Podcasts about Indie

Today's Song of the Day is “The Death Of Indie” from Art d'Ecco's album Scheele's Green, out October 23.

Got questions on navigating the Indie film world? We've got answers!

The Indie Show with Kev Andrews 27th Aug '2026. On www.bootboyradio.co.uk Please Play, Like, Comment, Follow, Download & Share.

Indie author legend Mike Mollman drops by to talk about the Rings of Adventure anthology—with over 30 short stories from indie authors—and his latest projects.   Grab Mike Mollman's books:  https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B097RXD8WT?ccs_id=7ab8ab6e-a7b1-4a32-b70f-aba0b4191f2f   Support the Rings of Adventure Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rvb1/rings-of-adventure-anthology     Podcast Website: thetrueandthefictional.com Contact the show: thetrueandthefictional@gmail.com Support the show: Buymeacoffee.com/sttatf Buy Merch: Jabryden.printify.me   Follow us on the socials: FB: Facebook.com/storiesthetrueandthefictional IG: @stories_podcast X: @stories_ttatf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzIXhRcUvPPAzpCL-_a9N4w   Dropbear/logo designed by Mike Crumbs: Cartooncrumbs.com   Sponsor 1: Rebecca Cassells Buy her books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/.../e/B08WCH6RHG/ X: RACassells_auth IG: Rebecca.cassells.92 FB: Facebook.com/RebeccacassellsbooksTikTok: @rebeccacassellsauthor   Sponsor 2: J.A. Bryden  Website: Jabryden.com Socials: @jabryden   Indie Book Award Winners 2025:   Janelle Schiecke: Socials: J_Schiecke Buy her books: https://www.amazon.com.au/stores/author/B0CCXHKVGH/allbooks?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=aufs_ap_ahdr_dsk_ab&pd_rd_w=XSV9m&content-id=amzn1.sym.b4344408-bcb0-46d7-b9b0-ac31160009fa&pf_rd_p=b4344408-bcb0-46d7-b9b0-ac31160009fa&pf_rd_r=358-0097934-1431222&pd_rd_wg=8hy1R&pd_rd_r=f0f7368c-365a-4c1c-8cc2-4a75595b0f92   Alexander Rob: Socials: @TheStarwald Website: Alexanderrob.com   #indieauthorpodcast #meettheauthor #books #indiebooks #booktube

Send us Fan MailWhere would you relocate if you could choose anywhere? And what's the best way to go about it?More Americans are packing up and relocating abroad, and we dig into what makes a place feel safe, walkable, healthy, and genuinely enjoyable day to day. We compare two helpful lenses for choosing a destination: global livability rankings (think Copenhagen, Vienna, Melbourne, Tokyo) and expat friendliness lists that spotlight surprising standouts like Taiwan, Cambodia, Bahrain, and Oman, alongside familiar favorites like Portugal and Canada.We're joined by Darren Johnston from Send My Bag, a company that helps people relocate by shipping millions of bags worldwide. We talk through a simple expat move checklist: deciding what to keep versus sell, planning baggage and shipping, and thinking early about pets. Then we zoom into the first week after arrival, when you need local cash, groceries, bedding, and the basics that turn an empty place into a functioning home.We also cover the essentials that keep a move overseas from spiraling: staying connected with eSIMs, setting up finances with a realistic three-to-six-month buffer, navigating slow bureaucracy, and building community through expat groups, local clubs, and everyday routines. Darren shares travel memories of Rome and his pull toward Tokyo, reminding us that the best relocation plans still start with curiosity. **Darren Johnston is a relocation expert at Send My Bag, an international luggage shipping and relocation platform. Launched in the UK in 2006, the company now serves customers in over 80 countries each month.Podcast host Lea Lane has traveled to over 100 countries, and has written nine books, including the award-winning Places I Remember  (Kirkus Reviews star rating, and  'one of the top 100 Indie books of  the year'). She has contributed to dozens of guidebooks and has written thousands of travel articles. Read her weekly essays on Substack._____Our award-winning travel podcast, Places I Remember with Lea Lane, has produced over 130 travel episodes! New episodes drop on the first Tuesday of the month, on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts. All episodes are also on the website: placesirememberlealane.com and appear on Lea's Substack, Lane Changes._____Travel vlogs of featured  podcasts-- with video and graphics -- now also drop on YouTube.  

Olivia Gaines is an award-winning Indie author.  She also leads a Facebook group called “Journaling Lovers.”  That group is 70,000 members strong, and Olivia asks those group members to “focus on the moment of connection” as they journal.  In this episode of The Learning Vibes Podcast, you'll hear Olivia talk about her writing process.  She also will help you expand your thinking about what a journal can be in your life as you pursue artisanship and lifelong learning.  

Fall is in the air (already?) and that kinda sucks. I'll take a heat wave over a cold front anyday of the week. But hey, I guess that means spending more time at home in front of the stereo (yes I'm old school on SO many levels). On the playlist for this episode you'll find some punk, hard rock, pop, blues and hardcore,    

I had to vent.

This week's show, after a 1978 Nerves nuking: brand new Peel Dream Magazine, Social Distortion (with Lucinda Williams), Slow Fiction, Haroula Rose, Sunken Planes, Bloococoon, Tremolo Beer Gut, and Gene, plus The Human Expression, Small Faces, Moody Blu...

Still can't believe that actual Neptune is in this game lmaoToday we're talking about Asterism by Claire Morwood! A game about uncovering the origins of a mysterious space signal and doing it yourself.Get Asterism on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow Claire Morwood's work on her website!Discussed in the episode:Asterism DevlogsAsterism OST on bandcampIt's been done before, but not by YOU. by Nneka Julia on YouTube---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - dirt.pig (01:22) - Welcome to oink.zip (02:27) - The end of Moon Summer (03:29) - What is Asterism? (05:10) - The artstyles are SICK (13:04) - The pacing (19:52) - Spoilers (20:02) - Favorite levels (27:09) - Touching on the narrative (32:08) - We did cry at the end (33:09) - Big Takeaways (33:43) - AJ's Big Takeaway (37:32) - Chase's Big Takeaway (40:19) - Robin's Big Takeaway (46:35) - Games can be anything!!! (47:23) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

