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All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are DigitalParasite Eve and JusantThe nineties were a rough place, as the writing of Parasite Eve reminds us. Is Jusant a corrective, given that it has no dialog at all?What We're Playing01:07 Caitlin: The Ranch of Rivershine (Coze Bee Games, 2025)11:39 Mark: Kunitsu-Gami: Otherworldly Ventures (Capcom, 2025)21:28 GOOF: Parasite Eve (Square, 1998)37:21 Feature Game: Jusant (Don't Nod, 2023)SHOUT56:05 Caitlin: Artis Impact (Mas)58:05 Mark: Terminator 2D: No Fate (Bitmap Bureau)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com...2025-07-2359 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#57: 1000xRESISTAll action and no real story with Street Fighter II Turbo, and then all story and no real action with 1000xRESIST. Each successful in their own way! What We're Playing01:11 Mark: Space Mercenary Defense Force (Tom Paradise, 2023)10:53 Caitlin: Neva (Nomada Studio, 2025)17:08 GOOF: Street Fighter II Turbo (Capcom, 1992)35:04 Feature Game: 1000xRESIST (sunset visitor, 2024)SHOUT52:01 Mark: Varlet (FURYU)52:57 Caitlin: Kingmakers (Redemption Road)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/b...2025-07-1655 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#56: Dropping Off and Picking UpWhy do we allow some games, even ones we enjoy, to drop off and go on the back burner? And why do some get picked up again and not others? It is mysterious, much like why designers continue to insert terrible "comic relief" characters in games like Okami.What We're Playing01:03 Caitlin: Dead Letter Department (Belief Engine, 2025)08:50 Mark: Suit for Hire (Godmode Interactive, 2025)18:34 GOOF: Okami (Clover Studio, 2006)44:13 Feature Topic: Dropping Off, Picking UpSHOUT2025-07-091h 11All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#55: Nier: AutomataKing Arthur's World makes us long for Lemmings, and does Nier: Automata peak in the first hour? Our suplexes are German and our fashion sense is questionable this week.What We're Playing01:03 Mark: God Hand (Clover, 2006)15:13 Caitlin: Date Everything! (Sassy Chap Games, 2025)24:13 GOOF: King Arthur's World (Argonaut Software, 1992)36:11 Feature Game: Nier: Automata (PlatinumGames, 2017)SHOUT55:31 Mark: Persona 4 Revival (Atlus)57:16 Caitlin: Haunted Paws (LazyFlock)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands2025-07-0258 minThe Neurodivergent Creative PodcastThe Neurodivergent Creative PodcastQueer Icons of History | #170Welcome back to our final Wrath Month episode! This Pride series has been equal parts spicy, salty, and canonnically juicy—and the grand finale is no exception. In this episode, Caitlin Liz Fisher takes us on a storytelling frolic through queer history, unearthing the hidden and often deliberately erased queer identities of well-known historical figures. Spoiler alert: they were totally doing it, y’all!💬"Let's make queer history accessible to the masses!" - Caitlin Liz FisherWhat We Explore in This Episode:- 5 historical legends that were hella q...2025-06-2725 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#54: The AltersIt's protagonist vs. protagonist week here at AMBFAD, and we repeatedly ask--why can't we all just get along? First it's Spy vs. Spy, and then Jan vs. Jan in The Alters.What We're Playing01:41 Caitlin: A Building Full of Cats 2 (Devcats, 2025)08:45 Mark: Star Trek: The Next Generation (NES/GB, Imagineering, 1993)20:25 GOOF: Spy vs. Spy (GBC, Kemco, 1999)32:50 Feature Game: The Alters (11 Bit Studios, 2025)35:26 Spoilers Begin36:52 Spoilers EndSHOUT2025-06-2558 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#53: Oblivion: RemasteredWe run, we gun, we laugh, and we cry with Azure Striker: Gunvolt, and then we overcome jank and feel the call to adventure with Oblivion: Remastered.What We're Playing01:04 Mark: Bleed 2 (Ian Campbell, 2017)10:33 Caitlin: Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD, 2025)23:28 GOOF: Azure Striker Gunvolt (Inti Creates, 2014)39:27 Feature Game: The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered (Bethesda, 2025)SHOUT58:18 Caitlin: Beast of Reincarnation (GAME FREAK)59:26 Mark: Blighted (DrinkBox Studios)Advertising Inquiries: https...2025-06-181h 00The Neurodivergent Creative PodcastThe Neurodivergent Creative PodcastPride, Bisexual Erasure, and The Harm of Queer Gatekeeping | #168Welcome to Pride Month... or as we like to call it here, Queer Wrath Month!This episode is for every bisexual person who has felt left out, questioned, or erased in the very spaces that are supposed to celebrate them. Caitlin is joined by Bailey Merlin—researcher, advocate, author, and co-host of the Bisexual Killjoy podcast—for a conversation about what it really means to be bi+ in a world that still struggles to make space for us.Bailey brings her lived experience and professional insight to the mic, shar...2025-06-1335 minThe Bariatric BreakdownThe Bariatric BreakdownNavigating Relationships with CaitlinCaitlin (@myweightohappy) talks about having surgery in Mexico, her 180 pound weight loss, her life three years post-op and how she and her fiancé found balance in their relationship. Follow Caitlin @myweightohappy for motivation & inspiration! Find Bailey @Blondiee_in_bloom & the podcast @TheBariatricBreakdown on Instagram! If you enjoyed the show- screenshot it and share it on socials. Tag us & let us know what you liked about the episode. 2025-06-1250 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#52: Monster Train 2We talk a bit about accessibility in gaming, which is sadly all too often left to modders rather than the developers themselves. The games on the agenda (super serious) are Metroid Prime and Monster Train 2.What We're Playing01:19 Caitlin: R.E.P.O. (semiwork, 2025)03:28 Caitlin: Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (Square Enix, 2024)07:00 Mark: Iron Meat (Retroware, 2024)16:32 GOOF: Metroid Prime (Retro Studios, 2002)35:12 Feature Game: Monster Train 2 (Shiny Shoe, 2025)SHOUT53:18 Caitlin: The Expanse: Osiris...2025-06-1156 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#51: Doom: The Dark AgesWe look back to the 3DS and Fire Emblem: Awakening, and question how weak the sauce is in Doom: The Dark Ages.What We're Playing01:00 Mark: Death Road to Canada (Rocketcat Games, 2016)12:59 Caitlin: Path of Exile 2 (Grinding Gear Games, 2024)24:31 GOOF: Fire Emblem: Awakening (Intelligent Systems, 2012)47:34 Feature Game: Doom: The Dark Ages (id, 2025)SHOUT1:08:08 Caitlin: Gold Gold Adventure Gold (Can Can Can a Man)1:09:38 Mark: Fallen Fates (Hibernian Workshop)...2025-06-041h 11All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#50: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33We finish our spoiler-free discussion of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Caitlin expresses the view that she was tricked into playing Flashback: The Quest for Identity.What We're Playing01:30 Caitlin: Do No Harm (Darts Games, 2025)10:30 Mark: Void War (Tundra, 2025)21:44 GOOF: Flashback: The Quest for Identity (Delphine Software, 1992)35:39 