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PODCAST

Novel Gaming!

Novel Gaming Podcast

Novel Gaming is a twice-monthly podcast where long-time friends Vicki, Doug, and Katie talk about video games, books, and pop culture with a spattering of current events or anything else they just can"t get off their minds.

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01:15:00

#105 — Book Club: 'Rough Pages' by Lev A. C. Rosen

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/12/19

It’s a book club episode! And this December, we’re picking up where we left off last December, because this month we read Rough Pages by Lev A. C. Rosen, the third book in Rosen’s Evander Mills mystery series. But before we return to 1950s San Francisco, we talk about what we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately!Playing: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) Melatonin (Steam) Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (3DS) You're Getting Old (card game) Bugsnax: The Card Game Watching:

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01:09:59

#104 — Our 2024 Year in Review!

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2024/12/05

The end of 2024 is just around the corner, which means it's time to highlight some of our favorite books, video games, and other media from this past year. But of course, before we do that, we check in on some things we've been playing, reading, and thinking about.Reading: System Collapse by Martha Wells How to Break Up with Your Phone by Catherine Anne Price Power Rangers Prime by Melissa Flores Watching: 65 (Netflix) Dead Boy Detectives (Netflix) Playing: Dragon Age: The

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01:18:13

#103 — Book Club: 'The Z Word' by Lindsay King-Miller

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/11/21

We read the queer zombie novel "The Z Word" by Lindsay King-Miller! Conversation around this campy, yet thought-provoking story starts around 31:50. Before all that we check in on what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately .Playing: Pokemon TCG Pocket (Mobile) Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) Watching: Scooby Doo Live Action (2002 & 2004 Films) Gastronauts (Dropout) Roland Emmerich Movies (Stargate, Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 BC) Great British

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01:05:37

#102 — Three Culinary Gaming Questions!

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/11/07

Food is good we want to talk about it! To help us do that, we came up with three video-game-food-related questions. Main course starts around 24:00. Before then, we check in on some things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!Reading: A little bit of 28 different book recommendations by thoughtful librarians 'What Doesn't Kill You' by Tessa Miller Watching: Ring (1998 Film) Ju-on (2002 Film) Audition (1999 Film) Gastronauts (Dropout) Thinking about: Pokemon TCB Pocket

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01:00:17

#101 — Book Club: 'The Salt Grows Heavy' by Cassandra...

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2024/10/17

Halloween is coming up, so Doug picked a novella he heard was scary... but it was mostly really gross! A flesh-eating mermaid, a gentle plague doctors, and a suspicious town with tons of children but only three adults. Discussion begins at ~19:00. Of course, before we get bloody, we check in on the stuff we've been playing, watching, and thinking about.Playing: Gravity Rush (PSP) Final Fantasy VII (Switch) Berry People (Steam) Watching: The Wild Robot (in theaters) A Different Man (in

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01:21:28

#100 — Snatching Trophies & Completing Games!

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/10/03

It's our 100th episode, and Vicki's back to celebrate with us! And what better way to celebrate 100 episodes—and with Vicki specifically!—than to talk about Platinum trophies and achieving that deeply satisfying 100%. And of course, before we get into all that, we check in on some things we've been reading, watching, listening to, and thinking about!Reading: 'Tales from the Cafe' by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler' by E. L. Konigsburg 'Shoot the Moon'

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01:07:02

#99 — Book Club: 'Robopocalypse' by Daniel H. Wilson

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/09/19

Afraid of AI taking over? Maybe don't read this book? Or do to prepare! We read 'Robopocalypse' by Daniel H. Wilson. Discussion begins ~18:00. Before that, we check in on some things we've been playing and watching.Playing: Monster of the Week (Michael Sands) Hatoful Boyfriend (Vita) Watching: The Film Experience by Professor David Thorburn (MIT OpenCourseWare) Misfits and Magic (Dropout) Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an

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00:57:54

#98 — Less Than 5 Hour Games!

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/09/05

Very short video games are very nice. This episode, we talk about cool games that are less than 5 hours! Discussion starts around 27:10. Before we get into it, we check in on things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!Reading: Power Rangers Comics by Boom! Studios 'Cue the Sun' by Emily Nussbaum 'Do You Dream of Terra-Two?' by Temi Oh Watching: Kristen Stewart Movies Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) Podcast Thinking about: Heat August 2024 Nintendo Indie

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01:02:59

#97 — Book Club: 'Chain-Gang All-Stars' by Nana Kwame...

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/08/22

This month for book club we read 'Chain-Gang All-Stars' by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and there's not really a cute or funny way to introduce it. It's a heavy one... but also a really great one! Discussion begins ~19:53. Before we get into the book, we check in on some things we've been playing, watching, and thinking about.Playing: LEGO Builder's Journey (Switch) Final Fantasy VII (Switch) Watching: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime) Borderlands

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01:08:44

#96 — We Played Stardew Valley - Expanded Mod!

