Explore every episode of the podcast Novel Gaming!
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| #124 — We Played Alan Wake Remastered! | 02 Oct 2025 | 01:21:03 | |
Are you afraid of the dark?? We know a video game couple who is! And one of them looooves writing about it! Join us as we wade through the shadows and talk about our experience with Alan Wake Remastered, a 2021 psychological action thriller. But before that, we check in on what we’ve been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading
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Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #123 — 'The Siren, the Song, and the Spy' by Maggie Tokuda-Hall | 18 Sep 2025 | 01:30:01 | |
Pirate and sirens and dragons, oh my! It's a sequel book club episode! This month we read Maggie Tokuda-Hall's 'The Siren, the Song, and the Spy'! Conversation begins around 27:50. Of course, before we do that, we check in on some stuff we've been playing, watching, and thinking about. Playing
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Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #114 — We Played Sayonara Wild Hearts! | 08 May 2025 | 01:11:01 | |
This episode we played Sayonara Wild Hearts, a stylish 2019 rhythm action game featuring motorcycles, magical girl transformations, robot wolves, and of course, incredible music. But before we get into that, we check in on some stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about. Reading
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Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #26 — Three More Gaming Questions! | 02 Sep 2021 | 01:17:25 | |
It's the sequel to our gaming Q&A! Each of us prepared one video games related question for the group to chat about! If you find yourself answering them as you listen, be sure to let us know, and we'll read your answers next time! As always, before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about. Reading: Watching: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #25 — Book Club: 'Black Water Sister' by Zen Cho | 19 Aug 2021 | 01:02:01 | |
This episode we're discussing 'Black Water Sister' by Zen Cho, a novel set in Malaysia that features ghosts, gangs, and gods! Conversation starts around 19:25. Before we get into it, we catch up on what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about.
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| #24 — Playing Multiplayer Games Online! | 05 Aug 2021 | 01:06:09 | |
We're logging on to talk about all of our favorite multiplayer online games! Buuut before we get into all that, we squad up the lobby and chat about everything we’ve been reading and watching these last few weeks. Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #23 — 2021 Gaming Goals Check-In | 15 Jul 2021 | 00:59:55 | |
We're halfway through 2021! To mark the occasion, we check in and give progress reports on the gaming goals we set for the year. Conversation starts around 29:30. Before that, we chat about what we're reading, playing, watching and listening to. Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #22 — Book Club: 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke | 01 Jul 2021 | 01:13:59 | |
Book Club Time! We're reading 'Piranesi' by Susanna Clarke. This episode contains books spoilers. Discussion begins at 31:26. Released a decade and a half after her debut novel, Clarke's second book is certainly a challenge to describe and provides a wealth of discussion. One thing is for sure though: we loved it! But before we get into all of that, we check in on all the media we've been consuming lately. Playing: Watching: Thinking About: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #21 — The Great Outdoors (Video Game Style) | 17 Jun 2021 | 00:59:42 | |
We're traversing the great outdoors... from the comfort of our living rooms! Listen in as we highlight video games that inspire us to explore and get connected with the outside world. Conversation starts around 27:00. As usual, we check in first about what we're playing, reading, watching, and listening to. Playing:
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Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #20 — Book Club: 'Infinity Reaper' by Adam Silvera | 03 Jun 2021 | 01:11:52 | |
It's time for Book Club, and for the first time on the podcast, we're talking about the sequel to a book we've already discussed: 'Infinity Reaper' by Adam Silvera! This episode contains books spoilers. Discussion begins at 27:22. Picking up immediately where the first book left off, the story of magical superheroes, fantastical creature, and severe family drama continues and deepens the world far more than we could've expected. But before we get into all of that, we check in on all the media we've been consuming lately. Playing: Watching: Reading: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #19 — New Pokemon Snap! | 20 May 2021 | 01:09:45 | |
The wait is finally over! New Pokemon Snap for the Nintendo Switch is out! Join us for our first impressions and thoughts on it. Convo starts around 26:15. Before we jump in, we chat about what we're reading, watching, and playing.