Feature Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive, 2025)SHOUT1:05:47 Caitlin: DELTARUNE (tobyfox)1:06:56 Mark: Elden Ring NIGHTREIGN (From Software)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com...2025-05-281h 09All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#49: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33It's the end of the world in both the N64's Sin and Punishment and the new Clair Obscur, and there's lots of ennui to be had.What We're Playing01:05 Mark: Power Stone 2 (Capcom, 2000)12:27 Caitlin: Forever Skies (Far From Home, 2025)17:36 GOOF: Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth (Treasure, 2000)33:23 Feature Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive, 2025)SHOUT1:05:06 Mark: Gears of War: Reloaded (The Coalition)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands2025-05-141h 07All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#48: South of MidnightThe N64 continues its redemption tour with F-Zero X, and South of Midnight is a strange mix of the novel and the derivative.What We're Playing00:50 Caitlin: R.E.P.O. (semiwork, 2025)11:55 Mark: Astral Ascent (Hibernian Workshop, 2023)19:01 GOOF: F-Zero X (Nintendo EAD, 1998)34:34 Feature Game: South of Midnight (Compulsion Games, 2025)SHOUT1:00:23 Caitlin: Date Everything (Sassy Chap Games) 1:01:43 Mark: Ayaneo Pocket ACE (Ayaneo)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands2025-05-071h 04All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#47: Blue PrinceWe navigate the twisting labyrinths of the human mind in Psychonauts, as well as the twisting labyrinths of the puzzling mansion(s) of Blue Prince.What We're Playing01:27 Mark: It Takes Two (Hazelight, 2021)13:03 Caitlin: R.E.P.O. (semiwork, 2025)19:21 GOOF: Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions, 2005)38:37 Feature Game: Blue Prince (Dogubomb, 2025)SHOUT1:04:46 Caitlin and Mark: Malys (Summerfall Studios)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2025-04-301h 07All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#46: Call of Juarez: GunslingerMark's alleged contrarian status is tested by the ambitious, legendary Chrono Trigger and the humble, overlooked Call of Juarez: Gunslinger.What We're Playing01:04 Caitlin: LEGO Super Mario Nintendo Entertainment System (LEGO, 2020)09:28 Mark: Lonestar (Math Tide, 2025)18:13 GOOF: Chrono Trigger (Square, 1995)38:08 Feature Game: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (Techland, 2013)SHOUT54:00 Caitlin: LUNAR Remastered Collection (GAME ARTS) 55:02 Mark: Oblivion Remastered (Bethesda)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://r...2025-04-2357 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#45: The Last SpellNothing but sprites killing hordes of enemies this week, with Guardian Heroes and The Last Spell. Also hardware digressions with Saturn, RetroTink, and video switches.What We're Playing02:00 Mark: Rogue Loops (Fubu Games, 2025)06:30 Mark: Capcom vs. SNK 2 (Capcom, 2001)12:12 Caitlin: Look Outside (Francis Coulombe, 2025)20:48 GOOF: Guardian Heroes (Treasure, 1996)38:51 Feature Game: The Last Spell (Ishtar, 2023)SHOUT58:20 Caitlin: Scalable Video Switch1:01:27 Mark: Revenge of the Savage Planet (Typhoon)Advertising...2025-04-161h 03All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#44: The Case of the Golden IdolWe solve murders at our patrons' behest in The Case of the Golden Idol, whereasWE INTERRUPT THESE EPISODE NOTES FOR DYNOWARZDynowarz: Destruction of Spondylus! Featuring the most bomb-ass box cover and stodgy gameplay, is Dynowarz one of the greatest games ever or one of the worst games ever? The answer: YES.What We're Playing01:17 Caitlin: Final Fantasy IV (Square, 1991)05:29 Caitlin: The Last Meadow (Discord, 2025)09:55 Caitlin: 33 Immortals (Thunder Lotus Games)13:40 Mark: Rogue Loops (Fubu Games, 2025)22:32 GOOF...2025-04-091h 05All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#43: ReturnalIt's all sci-fi this week! We've got all your bases covered--speculative crossovers (Split Fiction), anthropomorphic animals (Laika, Starfox 64), and psychological horror (Returnal)! Just stick your arm into the spiky alien machine. It'll probably be fine. What We're Playing00:57 Mark: Avowed (Obsidian, 2025)02:15 Mark: Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom, 2021)10:13 Mark: Laika: Aged Through Blood (Brainwash Gang, 2023)16:11 Caitlin: Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios, 2025)22:57 GOOF: Star Fox 64 (Nintendo EAD, 1997)42:02 Feature Game: Returnal (Housemarque, 2021)SHOUT1:07:41 Mark: P...2025-04-021h 10All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#42: The Friends of Ringo IshikawaWe keep things light, even though they could get grim with an NES game named after a dead baby (Astyanax) and some existential angst with The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa.What We're Playing02:28 Caitlin: Final Fantasy IV (Obsidian, 2025)09:23 Mark: Metal Bringer (ALPHAWING, 2025)21:24 GOOF: Astyanax (Aicom, 1989)36:38 Feature Game: The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa (yeo, 2018)Interview with the designer: https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/19/18691106/the-friends-of-ringo-ishikawa-review-interview-yeoSHOUT56:31 Caitlin: Paralives (Alex Massé and team)58:04 M...2025-03-2659 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#41: Super Mario Bros. WonderEcco the Dolphin is cute in Japan but swole in the US, much like the dramatic growth a mushroom provokes in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Question: would Caitlin try to make Ecco into a hat?What We're Playing01:06 Caitlin: Avowed (Obsidian, 2025)02:53 Caitlin: Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom, 2025)11:10 Mark: Mullet MadJack (Hammer 95 Studios, 2024)22:23 GOOF: Ecco the Dolphin (Appaloosa Interactive, 1992)Boris Vallejo's "macho" dolphin: https://www.borisjulie.com/product/ecco-the-dolphin/Japan's "cute" dolphin: https://videogameartarchive.com/image/14980490044338:42...2025-03-1957 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#40: AvowedHow much ax could an Ax Battler battle if an Ax Battler could battle ax is a question Golden Axe fails to address, but it gets to be brilliant and foundational all the same. We then turn to Avowed, Obsidian's latest RPG.What We're Playing01:02 Mark: The Hidden Ones (Morefun Studios, 2025)15:50 Caitlin: A Little to the Left (Max Inferno, 2022)18:23 Caitlin: Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom, 2025)27:20 GOOF: Golden Axe (Sega, 1999)44:03 Feature Game: Avowed (Obsidian, 2025)SHOUT2025-03-121h 14SMUTFAIRYSMUTFAIRY023: He did WHAT with the nanny?? Au Pair Affair by Tessa BaileyYour FairySmut Mothers are back with another episode! This time we are looking at Tessa Bailey, the queen of romance herself! We famously love her here, so we are stoked to have another Tessa on our list!The Au Pair Affair is an icehockey dad x nanny romance that was really really excellent up until the 70% mark........ tune in to see what happened!! love, your FairySmut Mothers xx 2025-03-101h 