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This week Andy defers to Keith for the answer to question about how several Cthulhu Fluxx cards interact. Andy also talks about his breakdown of the Three Phases of a project’s lifecycle, Keith talks about a completely new card game he’s come up with, and media topics include Minority Report, Fringe, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, and Ex Machina. They even discuss the avoidance of Star Wars spoilers an...

This week Keith goes on a Nerd Rant about a book he didn’t like, but didn’t want to call out by name, and therefore codenamed, Harry Potter and the Atomic Bomb. The nerds also talk about the physics of the Flash’s superpower, commercially available resurrections, and the Walking Pneumonia. They also actually talk about game design stuff towards the end, with Andy discussing the need to incentivize...

This week Keith and Andy geek out big time on sci-fi media, including Star Wars (and theories they’ve heard about what will be happening in the new trilogy), Star Trek (and ideas they have for the future series), and super-hero shows on TV (including Agents of Shield, Supergirl, and Jessica Jones). Andy also talks about getting his house painted purple.

This week Keith tells Andy more about his recent trip to New Zealand, including an empty chair memorial, Zorbing, and the mysterious Agrodome. Meanwhile, Andy just got back from WindyCon where he won a fancy award for having the best bathrobe and towel ensemble.

Andy spends most of this episode telling Keith about his adventures at Burning Man. Among other things he compares Burners to Boy Scouts. Also discussed is the Penn & Teller show, Fool Us.

This week Keith and Andy discuss numerous topics, including: production deadlines, mistakes noticed too late, the issue of "calling it," vintage mix tapes, changing who the murderer was, TV shows where they say they have a plan but don’t, and future technologies that may rob us of the right to nervously pace.

This week Andy tells Keith all about The Annual, a secret game designer gathering held annually in Las Vegas. They also talk a lot about The Martian, and assorted new TV shows. Spoilers!

This week Keith and Andy discuss a lot of media, including Gotham, Rick and Morty, the rebirth of Heroes, and the new season of The Last Man on Earth. Spoiler-ish!

This week Andy and Keith talk about Firefly Fluxx, Phoenix, and a bunch of media topics including Minority Report and Blind Spot. And other stuff. A little spoiler-y. You've been warned.

This week’s topics include Andy’s travels to PAX Prime and Burning Man, Keith’s progress on Phoenix, Andy’s trio of new game projects (Mad Libs, Firefly Fluxx, and Pyramid Arcade), the difference between Venting and Whining (and Bellyaching) and stories about their pets.

At GenCon, Keith and Andy did a panel about their new podcast, during which they recorded this special live episode of The Download. They talk about cons and stuff, and Andy spills the beans about something super-exciting coming to the Fluxx universe...

In this special episode recorded during GenCon, Grey Dutton sits in with Andy and Keith as they reminisce about ye olden days of Interactive Literature (now known as LARPing).

Keith tells Andy about a fascinating new role-playing game he has an idea for, and Andy tells Keith about a new video in which Hitler rants about board games. Other topics include Sense 8, Continuum, Her, the Hugo awards, and the final episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Spoiler-y!

This week the topics Keith and Andy discuss include all the Unusual Suspects: how troll sausage is made, the brain chemistry of vampires, the weaponization of zombies, the disappointment of recent media, and that annoying buzzing noise outside our windows.

Keith and Andy discuss the pros & cons of reboots. Other topics include Shakespeare, the Titanic, Batman Fluxx, and new games by other designers.

Andy and Keith recap their experiences at GenCon, with topics including Con Crud, Batman Fluxx, Phoenix playtesting, and the quality of panels at conventions. They also reveal the reason they both say "Fair Enough!" so frequently.

Dave Bondi sits in with Andy & Keith as they reminisce about their days working together in the nineties at Magnet Interactive Studios, where projects included Icebreaker, Bluestar, and Plan 6.

Andy and Keith talk a lot about conventions, including last week’s San Diego Comic-Con and next week’s GenCon. Topics include the way they each handle autograph requests.

This week, Andy & Keith discuss various media topics while trying not to be too specific about spoilery details. Topics include Inside Out, The 100, Battlestar Galactica, the Terminator series, Sense 8, and Wayward Pines. They also talk about role-playing emotions in LARPs, and the Machine of Death.

This week Keith & Andy spend a lot of time talking about villainy: What makes for a believable villain? They also talk about a lot of TV shows that feature villains, including Orange is the New Black, House of Cards, Game of Thrones, The Tudors, Wayward Pines, Extant, Mad Men, Star Wars, Star Trek, and the Man in the High Castle.

This week, Andy & Keith’s topics include Keith’s new puppy, Sensei Ping, the PARSEly game system, and dealing with players who don’t do what the GM is planning for them to do.

Keith gives Andy the low-down on all the crazy things that happened on the way to publishing a game Keith worked on called The Doom That Came To Atlantic City, including big news that came down this week in the form of a ruling from the FTC. It’s quite a story! https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/06/crowdfunding-project-creator-settles-ftc-charges-deception

Andy tells Keith about his recent trip to Europe, which was cut short due to travel troubles. Other topics include the antics of Keith’s cat (Haggis the Destroyer), Andy’s report on British candy (what happened to the Crunchy Cookie Planet?), and they both talk about which have been their favorite conventions. Also, Keith gives Andy the lowdown on The 100.

It’s another mostly-media episode as the guys discuss at length the Mad Men series ending (and the series as a whole), with topics also including Game of Thrones, House of Cards, and Boyhood. SPOILERS.

Keith tells Andy about what makes Fairy Tale Gloom cool, Andy tells Keith about the medals he’s starting giving to anyone who can beat him at Homeworlds, and they discuss other games including Red 7 and Lost Cities.