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2025 Rerun Notes: In anticipation of this month's incoming C1E99: "Listener Picks - vol 3", we are rerunning both previous installments of the Listener Picks trilogy this month!  Today's rerun is the second installment, from December of 2021 And it is less of a sequel per se, and more of an omake (that is, more of an "outtakes" episode). While vol 1 was 40 tracks long and selected by 18 contributors, their total body of contributions was not 40, but instead, an absolutely insane 100!! Well, even in 2025, we'd never do an episode 100 tracks long! Such a mixtape could possibly hit 5hrs long, which is too long even for St. John! :-D  So, what I did instead in 2018 was take the 100 and narrow it down to 40, with the 60 track remainder kept in reserve, intended for a Channel F "F-isode" to immediately follow as a bonus and feature the remaining 60. This bonus was to feature Trey Johnson of the NintenDomain and W.A.R.T. Radio podcasts as co-host, and be in the original format of W.A.R.T. Radio as a "return the favor" tribute to Trey in return for W.A.R.T. changing formats to match the NNR format. It was also going to feature an interview with a composer, spearheaded by Trey. But schedules did not align, and so the F-isode never happened! Today's rerun, eventually released years later in 2021 as a numbered "official" Ch 1 episode is essentially what that F-isode would've been - only with no interview (scheduling conflicts). Trey would still go on to co-host with me, though. Lastly, as always: all the usual caveats about how much worse my production quality was back in 2021 than it is today, and not to judge the current state of NNR production quality by this rerun. If you are new, and this is your first exposure to NNR, and you enjoyed the content, but were put off by the production, either go back and listen to a recent episode, such as C1E98 or C1E96....or perhaps even better, keep your eyes peeled for C1E99, which is basically this all over again, but at 2025's far improved production quality standards! In fact, in this case, the situation is even worse! My side of the recording session with Trey was lost, and so we had to fallback on his side of the Zoom call for my voice, where I was using a super cheap wireless headset. So my voice quality sounds especially terrible. My apologies if any of that detracts from this otherwise excellent and joyous outing! And with that, please enjoy the very non-standard-formatted - Listener Picks - vol 2, thanks again to Trey for lending his voice and talents in joining me to make this one happen, and please keep an eye out for the trilogy's incoming 3rd (and final) installment! Cheers! -------------------------------------------------------------- Original Show Notes:   Today's Broadcast is C1E60, for Theme Thursday, December 23rd, 2021 - our final episode of our very non-standard two-year long “Season 4”. So it is fitting that we'd end such a wildly non-standard season - filled with primarily wildly non-standard content already - with such a dramatically non-standard Channel 1 episode. Today's episode abandons the customary Channel 1 “great big music block” mixtape format for a modified take on the original W.A.R.T. Radio format, featuring Trey Johnson of Nintendomain / W.A.R.T. Radio and St. John. Today's episode is also a “Lost Level”, as it was originally intended to be a Channel F bonus “F-isode” to supplement “C1E40 - Listener Picks - vol. 1” from December 2018, and was intended to release right after it, in a nearly identical presentation to what you receive today. As such, today's broadcast shall be “Listener Picks - vol. 2”. All music, other than the background music for the speaking portions was curated by listeners of the show, and are the roughly 60 remaining unused tracks from the pool of roughly 100 that were offered up for C1E40 in 2018, of which only 40 were used.    p.s. We apologize for the uncharacteristically poor audio quality on St. John's speaking voice. Details available upon request, but the short version is that John had technical difficulties on his end of the recording with "the good mic", but fortunately, we had a lower-quality backup recording on Trey's end over Zoom using St. John's built-in laptop mic. The sound quality is diminished, but the content is still preserved.     Note: All Speaking Portions originally produced in December 2021 by St. John     01: Intro     Timestamps: 00:00:00 - 00:05:18  Runtime: 05:18  Emceed by: Trey and St. John     02: Phillip Vaughn Music Block     Timestamps (Including Introduction): 00:05:18 - 00:24:00  Runtime (including introduction): 18:42  Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 00:07:30 - 00:24:00  Runtime (Music Block-Only): 16:30  Number of Tracks: 8  Emceed by: Trey  Intro Runtime: 02:12  Track Selection  by: Phillip Vaughn  Produced by: St. John  Run-Order by: St. John  Originally Produced in: 2018     Intro - 00:05:18  a)Title – TMNT – NES – JunFunahashi -  00:07:30  b)Final Dungeon – Zelda II – NES – Akita Nakatsuka - 00:09:19 c) Title Screen – Aero the Acrobat – SNES – Fox Productions - 00:10:32 d)Zombie Panic – Zombies Ate my Neighbors – SNES – Joe McDermott - 00:12:11 e)Fool's Play (Puppet Show) – Secret of Evermore – SNES – Jeremy Soule - 00:14:22 f)The Ancient Battleground – King's Field 2 - PS1 – Sound Kids Corp. - 00:16:39 g)The East Village – King's Field - PS1 – Koji Endo - 00:18:20 h)Decisive Battle with Magus – Chrono Trigger – SNES – Yasunori Mitsuda and/or Nobuo Uematsu - 00:21:15    03: Eric Barks Music Block     Timestamps (Including Introduction): 00:24:01 - 00:39:45  Runtime (including introduction): 15:44  Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 00:27:00 - 00:39:45  Runtime (Music Block-Only): 12:45  Number of Tracks: 2 (Fewest of the Day)  Emceed by: St. John  Intro Runtime: 02:59  Track Selection by: Eric Barks  Produced by: St. John  Run-Order by: St. John  Originally Produced in: 2018     Intro - 00:24:01  a)Hellwalker– DOOM (2016) – Multi – Mick Gordon - 00:27:00  b)Cyberdemon - DOOM (2016) – Multi – Mick Gordon - 00:32:04     04: Chris Randazzo Music Block     Timestamps (Including Introduction): 00:39:43 - 00:48:12  Runtime (including introduction): 08:29  Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 00:41:15 - 00:48:12  Runtime (Music Block-Only): 06:58 (Shortest of the Day)  Number of Tracks: 3  Emceed by: Trey  Intro Runtime: 01:31  Track Selection by: Kris Randazzo  Produced by: St. John  Run-Order by: St. John  Originally Produced in: 2018     Intro - 00:39:43  a)Chapter 2 – PAC PIX – DS – Yoshinori Kawamoto - 00:41:15 b)Goin Across Town – Tin Star – SNES – Chris Jojo, Matthew Cannon and/orSuddi Raval - 00:43:33  c)Drifting Brother – Balloon Kid -GameBoy – Hirukazu "Hip" Tanaka - 00:45:43     05: Adam Huisman Music Block      Timestamps (Including Introduction): 00:48:11 - 01:05:20  Runtime (including introduction): 17:09  Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 00:50:41 - 01:05:20  Runtime (Music Block-Only): 14:38  Number of Tracks: 6  Emceed by: St. John  Intro Runtime: 02:31  Track Selection by: Adam Huisman  Produced by: St. John  Run-Order by: St. John  Originally Produced in: 2018      Intro - 00:48:11  a)Blood Dragon Theme – Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon – PC / PS3 / XB360 - Power Glove -  00:50:41 b)Roller Mobster – Hotline Miami – Multi - Carpenter Brut - 00:53:41 c)Hills of Destiny (Past) – Messenger – Multi –Rainbowdragoneyes - 00:57:13  d)Hills of Destiny (Future) - Messenger – Multi –Rainbowdragoneyes - 00:58:36  e)Positive Force – VVVVVVV –  Multi - Magnus Pålsson -  00:59:59 f)Kyoto – Tree of Knowledge – PC98 –Yogurtbox -  01:02:46     06: Michael "Nestrogen" Raisner Music Block     Timestamps (Including Introduction): 01:05:19 - 01:15:44  Runtime (including introduction): 10:25  Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 01:07:51 - 01:15:44  Runtime (Music Block-Only): 07:52  Number of Tracks: 9  Emceed by: Trey  Intro Runtime: 02:33  Track Selection by: Nestrogen  Produced by: St. John  Run-Order by: Nestrogen  Originally Produced in: 2019     Intro - 01:05:19  a)Title Screen – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi –Nestrogen - 01:07:51  b)Story Theme – Super Hyperactive Ninja  - Multi –Nestrogen - 01:08:23  c)Level Select – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi –Nestrogen - 01:08:53  d)Main Boss Theme – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi –Nestrogen - 01:09:17  e)Tower 4 Hyperactive – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi –Nestrogen - 01:10:36  f)Tower 5 Main – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi –Nestrogen - 01:11:32  g)Tower 6 Main – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi –Nestrogen - 01:12:35  h)Final Boss Theme – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi –Nestrogen - 01:13:37  i)Game Clear Theme – Super Hyperactive Ninja – Multi –Nestrogen - 01:15:03     07: Jeshua Lack Music Block     Timestamps (Including Introduction): 01:15:44 - 01:40:07  Runtime (including introduction): 24:23  Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 01:19:12 - 01:40:07  Runtime (Music Block-Only): 20:55  Number of Tracks: 10  Emceed by: St. John  Intro Runtime: 03:28  Track Selection by: Jeshua Lack  Produced by: St. John  Run-Order by: St. John  Originally Produced in: 2018     Intro - 01:15:44  a)Ending – Sonic 2 – Genesis – Masato Nakamura –  01:19:12 b)In-Game Theme – Adventures of Lolo – NES – HidekiKanazashi – 01:20:25  c)Stage Theme 1 – Dino Riki – NES – Takeaki Kunimoto – 01:22:17 d)Bridge 05 – Hack Sign – PS2 –Norikatsu Fukuda – 01:25:10  e)Spider Dance – Undertale –  multi – Toby Fox – 01:25:54 f)Prologue – Shining Force – Genesis – Masahiko Yoshimura – 01:29:46 g)Save Room – Resident Evil 2 – PS1 – Masami Ueda – 01:31:00 h)Primal Eyes – Parasite Eve – PS1 – Yoko Shimomura – 01:32:50 i)Time's Scar – Chrono Cross – PS1 – Yasunori Mitsuda – 01:34:57 j)Casino – Sonic 2 – Genesis – MasatoNakmura – 01:37:18     08: Electric Boogaloo Music Block     Timestamps (Including Introduction): 01:40:07 - 02:20:42  Runtime (including introduction): 40:35  Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 01:44:13 - 02:20:42  Runtime (Music Block-Only): 36:29  Number of Tracks: 13 (Most of the Day)  Emceed by: Trey  Intro Runtime: 04:06  Track Selection by: Electric Boogaloo  Produced by: St. John  Run-Order by: St. John  Originally Produced in: 2018      Intro - 01:40:07  a)Paint Dance (Menu Music 4) – NBA Live 98 – Multi –Traz Damji - 01:44:13  b)Try 2 Luv U – DDRMAX2 - PS2 – Sota Fujimori - 01:47:15 c)Introducing Challenge – Cosmic Smash – Arcade / Dreamcast –  Kazunori Ito, Todd Okawa, Toshi Masuda, and/orKeitarou Hanada – 01:48:31  d)Ruined Paths – Gravity Rush – PS4 /PSVita – Kohei Tanaka - 01:50:56  e)Freezing Moment – Hover Racing – PS1 – Hiroaki Omori and/or Tooru Kawakami - 01:54:20 f)Valley of Autumn – Rapid River – Arcade – Yoshie Arakawa - 01:56:16 g)Prime #5 –Echochrome – PSP / PS3 – Hideki Sakamoto - 01:59:16  h)Eternal Move –Spindizzy II – X68000 – Toshiya Yamanaka and/or Tetsuya Nakano - 02:02:31  i)BGM 5 –Blockout – Arcade – Unknown - 02:07:13  j)Kinchu(Main Menu) – Hot Shots Golf – PS1 – Motoi Sakuraba - 02:09:35  k)Hanglider– Pilotwings 64 – N64 – Dan Hess - 02:12:59  l)Reach for the Top (Clay Court) – Windjammers – Neo Geo CD –Seiichi Hamada, Tomoyoshi Sato, and/or Masaki Iwasaki - 02:15:54 m)Girl of Power - Border Down – Arcade / Dreamcast – Yasuhisa Watanabe - 02:18:07    09: Amber Pearey Music Block      Timestamps (Including Introduction): 02:20:41 - 03:01:34  Runtime (including introduction): 40:53  Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 02:24:19 - 03:01:34  Runtime (Music Block-Only): 37:15 (Longest of the Day)  Number of Tracks: 9  Emceed by: St. John  Intro Runtime: 03:38  Track Selection by: Amber Pearey  Produced by: St. John  Run-Order by: St. John  Originally Produced in: 2018     Intro - 02:20:41  a)Got Well Soon – Life Is Strange – Multi - Breton - 02:24:19 b)Build that Wall (Zia) – Bastion – Multi – Darren Korb - 02:29:07 c)Mother, I'm Here (Zulf) – Bastion – Multi – Darren Korb - 02:34:28 d)Mt Moon –Pokemon Red / Blue / Yellow – Gameboy – Junichi Masuda - 02:36:41  e)Lavender Town –Pokemon Red / Blue / Yellow – Gameboy – Junichi Masuda - 02:39:36  f) Koe – Fatal Frame 3 – PS2 – Ayako Toyoda - 02:42:30 g)Chou – Fatal Frame 2 –XBox – Ayako Toyoda - 02:47:56  h)Obstacles – Life Is Strange – Multi – Syd Matters - 02:53:34 i)To All of You – Life is Strange – Multi – Syd Matters - 02:56:55    10: Trey Johnson Music Block     Timestamps (Including Introduction / Outro…duction?): 03:01:34 - 03:20:16  Runtime (including introduction etc): 18:42  Timestamps (Music Block-Only): 03:03:23 - 03:19:28  Runtime (Music Block-Only): 16:05  Number of Tracks: 5  Emceed by: Trey [and “Deku Scrub”]  Intro 1 Runtime: 01:20  Intro 2 Runtime: 00:27  Outro Runtime: 00:50  Total Intro/outro Runtime: 02:37  Track Selection by: Trey Johnson  Produced by: St. John  Run-Order by: Trey Johnson  Originally Produced in: 2018     Intro 1 - 03:01:34  Intro 2 - 03:02:55  a)To Break the Curse (Past) – The Messenger – Multi –Rainbowdragoneyes -  03:03:23  b)Signs of Love – Shin Megami Tensei Persona 4 – PS2 –Shouji Meguro - 03:07:08  c)Battle –Pokemon Sun and Moon – 3DS -  Hitomi Sato, Go Ichinose, and/or GAME FREAK - 03:10:03  d)Section 2 BGM – Silver Surfer – NES – Tim and/or Geoff Follin - 03:12:45 e)Sunshine Coastline – Ys VIII:Lacrimosa of Dana – Multi – Hayato Sonoda, and/or Takahiro Unisuga - 03:16:15  Outro - 03:19:25     11: Outro     Timestamps: 03:20:16 - 03:30:06  Runtime: 09:50  Emceed by: Trey and St. John     12: Blooper Reel     Timestamps: 03:30:04 - 03:39:08  Runtime: 09:04  Featuring: Trey and St. John      Total Episode Runtime: 03:39:08     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     Background Music – during speaking portions (tracks selected and extended by St. John in 2020):      01 Intro: In-Game Theme – Lunar Battle – iOS / Android – Unknown    02 Vaughn: 5AM – Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Switch -    Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, and/or Masato Ohashi   03 Barks: Kara Kara Bazaar (Desert Oasis) – LoZ: Breath of the Wild – WiiU / Switch – Hajime Wakai, Manaka Kataoka, and/or Yasuaki Iwata   04 Randazzo: Shinto Shrine – Tobal No. 1 – PS1 – Masashi Hamauzu    05 Huisman: Ninja Theme 4 – 198X – Multi – Yuzo Koshiro    06 Nestrogen: Sector 4 (AQA): Aquatic Level Control Zone – Metroid Fusion – GBA – Minako Hamano and/or Akira Fujiwara    07 Lack: Overflow – Streets of Rage 4 – Multi – Groundislava    08 Boogaloo: Jungle – Wolfchild – Genesis – c: Martin Iveson / a: Matt Furniss    09 Peary: Sakado Shops – Zelda: Wand of Gamelon – CD-i – William Havlicek and/or Tony Trippi   10 Johnson: Legacy [Episode 3 Town Square Edit] – Saturday Morning RPG – Multi – Vince DiCola    11 Outro: Results Theme – Metroid Prime – GameCube – Kenji Yamamoto     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     A very special thanks to Trey Johnson of Nintendomain and W.A.R.T. Radio for joining me for this very special episode! You can find Trey and the gang's shows at www.nintendomainpodcast.com, nintendomain.libsyn.com, or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nintendomain/id1055861408, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.    Final Production produced using Ardour 6 / Audacity 2.42 in Ubuntu Studio 21.10. Elements produced before April 2020 produced instead in GarageBand on macOS, and 2020 production elements produced using earlier versions of Ardour and Ubuntu Studio.    NOTICE: The "Nerd Noise Radio - RERUNS!" feed will be going away after December of 2021, and consolidating its output with the main feed. 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In today's episode, we list our top 5 favourite gals from Helluva Boss and/or Hazbin Hotel! Most recent season not withstanding, we've got quite the diverse pickings...Intro/Outro music: https://commons.nicovideo.jp/material/nc163920