29All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#39: TransistorIt's all about swords, Aristotle, and romance this week, where we discuss Bushido Blade and Transistor.What We're Playing00:56 Caitlin: Final Fantasy III (Square, 1990)10:11 Mark: Whisker Squadron Survivor (Flippfly, 2025)18:35 GOOF: Bushido Blade (Square, 1997)30:46 Feature Game: Transistor (Supergiant, 2014)SHOUT55:45 Caitlin: Suikoden I&II HD Remaster (Konami)56:49 Mark: Retroid Pocket Flip 2 (Retroid)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2025-03-0558 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#38: Red Dead Redemption 2We look back at Namco's other fighting game series, Soul Calibur. Also, in non-fighting games, the best horse game of all time, says Caitlin of Red Dead Redemption 2. What We're Playing00:59 Mark: Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown II, Samurai Shodown IV (SNK, 2019, 1994, 1996)Matt McMuscles' excellent Samurai Shodown history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yQoCrZBfIo13:11 Caitlin: Monster Hunter Wilds Beta (Capcom, 2025)15:52 Caitlin: The Roottrees are Dead (Robin Ward, 2025)23:26 GOOF: Soul Calibur II (Namco, 2002)37:58 Feature Game: Red Dead R...2025-02-251h 13All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#37: Hellblade II: Senua's SagaWe return to the humble beginnings of AMBFAD by discussing the Hellblade sequel, and we further mine Caitlin's childhood with Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip and Dale.What We're Playing00:52 Caitlin: Monster Hunter: Wilds BETA (Capcom, 2025)10:10 Mark: Helldivers II (Arrowhead, 2024)13:10 Mark: Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Games, 2025)21:02 GOOF: Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers (Capcom, 1990)30:55 Feature Game: Hellblade II: Senua's Saga (Ninja Theory, 2024)SHOUT55:49 Caitlin: Monster Hunter: Wilds (Capcom)56:07 Mark: Sworn (Windwalk Games)...2025-02-1957 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#36: Dragon's Dogma 2Fighting games! Castlevania! Crawling over monsters in Dragon's Dogma 2! That pretty much covers all of human endeavors, really.What We're Playing01:06 Mark: Dead or Alive 6 (Koei Tecmo, 2019)04:38 Mark: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. (Sega AM2, 2025)13:08 Caitlin: Void Crew (Hutlihut Games,, 2024)24:16 GOOF: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (Konami, 2003)25:51 Feature Game: Dragon's Dogma II (Capcom, 2025)SHOUT1:01:34 Caitlin abandons all hope and optimism1:01:36 Mark: Avowed (Obsidian)Advertising Inquiries: https...2025-02-121h 02All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#35: Little Kitty, Big CityLots of talk of anime, cats, and anime-related cats this week! We take the Little Kitty to the Big City after we shoot so many things in Gunstar Heroes.What We're Playing01:53 Mark: Blade Chimera (Team Ladybug, 2025)09:21 Caitlin: Inkbound (Shiny Shoe, 2024)18:07 GOOF: Gunstar Heroes (Treasure, 1993)25:51 Feature Game: Little Kitty, Big City (Double Dagger Studios, 2024)SHOUT50:40 Caitlin: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)53:04 Mark: Eternal Strands (Yellow Brick Studios)Advertising I...2025-02-0555 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#34: Hyper Light DrifterWe talk about early indie darling Hyper Light Drifter, as well as Secret of Evermore from Caitlin's childhood. More light Sluggish Heavy Drifter, amirite?What We're Playing00:56 Caitlin: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Atlus, 2024)09:40 Mark: 20 Minutes till Dawn (flanne, 2023)16:38 Mark: Rayman Legends (Ubisoft, 2013)22:18 GOOF: Secret of Evermore (Square, 1995)35:05 Feature Game: Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine, 2016)SHOUT53:33 Caitlin: Stage Fright (Ghost Town Games)55:08 Mark: Valkyrie Squad: Siege Breakers (Digital Crafters)...2025-01-2957 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#33: Metaphor: ReReFantazioHaving been emancipated from duties to the Veilguard, we return to Metaphor: ReFantazio. We also headbutt Caitlin's childhood with Bonk's Adventure.What We're Playing00:57 Mark: [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios, 2024)04:30 Mark: Gain Ground (Sega, 1988, 1991, and 1992)12:22 Caitlin: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead, 2024)14:38 Caitlin: Fae Farm (Phoenix Labs, 2023)19:34 GOOF: Bonk's Aventure (Atlus, 1989)33:31 Feature Game: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Atlus, 2024)SHOUT57:38 Caitlin: Dave the Diver: In the Jungle (MINTROCKET)58:46 Mark: MagicX 3:2 clamshell handheld...2025-01-221h 01All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#32: Disco ElysiumYet another unintentional theme this week, as we discuss troubled law enforcement officers in both Die Hard Trilogy for the good ol' PSX as well as Disco Elysium.What We're Playing02:00 Caitlin: Fae Farm (Phoenix Labs, 2023)11:35 Mark: [REDACTED] (Striking Distance Studios, 2024)21:36 GOOF: Die Hard Trilogy (Probe Entertainment, 1996)38:04 Feature Game: Disco Elysium (ZA/UM, 2019)SHOUT1:05:59 Caitlin: The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian)1:06:57 Mark: Double Dragon Revive (Yuke's)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle...2025-01-151h 09All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#31: To the MoonWe explore corrupt afterlife schemes with Grim Fandango and To the Moon! Where's a principled psychopomp when you need one?What We're Playing00:59 Mark: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare, 2024)05:25 Mark: Crypt Custodian (Kyle Thompson, 2024)13:23 Caitlin: Infinity Nikki (Papergames, 2024)22:15 GOOF: Grim Fandango (LucasArts, 1998) and its Remaster (Double Fine, 2015)36:18 Feature Game: To the Moon (Freebird, 2011)1:01:15 Spoilers Begin1:22:02 Spoilers EndSHOUT1:22:30 Caitlin: Split Fiction...2025-01-081h 26All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#30: RavenswatchGreen Hat Adventure Boy returns for Ocarina of Time, this time with 100% more horse. Mark continues to get his Rogue-lite on with Ravenswatch.What We're Playing01:15 Caitlin: Factorio (Wube Software, 2020)10:55 Mark: Dead Cells (Evil Empire and Motion Twin, 2018)19:30 GOOF: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (Nintendo EAD, 1998)35:27 Feature Game: Ravenswatch (Passtech, 2024)SHOUT52:58 Caitlin: Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)54:38 Mark: The King of Fighters XIII: Global Match (SNK)Advertising...2025-01-0156 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#29: Caves of QudWe wade into a genuine retro gaming controversy. Two Aladdins enter, one Aladdin leaves! Caitlin is thrown into the deep end for her first roguelike Caves of Qud, and in a sad continuation of recent AMDFAD trends, the tutorial is lacking.What We're Playing01:20 Mark: Ruiner (Reikon, 2017)09:26 Caitlin: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop (Beard Envy, 2024)21:30 GOOF: Aladdin (Virgin Interactive, 1993) and Aladdin (Capcom, 1993) 37:53 Feature Game: Caves of Qud (Freehold Games, 2024)Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup: https://c...2024-12-251h 