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Topic Lords

Jim Stormdancer

Every week, Jim invites different friends to guest on Topic Lords and be excited about whatever they"ve been fixated on this week.

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1:13:54

237. Through The Pooping Glass

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2024/05/06

Lords: * Avery * Chris Topics: * Cross-Country Skiing * Putting art where advertising usually goes * Running Pico-8 on a Raspberry Pi * The Day I Fell Down the Toilet by Steve Turner * https://ramblinglisasbookreviews.com/2016/09/20/poem-the-day-i-fell-down-the-toilet-by-steve-turner/ * I thought "snow" was one thing but it is about a million different things Microtopics: * Looking for a job as a programmer but finding one as a bard. * A Transformers the Movie style power ballad. * Stopping having

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1:01:54

236. Your Child Is About The Size Of A Game Boy Advance

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2024/04/29

Lords:* Mark * Shirley Topics: * Egypt sweater! * https://www.etsy.com/listing/233409089/amazing-1940s-egyptian-fair-isle-jumper * At the end of this film, are we supposed to want Indy to save Elsa? To go off happily together? (I say no.) * Kazim is the best character in Last Crusade * https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IP54S-ZZtyE * Portrait of my Brother as Indiana Jones * https://www.tupeloquarterly.com/poetry/portrait-of-my-brother-as-indiana-jones-by-amorak-huey/ * Sallah: The hardest

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1:03:35

235. Ennui Golf

Topic Lords ·

2024/04/22

Lords: * Jenni * Xalavier Topics: * How do centaur internal organs work * What is the most unlikely horror franchise to adapt to games? * Do boomerangs work? * Serious KAAAND! * https://www.reddit.com/r/TopicLords/comments/1b3j3nu/serious_kaaand/ * Most game mascots are the sexual avatars of their creators * The Ted Dabney Experience Microtopics: * Rusty Lake. * An intriguing, terrifying morsel. * Whether it's okay to lie on this show. * Life Eater. * The horror fantasy kidnapping sim space. *

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1:10:03

234. Plunge Correctly For High Score

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2024/04/15

Lords:* JohnB * Kevin * JADES data: https://jades.idies.jhu.edu/public/ Topics: * Thoughts on approximately 5/12 of Don Quixote * The Time Life "Mysteries of the Unknown" Series (1987-1991) and its impact on a generation of young nerds * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MysteriesoftheUnknown * https://www.reddit.com/r/IcebergCharts/comments/r487u4/distantastronomicalobjectsiceberg/ * https://www.slideshare.net/DirkTheDaring11/timelife-mysteries-of-the-unknown-the-ufo-phenomenon *

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1:12:35

233. A Huge Pile Of Gold You Just Use To Shoot Porn On

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2024/04/08

Lords:* Jonah * AC Topics: * When was the last time you listened to a song backwards? * Decentralized manufacturing * Are there other terms like "foodies," to describe those who are super into universal bodily functions? * The Bathroom Line, by Jesse Thurston * Playtesting legos Microtopics: * Pet Rock Dot Site * Whether rhythm is a kind of sound. * A rhythm synthesizer that produces control voltages. * All the things you could hypothetically like about New York City. * Crowded speculative real

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1:12:22

232. Where's The Poem, Zaborowske?

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2024/04/01

Lords:* Chris * Dev * https://devinbusha.artstation.com/ Topics: * Taking Improv classes has been life changing. * Practicing 3 keyboard layouts at the same time * I bought store brand salt. You wouldn't think this would be a big deal but it turns out to be * I Once Snorted an Eight Ball with Santa, by Richie Zaborowske * https://www.havehashad.com/hadposts/i-once-snorted-an-eight-ball-with-santa * Are all creative ideas very derivative, or is it just my ideas Microtopics: * Pickleball. * Weird

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1:11:49

231. Game: The Game And Music Experience

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2024/03/25

Lords:* Jeff * http://dopeassvideogames.com/ * Tyriq * https://fourbitfriday.itch.io/ Topics: * The shame of not remembering any good jokes for kids and having to write jokes on the spot for impatient children * What's your favorite genre to consume that you have no interest in making (or think you'd suck at?) * High Sidin' * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5INAxH1HD7s * Poetry * https://poets.org/poem/poetry * Every mammal has a fish Microtopics: * Line of sight for the fog of war. *

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1:13:38

230. What's God Even Made Of Anymore?

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2024/03/18

Lords:* Mike * Jake Topics: * Cameras are peaking -- what's next? * Is the mysterious disappearing, or just mystery? * Preschool security practices * At the Feast in the Great Hall, by Ursula Leguin * https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/1-EFinaN.png * It's not boring to talk about dreams Microtopics: * The great state of Maine. * A project you've been working on for a long time. * Inventing a game developer community in Michigan. *

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229. This Show Now Available On Cockroach DNA

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2024/03/11

Lords:* Megan * Lexi Topics: * Erik Satie's performance indications * https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=60&threadid=4497 * Instant food from other cultures (why isn't everyone eating maggi noodles??) * Seasonal decorations * Delhi Metro * https://docs.google.com/document/d/17k75ftxEn2xR-tJkLSV4H8st5BFAxPNxE3BNCXDI6Go/edit * Becoming Immortal by being predictable * Living in different climates (e.g. my experiences with the harsh winters of Chicago vs sweltering

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1:10:47

228. Detecting Myself As Spam

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2024/03/04

Lords:* Fif * Mitch Topics: * The Ace Attorney series' English localization's naming conventions * The kissing mechanic in Bully represents both what is genius and terrible about the game * Podcast Prep Sheet Trending Guests and Topics * The Tay Bridge Disaster * https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/tay-bridge-disaster/ * No but seriously what the hell is up with the user interface in Bully. I assume it's just a Rockstar thing? I'm only into Bully so it is a mystery * Comments that say

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1:13:21

227. Maximal Overlap With The Dork

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2024/02/26

Lords:* Erica * Kory * https://kbones.itch.io/ Topics: * Mystery Hunt 2024 * Developing my first video game * Wearing glasses prevents COVID * English Ending Song, by Ryoji Yoshitomi * https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/AxA-XP8E.png * How to make satisfying non-violent gameplay * @DJTentMode@mstdn.party Microtopics: * Letting go of concepts of yourself that you believe. * Losing a concept of yourself as a person and just becoming

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1:08:29

226. Ilk-Action Lawsuit

Topic Lords ·

2024/02/19

Lords: * Ryan * Alexander Topics: * Getting so agitated that you cook dinner * What's an acquired taste that's worth acquiring? What's one that's not worth the effort? What's the point of even "acquiring" a taste for anything when there are probably infinite options you don't have to teach yourself to enjoy? * Texturally enhanced alternative beverage * Bagme Bloma * https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Bagme_Bloma Microtopics: * How the science gets done. * Measuring the height of a flagpole by

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1:19:36

225. Showers: It's Wet In There

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2024/02/12

Lords: * CisHetKayfaber * BaseCase Topics: * Raising third cultural kids as a second cultural individual * Figuring out how to do creative projects that take longer than a weekend when you aren't getting paid for them. * Someone sent me money on Venmo and now I need to sign up for Venmo if I want to have the money * Farmyard Song * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmyard_Song * https://www.elyrics.net/read/a/aaron-copland-lyrics/i-bought-me-a-cat-lyrics.html * We've been subscribed to Universal

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1:10:21

224. Following A Garden Hose Around In The Dark

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2024/02/05

Lords: * Jason * https://jmac.org/ * https://masto.nyc/@jmac * Nathan * Mommy's Best Games Everywhere Topics: * When I paint my nails I don't paint my thumbnails. This is because I see my thumbnails all day long but I don't see my other fingernails nearly as often, and so every time I do I'm like "Whoa!!!!" * Jukebox griefing * Nintendo farmed out the development of Donkey Kong to an outside dev team, because they didn't have an in-house video game team yet. Donkey Kong was that team's first

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1:12:38

223. Three Hats To Scoop Up A Mouse

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2024/01/29

Lords: * Andrew * https://kittenm4ster.neocities.org/ * Aubrianne Topics: * Knitting patterns are open source clothing * This one weird trick will make your videogame feel original * Esper says: "JRPGs are just menu games. Everything that's happening is an option in a menu doing some math, there's almost never timing involved. Why do they have to be 'battles?' I've always wanted to make a JRPG set in 1990 where instead of getting in battles, you're just a band from Detroit on tour. There's

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1:13:23

222. Barkley In Retrograde

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2024/01/22

Lords: * Chris * Esper Topics: * Geocaching * The Miyoo Mini and other handheld emulation consoles * I still think I could've made it as a highly paid Super Mario Bros. 35 coach. I should've gone for it. * There's Not a Person Alive by David Donihue * https://medium.com/@daviddonihue/theres-not-a-person-alive-poem-by-david-n-donihue-a1fcd714cc99 * The strange semiparasocial relationship between a podcast editor and the people on the podcast * Struggling to relearn high school

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1:12:39

221. Fisher-Price My First Right Click Menu

Topic Lords ·

2024/01/15

Lords: * Chris * Alex Topics: * Living without software updates * I like Cyberpunk 2077 * I had a friend who would argue with the people collecting signatures in support of a proposed law. Not about the proposal itself, but the methodology behind it. * PIECE A SHIT, possibly by Sam Pink * https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/3/3597ddeb-e52e-4cda-a59c-c64600489fea/Kl_AeoXl.jpg Microtopics: * Lords of Topics. * Asking your mom if this Thanksgiving turkey is Frog Fractions 3. *

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1:08:00

220. An Oral History Of Men Riding Cats

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2024/01/08

Lords: * Abby * https://abbydenton.podbean.com/ * Michael * https://www.tinybarbarian.com/ * https://dawnoftimecomics.com/ Topics: * That moment when the podcast ads don't play * Lobsang Rampa * I had a dream where I needed to recolor my teeth. Why don't video game character creators support this? * "I've Been Writing You A Poem," by Abby Denton * Cats you can ride, pre-He Man Microtopics: * Cyber Cafe. * Tiny Barbarian DX. * An exciting new way to give me money. * The gamut of barbarian

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1:15:38

219. Jeff Bezos's Butthole Guy

Topic Lords ·

2024/01/01

Lords: * Jay * Jenni * https://youtube.com/@kiwami-japan?si=z03WRlRnur883JkN Topics: * The dying art of learning a skill on a message board, such as pixel art or having long hair * The Baldur's Gate 3 butthole chart * https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/16dlml1/beholdthechartevermade/ * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGhcSupkNs8 * Is giving people ideas helpful? * https://itch.io/jam/picostevemo * James asks "Why is configuring the thing more enjoyable than using the thing?" * I

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1:03:49

218. Darmok And Jalad Go To White Castle

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2023/12/25

Lords: * Stevie * Avery Topics: * A tour of silly medieval musical instruments * The House of David, the baseball cult who all looked like oldtimey barbers. * Arguing with Winston about how needing to pee works * Avery's Non Mammalian Milk Corner * Ode on the Mammoth Cheese Weighing over 7,000 Pounds * https://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/content/ode-mammoth-cheese-weighing-over-7000-pounds Microtopics: * Why the show works like that. * Asking people if they understand what's going on. * Spy

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