In this episode, we're joined by Mamdouh Medhat, VP and Senior Researcher at Dimensional Fund Advisors, for an exceptionally deep, exceptionally nerdy exploration of factor investing—focusing on profitability, value, defensive equity, and the persistent misunderstandings that surround them. Mamdouh walks us through his retrospective paper (co-authored with Robert Novy-Marx) on the profitability premium, why profitability subsumes a wide range of quality metrics, and why it dramatically clarifies how we should think about defensive/low-volatility strategies. He also explains the role of profitability in value's US underperformance since 2007, why price-to-book remains a remarkably effective valuation metric, and how Dimensional incorporates these insights into portfolio construction. In the second half of the conversation, we shift to private markets. Mamdouh unpacks Dimensional's research on buyouts, venture capital, private credit, and private real estate—revealing what percentage of the global investable universe these funds actually represent, how to benchmark them properly, how much dispersion exists across managers, how fair-value accounting changed the game post-2007, and why many perceived diversification benefits are actually just return smoothing. Key Points From This Episode: (0:04) Intro to Mamdouh Medhat and why his research fits the Rational Reminder "nerdy happy place." (1:32) The story behind Mamdouh's retrospective paper with Robert Novy-Marx and the impact of the original profitability research on academia and practice. (5:36) Three things the paper examines: quality investing, defensive/low-risk strategies, and value—unified through profitability. (6:55) Why none of the 15 major academic and practitioner quality metrics add explanatory power beyond profitability. (8:18) How spanning tests show profitability explains quality, but quality does not explain profitability. (12:24) Quality measures largely load on profitability—they're noisier versions of the same thing. (13:14) The link between quality metrics and fundamental momentum, especially for QMJ and quarterly ROE. (15:18) Practical implications: profitability is a parsimonious, more efficient way to capture the "quality" dimension. (16:30) Defensive equity through the profitability lens—why high profitability predicts low volatility. (18:58) Why long-only low-volatility strategies produce zero five-factor alpha—and why a simple high-profitability/low-investment portfolio plus T-bills beats them. (22:14) Alternative value metrics (EBITDA/EV, intangible-adjusted book-to-market, etc.) don't outperform price-to-book when profitability is accounted for. (24:57) Many "improved" value metrics simply rotate in profitability exposure, not better value information. (26:17) Roughly half of US value's post-2007 underperformance is explained by its negative correlation with profitability. (28:42) Industry tilts (e.g., energy/financials vs. tech/healthcare) drive much of value's volatility—not its long-term return. (30:33) The theoretical case for combining clean valuation (price-to-book) with clean expected cash flow (profitability). (33:36) Academic implications: models must jointly explain value and profitability—and their negative correlation. (35:09) Practitioner implications: parsimony—use clear valuation and cash-flow measures, limit excessive complexity. (36:53) How Dimensional measures profitability: operating profitability (revenue – COGS – SG&A – interest) scaled by book equity. (41:09) Why tilting toward or away from countries based on aggregate characteristics rarely adds value—premiums come from stocks, not countries. (42:57) Industry-level tilts show similar patterns—industry momentum exists but is impractical due to massive turnover. (46:15) How Dimensional handles country and industry weights: sort within countries, then apply sector caps. (48:27) Private markets: private funds make up roughly 10% of the global investable universe—not 25–100% as sometimes claimed. (50:53) Benchmark choice for private funds is crucial—S&P 500 is not appropriate for buyouts or VCs. (52:00) Using KSPME (public-market equivalent), buyouts and VCs match small-cap value/growth benchmarks; private credit matches high yield; private real estate underperforms listed real estate. (55:50) Factor exposures post-2007 explain 70–80% of private-fund return variation due to fair-value accounting. (1:00:48) Wide dispersion in private-fund performance—top 5% double or triple capital; bottom 5% lose half. (1:03:49) Little evidence of manager persistence—manager selection must rely on due diligence, not past vintages. (1:08:24) No strong time trend in private-fund outperformance, but correlations with public markets have increased. (1:09:13) Many diversification benefits historically attributed to private assets were actually illiquidity-driven smoothing. (1:12:25) Rising demand and democratization likely reduce expected returns in private markets—exclusivity is fading.   Links From Today's Episode: Meet with PWL Capital: https://calendly.com/d/3vm-t2j-h3p Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582.  Rational Reminder on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rationalreminder/ Rational Reminder on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/ Benjamin Felix — https://pwlcapital.com/our-team/ Benjamin on X — https://x.com/benjaminwfelix Benjamin on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwfelix/ Cameron Passmore — https://pwlcapital.com/our-team/ Cameron on X — https://x.com/CameronPassmore Cameron on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronpassmore/ Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)

