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With a Terrible Fate

With a Terrible Fate

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Welcome to the podcast home of With a Terrible Fate, your first and final source for literary studies of your favorite video games. Subscribe for a range of accessible deep-dives into the storytelling of specific video games, as well as the theory of video-game narrative more broadly. Find all our written, audio, and video content, along with options to support us, at https://linktr.ee/withaterriblefate.
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The Catch and Kill Podcast with Ronan Farrow

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For the past two years, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ronan Farrow has been following a trail of clues from his investigation of Harvey Weinstein to other blockbuster stories about the systems that protect powerful men accused of terrible crimes in Hollywood, Washington, and beyond. But he didn’t bring that information to light on his own. A compelling cast of sources—from brave whistleblowers to shadowy undercover operatives—decided the fate of these investigations, sometimes risking ev ...
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True Detective

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Oscar winner Mahershala Ali (Moonlight, House of Cards) will play detective Wayne Hays, a state police detective from Northwest Arkansas. Stephen Dorff (Somewhere, Immortals) is set to play Arkansas State Investigator Roland West. Carmen Ejogo (Selma, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) will play school teacher Amelia Reardon, who is connected to two missing children. Additional cast members include Josh Hopkins, who will play Jim Dobkins, a private attorney in Fayetteville, Arkansas in ...
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Stumble into the dark imagination of Dar Qwynd with these quirky shorts that thrill, chill, and mildly titillate-if you are in that sort of mood, of course. The bites and bits of oddity include: "The Sitter" - An obnoxious suburban princess is called by the darkness that bulges beyond the world to claim her terrible birthright. Does she answer the call? "Blankie" - A delightfully morbid tale of a boy-child and his favorite blankie from the void that would drive grown men mad. "The Bayou" - A ...
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This week, With a Terrible Fate's podcast is a romp ranging from adaptation to serialized storytelling to metafiction. We kick off discussing Lies of P in the contexts of Pinocchio, Miyazaki-inspired games, and philosophically-minded stories as Aaron nears the conclusion of his first playthrough. (He's since wrapped this up, so stay tuned for overa…
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The Mad Monster (with the short, Radar Men from the Moon, ep. 2) causes Chris and Charlotte to howl about the moon, the Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, and the Big Rock Candy Mountains. Show Notes. The Mad Monster (Sam Newfield, 1942): MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. Radar Men from the Moon (Fred C. Bannon, 1951): IMDb. UnMSTed. Marc Evanier …
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This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast, we celebrate the communities, black sheep, and arduous challenges of gaming! We begin with Aaron breaking down With a Terrible Fate's lecture on bosses at PAX East last month, along with broader reflections on everything from cosplays to upcoming indie games you won't want to miss. All the talk of bosses…
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This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast, Aaron and Dan take a deep breath and dive into their very first, unfiltered, spoiler-rich thoughts about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Save this episode until you've finished the main scenario and are ready to dig into its microscopic and macrocosmic implications! We're already eagerly planning new analyses…
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It’s our 150th episode, our seventh anniversary, and someone’s birthday! Charlotte and Beth rewatch one of their favourite episodes, The Rebel Set, with the short, Johnny at the Fair. They reminisce about visiting Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, the Canadian National Exhibition, and Hellzapoppin’. Show Notes. The Rebel Set (Gene Fowler Jr, 1959): MST3K…
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Nearly a hundred and fifty episodes — and seven years — into this podcast, Chris and Charlotte decide to watch a few “documentaries” to find out what this MST3K show is all about. This Is MST3K (from season 4) and The Making of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (from season 8) get them talking about M, S, T, 3, and K. Show Notes. This Is MST3K: MST3K Wi…
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The Beast of Hollow Mountain shows up much too late to hear Chris and Charlotte talk about killer cats, dinosaurs, cowboys, cows, and Wallace Shawn. Show Notes. The Beast of Hollow Mountain (Edward Nassour & Ismael Rodríguez, 1956): MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. Our episode on Angels Revenge. Uninvited (Greydon Clark, 1988). Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who S…
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On this special edition of the With a Terrible Fate podcast just ahead of analyst Dan Hughes' wedding, Dan and Aaron wrestle with the marvelously multifaceted problem of how we can best come to understand the nature of characters in our favorite video games. What draws us to specific protagonists in party-based games? How can game-based conflict ac…
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This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast on the storytelling of video games, we kick things off with a discussion of Dan's recent journeys through Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, only to discover the game as a surprisingly illuminating throughline for a rich diversity of reflections on the structures of serial video-game stories, the interpretat…
