Big Game Hunger is a weekly comedy show where Jenna Stoeber and friends craft the big next game every episode. Starting with a random genre, concept, and vibe, Jenna and a friend will take a game all the way from pitch, to slightly more developed pitch. By the end of the episode, they’ll have honed an IP so irresistible, you’ll be ready to risk $25 for it on Steam. Get ready to laugh about games you love, learn about game trends, and yearn for titles that will surely never make their release ...
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A Pathfinder actual play TIMELOOPING show featuring an original campaign, where four heroes of varying skills, attractiveness, and stupidity, race against time to prevent a war. Featuring the talents of game master Justin Green, Jenna Stoeber, Caitlin Stayduhar, Andrew Hansen, and Paul Luetkemeyer. Join our patreon! Patreon.com/bcbparty Published biweekly on Thursdays. Email us at burntcookbookparty@gmail.com. Follow us at on Twitter at BCBParty, or on Tumblr at BCBParty. Support us on Patre ...
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A boozy dive into mythology, legends, and folklore. Every week we pour a drink and dive into a new story from around the world. Hear fresh takes on classic myths and learn new stories from around the world, served up over ice by two tipsy history geeks. New episodes every Wednedsay!
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398: Your Urban Legends XCIV - The Following Spirit
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Do not adjust your podcast players. If this is all sounding familiar to you, it might be an echo of the future. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of fire, hanging, death, bones, animal death, animal sacrifice, toxic masculinity, home invasion, and sex. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends S…
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Patrick Gill, a talented video essayiest and bonkers livestreamer, joins the podcast to make a nasty brain game with the prompts: Horrifying, Nobody can discover your recent lottery win, Deckbuilder The resulting brain-reaping game pits your social skills against the people in your small town as you try to keep your terrible secret. Mash up a littl…
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Trapped in a cat temple increasingly become a time spider temple, Janni does his best despite his lack of body, and Patti does her best despite Janni's lack of body. Astra and Zelf continue their trip through their pasts, revealing horrible insight into who they were and how they became the messes they are today. Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreo…
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397: Zombies and Shakespeare (with Melody Bates)
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Was Shakespeare writing about zombies? What if Romeo & Juliet were transformed at the end of the play rather than just dying? We’re joined by playwright and creator Melody Bates to talk about her love and frustration with Shakespeare, her acting origins, and translating fashion and folklore into performance. Content Warning: This episode contains c…
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Amy Vorpahl, actress, musician and expert DM, is ready to practice making games with the prompts: Ten-minute, marching band simulator, dating sim Now it's time for the awkward marching band nerds to strip off their pseudo-military uniforms and reveal their thick buff legs. In Pucker Up and Blow, you'll have a chance to romance a variety of either s…
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We’re vibing with nature, which means we’re talking about the tree spirits of Greek mythology: Dryads! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of incest, suicide, genitals, sexual assault, blood, slut-shaming, death, animal attacks, animal death, and child endangerment. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia …
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Professor Ashley makes Haut Garbage: Love in the time of Composting
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Professor Ashley, twitch stream and a literal real professor, challenges Jenna's base concepts about fun, flirting, and composting with the prompts: extremely literal composting weeklong LARP Together they make an education workshop with structured workshops on composting and a farmer-romancing meta game. But it is NOT a cult. For legal reasons, I …
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Ep. 70 - It's my first time watching this show
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Aren't you excited to get back into the action we left at the end of Episode 68? WELL, hold onto your patience for just a few minutes longer, because this episode opens with a betrayal. But after that, we join the gang once again as they explore Molni's temple and attempt to piece together what happened while they were away at Janni's wedding. Join…
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We’re talking this week about Isis, the Egyptian Head Queen in Charge! She’s out there doing magic, bringing people back from the dead, controlling scorpions, all sorts of things. If you’re not impressed, you’re not listening. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonialism, death, grieving, xenophobia, religio…
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Julia Schifini makes Traitor’s Cup: Last Mascot Standing
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janky hidden role Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
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Short story shorter: the audio didn't upload correctly, and I can't fix it now because I am on vacation. Julia's episode will release for real next week!