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Who is the greatest Western RPG developer?[Intelligence] “Obsidian”[Lie] “Not Obsidian”This week on Retro Encounter, we're discussing the legendary history and output of Obsidian Entertainment. Four Obsidian-heads form a party and break down the developer's different eras, from their beginnings as part of Black Isle Studios to their current output as part of Microsoft, and everything in between. Are there any Alpha Protocol apologists on the panel? Which of us is morally bankrupt enough to enjoy Tyranny? Listen in to find out!Featuring: Aleks Franiczek, Wes Iliff, Jono Logan, Matt Wardell; Edited by Zach WilkersonOpening and ending music by Miles MorkriGet in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: retro@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

The Roald Dahl Retrospective is back after an almost two year hiatus. In this episode, Arun, Patricia, and special guest Eli a.k.a. The Hero of Tomorrow discuss about the 2025 Netflix animated film The Twits based on the 1980 film of the same name starring Margo Martindale, Johnny Vegas, Emilia Clarke, Natalie Portman, and Alan Tudyk,. Mr. and Mrs. Twit are an evil, gross couple who play pranks on one another. They open a theme park called Twitlandia to attract people into giving them money only for it to shut down immediately. They also drive a truck filled with hot dog filling and shove it into the town's silo to make a huge mess everywhere. A young orphan girl named Beesha and her best friend Bubsy learn about Twitlandia and want to go there, but then learned it's ran by the same people who covered the town with hot dog filling. They get them arrested and find out they have been locking up and abusing a family of monkeys called Mugglewumps into using their tears to run Twitlandia. They set them free, but then things turn for the worse when Mr. and Mrs. Twit are out of jail and are running for mayor when they promise to make the town great again by reopening Twitlandia to generate money and convince the townspeople that Beesha is bad for stealing the Mugglewumps, the only source of power to make Twitlandia run successfully.When the film premiered on Netflix, it received mixed to negative reviews from critics and fans criticizing its gross humor, its strange art style, its forgettable musical numbers, its social and political commentary, and not fitting into the spirit of the book. What did Arun, Patricia, and Eli think of this film?

Join us as we discuss the Light Gaming community's poll winner: Cave Story! Listen as we talk not only about the game itself, but the journey and the impact it had on us and on the gaming scene at large. Then, it's time for our Side Quests- one of us is solving a spooky mystery, and the other one is solving some really technical nerd shit. You'll have to tune in to see who is doing what!Enjoying Light Gaming? Please consider rating, reviewing and sharing our goofy show with a friend!Check us out on our socials!Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LightGamingPodcastBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lightgamingpodcast.bsky.socialDiscord: https://discord.gg/MJ4gcdH4SdProduced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome BarbatsisCover Art by Alex Hambrock and Kat HambrockSound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

You can't pour into a full cup. This week we practise letting go so you have space for what truly matters.Before you add one more intention, try releasing the things that aren't yours to carry. In this episode we explore how letting go creates the space you need to welcome what matters, with a short exercise you can use this week. Bring your list along to The Retrospective on 16 December for some added inspiration!

Julian and Matt start getting into the swing of thigs as they tackle the latest in film and TV news, with the hot story being about the turmoil surrounding the new Bond film. Fortunately, 'Goldeneye' turns 30, providing a positive 007 topic to dig into in an effort to balance things out. A new 'The Mummy' starring Brendan Fraser is in the works with Rachel Weis also set to return. To Matt's chagrin, more 'Jurassic World' is on the way as well with the 5th film in the franchise in development with Gareth Edwards looking to return to direct (say what you will but 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' was pretty fun). Lastly, the guys dive into what they've been watching, including 'Predator: Badlands', 'One Battle After Another', 'Pluribus' and for some reason, 'Dexter'. All that and so much more on this week's Tower of Babble Podcast!

Originally recorded on November 15, 2025. Yakov Kronrod, William O'Dwyer, Michele Ronco, and Ace Tayloe ran for office in Northampton but fell a little short in getting elected. Why did they run? What did voters tell them about schools, the Resiliency Hub, and downtown redesign? And isn't affordable housing connected to all of these issues? They share their answers and more on this retrospective election episode.

