Podcast
TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone
Hosted by Emma Paquette, Madelyn Paquette · EN
TALK THIS! is a biweekly podcast about video games hosted by Emma and Madelyn Paquette. Every show, they talk about two games- one old (pre-2007) and one new (within the last year or two). At the end of each show, Madelyn and Emma take the best elements from each game and mash them together into a brand new game idea.
11episodes
Episodes
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Episode 242. Mina's Elite Beats
1w ago00:54:09Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Elite Beat Agents and Mina the Hollower, and what your government can do for you. Also featuring Zelda comparisons, the rights to cover songs, and fighting with depth perception.
Transcribe →Side-Quest 238. Just Teenage Girl Cringe
2w ago01:02:45Tap to summarizeIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and they still aren't making friends. Also featuring keeping it a little stupid, having the juice, and bringing video games into the theater.
Transcribe →Episode 241. Unfair Pandora
3w ago01:02:35Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Pandora's Tower and Unfair Flips, and the troublesome need to spend time with people you care about. Also featuring pure skill, what makes something fun, and the prisoner's dilemma.
Transcribe →Side-Quest 237. Let's Keep It Moving
4w ago00:52:50Tap to summarizeIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about traversal in games and the two (or three) extremes of good traversal systems. Also featuring demands for a "skip" button, why we want to jump off or slide down things, and the theoretical elimination of fast travel.
Transcribe →Episode 240. Saros in SteamWorld
Jun 700:59:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss the SteamWorld series and Saros and what can be traced back to The King in Yellow. Also featuring leaving things up to interpretation, ice cream flavors, and Christopher Nolan's exclusive movie making techniques.
Transcribe →Side-Quest 236. A Hairy Situation
May 3100:51:20Tap to summarizeIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about hair in video games and the types of styles they wish they could pull off in real life. Also featuring the perils of clipping, Sephiroth's hair routine, and where games still need to improve on the subject of hair.
Transcribe →Episode 239. Hearth in Orbit
May 2400:55:29Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Hearthstone and MIO: Memories in Orbit and everything you can and can't do with cards. Also featuring body metaphors, keeping things under control, and what makes a Soulslike.
Transcribe →Side-Quest 235. We're Total Failures
May 1701:16:25Tap to summarizeIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks in gaming and accidentally make all the same wrong choices. Also featuring the allure of dollhouses, seeing things on the back of our eyelids, and 11th grade English class books.
Transcribe →Episode 238. Ball x FEAR
May 1001:00:20Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss F.E.A.R. and BALL x PIT and the torrid doomed romance within the latter. Also featuring the terror of small girls, the rights to titles, and good old foursquare.
Transcribe →Side-Quest 234. Beating the Backlog Battle
May 300:46:44Tap to summarizeIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about how to approach a video game backlog and why gamers are so obsessed with doing that to begin with. Also featuring lessons from booktok, pro-con lists for making lists, and making better decisions.
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