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Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.
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Kotaku's Lisa Marie Segarra, Ethan Gach, and Michael Fahey dive into gaming one very specific topic at a time.
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Jason, Camp Menominee's Owner and Director, talks with experts parents, campers, and CM staff about topics they care about... like what will make your summer amazing, camper growth and development, and much more!
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A podcast in which we tell you about a book we just finished, and what we thought of it.
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IGN Unfiltered goes in-depth with creators of your favorite video games, talking not just about the games themselves but about the fascinating lives of the people behind them. New episodes each month!
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S7E17 - June 21 w/ Jaxon Heiskell, Tre Clayton, & K'Vyon Stoner
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We had a blast on this episode of the pod tonight! Jason is joined by first year campers Jaxon Heiskell and K'Vyon Stoner and second year camper Tre Clayton. We talked all about our day, how good the food has been at camp, did a lot of shout outs, talked about socials, and got all the first time camper takes. Enjoy!…
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S7E16 - June 20 w/ Ryan Mahoney, Andrew Morris, and Drake Elman
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On this spirited episode of the Camp Cast we have Senior Cabin stars Andrew Morris, Drake Elman and Ryan Mahoney on to talk about a rowdy Song & Cheer night, give us a KOC and TLL update, and much more. Enjoy!
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Playable Zelda, Metroid Prime 4, And More Big News
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy unwind from this year's not-E3 by getting back into it. They talk about the big Xbox showcase, the big Nintendo showcase, and some of the embargoed games they saw at Summer Games Fest, such as Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Star Wars Outlaws. One More Thing: Kirk: Tactical Breach Wizards Maddy: Valorant (new Xbox port) Jason: …
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S7E15 - June 19 w/ Josh Schreier, Mason Seiffer, & Alec Schwartz
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On this episode of the podcast we have Cabin 13 members Josh Schreier, Mason Seiffer, and Alec Schwartz. We talk about an awesome day at camp, but the highlight of this pod was when they accidentally told on themselves for violating a camp rule live on air...it's great content. Enjoy!
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Today was a day of firsts at camp! We had our first full day, first set of Big Ten instructional activities, first King of the Camp events, first Twilight League games, and our first set of brothers on the podcast. Tonight we have Max and Noah Rothbart helping us recap an amazing day at camp!
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S7E13 - The First Day of Camp w/ the CITs
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IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF CAMP!! Hi everybody and welcome to the Camp Cast. Camp Owner/Director Jason Feldgreber tries to record a podcast as much as possible during the summer. He will have on campers, counselors, and support staff to recap the day and share all the awesomeness of camp. We are so excited to be back with our camper and summer specific …
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LIVE from Summer Game(s) Fest in Los Angeles!
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LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES... it's Maddy, Jason, and Kirk! The gang talks about what we all saw at Summer Game Fest, what they played, and how much they miss E3. Plus: audience Q&A! One More Thing: Kirk: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Maddy: Dune Part Two Jason: Holly (Stephen King) GAMES DISCUSSED Civilization VII Monster Hunter Wilds Heartworm Dragon …
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It's time for not-E3 — aka Summer Games Fest — where the video game industry will once again convene on Los Angeles for a week full of game demos, trailers, and exciting reveals. Well... sort of. This week, the Triple Click gang talks about their hopes, expectations, and predictions for the weekend ahead. Plus: don't miss Triple Click live in Los A…
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S7E12 - Matt Schwartz, Matt Feinstein, Loren Rue, and (special guest) Jon Sider
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Happy Fantasy Camp everybody! On todays episode we have long time campers, counselors, Fantasy campers, Post campers, and a couple Nate winners from the Senior Cabin of 2000! This pod was amazing, hilarious, full of phenomenal stories, and much more. Hope you enjoy it on your drive up to the Friendly Confines this weekend. Here's my chat w/ Matt, M…
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Why Are There No Pregnant Video Game Characters?
