Topic Lords

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Tim https://giantsquidstudios.com/ Nathan https://twitter.com/MommysBestGames http://mommysbestgames.com/website_store/index.html Topics: Are there any negatives to having an easy mode that takes the player through the entire game? Should the "best ending" be locked somehow in easy mode? Why are we drawn to art that updisturbs, d...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Kev Zettler http://radcade.com/ Xalavier Nelson, Jr. https://xalaviermakeswords.itch.io/strange-scaffold-comics-vol-1 Topics: The fine art of professional wrestling Stealing the declaration of independence to save Nicolas Cage's life Atari 2600 Adventure's effectiveness as a port of Crowther and Woods Adventure Larry asks "That o...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: April https://twitter.com/aprilsaur John https://ostparty.podbean.com/ https://twitter.com/YouOldSoAndSo https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/pooplers-switch/ https://twitter.com/lizardengland/status/1333825611144556547/photo/1 Topics: Woodworking Mentors and mentorship in general Advent calendar dice Scott asks "Please discuss...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: John of the Maryland Johns Jay of Hypnospace http://www.hypnospace.net/ Topics: When you're more interested in following news about things than the things themselves: When will the rumored The Cure albums come out? No Man's Sky updates. What is Josh Sawyer working on? Realizing that your funny friend as a child was just repeating...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Chris https://imgur.com/a/7dFeaa8 Mitch https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJOh5FKisc0hUlEeWFBlD-w https://twitter.com/hbmmaster https://www.patreon.com/hbmmaster Topics: Why the game Hades is great People who get upset about the use of the word "literally" often say stuff like "you don't mean literally, you mean figuratively!", ev...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Mark plugs Ravening Iron Shirley plugs a silicone reusable popcorn maker Topics: The trend of positive media (Great British Baking Show, etc.) What is your favorite magic paradigm? Related: Space Wizards: What happened?? Transitioning from being able to cook a dish to being able to cook a meal Larry asks "Yearbooks. Do you still...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Alex is on the Topic Lords discord. Shannon https://www.etsy.com/shop/NaturalStitchery https://whistletown.tumblr.com/ Topics: Discovered any cool new youtube channels lately? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy1Z3yawOIkZCWf92DPThdC0H8ESbXxnn https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGjs772Xkfnr8tSwkjw2vkg https://www.youtube.com/p...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Chris https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm James https://triplefox.itch.io/ https://youtu.be/I8uStVXNf0M Topics: An adopted microwave which is too small for popcorn, begging the question: what is it for? https://compassandquill.com/2012/03/12/how-to-cook-microwave-popcorn-on-the-stove/ What happened to Galapagos? (And rec...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Amanda akotchon@gmail.com Alexander is still a math professor Topics: Harpsichord music in public domain for spooky chiptune soundtracks The elements of chip music. https://www.linusakesson.net/music/elements/index.php Shareware floppies! Remember those? Skunny the Squirrel: Save Our Pizzas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tceqj1x...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Elena is on the Topic Lords discord Tyriq is FourbitFriday everywhere https://www.ckgame.net/ Topics: What's the youngest age at which you can become the kind of old person you want to be Reborrowings: https://starkeycomics.com/2020/06/06/reborrowings/ https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/624028907162566657/724080214128197672/e...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Jonah https://works.rip/ Aaron https://aaronsee.media/ku.html Topics: Graffitti based arguments Unphysical physically-motivated procedural content generation Mandelbulb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTpbP5BVtiA The inventor of "None Pizza With Left Beef" went on to create "Young Sheldon" The 10th anniversary of None Pizza Left...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Laura is @lmichet on Twitter and just shipped A Monster's Expedition. JP is @vectorpoem on Twitter. Topics: What is the least horny sport? Best task-tracking software. Definition of "best" here is not necessarily the one you think has the best features, but the one you used longest and with the best attitude. Which is that? https...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: April is @aprilsaur on Twitter. Freddie is @fwong on Twitter. Topics: Burger opinions Revisiting Breath of the Wild Taking care of a kid for 8 hours a day is making me doubt my chronotype Dennis asks: "Vtubers" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_YouTuber Micro topics: Finally, a place for topics. A podcast that is surprisingly...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Adina is @FeyTechnologist on Twitter. Alex is @ThemsAllTook on Twitter. https://www.youtube.com/user/adiener Topics: Anarcho-communism for basic bitches How I overcame my inability to stick with a project for the long haul https://pomodoro-tracker.com/ Simulating the fluidity of natural group conversations in voice chat Stephen a...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Danny is @dannyBstyle on Twitter and plugs vaping. Alex is @adlleong on Twitter and plugs the Ian Knot shoelace tying method. https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm Topics: Invisible walls in games BluBlockers Bees take their lives into their hands every time they get thirsty Nick Asks "♪ God only knows what I’d pee without...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Jenni is reachable at jenni@jennipolodna.com . Chris is making cooking videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRsnCRAIi-VsRPPX4AtzVGQ/ Topics: Possibly having doppelgangers in the same physical universe on the other side of the Big Bang is creepy Never interfacing with the cool parts of baseball because the front-facing parts...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Ben is not on the Internet but is just happy to be here. He recommends Lindsay Ellis, an excellent film critic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG1h-Wqjtwz7uUANw6gazRw Ryan is The Man Who Messed Up Walking His Dog So Badly It Made The News. http://ryannorth.ca/ https://twitter.com/ryanqnorth Topics: Being able to cook a recipe f...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Kev - https://www.radcade.com/ Chall - https://twitter.com/MrChrisLHall Topics: Rick Astley's Youtube channel in 2020 https://www.youtube.com/c/RickastleyCoUkOfficial/videos https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1303143128740720640?s=19 https://twitter.com/necrosofty/status/1300908917896085505 Unconsciously adjusting for sensory defic...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: April is @aprilsaur on Twitter. John remains a mystery. Topics: Climate-aware architecture https://twitter.com/wrathofgnon/status/1013941701293928449 https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/thermal-delight/ On Dungeons & Dragons: focusing on the characters vs focusing on the story Why do people say "ahh" after taking a drink h...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Abby https://twitter.com/mizabitha http://abbydenton.podbean.com/ John https://twitter.com/YouOldSoAndSo Topics: A-life and v-pets of the late 90s: why did they die, where do we see them today (pokemon go, etc) Nano Pets commercial with catchy jingle: https://youtu.be/R_KIwHHMVmQ?t=298 The only Wappy dog review on Metacritic: htt...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Chris's album "The Lost Backups" is out now! https://b-e-e-k.bandcamp.com/ https://twitter.com/CHRISdelCAMINO https://www.instagram.com/chrisdelcamino/ Jimmy is on LinkedIn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkd3_fowcFs https://open.spotify.com/track/4nHfs2e1bRAeS5JHVa50yh?si=EO2vB_DQSrGJ5ov7s5x0Bw Topics: 22 years later, I am able...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Elena plugs whale sharks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_shark Good whale shark faces: https://www.businessinsider.com/whale-shark-was-caught-on-camera-trying-to-mate-2019-7 https://www.livescience.com/55412-whale-sharks.html Kappa is Kappa on glowfic.com and viniferavaria on Twitch. https://www.twitch.tv/viniferavaria Topic...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: John B is @YouOldSoAndSo everywhere. 20th President of the United States James Garfield's proof of the Pythagorean Theorem: https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasure-james-a-garfields-proof-of-the-pythagorean-theorem Khan Academy video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EINpkcphsPQ Nick is @NickPancake...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Jenni is emailable at jenni@jennipolodna.com and plugs Chris's cooking channel on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRsnCRAIi-VsRPPX4AtzVGQ/ Maxx is on Twitter as @mechcem or emailable at maxx.infinity@gmail.com and plugs their game bookclub thing. https://groups.google.com/g/game-book-club/about Topics: Not caring if you...

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! Lords: Alexander teaches math at the college level, which has been quite an experience the past few months. Jonah makes music for video games, for example Pony Island. http://works.rip/ Topics: TI-83 games. Specifically, Tie Fighter / Bobsled / Indy500. The jazz fusion act that inspired all video game music. This is the concert we refer...