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Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod | |||
| #18 — Book Club: ‘The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea’ by Maggie Tokuda-Hall | 06 May 2021 | 01:03:02 | |
Our 2021 May Book Club is here! This episode we talk about 2020's ‘The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea’ by Maggie Tokuda-Hall. The spoiler-filled chat about this queer pirate fantasy begins at 23:00. Before we dive in, join us as we catch up on what we’re playing and watching! Playing: • Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds (3DS) • Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch) • Spirtfarer (Switch) • Pac-Man 99 (Switch) • Red Bow (Switch) Watching: • Battlestar Galactica (Peacock) • Grey's Anatomy (Netflix) • Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) • Star Wars Rebels (Disney+) • Falcon & Winter Soldier (Disney+) Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #17 — Gaming! But Not Video Gaming! | 22 Apr 2021 | 01:10:10 | |
We're talking about games! But not video games?! We're diving into our favorite card, board, and paper & pencil games. As we long to hang out IRL once again, we discuss games we grew up with, games we've played virtually, and games we can't wait to play in person! As always, before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, watching, playing, and thinking about. Reading: Watching: Playing: Thinking About: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #113 — Book Club: 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins | 24 Apr 2025 | 01:24:53 | |
We are very excited to discuss 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins, the fifth book in the Hunger Games series, taking place 24 years before the events of the original Hunger Games novel, and the original trilogy’s second prequel. (Discussion begins at 15:20, spoilers begin at 24:13.) But before we run off to face the dangers of the Second Quarter Quell, we explore the cornucopia of things we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing:
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Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #16 — Book Club: ‘Artemis’ by Andy Weir | 01 Apr 2021 | 01:04:39 | |
Our April 2021 Book Club is here! This episode we talk about 2017’s ‘Artemis’ by Andy Weir. The spoiler-filled discussion about this sci-fi, action packed, moon city story begins at 28:30. Before we jump into that, join us for a catch up around what we’re playing and watching! Playing: • Paper Mario (Switch) • Bloodstained (Switch) • Far Cry 5 (PS4) • Far Cry 3 (PS4) • CrossCode (PS4) • Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds (3DS) Watching: • Framing Britney Spears (Hulu) • Brooklyn 99 (Hulu) • Waffles & Mochi (Netflix) • Falcon & Winter Soldier (Disney+) Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #15 — Ten Years of the 3DS! | 18 Mar 2021 | 00:57:54 | |
Happy anniversary, 3DS! The handheld console recently turned 10 years old! Listen in as we reflect on our relationship with it, the games we’ve played (and still want to!), and some quirky things about it. As always, before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, watching, and playing. • 'The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative' by Florence Williams • 'Artemis' by Andy Weir Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May • 'Light of the Jedi (Star Wars: The High Republic)' by Charles Soule • 'Star Wars Queen’s Peril' by E.K. Johnston Watching: • Animal Crossing Island Tours (YouTube) • A Wrinkle in Time (Disney+) • The Old Guard (Netflix) • Harry and Meghan Interview with Oprah (CBS)
• CrossCode (PS4) • Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) • God of War (PS3) • Lego DC Supervillains (PS4)
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| #14 — Book Club: 'The Space Between Worlds' by Micaiah Johnson | 04 Mar 2021 | 01:15:00 | |
Book Club is back for March 2021! This episode contains book spoilers. Discussion begins at 27:42. This week we're talking about 'The Space Between Worlds' by Micaiah Johnson, a book about multiverse traveling, oppressive systems, queer romance, corporate colonialism, and so much more. But before we get into it, we catch up on what we've been playing and thinking about. Playing: Watching: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #13 — Three Gaming Questions! | 18 Feb 2021 | 01:06:13 | |
Games, games, games! It's a gaming Q&A! Each of us prepared one video games related question for the group to chat about! If you find yourself answering them as you listen, be sure to let us know, and we'll read your answers next time! As always, before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about. Reading: Watching: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #12 — Book Club: 'Infinity Son' by Adam Silvera | 04 Feb 2021 | 01:20:13 | |