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Where are all the pregnant video game NPCs? What happens when you grow out of a video game genre? And what's it like to be both friends and professional podcast coworkers? This week, the Triple Click gang opens up the mailbag for some wacky listener questions, and confesses that they're actually all secretly enemies. One More Thing: Kirk: Ed Wood (…
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Diablo 4 Reborn, Assassin's Creed Racism, And Much More
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Kirk is back and there's much to discuss. This week, the gang does a lightning round of topics, from the fallout of the Xbox shutdowns to Assassin's Creed racism and Hades 2 and the plethora of other killer indie games that have come out this year. One More Thing: Kirk: Lois McMaster Bujold’s fantasy novels (The Curse of Chalion (2001), Paladin of …
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Triple Play: Animal Well (with Russ Frushtick)
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Animal Well is one of the best video game surprises in recent memory, and we'll be talking about it for years. This week Jason, Maddy, and special guest Russ Frushtick (Polygon, The Besties) give their impressions of the game in three increasingly obsessive phases. One More Thing: Maddy: Doppelganger by Naomi Klein (she finished it!) Jason: Minisho…
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Xbox Mess, Helldivers Debacle, And Hades 2
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Kirk is out this week, so Jason and Maddy convene to talk about a grab bag full of topics including the Xbox mess, the Helldivers 2 debacle, and two games they're really enjoying: Hades 2 and Animal Well. One More Thing: Maddy: Master Chef Jason: Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver) LINKS: Triple Click LIVE in LA! Saturday, June 8, 6:30PM at the T…
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Jason's been playing Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, a game that feels a lot like Suikoden, which made the Triple Click gang wonder: how does nostalgia impact our enjoyment of video games? Can it make games better? Worse? Both at once? Let's discuss! One More Thing: Kirk: Fiasco (Jason Morningstar) Maddy: Hades 2 technical test Jason: Girls5eva …
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When is video game lore good? When is it bad? This week, the Triple Click gang talks about Skyrim books, Elden Ring item descriptions, Destiny guns, and all the other delectable morsels of plot that exist underneath the stories of video games. One More Thing: Kirk: Heavenly Creatures (1994) Maddy: Tales of Kenzera: Zau Jason: Eiyuden Chronicles LIN…
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What's The Deal With: Stardew Valley
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Eight years after it first came out, Stardew Valley is still getting patches. But what's the deal with this one-man-developed farming simulator? How was it created, and what makes it so appealing? Allow us to explain! One More Thing: Kirk: Children of the Sun (Steam) Maddy: Wingspan (board game version) Jason: Fallout (Amazon Prime) LINKS: Search E…
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Are Video Games Really A Waste Of Time?
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It's the 200th episode of Triple Click, and to celebrate, it's time for a mailbag! The gang answers listener questions such as "could we ever see gambling in video games?" and "are games really a waste of time?" One More Thing: Kirk: “Behind F1’s Velvet Curtain” by Kate Wagner Maddy: Sailor Moon Jason: The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by …
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What is "friction" in video games? We've got a taxonomy, of course! This week, the Triple Click gang talks about how Dragon Dogma 2 tries to push players away, the necessity of video game friction, and what it means when a game is impenetrable. One More Thing: Kirk: Girls5Eva (Netflix) Maddy: The Holdovers (2024) Jason: Secrets of Grindea LINKS: Tr…
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We Seriously Can't Stop Playing Balatro
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Balatro is one of the best games of 2024 so far — and certainly the most addictive. This week, the Triple Click gang dives into the new poker roguelike and dissects what makes it so great. They talk about the three phases of Balatro players, the appeal of randomness, and the thrill of this game's parade of interesting decisions. One More Thing: Kir…
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How Do You Know When A Game Should Be Canceled?
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Happy MaxFunDrive! This week, the Triple Click gang opens up the mailbag and takes some listener questions: Are libraries ethical? How bad will ads in video games get? And when does a game developer know if it's time to cancel a project? One More Thing: Kirk: FF7 Rebirth Piano Minigame & Music Notation Maddy: Shogun Jason: Dragon’s Dogma 2 LINKS: H…
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The International Staff Experience Ep.2 - Aranza Pastrana and Gavin Pritchard
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Welcome back to the second installment of our 4-part series of podcasts and video recordings we are calling the “International Staff Experience”. In this series we will be interviewing and talking to international staff, who were never Menominee campers, that decided to return to camp on staff for multiple summers. Our goal is help our first-year i…
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The International Staff Experience Ep.1 - Alice Matthews and Beth Potts
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On this VERY special episode of the Camp Cast we are launching our new 4-part series of podcasts and video recordings we are calling the “International Staff Experience”. In this series we will be interviewing and talking to international staff, who were never Menominee campers, that decided to return to camp on staff for multiple summers. Our goal…
