Episode 62: End of the Year Round Up (of Pocket ***** Popcorn Buckets)
Release Date: 12/19/2024
Episode 62: End of the Year Round Up (of Pocket ***** Popcorn Buckets)
But Why Tho?
It's the end of 2024 (hooray?) and Alex, Kate, and Matt chat about the year's highs and lows from IP and AI to popcorn buckets and the media brining them joy.
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Episode 61: What's The Deal With Live-Action Remakes
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Alex, Kate, and Swara discuss American live-action remakes, whether they can ever work, and if remaking foreign language films into English is ever a good idea.
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Episode 60: Gaming Is Good, Actually
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This week, Alex, Kate, and Matt discuss the power of gaming to build community, the difference between watching people play games and playing co-op and multiplayer, and what we can learn about online gaming community from the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin.
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Episode 59: Rating the 2024 Game Award Nominees
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Kate and Matt are joined by guests Hayes and Joseph to discuss The Game Awards 2024 nominations.
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INTERVIEW: Bringing Sci-Fi to Warcraft With Hearthstone Developers
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Kate speaks with Hearthstone developers about bringing sci-fi to Warcraft in the latest Hearthstone expansion
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Episode 58: Why Do We Love Our Favorite "That Guys?"
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This week, Alex, Kate, and Jason talk about typecasting, character acting, and why we like when our favorite "That Guy" shows up as much as we hate when our least favorites do.
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Episode 57: It's Nothing New, You're Just Too Online, So You Noticed
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This week, Alex, Kate, and Neysha talk about the streaming-era TV show cancelation epidemic, why it's it's happening, what it means for the future of TV, and whether it's really any different now than it ever has been.
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Episode 56: Franchises Are Ruining Everything
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Alex, Kate, and Matt discuss how franchises are probably ruining everything, why Rebel Ridge is just copaganda, and why entertainment industries are stuck in such creative ruts right now.
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Episode 55: Sailor Moon Is A Big Three Anime
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This week, Alex, Kate, and Charles discuss what makes a "Golden Age," whether they're even real, and if we're in one for anything right now.
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Episode 54: The South Is A Real Place
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This week, Alex, Kate, and guest Andrea Shearon talk about how the South is portrayed in American media, what it gets right and mostly, what it gets wrong.
info_outlineIt's the end of 2024 (hooray?) and Alex, Kate, and Matt chat about the year's highs and lows from IP and AI to popcorn buckets and the media brining them joy.