Read/Watch/Play

Read/Watch/Play


Latest Episodes

The End : Topic
May 03, 2018

The end of The End. In the final episode of both our endings topic and the podcast as a whole, we take a look back at the endings we’ve highlighted and our time recording together. We’ve had a great time making this podcast, and we hope you’ve enjoyed lis

The End : Watch - Labyrinth
April 19, 2018

Our final watch episode takes us deep into the labyrinth of Jareth the Goblin King, as we navigate our way through childhood's end. It's an episode we've wanted to do since the very beginning of the podcast. This is Jim Henson's 1986 cult classic, Labyrin

The End : Play - Passage
April 05, 2018

We swapped our Watch and Play episodes this series to accommodate some recording schedule changes, which means this week we’ll be diving into Jason Rohrer’s 2007 game, Passage. One of the early examples of games being held up as art, the game boils a life

The End : Read - Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
March 22, 2018

It’s the beginning of The End. In this episode, we discuss Frank Miller’s 1986 Batman run, The Dark Knight Returns. We talk about our mixed feelings about the run, its distinct visual and narrative styles, and the ways that it inspired the stories that fo

Meddling Kids : Topic
March 07, 2018

Our meddling comes to an end with our topic discussion. Topics include requirements for meddling, personal meddling experience, and the moment you realized magic wasn’t real.

Meddling Kids : Play - Oxenfree
February 22, 2018

Our final set of meddling kids take us on a trip to Edwards Island, where we tune our radios to spooky and channel the spirits of Night School Studio’s Oxenfree. 

Meddling Kids : Watch - Stranger Things Season 2
February 07, 2018

Almost a year later, we return to Hawkins, IN for another season of Netflix’s Stranger Things. We discuss Eleven’s story arc, bad dads, and the show’s shift toward a more action-heavy tone in its second season.

Meddling Kids : Read - Meddling Kids
January 24, 2018

We open our topic with Edgar Cantero's Meddling Kids: a book with such a good name, we decided to name the whole topic after it. We dig into the novel itself, as well as its influences and the ways they enrich and burden the story it tries to tell.

Special: Hidden Agenda
January 10, 2018

Corinne and Justin got a chance to play Hidden Agenda with some friends over the holidays. We talk about the game’s unique approach to decision-based narrative and how we managed to stumble upon the worst possible ending on our first playthrough.

Special: Holiday Fanfiction
December 27, 2017

Join Corinne and Clio as we talk about fanfiction and the specific subgenre that is holiday fanfiction. We discuss the hallmarks of the genre and the thematic differences between Christmas fic and New Years fic.