05All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#28: Before Your EyesHeavy questions of metaphysics and cosmology abound. Before Your Eyes is about the afterlife, Goodboy Galaxy questions whether a dog can pet itself, and Wing Commander: Privateer might be one of the circles of Hell.What We're Playing03:15 Caitlin: Helldivers II (Arrowhead, 2024)06:01 Caitlin: Luma Island (Feel Free Games, 2024)07:58 Mark: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare, 2024)09:25 Mark: Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within (Ubisoft Montreal, 2004)11:05 Mark: Shogun Showdown (Roboatino, 2024)16:37 GOOF: Wing Commander: Privateer (Origin Systems, 1993)30:51 Feature...2024-12-181h 02All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#27: WildermythCaitlin's Final Fantasy history tour continues! We then turn to Mark's childhood Disney game, The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse. Slander may ensue. We finally test the limits of procedural generation with Wildermyth, a tactical RPG that promises satisfying randomly-generated narrative.What We're Playing00:55 Mark: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Ubisoft Montreal, 2003)10:33 Caitlin: Final Fantasy II (Square, 1988)15:05 Caitlin: Luma Island (Feel Free Games, 2024)24:08 GOOF: The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse (Capcom, 1992)36:15 Feature Game: Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games, 2019)2024-12-111h 03All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#26: PentimentShockers abound this week. The World Ends with You is not the title of a Bond movie, it's a great DS game and a mediocre Switch game--and Pentiment is not just a chance to show off your history minor, it's also a murder mystery.What We're Playing01:02 Caitlin: Cats Hidden in Germany, Italy, and China (Travellin Cats, 2023-202404:28 Caitlin: Luma Island (Feel Free Games, 2024)04:47 Caitlin: Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games, 2021)05:35 Mark: Exit the Gungeon (Dodge Roll, 2020)15:23 GOOF: The World Ends with You...2024-12-0455 minThe Delulu Diaries PodcastThe Delulu Diaries PodcastWickedHappy festive season folks!  This week on the pod, we dive into the latest on Dan Schnider's pending defamation suit against the creators of the documentary Quiet on Set, the star-studded cast lineup for Christopher Nolan's upcoming film and the recent drama surrounding Kate Forster and Australian clothing brand Sabbi. Over the weekend, Caitlin went and saw the film adaptation of the musical Wicked starring Cynthia Ervio, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey and Ethan Slater. She shares her honest thoughts on the film as a non-theatre fan who has never seen Wicked. Caitlin also reviews the 2019 Gre...2024-12-011h 04All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#25: SifuWe play Sifu, the very daunting beat-em-up game, as well as the beloved Beyond Good and Evil.Not only did Sifu make Caitlin play a tutorial, it was perhaps the greatest disservice imaginable to a superb game. One could say the same about Beyond Good and Evil with respect to Friedrich Nietzsche, but he doesn't deserve any better.What We're Playing00:41 Mark: Karate Survivor (Alawar, 2024)10:08 Caitlin: A Park Full of Cats (Devcats, 2024)10:47 Caitlin: Tokyo Jungle (Crispy's!, 2012)20:41 GOOF: Beyond Good and Evil (Ubisoft, 2003)2024-11-2755 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#24: Dragon Age: The VeilguardMore Dragon Age! Caitlin and Mark have very different takeaways from The Veilguard. We also stress the difference between dwarves and vikings in The Last Vikings, another pre-WoW Blizzard offering.What We're Playing01:10 Caitlin: A Tower Full of Cats, and An Arcade Full of Cats (Devcats, 2022-2024)05:21 Mark: Persona 5 Tactika (P-Studio, 2023)10:36 Mark: Metal Slug Tactics (Leikir Studio, 2024)GOOF: The Lost Vikings (Blizzard, 1993)30:35 Feature Game: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare, 2024)SHOUT1:10:43 Caitlin...2024-11-201h 15All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#23: Thank Goodness You're HereThank goodness you're here to join us as we discuss Thank Goodness You're Here! It's all cats and meat pies this week, though thankfully not in combination.What We're Playing02:01 Caitlin: A Building Full of Cats, A Tower Full of Cats, and A Castle Full of Cats (Devcats, 2022-2024)14:53 Mark: Destiny 2 (Bungie, 2017)27:58 GOOF: Road Rash (Electronic Arts, 1991)38:05 Feature Game: Thank Goodness You're Here (Coal Supper, 2024)SHOUT54:58 Caitlin: A Shelter Full of Cats (Devcats)2024-11-131h 00All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#22: Animal WellCaitlin has made her enthusiasm for cats and horses well-known, but let it not be forgotten that she is fond of all manner of other animals as well. It's all kinds of fauna this week, as we revisit The Lion King and look at indie darling Animal Well.What We're Playing01:14 Caitlin: Powerwash Simulator (FuturLab, 2022)11:20 Mark: Inscyption (Daniel Mullins Games, 2021)13:46 Mark: PortMaster, especially Bleed (Ian Campbell, 2013)24:20 GOOF: The Lion King (Westwood Studios, 1994)36:15 Feature Game: Animal...2024-11-0657 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#21: Still Wakes the DeepIt's Halloween here at AMBFAD, and so we are going to discuss some horror games! The retro run-and-gun Zombies Ate My Neighbors hearkens back to a halcyon period of LucasArts, and Still Wakes the Deep will hit you right in the feels.  What We're Playing01:05 Caitlin: Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred (Blizzard Entertainment, 2024)03:51 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)08:12 Mark: rRootage (ABA Games, 2003)https://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/15:27 GOOF: Zombies Ate My Neighbors (LucasArts, 1993)24:30 Feature Ga...2024-10-3059 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#20: Metaphor: ReFantazioCaitlin has no experience with the Persona formula, whereas Mark is a longtime Persona stan--so we have you covered for Metaphor: ReFantazio. Caitlin's blood vendetta against tutorials reaches the game early Blizzard game Blackthorne, and no NPCs will survive her determination to learn as she goes.What We're Playing01:08 Mark: Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games, 2021)13:07 Caitlin: Neko Atsume 2 (Hit-Point, 2024)17:34 GOOF: Blackthorne (Blizzard Entertainment, 1994)31:04 Feature Game: Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero, 2024)SHOUT58:27 Mark: Exodus (Archetype Entertainment)2024-10-231h 00All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#19: Void BastardsIt's a theme week here at AMBFAD, and we're doing grimy science fiction. From beneath the ground in Fallout to beyond the stars with the Void Bastards, we have you covered--with apologies for the salty language.What We're Playing01:14 Mark: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)02:23 Mark: Street Fighter 6 (Capcom, 2023)12:20 Caitlin: Core Keeper (Pugstorm, 2024)20:34 GOOF: Fallout (Interplay, 1997)35:33 Feature Game: Void Bastards (Blue Manchu, 2019)SHOUT56:30 