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394: Your Urban Legends XCIII - The Shuddering of Creekside Mushrooms, Revisited
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After a month of mushroom folklore, horror, and general gushing, we are revisiting with fresh eyes the scariest story we’ve ever told on the podcast: The Shuddering of Creekside Mushrooms. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of racism, viruses, death, body horror, homophobia, and guns. Housekeeping - Recommendatio…
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It's our most scientific episode yet! In a lovely interlude from the tense main-story drama, Tetra returns home to visit its parent-clone Tripla and check in on the jungle. At a lovely remembrance party for Tetra's sibling-clone Hemi, it reunites with local friends Inanna Bananabean, Tad LePole, and Bobo Bonobo. Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreon…
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After a month of mushroom folklore, horror, and general gushing, we are revisiting with fresh eyes the scariest story we’ve ever told on the podcast: The Shuddering of Creekside Mushrooms. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of racism, viruses, death, body horror, homophobia, and guns. Housekeeping - Recommendatio…
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mayor They only have two more years of funding to complete this game, where you play as a penguin trying to run for mayor on the platform of brining eternal darkness and permanent ice to your town. A tough sell, but you can sway voters by wearing cute hats and little bowties! Check out Laser's work on his website, LaserTheBoy.com, and check out his…
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392: Mushrooms and Modern Horror (with Jenna Stoeber)
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Mushrooms and horror go together like peanut butter and jelly, and we’ve brought on our local horror expert, Jenna Stoeber to talk us through the history of mushrooms, horror, video games, and more! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of body horror, xenophobia, racism, death, psychological horror, drug use, sex, …
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Kaylee Rowena makes Chirry Pitt vs New Hampshire
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Kaylee Rowena, talented comic illustrator and haunted house expert, joins the podcast to make a very pride-ful TTRPG with the prompts: underground, Local Government drama, tongue-based Taking a cue from Lasers and Feelings, they create the gayest spectrum possible: seduction to inimidation. Play as Chirry Pitt as she gets manipulates the city counc…
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This ship is on a collision course with a rainbow hydra! Seven heads, no waiting. Patty puts her little rat foot down on her disciples being sacrificed to feed it, which doesn't leave them many options. Boatswain Astra fills out her role, Janni is on board for defeating giant monsters as a public service, and Zelf checks his recipe book for Hydra p…
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Surprise! We’re spending an entire month talking about mushrooms in mythology, horror and beyond! We start with a roundup of our favorite mushroom tales and creatures from mythology and folklore, from fairy circles, edible monsters, and mushroom superpowers. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonialism, dise…
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Anica Seelie makes Suc'Noff: Don’t Wake Ghdae'dqey!
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TTRPG creator Anica Seelie is gifted three great prompts for their skill set: maintaining a eldrich god's slumber With a firm but loving grip on these words, Anica and Jenna slowly escalate their ideas until they make a game about continually fucking to appease the eldrich horror Suc'Naath. But don't do too good a job or your partner might experien…
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390: Your Urban Legends XCII - A Ghost’s Costume Change
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We scared each other quite a bit with this one. A ghost that says its name like a Pokemon, a very fitness-focused ghost, and the worst bug story we’ve ever heard in our entire lives. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, human remains, religious persecution, colonialism, natural disasters, and fire. Strong…
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Mischa Stanton makes Hand (and Foot) of God
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Mischa Stanton, audio editor extraodinare and beloved Multitude podcaster, gets a very tricky gameplay-type (left by Jacob Geller), but manages to combine it flawlessly with the two other options: lazy, sims rival, kick-punch They envision a remarkable god-sim game where, aided by many hand-and-footed angels, the player must build up its civilizati…
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High seas and HIGH STAKES as the team battles some leprechauns! Patty and Janni finally get a chance to demo their new combo moves, which has made them ridiculously powerful. Zelf shows off his swashbuckling moves. And Astra once again sacrifices herself for FASHION. It is NOT WORTH IT. Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreon.com/bcbparty Visit our me…