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It’s Final Justice for Chris and Charlotte, who are sentenced to talk about Joe Don Baker, Greydon Clark, Yes, Malta, and Geronimo. Show Notes. Final Justice (Greydon Clark, 1985): MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. By-The-Bywater is the Megaphonic podcast about all things Tolkien. Our episode on The Crawling Hand. R.I.P. Peter Schickele. Chris especially …
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On the latest episode of With a Terrible Fate's podcast, Dan Hughes and Aaron Suduiko fire up the mics two weeks after their vacation in Japan to share stories from their journey and reflect on how their latest adventure through the cultural progenitor of so many video games has informed how they think about the medium! From stumbling upon the myth…
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The Beatniks avoids anything too far out, but Chris and Charlotte have a gas talking about Paul Frees, pocket pool, dippy slang, store-bought cake, and controversial troll dolls. Also features another General Hospital short! Show Notes. The Beatniks (Paul Frees, 1960): MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. How to replace a DVD. Big Action Bill: The History of…
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Happy Gamuary! This year, Chris and Charlotte broaden their scope a little, as Godzilla vs. Megalon finds them roaring about Godzilla, Jet Jaguar, Megalon, Gigan, and Squawkzilla. Show Notes. Godzilla vs. Megalon (Jun Fukuda, 1973): MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. Our episodes on Crash of Moons and The Sword and the Dragon. Stalag 17 (Billy Wilder, 1953…
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Happy Holidays! Let’s gather round to hear the tale of The Sword and the Dragon, or at least let’s hear Chris and Charlotte talking about Ilya Muromets, Ingmar Bergman, August Strindberg, Sven, and Ole. Show Notes. MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer (for the restorated version). Support us on Patreon to hear the interview with Chris and to hear Chris, Charl…
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This week on With a Terrible Fate's podcast about the study and culture of video-game storytelling, we take a reflective look at the good, bad, and ugly of what it means to talk about games. Where does lore analysis end and literary interpretation begin, and how can streamed "book clubs" of games help create good-faith homes for a positive mode of …
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Rocky and Winky are back for Crash of Moons (or Crash of the Moons, if you like). But as Chris and Charlotte try to escape their trajectory, they talk about old news, rogue planets, happy leaders, bizarre tv shows, and broken guitars. Featuring another General Hospital short! Show Notes. MST3K Wiki. IMDb. UnMSTed. Turkey Day 2023 host segments, if …
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With the last month of the year upon us, join the With a Terrible Fate podcast for December-themed game reflections! From the culture developing around the Game Awards, to analyzing what counts as a "holiday gaming experience," to reflecting on evolving standards around game demos, spoilers, and recommendations, this episode is stuffed with plenty …
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Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte celebrate by rewatching the bumpers and commercials for the first few Turkey Day Marathons! Reminisce with them about Thanksgiving traditions, Thanksgiving television, Thanksgiving hymns, Thanksgiving foods, and so many turkeys. Show Notes. Turkey Day Marathon 2023! Turkey Day 1991, including the classic Turkey…
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Do you find yourself bouncing back and forth between multiple games, or running a few different playthroughs at the same time to support different mindsets or moments throughout your day? Take a listen to this latest podcast episode, in which Dan and Aaron explore the many reasons for which we might bounce gymnastically between multiple games, and …
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Manhunt in Space has Rocky Jones, Space Ranger, and his pal Winky chase after Chris and Charlotte among the stars, as they discuss stethoscopes, soap operas, space operas, sprucing up, and seeing colours. With a short: part of an episode of General Hospital! Show Notes. MST3K Wiki. IMDb. UnMSTed. Help make MST3K Season 14! Turkey Day Marathon 2023!…
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Welcome to the latest incarnation of With a Terrible Fate's podcast: unstructured, organic conversations about current gaming experiences, how they inform our understanding of the world, and how they relate to the broader language of video-game storytelling! In this inaugural episode, Dan Hughes and Aaron Suduiko discuss their recent adventures in …
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On the spookiest day of the year, join With a Terrible Fate in a free-wheeling conversation about the past, present, and future magic of horror storytelling in video games. In a brand-new podcast episode, Dan Hughes and Aaron Suduiko haunt you with reflections on the good, bad, and ugly of scary interactive stories, including: Old and new glitches,…
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Hobgoblins emerge out of their vault to let Chris and Charlotte live out their fantasy of talking about hobgoblins, gremlins, regular goblins, hobbits, and other scary things. Show Notes. Hobgoblins: MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. We discuss Kolchak: The Night Stalker in our episode on The Last Chase. Tolkien stuff comes up a lot here, thanks to By-The…