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2024/08/08

We've probably logged a thousand hours between the two of us, but we've never dedicated an episode to it—we're talking about Stardew Valley! And because we've spent SO much time with it, we decided to take it to the next level and start new files with the Expanded Mod installed. But before we dig into our new expanded simulated lives, we check in on a couple things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!Reading: 'A Blade So Black' by L.L. McKinney

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00:36:03

Glitterjaw Crossover: 'Star Wars Hunters: Battle for...

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2024/08/01

It's a Glitterjaw bonus crossover! We teamed up with our Distant Echoes friends to discuss the 2023 middle grade book 'Star Wars Hunters: Battle for the Arena' by Mark Oshiro. Discussion starts right away because it's the only thing we talk about!Check out ⁠Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast and other Glitterjaw shows on ⁠glitterjaw.com⁠! ⁠ Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by

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01:10:53

#95 — Book Club: 'The Taking of Jake Livingston' by...

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/07/18

It's time to get scared and uncomfortable! We read the young adult horror book 'The Taking of Jake Livingston' by Ryan Douglass. Discussion begins ~21:25. Before we get our ghost on, we check in on some things we've been playing and watching lately.Playing: Metroid Prime (Gamecube) Octopath Traveler II (Switch) Watching: Fantasmas (Max) Never Stop Blowing Up (Dropout) Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo

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01:07:30

#94 — Introducing the 2024 Backlog Challenge

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2024/07/04

You ever just buy games and not play them? Us too! Join us as we tackle some of our backlog with a friendly challenge! Tune in around 23:40 to hear the parameters and games that made our shortlist. Before then, hear about what we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.Reading: The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Comics Series (IDW) 'The Moth Keeper' by K. O'Neill Watching: The Acolyte: Episode 5 (Disney+) The Spectacular

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01:32:53

#93 — Book Club: 'Infinity Kings' by Adam Silvera

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2024/06/20

It's been an on-podcast journey of several years, but we've finally arrived at the epic conclusion of the Infinity Cycle! We're talking all about 'Infinity Kings' by Adam Silvera. Discussion begins ~30:00. And of course, before we get into all that, we check in on some things we've been playing and watching.Playing: Pokemon Sword (Switch) Pokemon Trading Card Game (Switch) Viewfinder (PS5) Stardew Valley Expanded Mod (Steam) Watching: 4'33" by John Cage

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01:13:32

#92 — We Played The Archipelago!

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/06/06

We played The Archipelago, a short 2022 tea-making game developed and published by Never Done Games, a two-person studio that makes the kinds of games that have never been done! Discussion begins around 28:00. But of course, before we exchange tea recipes, we catch up on some things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!Reading: Childhood favorite picture books 'Can't Spell Treason without Tea' by Rebecca Thorne 'Retro Gamers Ultimate Retro Hardware Guide'

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01:04:54

#91 — Book Club: 'Fireheart Tiger' by Aliette de Bodard

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/05/23

We read 'Fireheart Tiger' by Alienate de Bodard! Conversation around this short, sapphic fantasy begins ~18:25. Before that, we check in on the things we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.Playing: Pokémon Emerald (GBA) Pokémon Conquest (DS) Slay the Princess (Steam) Watching: Planet of the Apes Movie Series Arrival (2016 Film) Thinking About: 2024 Summer Olympics Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo

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00:59:05

#90 — Mentor Characters in Video Games!

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/05/09

You ever just need some direction or advice? Well, do we have some video game characters for you! Listen is as we discuss mentors in video games. Conversation begins ~24:05. And before we get into it, we check in on the things we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading: DeadEndia Series by Hamish Steele 'How to Keep House While Drowning' by KC Davis 'Lagoon' by Nnedi Okorafor Watching: Alien (1979 Film) The Mummy (1999 Film) Challengers (2024

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01:28:57

#89 — Book Club: 'Dead Astronauts' by Jeff VanderMeer

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2024/04/18

Vicki's back again, and this time for a book club episode! So you know that means: we've got a complicated, slippery, and confounding scifi tale to dissect. Listen to us unravel and do our best to understand Jeff VanderMeer's 'Dead Astronauts'. Discussion begins ~30:35. And of course, before we get into all that, we check in on some things we've been playing and watching.Playing: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5) Pokemon TCG Live (mobile) Pokemon Scarlet Starters

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01:13:43

#88 — The Highs & Lows of Tie-In Video Games

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/04/04

Since the dawn of home console video games (and technically even before that), there have been tie-in, licensed property, and cross-promotional video games based on your favorite movies, TV shows, comics, and more. Some are great, and some are... not. We share some of our favorites and not-so-favorites. But before that, we touch on stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about!Reading: 'To Have and to Hold: Motherhood, Marriage, and the Modern Dilemma' by Molly Millwood

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01:14:21

#87 — Book Club: 'Gods of Jade and Shadow' by Silvia...

Novel Gaming! ·

2024/03/21

We've got another book club! This month we read 2019's 'Gods of Jade and Shadow' by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Before all that, we catch up on some of the stuff we've been playing, watching, and thinking about. Book discussion begins around 25:15.Playing: Pokémon Y (3DS) Final Fantasy VII (PS5) Watching: Kung Fu Panda Movie Series (Dreamworks) Imaginary (Blumhouse Productions & Tower of Babble) Game Changer: Sam Says 3 (Dropout) Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

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