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PODCAST

The Two Vague Podcast

Two Vague is a 2 player cooperative conversation program which starts with a focus word and ends on the topic of video games. Each episode contains a blend of interview questions, trivia, storytelling, improvisation and pop culture discussions.

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All Episodes

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Episode 58 - Adventure

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/09/05

Norah and Ben recommend that you prepare yourself mentally and physically for this week’s topic… adventure! Ben has lots of questions for Norah about her adventures overseas. They discuss a possible forthcoming adventure for each of them… running a bookstore in Scotland! They briefly touch on the meaning of adventure in visual media before moving on to video games. Norah talks about enjoying her time with Broken Age, and Ben explains the origin of the adventure game and how the term Easter egg

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01:08:25

Episode 57 - Acronym

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/08/28

ASAP, AFK and sonar walk in to a bar. The bartender says, “As Soon As Possible… Away From Keyboard… who’s your friend?” If you don’t understand this “joke,” don’t worry; you will before the end of the show. This week Ben and Norah discuss the difference between acronyms, anacronyms, and initialisms. Other topics include: a recent TikTok trend, commonly used acronyms, a comedy bit by Gary Gulman, a chat room party game, and commonly used video game abbreviations. 00:00:21 - Norah and Ben open

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01:10:15

Episode 56 - Generation

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/08/19

Norah leads the conversation about the word generation while Ben sits comfortably in the cohost chair. Norah shares her research on the meaning of the word, provides a breakdown of the social generations, and explains the personality tendencies of Boomers, X-ers, Millennials, and Zoomers. Ben contributes a summary of console generations, some marketing statistics about gamers from the social generations, and his sparkling wit as rare as hen’s teeth. 00:00:20 - TWO different segments, and Ben’s

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01:11:18

Episode 55 - Role

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/08/07

Tracy joins Ben this week to converse about the word role! From jobs, to theatre, to games, the word role plays important… um… role in our day to day lives. However, these two love games, so this conversation revolves mostly around tabletop games and RPGs. Discussion topics include: acting, the now defunct Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (by Paizo), Betrayal at House on the Hill (2004 Avalon Hill / 2010 Hasbro), Among Us, going to conventions, the new game Stray, and Disco Elysium. 00:02:20 - The

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01:10:06

Episode 54 - Cooperation

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/07/28

This week John joins Ben to talk about the importance of the word cooperation in two of his hobbies. John talks about his college experience so far, playing lacrosse, and precision first-person shooters. For once Ben tries to keep up, asking John questions about a sport (lacrosse) and a game (Riot Games’ Valorant) he’s not very familiar with. 00:00:40 - Thoughts on cooperation, and learning “the power of friendship” 00:03:20 - Group projects, John’s humble brag, and Ben’s college

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01:17:31

Episode 53 - Blood

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/07/20

Norah joins Ben this week to talk about the bodily fluid responsible for oxygen transport to and from the heart. They each have research to present on the components that make up blood, blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood types. After those “lectures,” Ben talks about blood type bias in Japan and why blood types appear in old arcade game character bios. He then moves on to describing the game Code Vein which turns in to a very bold statement about why Elden Ring should not win GOTY

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01:09:39

Episode 52 - Pin

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/07/11

Norah joins Ben this week to talk about the word pin! It’s a fastener! It’s a connector! It’s a target! It holds things in place! Is there anything “pin” can’t do? Topics include: chess, pin phrases, bowling, punk rock, pin collections, pinball, laserdisc games, and the TWEWY franchise 00:01:06 - Seasonal fruits, fascinating cloth, plugs, and sockets 00:04:39 - The word pin in chess, Adam the chess oracle, and playing games with the family 00:08:45 - Ben wins toilet paper at church, a Venn

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01:02:01

Episode 51 - Roll

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/06/30

This week hosts Ben and Norah are talking about the word roll. As a verb and as a noun it conjures up a wide variety of phrases and concepts. Along with the conversational riffing, additional topics include: ball bearings, inline skates, some mild Physics, RollerGames, and the 1975 movie Rollerball. Then it’s on to video games! Ben talks about Roller Champions, Mega Man, Katamari Damacy, and Bouldy from Hades. 00:00:21 - A belated Happy Birthday to the 2VP, and Ben and Norah get the show

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01:07:25

Episode 50 - Moon

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/06/20

It wasn’t the original plan, but Ben convinced the infamous Aunt Norah to co-host with him this week! One could say it was “in the stars” so to speak. In the Venn diagram of the universe stars are celestial bodies and our word is a celestial body, but our word is not a star. Ben and Norah delve in to all of the things they can think of that relate to the word moon: common sayings, urban legends, movies, music, comic books, NASA, and video games. 00:02:05 - Starting the moon conversation with some

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Episode 49 - Announcing a Summer of (Mostly)...