It's our book club pick for February 2021! This episode contains book spoilers. Discussion begins at 23:32. This week we're talking about 'Infinity Son' by Adam Silvera, the first book in the 'Infinity Cycle' series featuring a world full of magical superheroes, twists and turns galore, and the familiest drama of all! But before we get into it, we catch up on what we've been playing and thinking about. Playing: Watching: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #11 — Our 2021 Gaming Resolutions! | 21 Jan 2021 | 01:00:23 | |
It's still January, so it's still okay to make resolutions, right? Well we did! Each of us thought up a few gaming-related resolutions, and would you believe it: a lot of them overlapped! (It's like we're friends or something.) As always, before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about. Reading & Thinking About: Watching: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #10 — Book Club: 'Midnight Sun' by Stephenie Meyer | 07 Jan 2021 | 01:29:52 | |
Our first book selection and first episode of 2021! This episode contains book spoilers. Discussion begins at 31:53. This week we're talking about 'Midnight Sun' by Stephenie Meyer, the fifth book in the 'Twilight' saga, and a retelling of the first through the eyes of Edward Cullen. But before we get into it, we catch up on what we've been playing and thinking about. Playing: Reading, Watching, and Thinking About: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #9 — Our 2020 Year in Review! | 17 Dec 2020 | 01:06:51 | |
It's our last episode in the year 2020! Huzzah! What better way to close out the year than by talking about the best stuff we played, read, watched, listened to, and followed! But as always, before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, playing, watching, and thinking about. Reading: Playing: Watching: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #8 — Book Club: 'Each of Us a Desert' by Mark Oshiro | 03 Dec 2020 | 01:02:08 | |
Our last book club discussion of the year is here! This episode contains book spoilers. Discussion begins at 21:51. This week we're talking about 'Each of Us a Desert' by Mark Oshiro, a queer dreamy fantasy novel about a girl who's given the power to relieve her small village of memories that cause regret, pain, and embarrassment and her journey beyond the village to learn about and challenge that power. But before we get into it, we catch up on what we've been playing and thinking about. Playing: Reading & Watching: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #7 — We Play Gaming Trivia! | 19 Nov 2020 | 00:50:46 | |
It's another gaming episode! It only makes sense since we had two Book Club episodes in September. This time we're trying to answer trivia questions we made for each other. Play along and let us know how well you did! As always, before we dive in, we check in on what we're playing, reading, watching, and thinking about. Playing: Reading: Watching: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #112 — Celebrating the Nintendo Switch! | 10 Apr 2025 | 01:26:35 | |
The Nintendo Switch 2 is on the way so we thought it was only right to celebrate its predecessor - the Nintendo Switch! We talk the launch, features, games and memories of the beloved console. Conversation starts around 41:50. Before then we check in on what we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately (including a lot of talk about the Nintendo Switch 2). Reading:
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Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #6 — The Games That Scared Us | 05 Nov 2020 | 01:01:41 | |
It's just a handful of days after Halloween, and we're still in the spooky spirit, so we're talking about games that scared the pants off of us as kids... or even as adults! Of course, before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, playing, watching, and thinking about. Reading: Playing: Watching & Thinking About: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #5 — Book Club: 'America Is Not the Heart' by Elaine Castillo | 15 Oct 2020 | 01:16:06 | |
October's book club discussion is here! This episode contains book spoilers. Discussion begins at 33:00. This week we're talking about 'America Is Not the Heart' by Elaine Castillo, a novel about a queer woman refugee from the Philippines and her family in the United States... which only scratches the surface of this beautifully dense story. But before we get into it, we catch up on what we've been playing and thinking about. Playing: Watching & Thinking About: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #4 — Gaming Starter Packs | 01 Oct 2020 | 01:04:42 | |
We're back to chatting about video games! This time we're putting together our "gaming starter packs," a set of five games that show off our gamer personalities. Before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about. Reading: Watching & Thinking About: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #3 — Book Club: 'My Sister, the Serial Killer' by Oyinkan Braithwaite | 17 Sep 2020 | 00:59:27 | |
It's another September book club episode! (We were still figuring out our release schedule when we recorded this.) This episode contains book spoilers. Discussion begins at 25:40. This week we're talking about 'My Sister, the Serial Killer' by Oyinkan Braithwaite, a novel set in modern Nigeria featuring... murder sisters! What would you do if you found out your younger sibling was a serial killer? But before we get into it, we catch up on what we've been playing and thinking about. Playing: Listening, Watching & Thinking About: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #2 — Book Club: 'The Night Tiger' by Yangsze Choo | 03 Sep 2020 | 00:49:16 | |
We're back with our first book club episode! This episode contains book spoilers. Discussion begins at 12:37. This week we're talking about 'The Night Tiger' by Yangsze Choo, a novel set against the backdrop of colonial Malaya with murder, mystery, were-tigers, and a romance that none of us were rooting for! But before we get into it, we catch up on what we've been playing and thinking about. Playing: Reading, Watching & Thinking About: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #1 — Earliest Gaming Memories | 27 Aug 2020 | 00:48:10 | |
It's our very first episode! And what better way to kick things off than by talking about how we got into gaming in the first place? Before we dive in, we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about, and Doug officially breaks the f-bomb barrier. Reading: Watching & Thinking About: Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! v9zT705i32aBmjGOn4fA | |||
| #0 — Introduction! | 20 Aug 2020 | 00:07:30 | |
Every podcast needs an introduction episode, right? Well, here's ours where we tell you who we are, what our podcast is all about, and why we started it up in the first place. Look for new episodes every first and third Thursday of the month! Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Logo by: Katie! | |||
| #111 — Book Club: 'Redemption in Indigo' by Karen Lord | 27 Mar 2025 | 01:13:20 | |
It's a book club! And we read 'Redemption in Indigo' by Karen Lord. Listen in as we discuss this 2010 retelling of a Senegalese folktale that is... complicated. Conversation begins around 24:40. Before that, we check in on what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing:
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Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #110 — Three Video Game Music Questions! | 13 Mar 2025 | 01:21:27 | |
What's the best music mechanic in video games? What are those songs from video games that stick with you? What musical artist would you mash-up with one of your favorite games? These are the questions we're answering this episode! A full list of songs played this episode are at the end of the show notes! But of course, we gotta check in on some of the stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading: 'Murder in the Dressing Room' by Holly Stars 'Howl's Moving Castle' by Diana Wynne Jones The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins Watching: Common Side Effects (Max, Adult Swim) Say Nothing (Hulu) Agatha All Along (Disney+) The Bachelor 29 (Hulu) Thinking about: Drawtectives, Season 3 (YT: Drawfee Show) Music League Carrying a tiny field notes notebook Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux Memorable music mechanics: DJ Cutman & Popcorn Kid, “Samurai” (The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor) Low Roar, “Bones (feat. Jófríður Ákadóttir)” (Death Stranding) Lektrique, Sam Lamar, “Black Magic” (Pistol Whip) “Fire Fire!!” (Um Jammer Lammy) “Mariachi Madness” (Rayman Legends) Songs from games that stick with you: Hikaru Utada, “Simple And Clean” (Kingdom Hearts) Nobuo Uematsu, “Zanarkand” (Final Fantasy X) Teruo Taniguchi, “Cassiopeia’s Theme” (Pokemon Scarlet & Violet) Minako Adachi, , “Battle! (Gym Leader)” (Pokemon Sword & Shield) Yoko Shimomura, “Dearly Beloved” (Kingdom Hearts) ConcerendApe, “Volcano Mines (Molten Jelly)” (Stardew Valley) Kenta Nagata, “Dragon Roost Island” (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker) Seth Parker, “Wiggle Wigglebottom’s Steamy Walking Tour” (Bugsnax) Andrew Prahlow, “Travelers” (Outer Wilds) Rage Against the Machine, “Guerrilla Radio” (Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2) Gaming/artist mash-ups: Red Dead Redemption 2 🞩 Beyoncé, “SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’” Hazelight Studios 🞩 Tegan and Sara, “I Couldn’t Be Your Friend” God of War 🞩 thrash & groove metal, Pantera “Becoming” Bonus: Vincent Diamante, “Lazy Daydream” (Flower) Britney Spears, “My Baby” | |||
