun46:15 Lynx vs Sky 51:52 Fire vs Tempo 58:50 Sparks vs Aces 1:02:39 Mercury vs Dream 1:06:42 Wings vs Liberty 1:12:20 Mystics vs Storm 1:14:50 Fire vs Liberty 1:18:23 Sun vs Valkyries 

This week's Watchcast takes us on a trip down to Harlan County, U.S.A. as we tackle Barbara Kopple's gripping (and Academy Award winning) documentary about the 1973 miners' strike against Duke Power.CHAPTERS:(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 179: Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976)(00:00:57) - Intro.(00:07:38) - Geography lessons with the Nextlander gang.(00:12:53) - On Bloody Harlan, and some discussion of the movie's structure.(00:20:41) - How this movie came to be.(00:37:02) - Break!(00:37:24) - We're back, and it's time to venture down to Kentucky.(00:42:01) - Our first glimpses at the life of the strikers.(00:51:34) - A personal retelling of Bloody Harlan, and the first encounter with the gun thugs.(00:58:05) - The women of the community become more directly involved.(01:05:24) - Open conflicts begin to errupt, and people are taken to jail.(01:10:37) - Heading to New York.(01:17:22) - The Farmington accident, and discussion of black lung.(01:23:26) - The Boyle/Yablonski affair.(01:32:02) - Tensions are boiling in Harlan.(01:41:13) - The road blockade and the warrant for Basil Collins.(01:46:58) - The killing of Lawrence Jones.(01:51:18) - The fight is never over.(02:01:24) - Final thoughts.(02:07:00) - Housekeeping for next week's doc: Apollo 11!(02:11:45) - Outro.

Today I'm joined by a permanent resident on the Positively Uncensored podcast, Kaya Wilson from the Bravo! We're Black podcast to share our thoughts on the SERIES finale of The Boys, Euphoria S3 EP 7, and a little reality tv in between because we just can't help ourselves. Spoiler warning for S4 of Perfect Match! Timestamps00:00 Housekeeping & Love Island USA S8 Announcements06:15 The Boys Series Finale26:10 Amanda's Beef on In the City 27:45 Perfect Match S4 38:34 Euphoria Follow Bravo! We're Black on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealbravowhileblack?lang=enFollow Bravo! We're Black on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bravowhileblack/Follow Bravo! We're Black on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bJq4jmXxPTgDjZ0Uq166DFollow Bravo! We're Black on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@bravowhileblackFollow Positively Uncensored on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@positivelyuncensoredFollow Positively Uncensored on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@positivelyuncensored?lang=enFollow Positively Uncensored on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivelyuncensored/

Brothers Drew and Eric discuss the 2026 Korean action thriller spy movie "Humint." Yes yes yes yes, this film has everything… It's really good but it's "a lot." Along the way they mention Far East geography and "The Long Way…" documentary series with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman.   Housekeeping starts at 1:15:00 wherein Drew discusses his upcoming trip to England and his eldest's upcoming first year of High School.   File length 1:23:47 File Size 69.7 MB   Theme by Jul Big Green via SongFinch Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts Listen to us on Stitcher Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Send your comments to show@notinacreepyway.com Visit the show website at Not In A Creepy Way  

