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Critical but casual approaches to current, past, and future video games six times a week. In addition, guests will periodically share their own aesthetic and personal experiences with games in conversation! Subscribe to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/hegelbon if you'd like to hear special patron-only bonus episodes!

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August 5, 20261 hr 53 min

Episode 326: It Eats Planets -- and That's OK! With Samantha Mackenzie Greer

We welcome the ebuillient and erudite Samantha Mackenzie Greer, videogame writing veteran and comic artist extraordinaire at the wonderful iteatsplanets.com . We talk gaming, comics, sci-fi, trailer work, the future, and more and more. Just a blast from start to finish -- a wild ride I genuinely had a blast with. Enjoy! And go read the comic and support on patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 16, 20261 hr 13 min

Episode 325: GGNRR Lathe to the Party (Lathe of Heaven and Psychonauts)

Liv and I return to discuss Ursula LeGuin's masterful Lathe of Heaven and the remarkable DoubleFine product Psychonauts. Two texts that appear to have not too much in common really come through as shining pieces that play off each other in this one, a real wonderful and transformative discussion. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 9, 202622 min

Episode 324 - On the Layoff Bull

Solo episode today! I do an emergency pod of sorts on the state of the industry! The logic of capitalism and AI is complicated and I give some scholarly perspective on it, as such. Support your local games makers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 29, 20261 hr 2 min

Episode 323 - Gaming in...THE FUTURE

Liv and I meet up to discuss upcoming games in the shadow of various Next Fests and talk about what we're excited about, what leaves us cold, and what we need some more info on before we make a firm stand. It's the exciting stuff! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 12, 20261 hr 9 min

Episode 322 - The Killing Stone Indie Game Review

Liv and I team up to talk about the newest target in our quest to play indie games, The Killing Stone! A baroque, complex, and, yes, messy deck builder-cum-Elizabethan revenge tragedy. Quintessentially an early access game, but something that is a lovely peek into something that could grow into something new and special -- check it out here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 20262 hr 35 min

Episode 321 - Kevin Fox, Jr. Raids, Leaves Wisdom

Writer extraordinare Kevin Fox, Jr. joins us to talk about football, Dark Souls, writing, the nature of journalism under late capital, and the uses of social media. A rollicking, old fashioned, incisive chat with a good friend and great interlocutor. Check it out now!!! Some useful links: Articles by Kevin mentioned https://pcvulpes.wordpress.com/2026/05/11/endless-discursive-cycles-social- media-videogames-bluesky-mixtape-mass-effect-uncharted/ https://peoplesworld.org/article/mortal-kombat-ii-review-a-soulless-and-uneven-sequel/ Articles by other people mentioned https://noescapevg.com/review-mixtape/ https://ckunzelman.com/2026/05/10/on-mixtape-2026/ https://www.negrophonic.com/pdfs/Fredric%20Jameson%20-%20Realism%20and%20Utopia%20in%20The%20Wire.pdf https://autumn-wright.com/just-blog-it/ https://unwinnable.com/2026/02/11/a-dialogue-with-austin-walker/ https://bloomedwings.com/2026/05/11/letters-between-against-all-odds-and-differences-friends/ https://www.avclub.com/commodity-fetishism-is-law-in-nba-2k26 https://www.avclub.com/wwe-2k26-wrestling-games-monopoly Other websites mentioned https://peoplesworld.org/ https://www.moviejawn.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 202651 min

Episode 320: K:D Ratio Presents "Homicide Life on the Streets"

Graham and I make a rare appearance not on the Patreon to announce the return of our inimitable Homicide podcast, this one being a special review of the episode "Thrill of the Kill" which features alumni from Burn Notice and is considered maybe the worst episode of the show's run! Maybe! Thrill at the blue screen effects, stay for the "surprise" ending! Homicide! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 8, 202659 min

Episode 319: No Cartridge At The Drive-In, Resident Evil!

Milla your Jovavich, and get ready to reminisce about middling Kevin Bacon horror television franchises, as we dig into the first Resident Evil movie! Is it good? Is it bad? Is it a waste of time or a hidden gem? Find out why every answer is...yes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 24, 20261 hr 17 min

Episode 318: GGNoReRead, Seven Moons of Maali Almeida and Murdered: Soul Suspect!

Liv and I once again embark on our labor of love as we consider the novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka and the 2014 SquareEnix game Murdered: Soul Suspect. Death, deduction, ghosts, regret, discursive thinking, the limits of political art, and more! An action packed episode, with a live show coming next week to boot! Check that out at youtube.com/@aveyclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 16, 20262 hr 47 min

Episode 317: NWS Roberta's Blood Trail!

We get DARK in the weeds of Black Lagoon as it's OVA time for me, Piss, and Emily. What sorts of vengeful nightmarish stuff are we digging through this time? How much screentime will Benny and Dutch get? And will Rock and Revy become romantic or not? Well, ok, last one you know the answer to. BLACK LAGOON FOREVER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices