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Tanya and and Jonathan talk about happy accidents like Link's surprise genitalia and the massive amount of money game streamers make. Guests Tina Barta Bridges (Road Rules, The Challenge) makes plans for a Road Rules VR game with Jonathan, and Casey talks about all the great Halloween in July game's she's celebrating with My Friendly Neighborhood, Dredge, Amnesia: The Bunker, Fishing V...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the morality of having sex with a person shaped like a bear in Balder's Gate 3, the horror of Skibidi, Bobby Kotick's inflated salary and deflating appearance in The White Party video, and review some G-Fuel flavors that taste like Pokemon Trainers, Spider-Man and Pewdiepie. Our guest Lynn talks about making it big on Tiktok with amazing gaming observations an...

Jonathan quizzes Tanya on how queer games are, and if every spiderman thing should look like Spider-verse. Chelora talks about doing drag Waluigi and the pros and cons of Nintendo's representation of marginalized groups, and Alexandra talks about the invisible art of games QA. Time Codes: 0:00:00 - Sub Par Cold Open 0:03:57 - Always Coming Out But Never Fully Emerging 0:06:00 - Chelora Intervi...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Whoopi Goldberg coming out as a Gamer™ , Sonic and Prince of Persia's return to their 2D roots, and the rebirth of Cart Life: The Game About how Things Are Bad. Guests Zoey Handley talks about writing for Destructoid for about half a decade, and James Interactive talks about the Friday The 13th-inspired Screaming Savage Blood Death, working with Edmund McMillen, a...

Tanya and Jonathan share impressions of the first few hours of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and sing out the apology for the Gollum game to the tune of It's So Easy Not To Try from The Return of the King animated film. Gretchen talks about how causal games are too hardcore for her, and Kim Spirit gushes about the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake and the multiple versions of Resident Evil 4 that eventu...

0:00:00 - The Try It Liquid Diet 0:03:43 - Check Out the Video Versions of Our Interviews! 0:05:22 - Does Abstration Enhance or Diminish Emersion? 0:08:25 - BlairBears Interview: "VTuber for Charity" 0:30:38 - What's Jack Black Up To? 0:32:26 - Jonathan's Review of the Mario Movie 0:33:37 - Tenacious D's New Music Video 0:36:52 - Say Mistage Interview: "Talkin' Zak M...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the death of Waypoint, Vice's videogame journalism division, and how the new Funko Fusion game looks like trashy fun. Guests Casey Explosion and Elly talk about how working in games is fun when it's not work. Timecodes: 0:00:00 - Tanya's Thoughts on Picard 0:02:57 - Tanya & Jonathan & Rufus 0:03:40 - Workin' Hard or Hardly Workin'? 0:08:26...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the Sonic's successful reinvention as a murder victim, Mario's failed foray into live action, and the origin of the Muppet Babies. Guests Gretchen talk about how only bad games should be remade, and Jenny gets deep into the world of FTL fan mods. Time codes for this episode: 0:00:00 - A New Podcast 0:05:55 - Reinventing Sonic the Hedgehog 0:11:30 - What's...

Tanya and Jonathan go to court, talk about the return of PAX East and the end of E3. Guests Kim Spirit talks about the grief and recovery themes in God of War: Ragnarok, and Friendsim 2 developer Jonaya Riley tella us what makes her Homestuck fandom tick. Time codes for this episode: 0:00:00 - So Many Legal Surprises 0:04:23 - A Podcast Within A Podcast 0:06:36 - What Are We Talking About? 0:07:51...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about how context is everything, talk Bayonetta Origins and the LegacyGC GameCube Controller from Retro-Bit, and invite Kaiju to criticize the Resident Evil 4 remake while Kirri magic struggles through the Phantom Menace on the PS1 0:00:00 - Are You A Fan of the Arts? 0:02:58 - Context is Everything 0:04:44 - Kaiju Interview "Resident Evil 4 Demo is Not Quite Right&quo...

Tanya and Jonathan talk Pokémon Sleep and Street Fighter: Duel, two games that you can play with your eyes closed. They also talk about Rock Paper Scissors Anime and A.I. assisted animation. Guest Christine (Outside of the Box podcast) talks about the similarities between Pokémon and Battle Bots, and Sary warns of our artificial intelligence-packed future.  Time Codes: 0:00:00 - Jonathan is T...

Tanya and Jonathan talk Tetris: The Movie, Rihanna's amazing ESL translator, and the official Minecraft Cookbook. Game developer Amanda Gardner (Perception, Romanclevania) gives expert advice on intertwining Trust, Lust and UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) in storytelling, and Rose freaks out over Pikmin's 4s new features. Nothing will ever be the same! Episode Timecodes: 0:00:00 - Why Don't You Li...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the extended Real World/Road Rules/Jimquisition/Crazy Rich Asians shared universe and why you should not buy Hogwart's Legacy, guest Zlok the Wrock Snob talks about why Harry Potter fan creations are better than anything from JK Rowling, and authors Laura Kate and Jane talk about Who Hunts The Whale, their fantastic new book on sale now.  0:00:00 - Extended "Craz...

