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Deep Listens

A bi-weekly video game book club that takes a deep look at one game every episode. We discuss the literary elements, philosophical ideas, and game design decisions that make games great while keeping things funny and friendly. Tune in for some close readings of your favorite games! Email us at deeplistenspodcast@gmail.com

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02:26:57

Episode 251: Silent Hill f With VoidBurger!

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2025/10/30

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Braden "ArbitraryWater" -REDACTED- are joined by Jess "VoidBurger" O'Brien to discuss Silent Hill f! We cover the game's entire first playthrough storyline. We discuss the difficult combat, great setting, and best-in-class story! Spoilers abound so listen at your own peril! You can find Jess's work at https://twitter.com/VoidBurger, https://www.youtube.com/voidburger, https://www.patreon.com/Voidburger, and https://www.twitch.tv/voidburger If you can, please donate

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01:18:20

Balls Deep: 2025 NBA Season Preview

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2025/10/29

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED- discuss the 2025 NBA season awards, the revamped Nuggets, the Kings, the neverending drama in Philly (war never changes), and 2025 season predictions. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach out to Tyler

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01:12:03

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light: Part 2 - The...

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2025/10/23

In this episode Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jeff finishFinal Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light! We pick up where we left off with the story and the game's context and then rank it on our grand Ranking of Fantasies! Check out the current ranking of Fantasies here: bit.ly/deepfinal Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you like our new

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01:16:27

Amateur Hour: Month 2 Check-In Across The League 2025

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2025/10/21

In this episode of Amateur Hour Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED-, and Gino give updates on the latest football news, discuss their favorite teams, and traverse all of the conferences of the NFL. We cover every team before checking in on the current states of Adam and Tyler's models. They seem to be holding up this year! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us

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01:09:59

Episode 250: Two Point Museum and Modern Management Sims

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2025/10/16

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Two Point Museum! We cover the game's dry humor, wet museums, and average moisture people management! Come for the exibits, stay to hear our creative solution for employees who demand raises! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach

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01:59:36

Chariots of the Pods: Episode 6

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2025/10/14

Join Adam, Tyler, Jason and Justin in this episode as they wrap up the first season of Stargate SG-1 by covering "Tin Man", "There But for the Grace of God", "Politics", and "Within The Serpent's Grasp". Join them as they handle such topics as a punchable robot, the end of the world, the U.S. political system, and stun guns that disintegrate you. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider

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02:09:50

Off the Deep End Episode 65: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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2025/10/09

Off the Deep End is on the pulse of hot and relevant video games this week with a look at a video game from last year that you likely forgot came out, Dragon Age The Veilguard. Can moxie and half-decent combat overcome a deeply troubled development? Did Braden really say he wants this game to be *more* like Destiny? Is Dragon Age even a coherent series? Are their jokes about this being The Last Bioware game more or less funny in light of the EA buyout news? All this and more talking in this week's

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01:51:03

Episode 249: Hollow Knight: Silksong Tears At The...

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2025/10/02

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em manage to finally be topical and discuss Hollow Knight: Silksong. We discuss the game's difficulty, how to judge a game that is intentionally antagonistic, and the excellent craft that went into the game. This discussion gets pretty passionate on all sides! Hopefully we work out some of the tensions that folks are feeling playing this game! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the

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01:57:34

Chariots of the Pods: Episode 5

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2025/09/30

Join the crew of Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they talk through the back-end of Season 1 of Stargate SG-1 with "Singularity", "Cor-ai", "Enigma", and "Solitudes". Among other things, they grapple with being played like a damn fiddle, the Nuremburg defense, Schrodinger the Cat, space simps, and hypothermia. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us

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01:15:27

Ranking of Roguelite Deckbuilders: Episode 02

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2025/09/25

Gino "ThatPinguino" Grieco and Braden "ArbitraryWater" REDACTED join forces to talk about the hottest genre to hit the indie scene in the last ten years. No, they're not talking about cozy farming games or boomer shooters, instead they're talking about deckbuilders! If you've ever played Slay the Spire and wanted to know what else was out there, don't worry, they've got you covered. Like, seriously. They've both played a lot of card games and if you want to hear two adult men get into the weeds

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02:15:30

Deep World Of Sports: September 2025

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2025/09/23

In this inaugural episode of the Deep World of Sports we have a full house of hosts to talk about the NBA, NFL, F1, CFL, and Sumo! This is a good ol' fashioned variety show with multiple segments! We've got a check in with the LA Clippers in our NBA segment, a week 2 NFL check induring Amateur Hour, an F1 comings and goings review, and a state of Sumo check-in! We even have Canadian football content! Let us know if you like this new format! Please consider donating to the National Network of

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01:00:16

Episode 248: Vampire Survivors Has So Many Lights And...

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2025/09/18

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Vampire Survivors! We cover the game's delicious juice, whether it's a bullet hell or a musou, and why the game is so dang Italian! We also discuss the grey area between inspiration and plagiarism. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you like our new art and want to commission some of your

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01:48:41

Off the Deep End Episode 64: Star Ocean Til the End...

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2025/09/11

Adam, Chris, and Braden are jumping off the deep end to discuss the most important question facing us right now: Is Star Ocean 3 the median PS2 JRPG? Alongside in-depth discussions over its mechanics and a summary of its bonkers story, the three manage to also find some time to discuss important concepts like animation cancels, whether an ending can ruin a game, and an important metric known as "The JRPG Dingus Quotient". Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds:

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59:22

Ojisancast 07: FLCL- Free Sample

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2025/09/09

It's time to get a little bit fooly and a little bit cooly as our resident Ojisans discuss the seminal 2000 anime FLCL. Does it live up to their memories? How obvious is the symbolism? If a pink haired woman hit you in the head with a guitar, would a suggestively shaped horn come out of your forehead? Because the anime is only six episodes, they also briefly go over all of FLCL's bad sequels that came out a decade and a half later. Also Braden and Chris' friendship origin story and bemoaning how

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01:15:19

Episode 247: Goof 'Em Ups (Lethal Company, R.E.P.O.,...

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2025/09/04

In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss some of the co-op games that are sweeping Twitch: Lethal Company, R.E.P.O., and PEAK! We cover the elements that define the Goof 'Em Up genre (can we get this genre name to stick?) and what makes each of these games distinct. We try to break down the funny emergent gameplay systems and steer folks to the better games in the genre. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the

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01:56:45

Chariots of the Pods: Episode 4

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2025/09/02

Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin in their continuing misadventures through Stargate SG-1 as they cover the season one episodes, "The Torment or Tantalus", "Bloodlines", "Fire and Water", and "Hathor". Join them as they contend with a naked old guy, being a bad dad, a socially awkward fishman, and a bathtub full of gasoline. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us

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01:19:12

Ranking of Roguelite Deckbuilders: Episode 01

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2025/08/28

Gino "ThatPinguino" Grieco and Braden "ArbitraryWater" REDACTED join forces to talk about the hottest genre to hit the indie scene in the last ten years. No, they're not talking about cozy farming games or boomer shooters, instead they're talking about deckbuilders! If you've ever played Slay the Spire and wanted to know what else was out there, don't worry, they've got you covered. Like, seriously. They've both played a lot of card games and if you want to hear two adult men get into the weeds

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02:04:37

Chariots of the Pods: Episode 3

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2025/08/26

Join Adam, Tyler, Jason, and Justin as they travel once again through the gate to cover their next batch of episodes from season one of Stargate SG-1, "Cold Lazarus", "The Nox", "Brief Candle", and "Thor's Hammer". Join them as they discuss the merits of traumatizing your ex-wife, space hippies, the planet that makes you old, and Thor: God of Thunder. Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider

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01:10:27

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light: Part 1

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2025/08/21

In this episode Gino, Chris "ZombiePie" -REDACTED-, and Jeff discuss Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes Of Light! We discuss the game's great art and music, unique twist on classic combat, and the series that don't exist without this game. We also cover some of the early story and try to figure out where we stand on whether it's good or not. Check out the current ranking of Fantasies here: bit.ly/deepfinal Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If

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01:18:20

Amateur Hour: 2026 Preseason Vibe Check

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2025/08/19

The 2026/27 NFL season is upon us and Gino, Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, and Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED- are back to discuss another season of football! We cover all of the rule changes for the new season before vibe checking all 32 teams! Find out which team Adam has always been a fan of this year! Please consider donating to the National Network of Abortion Funds: abortionfunds.org/donate If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you

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