Indie game devs had their laptops stolen at Gamescom. One dev almost had to quit the show early. But don't they have security at these things?! Then we talk about missing merch at Anime NYC, too. Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629 MORE CLOWNFISH TV - Official Merch Store: http://ClownfishMinus.com Facebook - https://facebook.com/ClownfishTV X - https://x.com/ClownfishTVcom Clownfish TV subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClownfishTVOfficial/ Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #Podcast #Commentary #News #Reaction #Gaming #Comedy #Entertainment #Hollywood #PopCulture #Tech #Anime #FYP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this week's Extra Serving, NRN editor in chief Sam Oches and executive editor Alicia Kelso discuss the latest restaurant industry news, including Wendy's ongoing executive turnover, Taco Bell's celebrity partnership, and sales data that's good news for independent restaurants. First up is Wendy's, which announced that Tariq Hassan — formerly chief marketing and customer experience officer at McDonald's — would be joining the company as chief marketing and customer growth officer. It continues the shakeup at Wendy's under new CEO Bob Wright, who told the Wall Street Journal this week that previous leadership had been more committed to cost cutting than quality. Sam and Alicia discuss Hassan's hire and other changes that could be putting Wendy's on the right track. Next they look at Wendy's competitors McDonald's and Burger King, and particularly how they're doubling down on their chicken nuggets. McDonald's brought back its Spicy Chicken McNuggets for the first time in six years — and perhaps it's not a coincidence that it's at the same time that Burger King announced it had upgraded its own chicken nuggets so that they include 100% white meat chicken and a crispier breading. Why the sudden attention on chicken nuggets? Sam and Alicia break it down. They then shift their attention to Taco Bell, which introduced a new Baja Blast in partnership with pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo. The You Seem Pretty Pink for a Baja Blast will initially be available at Taco Bell's Live Mas Cafe locations before rolling out nationwide. Sam and Alicia discuss why this partnership is different than other celebrity collaborations, and why authenticity is so important for brands looking to leverage partnerships for their marketing. New sales data shows that independent restaurants may be faring better than chains with consumers' recent foodservice spend, and Sam and Alicia break that down next. Data from Bank of America shows that consumer spending on restaurants is up, but while fast-food, fast-casual, and casual chains are only experiencing increases of less than a percentage point, indies and regional concepts are enjoying gains around 4%. Why is that? They look into the data and what historical clues can tell us.They close things out with a Quick Fire round of headlines, including Chipotle's popular BOGOs, Pizza Hut's NFL campaign, Papa Johns' PopUp Bagels partnership, and Chick-fil-A's closure of its Little Blue Menu concept. For more on these stories: Wendy's names Tariq Hassan chief marketing and customer growth officerTaco Bell enlists Olivia Rodrigo to co-create Baja Blast iterationConsumers are spending more at restaurants, but not at chains

Angus.official is on the pod to pick his fave songs of the 00s, discuss how he coined Indie Poo, what it means and why it's gone viral.Full radio show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-angus-ceo-indie-poo-25082026/ https://linktr.ee/angus.official------22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpodOff the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in the day and discussing what happened.My Favourite 00's Songs: Inviting patrons and other guests to come on the podcast to talk about their favourite songs, albums or moments from back in the day.Legend or Landfill: We go through NME's top 10 albums of each year and see if we think they are indeed Legendary or for the Landfill.Fans Stories: Talking to people about their memories and opinions on all things 00's.Unsigned Stories: Chatting with bands that didn't quite 'make it' in terms of signing that elusive record deal.Patrons will also get early access to any main pod episodesMerch etc: https://www.redbubble.com/people/22grandpod/shop?asc=uAlso check the YouTube channel for extended video versions of the interviews and much more: https://bit.ly/3Ts7Wu1And 22 Grand Pod on Islington Radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/playlists/22-grand-pod/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1996 was a great year for me. I had a comfortable day job, I still worked a couple of nights a week at the record stores, and I was the music editor for a local newspaper. This was quite possibly the peak year for live music in my city. Local bands we...

Full show: https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com Artists Played: Beanies and Snapbacks, Soy Is Real Knaladeus, conshus, Shinobi Stalin, GR3YSON, DJ Stranger, Mega Ran, High John, A Man Called Jason, Ambre, Busta Rhymes, J Dilla, Common, Jon Batiste, Dinner Party, Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, 9th Wonder, Phoelix, Odell, Ezra Collective, Crescendo, Malugi, Paige Cavell, MRKBH, Rico James, Sosyete 25, Ensilence, Tekbeatz, Jordan Rakei, Frukwan, DJ Tron, Marvin Gaye, OutKast, GOODie MOb, IMAKEMADBEATS

Black on Black Cinema tackles Chameleon Street (1989), Wendell B. Harris Jr.'s astonishing writer-director-star debut based on the true story of Detroit con artist William Douglas Street Jr., who successfully impersonated reporters, lawyers, an Ivy League exchange student, and even a surgeon, performing over 30 real hysterectomies without any medical training. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 1990, beating out Reservoir Dogs, and then inexplicably went without distribution for over a year, effectively burying Harris's career before it started.The concept is genuinely brilliant, a razor-sharp satire about race, class, and identity performance in America, anchored by a magnetic, one-of-a-kind lead performance from Harris himself. But the execution is a different story. The film is tonally unpredictable, structurally chaotic, and at times narratively difficult to follow, swinging wildly between avant-garde experimentation and straightforward biopic beats without clear rhythm. We break down what makes Chameleon Street a genuine one-of-a-kind vision worth seeking out, where the filmmaking gets in its own way, and why this would be ripe for a modern remake with better structure and focus.Black on Black Cinema is a long-running podcast featuring in-depth Black movie reviews and frank conversations that matter to the Black community. We review Black films across every genre — from Black horror and Black sci-fi to indie dramas, comedies, and blockbuster action. Covering filmmakers like Spike Lee, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, and more. Hosted by Jay, Micah, Terrence, and T'ara. Featured on RogerEbert.com. A TNP Studios production. New episodes weekly on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major platforms. For more TNP Studios content, check out The Nerdpocalypse (movie & TV news), Look Forward (progressive politics), and Dense Pixels (video game news).

This week's episode features Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, Gallipoli, Lou’s Lagoon, Kaboomania, Sizeable, Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass, and 1964 Operation Velvet Twins.

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they discuss the four records that helped shape them at four different times in their life. This week, our guest is Daryl Wilson from the bands the Bollweevils and Pressure Set. Pressure Se...

Punk Rock Demonstration Radio Show with Jack #1066 8/24/26. This is an archived broadcast of a previous Punk Rock Demonstration Radio Show. New shows broadcast every Monday 7:00PM - 9:00PM and every Tuesday 7:00AM - 9:00AM Pacific time. You can listen live and participate at https://punkrockdemo.com

I offer a bonus interview with the cast and crew of the upcoming indie mystery film DON'T ANSWER:   When you come up with a Hitchock inspired thriller, how do you balance out the thrills and chills?   This ambitious suspense film was shot in a quick yet organized 8 days with all kinds of talents pitching in to assist. I navigate from top to bottom examining its inception and sold out theater run!   GUESTS FEATURED: Executive Producer Juanita Willis-Rodgers, Director Reg Henderson, Actors Montreal Diggs & Luke Jackson, MUA Artisha Mukes & Script Supervisor Jacque Miller.     Thanks to producer Rodgers for setting this interview up and giving a voice to the indie film world!    