Tanya and Jonathan pit Velma and The Last Of Us against each other, new guest Maggie says a Xenoblade Chronicles 3 live action adaptation is a bad idea but then sells it on Jonathan anyway, and Gretchen explains that canon is not-canon.  Time codes for this episode 0:00:00 - Kitchen Nightmares: A New Problem 0:03:48 - People Get Very Salty 0:05:20 - Gretchen Interview - Does Canon Matter? 0:2...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the sexy scary TikTok and OnlyFans star MollyMoonn2 and her potential pivot to game development before squawking about a fan game that puts realistic Chris Pratt in a Mario-style platformer. Guest Susan Arendt talks about her years working as an managing editor for Joystiq and The Escapist, as well as hosting various live gameshows, and Iris gives her thoughts on Demi...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about if stories like The Last of Us and God of War are better experienced as movies or TV shows before wrapping up their thoughts on River City Girls 2. Gretchen talks about how she only plans to play old pirated games for now on, and JZ Beasty helps redefine the meaning of RPG.  Thumbnail art by Kyatt7: https://twitter.com/kyatt7 JZ Beasty on Twitter: https://twitter...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the VGAs, the purpose of genres, Michael Rooker, and their first 20 minutes of River City Girls 2. Guest Dani Lalonders (ValiDate, Spirit Swap) gets into her love and hate for games, and The Redneck Tonberry breaks down horrors of Mean Girls.  0:00:00 - Proper Speaking Techniques w/ Tanya & Jonathan  0:05:11 - The Video Game Awards 2022  0:08:45 - R...

Tanya and Jonathan consider the meteoric success of the buggiest Pokémon game ever made, the pros and cons of real actors in games horror game like The Callisto Protocol, and review the new Battletoads Double Dragon cart from Retro-bit. Guest Celia Schilling (Marketing and Licensing Manager Yacht Club Games, creators of Shovel Knight) talks about her own fun with Pokémon Scarlet, and Rose gets the...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about VR that can kill you in real life and a recent problem some gamers had with Jonathan. Kaiju and the Redneck Tonberry discover Kaiju's secret grudge, Kim Spirit talks wrestling and gaming, and Sary empathizes with the struggle to get diversity right in fictional game worlds.  Timestamps for this episode: 0:00:00 - Origin of TTWAV Theme Song 0:01:15 - Men as a Conc...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the horror of Musk's N-word laden Twitter takeover, review some Shin Megami Tensei and Persona 5 Stubbins, and gush over Bayonetta 3. Guests Tamara and Kaiju talk about the joys and pains of the big Resident Evil and Silent Hill showcases.  0:00:00 - Lucky Licky Tricky Ricky's Great Diet of Licks and Tricks 0:03:14 - Ghosts & Specters 0:06:18 - The Thing Jona...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about how to make old stuff games feel new again without ruining their feel, the problems with Facebook Meta, and compare 3 women-lead action games (NieR Automata, Bayonetta, and Pill Baby). Laura reviews Horizon Forbidden West, Rose talks Pikmin 4, and the brown note hits HARD.  0:00:00 - Headlines 0:05:13 - Wet Blanket of a Week 0:07:16 - Compare and Contrast w/ Tany...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Ed Sheeran being a new Pokemon music man, Google Stadia's disrespectful death, and the return of Bob Sapp. Industry vet Amanda Farough talks about her career and her hopes for the new E3. The creators of Trombone Champ explain how they turned a terrible four years into one of the most talked about games on 2022.  Our guests on Twitter: Amanda: @AmandaFarough Holy...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the biggest news from Nintendo and PlayStation's small presentations; Tekken 8 was revealed and the Switch getting a bunch of ports! Lily talks about BOSSGAME, a lesbian romance boss rush game she's making, and Kate from Hardcore Gaming 101 explains the magic of Falcom's Trails series.  Our guests on Twitter: Lily: @ItsMeLilyV Kate: @Xpert74 Support the show on P...

The double-size 50th episode spectacular! Tanya and Jonathan talk about the motivations "behind" She-Hulk's twerk and the development of AAA games, guests Iris and Gretchen talk about Bridget from Guilty Gear Strive and the mysteries of Sega, and Kaiju and The Redneck Tonberry take over the show! Our guests on Twitter: Iris: @IrisVVO Kaiju: @isekaiju The Redneck Tonberry: @Rednecktonberry Support...

Tanya and Jonathan talk about Forspoken's cuff-talking dialogue, the Embracer group buying everything, trans characters in new games, and personal stories of insects versus vaginas.  Guests Elly and Katztration gush about The Devil's Third and the elegance of masterful designs (these topics are unrelated), Our guests on Twitter:  Elly: OaklandKao Katzstration: @katzstration Compilation o...