Get ready for a dose of nostalgia. JS and Ludlow talk gaming history, the evolution of game narrative, and the benefits of gaming on mental and physical wellness.

Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes

Production: Maxwell Gariety

Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree

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Ludlow and JS discuss their favorite characters from TV, film, and literature and what about those characters make them so appealing.

Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes

Production: Maxwell Gariety

Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree

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Show Notes:

Recommendation: Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony

Ludlow’s List:

• Benedic; Much Ado About Nothing
• Marian Alston; Nantucket Books
• Whiskeyjack and Anomander Rake; The Malazan Book of the Fallen
• Honorable mention: John Bates, Downton Abbey

Favorite Antagonist:

• Simon Heap; Septimus Heap
• Flagg; The Eyes of the Dragon

Janai’s list:

• Kvoth; Name of the Wind
• Dream; The Sandman
• Shalon; Stormlight Archive
• Honorable mention: Klaus; Umbrella Academy

Favorite Antagonist:

• Dodge; Locke & Key

Is AI going to take over creatives’ jobs? Ludlow and JS discuss Chat GPT and share their opinions and predictions.

Explicit Content: May contain mature language or themes

Production: Maxwell Gariety

Music: The Silent Grove by Axletree

Licensed under Attribution 4.0