Youtubehttps://nianaan.combobble-bobble-wiggle-bounce-singleBioChicago-born artist Nia Na'an brings playful energy and an uplifting message to her latest single, “Bobble Bobble Wiggle Bounce.” Blending Pop, R&B and Hip Hop, the track was inspired by Double Dutch jump rope and is all about having fun, finding your rhythm and remembering that everything is going to be alright.

Amy Pennza talks about the ways indie differs from traditional publishing, as well as dishing about her favorite hack for getting rid of echoes in our writing! Amy Pennza is a USA Today Bestselling Author of steamy fantasy romance. After becoming a lawyer because everyone insisted writing wasn't a “real job,” she stubbornly wrote anyway—and is delighted to have proved them wrong. She's grateful to spend her days crafting dirty, swoony books about magic, swords, and unforgettable characters. She lives in the Great Lakes region with her husband and five children. DHAMPIRA is her most recent release. ⏰ DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING SLOTS AVAILABLE (limited): http://rachaelherron.com/edit

Colorado has joined 23 other states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service tied to a presidential executive order targeting mail-in ballots. This comes as the state celebrates a settlement with Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, over concerns about how it hooks children. Then, wild horses are an iconic image of the American West, but the ability to roam free comes at a cost. Plus, Indie 102.3 marks Colorado's 150th anniversary with music, and we remember the legendary musician and philanthropist, Dolly Parton. 

In this episode of “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA), PTP Press Publisher Joylynn Ross explains why one of the most important conversations an independent publisher can have with their team and their authors should happen before the publishing process even begins. By aligning with your team's and the author's visions for the book, defining clear goals, and creating a shared strategy for success, publishers can build stronger partnerships and set realistic expectations from day one. You'll also discover why a book's success depends on more than the publisher's efforts alone. Joylynn discusses how authors play a critical role in marketing and audience building—and how having these conversations early can lead to better collaboration, stronger results, and more successful books for everyone involved. GUEST BIO National Essence Magazine Best-Selling Author and award-winning publisher of PTP Press, Joylynn M. Ross, has written over 40 books and publications in multiple genres under various pen names and works with and for major and indie publishers in the capacity of content creator, ghostwriter, editor, creative, copy and business writer, and literary and publishing consultant. Not only has Joylynn sold over one-million copies of her own books, but in her roles as acquisitions editor and literary agent, Joylynn has single-handedly pitched and secured millions of dollars in sales and rights to enterprises such as Walmart and Kensington Publishing Corp. As a business subject matter and storytelling expert, Joylynn's brands, Path To Connections and Path To Publishing, are the B.O.S.S. of the literary world, publishing industry, and small business ecosystem when it comes to the business of strategic storytelling. And over the past three decades they've helped other business owners and organizations become the B.O.S.S. of theirs.HOST BIO Independent Book Publishers Association is the largest trade association for independent publishers in the United States. As the IBPA Director of Membership & Member Services, Christopher Locke assists the 3,900 members as they travel along their publishing journeys. Major projects include managing the member benefits to curate the most advantageous services for independent publishers and author publishers; managing the Innovative Voices Program that supports publishers from marginalized communities; and hosting the IBPA podcast, “Inside Independent Publishing (with IBPA).” He's also passionate about indie publishing, because he's an author publisher himself, having published two novels so far in his YA trilogy, The Enlightenment Adventures. LINKS Learn more about the many benefits of becoming a member of Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) here: https://www.ibpa-online.org/ Follow IBPA on: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/IBPAonline Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ibpalovesindies/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/independent-book-publishers-association To learn more about Joylynn's brands, visit www.pathtoconnections.com,  www.joylynnMross.com, www.PathToPublishing.com, and www.ptppress.com. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoylynnRoss IG: https://www.instagram.com/blessedselling_author_enjoy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enjoywrites Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/enjoywrites Substack: https://joylynnmross.substack.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ActLikeanAuthorThinkLikeaBusiness TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@confrontationalspeaker This episode is presented by World of Books. Learn how to enter their Sustainable Story Award here: worldofbooks.com/pages/sustainable-story-award.

I did a phone interview with Diying Breed from NYC. These dudes are fucking legendary!

Spiderman. Rock N Roll High School turns 47. Remembering Dolly. Happy birthday Rob Halford and Elvis Costello. Goodbye Tim Curry. Unheard Cramps, and more.

#188. Guitarist Page Hamilton of influential rock band Helmet writes letters among the rats, gives Trent Reznor a jazz record shopping list, struggles with a Hungarian major scale.Sponsored by DistroKid. Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentmindedSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Indie singer-songwriter and powerhouse performer **Fox Maple** joins Brad Brock and Kevin McLoughlin in the JNC Lounge for a wide-ranging conversation about the years, experiences, and hard-earned evolution behind her full-length album, *Last of the Lost*. Blending Americana, blues, Southern rock, alt-country, soul, and traces of her South Florida surf-rock roots, Fox explains how songs written more than a decade ago found new life alongside deeply personal material shaped by grief, trauma, change, and growth.The conversation goes far beyond the new record. Fox traces her unlikely musical journey through punk, metal, surf rock, COVID-era garage performances, Fox and Foes, and ultimately the current Fox Maple Band sound. She also gets candid about developing her voice later in life, knowing when a song is finally finished, the realities facing independent musicians, the changing economics of the music business, and why physical media still matters. Add in the Lava Lady cocktail, plenty of JNC tangents, Name That Tune, and a hilariously unpredictable rapid-fire round, and this one goes exactly where a night in the JNC Lounge should.LINKSJNC OfficialSupport us on Patreon