Read the article here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/30494826251336319

On today's episode, Derek and Jason discuss a very important important question -- which era was peak car? Or is the best era yet to come? We promise you this - the answer is much more complicated than you think. === This episode is sponsored by Battery Tender. Visit https://www.batterytender.com/ and use code HAGERTY20 for 20% off. === Fresh off the release of Retrospective, a new Hagerty show that explores old magazine comparison tests and how they stack up in the modern era, Jason begins to wonder which era is peak car. Having discussed what is "peak sports sedan" between BMW E90 M3, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, and Audi B7 RS4, Jason and Derek break down the criteria of what makes a car era great as a whole - from serviceability and intended purpose, to speed, value, styling, and other intrinsic characteristics. More importantly, is the true value of a car established by the opinions of enthusiasts or non--enthusiasts? All this and more on this episode of The Carmudgeon Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, the guys revisit The Cosby Show. The trend-setting series crossed racial boundaries, making it the most-watched sitcom on TV. Unfortunately, Bill Cosby himself has tarnished our memories of the Huxtables, but Jamie and Milo believe this might be one of those situations where it's worth separating the art from the artist, and modern audiences should give it a watch. For More from the 80s and 90s visit Web: the80sand90s.com    Instagram: @The80sand90sCom  YouTube: The 80s and 90s Overlooked If you enjoy this episode, don't keep it a secret, tell a friend and/or share it on social media so others can experience it as well. This episode is proudly sponsored by How to Manage Your Manager: All The Credit Half The Work by Milo Denison

We continue our series going through the entire catalog of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A24's films⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. On this episode Dakota and Matthew are looking at 2015's Room directed by Lenny Abrahamson and starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay as a woman and her son who escape their kidnapping and try to adjust to the real world. Joining the show is Alex Southey. Our double bill pairings include Kramer vs. Kramer (Dakota's pick), Prisoners (Matthew's pick) and The Lovely Bones (Alex's pick). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Follow Alex Southey on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠. Check out his podcasts ⁠Your Worst Song...⁠ and ⁠The Human Interest Hour...For more of Matthew's work check out his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠personal portfolio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow him on ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠.Follow Contra Zoom on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Check out more great Contra Zoom content on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠That Shelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Listen to Contra Zoom on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Play⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Breaker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and more!Please ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rate and review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠contrazoompod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Create your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! #madeonzencastr

TEX-TREK Mission 356: STAR TREK: TOS's "Space Seed" Back-Trekking RetrospectiveThis week we are Back-Trekking to one of the most legendary episodes in Star Trek history — “Space Seed” from TOS. Join us as we revisit the debut of Khan Noonien Singh, the genetically engineered tyrant whose clash with Captain Kirk would echo across Trek canon for decades. We'll explore how this classic episode built the foundation for "The Wrath of Khan" and how it hits different now after listening to the KAHN audio drama.As always, available in both video and audio-only formats.Watch on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8p9Fk2zZ7MGet RSS feed:https://anchor.fm/s/f37edb0c/podcast/rssApple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tex-trek/id1495605753?uo=4Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/6mdZ030Klldxwn7SSc5PKp?si=3BOqsbQER9Ssfppqk7lofQ&fbclid=IwAR1M1uH_xBE1lYWcwQocoDzjoVSsLmCgBt08TCEYAltwIH3MPC0S60bMCsEJoin our Discord server:https://discord.gg/YXPeRyQh7ySupport us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/txtrekStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 1 Episode 24"Space Seed"Teleplay by Gene L. Coon and Carey WilberStory by Carey WilberDirected by Marc DanielsThe Enterprise discovers an ancient spaceship carrying genetically enhanced supermen from late 20th century Earth and their enigmatic warlord leader: Khan Noonien Singh.http://www.facebook.com/textrekhttps://www.instagram.com/txtrek/http://twitter.com/TxTrekhttps://www.tiktok.com/@txtrekEmail: fathereeactual@tex-trek.com

My retrospective on Canadian war metal legends RevengeFollow the band herehttps://www.instagram.com/revengeblackmetal/Purchase their stuff herehttps://revengeofficial.bandcamp.com/album/violation-strife-abominate

Warmest of Welcomes everybody. This month on the mooglecast Max & Zac are joined by the bookworm himself ThePortlandKevin to discuss one of videogames most iconic and thought provoking franchises Bioshock. Kevin lets loose on the themes present in this I.P and how it compares to the state of the world today. Also on the usual run of the show we shoutout some of the recent Platinum trophies being earned by the discord community aswell as the latest installment of The Record fittingly centred around The Playstation Plus Gameclub. We hope you enjoy the discussion and we'll see you next month for a community catch up, but until then, would you kindly be excellent to eachother!

Author Mark Malkoff is interviewed in this live show to talk about his NEW book titled "Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend." In the 2nd half of this LIVE installment of "The Nostalgic Podblast", Al Hardee shares his memories of attending a taping of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" as an audience member in the 1970's in Burbank, California. Plus, YOU choose YOUR favorite host of "The Tonight Show" on NBC.  LINK TO WATCH ON YOUR TV, PHONE OR COMPUTER VIA YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rigfg1PmU00 #johnnycarson #thetonightshow #nbc #burbank #markmalkoff #author #televsionhistory #latenuighttvtalkshow #legend #comedy #history #nostalgia #nostalgic #1960s #1962 #1968 #1970s #1980s #1990s  #thenostalgicpodblast #chancebartels #live #livestream #livestreaming #youtube #retrospective

Today on Episode 229, the guys take a look at their final film in their Cary Grant Retrospective, Charade. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn only got one film in which to work together. Would that cause some bumps in the road as they figured out each others style and timing or would the pairing of two of hollywood's most iconic actors be natural right out of the gate? Tune in to find out!Be Sure to Follow The Hosts on X!Kevin “OptimusSolo” Thompson and Dan “The Comic Concierge” Clark!#UNLEASHTHECINEMAGEEKINYOU!!!

Get to the choppah! 'PREDATOR: BADLANDS' is here, and the boys are joined by Brian Dickinson to look back on this entire franchise. They discuss the highs, the lows, the resurgence, and the surprisingly exciting future of this nearly 40 year old franchise.

If you can believe it, Thunderbird for Android has been out for just over a year! In this episode of our Community Office Hours, Heather and Monica check back in with the mobile team after our chat with them back in January. Sr. Software Engineer Wolf Montwé and our new Manager of Mobile Apps, Jon Bott look back at what the growing mobile team has been able to accomplish this last year, what we're still working on, and what's up ahead.  ★ Support this podcast ★

In this special episode, we journey back to the beginning of Amazon Prime Video's The Wheel of Time, revisiting the emotional stakes, character awakenings, and epic world-building that launched the series. Featuring interviews with Zoë Robins, Madeleine Madden, Josha Stradowski, and Marcus Rutherford, we explore how Season One set the tone for a saga of destiny, power, and transformation.