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk pull up their strategem monitors and dive into Helldivers 2. They share their favorite memeable moments, talk about the game's unique story, and dive into what does and doesn't work about the hit new game. One More Thing: Kirk: Home Safety Hotline (PC) Maddy: The Insurrectionist Next Door (2023) Jason: Unicorn Overlord (Curre…
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A Deeper Look At Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
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Kirk, Maddy, and Jason travel back in time and make their way up Mt. Nibel for a deeper look at the stellar Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, a game about traveling the world and playing animal soccer. One More Thing: Kirk: Our Last Best Hope (Magpie Games) Maddy: True Detective: Night Country (Max) Jason: The Dynasty (by Jeff Benedict) LINKS: Preorder Ja…
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S7E11 - Brett Weiss and Isaac Weiss
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Today we have a really fun episode for you as Jason is joined by cousins Brett Weiss and Isaac Weiss. Between the two of them they have quite the resume at camp that spans camper, CIT, Counselor, Leadership roles, Resort Staff, Office Manager, Decade Club, and much more. We sat down in Scottsdale and had a great conversation about all things camp. …
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Kirk, Maddy, and Jason return to the world of buster swords and moogles to hunt Sephiroth, trying not to get too distracted by all the minigames along the way. It's time for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake. How good is it? Let's discuss! One More Thing: Kirk: Oppenheimer in 70mm Maddy: True Detective S3 Jason: Bala…
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On this VERY special episode of the podcast we are lucky enough to sit down in person with the namesake of the Twilight League Championship Trophy, Steve Ehrlich. Steve has been coming to camp every year in some capacity since 1959, helped start the Nate Wasserman Camp Fund, and has been the commissioner of Fantasy Camp since its origin. Steve is n…
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Xbox recently announced plans to bring four games to PlayStation and Switch. But why? What's Microsoft's gaming strategy? And why are they even bothering to keep selling consoles? The Triple Click gang discusses. One More Thing: Kirk: Helldivers 2 (PS5, PC) Maddy: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World (Naomi Klein) Jason: Everyone On This Trai…
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On this episode of the camp cast we are lucky enough to be joined former campers, current Father/Son campers, and current camp dads Logan and Harley Rosenthal. The guys came prepared with old megaphones, pictures, and great stories from their time at camp. Enjoy!
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On this episode of the Camp Cast we take a break from the alumni focused podcasts, and turn to the summer of 2024! Camp staples Miles Provus, Ethan Mann, Nate Beermann, Ryan Martin, Jacob Schneider, Cooper Spector, Ben Lazarus, and Jon Wool join us to chat about their first year on staff, what they look forward to this summer, give a little staff u…
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God of War, Last of Us, And Other Roguelikes
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It's time to analyze roguelikes — the latest trend sweeping games from God of War to The Last of Us — as Kirk, Jason, and Maddy get ready to dive into a dungeon full of random levels, cool weapons, and permadeath. One More Thing: Kirk: Scavenger’s Reign (Max) Maddy: King of the Hill Jason: Super Bowl 58 LINKS: “Grounded II: The Making of The Last o…
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Suicide Squad: Kill The Live Service Games
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The Triple Click gang takes a look at Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the latest game from Rocksteady Studios and a new entry into the oversaturated "live service" market. They talk about why publishers love service games, superhero fatigue, and how this new Suicide Squad game came to be. One More Thing: Kirk: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2024) (Ama…
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Xbox laid off nearly two thousand people last week. Before that, Riot laid off hundreds more. Why does this keep happening, and how does it affect people's lives? This week, Jason, Kirk, and Maddy talk about the video game layoff epidemic and try to pinpoint the causes and effects. One More Thing: Kirk: One Piece (Netflix) Maddy: True Detective S1-…
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S7E7 - Mark Cahan, Courtney Mann, Jon Provus
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On this debut episode of 2024 we are lucky enough to have Senior Cabin 1991 members Mark Cahan, Courtney Mann, and Jon Provus. These guys have a stacked camp resume including camper, counselor, Fantasy Campers, Father/Son Campers, Post Campers, 5-year club members, fathers of campers and staff...and much more. They have amazing stories from their t…
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We have no objections to Ace Attorney, Capcom's brilliant series about lawyers attacking each other with dangerous weapons. To celebrate this week's release of the Apollo Justice collection (aka: Ace Attorney 4-6), the gang explains why this adventure game series is so appealing, from the zany courtroom antics to the truly absurd animations. One Mo…
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Prince of Persia Is 2024's First Great Game
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Less than three weeks into 2024, we've already discovered what will likely be one of the year's best games: Ubisoft's Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, which the gang is loving. Maddy, Jason, and Kirk talk about the new game's satisfying platforming, the time-twisting story, and how it feels a whole lot like Hollow Knight. One More Thing: Kirk: Gui…
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Can A Video Game Really Last Ten Years?