The Chairshot, brings you THE podcast that will absolutely have you questioning everything you thought you knew about professional wrestling, POD is WAR #PiW. Join Christopher Platt @therealcplatt, Andrew Balaz @IWCWarChief and the moderator PC Tunney @PCTunney, as they battle it out for intellectual superiority in sports and entertainment! On this week's episode...Indie-rrific DiscussionSuper Bowl LVIFood Turn-offs in DatingPeacemakerAsk PODisWARFor the latest, greatest and up to datest in breaking news, opinions, and podcasts ALWAYS #UseYourHead and visit TheCharishot.comChairshot Radio Network Launched in 2017, the Chairshot Radio Network presents you with the best in sports, entertainment, and sports entertainment. Wrestling and wrestling crossover podcasts + the most interesting content + the most engaging hosts = the most entertaining podcasts you'll find! MONDAY - Bandwagon Nerds (entertainment & popular culture) TUESDAY - 4 Corners Podcast (sports) WEDNESDAY - The Greg DeMarco Show (wrestling) THURSDAY - Nefarious Means FRIDAY - DWI Podcast (Drunk Wrestling Intellect) SATURDAY - The Mindless Wrestling Podcast SUNDAY - 30 Mindless Minutes CHAIRSHOT RADIO NETWORK PODCAST SPECIALS Attitude Of Aggression Podcast: The Big Five Project (chronologically exploring WWE's PPV/PLE history), Unidentified History (Ufology), & Game Gone Wrong (Game of Thrones Universe) Chairshot Radio Network Your home for the hardest hitting podcasts... Sports, Entertainment and Sports Entertainment! All Shows On DemandAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In episode 587 of 'Coffee with Butterscotch,' the brothers point out that right now might actually be the best time to be an indie developer. They dig into why smaller, faster games are resonating with players, what the data from How Many Dudes tells them about market dynamics and visibility, and how studios can build sustainable businesses without burning themselves out in the process. "How Many Dudes?": https://howmanydudes.com"How Many Dudes?" Timeline blog: https://blog.bscotch.net/post/indie-game-dev-timeline-for-how-many-dudes/00:00 Cold Open00:31 Introduction and Welcome02:15 Postmortem Analysis of 'How Many Dudes'05:06 Understanding Game Success and Market Dynamics08:08 The Importance of Research and Development11:06 Interpreting Data and Making Decisions14:04 The Great Conjunction in Indie Game Development17:04 The Appeal of Smaller Indie Games20:14 Market Dynamics and Player Behavior29:35 Balancing Game Length and Player Engagement35:06 Navigating Post-Launch Updates and Player Expectations49:09 The Dilemma of Updating Underperforming Games50:05 Understanding Visibility and Market Demand54:05 The Importance of External Traffic for Game Sales59:45 The Distinction Between Game Quality and Market Appeal01:02:02 The Role of Cultural Relevance in Game SuccessSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithbutterscotchSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/1LxNEnkChat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/bscotchSupport the podcast: https://moneygrab.bscotch.netLooking for help making and publishing your own games? Check out LudoKit, the web service we're building to help us with our own games: https://ludokit.com ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode, we sit down with fantasy authors Rachel A. Cooper and Aoife Wai (known as Cooper Wai amongst other pen names) to explore their book Hidden Tiger and dive into the mechanics of progression storytelling. Both authors break down the distinct cultural underpinnings and philosophies that separate Cultivation fantasy from LitRPG, explaining why these two popular sub-genres are related, but fundamentally distinct. As a novice to these genres, your host, Paul, found the whole discussion very enlightening. We also step behind the scenes of the writing journey to discuss the realities of co-authoring, independent publishing, navigating the craft, and how indie authors define genuine success on their own terms. Topics covered: The world of Hidden Tiger. LitRPG vs. Cultivation: the mechanical and cultural differences driving character progression. Tropes to both use and break in the genre to keep the story familiar yet exciting for the reader. Balancing complex magic systems with emotional, character-driven storytelling. The mindset, milestones, and realities of building a sustainable indie author career. Connect with Cooper Wai: Website / Books: https://unchartedbloodlines.com/ Social Media: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CooperWai) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/aoifewaiandrachelacooper) Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/cooperwai) Discord (https://discord.com/invite/gWUenRY6vK) Subscribe & Review: If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a quick rating or review to help more readers discover great indie stories!

August 26, 2026: "There's Just Somethin' About CLEO"UK Soul singer CLEO SOL has just released her brand new album "GENTLE WOMAN" on FOREVER LIVING ORIGINALS records and it is now available on all platforms.CLEO: https://cleosol.bandcamp.com/album/gentlewomanIG; https://www.instagram.com/p/DcdlS4OtaQU/?hl=enX: https://x.com/cleosolSAULT: https://www.instagram.com/saultglobal/?hl=enThis episode celebrates CLEO's latest release with A HEALER's LISTENING PARTY featuring renowned professionals from across the country:BREANNA out of Atlantahttps://www.instagram.com/rootedswanwellness/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/brealperry/?hl=enMAISHA out of D.C.https://www.rula.com/providers/CA/1558692012-maisha-gainer?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=patient_psp_nb_22274100862&utm_content=174718043745&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22274100862&gbraid=0AAAAABq_VTX9L20012PTbASjVxNOsyTMw&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnbrUBhDOARIsAKKhPpf7GYfXiHaXvGFVtJJtuda0stbD2JLdL-VuogIBXO907aKq9Xil7-EaApZoEALw_wcBDORIAN out of ShreveportIG: https://www.instagram.com/iamdorianford/?hl=enhttps://www.thrivepsychservices.com/drrankinA great listening experience awaits you  So press PLAY, SHARE, FOLLOW, and tell us what you enjoyed most about this episode.#Album Review on X: https://x.com/Southside_Gunn/status/2090900588674625902https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/jeremychronicle/album/1967037-gentlewoman/

Send us Fan MailToday's conversation takes us into one of the most important—and increasingly urgent—issues facing children and families today: pediatric mental health.My guest is Dr. Michelle Hext, a quadruple board-certified nurse practitioner, educator, and passionate advocate for children's mental health. What struck me about Michelle wasn't simply her impressive credentials; it was the way she talks about caring for children and their families—with humility, compassion, and a genuine willingness to listen.Michelle is the owner and CEO of Sunshine Health, LLC, and believes that good mental healthcare begins with meeting people where they are and explaining things in language they can actually understand. She takes the time to listen to her young patients and their families, and she looks at the whole person rather than simply a diagnosis.We also had a fascinating—and somewhat sobering—conversation about the impact of smartphones and social media on children. Michelle is seeing children exposed to smartphones at incredibly young ages, and she believes we are facing an epidemic of technology use that is having serious consequences for pediatric mental health. In fact, one of her strongest recommendations is no smartphone before the age of 14.As an advocate for children, Michelle is also working to bring attention to the gaps in how children's mental health is protected and supported in Texas.And toward the end of our conversation, I asked Michelle what qualities make a great psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Her answer was simple: humility, being non-judgmental, and being a good listener.Then she left us with a message that I think applies far beyond mental health: “Literally, no one is normal.” What we call normal, she says, is often just what we're familiar with based on our own experiences.I think you're going to find this conversation both thought-provoking and relevant—not just for nurses, but for anyone who cares about the mental health and well-being of children.In the five-minute snippet: they are so sweet in Texas! For Michelle's bio, visit my website (see below).Contact The Conversing Nurse podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theconversingnursepodcast/Website: https://theconversingnursepodcast.comYour review is so important to this Indie podcaster! You can leave one here!  https://theconversingnursepodcast.com/leave-me-a-reviewWould you like to be a guest on my podcast? Pitch me! https://theconversingnursepodcast.com/intake-formCheck out my guests' book recommendations! https://bookshop.org/shop/theconversingnursepodcast I've partnered with RNegade.pro! You can earn CE's just by listening to my podcast episodes! Check out my CE library here: https://rnegade.thinkific.com/collections/conversing-nurse-podcastThanks for listening!