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More mummies, more problems - or in this case, we’re talking about the FIRST mummy and god of the afterlife: Osiris! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of pregnancy, birth, death, dismemberment, sex, murder, animal attacks, drowning, bodily fluids, and colonization. Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Amand…
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Penny Olivia Parker makes Holley's Trolleys
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Penny Olivia Parker aka SnapCube, voice actor, streamer, and all around delightful person, goes deep on some word- and wood-intepretation with the prompts: wooden, train, game that doesn't use any controller. The result is a cute but surprisingly hard-hitting trolley game where you try your best to communicate with the (literal, metaphorical) woode…
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388: Making Queer Fairy Tales (with Melanie Gillman)
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We’re joined by cartoonist and author of Other Ever Afters, Mel Gillman to chat about growing as an artist, how allegories of fairy tales grow over time, and breaking the structures to write good horror. Also, the premiere of our new favorite segment: Foraging Corner. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of queerph…
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Janet Varney, host of The JV Club and Braving the Elements, has some firm thoughts about argula that she wants to share, provoked by the prompts: wacky, fast-food tie-in, touch-based rhythm game After some discussion about drumming and fast food griddle work, she and Jenna settle on a game about composing both the perfect sandwich, and the perfect …
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The gang battles against the Monarch and the court of the Pink Knight, and as per usual they're more in danger from themselves and their own incompetence than any outside force. This time, though, there are real stakes - Manny's been injured too! But don't worry, there are worse things than falling damage... Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreon.com…
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We are ridiculously excited to announce the first official BCBP merchandise! You can find it at bit.ly/jennamerch as part of showhost Jenna Stoeber's collection with DFTBA. We're starting with three items: a funny mug to hold your beverage of choice, be it Ooh Moo chocolate milk or something scummier a BCBP logo magnet to keep your important busine…
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We hope you’re feeling as divinely inspired as we are in this episode about the Muses! We dive into their origins, their idiosyncrasies, and the role they play in both Ancient Greek society and our society today (and invent some of our own!) Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonialism, racism, death, murder…
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Sam, superb video essayist from the channel Afterthoughts, joins Jenna for a one-yearly event: podcasting! Oh and they get the prompts: award-winning, played once annually, weird cart racer They navigate towards ARGs, the once-beloved, now forgotten child of the irl gaming world. But there they find a wealth of inspiration! Map based games! Online …
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386: Your Urban Legends - Unknowable, Eldritch Pronouns (with Mischa Stanton)
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We’re joined by editor extraordinaire and podcast pro, Mischa Stanton. And we brought a bunch of stories that are Mischa-coded: LARPing, summer camps, and unknowable pronouns. And of course, the logical conclusion to any story: Giant Doorknob. Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of paranoia, anxiety, spiders, anim…
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Chandana Ekanayake makes Sud Buds Survival
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obnoxious, survival horror The once-quarter Pusheen subscription box is available for only $43.95 per box, or only $39.95 is you get an annual plan! Check it out past boxes (
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Weddings bells... or alarm bells? One of those is going to wake Janni up this episode! Patty is not on board with Janni's marriage to the Pink Prince, Astra is misty-eyed about romance but trying to stay focused on Janni's well-being, and Zelf's just here for the food. But what does Janni want? Is he a blushing bride, or is he just that color becau…
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Get your notepad ready to take notes, because we’re talking about the god Thoth! There’s games of chance, justice, cliffhangers, and so much more! Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of colonialism, racism, sexual content, bodily fluids, death, fire, pregnancy/childbirth, incest, polygamy, animal death, decapitati…
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Paul Luetkemeyer makes So you Think you Can Family? Prove It!
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Paul Luetkemeyer, the voice of Zelf on Burnt Cook Book Party, joins Jenna to make a: claustraphobic, based on a 2007 reality tv show, family sim After flirting with a pretty banger idea for a Harry Houdini reincarnation reality TV show, they settle on a cubicle-based work-related multiplayer game where you fight through a series of puzzle rooms, li…
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