TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and Demon Tides and what genre names catch on. Also featuring the isekai tradition, expressing yourself through movement, and the versatility of the Pokemon property.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about farming video games and why grandpa is always giving you a nice plot of land. Also featuring genre mergers, the farmers who farm sim, and whether dressmaking will be the next big thing.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Ace Combat and Esoteric Ebb and why pilots need to have that one pilot voice. Also featuring creating new genre names, the word "whizzo," and the trouble with recreating real fighter jets.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last seven weeks of gaming and how Fire Emblem warps space and time. Also featuring doing little tasks, protagonist name considerations, and wow, did Emma mention that Fire Emblem came out?

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Little Big Planet and Fields of Mistria and the scope and limits of creativity. Also featuring the question of romance, making big facial expressions, and getting a town's vibes up.

In this special episode, Madelyn and Emma go over their PAX West 2026 experience, and resolve to maybe go back to East next time. Also featuring strangely shaped rooms, repeating commercials, and a severe lack of soda.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about resource management in video games, especially when it comes to consumable items. Also featuring the differences in real-life hoarding, terrible UIs, and why characters should just have caddies that follow them around.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss République and Mewgenics and how each are products on their time in different ways. Also featuring terrible ideas for management games, whether mobile games need to be commute games, and terrible spatial awareness.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about voice and video games, and the technicalities of what "voice-controlled" means. Also featuring dog training tidbits, who's really toxic, and a little bit about a game called Seaman

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Mark of the Ninja and Pokopia and the differing challenges of developing a video game. Also featuring learning to say goodbye, doing secret nice things, and unintentional Gender stuff going on.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and quick little games (sub-80 hours). Also featuring underwater towns, onions getting delivered, and visions of an alternate reality with better mobile games.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Soulcalibur and Marathon and how everything will reach the end eventually. Also featuring corporate problems, how to market something as friendslop, and an honorable dueling system.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about the camera in video games and the things we want to see. Also featuring IMAX style innovation, being a cameraman, and motion blur eyes.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Gears of War and Mixtape and the unexpected experiences of a time capsule. Also featuring using words wrong, macho yet mournful men, and who Nirvana will license their music to.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about physical media in video games and, in particular, its inevitable slow demise. Also featuring the value of a box, good device branding, and who's looking twenty years down the line (no one).

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Elite Beat Agents and Mina the Hollower, and what your government can do for you. Also featuring Zelda comparisons, the rights to cover songs, and fighting with depth perception.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and they still aren't making friends. Also featuring keeping it a little stupid, having the juice, and bringing video games into the theater.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Pandora's Tower and Unfair Flips, and the troublesome need to spend time with people you care about. Also featuring pure skill, what makes something fun, and the prisoner's dilemma.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about traversal in games and the two (or three) extremes of good traversal systems. Also featuring demands for a "skip" button, why we want to jump off or slide down things, and the theoretical elimination of fast travel.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss the SteamWorld series and Saros and what can be traced back to The King in Yellow. Also featuring leaving things up to interpretation, ice cream flavors, and Christopher Nolan's exclusive movie making techniques.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about hair in video games and the types of styles they wish they could pull off in real life. Also featuring the perils of clipping, Sephiroth's hair routine, and where games still need to improve on the subject of hair.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Hearthstone and MIO: Memories in Orbit and everything you can and can't do with cards. Also featuring body metaphors, keeping things under control, and what makes a Soulslike.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks in gaming and accidentally make all the same wrong choices. Also featuring the allure of dollhouses, seeing things on the back of our eyelids, and 11th grade English class books.

In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss F.E.A.R. and BALL x PIT and the torrid doomed romance within the latter. Also featuring the terror of small girls, the rights to titles, and good old foursquare.

In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about how to approach a video game backlog and why gamers are so obsessed with doing that to begin with. Also featuring lessons from booktok, pro-con lists for making lists, and making better decisions.