Jim Stormdancer has hosted 341 Episodes.
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340. Too Young for Doom
April 27th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
cort, matt
Lords: Matt and Cort. We discuss Doom Modding, the Boston Marathon Stampede, secrets in games becoming grotesque, and Dammit I'm Mad by Demetri Martin.
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339. Become Uncoffinable
April 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
watson, wren
Lords: Watson and Wren. We discuss faction design in historical strategy games, linguistics making it easier and harder to name things, belonging in SLUSD, The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service, and the magic systems of Brandon Sanderson
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338. Placebo Yourself into Having a Phenomenal Time
April 13th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
mark, shirley
Lords: Mark and Shirley. We discuss going to the front of the stage at a metal show, using religion to protect natural spaces, modding your EV to have custom engine noises, Litany Against Fear, and how to stop drinking coffee
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337. Mars, Technically
April 6th, 2026 | 1 hr 21 mins
chall, fabian
Lords: Chris and Fabian. We discuss your 3D printer accidentally becoming a hobby, GTA's driving AI, Alberic Whale and the Enigma Layer, and Between What I See and What I Say…, by Octavio Paz
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336. The Four Colonoscopies
March 30th, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
benwilson, jason
Lords: Jason and Ben. We discuss colonoscopy prep, how to do things you're bad at, the Trustworthy Shirts Tournament, and Do not go gentle into that good night, by Dylan Thomas
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335. Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll: Pick Any Two
March 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 11 mins
andrew, aubrianne
Lords: Andrew and Aubrianne. We discuss reading every Hugo-award-winning novel, accidentally making Frog Fractions 2.5, the perfect video game genre, When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer by Walt Whitman, Software Toolworks Multimedia Encyclopedia CD from 1992, and fixing your slow computer with time travel
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334. A Pivotal Event in the Evolution of the Society of Quebec
March 16th, 2026 | 50 mins
benjamin, sj
Lords: SJ and Benjamin. We discuss TD Place Arena in Ottawa, learning to ice skate when you're 40, weird anime keyboards, and She Walks in Beauty, by Lord Byron
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333. Bring Your Daughter to Monastery Day
March 9th, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
ap, xander
Lords: AP and Alexander. We discuss the 5th Ramsey number, Mr. Satan (from Dragonball), the Odyssey 2's ROM sprites, Search Lizard Vagina And You Shall Find by Patricia Lockwood, and why do drugs have two names? What's up with that?
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332. Boston: It's Not a Year
March 2nd, 2026 | 1 hr 2 mins
jin, rainwarrior
Lords: Jin and Brad. We discuss the shareware games business model, on how to define femininity, the Great Molasses Flood, Entrance by Rainer Maria Rilke, and combining magic and science in science fantasy.
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331. Earbuds Are a Type of Sandwich
February 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 12 mins
kory, tentmode
Lords: Kory and Andy. We discuss the Game Tank, auctions in games, how to watch TV at 2AM, Dragonfly Catcher by Chiyo-ni, and losing a snapshot of your life in MP3 format
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330. Tip Extra To See the Nuns
February 16th, 2026 | 1 hr 58 secs
alex, shannon
Lords: Alex and Shannon. We discuss festivals in Japan, marzipan made by nuns, podcast playlist problems, and Considering the Snail, by Thom Gunn.
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329. Who Made Tigers?
February 9th, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
tyriq, watson
Lords: Tyriq and Watson. We discuss forgetting how to sleep over the holiday, conlanging teaching you how to judge good art, tate mode, and The Tyger by William Blake
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328. Darth Icky
February 2nd, 2026 | 1 hr 19 mins
jaffe, jesse
Lords: Jesse and Alex. We discuss 90s Gen X Internet High Weirdness, writing a podcast about video games as someone who doesn't really play video games, the mystery of BunnyROM, Junk by Richard Wilbur, this is what Saved Star Wars looks like, and cycling's hour record.
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327. Damn, That's a Good Kidney!
January 26th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
danielm, josette
Lords: Josette and Daniel. We discuss the overlap between musicians and rhythm game players, figure skating and the upcoming Olympics, In This Short Life That Only Lasts an Hour by Emily Dickinson, The Reality of Hope, and whether time travel media is really that bad
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326. A Dead Quarterback Can Still Score
January 19th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
cort, strickland
Lords: Cort and Ben. We discuss the Geek Code, a fun fact about your neighborhood, Every 5x6 Nonogram, The Calf Path, by Sam Foss, and Phillip Rivers.
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325. Men, Explain Things to Me!
January 12th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
erica, micah
Lords: Erica and Micah. We discuss Puerto Rico branded holiday jams, chive drama on Reddit, how to cure tinnitus (maybe), the Ballad of Blasphemous Bill by Robert W. Service, and making movies sequels until they're good again