A wolf-PACKED episode to celebrate the launch of Kris’s debut novel ALPHA with a spoiler-free interview with the author himself about writing, world-building, and the journey to becoming a published author. We also sift through a ton of gaming news to discuss a few of the biggest stories. Plus our Read Watch Play lists, what’s Coming Right Up, and the spin wheels are back for Backlog Roulette.
ALPHA (The Alpha Cycle, Book 1) Kindle Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLW6XHSB?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_D1QGKKV46QJDT7D29R05
ALPHA (The Alpha Cycle, Book 1) by K. D. Marchesi on The Storygraph https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5a22ee4f-eb80-49fa-9064-692b2b0fcf87
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:20 The Newsstand
14:19 Read Watch Play
34:37 Guest Spot: Interview with K. D. Marchesi
1:02:52: Coming Right Up
1:08:57 Backlog Roulette
1:11:42 Find us online
News:
Valve’s Steam Machine https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine
Valve’s Steam Frame https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe
Valve’s Steam Controller https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller
BioWare’s N7 Day blog post https://blog.bioware.com/2025/11/07/n7-day-2025/
Zoopunk https://www.tigames.com/zoopunk
Alanah Pearce’s video about The Game Awards drama https://youtu.be/AYFAlImQR74?si=kRsqmLGbUSr3GBl-
Books:
Automatic Noodle https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4932a31d-9ece-44a3-a9bf-0b0735976ced
City of Girls https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4754905a-5f8a-491c-803a-bf315929c95f
Scorched Grace https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4f3b1723-8342-4c9f-b1a6-4806b59791ae
Labyrinth's Heart https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/137d7922-09ae-418f-b844-12275db3d939
Triple Sec https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f01fa561-3254-483f-96e0-ee0565323b30
Level Apocalypse https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/97df550b-5bf8-471b-9312-7c713d40479b
City of Girls https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4754905a-5f8a-491c-803a-bf315929c95f
TV/Movies:
Wayward https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/255859-wayward
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/425274-now-you-see-me-now-you-don-t
Red, White & Royal Blue https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/930094-red-white-royal-blue
IT: Welcome to Derry https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/200875-it-welcome-to-derry
All’s Fair https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/258742-all-s-fair
Bring Her Back https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1151031-bring-her-back
Games:
Bloomtown: A Different Story https://store.steampowered.com/app/2445990/Bloomtown_A_Different_Story/
Grimshire https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238470/Grimshire/
Inn Tycoon https://store.steampowered.com/app/2749000/Inn_Tycoon/
ARC Raiders https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808500/ARC_Raiders/
Terminator 2D: NO FATE https://store.steampowered.com/app/1718460/Terminator_2D_NO_FATE/
Kingdoms of the Dump https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159270/Kingdoms_of_the_Dump/
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