Twitching On TV and then Twitch.TV ft. Bajo

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#Video Games #Lifestyle #Cinema #Comedy #Pocket

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The truth is out West! We’re hopping on the ET Highway and venturing to the most notorious alien hot spots, including Roswell’s infamous crash site, Area 51’s eerie perimeter, and a mysterious desert watchtower. Join us as journalist Laura Krantz, host of the podcast Wild Thing , beams up to share stories from the front lines of UFO reporting—from strange sightings and quirky festivals to a mailbox where people leave letters to extraterrestrials. Maybe you’ll even decide for yourself: Is Earth a tourist stop for spaceships? UFO hot spots you’ll encounter in this episode: - UFO Watchtower (near Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado) - Roswell, New Mexico - Area 51, Nevada - Extraterrestrial Highway (aka State Route 375), Nevada - Little A’Le’Inn, ET Highway, Nevada - E.T. Fresh Jerky, ET Highway, Nevada - Alien Research Center, ET Highway, Nevada - The Black Mailbox, ET Highway, Nevada Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group .…

about a year ago 57:29

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Ruby is joined by former ABC Good Game host and current internet clown Bajo to talk about what it was like doing all that stuff he did.

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63 episodes

Twitching On TV and then Twitch.TV ft. Bajo

PocketBuds

published about a year ago

MP3•Episode home

Ruby is joined by former ABC Good Game host and current internet clown Bajo to talk about what it was like doing all that stuff he did.

Find us online:

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

63 episodes

#Video Games #Lifestyle #Cinema #Comedy #Pocket

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That's All, Buds! ft. Many, Many Guests 1:03:08

33 weeks ago1:03:08

1:03:08

Ruby is joined by a delightful assortment of PocketBuddies to reflect on the silly little podcast that was PocketBuds. Warning: This episode is DANGEROUSLY earnest. Find us online: Our website Twitch Main YouTube Highlights YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Twitching On TV and then Twitch.TV ft. Bajo 57:29

34 weeks ago57:29

57:29

Ruby is joined by former ABC Good Game host and current internet clown Bajo to talk about what it was like doing all that stuff he did. Find us online: Our website Twitch Main YouTube Highlights YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Putting On A Games Showcase ft. Jenny Windom 45:50

35 weeks ago45:50

45:50

Ruby is joined by indie game producer, community developer, streamer, and host of Wholesome Games, Jenny Windom. Together, they'll be chatting about Jenny's career shift from middle school teacher to game developer, the humble beginnings of Wholesome Games, and what goes into putting on a games showcase. Support Spirit Swap: LoFi Beats to Match-3 To Backer Beta on Kickstarter Find Jenny and Wholesome Games here: Jenny's website The Wholesome Games website Find us online: Our website Twitch Main YouTube Highlights YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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How To Play Games Wrong ft. Rudeism 53:53

36 weeks ago53:53

53:53

Ruby is joined by streamer, content creator, and bad-in-a-good-way controller maker Dylan Beck a.k.a Rudeism to talk all about playing games the wrong way. You may not believe it, but there's wrong ways, wronger ways, and the WRONGEST ways to play video games! Find Rudeism here: https://rudeism.com/ https://www.twitch.tv/rudeism https://www.youtube.com/@Rudeism Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Astro Bot Is GOTY and GOATed ft. Leah Williams 52:23

37 weeks ago52:23

52:23

Ruby is joined by writer for GamesHub Leah Williams to talk about a game that's gunning for the Game of the Year spot for 2024, Astro Bot. It's more than just references, it's the essence of pure joy packed into a video game! Find Leah here: https://twitter.com/legenette https://www.gameshub.com/author/leah-j-williams/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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It (Video Games) Came From Outer Space ft. Josh Swift 52:11

38 weeks ago52:11

52:11

Ruby is joined by technical director at Lowkii, button pusher at Back Pocket, and her work bestie Josh Swift to talk about the out-of-this-world world of space games. It might get a little existential, which is fitting in the realm of the galaxy. Find Josh here: https:/twitter.com/swift_y https://www.instagram.com/swift_y/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Writing Books About Games ft. James O'Connor 50:34

