TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone

Talk This! is a weekly podcast about video games, old and new. Each main episode, hosts Emma and Madelyn Paquette have a lively debate about two random video games (one old and one new) and then subsequently make up their own by mashing together the best elements of each.

Side-Quest 213. Let Me In Your Magic Circle 06/29/2025

Side-Quest 213. Let Me In Your Magic Circle In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about games that include the player in its story and pick up the concept of the magic circle. Also featuring tutorial talk, deep invasions of privacy, and save data as a diary. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/37176200

Episode 216. Kerbal Space Skin 06/22/2025

Episode 216. Kerbal Space Skin In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Kerbal Space Program and Skin Deep and all the things that can go wrong in space. Also featuring deep hatred of science, Looney Tunes vibes, and the ubiquitous indie troublemaking cat. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/37102765

Side-Quest 212. Growing Up to RPG Mentor Age 06/15/2025

Side-Quest 212. Growing Up to RPG Mentor Age In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about aging in video games and when we'll see developers being nostalgic for their thirties. Also featuring new FIFA mechanics, buffing and debuffing factors, and 3D models vs real life humans. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/37014795

Episode 215. Angry Tactical Bird Wizards 06/08/2025

Episode 215. Angry Tactical Bird Wizards In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Angry Birds and Tactical Breach Wizards and the power of a good little sphere with a face. Also featuring different approaches to comedy, thinking about the serious issues, and desiring a touch screen. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36902135

Side-Quest 211. Secret T-Pose Ending 06/01/2025

Side-Quest 211. Secret T-Pose Ending In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk their last seven weeks of gaming and everything they quote unquote finished. Also featuring gratitude to the European Union, secret screenshots, and defeat in the face of math problems. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36805375

Episode 214. Wanderstop Your Valiant Hearts 05/25/2025

Episode 214. Wanderstop Your Valiant Hearts In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Valiant Hearts: The Great War and Wanderstop and the fantasy of running a nice store without the capitalism parts. Also featuring the reality of trenches, forgetting names of things, and little creatures following you around. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36702820

Special Episode: Fun Times at PAX East 2025 05/18/2025

Special Episode: Fun Times at PAX East 2025 In this special episode, Madelyn and Emma go over their PAX East 2025 experience, and resolve to maybe try West next time. Also featuring in-depth soda reviews, a heavier-than-expected prop, and Jesus Christ himself. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36612235

Side-Quest 210. Taking Down the Notes 05/11/2025

Side-Quest 210. Taking Down the Notes In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk journalling and notetaking for video games and their quick eating of food. Also featuring beautiful art projects, pencil calluses, and frog???? /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36458080

Episode 213. Blue Prince of Mordor 05/04/2025

Episode 213. Blue Prince of Mordor In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Blue Prince and get into competing elements of Madelyn-core. Also featuring funny orc names, scholars of different things, and ASMR page sounds. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36421690

Side-Quest 209. The Beauty of Jank 04/27/2025

Side-Quest 209. The Beauty of Jank In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about jank in video games and how it's actually a positive description. Also featuring the line before broken, more mangled quotes, and the memorability of a bug. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36326380

Episode 212. Sorry We're Pirates 04/20/2025

Episode 212. Sorry We're Pirates In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Sid Meier's Pirates! and Sorry We're Closed and the power of putting your name on something. Also featuring coat envy, the power of the wind, and the invention of London. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36234625

Side-Quest 208. Never Been More Back 04/13/2025

Side-Quest 208. Never Been More Back In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and the monkey's paw of game services. Also featuring wrestling with RNG, entering new chapters, and how simple running a tea shop would surely be. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36114045

Episode 211. This Ninja is Avowed 04/06/2025

Episode 211. This Ninja is Avowed In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Ninja Gaiden and Avowed and the return of the ninja boom. Also featuring the lack of romance, disclaimers of views, and a new gap in the market. *Worth mentioning this episode was recorded before Microsoft was identified as a priority BDS target. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/36021095

Side-Quest 207. Holding Hands and Punching Stuff 03/30/2025

Side-Quest 207. Holding Hands and Punching Stuff In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about team-ups and cooperation between player and character and why every game should probably have a hold hands button. Also featuring too long punch-kicks, sending the girl to the garbage, and judging by usefulness. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35906930

Episode 210. Antonblast of the Famicom Club 03/23/2025

Episode 210. Antonblast of the Famicom Club In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Famicom Detective Club and Antonblast and the challenges of escaping conversations. Also featuring useless cowboy outfits, fun literary influences, and the era of the red angry man. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35824985