Caitlin: Fable (Playground Games)58:56 Mark: Windblown...2024-10-161h 01All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#18: Death and TaxesMark continues Caitlin's forced education on the Neo Geo with Shock Troopers, an underappreciated run and gun. They then discuss Death and Taxes, a narrative game with some strange framing choices.WE INTERRUPT YOUR EPISODE NOTES WITH URGENT HORSE NEWS: A horse game is incoming! What We're Playing01:01 Caitlin: Fire Emblem: Three Houses07:51 Caitlin: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom09:40 Mark: Halls of Torment (Casing Carrots, 2024)17:58 GOOF: Shock Troopers (Saurus, 1997)28:14 Feature Game: Death and Taxes (P...2024-10-0955 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#17: Dragon AgeOne ought never to overlook a chance to extol the virtues of Terry Bogard, so we discuss the classic Garou: Mark of the Wolves. In anticipation of the upcoming Veilguard, we touch on all the main Dragon Age games released thus far.What We're Playing00:50 Mark: Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments, 2024)02:02 Mark: Anomaly Agent (Phew Phew, 2024)10:33 Caitlin: Risk of Rain 2 (Hopoo Games, 2020)21:39 GOOF: Garou: Mark of the Wolves (SNK, 1999)32:35 Feature Game: Dragon Age (BioWare, 2009-)2024-10-021h 21All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#16: Tactical Breach WizardsWe finally show Nintendo some love in the form of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, and get blown away (in many ways) by Tactical Breach Wizards.What We're Playing01:02 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)08:45 Mark: The Ninja Warriors (Natsume, 1994)13:24 GOOF: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Flagship and Capcom, 2004)TechDweeb's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TechDweeb30:19 Feature Game: Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments, 2024)SHOUT49:58 Mark: Halls...2024-09-2554 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#15: UndertaleAll shooting, all the time! Both Rabbit and Steel and Undertale leverage shoot-em-up elements in novel ways, and they form a natural set with the punishing Ikaruga.What We're Playing00:57 Caitlin: Core Keeper (Pugstorm, 2024)08:19 Mark: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems, 2019)13:49 Mark: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)18:00 Caitlin: Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm (Gearbox, 2024)21:21 GOOF: Ikaruga (Treasure, 2001)30:05 Feature Game: Undertale (Toby Fox, 2015)SHOUT52:27 Caitlin: Dragon Age: The...2024-09-1855 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#14: Fire Emblem: Three HousesSometimes the only way to show that you love is to complain and nitpick, and that's exactly what Caitlin and Mark do with Fire Emblem--a game they both enjoy but think is sometimes borderline absurd. What We're Playing01:04 Mark: Tactical Breach Wizards (Suspicious Developments, 2024)08:47 Caitlin: Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm (Gearbox, 2024)13:14 GOOF: Metroid (R&D Team 1 and Intelligent Systems, 1986) and Metroid: Zero Mission (R&D Team 1, 2004)25:10 Feature Game: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems, 2019)2024-09-1154 minThe Sim Cafe~The Sim Cafe~Revolutionizing Veteran Care: The Impact of Virtual Reality at the VA with Dr. Anne Bailey and Caitlin RawlinsSend us a textEver wondered how virtual reality can revolutionize healthcare? Join us as we dive into an enlightening conversation with Dr. Anne Bailey and Caitlin Rawlins from the VA, who are pioneering the use of immersive technology to transform the care veterans receive. Anne, the pharmacy practitioner and executive director of the Strat Lab, and Caitlin, a registered nurse and Director of Clinical Tech Innovation, share their inspiring journey from conventional healthcare roles to spearheading VR initiatives. Learn about how their collaboration over the past seven years has led to innovative solutions for post-operative pain...2024-09-1036 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#13: I Was a Teenage ExocolonistCaitlin reciprocates this week by trying ICO, one of Mark's all-time favourites. They also both explore the coming-of-age story I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, in which you play as... well, let's not undermine the excellent title, shall we?What We're Playing00:53 Caitlin: Rabbit and Steel (mino_dev, 2024)08:45 Mark: Valkyrie Profile (tri-Ace, 1999)15:11 GOOF: ICO (Team ICO, 2001)29:54 Feature Game: I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway, 2022)48:09 Spoilers Begin56:32 Spoilers EndSHOUT58:48 Caitlin...2024-09-031h 00All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#12: Valkyrie Profile and Mark's Top 10Caitlin said Valkyrie Profile was one of her top 10 games of all time, so let's take a deeper look! Mark reciprocates by listing his own top 10.What We're Playing00:41 Mark: Earth Defense Force 4.1 (Sandlot, 2016)11:15 Caitlin: Flock (Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg, 2024)17:24 GOOF: Valkyrie Profile (tri-Ace, 1999)35:35 Mark's Top 10 Games of All Time36:07 Honourable MentionsDestiny/Destiny 2Dragon Age 2Dragon Age: InquisitionRisk of Rain Returns2024-08-281h 12All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#11: Kunitsu-Gami and Caitlin's Top 10Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is a strange and unexpected offering, an odd delight amongs a sea of derivative games. Caitlin then reveals her gaming autobiography, her top games of all time.What We're Playing02:03 Caitlin: Slay the Spire (Mega Crit, 2019)06:00 Mark: Pokémon Pinball (HAL Laboratory, 1999)Tech Dweeb's 10 Must Play Retro Pinball Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2X1tC9DjjQ&pp=ygUSdGVjaCBkd2VlYiBwaW5iYWxs13:15 Feature Game: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom, 2024)Sp...2024-08-211h 01All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#10: Times & GalaxyQuintet released some bangers on the SNES: ActRaiser, Soul Blazer, and Illusion of Gaia. How does their last one--Terranigma--measure up? And how much chill do you want in your journalism? Or, for that matter, your video games? Caitlin and Mark talk about Times & Galaxy.What We're Playing01:04 Mark: TMNT: Splintered Fate (Super Evil Megacorp, 2024)07:30 Caitlin: Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (Square Enix, 2024)12:43 GOOF: Terranigma (Quintet, 1995)26:51 Feature Game: Times & Galaxy (Copychaser Games, 2024)37:55 Spoilers Begin42:44 Spoilers End2024-08-1453 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#9: Neon WhiteIf you had told us that we would be loving speedrunning in a first-person platformer, i.e. Neon White, we would not have believed you. If you had told us that Caitlin would still be knee-deep in Unicorn Overlord and underimpressed by one of Mark's all-time favourites, we would have easily believed you. What We're Playing03:19 Caitlin: Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware, 2024)04:48 Mark: Journey to the Savage Planet (Typhoon Studios, 2020)GROB commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESsRiSbIuKM&pp=ygUham91cm5leSB0byB0aGUgc2F2YWdlIHBsYW5ldCBncm9i2024-08-0759 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#8: FireworkMark has many questions about many things Final Fantasy, and Caitlin is well-equipped to oblige--and Mark is able to recipocrate with a capsule biography of Firebrand, aka Red Arremer. The feature game is Firework, a horror/mystery story from China. Several things are mispronounced.What We're Playing00:46 Caitlin: Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (Square Enix, 2024)11:45 SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (SNK Playmore, 2003)16:58 Demon's Crest (Capcom, 1994)30:28 Feature Game: Firework (Shiying Studio, 2021)49:28 Spoilers Begin1:03:29 Spoilers End2024-07-311h 06All My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#7: Unicorn OverlordWe dip our toes into mobile games this week with a Pokémon sleep tracker and the latest from MiHoYo. The Quintet appreciation continues with Illusion of Gaia, and we check out Unicorn Overlord with some mixed results.What We're Playing01:35 Caitlin: Pokémon Sleep (Select Button, 2023)07:01 Zenless Zone Zero (MiHoYo, 2024)16:57 GOOF: Illusion of Gaia (Quintet, 1994)27:47 Feature Game: Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware, 2024)SHOUT50:14 Caitlin: Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)52:14 Mark: Rogue Prince of Pe...2024-07-2453 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#6: Prince of Persia: The Lost CrownWhether The Lost Crown is your first Prince of Persia (as it is for Caitlin) or not (as it is for Mark), it's undeniably an influential series of platformers with combat sequences. We'll see how well this latest offering fares. Plus, Mark kind of sort of not really tries Final Fantasy XIV! Maybe. Almost.What We're Playing01:21 Caitlin: Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (Square Enix, 2024)09:02 Mark: Vanquish (Platinum, 2010)18:39 GOOF: ActRaiser (Quintet, 1991)31:09 Feature Game: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft, 2024)2024-07-1754 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#5: Pacific DriveSurvival game Pacific Drive has crafting and personality, but we'll see whether that's a marriage that works, especially given the scant guidance you receive in navigating its world. Conversely, Pokémon Ranger offers far too much guidance for its own good.What We're Playing01:02 Mark: Fight'n Rage (sebagamesdev, 2017)08:09 Caitlin: Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (Square Enix, 2024)19:23 GOOF: Pokémon Ranger (HAL Laboratory, 2006)29:08 Feature Game: Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios, 2024)SHOUT52:03 Caitlin: The Legend of Zelda: Ec...2024-07-1057 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#4: Hi-Fi RushIt is pretty depressing that Tango Gameworks' reward for the ebullient and excellent Hi-Fi Rush was closure, but we get our own closure by eulogizing their work. There's also much discussion of action RPGs this week, assuming a broad enough definition.What We're Playing01:02 Mark: Tales of Arise (Bandai Namco, 2021)08:09 Caitlin: Diablo IV (Blizzard, 2023)12:54 GOOF: Legacy of the Wizard (Nihon Falcom, 1989)24:28 Feature Game: Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks, 2023)SHOUT48:27 Caitlin: Diablo IV: Vessel of...2024-07-0354 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#3: Astral AscentWe shot them up last week, and this week we are beating them up. One wonders what them did to deserve all this violence, but we move on to more pressing questions--such as, what ground food is best? And, how many mechanisms is too much, and how many light years past that is Astral Ascent? NB: The name of that weird creature in Golden Axe and Altered Beast is a "chicken leg." What We're Playing00:55 Caitlin: Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead, 2024)06:00 Mark: Streets of Rage 4 (Dotemu, 2020)11:48 GO...2024-06-2659 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#2: Middle-earth: Shadow of MordorMark is some sort of degenerate killjoy who doesn't like Tolkien much, but can Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor win him over regardless? Caitlin's death-march through all the Final Fantasy games continues, as does the mining of classic titles from the NES to fuel GOOF.What We're Playing01:04 Caitlin: Final Fantasy II (Square)07:26 Mark: Have a Nice Death (Magic Design Studios)12 :17 GOOF: Dragon Spirit: The New Legend (Namco)23 :53 Feature Game: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Monolith)44:23 Spoilers begin50:04...2024-06-1955 minAll My Best Friends Are DigitalAll My Best Friends Are Digital#1: Hellblade: Senua's SacrificeHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice tackles the issue of having a mentally ill protagonist head-on. How successful is the portrayal? And how good is the game itself? And perhaps most importantly, can we all get on the same page and acknowledge that Cain from Final Fantasy II (or IV, for you purists) was a massive douche?What We're Playing01:12 Caitlin: Hellcard (Thing Trunk, 2024)05:14 Mark: Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster, 2022)12:07 GOOF: Final Fantasy (yes, the FIRST one) (Square, 1987)26:58 Feature Game: Hellblade: Senua's...2024-06-101h 12SMUTFAIRYSMUTFAIRY001 Crabs, Boats & Pergolas: It Happened One Summer by Tessa BaileyWe're doing it, we're reviewing smut on main!! The Fairy Smutmothers Caito & El bring you our review of Tessa Bailey's fisherman smut masterpiece (?) It Happened One Summer. Crabs! Prison! Insane hospital sex! What's not to love??Follow the pod on Instagram @smutfairypod xoxo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-281h 17IconiQ Entrepreneurs PodcastIconiQ Entrepreneurs PodcastIEP 08: How to Create Your Life by Design with Caitlin MontgomeryIn this episode of the Innovative Entrepreneurs Podcast, I interviewed Caitlin Montgomery, a wife, a mother, a best-selling author, a 6 figure earner and a mompreneur. Caitlin shares her story of how she became an entrepreneur, how she created her life by design, how she manages her time and work-life balance, and how she collaborates with her mom as a co-founder, co-host, and co-coach of Dear Dreamer, a website that helps women pursue their dreams and live their best life.  