| #109 — Book Club: 'The Full Moon Coffee Shop’ by Mai Mochizuki | 27 Feb 2025 | 01:06:36 | |
For this month’s book club we read ‘The Full Moon Coffee Shop’, a 2020 magical realism cozy novel by Mai Mochizuki, translated into English in 2024 by Jesse Kirkwood. Spoiler-filled discussion begins at 25:20. But before we unfold our star charts and dig deep into our houses and planetary rulers, let’s talk about what we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing: Far Lone Sails (PS4) Okami (PS4) Wave Tale (Switch) Secret of Mana (2018, PS4) Watching: High Potential (Hulu) Mythic Quest (Apple TV+) the Legally Blonde duology the Barbershop film series Nickel Boys Thinking About: PlayStation State of Play 2/12/25 Split Fiction Pokemon Presents 2/27/25 speculation & wishlist Death Stranding 2 (trailer) Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #108 — We Played Oxenfree! | 13 Feb 2025 | 01:12:28 | |
It's our first "game club" episode of 2025, and we played Oxenfree, a spooky narrative-choice game featuring a group of teens lost on an island with nothing but a radio and each other. Discussion begins at ~21:26. But before we get into our combined five playthroughs of Oxenfree, we catch up on some of the stuff we've been reading, playing, watching, and thinking about recently. Reading: 'The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires' by Grady Hendrix 'Cuckoo' by Gretchen Felker-Martin Playing: The Rise of the Golden Idol (Netflix/iPad) Watching: 'I Saw the TV Glow' (Max) RuPaul's Drag Race, Seasons 16 & 17 (Paramount+ & MTV) The Traitors US, Season 3 (Peacock) Thinking About: Chappell Roan & Beyoncé at the Grammys Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #107 — Book Club: 'This Is How You Lose the Time War’ by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone | 30 Jan 2025 | 01:03:19 | |
We're doing our first book club of 2025 and are ready for some love and flirty letters! We read 2019's 'This Is How You Lose the Time War’ by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Conversation starts around 24:20. Before then, we check in on what we’ve been Playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing: Tchia (PS5) Coffee Talk 2: Butterfly & Hibiscus (PS5) FFVII Rebirth (PS5) Watching: Severance Season 2 (Apple TV+) Deep Space Discounts (DeepBlueInk) Dungeons & Drag Queens Season 2 (Dropout) Thinking About: Rosie Tucker Ethel Cain Quick, Relevant Sentences Switch 2 Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #106 — Finishing the 2024 Backlog Challenge! | 16 Jan 2025 | 01:25:35 | |
It’s 2025! And that means our 2024 Backlog Challenge is officially over. Listen in to hear what and how we did! Conversation starts around 25:50. Before then, we check in on what we’ve been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading: ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ by Grady Hendrix ‘The Invisible Kingdom’ by Meghan O’Rourke Watching: Severance (Apple TV+) Silo (Apple TV+) Man on the Inside (Netflix) Thinking About: Movies & Going to Theaters! Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #105 — Book Club: 'Rough Pages' by Lev A. C. Rosen | 19 Dec 2024 | 01:15:00 | |
It’s a book club episode! And this December, we’re picking up where we left off last December, because this month we read Rough Pages by Lev A. C. Rosen, the third book in Rosen’s Evander Mills mystery series. But before we return to 1950s San Francisco, we talk about what we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately! Playing: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) Melatonin (Steam) Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (3DS) You're Getting Old (card game) Bugsnax: The Card GameWatching: Cunk on Earth (Netflix) Dream Productions (Disney+)Thinking About: End of year "wrap ups"Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #122 — We Played Tiny Bookshop! | 04 Sep 2025 | 01:21:41 | |
You ever just wanna get in a car, attach a little trailer, decorate it, fill it with books, drive around town, and recommend picks to people who ask? Us too, so that's exactly what we did by playing and talking about 2025's Tiny Bookshop! Of course, before we get into it, we catch up on some stuff we've been reading, watching, and playing. Reading
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Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #104 — Our 2024 Year in Review! | 05 Dec 2024 | 01:09:59 | |