Episode 99 (November 14, 2025)isletunes (now Music PEI Award nominated!) takes a trip through its first two seasons (ahead of its 100th episode next week!) by revisiting interviews with and tracks from Kelley Mooney, Drea Macdonald, Baha Royalty, Takeda Takeda, Randy J Martin, and Alicia Toner. isletunes is all genres. All decades. All-inclusive. And all PEI!Kelley Mooney - In the DitchDrea Macdonald - RainBaha Royalty - Leave It ThereTakeda Takeda - Juvenile and JadedRandy J Martin - Ain't Enough HoursAlicia Toner - Have It AllGrab isletunes merch of all descriptions on Spring at https://isletunes.creator-spring.com.Donate to the podcast through PayPal at https://tinyurl.com/isletunespaypal - thank you!!Subscribe on Patreon for exclusive videos: https://www.patreon.com/isletunes.Become an isletuner on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky!

INTERVIEW: Steve Young from Mother Goose on retrospective / anniversary gig @Dunedin Folk Club by Zac Hoffman on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

Born July 5, 1928 in Depoy, Ky. Warren Mercer Oates came to our screens in 1953 and began a career as one of the finest actors you might never have heard of.From his debut through 1982, Oates delivered unforgettable performances in films such as: The Wild Bunch, In the Heat of the Night, Return of the Seven, and Two-Lane Blacktop. He became a frequent collaborator with two of the most influential filmmakers of his era—Sam Peckinpah and Monte Hellman—featuring in some of their most iconic works throughout the 60s and 70s.Oates passed away in 1982 at the age of 53, leaving behind a legacy of gritty, soulful, and often overlooked brilliance.One of the finest actors in front of a camera has an ecclectic list of some fantastic performances that ought to be recognized by film fans at large.This isn't a comprehensive list, but it's a passionate one. Listen with Matt, Todd and their guest Logan in as we celebrate the work of an industry legend who remains underseen by far too many audiences.---------------Matt has over 100+ lists for movie suggestions on ⁠Letterboxd⁠You can reach out on Bluesky: @MovieMattSirois Terrible movies often find him, even under under the alias Marcus at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Movie Asylum of the Weird, Bad and Wonderful⁠.Follow who we follow:⁠⁠⁠⁠Once Upon a Geek⁠⁠⁠⁠ and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Fade Out Podcast⁠⁠

Today I take a look at critters , the 1986 sci-fi horror 

Alex, Vrai, and Toni go elbow deep exploring the queer themes and rural horror of The Summer Hikaru Died. 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:01 Summary 0:02:29 Personal experiences 0:08:11 Making anime scary 0:11:27 The Netflix of it all 0:15:35 BL as a genre piece 0:20:20 The gay ‘90s 0:24:03 A horror genre piece 0:27:40 Showing vs telling queer rep 0:34:06 Cronenberg 0:42:53 “Supporting” cast 0:44:58 Penguindrum and Venom 0:51:27 Asako 0:55:29 Rie and queer acceptance 1:05:42 Hikaru's entity 1:10:57 Final thoughts 1:13:47 Outro Alex: https://bsky.app/profile/arhenderson.bsky.social Vrai: https://bsky.app/profile/witervrai.bsky.social Toni: https://bsky.app/profile/kuu-hime.bsky.social AniFem Linktree: https://linktr.ee/animefeminist AniFem Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/animefeminist Recorded Tuesday 21st October 2025 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, the boys conclude CAMP BLOOD: A Friday the 13th retrospective! As they review every Friday the 13th movie during the month of October! This Week: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) & Jason X (2001) You can always email us: skeletonboyspod@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: https://www.instagram.com/skeletonboyspod

Earlier this month, we got together with the incomparable Jessica Star and members of our cast to take a look back at our main story and three complete seasons of the MODUS Files.From very humble beginnings, our podcast has grown to become one of the most popular Fallout podcasts in the world, telling a compelling story of the fate of Appalachia.Listen to our cast relate their experiences and share time with us as we discuss the characters, the lore, and the behind of the scenes of The MODUS Files.

Today on the Producer's Choice Show we use the recent passing of former vice president Dick Cheney as a conduit through which to explore an important topic in education. How do we teach our students about controversial figures without A) forcing our views on them or B) watering down the truth? It's a tough one, and that's why Producer Jakob has asked two experts in controversy to join him on today's show. Drs. Tim Slekar and Johnny Lupinacci are educators with decades of experience talking about things, and today they're joining Jakob for a Dick Cheney retrospective on THIS controversial episode of the Producer's Choice Show! The Producer's Choice Show with Producer Jakob is part of BustED Pencils: Fully Leaded Education Talk which is part of Civic Media. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! Go to bustedpencils.com for swag, all of our episodes, and for information on partnering with us! For information on all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows. Join the conversation by calling or texting us at 608-557-8577 to leave a message! Guests: Dr. Tim Slekar, Dr. Johnny Lupinacci

Episode Notes: This week on Zed Games Hazel takes the soldering iron in hand to talk Console Mods, Jailbreaking, and more with Natalia, and Hazel from 'Tranzmission'. Then Hazel and her older brother Alec take some time to reminisce about old school Xbox mods from her childhood. And Ben from 'The Brown Couch' talks making your own controllers with friends. AND International Correspondent and previous Zed Games host Adrian brings us a Tokyo Games Show 2025 Retrospective, interviewing attendants about how to make YOUR game stand out at conventions. Timestamps and Links: 00:00 - Welcome to Zed Games 01:07 - Tokyo Games Show 2025 Retrospective w/ Adrian 08:10 - Console Mods and YOU 14:11 - Hazel's PSP Mods 21:07 - Jailbreaking Consoles 26:30 - Repair 32:00 - Old School Xbox Mods w/ Alec 39:54 - Building Arcade Controllers w/ Ben Tokyo Games Show 2025 Segment Interviewees Be My Horde from Polished Games Dangen Entertainment New Game Plus and Events Engine Upcoming Events February Indie Dev Night @Lost Souls Karaoke every 3 months! Next - Feb 2026 Produced and recorded by Hazel for Zed Games at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited. Backing Music provided by Pixabay from Oleg Brnic - Disco Funk Expresso, Oleg Brnic - Jazz Expresso, Denis Pavlov - Old Bookie Jazz Blues B3 Hammond Organ, and Douglas Gustafson - Infinite Cosmos

What we need is Retro Encounter and a way to listen.On this week's episode of Retro Encounter, we revisit one of the host's favorites: Final Fantasy Tactics. Three veterans and one newcomer discuss the job system, combat, death sounds, and that excellent story. How does the new version stack up to previous versions? Is the game still as breakable all these years later? Listen in to find out!Featuring: Zach Wilkerson, Aleks Franiczek, Michael Sollosi, Matt Wardell; Edited by Zach WilkersonOpening and ending music by Miles MorkriGet in Touch:RPGFan.comRPGFan ShopEmail us: retro@rpgfan.comTwitter: @rpgfancomBluesky: @rpgfan.bsky.socialInstagram: @rpgfancomThreads: @rpgfancomFacebook: rpgfancomTwitch: rpgfancom