Caitlin also reveals her goals and aspirations for the future, her advice and...2023-07-2722 minHer Voice at the TableHer Voice at the TableChatGPT, Writing, and Teaching, Oh My!Welcome to an almost new school year from your pals at Her Voice at the Table! Kate, Megan, and Caitlin recently got together to discuss something on many teacher minds as the summer winds down - ChatGPT. How will this new technology change the way we teach? Should we believe the doom and gloom articles that this "will end high school English" and is the perfect way to cheat? Or are there more positive ways to approach this tool? We obviously don't have all, or really any, of the answers, but if you want to know how some teachers...2023-07-2536 minHer Voice at the TableHer Voice at the TableThe Stories We Tell - Or, How to Survive FailureIt's nearing the end of the school year here, and with that, another class of seniors is graduating! But what awaits them on the other side of high school? While the world may be their oyster, that doesn't mean everything will always works out the way they plan. In this episode, the multitalented teacher & opera singer Rachel Davies shares her own successes, but more importantly her failures and 'almosts.' Rachel shares how reframing her story has helped her move forward after some BIG setbacks. Caitlin Rathe and intern Phoebe interview Rachel and fellow senior (and almost graduate!) Georgia...2023-05-0833 minHer Voice at the TableHer Voice at the TableTo Read or Not to Read (The Classics): That is the QuestionWelcome to our second episode in the series, "The State of the Union on Adolescent Girls." The question today - how can teachers get kids to love English? And more broadly, how can we help students on their journey to being lifelong readers and writers? To reflect on this, Megan Griffin and Caitlin Rathe sat down and chatted with our Her Voice at the Table Intern, high school senior Phoebe, to learn about life in high school English classrooms and what she hopes comes next. The conversation ranges from a discussion of the role of Classics in the English...2023-04-0624 minHer Voice at the TableHer Voice at the TableDispatches from a High School Senior on Learning to Know HerselfHello Her Voicers! This episode marks the first in a series where we'll be hearing directly from students how they are doing - both academically and socially. We're calling this "The State of the Union on Adolescent Girls." This exploration is inspired by our work as educators at an all girls high school, especially in light of a recent CDC study uncovering increased sadness and violence in teenage girls' lives. In this episode, our wonderful HVATT intern Grace sat down with Kate and Caitlin to talk about the challenges high school girls face in balancing who they...2023-03-3129 minHer Voice at the TableHer Voice at the TableAdmit It - You Love Rom-comsOn today's episode, Caitlin Rathe interviews Kate Schenck and two current seniors- Margaret and Reagan - on their undying love of rom-coms. We put to bed the idea that rom-coms are less than "real" literature. Margaret and Reagan share the ways reading for fun has benefitted their well-being, inside and outside of school. And can you imagine what your high school experience might have been like had you read "fun" books as part of class? All this and more awaits in this very fun chat! Rom-com bibliographyTessa Bailey - in general, here's a list of her workDiana G...2023-03-0839 minHer Voice at the TableHer Voice at the TableFoodie Lit (& what we're eating for Thanksgiving)Hello and welcome to ALMOST THANKSGIVING! Can you believe how fast this holiday season has come up? Neither could we when we recorded this episode last week. This episode brings you a conversation with Jessica Bailey, Kate Schenck, and their friend and colleague Liesl Mayerson. In Liesl's recent post over on the Her Voice blog - "Finding Her Place at the Table" - she lets readers into the classroom with her Seniors in Foodie Literature. We were delighted to have her on the show to talk about this class, books that really resonate with students (and their moms!), and...2022-11-2318 minHer Voice at the TableHer Voice at the TableThe Wisdom of the Ancients: Teaching Antigone Through the Lens of Well-BeingWelcome to our FIRST FULL episode of the Her Voice at the Table podcast. Thanks for your patience waiting for this one, we have learned A LOT these past few weeks. In this episode, Jessica Bailey interviews our co-hosts Kate Schenck and Megan Griffin about their new take on teaching Antigone - through the lens of catharsis - and what we can all learn from this ancient Greek tragedy. Have you felt the need to scream as life returns to "normal" in the wake of the pandemic? Or perhaps as the holiday season approaches too quickly? Then this episode has...2022-11-1717 minLove&Love&3 - Love& Tessa Bailey: Author SpotlightDo you like your plot with porn or your porn with plot? This week on Love&, we discuss our favorite dirty-talk-writing author, Tessa Bailey. Pearl clutchers beware! In this Episode (all by Tessa Bailey):  Major’s Welcome Home (MF) It Happened One Summer (MF) Runaway Girl (MF) Heat Stroke (Beach Kingdom series) (MM) Follow (MF) Window Shopping (MF) Fix Her Up (MF) Nail Colors: Taupe-less Beach - O.P.I.  Tempera-ture Is Rising - O.P.I.  Music: Kupla - Droplet https://chll.to/20106dd6 ...2022-04-151h 01Please and Take It With YouPlease and Take It With YouScooby Doo (Escape from Zombie Island) & (the Ghoul School)Bailey and Caitlin discuss these two Scooby Doo favorites, Escape from Zombie Island (1998) and The Ghoul School (1988).2022-03-1339 minFinding Your FreedomFinding Your Freedom71. Communicating Effectively, Dealing with Triggers, and Emotional Intelligence with Caitlin Peterson, LCSW, CHTCaitlin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist and Toltec Warrior Goddess Training Facilitator. She has been working in client services for 15 years. She helps clients as a guide to support her clients as they cross the bridge from a place of self doubt, victimization and recurrent crises to lives full of awareness, personal responsibility self-compassion and joy. Caitlin fundamentally believes everyone has the answers within them to transform their life. It is in session that clients learn ancient Toltec techniques to align the body, mind and soul through the subconscious mind. This is your journey back "...2021-10-1200 minThe Leading Lady ClubThe Leading Lady ClubTaking the Leap to Laos (Interview with Bailey Anne Corbin)Caitlin and Lauren talk to Bailey Anne Corbin about taking a huge leap when she moved to Laos to teach English, the difficulties of starting a new journey, Taylor Swift, Olympic dreams, travel stories, and more! 2021-07-0557 minPlease and Take It With YouPlease and Take It With YouEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)Caitlin and Bailey share their thoughts and fun trivia from the 2020 film starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. 2021-05-1734 minPlease and Take It With YouPlease and Take It With YouFern Gully (1992)Bailey and Caitlin discuss one of Bailey's favorite childhood movies, Fern Gully. 2021-04-2531 minIs It Wet?Is It Wet?Shrek 2“It looks like we're up chocolate creek without a Popsicle stick!” In this episode, subversively sexy ogres, Caitlin and Sophie, are joined by fellow comedian and Shrexpert, Bailey, in falling accidentally in love with the glimmery swamp that is Shrek 2 (2004). Get ready to deeply disappoint your parents, adopt your enemies into your found family, and storm the gates of this weird and frothy episode. You can follow Bailey at @baillerinaa on Instagram.2021-04-192h 02Please and Take It With YouPlease and Take It With YouThe Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanCaitlin and Bailey discuss the 1974 tv film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.2021-04-0427 minPlease and Take It With YouPlease and Take It With YouCats Don't Dance (1997)Caitlin and Bailey discuss the 1997 animated film Cats Don't Dance.2021-03-1431 minPlease and Take It With YouPlease and Take It With YouThe Mummy (1999)Caitlin and Bailey discuss the 1999 adventure film, The Mummy, starring Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser. 2021-03-0143 minPlease and Take It With YouPlease and Take It With YouCinderella (1997)Bailey and Caitlin discussed the luminous made for tv film Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, starring Brandy, Whitney Houston, Paolo Montalban, Bernadette Peters, Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, and Jason Alexander. 