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag to answer listener questions on all sorts of things. Why do games like Skull & Bones languish in development hell forever? What makes Chants of Sennaar such a bad name? And, uh, what's the best investment advice? One More Thing: Kirk: Fargo Seasons 4 and 5 (FX/Hulu) Maddy: A Little To The Left Jason: I hat…
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What will this next year bring? And what does it mean for gaming? Kirk, Maddy, and Jason go over last year's predictions to see who won the big bet, then throw down some hot new declarations for what's to come in 2024. One More Thing: Kirk: Learning to Play Piano When There Is No Recital, by Kelsey McKinney Maddy: Dark Souls Jason: Ace Attorney 4: …
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It is time once again for that wonderful annual tradition: the best video games of 2023. One More Thing: Kirk: Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation (Kevin Roose, 2021) Maddy: Pit Bulls and Parolees Jason: Dredge LINKS: Jason’s piece on the Insomniac hack: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-12-22/playstation-employee…
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S7E6 - Ted Roth and Barry Schwartz (Part 2)
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In case the first 2.5 hours wasn't enough...we are back with best friends and camp legends Ted Roth and Barry Schwartz to close the loop and finish up an amazing conversation about camp. We start by finishing the amazing story of 16A 1996, which includes a truly amazing moment with Doris and Jeannie. Then we finish with quick hits and other remarka…
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Jason, Maddy and Kirk take on the clickers once more in this spoiler-filled discussion of HBO's hit adaptation of The Last of Us. LINKS Kirk's 2013 article about the game's ending Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join Buy Triple Click Merch: https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Join the Triple Click Disc…
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S7E5 - Ted Roth & Barry Schwartz (part 1)
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If you know Teddy and Barry then this episode needs no introduction. If you don't...well get ready for some of the most fun, passionate, hilarious, (mostly) unfiltered, stories and memories from two camp legends. What does Teddy call "the biggest bonehead logistical decision in the history of camp"? What is Barry's best camp moment and SHOULD that …
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GTA VI, The Game Awards, And Some Cool Games We've Been Playing
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy determine who won last week's award predictions before jumping into a jam-packed episode full of hot news and video games. They talk about The Game Awards, the GTA VI reveal, and the cancellation of E3, then talk about games like Avatar, Fortnite, and God of War Ragnarok's new Valhalla DLC, plus much more. One More Thing: Kir…
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S7E4 - Some of the '24 Junior Counselors
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On this very special episode of the podcast Jason hosts some of the '22 Senior Cabin, '23 CITs, and '24 JCs Charlie Eisenberg, Nate Vass, Matthew Harfield, Sam Rosen, Spencer Auslander, and Ryan Weil. They talk about how last summer went, get into some favorite alumni pod questions, and turn the tables on J to ask him questions at the end. Enjoy!…
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Gaming's Biggest Night (Aside From Maddy's Wedding)
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The Triple Click Trio takes on The Game Awards: Who will win? Who'll get snubbed? What's an Action/Adventure game, again? Also, the hosts make some predictions! One More Thing: Kirk: Jusant Maddy: Chants of Sennar Jason: Going Infinite (Michael Lewis) LINKS: Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join Buy Triple Click Merch: https://maxfunstor…
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This week we have a unique episode for you. We went into the archives to unveil a never released episode from the summer of 2023. Every summer Jason does a late night deep dive with RYAN FIRMIN and JACK BEHAR. This year's version needed some editing which is why it didn't get released during the summer. Therefore, on Season 7 Episode 3 of the Camp …
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Maddy, Kirk, and Jason pull out their red-stringed corkboards for a dive into the world of connected universes. What's the deal with games that seem connected in both subtle and blatant ways? Why does Jason hate multiverses so much? And what's a "brand-iverse"? The Types of Connected Universe: Shared Universe - A collection of stories and character…
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Maddy, Kirk, and Jason take a trip to the Mushroom Kingdom and almost get skewered by a giant sword as they play through Super Mario RPG, the new remake of the iconic Super Nintendo game. The gang talks about how it's aged in 2023, the turn-based combat, and just how damn funny the whole thing is. One More Thing: Kirk: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Maddy…
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On this one of a kind episode of the Camp Cast Jason is joined by former camper, CIT, counselor, Associate Director, Director, and of course Owner of Camp Menominee, Steve Kanefsky. Steve opens up about his time as a camper and counselor. How he found Menominee and his journey to becoming the owner. Then Jason and Steve go under the hood to talk ab…
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Baldur's Gate 3 And Multiple Endings
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What's the deal with multiple endings? Does the gang save-scum and look up which ones they're going to get? Are multiple endings better than singular ones? And is this all just a thinly veiled excuse for Maddy, Kirk, and Jason to keep talking about Baldur's Gate 3? One More Thing: Kirk: The Vorkosigan Saga (Lois McMaster Bujold) Maddy: The Marvels …
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