39 weeks ago50:34

50:34

Ruby is joined by game dev exec at the South Australian Film Corporation, co-founder of gaming satire website Point and Clickbait, former narrative designer at Mighty Kingdom, and freelance games journo James ‘Jickle’ O’Connor to talk about writing books about video games. He's also got a book about Untitled Goose Game coming out with Boss Fight Books! HONK! Back the Untitled Goose Game book (and secure your copy) here! Find Jickle here: https://jickle.net/ https://twitter.com/Jickle Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Making Games Funny (To Me) ft. Alec Robbins 48:57

40 weeks ago48:57

48:57

Ruby is joined by web comic artist, TV writer, narrative director at Squanch Games, and Mr. Boop himself Alec Robbins to talk about the chuckles and challenges that come with writing comedy in video games. Originally, the title of this episode was going to be ' Knock Knock! Who's There? Video Games' , but that's just ridiculous. Very silly. This is a serious podcast. Find Alec's stuff online: https://alec.land/ https://twitter.com/alecrobbins https://alecrobbins.itch.io/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Roleplay In Games, NOT Roleplaying Games ft. HexSteph 42:31

41 weeks ago42:31

42:31

Ruby is joined by former Good Game host, current streamer, and her good friend Steph "Hex" Bendixsen to talk about her experiences in WildRP, the most primo role-playing server in Red Dead Online history. Yeehaw! Find Steph online: https://twitter.com/hexsteph/ https://instagram.com/hexsteph/ https://www.twitch.tv/hexsteph/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://www.youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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What If Video Games Were In Real Life? ft. Nick Belling 51:52

42 weeks ago51:52

51:52

Ruby is joined by software engineer, Back Pocket regular, and YouTuber Nick "Nicrotex" Belling to talk about all things ARG (alternate reality games) and immersive theatre. It's basically like video games but in real life, but also it's not really real life. It's like... fake life. Find Nick here: Twitter Instagram YouTube Find us online: Twitch VODs / Highlights on YouTube TikTok / Twitter / Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Waking Up From A Games PR Nightmare ft. Jim Barker 50:46

43 weeks ago50:46

50:46

Ruby is joined by former publicist for gaming companies like PlayStation and Xbox and former PR manager for Aussie games distributor Five Star Games, Jim Barker, to talk about the twists and turns of working in PR for video games. Have a listen, but all good if not! Thanks so much for considering this podcast for the opportunity of being listened to by you. Find Jim here: Twitter Instagram Find us online: Twitch VODs / Highlights on YouTube TikTok / Twitter / Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Finding Love At The Crush House ft. Nicole He 48:52

44 weeks ago48:52

48:52

Ruby is joined by creative technologist and independent game dev Nicole He to talk about the collaboration between her, UK-based game studio Nerial ( Card Shark, Reigns ), and indie publisher extraordinaire Devolver Digital, The Crush House. You've heard of first-person shooters, now get read for a world-first thirst -person shooter. The second song featured in the introduction is Funk Jazz by Andrea Boccadoro , composed for The Crush House soundtrack. Wishlist The Crush House now on Steam , out August 10. Find Nicole here: Nicole's cool website Nicole's Twitter Nicole's Instagram Find us online: Twitch VODs / Highlights on YouTube TikTok / Twitter / Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Goodbye, Kotaku Australia ft. David Smith 1:00:33

45 weeks ago1:00:33

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Ruby is joined by former managing editor of Kotaku Australia and her former work dad David Smith to talk about the thrilling rise and frustrating end to a website that has housed some of the most beautiful minds in Australian games journalism. Consider this an audio eulogy for Kotaku Australia, but one of the eulogies at the funeral that everyone is uncomfortable about. Find David here: https://twitter.com/RhunWords https://www.instagram.com/rhunwords/ https://www.tiktok.com/@rhunwords Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids https://twitter.com/rubyinnes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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We Need More Local Games Events ft. Serenade's Duncan Corrigan 47:17

46 weeks ago47:17

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Ruby is joined by game developer and co-founder of Sydney games collective Serenade, Duncan Corrigan, to talk about the creation of Serenade, what goes into putting on a local games event, and why they're important for spotlighting games that you maybe wouldn't hear about normally. Because they're arty. Or they're freaky. Or both! Things mentioned: Ian MacLarty's Catacombs of Solaris Garfies Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic set up in a piano Find Duncan/Serenade here: https://twitter.com/DuncanCorrigan https://duncan74.itch.io/ https://twitter.com/serenadegames https://serenade.games/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids https://twitter.com/rubyinnes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Dark Souls Watchmojo And Spooktober ft. Indeimaus 53:01

