Episodes

Nightmares & Dreamscapes 08.05.2023 1:58:46

We talk about 1993’s short story collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Content warnings for this episode include alcoholism and substance abuse, child death, childhood sexual abuse, abduction and sex trafficking, mutilation and wounding, racism, mind control, ingestion of sexual fluids, sexual assault, homophobia, dismemberment and brain injury, suicide. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support...

57 – The Last of Us Roundtable 27.04.2023 1:37:00

We’re joined by TreaAndrea Russworm, Jesse Ramirez, and Gerry Canavan to talk about The Last of Us game and television show. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for… Continue reading 57 – The Last of Us Roundtable

Dolores Claiborne 10.04.2023 2:09:51

We talk about 1992’s Dolores Claiborne. Content warnings for this episode include childhood sexual abuse, incest, misogyny, domestic violence, alcoholism, broken bones and bludgeoning. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta”… Continue readi...

56 – Sudnow – Pilgrim in the Microworld 30.03.2023 1:34:00

We discuss David Sudnow’s 1983 classic Pilgrim in the Microworld. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

Gerald’s Game 13.03.2023 1:45:46

We talk about 1992’s Gerald’s Game. Content warnings for this episode include discussion of sex acts and sexual fetishism, childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault and rape, grooming and molestation, gaslighting, misogyny, necrophilia, cannibalism, discussions of blood, gore, and de-gloving (skin removal), racism, ableism. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some&...

55 – Isbister – How Games Move Us 28.02.2023 1:44:03

We discuss Katherine Isbister’s How Games Move Us: Emotion By Design. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

Needful Things 13.02.2023 3:03:56

We talk about 1991’s Needful Things, the last Castle Rock novel (for now). Content warnings for this episode include suicide, child and animal death, addiction and substance abuse, ableism, fatphobia, misogyny, bestiality, pedophilia, homophobia. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org… Continu...

Episode 13 03.02.2023 3:31:32

We read the Homestuck Epilogues. CW: sex and sexual violence, rape and sexual coercion, drugging, suicide, grooming, transphobia, homophobia, manipulation and mind control, racism, misogyny, concentration camps, the Holocaust. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and...

54 – Rubin – Well Met 31.01.2023 3:22:32

We discuss Rachel Lee Rubin’s 2012 book Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

Episode 12, Part 3 20.01.2023 2:11:52

We finish Homestuck. This episode is about Homestuck pages 7960 – the end. CW: stalking and harassment. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and you can help out by going to patreon.com/rangedtouch The theme for this show is by Lynn July [https://tinytachyon.band...

The Waste Lands 09.01.2023 2:35:52

We talk about 1991’s The Waste Lands, the third book in the Dark Tower series. Content warnings for this episode include descriptions of sex acts and sexual assault, racism, physical abuse of a child, animal abuse, body horror, ableism, suicide. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise!… Continue reading The Waste Lands

Episode 12, Part 2 06.01.2023 2:23:08

Episode 12, Part 2 continues Act 6. This episode is about Homestuck pages 7688 – 7959. CW: fatphobia, interpersonal abuse; brief mentions of childhood sexual abuse. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and you can help out by going to patreon.com/rangedtouch The...

54 – Gee – What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy 30.12.2022 2:13:42

We discuss James Paul Gee’s 2003 book What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

Episode 12, Part 1 23.12.2022 1:49:52

Episode 12, Part 1 continues Act 6. This episode is about Homestuck pages 7449 – 7687. CW: bullying, racism, homophobia, child abuse, alcoholism. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and you can help out by going to patreon.com/rangedtouch The theme for this show...

Four Past Midnight 12.12.2022 2:24:46

We talk about 1990’s Four Past Midnight. Content warnings for this episode include child abuse, child sexual assault, alcoholism, addiction and substance abuse, vomit. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta”… Continue reading Four Past Midn...

Episode 11, Part 2 09.12.2022 1:46:17

Episode 11, Part 2 continues Act 6. This episode is about Homestuck pages 7188 – 7448. CW: brief mention of suicide. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and you can help out by going to patreon.com/rangedtouch The theme for this show is by Lynn July [https://tin...

53 – Mukherjee – Video Games and Storytelling 30.11.2022 1:45:03

We discuss Souvik Mukherjee’s 2015 book Video Games and Storytelling. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

Episode 11, Part 1 25.11.2022 1:34:15

Episode 11, Part 1 continues Act 6. This episode is about Homestuck pages 6944 – 7187. CW: parental death. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and you can help out by going to patreon.com/rangedtouch The theme for this show is by Lynn July [https://tinytachyon.b...

The Stand Complete and Uncut 14.11.2022 2:14:23

We talk about 1990’s The Stand Complete & Uncut. Content warnings for this episode include pandemics, illness, racism, ableism child death, rape and sexual assault. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta”… Continue reading The Sta...

Episode 10, Part 3 11.11.2022 1:31:45

Episode 10, Part 3 continues Act 6. This episode is about Homestuck pages 6748 – 6953. CW: mind control, physical and emotional abuse, self-harm, misogyny, racism, and targeted harassment. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and you can help out by going to patr...

52 – Woodcock – Marx at the Arcade 31.10.2022 1:23:44

We discuss 2019’s Marx at the Arcade by Jamie Woodcock. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

Episode 10, Part 2 28.10.2022 1:29:24

Episode 10, Part 2 continues Act 6. This episode is about Homestuck pages 6475 – 6747. CW: mind control, ableism, incest, body horror. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and you can help out by going to patreon.com/rangedtouch The theme for this show is by Lynn...

Episode 10, Part 1 14.10.2022 1:50:19

Episode 10, Part 1 continues Act 6. This episode is about Homestuck pages 6243 – 6474. CW: homophobia, ableism, suicide. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and you can help out by going to patreon.com/rangedtouch The theme for this show is by Lynn July [https:/...

The Dark Half 10.10.2022 1:43:45

We talk about 1989’s The Dark Half. Content warnings for this episode include alcoholism and addiction, medical horror, body horror, tumors, miscarriages, descriptions of violent murder. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva… Continue reading...

Episode 9, Part 3 30.09.2022 1:58:19

Episode 9, Part 3 continues Act 6. This episode is about Homestuck pages 5927 – 6242. CW: violence against animals, anti-Semitism. Fan Art Tumblr: https://homestuckmadethisfanart.tumblr.com Homestuck Tumblr Explorer: https://counterturns.pythonanywhere.com/hstumblr This show is listener supported, and you can help out by going to patreon.com/rangedtouch The theme for this show is by Lynn Jul...