Before the GeekVerse Gauntlet returns for Extra Life this weekend hear candid interviews from Travis, Dylan, and Taylor with theirs thoughts on the Gauntlet being back, the tournament, opponents and more!  Then after that we're attaching an episode that has been Exclusive to our Patreon for 3 years. We recorded this as a send off to a Gauntlet but now that it's back we want to give everyone the chance to get caught up. Hear about the creation of the league and behind the scenes on storylines, moments, and drama that happened off screen due to the show!Video Version https://youtube.com/live/TAaP5oN-8rA?feature=shareTHIS SATURDAY 8th 10AM PST for our 24 Hour Charity Stream For BC Children's HospitalDonate & See The Schedule At The Link Below!https://www.extra-life.org/participants/558436 -Get All Episodes Ad-Free Plus Exclusive & Early Access To Episodes On https://www.patreon.com/GeekVerse-When You Subscribe To Our Patreon You Help Us Grow The Podcast and Create New Content Guest On Shows, Pick Films For Us To Review, Send Topics & More!-GeekVerse.ca is where you can find all the info on the show and where you can find it! -Come Chat With The Hosts, Join Our Discord! https://discord.gg/R5dY4CwTBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/geekverse-podcast--4201268/support.

This episode centers on a comprehensive exploration of the cinematic masterpiece, *Raiders of the Lost Ark*, which is regarded as a seminal work in the action-adventure genre. We delve into the film's significant impact on popular culture, highlighting its groundbreaking storytelling and the iconic character of Indiana Jones. Through a meticulous examination of the production history, casting decisions, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes, we unravel the intricate tapestry that contributed to the film's enduring legacy. Additionally, we engage in insightful discussions about key scenes, character dynamics, and the film's influence on subsequent cinematic endeavors. Join us as we navigate the exhilarating world of archaeology and adventure, offering our perspectives on this timeless classic.If you are new to the podcast then please consider following us on the platform that you love, we can be found most anywhere that you listen to your favorite podcasts. Please leave us a rating and review if you listen on iTunes and a 5 star rating if you listen on Spotify. If you like what you hear then please share the show with your friends and family. If you would like to help support the podcast by donating a small amount or any custom amount you choose then please visit the following link:https://retrolife4u.com/supportThis is not a membership or anything just a way for you to help support us without paying a reoccurring monthly fee when you feel like you are able to help. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions for shows or you have a question you would like us to read on air then email us at retrolife4you@gmail.com You can find us on social media at the following places:FacebookInstagramTik TokYouTubeRetro Life 4 You WebsiteThe podcast delves into the illustrious cinematic journey of the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, a hallmark of the adventure genre that introduced audiences to the iconic character of Indiana Jones, portrayed by Harrison Ford. The discussion encompasses the film's remarkable production history, including its inception by legendary filmmakers George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and the myriad of casting decisions that could have dramatically altered the trajectory of the franchise. The hosts, Chris Adams and Martin Phillips, explore the film's profound impact on popular culture, delineating how it redefined action adventure narratives and infused a sense of excitement into the field of archaeology, previously perceived as a mundane pursuit. They recount fascinating behind-the-scenes anecdotes, such as the improvised decision by Ford to shoot the sword-wielding adversary, which not only showcased the actor's quick wit but also added a layer of humor that became emblematic of the series.Takeaways: Raiders of the Lost Ark is a seminal film that fundamentally reshaped the action-adventure genre, setting new standards for cinematic storytelling. The film's pre-production history reveals numerous challenges, including casting decisions that could have dramatically altered its iconic character, Indiana Jones. The improvisation during the filming of the famous sword fight scene exemplifies the creativity and adaptability of the cast and crew under unexpected circumstances. The portrayal...

Single Cask Nation -- America's Original Independent Bottler -- is nearing on 15 years as an independent bottling company. Catch up with the Joshua, Jason, and Jess as they recount their very beginnings and talking about the growth of the company through the lens whisky, packaging changes, the addition of a US retail range, Global growth, and now a pending brand refresh. Lot's of stories here to tell and things we discuss that some of us completely forgot about (looking at you, Hatton!) ...as usual, have a seat, have a pour, and listen in. Unless you're driving. If you're driving, be smart and stay sober but be sure to listen into the conversation! Special thanks to: - Weigh Down for allowing us to use their song "Wooden Monsters" as our theme song - Moana McAuliffe for designing our Podcast Logo - RØDE for making *really* great microphones - Focusrite for making awesome USB receivers - Olympus and Tascam for making fine mobile recording devices - Joshua Hatton for producing and editing

Andy and Doom are back with a whole schwack of Metroid news! First on the docket is going over the new Beyond trailer that just dropped today! We go over and see what new details we can see, and then we transition over to the recently released Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective art book. We discuss what we liked, what we were disappointed with, and what we learned from Kensuke Tenabe's producers notes. All this PLUS some Canadian Metroid Prime pre-order bonus info and a quick look back at the downfall of Halo. We're one month away, let's go!!!!   Visit OmegaMetroid.com!   Subscribe! Podbean x iTunes x Spotify x YouTube Support us on Patreon! Omega Metroid Patreon Buy Omega Metroid Merch! Check out our Etsy merch shop! Download the Omega Metroid Theme Song! Get the Single for Free on Bandcamp! Follow us! @OmegaMetroid x @Spiteri316 x @DoominalCross x Omega Metroid Team Member Starter Pack Chat with us in Discord! Omega Metroid Discord Advertise on the Omega Metroid Podcast!

There is a small but determined sub-sub-genre of games based on The Legend of Zelda named "Zelda-likes". Usually their own thing, a few have been fused with some of the Dark Souls game mechanics to form something altogether different and their own thing. On this episode I will be looking briefly at two of them: Tunic and Death's Door. Do the protagonists of these titles, a little fox in green and a little crow that reaps souls, have what it takes to overcome the impossible odds against them? Stop by for a listen and find out!

Hindsight is always 20/20! Especially after watching people get skinned, gored, and receive grevious injuries to the crotch. 

Today we finally wrap up talking about the various Universal Century OVAs, rank the Mobile Suits from Star Gazer, take listener questions, and last but not least, announce what we're doing next for the podcast.

And need a sleep counter? Me too!

