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Ep. 460 - Guiltlessly Child Free, with Shivam Bhatt
Episode 460
Monday, September 28, 2026 • Duration 01:16:48
Writer, podcaster, and Hindu pandit Shivam Bhatt joins the panel to cover spirituality in games, Activision’s Halo, and video games for dogs. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Shivam Bhatt. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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1 : Which video games have you had spiritual experiences with? (08:26)
2 : What is the difference in tone and content between Western and Asian dramas? (19:54)
3 : What is Activision’s Halo going to look like? (25:36)
4 : Joel Valentin asks, what is something you thought only existed in video games until you were made aware of it in real life? (31:22)
5 : Brandon Sheffield asks, design a game for a dog (36:34)
6 : What is the printing a Magic card so imbalanced it has to be immediately banned from tournament play of video games? (40:23)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Planes Talkers (46:01)
Recommendations and Outro (01:07:58):
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Episode 459
Monday, September 21, 2026 • Duration 01:15:21
Ep. 458 - Wet Adult Link, with Alex Fraioli
Episode 458
Monday, September 14, 2026 • Duration 01:06:02
Ep. 457 - Hey Me, Pikachi
Episode 457
Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 01:10:59
Your beloved panel covers advances in stealth games, new Pokemon types, and whether or not Marty McFly has a scrote. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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1 : What is the correct amount of time to sit down and play a video game in front of your TV? (05:57)
Ep. 456 - Lady RoboBobby, with Stella Sacco
Episode 456
Monday, August 31, 2026 • Duration 01:06:25
Ep. 455 - Resident Fourvil
Episode 455
Monday, August 24, 2026 • Duration 01:24:51
Ep. 454 - Turtle Goblins
Episode 454
Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 01:07:57
Ep. 453 - Mega Duck and Cougar Boy
Episode 453
Monday, August 10, 2026 • Duration 01:04:07
Frank, Ash, and Brandon answer Jaffe’s questions about simple ways to improve any game, documentary video game adaptations, and turning consoles into anime girls.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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1 : What is something simple you can add to any video game to make it immediately better? (03:53)
Ep. 452 - Ground Bud
Episode 452
Monday, August 3, 2026 • Duration 01:13:13
Ep. 451 - Big Dick 3, with Stella Sacco
Episode 451
Monday, July 27, 2026 • Duration 01:20:41
1 : How can video games responsibly portray physical disability? (07:15)
2 : How important is fidelity in video game adaptation? (14:47)
3 : Brandon Sheffield asks: what are some games that struck you immediately as being good, bad, or otherwise tailored toward you? (23:30)
4 : How do you adapt a podcast into a broadway show? (29:03)
5 : Bigger J asks, there’s a lot of recurring level themes in platform games. What isn’t one, but should be? (36:23)
6 : Is there a future for professional video game journalism? (43:31)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade Of Our Own (52:46)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:22):
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1 : Brandon Sheffield asks, what is the most fun you’ve had with a game on a gimmick-based platform? (09:36)
2 : How did you see video games evolve socially over time? (14:51)
3 : Which video games do you associate with specific cities? (20:39)
4 : What should we anticipate from this recently announced Kingdom Hearts anime? (24:42)
5 : The 1000-Year Old Man asks, what is the Mt. Fuji of video games? (34:20)
6 : Where is the uncanny valley? (40:38)
7 : What do you think is the hardest job in voice acting? (44:24)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Lorre Not Lorre (48:44)
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2 : Which video games are most responsible for advancing their genre? (13:02)
3 : What even is the incentive to make video games commercially? (19:43)
4 : Design a new Pokemon type (25:13)
5 : Dr. Booperstein III asks, are all video games derivative of the first generation of video games? (32:08)
6 : What’s the stupidest playable race in a video game? (39:18)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (52:58)
Recommendations and Outro (58:24):
Jaffe : If you have a work day that ends at 10 PM, you don’t get to do all the stuff you do if your work day normally ends at 5 PM.
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1 : How are we feeling about Grand Theft Auto VI? (05:38)
2 : How can we trust any new video games not to use AI? (15:52)
3 : How have video game companies most egregiously attempted to rewrite their own histories? (20:40)
4 : Which movies most need a “Scarface: The World is Yours” type sequel with the protagonist coming back to life? (25:17)
6 : WillaWisp asks, what is the CeraVe Daily Moisturizer of video games? (38:16)
7 : If Dolly Parton asked you to show her some video games, which ones would you show her? (43:35)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Blind Pull Quote (48:41)
Recommendations and Outro (58:27):
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2 : Do we need to reevaluate escort missions in 2026? (18:18)
3 : How important is it for a horror game to be scary? (23:27)
4 : Is inventory management fun? (36:45)
5 : Dustin asks, what games should have a novelty controller? (51:08)
6 : Let’s talk about the remakes (57:53)
7 : Why is this game important? (01:06:31)
8 : Where does Resident Evil 4 rank among the Capcom Five? (01:08:27)
LIGHTNING ROUND: What’re Ya Buyin? (01:13:57)
Recommendations and Outro (01:20:15):
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1 : What do you look for in a video game castle? (04:18)
2 : What kinds of video games have the narrowest distinction between a good one and a bad one? (10:22)
3 : Hey Esper, what are the hardest video games to find footage for when making the video edition of Insert Credit? (15:34)
4 : What do video game writers get away with that would never fly in other media? (22:38)
5 : Magnanimus asks, other than humans, what creature has been killed the most times across all video games? (26:58)
6 : On which occasions have you told someone specifically not to play a video game? (31:42)
7 : What is the FLCL of video games? (35:44)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Magic: the Sortening (40:40)
Recommendations and Outro (01:00:11)
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2 : Is there something you’ve encountered in a game you can only explain as an inside joke? (10:43)
3 : What are your standard practices for saving your game? (16:26)
4 : Design anthropomorphized versions of obscure video game consoles for a Hyperdimension Neptunia reboot (21:48)
5 : Death_Strandicoot asks, what would be the best documentary to adapt into a video game? (30:57)
7 : Whos a cool lady? (42:23)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Verb Coding (48:17)
Recommendations and Outro (56:36):
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2 What was E3 like? (12:06)
3: What are the best implementations of weather effects in video games? (19:27)
4: Design a dating game that takes place at the Cheesecake Factory (25:05)
6: SteveWithAB asks, what was a major inflection point for video games that didn’t feel like one at the time? (40:04)
7: What is the Emily Wilson’s critique of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey of video games? (45:29)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Notable Patreon Characters (54:22)
Recommendations and Outro (01:05:31):
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1 : What’s the difference between catering to an audience and pandering to an audience? (03:59)
2 : What are some things video game writers have to do that most people don’t think about? (09:19)
3 : Are there any examples of studio notes improving a game? (14:42)
4 : Which video game romance has the most T4T energy? (21:51)
ONLINE MULTIPLAYER: Gen Z/Gen Alpha Only! What was your first video game? (27:16)
5 : Gaagaagiins asks, why is Mario’s mustache black, but his hair is brown? (35:16)
6 : In video games with dialogue, is it always preferable to have voice acting? (42:11)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Giallo Films (58:40)
Recommendations and Outro (01:11:43):
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