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God of War II — Episode 1 (ft. Writing On Games) Apr 16, 2025

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Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by YouTuber Hamish Black (aka Writing on Games) to discuss the first half of Sony Santa Monica's 2007 game God of War II. We're playing up through the Euryale boss fight.

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God of War — Episode 2 (ft. Toussaint Egan) Apr 09, 2025

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by Polygon's Toussaint Egan to discuss the entirety of God of War (2005). Assume full spoilers!

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God of War — Episode 1 (feat. Matt Leone) Apr 02, 2025

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by Polygon's Matt Leone to discuss the first half of Sony Santa Monica's 2005 epic, God of War. We're playing up through tearing off the Architect's second son's head.

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In The Miso Soup/The Haar — Season Finale Mar 05, 2025

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester receive feedback and answer questions about the book season!!

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The Haar — Episode 2 (ft. Lily Alexandre) Feb 12, 2025

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by YouTuber Lily Alexandre to read the second half of David Sodergren's novel, "The Haar." This podcast discusses the entirety of the book. Content warning for severe sexual violence.

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The Haar — Episode 1 Feb 05, 2025

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester read the first half of David Sodergren's novel, "The Haar." This podcast discusses the first 17 chapters of the book. Content warning for gory violence and brief discussion of self-harm.

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In The Miso Soup — Episode 2 (ft. Julie Muncy) Jan 29, 2025

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by video game designer and consultant Julie Muncy to read the second half of Ryu Murakami's novel, "In the Miso Soup." This podcast discusses the entirety of the book. Content warning for severe sexual violence.

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In The Miso Soup — Episode 1 Jan 22, 2025

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester read the first half of Ryu Murakami's novel, "In the Miso Soup." This podcast discusses the first two "days" of the book. Content warning for severe sexual violence.

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Spec-Ops/Black Ops — Season Finale Oct 18, 2024

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Blake Hester and Jacob Geller hear listener feedback and answer questions in this season finale.

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Spec Ops: The Line — Episode 2 (ft. Chris Franklin) Sep 25, 2024

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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by video essayist Chris Franklin ("Errant Signal") to finish discussing the 2012 game Spec Ops: The Line. In this episode, we're playing Chapter 9 to the end.

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