You could hear episode early and get access to our Rick Owens "Temple of Love" Giveaway by subscribing to our HeroHero! Michael's back! Michael's back! Sit down as Sol catches up with his work husband and chat about Rick Owens, Helmut Lang, Stone Island, CP Company, Balenciaga, Adidas, Italian fashion, the downfall of tourism, Issey Miyake shirts, Margiela, Margiela Couture, Glenn Martens, Off-White hoodies, the now-defunct Pyrex vision, Virgil Abloh, LL Bean and Eddie Bauer, popular fashion trends as a result of internet engagement (Rick Owens shoes, Chrome Hearts rings, Yeezy Gap), Paris Fashion Week 2025, post-modern fashion, athleisure and the rise of synthetic fabrics, how TikTok fashion changes how we dress, The 1975, and so much more!We hope you enjoy the episode!Sol--Ignore these tags:streetwear, men's streetwear, urban fashion, hypebeast, sneaker culture, sneakerhead, men's outfits, outfit inspiration, vintage streetwear, thrifted fashion, street style, fashion trends, TikTok fashion, Instagram fashion, Gen Z style, capsule wardrobe, men's accessories, unisex fashion, oversized clothing, logo tees, baggy jeans, statement sneakers, graphic hoodies, layering, street fashion brands, everyday streetwear, athleisure, skate style, music and fashion, street culture, global menswear, Rick Owens, Maison Margiela, Balenciaga, Vetements, Chrome Hearts, Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, Givenchy, Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Junya Watanabe, Undercover, Kapital, Salomon, geobaskets, gorpcore, techwear, streetwear, athleisure, haute couture, archive fashion, thrifted, grailed, legit check, Carti aesthetic, opium style, Rick Owens reps, DHgate haul, Pandabuy Sol Thompson and Michael Smith explore the world and subcultures of fashion, interviewing creators, personalities, and industry insiders to highlight the new vanguard of the fashion world. Subscribe for weekly uploads of the podcast, and don't forgot to follow us on our social channels for additional content, and join our discord to access what we've dubbed “the happiest place in fashion”.Message us with Business Inquiries at pairofkingspod@gmail.comSubscribe to get early access to podcasts and videos, and participate in exclusive giveaways for $4 a month Links: Instagram TikTok Twitter/X Sol's Substack (One Size Fits All) Sol's Instagram Michael's Instagram Michael's TikTok

For this episode of The 80s and 90s Uncensored, Jamie surprises Milo with a Huey Lewis and the News retrospective. The guys dive into why they love the band, Huey's early days in music, and some of their favorite hits. From the rise of “The Power of Love” to other hits, it's a fun trip back to the days of cameos and music.  For More from the 80s and 90s visit Web: the80sand90s.com    Instagram: @The80sand90sCom  YouTube: The 80s and 90s Overlooked If you enjoy this episode, don't keep it a secret, tell a friend and/or share it on social media so others can experience it as well. This episode is proudly sponsored by Gray Skies, Concrete Dreams a novel by Milo Denison

On episode 312 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson alongside AwardsWatch contributor Josh Parham to go back 20 years and take a look at the 78th Academy Awards, covering the films of 2005. We are finally out of film festival season and the team is back to give you one of their most anticipated Oscar retrospectives of the year, taking a look back at 2005, the year Crash beat Brokeback Mountain for Best Picture. In a time where the center of the film world was focused on a film centered around two gay men falling in love, the Oscars swung the opposite direction and gave it to one of the worst Best Picture winners of all time, a film so vile that its win hasn't aged well the moment it won. Beyond that, it was a fascinating year when the critically acclaimed films of the year took over the top eight categories, while the more populist films made up the winners in the below the line categories; an interesting split in the Oscar wins. In their in-depth discussion, the AW team talked about the film year of 2005, briefly discuss talk about Crash as a Best Picture winner, do an extensive conversation over the below the line categories and nominees for the year, and then the new version of the AW Shoulda Woulda Coulda game, where instead of individual replacements, they must decide as a group who the nominees and winners should be in the top eight categories. The rules of the game state they can only replace two of the nominees that year from each category, except in Best Picture, where the group could replace up to three films to make up the final set of five nominated films. Like past retrospective episodes, it was a fascinating, fun conversation including spirited debates, alliances, vote swinging, celebrating various movies, performances that aren't normally talked about and more that we all hope you enjoy. You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music, YouTube and more. This podcast runs 2h40m. We will be back in next week for an update of the 2025 Oscar season. Till then, let's get into it. Music: "Modern Fashion" from AShamaleuvmusic (intro), "B-3" from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro).

Chill or Be Chilled. Let's Watch It Again is back!Rob Lee is joined by Lea Anderson to discuss the 1995 cult classic Tales from the Hood!Tales from the Hood (1995) is a Black horror anthology directed by Rusty Cundieff, framed by a late-night visit to a funeral home where a mortician guides three men through four supernatural morality tales addressing police brutality, domestic abuse, racism, and gang violence.In this retrospective, host Rob Lee and horror scholar Lea Anderson (Truth in This Art alum; FANGORIA columnist, SHUDDER contributor) examine the film's construction, cultural context, and legacy in Black horror.Topics include:The anthology's frame narrative and how it threads the segments togetherSegment-by-segment themes and social commentaryKey performances, including Clarence Williams III and David Alan GrierPractical effects, puppetry, and memorable set piecesProduction and release context: 1995 box office, competition (Casper, Braveheart, Johnny Mnemonic), and receptionThe film's enduring relevance and place in the horror canonCheck out the episode on the Let's Watch It Again Feed Host: Rob LeeMusic: Original music by Daniel Alexis Music with additional music from Chipzard and TeTresSeis. Production:Produced by Rob Lee & Daniel AlexisEdited by Daniel AlexisShow Notes courtesy of Rob Lee and TransistorPhotos:Rob Lee photos by Vicente Martin for The Truth In This Art and Contrarian Aquarian Media.Guest photos courtesy of the guest, unless otherwise noted.Support the podcast The Truth In This Art Podcast Fractured Atlas (Fundraising): https://www.fracturedatlas.orgThe Truth In This Art Podcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetruthinthisart.bsky.socialThe Truth In This Art Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthinthisart/?hl=enThe Truth In This Art Podcast Website: https://www.thetruthinthisart.com/The Truth In This Art Podcast Shop: Merch from Redbubble ★ Support this podcast ★

Beginning on November 12 at BAM, Third World Newsreel will screen some of the group's most iconic work from the late 1960s and early 1970s – another era where young people's dreams of forging a more just world crashed against a system that didn't want to change.

We've reached the finale of our REtrospective, and we've made it to a game that is simultaneously the next step in the franchise while also being a couple steps back. 25 years removed from it's launch, how does this game land? Listen and find out!