Devolver Creator Strategist Amanda Kenney collides with the uncreative minds behind the ForkCast and shares her joys and challenges in gaming as well as an incredibly brief summary at the end of her career path.

Episode Summary Most PR wins are hard to see in real time. The brand building, the reputation work, the slow accumulation of coverage that eventually shifts how a client is perceived.  Those results are often invisible until long after the campaign ends. Mitch Leff's World Cup campaign for the city of Decatur, Georgia was the opposite. The goal was clear: get people to the square. The measure of success was visible from day one. And by the time the Indigo Girls closed out the 34-day Watch Fest on the last night of the tournament, Mitch and his partner Kim Speece had delivered 170,000 attendees, daily media coverage for every single day of the World Cup, international press from Japan's Asahi Shimbun, features in Southern Living and Garden & Gun, and the best sales month in 29 years for one of Decatur's most beloved bars. Even more amazing, they did as two independent practitioners. There was no junior staff, no agency overhead, just decades of experience, meticulous timing, and a daily 8:30 pm video blast to TV stations so that the morning shows always had something to run. In this episode, Mitch joins Karen and Michelle to walk through how the campaign came together, how they set expectations without a baseline, how they managed story angles that didn't pan out, and what it means for the case that independent practitioners can do what large agencies do and do it with excellence.   Episode Highlights [01:48] Saying Yes Without a Budget, Scope, or Timeline: Mitch's colleague Jen Johns called in the fall of 2024 with an idea for 34 days of World Cup programming in Decatur's newly renovated town square. No budget confirmed, no scope locked, no clear timeline beyond 'the World Cup is happening.' Mitch said yes anyway, drawn by the scale of what it could be and the relationship with Jen, who he'd worked with through years of sports-adjacent clients. His first proposal didn't even have a budget number in it. The plan and the funding came together in the months that followed. [04:00] Working Backwards from the Event: How to Build a 14-Month PR Timeline: Mitch and his colleague, Kim Speece sat down in spring 2025 and mapped the entire campaign backwards from the final night of the World Cup. Every announcement got its own milestone: the overall program launch, three separate band announcements for the headline acts, a cluster announcement for the smaller supporting performances, and a commissioned economic impact study from a professor at Emory's Goizueta Business School scoped specifically for Decatur. Each milestone had a deadline, and every deadline was worked backwards from the one that followed it. [06:10] When a Story Angle Doesn't Pan Out — and When Something Better Shows Up: Mitch had planned for the volunteer story as a strong visual element: hundreds of community volunteers being trained and deployed, a natural human-interest thread. It didn't work as well as expected as the training sessions were smaller and less visually compelling than he'd imagined. At the same time, an unplanned opportunity arrived on a Sunday morning: a founder of REM posted that he'd be sitting in with Drivin N Cryin at the Watch Fest the following evening. Mitch had an updated media advisory out that Sunday afternoon. The lesson he draws: you plan the story angles you know, you stay close enough to what's actually happening to catch the ones you didn't. [08:39] Turning a Crisis Risk Into a Proactive Story: Heat was on every event organizer's mind during the 2026 summer. When Atlanta media began running stories about fans passing out at Centennial Olympic Park, Mitch had a different story ready: everything Decatur had done to prepare. Misting stations. Shade coverage. Water stations. Paramedics and fire department staff on site, including the fire chief. He pitched the preparedness angle, booked the interviews, and turned a potential crisis narrative into a positive feature about a city that had planned ahead. [13:56] Setting Expectations and Baselines When You're Starting from Zero: The newly renovated Decatur Square had never hosted an event of this size. The fire department estimated a capacity of around 5,500 people. That became the planning number. For media expectations, Mitch told the client they should expect three of Atlanta's four TV stations at the launch press conference, plus the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and local radio. They got all four stations, an advance story in the AJC, significant radio coverage, and international press. Once it became clear that Decatur had a more organized and sustained program than any other city in the region, Mitch revised his projections upward, telling the client they'd get more coverage than originally planned, because the program itself had earned it. [16:00] Building Media Relationships Six Months Before You Need Them: One of Mitch's core principles for event PR: never let a reporter first hear about the event when the event is happening. Every journalist who might want to cover the Watch Fest knew about it six months in advance. The outreach spanned local, statewide, regional, national, sports, and travel media. The Chamber of Commerce, the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Mayor's office, and elected officials were all on every distribution list, because they were fielding calls from other media and amplifying the reach. By the time the World Cup started, the reporters already knew. Mitch's job in the final weeks was to give them content, not context. [18:00] The Daily Blast That Made Morning Shows Easy to Say Yes To: Two weeks before the World Cup, Mitch and Kim began sending a weekly 10-day look-ahead to media. Once the tournament started, they added a daily blast: a brief note about what happened that day and what was happening the next day, with video of that evening's concert shot and delivered to TV stations by 8:3 0pm. Not a press release. Not even a full media advisory. Just here is what happened, here is what is coming, here is usable video for your 11 pm show and your morning block. Morning producers came in at 2 am and found the clip at the top of their inbox. Channel 69, the CBS affiliate, ran a drone shot of the Decatur Square on most mornings of the World Cup. That daily cadence is what made Decatur reliable, and reliable is what keeps reporters coming back. [20:16] Owning the Last Weekend When No One Else Was Doing Anything: As the World Cup wound down, Mitch checked the schedule and noticed that the downtown Fan Fest ended July 15th and nothing else was happening in Atlanta on the 18th and 19th. He told the client: we can own that weekend. The city of Atlanta ultimately announced a Ludacris concert in Piedmont Park for one of those nights, but the concert ended at 6 pm. The Indigo Girls at Decatur didn't start until 8 pm. Mitch made sure reporters knew that Decatur would be the closing act. Decatur is how the World Cup ends. By the time the Indigo Girls took the stage, the narrative was exactly what he'd pitched it to be. [22:07] Two Independents, No Agency Overhead, One Full Campaign: Michelle raises what the episode is really about: two independent practitioners, no junior staff, no agency infrastructure, and they delivered a campaign that the client said far exceeded their expectations. Mitch explained that knowing when to send a release at 11:30 pm instead of 3 am because you understand how morning producers work, knowing which story angles have visual legs and which don't, and having relationships with reporters built before you need them was the key to success. The budget didn't require a third person, and the experience of two senior people meant the judgment was there from day one. They split the days, set up a workspace on the square for managing other clients, and absorbed the overrun in June and July because that's what the work required. [29:34] What Mitch Is Most Proud of, and What the Numbers Don't Capture: Karen asks the question that goes beyond the data. Mitch's answer circles back to the relationship: a city manager and mayor who were responsive every single day, a client who consistently said the results were beyond what they'd imagined, and a square that was packed night after night with people who'd never been to Decatur before and will come back. The Brickstore Pub's best day in 29 years. A reporter flying in from Tokyo's Asahi Shimbun specifically to cover how smaller cities benefit from World Cup hosting. A morning when Mitch could watch the CBS affiliate run a drone shot of a full Decatur square at 5 am and know that the video he'd sent the night before was the reason it was on the air. And the last 20 minutes of the Indigo Girls set, when Mitch and Kim let themselves feel what they'd built and then started wondering what was next. About Mitch Leff Mitch Leff is the founder and principal of Leff Associates, an Atlanta-based independent PR firm with more than four decades of experience in public relations, media strategy, crisis communications, and event PR. His work spans sports, government, nonprofit, and corporate communications — including the 1996 Atlanta Olympics — and he is widely recognized as one of Georgia's most connected and experienced independent practitioners. Mitch also leads the Georgia Independent Professionals Group, a community of solo and independent PR and communications professionals across the state. He is an active presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, and is a frequent resource and connector for the Georgia independent PR community.   Website: leffassociates.com/our-team LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leffassociates Email: mitch@leffassociates.com Resources & Additional Information Decatur Watch Fest 26: decaturwatchfest26.com Leff Associates: leffassociates.com Georgia Independent Professionals Group: Connect via Mitch Leff on LinkedIn Solo PR Pro membership community: soloprpro.com That Solo Life podcast website: thatsololife.com Host & Show Info That Solo Life is a podcast created for public relations, communication, and marketing professionals who work as independent and small practitioners. Hosted by Karen Swim, APR, President of Solo PR Pro, and Michelle Kane, Principal of Voice Matters, the show delivers expert insights, encouragement, and practical advice for solo PR pros navigating today's dynamic professional landscape. Listen to all episodes and catch up on previous conversations at thatsololife.com. Did this episode inspire you? If you found value in this conversation, please take a moment to leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your feedback helps us reach more solo pros just like you! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode.