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This Friday the 13th of October on Pokémon Rose: from MissingNo. and a skeletal Kabutops to Drifloon and Gengar, take our hand on the spookiest day of the year and wander with us through the pokégraveyard. Stay on the lookout: if we're unlucky enough, we may just be visited by the origins of ghost stories, Ghost Pokémon, and the spooky folklore tha…
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Hangar 18 is filled with aliens, so the government must do everything to stop Chris and Charlotte from talking about Robert Vaughn, Gary Collins, Stuart Pankin, infomercials, and—you guessed it—Donald Pleasence. Content warning: We discuss a movie that deals with sexual violence. We mention when we’re about to discuss in the episode, and have provi…
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Huzzah! Quest of the Delta Knights finds Chris and Charlotte in the medieval early ’90s, where they drink mead and discuss things like David Warner (good), David Warner (evil), David Warner (virtual), David Warner (narrator), and the Pleasure Faire. SHOW NOTES. Quest of the Delta Knights: MST3K Wiki. IMDB. Jerry van Dyke on Inside Edition. The 1994…
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Happy Dodecalabour Day! Uh, a little belated. Turns out Hercules couldn’t make it, and so we’ve got Colossus and the Headhunters rushing after Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Nummymuffincoocolbutter, Maciste, Hercules’s son, Pound Puppies, and good kitties. SHOW NOTES. Colossus and the Headhunters (Maciste contro i cacciatori di teste): MST3…
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The Batwoman (La mujer murciélago) swims towards the good ship It’s Just A Show, where Chris and Charlotte are talking about Mexican resorts, Mexican cosmopolitanism, Mexican movies, Mexican luchadoras, and menstrual products. Show Notes. The Batwoman: MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. Support us on Patreon if you want to listen to Charlotte talking about…
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This week on Pokémon Rose: an exposition of mythopoeia, a study of the Pokémon world's perennial quest for meaning and explanation in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, and how mechanics of exploration, Pokémania, and myth equip players to confront one burning question: "How do we dream in a shapeless void?" Credit to Qumu Music for the music in this ep…
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The Hellcats play tug-of-war with Chris and Charlotte as they try to discuss women bikers, gay bikers, (sorta) helpful bikers, speed chess, and cheesecake. [Content warning: There’s a mention of homophobic violence in a movie. We warn you when it’s coming, and we don’t go into graphic details. If you want to skip it, use the chapter markers or skip…
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Chris and Charlotte went to Blobfest and MST3Kon! And so now they’re going to tell you all about meeting Joel, meeting Jonah, meeting Emily, meeting the Blob, and meeting oppressive amounts of humidity. SHOW NOTES. MST3Kon. The Blob (1958) and The Blob (1988). The Colonial Theatre. We met Joel and Jonah and Emily! Our episodes on The Wild Wild Worl…
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Wild Rebels are crunchy and punchy, but Chris and Charlotte are in to talk about symbols that were popular in Germany in the late 30s/early 40s, Florida film scenes, sad boy singers, pretty boy bikers, and driving around Florida for kicks. SHOW NOTES. Wild Rebels: MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. See you at MST3Kon! Welcome, Waystar Corncob! The critic C…
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The Sidehackers (or is it The Side Hackers?) revs its engines real loud and makes it hard for Chris and Charlotte to talk about sexual violence, friendly bikers, unfriendly bikers, sidehacking, and Rommel’s book. cw: This is a heavy episode, and we talk about sexual violence (including a discussion about the notorious scene that was edited out of t…
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The Deadly Bees are swarming around Chris and Charlotte, distracting them as they try to talk about timelines, mysteries, nuisances, knees, and spices. SHOW NOTES. The Deadly Bees: MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. We don’t mention it on the show, but we’ve got a limited edition Pride t-shirt featuring our network’s mascot, Curtis the Dinoplant, showing s…
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The Killer Shrews are gnawing at Chris and Charlotte to talk about shrews, rats, dogs, cows, and college kids. Also features the short, Junior Rodeo Daredevils! SHOW NOTES The Killer Shrews: MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer Junior Rodeo Daredevils: IMDb. Kate DeMillo: The Tale of Despereaux. Brian Jacques: Redwall. A venemous shrew. National Geographic pr…
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Robot Wars avoids war with any other robots by peacefully transporting Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Barbara Crampton, Lisa Rinna, Barb, Star, and a punching bag. SHOW NOTES. Robot Wars: MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. The video from our live show, as well as video for all the live shows recorded that day, is now available! Bonus bits cut from …
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Chris and Charlotte were live in Portland, Oregon, to look at two recently riffed shorts on a topic that is dear to all Portlanders’ hearts: bicycle safety! The Bicycle Driver and Bicycling Visual Skills both want to teach us about how to share the road with cars safely. [And yes, Chris gets the name of one of the shorts wrong the first time.] SHOW…
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The Projected Man beams itself into Chris and Charlotte’s life, and so they talk about 4D Man, Lee Meriwether, Ralph Carmichael, Bert from Sesame Street, and Andrei Tarkovsky. SHOW NOTES. The Projected Man: MST3K Wiki. IMDb. Trailer. RIP, Mark Russell. We talked more about Mark Russell in our episode on Gamera vs. Guiron. Our live event will be on …
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