Side-Quest 206. Stealing is Sharing 03/16/2025

Side-Quest 206. Stealing is Sharing In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about theft mechanics in games and suggest that everyone should pick a safe word for Mario Party games. Also featuring a mangling of famous quotes, shampoo inconveniences, and meta genre transformations. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35711740

Episode 209. Marvelous Rivals of God Hand 03/09/2025

Episode 209. Marvelous Rivals of God Hand In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss God Hand and Marvel Rivals and fundamentally opposed design approaches. Also featuring bad IGN reviews, a return to the mad funny question, and the fun behind throwing your buddy across the map. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35589260

Side-Quest 205. Pirates in Your Dreams 03/02/2025

Side-Quest 205. Pirates in Your Dreams In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming, and a long-awaited series makes its triumphant and terrible return. Also featuring cats voiced by men, embracing the casual, and fulfilling resolutions. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35498690

Episode 208. Eternal Sin & Punishing Strands 02/23/2025

Episode 208. Eternal Sin & Punishing Strands In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Sin & Punishment and Eternal Strands and the sacrifices of a little fire boy. Also featuring the near future past, making bosses the appropriate size, and production-first design. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35393975

Side-Quest 204. Audio Jungle 02/16/2025

Side-Quest 204. Audio Jungle In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about sound effects and foley in games and how to describe a sound in words. Also featuring weird little noises, the trials and tribulations of balancing audio, and the need to carry a mic around. Ironically still figuring out my mic, gonna have a pop filter next time - Emma /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35296210

Episode 207. Hundred Hero Party 02/09/2025

Episode 207. Hundred Hero Party In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Mario Party and Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and how many parties they've ever thrown in their life. Also featuring lying numbers, what makes you hate your friends, and how to spell names. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35208980

Side-Quest 203. Where Even Am I? 02/02/2025

Side-Quest 203. Where Even Am I? In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about navigation in games and the realism of the mini-map feature. Also featuring long parkways with not enough exits, pacing problems, and getting lost with your buddies. Sorry for the strange audio on Emma's end! Probably wasn't close enough to the mic. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35115145

Episode 206. SaGa Roco Emerald 01/26/2025

Episode 206. SaGa Roco Emerald In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss LocoRoco and SaGa: Emerald Beyond and going up and down the scale of complexity. Also featuring a growing choir, physics-based status effects, and the appeal of a guy who uses puppets. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/35010780

Side-Quest 202. Cartoon Cat Commits Crime 01/19/2025

Side-Quest 202. Cartoon Cat Commits Crime In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk their last seven weeks in gaming, and they're not looking to incite a debate here. Also featuring living on air cans alone, a perfect number of games, and short story anthologies. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/34910745

Episode 205. Horrors of the Shovel Head 01/12/2025

Episode 205. Horrors of the Shovel Head In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Shovel Knight and Slitterhead and the different sizes of digging implement. Also featuring cool blood powers, brainstorming stretch goals, and how many more games come out nowadays. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/34791650

Side-Quest 201. When Do I Get to Call Him Ishmael? 01/05/2025

Side-Quest 201. When Do I Get to Call Him Ishmael? In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk how to start a game and no, they don't mean how to launch a game from your computer. Also featuring iconic opening lines, pressing the book buttons, and the Steam refund period. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/34724900

Special Episode: 2024 is No More 12/29/2024

Special Episode: 2024 is No More In this special episode, Madelyn and Emma reflect back on the year of 2024 in gaming from the great games to the not-so-great industry. Also featuring a need for more Trine 2 energy, the true upper limit of video games, and hope/trepidation for the future. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/34639135

Episode 204. Final Fight of the Dragon Age 12/22/2024

Episode 204. Final Fight of the Dragon Age In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Final Fight and Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the power behind a title. Also featuring mayoral politics, letting characters date each other, and Nintendo being Nintendo. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/34568865

Side-Quest 200. Crossover of the Phone Wires 12/15/2024

Side-Quest 200. Crossover of the Phone Wires In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk crossovers in games and the extremely easy and simple process of just making a phone call. Also featuring the power of not speaking English, the reveal of a Snake, and fun little dollhouses. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/34455905

Episode 203. UFO Knack 12/08/2024

Episode 203. UFO Knack In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Knack and UFO 50 and what a world would be like if there were 50 Knack games. Also featuring learning the buttons, Morbillions of dollars, and desperate pleas for a console release. /episode/index/show/talkthispodcast/id/34333095

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