 Originally Published 5/25/20It's all covers tonight!Here's the playlist:All Day And All Of The Night Adolescents Rat Music For Rat People Vol. lllBrand New Cadillac The Clash London Calling Souvenirs Grandpaboy Dead Man ShakeJumpin' Jive Joe Jack...

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This week's show, after some sad 1993 Swervedriver slurring: brand new Fontaines D.C., Soft Science, Feeders, Echo & the Bunnymen, Death Cab For Cutie, Tammy Shine, Messthetics, and Decemberists, plus The Hollies, Mary Saenz, Graham Nash, Ernest Tubb, ...

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I'm having a hard time getting the Cheerwine and the portrait of the personification of existential dread in the same shot with the telephoto lens.Today we're talking about Umurangi Generatoin by ORIGAME DIGITAL! A game about taking photos and choosing how to live.Get Umurangi Generation on Steam or Switch!!! Follow ORIGAME DIGITAL's work on their website!Discussed in the episode:The Cheerwine Official StoreThe Article Where I Talk About Umurangi Generation In Full Detail (Total F*ckin Spoilers Ahead), Part One by Kaile Hultner on No EscapeInterview: Naphtali Faulkner on developing indie smash 'Umurangi Generation' by Jonathan Peltz on inverse5 Years Ago, One Of The Most Brilliant Photography Games Perfectly Captured The Present Moment by Robin Bea on inverseAdditional links:The Umurangi Generation is Asking You To Care by Celia Lewis for Vista Magazine on MediumWhat a video game about a futuristic Tauranga can tell us about our present by Dan Taipua for The Spinoff---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Picklesburgh and Kielbasafest (01:21) - Welcome back to penn.dot (02:17) - What is Unmurangi Generation? (03:50) - This game is About Stuff (05:12) - The photography is fun (15:51) - The way the mechanics aid the story (17:41) - All photography has a bias! (21:35) - The soundtrack!!! The art!!! (24:02) - Spoilers! (25:08) - Speeding through the narrative (30:07) - What the Macro DLC focuses on (39:59) - Big Takeaways (40:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway (43:42) - AJ's Big Takeaway (45:51) - The game is amazing!!!!!! (46:52) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

El episodio 124 llegó con datos, estrategia y verdades incómodas.Arrancamos con turismo. La idea de "planificarte el viaje completo con AI" fue pitcheada 50 veces y nunca funcionó. La razón es simple: la gente disfruta planificar sus viajes. El consejo es claro — no te metas en turismo a menos que vengas de la industria o tengas una audiencia enorme. La excepción que confirma la regla: CookUnity, el argentino que factura 750 millones de dólares con viandas de chefs y duplicó su revenue año a año.Después, la pregunta que más llega de la audiencia: cómo vender tu startup sin anunciarlo. La respuesta es empezar desde el día uno. Hacerte amigo de tus compradores estratégicos antes de necesitarlos. Cuando llegue el momento, ya te conocen, ya vieron tu progreso y ya confían en vos.Luego el personaje de la semana: un congresista americano que quiere cobrarle impuestos al equity no realizado de los founders, invirtió 30 millones en Moderna un mes antes de que anunciara la vacuna de COVID y usa AI para responder sus mails públicos. Todo en el mismo señor.Cerramos con el estudio más interesante del episodio: Sequoia analizó 20 años de startups y descubrió que el hype de cada año casi nunca coincide con la compañía más valiosa de ese año. Cripto era el tema en 2016 y la compañía más valiosa fue Cerebras. La lección para founders e inversores es apostar a lo que viene, no a lo que está en boca de todos.

EA is now completely owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF and partners, and is no longer publicly traded. Layoffs and shutdowns are incoming. Indie publisher Devolver Digital has announced its intentions to become privately owned, saying that the responsibilities to shareholders do not align with being a good game publisher. The CEO of Take Two says that we all will be streaming our games from the cloud in three years instead of playing them on local hardware. We also touch on Flight Simulator 2024 on PS5 getting an update for an amazing PSVR2 experience. At the time of this recording, the new VR experience was only in the beta branch, but as of publishing, Sim Update 6 has been released and it is now available to all.

