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Episode 112: No Kingdom, No Heart for Existential Dread w/ Natalie Watson Feb 27, 2019

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We welcome Waypoint's Natalie Watson on the podcast to talk Undertale, Kingdom Hearts, lore, existentialism, and why we play games in the first place!
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Episode 111: Parasocial Drinkers w/ Shannon Strucci Feb 19, 2019

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We welcome Shannon Strucci, YouTube's own, on the show to talk about her video series Fake Friends on parasocial relationships, the way they inform the strange connections we have to perfect strangers, and how gaming plays into this odd modern problem!
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Episode 110: No Gaming After Adulthood with Theo! Feb 12, 2019

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We welcome Boonta Vista's own Theo @aynrandy to talk about the nature of gaming when you have responsibilities outside of gaming, how games respect your time, how they do not, and what academia is actually like (it's bad).
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Episode 109: Bioshock Althusser: Detournement with Ben Feb 04, 2019

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We welcome Ben, otherwise known as @benicus_rex on the show to talk about Bioshock: Infinite and his recent academic work on this controversial title. A heady and book club worthy episode, to be sure!
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Episode 108: Oh Yeah That Was Huge! Def Jam: Fight for New York Competitive Jan 29, 2019

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We welcome Joey Bag O'donuts, GK, and Chris Princler to talk about building, expanding, and all-in-all embodying the competitive Def Jam: Fight For New York competitive scene. The birth of competition!
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State of the Podcast (Intermission) Jan 25, 2019

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Friends, gather round while I, your noble leader, tell some upcoming truths and futures about the podcast you know and love -- also, about this podcast, No Cartridge.
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Episode 107: The Theme is Dragons with Malcolm Pierce Jan 18, 2019

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We welcome Malcolm Pierce to the show to discuss his work in gaming, his experiences with development, and his upcoming visual novel from Woodsy Studio!
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Episode 106: Critical Support for Darth Plagueis w Luke Jan 18, 2019

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We welcome Luke @lukeisamazing back to talk about, what else, Star Wars as he gets set to start his new prequel podcast with Kelsey Atherton! An absolute joy for fans of the space opera and regular opera alike (source?)
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Episode 105: The Transformative Nature of Speedruns with John Donahue Jan 08, 2019

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Just in time for AGDQ, we welcome John Donohue on the show to talk about speedrunning, the appeal of the spectacle, and the way it creates a uniquely cooperative social space!
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Episode 104: Saying the Quiet Part Quiet Dec 24, 2018

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Solo episode this week! I talk The Messengeer, EDF 4.1, and the ways games and art get politics across when it is and isn't literally in the work itself.
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