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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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01:25:16

#118 — We Played Date Everything!

Novel Gaming! ·

2025/07/10

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to date your dining room table? What about your coffee maker? Surely you've thought about dating your bed, right? Well, we played the game where you no longer have to wonder: Date Everything! But before we talk all about dating the objects in our home, we check in on some stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.Reading:Packing for Mars by Mary RoachMood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz

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01:26:32

#117 — Book Club: Marvel's Voices - Pride (2021-2024)

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2025/06/26

We didn't read a book this month! Instead we read a whole lot of comics. For Pride Month, we decided to read the Marvel's Voices Pride anthology series from 2021 through 2024, which means dozens of stories about several dozens of characters! It's a lot to keep track of, but we highlight our favorites. And as always, before that, we check in on some stuff we've been playing, watching, and thinking about.Playing:Ori and the Blind ForestFortnite Chapter 6, Season 3: SuperWatching:North

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01:13:39

#116 — We Played Dream Daddy!

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2025/06/12

We played Dream Daddy, a 2017 dad dating game! Before we discuss this sweet and punny visual novel (convo starts at 29:00) , we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about lately.Reading'Morphenomenal' by Joshua Moore'The Backyard Bird Chronicles' by Amy Tan'Go-Man: Champion of Earth' by Hamish SteeleWatchingSurvivor (CBS)Scavengers Reign (Max)Thinking AboutPlaystation State of Play June 2025Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPodSend us an

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01:12:20

115 — Book Club: 'The Teller of Small Fortunes' by...

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2025/05/22

We've got a vision coming in about this episode! *~We're going to talk about 'The Teller of Small Fortunes' by Julie Leong~* Before we discuss the 2024 book (convo starts at 22:10) , we check in on what we're playing, talking, and thinking about lately.PlayingThe Witness (PS5)Moonstone Island (Steam)WatchingRuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 10 (Paramount+)Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)Thinking AboutKing of Drag (Revry)Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPodSend us an e-mail:

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01:11:01

#114 — We Played Sayonara Wild Hearts!

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2025/05/08

This episode we played Sayonara Wild Hearts, a stylish 2019 rhythm action game featuring motorcycles, magical girl transformations, robot wolves, and of course, incredible music. But before we get into that, we check in on some stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about.ReadingTo Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill BlackgooseMost Ardently by Gabe Cole NovoaWatchingLittle Tiny Egg (YouTube)Revenge of the Sith theatrical re-releaseSinners (in theaters—go see it!)Lazarus (Adult

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01:24:53

#113 — Book Club: 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne...

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2025/04/24

We are very excited to discuss 'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins, the fifth book in the Hunger Games series, taking place 24 years before the events of the original Hunger Games novel, and the original trilogy’s second prequel. (Discussion begins at 15:20, spoilers begin at 24:13.) But before we run off to face the dangers of the Second Quarter Quell, we explore the cornucopia of things we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.Playing:Final Fantasy VIII: Remastered

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01:26:35

#112 — Celebrating the Nintendo Switch!

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2025/04/10

The Nintendo Switch 2 is on the way so we thought it was only right to celebrate its predecessor - the Nintendo Switch! We talk the launch, features, games and memories of the beloved console. Conversation starts around 41:50. Before then we check in on what we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately (including a lot of talk about the Nintendo Switch 2).Reading:'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne CollinsHarriet Tubman Live in ConcertWatching:Severance Season 2 (Apple

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01:13:20

#111 — Book Club: 'Redemption in Indigo' by Karen Lord

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2025/03/27

It's a book club! And we read 'Redemption in Indigo' by Karen Lord. Listen in as we discuss this 2010 retelling of a Senegalese folktale that is... complicated. Conversation begins around 24:40. Before that, we check in on what we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.Playing:Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5)Farcry 5 (PS5)Watching:Satoshi Kon FilmsRunning Point (Netflix)Thinking AboutPicasso and PaperDoing SomethingFind us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPodSend us an e-mail:

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01:21:27

#110 — Three Video Game Music Questions!

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2025/03/13

What's the best music mechanic in video games? What are those songs from video games that stick with you? What musical artist would you mash-up with one of your favorite games? These are the questions we're answering this episode!A full list of songs played this episode are at the end of the show notes!But of course, we gotta check in on some of the stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.Reading:'Murder in the Dressing Room' by Holly Stars'Howl's Moving Castle' by Diana Wynne

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01:06:36

#109 — Book Club: 'The Full Moon Coffee Shop’ by Mai...

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2025/02/27

For this month’s book club we read ‘The Full Moon Coffee Shop’, a 2020 magical realism cozy novel by Mai Mochizuki, translated into English in 2024 by Jesse Kirkwood. Spoiler-filled discussion begins at 25:20. But before we unfold our star charts and dig deep into our houses and planetary rulers, let’s talk about what we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.Playing:Far Lone Sails (PS4)Okami (PS4)Wave Tale (Switch)Secret of Mana (2018, PS4)Watching:High Potential (Hulu)Mythic Quest

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01:12:28

#108 — We Played Oxenfree!

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2025/02/13

It's our first "game club" episode of 2025, and we played Oxenfree, a spooky narrative-choice game featuring a group of teens lost on an island with nothing but a radio and each other. Discussion begins at ~21:26. But before we get into our combined five playthroughs of Oxenfree, we catch up on some of the stuff we've been reading, playing, watching, and thinking about recently.Reading:'The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires' by Grady Hendrix'Cuckoo'

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01:03:19

#107 — Book Club: 'This Is How You Lose the Time War’...

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2025/01/30

We're doing our first book club of 2025 and are ready for some love and flirty letters! We read 2019's 'This Is How You Lose the Time War’ by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone. Conversation starts around 24:20. Before then, we check in on what we’ve been Playing, watching, and thinking about lately.Playing: Tchia (PS5) Coffee Talk 2: Butterfly & Hibiscus (PS5) FFVII Rebirth (PS5) Watching: Severance Season 2 (Apple TV+) Deep Space Discounts (DeepBlueInk) Dungeons & Drag

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01:25:35

#106 — Finishing the 2024 Backlog Challenge!

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2025/01/16

It’s 2025! And that means our 2024 Backlog Challenge is officially over. Listen in to hear what and how we did! Conversation starts around 25:50. Before then, we check in on what we’ve been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.Reading: ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ by Grady Hendrix ‘The Invisible Kingdom’ by Meghan O’Rourke Watching: Severance (Apple TV+) Silo (Apple TV+) Man on the Inside (Netflix) Thinking About: Movies & Going to Theaters! Find us on BlueSky or Instagram:

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01:15:00

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

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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

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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!

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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

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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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