Episode Archive
235 episodes of Topic Lords since the first episode, which aired on October 28th, 2019.
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187. The Second-Best Whale Playground In Emeryville
May 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 8 mins
cort, stephan
Lords: Cort and Stephan. We discuss asymmetrical USB-C cables, playground improvement over the last decade, bedtime guitar, Where the Wild Things Are, classic game hardware as a kind of virtual console, and constructing a computing environment as a nested series of cages for a child to escape
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186. ADHD Shame Graveyard Of Browser Tabs
May 15th, 2023 | 59 mins 54 secs
ben, tim
Lords: Tim and Ben. We discuss Thursday Night, finding your favorite music, never shipping a game and just playtesting forever, Fine Feather, having lots of browser tabs open, and secrets in Super Mario World
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185. 2000-Year-Old Head, Again??
May 8th, 2023 | 1 hr 33 secs
dannyb, kim
Lords: Danny and Kim. We discuss Animorphs, Danny's tech support needs, Youtube channels that summarize movies like Cliff's Notes, CatGPT, M3gan/technology horror movies, and not getting points in Super Mario World
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184. Times New Orange
May 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
alexicographic, andrew
Lords: Alexicographic and Andrew. We discuss what 3 foods are pairwise good but bad all together, talking loudly during movie trailers as an act of anticapitalist subversion, the truth about Moon Mode, The Orange by Wendy Cope, learning Italian from a cartoon dog, being able to identify McElroy fans by how they complement my woodworking, and List of Video Games Considered Artistic
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183. The Radioactive Scone Problem
April 24th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
john, quil
Lords: John and Quil. We discuss playing a Zelda game before it's spoiled on the internet, RCA's implementation of color TV, the guy next to Jim on BART, 1961 by Robert Lowell, and every civilization independently inventing dumplings.
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182. Baby Baby Mario
April 17th, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
chris, jenni
Lords: Jenni and Chris. We discuss sleepovers and latchkey kids, the movie adaptation of Jurassic Park 2, the VR episode of Nowhere Man, the space battle over Nuremberg in 1561, &c.
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181. My Own Personal Kennedy Assassination
April 10th, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
avery, tyriq
Lords: Avery and Tyriq. We discuss Adam the Giant, Heathcliff, novelty metal covers about Truly Scrumptious / Doll on a Music Box, and The Phone Call by James Tate.
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180. We Are All Stardust Poop
April 3rd, 2023 | 1 hr 1 sec
adam, ichiro
Lords: Ichiro and Adam. We discuss leaning to animate by watching cartoons, Totally Human Rapper, Frog Fractions banned from AGDQ, "Frog Fractions" by Totally Human Rapper, and Tiny Mass Games small games cycle.
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179. Get Bad
March 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
alex, shannon
Lords: Alex and Shannon. We discuss reading music badly, guessing the animal from bad old-timey description, how to pronounce "MacPaint," a poem in the options of a Tumblr poll, and airport teleportation.
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178. The Lathe Of Kojima
March 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
cishetkayfaber, phone
Lords: CisHetKayfaber and Phone. We discuss calculus ruining incremental games, small form factor PCs, HDR, Ode to Ice Cream by Vada Sultenfuss, and Metal Gear Solid 2: the most important game of 2023.
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177. An Episode Your Landlord Should Not Listen To
March 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
alicia, ryan
Lords: Alicia and Ryan. We discuss: Seattle's reaction to snow vs the Bay Area's reaction to rain, would you rather fart bones once a month or have Goldeneye "big head mode" on in real life for a year, Moral philosophy lessons from the California DMV, Nancy, and common everyday items that make you mentally "time travel."
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176. A Diglett Slightly Tan
March 6th, 2023 | 54 mins 28 secs
hallie, johnb
Lords: Hallie and John B. We discuss tabletop RPGs as educational platform, Flicky-likes, Etch A Sketch Animator 2000, My Brother's Head Should Be Replaced by Jack Prelutsky, and Buff Diglett.
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175. This Movie Has Marky Mark In It
February 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 14 mins
erica, jesse
Lords: Erica and Jesse. We discuss the Spanish word that can't be spelled, Disco Elysium, Clue ||: Murder in Disguise, All of the Words on a Bottle of Rolling Rock Beer in a Different Order, this year's beast of a Mystery Hunt, and shareable alarms.
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174. Occam's Raccoon
February 20th, 2023 | 1 hr 5 mins
chall, xander
Lords: Chris and Alexander. We discuss words with similar sounds and meanings but no etymological relation, virtual marble runs with guns, the broom method of dealing with a hydrogen leak, a poem by Dr. Seuss, the Loveland Frog, and ghosts are real: what are the economic consequences?
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173. How Much Anxiety Does Your Car Have?
February 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
maxx, tyriq
Lords: Maxx and Tyriq. We discuss Nancy and having a continuous tone for a hundred years, recommendations, adding trinkets to other people's time capsules, and A Psalm for the Wild-Built.
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172. Don't Apply Any Torque To This Bag
February 6th, 2023 | 1 hr 16 mins
alex, shannon
Lords: Alex and Shannon. We discuss incomprehensible PSAs, games which use player ignorance as a major mechanic, Man out of Space Easiest, Stepped on a plum (overripe plum) (barefoot), how to pay for things in Australia, and bats! Micro and Mega!