47 weeks ago53:01

53:01

Ruby is joined by Australian gaming YouTuber Indeimaus to discuss his approach to making videos, how it's changed over time, and his love for the scarier side of the video game world. Oh, and working at EB Games. Again. Find Indeimaus here: https://youtube.com/channel/UCDXOwJQgD65oJOM1IHmtskw/ https://instagram.com/indeimaus/ https://twitter.com/indeimaus/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Putting A Little Kitty In A Big City ft. Matt T. Wood 57:32

48 weeks ago57:32

57:32

Ruby is joined by Matt T. Wood, a 3D Realms and Valve veteran turned founder of Double Dagger Studio, to talk about his work in the games industry as well as the making of his studio's debut title, Little Kitty Big City. Meow! Introduction includes The Curious Cat by Riley Koenig, from the Little Kitty Big City soundtrack. Get Little Kitty Big City here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1177980/Little_Kitty_Big_City/ https://www.nintendo.com/au/games/nintendo-switch/little-kitty-big-city/ https://www.xbox.com/en-AU/games/store/little-kitty-big-city/9NF5S7MLM8XT Find Matt here: https://www.matttwood.com/ https://twitter.com/matttwood https://twitter.com/doubledaggerstd Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Making of Sushi Ben ft. Kane Tyler 47:07

49 weeks ago47:07

47:07

Ruby is joined by co-founder of Big Brane Studios and lead developer of Sushi Ben Kane Tyler to talk about his work on the narrative VR adventure that places you in a small Japanese town to save a failing sushi restaurant from the grasp of greedy land sharks. Introduction includes Sushi Rock No. 1 by Ian Navarro Silver, from the Sushi Ben soundtrack. Wishlist the non-VR version of Sushi Ben on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419240/Sushi_Ben/ Buy Sushi Ben on Meta Quest here: https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/5459391390744272/ Find Jack here: https:/twitter.com/DmawDev https://www.tiktok.com/@dmawdev https://www.sushiben.com/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Writing About Video Games Is... Good? ft. Jackson Ryan 55:34

50 weeks ago55:34

55:34

Ruby is joined by President of the Science Journalists Association of Australia, award-winning video games journalist, and her friend Jackson Ryan to talk about their very different experiences working in video games journalism, how it compares now versus "back then", and if people really want to read AI-written choppy sloppy. Find Jack here: https://www.jacksonwryan.com/ https://www.twitter.com/dctrjack Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Games Industry Is Doing Fine! ft. Kelsey Gamble 57:03

51 weeks ago57:03

57:03

Ruby is joined by former Bethesda and League of Geeks employee and current New Blood Interactive studio mother Kelsey Gamble to talk all about the highs, lows, and daunting present of the video games industry. It's a classic case of 'If you don't laugh, you'll cry'. Find Kelsey here: https://twitter.com/kindofsquishy https://www.instagram.com/kindofsquishy Follow Kelsey's work here: https://newblood.games/ https://oddlark.com/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Remakes 'n' Remasters: The Definitive Edition ft. Snugboy 57:49

1 year ago57:49

57:49

Ruby is joined by gaming YouTuber and resident silly billy Snugboy to talk about the seemingly endless business of remakes, remasters, re-imaginings, re-releases, (re)ports, and maybe more! While this IS called The Definitive Edition of this podcast episode, PocketBuds does reserve the right to remake this episode to include a new hat, and re-release it at an exorbitant price. Find SnugBoy here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Snugboy https://twitter.com/RealSnugboy Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Sculpting A Sexier You (In A Video Game) ft. Gus Ronald 56:16

1 year ago56:16

56:16

Ruby is joined by her boss and bestie Gus Ronald to talk about the creative world of character customisation in video games. From making a character so gorgeous that even the gods above struggle to avert their gaze, all the way to constructing a horrible monstrosity that could get you sent straight to gamer jail, we've got you covered. Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Floptacular World of Doctor Who Games ft. Will Yates 54:01

1 year ago54:01

54:01

Ruby is joined by co-host of ETTO, former Good Game personality, current editor for Back Pocket and ongoing friend and coworker to Ruby, Will Yates, to talk about a topic that he is EXTREMELY well-versed in: the realm of games based around the BBC's longest-running sci-fi series, Doctor Who. Join the two as they discuss the rare few Doctor Who games that are actually not bad, the vast majority that got it incredibly wrong, and what video game genre Doctor Who would best work with. Allons-y! Find Will here: https://etto.carrd.co/ https://twitter.com/Willbo__/ https://www.instagram.com/__willbo/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Laying A Video Game Easter Egg ft. Joel Duscher & Jackson Baly 57:14

