278. Successfully Talking

February 17th, 2025  |  56 mins 28 secs

avery, linker

Lords: Avery and Linker. We discuss Twin Peaks, Myxozoa, how storytelling is failing us, Bones and Shadows by John Philip Johnson, and novelizing films that originated as novels.

277. Tunic 2, For Lords Only

February 10th, 2025  |  1 hr 14 mins

dicey, kate

Lords: Andrew and Kate. We discuss designing a boring game, whether you should let your friend convince you to play WoW, how to melt chocolate, Kate's Wallace and Gromit song, VFX is like cooking; game design is like baking, and "Looksmaxxing"

276. The Yukon Territories Foodie Scene

February 3rd, 2025  |  1 hr 8 mins

abhi, remy

Lords: Remy and Abhi. We discuss why food tastes better outside of Canada, whether biased history is better, making a new game console when we haven't even finished the ones we already have, Puranaanooru, and IP you'd like to adapt.

275. Angora Semiconductors

January 27th, 2025  |  1 hr 5 mins

chall, maxx

Lords: Maxx and Chall. We discuss the Steam Deck, the puzzle of the Wikipedia "did you know" section, the neuroplasticity theory of why we dream, and She Needed a Hobby, by Maxx

274. Samuel Beckett's Animal Crossing Letters

January 20th, 2025  |  1 hr 6 mins

Lords: John and Elena. We discuss potlock advent calendars, NES games that science says are bad, how animals read, this untitled breakup poem by ailbey

273. Why Isn't Dracula Good At Anything?

January 13th, 2025  |  1 hr 2 mins

esper, rt-55j

Lords: Esper and RT-55J. We discuss poorly-constructed memes, making ZZT games in 2024, porting Mario 64 to the Commodore 64. "I like to think that in another universe," by ailbey, what counts as a plausible Dracula, and introducing licensed characters into a game that has previously been itself.

272. Beakknifed In Busch Gardens

January 6th, 2025  |  1 hr 6 mins

cort, ryan

Lords: Ryan and Cort. We discuss meat-flavored potato chips, the Pico-8 tracker, using "Add or Remove Programs" to add a program, Tommy C, and Advent Calendars.

271. Ego Death Mario

December 30th, 2024  |  1 hr 11 mins

avery, stevie, tyriq

Lords: Tyriq, Stevie, Avery. We discuss Dr. Mario's specialty, boutique sardines, Street Sharks (and the lies about them), and the aftermath of PiCoSteveMo.

270. B-Roll Of The Big Bang

December 23rd, 2024  |  1 hr 8 mins

alexander, hallie

Lords: Alexander and Hallie. We discuss making AI drunk, how Star Wars being bought Disney is basically the same thing as the Roman Empire converting to Christianity, Electromagnetism, Super Bon Bon according to Google search, using flow theory and Kubler Ross grief to drive learning systems, and animals you want to pet, but cannot.

269. Wet-Ass Planetoid

December 16th, 2024  |  1 hr 9 secs

alex, tyriq

Lords: Tyriq and Alex. We discuss trying to superficially familiarize yourself with every country, the log burner fan, drilling this chair for ancient water, Variations on a Theme by William Carlos Williams, by Kenneth Koch, Boichik Bagels, and the boxfish skeleton.

268. Puzzles For Puzzle Enjoyers

December 9th, 2024  |  59 mins 29 secs

james, kev

Lords: James and Kev. We discuss copyparty, egg punk vs. chain punk, going geocaching three times, Septic Tanks, certain kinds of trash you don't see any more, and mosquito bites.

267. Unburying The Duck

December 2nd, 2024  |  1 hr 13 mins

erica, john

Lords: John and Erica. We discuss Golden Owl Pre-Post-Mortem, one year of having twins, notepad's support for alternative line endings, and Goodnight Moon (plus Goodnight Dune)

266. Voronoi Cookies

November 25th, 2024  |  1 hr 7 mins

benwilson, zarf

Lords: Ben and Andrew. We discuss baking with precise measurement vs. by feel, making crosswords, how many weeks there are in a year, The Rules by Leila Chatti, building fidgeting into a Zoom lecture, and Things of Science.

265. We're Here To Make This Slide Floppy

November 18th, 2024  |  1 hr 10 mins

chris, tim

Lords: Tim and Chris. We discuss noodles, the impoverishment of the question, choosing an integrator, Lucky Jim (old song), and collaborative music as a game design problem.

264. Pickpocketed So Hard You Die

November 11th, 2024  |  1 hr 7 mins

andrew, aubrianne

Lords: Andrew and Aubrianne. We discuss coming to terms with being bad at video games, charging money for art, messy game design, To Be of Use by Marge Piercy, Films Noir, and Complementary Hobby Power Couples.

263. Drafted Into The Applebee's Wars

November 4th, 2024  |  1 hr 9 mins

brianne, xalavier

Lords: Xalavier and Brianne. We discuss movies about contract killers doing contract negotiation, whether fictional characters are better role models than real people, the new Zelda game talks too much and I'm okay with that, Think of Others by Mahmoud Darwish, enacting a customer service draft, and doing terrible things to the Criterion Closet.