DP Julia Swain on faking the Golden Gate Bridge, rigging a real tour bus, and bringing indie instincts to Netflix's Voicemails for Isabelle Podcast highlights include: -How Julia shot the film's pivotal Golden Gate Bridge overlook scenes without using a stage. The team scouted the real Marin Headlands, built a 3D map of the exact sightline, then recreated the spot in a Vancouver park at night, using blue screen only where the bridge needed to be. -How Julia pulled off shooting the most difficult scenes of the film: a real tour bus driving through San Francisco instead of faking it on a soundstage. -Why stepping up in budget didn't change how she and McKendrick actually work. The instincts built on tiny indie sets, and knowing what to prioritize and when to pivot, became the exact skillset that Julia needed to let them move fast on a much bigger show. Find Julia Swain: https://www.juliaswain.net/ Instagram: @juliaswain Voicemails for Isabelle is currently streaming on Netflix. Hear our previous interview with Julia Swain on The Dreadful. https://www.camnoir.com/ep347/ SHOW RUNDOWN: 03:21 Close Focus 10:35-51:52 Julia Swain Interview 52:13 Short Ends 02:00:07 Credits The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.com YouTube: @TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Blue Sky: @thecinepod.bsky.social

I ended last week's new release episode with a good dozen or so songs I did not find time to air. How could I handle that? That's not enough new tunes for a third show of new tunes? Should I just keep them in storage for the September series? But then I remembered that today (8/21/26) was a momentous day for rock and roll. It's the day that Gravest Graves by The Cramps was coming out. For those living under a rock, here's the short story. After Lux Interior died in 2009, his partner Poison Ivy became a complete recluse. Reportedly, she didn't even open the mail containing the royalties from the inclusion of “Goo Goo Muck” in the Netflix show Wednesday. At some point, In the Red Records head honcho Larry Hardy was visiting Ivy, and was stunned to find boxes and boxes of studio reels in her garage. He contacted Henry Rollins, who dropped everything to head across the country to bring them back to proper storage in Nashville. There they discovered reels and reels of recordings from the 1977 sessions with Alex Chilton that resulted in their first couple of singles. Now this material has been released, […]

Full show: https://kNOwBETTERHIPHOP.com Artists Played: O_Super, MegaRan, conshus, Mugs and Pockets, Swamburger, Scarlet Monk, Gift of Gab, Rapsody, KARABO YA MORENA, Seun Kuti, Egypt80, Kabaka Pyramid, Prowess The Testament, Huge Euge, Cleo Sol, Busta Rhymes, J Dilla, corto.alto, Jacob Alon, Hermanos Gutierrez, PredatorPr!me, RA The Rugged Man, SB The Anomoly, KRS-One, Skitzo, Open Mike Eagle, Kenny Segal, Quadeca, DJ Kawon, Cold Camp, Andromeda, Solid Ground, Big Zoo, Nonezeo, Homeboy Sandman, Joyce e Tutty Moreno, Adrian Younge, Mic King, OutKast, GOODie MOb, IMAKEMADBEATS

This week's episode features Pit Panic, Ground Zero Hero, Pro Jank Footy, Moss: The Forgotten Relic, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition, With Eyes of Ice, Case Solved: The London Files, and Twisted Tower.

This week, a band we've featured and often discussed on the show finally gets their due! Therefore, we give you part 1 of a “…Shoulda Been Huge!!!” episode for Halifax, NS, Canada's very own: SLOAN. The quintessential Canadian power-pop act—that blends '70s hard rock riffs, Beatles-esque vocal harmonies, and indie rock grit that has won them gold albums and a Juno in their home country. We think it is a grave mistake that they are not as revered everywhere in the world! This episode is rooted in our Should Have Been category. This is a band that Kevin has been a fan of since discovering their first album back in 1993. Robert is less familiar with their impressive discography, so join him if this is an unknown for you. We think they should be remembered alongside the likes of other Canadian treasures like RUSH and TRIUMPH! Songs this week include: Sloan – “Underwhelmed” from Smeared (1992) Sloan – “Torn” from Peppermint - EP (1992) Sloan – “Shame Shame” from Twice Removed (1994) Sloan – “G Turns To D” from One Chord To Another (1996) Sloan - “She Says What She Means” from Navy Blues (1998) Sloan – “Seems So Heavy” from 4 Nights At The Palais Royale (1999) Sloan – “Friendship” from Between The Bridges (1999) Sloan – “If It Feels Good Do It” from Pretty Together (2001) Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts! Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/ https://bonelesspodcasting.com/shows/in-obscuria https://www.facebook.com/InObscuria https://x.com/inobscuria https://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/ Buy cool stuff with our logo on it: InObscuria Store Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/ If you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/ If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/

Tonight She Comes (2016) is a blood-soaked supernatural slasher for horror fans building their Halloween watchlists—a cabin-in-the-woods nightmare that mutates into occult body horror, splatter comedy, and resurrection horror. On this episode of Cutting Deep into Horror, hosts Henrique Couto and Rachael Redolfi revisit the outrageous independent horror film that has stayed with them for a decade and explain why its strangest choices are far more deliberate than they first appear. Henrique and Rachael trace the story from its apparently unstoppable, blood-covered killer and intentionally foolish slasher characters to a rural family protecting its cabin with glowing blood runes. The mystery soon explodes into an occult resurrection ritual involving virgins, non-virgins, menstrual blood, a pentagram, and one revolting chalice. They also revisit discovering the movie through the Movies at the Asylum theatrical series, discuss The Asylum, Sharknado, and low-budget B-movie culture, and break down the film's sleeping-bag homage to Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood. As Weekly Spooky ramps up toward Halloween season, the conversation digs into the movie's grotesque humor, gory special effects, supernatural rules, and deliberately blurred ideas of protagonist and antagonist. Why does Felicity gradually become the closest thing the story has to a protagonist? How can a movie this absurd still follow a carefully constructed internal logic? And why does its spectacularly gruesome rebirth ending feel earned rather than random? For listeners filling a spooky-season podcast queue with slashers, strange indie horror movies, occult rituals, and unforgettable body horror, Tonight She Comes is one nightmare that refuses to stay buried. Inside this episode:Discovering Tonight She Comes during the Movies at the Asylum theatrical seriesThe supernatural slasher and cabin-in-the-woods setupDeliberately foolish characters, horror clichés, and genre self-awarenessThe Friday the 13th Part VII sleeping-bag kill homageBlood runes, virgin blood, menstrual blood, and the resurrection ritualWhy Felicity becomes the closest thing the film has to a protagonistGory effects, occult body horror, and the unforgettable rebirth endingFull spoilers throughout.