1 year ago57:14

57:14

Ruby is joined by the hosts of Thumb Cramps, Plumbing the Death Star, and Baseless Speculation, as well as two of her most favourite dumb boys Joel Duscher & Jackson Baly, to discover their love of video game easter eggs. Considering there's not really such a thing as an 'expert' on video game easter eggs, it only made sense that we ended up going with these fellas. Find the Thumb Cramps boys here: Sanspants Radio Thumb Cramps Instagram Thumb Cramps Twitter Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Video Games Belong In A Museum ft. Chloe Appleby & Chris Redman 47:04

1 year ago47:04

47:04

Ruby is joined by Powerhouse games curator Chloe Appleby and variable media conservator Chris Redman to discuss the ups, downs, and all arounds of video game preservation, and what Australia's museum world is doing to keep gaming's history intact. Apparently, putting a copy of Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training in a jar of vinegar is NOT a viable way to preserve a game. Who knew? Learn more about the Powerhouse here: https://powerhouse.com.au/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Making Gay Games As A Gay Who Games ft. Pete Foley 51:14

1 year ago51:14

51:14

Ruby is joined by Pete Foley, the co-founder of award-winning Australian indie games studio Fuzzy Ghost ( Queer Man Peering Into A Rock Pool.jpg, Janet DeMornay is a Slumlord and a Witch) to talk about making gay games, making games with gays, and the representation of LGBTQ+ people in the video game world. Slay! Find Fuzzy Ghost games here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1501150/Pebble_Witch/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1711420/Queer_Man_Peering_Into_A_Rock_Pooljpg/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2168480/Janet_DeMornay_Is_A_Slumlord_and_a_witch/ Find Pete here: http://fuzzyg.host/ https://twitter.com/_fuzzyghost_ https://www.instagram.com/_fuzzyghost_ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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There's Something About Video Game Music ft. Dan Golding 1:04:42

1 year ago1:04:42

1:04:42

Ruby is joined by deputy chair of media and communication at Swinburne University, the host of Screen Sounds on ABC classic, and award winning video game composer and journalist Dan Golding to talk about a shared love of theirs: video game music. And yes, Dan really was in Dili Allstars. Find Dan here: https://dangolding.com/ https://www.abc.net.au/listen/classic/dan-golding/10723858 https://www.youtube.com/c/DanGoldingVideoEssays Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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What Do You Even Do At GDC? ft. JoJo Zhou 46:27

1 year ago46:27

46:27

Ruby is joined by your friendly neighbourhood dramaturg and lead writer for Massive monster JoJo Zhou to talk about their jam-packed and highly educational experience at this year's Game Developer's Conference. Ruby and JoJo also have some million-dollar game ideas. Find JoJo here: https://www.instagram.com/jojothezhou/ https://www.twitter.com/jojofinal_FINAL/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Everybody Loves Princess Peach Showtime! ft. Cass Paige 55:02

1 year ago55:02

55:02

Ruby is joined by host of Sanspants Radio's Shut Up A Second and Being Hot Is Hard, Cass Paige, to talk all about Nintendo's newest masterpiece, Princess Peach Showtime! Just two princesses being queens. Find Cass here: https://www.sanspantsradio.com/presenters/cass-paige/ https://www.instagram.com/casscasspaige/ https://twitter.com/casscasspaige Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Why Is D&D Everywhere Now? ft. Zac Naoum 52:15

1 year ago52:15

52:15

Ruby is joined by D&D YouTuber and DM of I Speak Giant, Zac Naoum to talk about why the world outside of nerds is so in love with Dungeons & Dragons. And also the world inside of nerds. No, not like that. Find Zac here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8fdPNO8SmYO3GoUmEuOag https://www.twitch.tv/ZacSpeaksGiant https://twitter.com/zacnaoum https://www.instagram.com/zacspeaksgiant/ Find us online: https://backpocket.gg/ https://twitch.tv/back_pocket https://youtube.com/@BackPocketVids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Oh, Halo! How Are You? ft. Peter Burns 56:41

1 year ago56:41