2021-02-1449 minPlease and Take It With YouPlease and Take It With YouThe Wizard of OzBailey and Caitlin discuss the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and what happened "behind the curtain". The L. Frank Baum classic that left a handprint on the world only grows more interesting as you follow the yellow brick road. 2021-01-3159 minBailey’s TV RantsBailey’s TV Rants5. Wynonna Earp 4x05 "Holy War: Part 1" with CaitlinTalking about WE 4x05 with Aussie Earper Caitlin, the fandom and our hopes and dreams for 4b2021-01-241h 23The Loss MothersThe Loss MothersTracie & Bailey 01 Part IIPart IIThis is the story of Tracie and her beautiful Bailey Boy. Tracie was 30 years old when she became a mother. Tracie and Bailey became a dynamic mother and son duo from the very beginning, they shared a unique, open, loving, trusting, adventurous and engaging mother-son bond. Tracie guided him through life as he gathered a large collection of family and friends that loved him wholeheartedly and Bailey returned that love with love, kindness and respect.Bailey chose to take his own life in 2017 when he was 19 years old. Leading up to his death Bailey had endured a rapid decline...2020-09-2449 minThe Loss MothersThe Loss MothersTracie & Bailey 01 Part ITracie & Bailey 01Part IThis is the story of Tracie and her beautiful Bailey Boy. Tracie was 30 years old when she became a mother. Tracie and Bailey became a dynamic mother and son duo from the very beginning, they shared a unique, open, loving, trusting, adventurous and engaging mother and son bond. Tracie guided him through life as he gathered a large collection of family and friends that loved him wholeheartedly and Bailey returned that love with love, kindness and respect.Bailey chose to take his own life in 2017 when he was 19 years old. Leading up to his death Bailey had...2020-09-2456 minThe Loss MothersThe Loss MothersTracie & Bailey 01 Part ITracie & Bailey 01Part IThis is the story of Tracie and her beautiful Bailey Boy. Tracie was 30 years old when she became a mother. Tracie and Bailey became a dynamic mother and son duo from the very beginning, they shared a unique, open, loving, trusting, adventurous and engaging mother and son bond. Tracie guided him through life as he gathered a large collection of family and friends that loved him wholeheartedly and Bailey returned that love with love, kindness and respect.Bailey chose to take his own life in 2017 when he was 19 years old. Leading up to his death Bailey had...2020-09-2456 minThe Loss MothersThe Loss MothersTracie & Bailey 01 Part IIPart IIThis is the story of Tracie and her beautiful Bailey Boy. Tracie was 30 years old when she became a mother. Tracie and Bailey became a dynamic mother and son duo from the very beginning, they shared a unique, open, loving, trusting, adventurous and engaging mother-son bond. Tracie guided him through life as he gathered a large collection of family and friends that loved him wholeheartedly and Bailey returned that love with love, kindness and respect.Bailey chose to take his own life in 2017 when he was 19 years old. Leading up to his death Bailey had endured a rapid decline...2020-09-2449 minBeauty Is EternalBeauty Is Eternal#29: Vikings Star Amy Bailey: A Comprehensive Conversation with the Acrobatic ActressVikings Star Amy Bailey: A Comprehensive Conversation with the Acrobatic Actress          more places “I understand more and I hear more if I’m allowing myself not to be offended by things.”  Amy Bailey is an American and British actress who played Queen Kwenthrith on the History Channel’s drama Vikings for three seasons. She was a ballerina and acrobatic performer before becoming a stage actress and then working in film and TV. Amy studied at the Houston Ballet and trained with Cirque du Soleil, and per...2020-05-271h 35Podcasts Archives - Beauty Is EternalPodcasts Archives - Beauty Is Eternal#29: Vikings Star Amy Bailey: A Comprehensive Conversation with the Acrobatic ActressVikings Star Amy Bailey: A Comprehensive Conversation with the Acrobatic Actress          more places “I understand more and I hear more if I’m allowing myself not to be offended by things.”  Amy Bailey is an American and British actress who played Queen Kwenthrith on the History Channel’s drama Vikings for three seasons. She was a ballerina and acrobatic performer before becoming a stage actress and then working in film and TV. Amy studied at the Houston Ballet and trained with Cirque du Soleil, and per...2020-05-271h 35Ink to FilmInk to FilmITF Watch: The Silence of the Lambs (1991 film) ft. Caitlin StarlingAuthor Caitlin Starling joins to discuss "The Silence of the Lambs" and cast her vote for which was better: the film directed by Jonathan Demme or Thomas Harris’s novel. In episode 134, Luke, James, and Caitlin discuss one of history’s most notable horror films and the introduction of the iconic Dr. Hannibal Lector as portrayed by Sir Anthony Hopkins. Topics: The Luminous Dead x Silence of the Lambs connection, Caitlin’s impressive knowledge about serial killers, Anthony Hopkins acting with his eyeballs, Clarice Starling as audience stand-in, issues with transphobia, FBI public relations, and unpacking winged-symbols throug...2020-04-301h 32Unrefined SHEUnrefined SHEEp. 45 Midwifery, social justice, and intersectionalityDid you know you don't have to choose between midwifery support and hospital care? Midwives are not just for crunchy folks. 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They also have some amazing tips for minimizing your impact while you travel and visit National and State Parks across the country.-- Resourced...2018-04-3033 minEco-Warriors Podcast | Sustainability, Environmentalism, ConservationEco-Warriors Podcast | Sustainability, Environmentalism, ConservationProtecting our national lands and wildlife with Jodi Bailey & Caitlin Lee-Roney @ Yosemite National Parks ServicesImagine if your job was to hang out in one of the US's most treasured pieces of land, Yosemite National Park. Well, for Jodi Bailey and Caitlin Lee-Roney, it is! Jodi is the Program Manager for the Zero Waste Initiative in Yosemite and Caitlin is with the Human-Bear Management Program. They share with us about Yosemite's programs for managing waste in order to decrease negative interactions with humans and wildlife. They also have some amazing tips for minimizing your impact while you travel and visit National and State Parks across the country. -- ...2018-04-3033 min