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Episode 47: "Against an Easy Mode" with Scott @socksmahoney Blaha Oct 04, 2017

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We welcome Scott Blaha (@socksmahoney) on the podcast to talk about Dark Souls, the reason it's fun, its lore, and to close the book on difficulty.
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Episode 45: Axis of Difficulty w/ Ian @Glennfinito Renfroe Sep 25, 2017

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We welcome Ian Renfroe (@glennfinito) onto the show to talk about difficult games, the nature of challenging work, and why music might be the best analogue to games yet.
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Episode 44: "Psychic Warfare is Real" with Alexander Hinman Sep 22, 2017

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We welcome longtime friend of the podcast Alex Hinman to talk Red Alert, ideology, and cut scenes, among other Soviet psyops.
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Episode 43: The Mountaintop w/ Erica @lavosxii Sep 19, 2017

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We welcome back Erica (@lavosxii) to talk with us about MMORPG theory, FFXIV, and the nature of cooperation.
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Episode 42: "Hearthstone With Schilling" w/ Jesse Farrar and Stefan Heck Sep 15, 2017

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We welcome Jesse @bronzehammer Farrar and Stefan @boring_as_heck Heck on the podcast to talk about streaming, toilets, and the nature of home ownership.
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Episode 41: "/play" w/ Lena @lbourgie Sep 08, 2017

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We welcome Lena (@lbourgie), long time friend of the podcast and of me, to the podcast to talk about quitting gaming, addiction, and fulfillment.
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Episode 40: "Malevolent Magical Realism" w/ Michael Lutz (@warrenisdead) Sep 04, 2017

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We welcome Michael Lutz, creator of "The Uncle Who Works at Nintendo" and "My Father's Long Long Legs", on to talk about narrative, horror, expectations in gaming, and even a bit of dramatic theory.
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Mini Ep: The Indiegogo (w/ Jesse Farrar) Aug 29, 2017

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We invite Jesse Farrar (@BronzeHammer) on to help me tweak the final details of my indiegogo pitch with his YKS knowledge
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Episode 39: "Dad, someone took my items!" w/ Brandon @sexualjumanji Zaboklicki Aug 25, 2017

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We welcome Brandon Zaboklicki (@sexualjumanji) onto the podcast to talk Rainbow Six: Seige, multiplayer gaming, why he's not a fan of PUBG and more!
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Episode 38: "This is the formula for turning games into a class issue" with Ed Zitron Aug 17, 2017

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We welcome longtime friend of the cast Ed Zitron (@edzitron) on the show to talk about Gacha games, Fortnite, and the slow and painful death of the single player title.
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