Frank Force joins us to talk about how game developers can ship faster, learn better, and avoid getting trapped by perfectionism. He shares lessons from AAA development at studios like Volition, Midway Games, and others including milestone pressure, polish, crunch, and speedrun-style bug hunting on PsiOps. He also breaks down his current push to release Pyroot, a C++/DirectX Metroidvania he started 6–7 years ago, on Steam Early Access. The conversation dives into why Frank believes browser-based development, JavaScript, game jams, and sharing work early can be powerful ways to build skills and a portfolio. He challenges the idea that web development can't produce “real” games and explains why low-friction tools can make it easier to experiment, iterate, and actually finish projects. Frank also gets into sizecoding and creative programming through JS1K, JS13K and Dwitter, the origins and growth of his open-source LittleJS game engine, procedural audio with ZZFX, and the mindset of removing rather than adding. Plus, he shares how AI is already helping game developers find bugs, prototype ideas, and give small teams more leverage, while also discussing his concerns about sunk-cost thinking, exploitative player psychology, and where the industry may be heading. Topics include: • Breaking into game development • Building a portfolio • Shipping games instead of endlessly polishing • JavaScript and browser-based game development • AAA development lessons • Indie game development • Game jams and rapid iteration • Sizecoding, JS1K, JS13K and Dwitter • LittleJS and open-source development • Procedural audio and ZZFX • AI tools for game developers • Going indie full time━━━━━━ TIMESTAMPS ━━━━━━ 00:00 - Career Advice Myth 00:36 - Meet Frank Force 00:56 - Pyroot Early Access 02:53 - AAA Lessons and Crunch 05:12 - Speedrunning for QA 05:43 - JavaScript Game Dev 09:02 - Ship Fast Share Early 12:03 - Advance Inside Studios 14:36 - Breaking In and Portfolios 18:03 - Sunk Cost Trap 19:27 - AI for Game Development 34:33 - Industry Concerns and Hope 38:57 - Size Coding JS1K 41:44 - Recreational Programming 41:57 - Code Golf vs Sizecoding 43:24 - Demo Scene Culture 44:31 - JavaScript Sizecoding Shift 45:26 - Procedural Assets Challenge 46:13 - Remove Not Add Mindset 48:05 - JS13K Sweet Spot 51:27 - Dwitter Raycasting Magic 54:23 - LittleJS Origin Story 57:10 - Open Source Community Growth 58:47 - Driven Wild and Self Promotion 01:00:48 - ZZFX Sound Without Assets 01:03:03 - Optical Illusion Breakthrough 01:06:25 - Make Stuff and Share It 01:09:11 - Going Indie Full Time 01:13:18 - Generative Art NFT Detour 01:17:12 - Monetizing Web Games 01:20:15 - Advice and AI Tools 01:22:47 - Final Thanks ━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT THE GUEST ━━━━━━━━━ Frank Force has been building real-time interactive software for over 25 years, from AAA titles like DOOM and Red Faction: Guerrilla to LittleJS, his open source game engine with over 4,000 stars on GitHub. He runs Frank Force Games in Austin, Texas, where he works on engines, graphics, games, and tools, and writes an unreasonable number of very tiny programs. ━━━━━━━━━ LINKS & RESOURCES ━━━━━━━━━ https://frankforce.com/ - Frank's website with links to projects and longform writeups https://killedbyapixel.itch.io/dr1v3n-wild - Frank's arcade driving game (started as a 13k game) https://killedbyapixel.github.io/LittleJSArcade/ - 50+ open source games made with LittleJS https://cosmodial.3d2k.com/ - Cosmodial is Frank's newly released open source star atlas https://js13kgames.com/ - JS13k games the 13k size JavaScript coding competition ━━━━━━━━━ GAME DEV ADVICE ━━━━━━━━━ Whether you're a student, aspiring game developer, or industry veteran, you'll find practical takeaways and real stories from inside the world of game development.

Hello everyone and welcome back to This Week in Guns, brought to you by Patriot Patch Company, FFLPayments, Traditional Arms, and MAF Corporation. This show offers commentary on the latest firearms industry news, information and buzz. I'm your host Matthew Larosiere and I'm joined by the ratman. The NFA injunction became operational—and the scope fight began DOJ forces Los Angeles County to stop slow-walking carry permits Traditional Arms: Fuddbusters and Ratman Connecticut wins a ghost-gun injunction—but loses its $7.7 million penalty theory Australia launches its largest gun “buyback” since Port Arthur MAF Corp: Fuddbusters Thailand turns its licensing system into an immediate purchase freeze because civilization persists despite everything, there is now a factory suppressor-ready .50 AE Desert Eagle. This is either evidence of human progress or proof that the timeline has become self-aware. FFL Payments Super Court and Salt Weapons Ban Roundup #1 (Wolford) Super Court and Salt Weapons Ban Roundup #2 (Hearing AWB cases) Super Court and Salt Weapons Ban Roundup #3 (7th Circus says AWBs are cool and good actually) Super Court and Salt Weapons Ban Roundup #4 (3rd Circus says AWBs are fake and gay actually) Patriot patch Co. TWIG10 there was an in and out shooting with a 5-7 Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction, sponsors, and weekly updates 2:22 NFA injunction discussion and practical effects 4:49 Risks of publicizing non-compliant items and associational standing concerns 10:06 Complexity of federal gun laws 18:03 Final thoughts on the NFA injunction 18:37 Los Angeles County concealed carry permit changes 21:29 DOJ lawsuits against various jurisdictions 24:33 Open vs. concealed carry and sponsor mention 24:59 Connecticut judge halts Indie guns ghost gun shipments 27:16 Australia's major gun buyback begins 33:45 Thailand suspends firearms licenses after school incident 36:28 Magnum Research's suppressor ready Desert Eagle release 42:41 Sponsor: fflpaymentprocessing.com 43:30 Supreme Court and recent assault weapons ban cases 49:38 Reactions to gun legislation and Illinois/New Jersey court decisions 57:08 Historical vs. modern weapon ban comparisons 58:01 Sponsor: Patriot Patch Company 59:16 Las Vegas In N Out shooting and FN Five-Seven discussion 1:06:40 Matt's interaction with Japanese journalists 1:09:30 Fun aspects of guns, ugly guns, and the SCAR pistol 1:11:46 Upcoming "Gunko pops" stream and episode conclusion