Host Jesse Jackson welcomes returning guest Tom to discuss the current Bruce Springsteen tour, upcoming shows in DC, Austin, and Atlanta, and reactions to the set list, including excitement about rarely played songs like “Born in the U.S.A.” Tom introduces his new Substack, “Blue Collar Costumes: A Comparative Study of Bruce Springsteen, Stephen King, and the World That Made Them,” which supports a larger book project exploring parallels between Springsteen and King—similar East Coast working-class roots, complicated or absent fathers, and mothers as driving forces—within a broader post–World War II social history. Tom outlines the Substack's monthly themes and posting schedule, starting in May, including a first theme on “Fractured Fathers,” plus Tolkien posts and fiction. They also discuss recent King adaptations and favorite King books, and share subscription details. https://bluecollarcostumes.substack.com/ 00:39 Welcome and Guest Intro 02:00 Tour Talk and Setlist Buzz 04:37 New Project Reveal 06:41 Bruce and King Parallels 11:23 Substack Format and Themes 15:31 Stephen King Adaptations 17:32 Favorite King Books 20:21 Where to Find Substack 22:16 Pricing and Subscriber Tiers 27:08 Wrap Up and Farewell 28:08 Housekeeping and Links https://bluecollarcostumes.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is JK! Games! — the gaming podcast where we bring you the news and reviews we care about.This week we're diving into the world of shop sims and store management games. From cozy bookstores and pizza shops what actually makes these games so addictive?We break down our favorite shop sim mechanics, the games we love, the features that instantly annoy us and what we want more of. Plus, we talk Marathon's updates, LEGO Batman becoming the highest rated LEGO game ever, and celebrate a new Plants vs. Zombies partnership giveaway.Timecodes00:00 – Intro07:00 – Housekeeping & Plants vs. Zombies Giveaway13:47 – Easy Mode: What We've Been Playing29:16 – Normal Mode: Marathon & LEGO Batman News39:45 – Expert Mode: What Makes a Great Shop Sim?52:30 – Shop Sim Pet Peeves & Bad Mechanics01:03:20 – Our Dream Store Sim Games01:14:10 – Community Write-Ins & Wrap UpSupport the showJK! Games! is a weekly gaming podcast where we bring you the news and reviews we actually care about.Our recurring play-along series — One More Game — is our version of a video game book club. We choose one title, set checkpoints, and break it down over multiple episodes.You can:• Play at your own pace• Stay spoiler-light• Or dive deep with usWhether you're Easy Mode or Expert, you belong in the conversation.Join our Discord to play along and share your theories each week.Want to show us some love? Click Me!DiscordTwitch YoutubeInstaBsky

Host Jesse Jackson welcomes returning guest Tom to discuss the current Bruce Springsteen tour, upcoming shows in DC, Austin, and Atlanta, and reactions to the set list, including excitement about rarely played songs like “Born in the U.S.A.” Tom introduces his new Substack, “Blue Collar Costumes: A Comparative Study of Bruce Springsteen, Stephen King, and the World That Made Them,” which supports a larger book project exploring parallels between Springsteen and King—similar East Coast working-class roots, complicated or absent fathers, and mothers as driving forces—within a broader post–World War II social history. Tom outlines the Substack's monthly themes and posting schedule, starting in May, including a first theme on “Fractured Fathers,” plus Tolkien posts and fiction. They also discuss recent King adaptations and favorite King books, and share subscription details. https://bluecollarcostumes.substack.com/ 00:39 Welcome and Guest Intro 02:00 Tour Talk and Setlist Buzz 04:37 New Project Reveal 06:41 Bruce and King Parallels 11:23 Substack Format and Themes 15:31 Stephen King Adaptations 17:32 Favorite King Books 20:21 Where to Find Substack 22:16 Pricing and Subscriber Tiers 27:08 Wrap Up and Farewell 28:08 Housekeeping and Links https://bluecollarcostumes.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Inner Gamer, we pull back the curtain on the widening gap between stylistic hype and mechanical execution. We kick things off with a raw review of Mixtape, balancing its immaculate stop-motion aesthetic and killer soundtrack against a disappointing lack of player agency and core gameplay systems. We then shift our focus to the reality of live-service development sustainability through the lens of Embark Studios, discussing why their recent dev schedule slowdown is a necessary reality check for titles like The Finals and ARC Raiders. In the second half of the show, we tackle the macro-economics of the industry, tearing into the chaotic fallout of PlayStation's aggressive live-service pivot. We connect the dots between executive misalignment, a $765 million Bungie write-down, the quiet commercial stagnation of Housemarque's Saros, and the emergency roadmap shifts reshaping Marathon. Finally, we head into the occult streets of the Interzone, bringing on a 500-hour veteran to deconstruct the exact mechanical hooks and high-level meta shifts that make Valve's Deadlock such a dominant, rewarding competitive obsession. Show Notes: 1:04 - Housekeeping 2:12 - Is Mixtape a Masterpiece or Just a Beautiful Vibe? 35:23 - Why Embark is Changing the Rules for The Finals and ARC Raiders 53:40 - Playstation's Live-Service Crisis: From Hero to Zero 1:26:41 - 500 Hours in Deadlock: The Anatomy of a Competitive Obsession 2:38:48 - Upcoming Video Game Releases Become a part of the conversation! If you donate $1 or more on Patreon you can get exclusive access to the Patreon-only chat and channels on the server. Visit our website to find our social channels, check past podcasts and donate to the show.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of our latest videos as they drop. Credits:"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.netWoman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64

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