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/06/06

This week Ben talks about his vehicular troubles, supplemental show ideas, the Paramount+ shows he’s been watching, and his preliminary experiences with Far Cry 6. He also does a “dramatic” reading of the iconic Star Trek opening monologue. 00:00:30 - Not an apology and Ben’s vehicle issues 00:03:00 - The soliloquy experiment, getting Paramount +, CSI, and Star Trek 00:09:10 - Ben takes a crack at the Star Trek opening monologue, and Far Cry 6 00:12:03 - Boars, dingos, eagles, rhinos, and

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Episode 48 - Comic

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/05/30

Aspiring actor (and top notch barista) Ryan joins Ben to talk about the word comic. Ben is going super-old school with his trivia and references, and Ryan tries to keep up. They discuss their favorite stand-up comedians, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ( mild spoilers 16:02 - 39:02 ), their favorite comic themed video games, and what comic book characters they would make a game about if they could. 00:00:45 - “Is it safe,” Ryan doesn’t like the word soccer, and the origin of the word

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Episode 47 - Resilience

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/05/23

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month and Rusty (perhaps the most positive person on planet Earth) joins Ben on the podcast to discuss a word that he feels is important to develop in life… resilience. Ben has conducted extensive research on the psychology of being resilient, the Google Ngram Viewer, and a mobile game designer who created an application to help her “slay her concussion.” Meanwhile, Rusty shares his secrets to a positive attitude and his enjoyment of the Horizon franchise. 00:00:54 -

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01:15:27

Episode 46 - Translation

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/05/15

Dr. Tahnee is back in studio to provide her expert opinions on the subject of translation! Ben may not be a “Spoony Bard” but all of his base do belong to them… as they discuss the intricacies of communicating source language content successfully in a target language. What does translation success mean or even look like? Listen in to their discussions and find out! 00:00:20 - This week Ben and Tahnee are talking about the word translation! 00:01:00 - “The Alchemist” is better translated to

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Episode 45 - Questions from my Aunt (Language and...

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/05/09

This week Dr. Tahnee is back to discuss the word translation, but first we call up Aunt Norah! She has 3 questions that are perfect for our guest’s chosen profession / field of expertise. Discussion topics include: gender pronouns, learning languages, discriminatory tendencies in AI, and linguist centric humor 00:00:22 - Many hellos to / from Norah, and Ben’s “hot take” on media reviewers today 00:02:07 - How are gender non-specific concepts being handled in gendered languages? 00:07:23 - What

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01:02:06

Episode 44 - Metaverse

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/05/01

The one and only Aunt Norah is in town this week to see her favorite (?) nephew Ben, or perhaps it’s just to record a show about the word metaverse? Who’s to say? They do have differing views on what it is and what it could be; however, it’s a very interesting discussion from a generation X-er and a Baby Boomer just trying to make sense of it all. 00:00:21 - It’s a dry heat, and starting off the show with TWO questions from my Aunt! 00:01:30 - “What makes NFTs bad for the environment?” 00:04:05 -

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01:02:54

Episode 43 - Virtual

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/04/23

This week Paul joins Ben to discuss the word virtual. Topics covered include: virtual experiences present and future, programming languages, virtual software environments, pioneers of the home computing industry, pondering the uses of virtual reality in the future, and envisioning improvements to VR hardware. 00:00:30 - “Jinx, you owe me a coke” 00:03:01 - “Does technology make us more or less virtuous?” 00:05:55 - The game Ben can’t remember is Kung Fu Rider 00:07:50 - Paul describes some

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01:08:22

Episode 42 - Time

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/04/17

Andrew is back in Tucson with Ben this week, and it’s about time… figuratively AND literally! Andrew shares stories about teaching, inspirations for his novel, his favorite authors, riding the light rail in Portland, and dreaming about acronyms. Ben talks about Choose Your Own Adventure books, a mildly disappointing reality show, a favorite time loop movie filmed near his home town, and the arcade game “Time Killers.” 00:00:21 - Ben and Andrew (and maybe Bash and Mango) are this week’s

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01:15:47

Episode 41 - Morality

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/04/09

Philosophy student Jenna and Generation X-er Ben are talking about the word morality this week, but before they get started on this thought provoking topic… they have a “warmup chat” with Norah. After the official show introduction Ben and Jenna dive in to the discussion… and it goes to some unexpected places. Video games mentioned include the GTA franchise, Call of Duty, Dante’s Inferno, the Mass Effect franchise, Fallout 3, and Detroit: Become Human. 00:00:21 - The Ben, Jenna, and Norah with the

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Episode 40 - Second Soliloquy

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/04/02

Ben is excited to tell you about Two Vague’s work on their “Only Fans” page! Additional topics include a brief summary of the OnlyFans platform, some interesting facts about fans, (maybe fictional) details about 2VPs “Only Fans” page, one of Ben’s favorite commercials, his time with a sequel in the Horizon franchise, and some trivia about… “April Fools Day!” 00:00:40 - Some information about OnlyFans, and our announcement 00:02:00 - A brief history of fans, our new fan-centric content, and protect

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01:14:13

Episode 39 - Fungible

The Two Vague Podcast ·

2022/03/28

For this week’s discussion, Ben (and an incredibly vocal Mango who presumably was confused with Ben appearing like he was talking to himself for an hour and a half) is joined by Aunt Norah for a somewhat unfamiliar word to both of them, but it’s nothing that can’t be cured by some research and questioning of Chicago restaurant waitstaff. Topics of discussion include Lunchables, Economics, “The Problem with Jon Stewart”, cryptocurrencies, NFTs, a Michael Jordan story, and in-game

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