The end of 2024 is just around the corner, which means it's time to highlight some of our favorite books, video games, and other media from this past year. But of course, before we do that, we check in on some things we've been playing, reading, and thinking about. Reading: System Collapse by Martha Wells How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Anne Price Power Rangers Prime by Melissa FloresWatching: 65 (Netflix) Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix)Playing: Dragon Age: The VeilguardFind us on Twitter & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #103 — Book Club: 'The Z Word' by Lindsay King-Miller | 21 Nov 2024 | 01:18:13 | |
We read the queer zombie novel "The Z Word" by Lindsay King-Miller! Conversation around this campy, yet thought-provoking story starts around 31:50. Before all that we check in on what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately . Playing:
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Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #102 — Three Culinary Gaming Questions! | 07 Nov 2024 | 01:05:37 | |
Food is good we want to talk about it! To help us do that, we came up with three video-game-food-related questions. Main course starts around 24:00. Before then, we check in on some things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about! Reading:
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Find us on Twitter and Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #101 — Book Club: 'The Salt Grows Heavy' by Cassandra Khaw | 17 Oct 2024 | 01:00:17 | |
Halloween is coming up, so Doug picked a novella he heard was scary... but it was mostly really gross! A flesh-eating mermaid, a gentle plague doctors, and a suspicious town with tons of children but only three adults. Discussion begins at ~19:00. Of course, before we get bloody, we check in on the stuff we've been playing, watching, and thinking about. Playing:
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Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||
| #100 — Snatching Trophies & Completing Games! | 03 Oct 2024 | 01:21:28 | |
It's our 100th episode, and Vicki's back to celebrate with us! And what better way to celebrate 100 episodes—and with Vicki specifically!—than to talk about Platinum trophies and achieving that deeply satisfying 100%. And of course, before we get into all that, we check in on some things we've been reading, watching, listening to, and thinking about! Reading:
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| #99 — Book Club: 'Robopocalypse' by Daniel H. Wilson | 19 Sep 2024 | 01:07:02 | |
Afraid of AI taking over? Maybe don't read this book? Or do to prepare! We read 'Robopocalypse' by Daniel H. Wilson. Discussion begins ~18:00. Before that, we check in on some things we've been playing and watching. Playing:
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| #98 — Less Than 5 Hour Games! | 05 Sep 2024 | 00:57:54 | |
Very short video games are very nice. This episode, we talk about cool games that are less than 5 hours! Discussion starts around 27:10. Before we get into it, we check in on things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about! Reading:
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| #97 — Book Club: 'Chain-Gang All-Stars' by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah | 22 Aug 2024 | 01:02:59 | |
This month for book club we read 'Chain-Gang All-Stars' by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and there's not really a cute or funny way to introduce it. It's a heavy one... but also a really great one! Discussion begins ~19:53. Before we get into the book, we check in on some things we've been playing, watching, and thinking about. Playing:
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| #96 — We Played Stardew Valley - Expanded Mod! | 08 Aug 2024 | 01:08:44 | |
We've probably logged a thousand hours between the two of us, but we've never dedicated an episode to it—we're talking about Stardew Valley! And because we've spent SO much time with it, we decided to take it to the next level and start new files with the Expanded Mod installed. But before we dig into our new expanded simulated lives, we check in on a couple things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about! Reading:
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| Glitterjaw Crossover: 'Star Wars Hunters: Battle for the Arena' by Mark Oshiro | 01 Aug 2024 | 00:36:03 | |
It's a Glitterjaw bonus crossover! We teamed up with our Distant Echoes friends to discuss the 2023 middle grade book 'Star Wars Hunters: Battle for the Arena' by Mark Oshiro. Discussion starts right away because it's the only thing we talk about! Check out Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast and other Glitterjaw shows on glitterjaw.com! Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux | |||