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Episode 180 - Culture is Culture

What more could we possibly have to say about this topic? Jim isn’t done psychoanalyzing us, until about halfway through when he decides he’s bored of it. How come we don’t explore THAT? Also, Avengers

Episode 179 - Geek Culture is Pop Culture

It’s time to complain! Specifically about how geeks are mainstream and we don’t like it! Or, at least, Mark and Chris don’t like it. Dale thinks that he and his ilk should rule the galaxy and Jim wants to psychoanalyze everyone.

Episode 178 - Spoiler Club: Fistful of Dollars

The Year of Trilogies starts off with us fanning our Colt .45’s at the movie screen until there is nothing left but Clint Eastwood and some money - you might even say a fistful of money.

Episode 177 - Scale

Should games be bigger? What’s the optimum scale? Arguing commences.

Episode 176 - Gamer Projects

Why are gamers always working on something? How has Kickstarter opened the market? What are we working on? What’s in your wallet?

Episode 175 - Critical Hits/Missed Redux

It’s time to revisit the Critical Hits and Misses! That means that Chris gets angry, Dale nominates things he’s never seen, Mark hates comics, and Jim didn’t even think of any. So look forward to it.

Episode 174 - Racism

Racism in games. Where’s it come from? Should we call it ’speciest?’ Should we be more sensitive in playing our elf games?

Episode 173 - Spoiler Trilogies

We’re embarking on the Year of Trilogies in Spoiler Club and we begin by discussing our picks as well as why we rejected many other things. Mostly the rejecting, though.

Episode 172 - Changing a Property

Why is it okay for some stories adapted to other media to deviate from the story already told and not okay for other stories? Mark gets drunk, Dale gets angry, and Chris and Jim just egg them on. Spoilers for The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones lurk within.

Episode 171 - Damage

Damage systems - what are they good for? Absolutely nothing (Good God, ya’ll).