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Raidercast52: What I Want In Tomb Raider's FutureIt's time I put together a proper comprehensive list of what I want in Lara's next - or next few - games! Be sure to follow Dean Kopri for more incredible Tomb Raider music.#TombRaider #LaraCroft ---Got an idea for a future episode? Want to become a guest?Or even just for feedback, contact me pn social media (not X) or viaraidercast pod [@] gmail dot com No gaps, of course.
2025-07-2226 min
Raidercast51: What's Going On With Tomb Raider?Hello again! It's about time for a Raidercast Return, so let's have a catch up. What's going on with Tomb Raider and Lara Croft at the moment? I put a shoutout on Instagram to invite you to tell me your thoughts about the Remasters, and about your feelings of Tomb Raider's future. FOR DERBY TOMB RAIDER 29: https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/tr29/#TombRaider #LaraCroft ---Got an idea for a future episode? Want to...
2025-06-0246 min
The Astroholic ExplainsConcerning Space-TimeFor the 2024 Christmas Special, we tackle Special Relativity and Chris's issues with time dilation and relativity in general!
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2024-12-2220 min
IFLScience - The Big QuestionsBritainβs Most Haunted Castle: IFLScience Takes On The SupernaturalWelcome to IFLScienceβs first-ever Halloween podcast special, bringing you a feature-length episode of The Big Questions as we take on the UKβs most haunted castle. We journeyed to Northumberland up by the Anglo-Scottish border to spend the night in Chillingham Castle, a place that allegedly boasts an above-average number of ghosts. We wanted to explore what attracts people to sites such as this one, even inspiring folks to gear up with a host of ghost-hunting tools and try and communicate with spirits, despite the fact weβve yet to find any evidence for their existence.
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2024-10-281h 05
Raidercast50: Interview With TWO Classic Lara CroftsAt Derby's 28th Tomb Raider celebration, a very special world-first event took place. Raidercast had the honour of interviewing TWO Lara Croft voice actresses live at the same time. Jonell and Judith, Lara and Lara.
2024-10-1837 min
Raidercast49: Exclusive Chat With Tomb Raider Boss - Dallas DickinsonIn an unbelievable highpoint for Raidercast, I sat down to talk all things Lara Croft with Dallas Dickinson: Franchise General Manager for Tomb Raider. Get to know him, find out what it takes to be in charge of the whole franchise, and what he thinks about all things Tomb Raider past.
2024-09-3045 minThe Astroholic ExplainsWhat Was Egyptian Sky Iron?Chris and I decided to find out when humans realized that meteorites came from beyond Earth: it could be a lot older than it was once thought! Egyptologist Dr Victoria Almansa-Villatoro joins us to discuss meteorite artifacts and intriguing hieroglyphs from Ancient Egypt.
2024-08-0619 min
Raidercast48: The Tomb Raider State of PlayIt's time to get excited about the future of the franchise! There are so, so many things in the works for Lara and Tomb Raider, so join me and Tomb Raider fans from around the world as we discuss what's to come.
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2024-06-2838 minIFLScience - The Big QuestionsWhy Are We The Only Surviving Human Species?Homo sapiensΒ β us β are the only surviving human species. The question, and it is a big one, is why? Who were the species that came before us, or lived alongside us, and what happened to them?
Host Dr Alfredo Carpineti is joined byΒ Professor Chris Stringer, human evolution research lead at the Natural History Museum, London, to explore the journey that we and the other human species took to end up here.
2024-06-2728 minThe Astroholic ExplainsCan You Save A Dying Star?In the last episode, we looked at how stars end up dead. So Chris has an important follow-up: can you find a way to heal and save a dying star?
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2024-06-0415 min
Raidercast47: A Tomb Raider's Adventure In MexicoJoin me fresh off the back of my adventure across Mexico, as I explore how accurate Tomb Raider's presentation of Mexico, Aztec, and Maya civilisation is ingame vs reality.
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2024-05-1721 minThe Astroholic ExplainsCan Planets Truly Have One Climate?Planets in sci-fi are often portrayed as having a single climate, but how truthful is that idea? This audience question gets the full treatment from Alfredo & Chris as they deal with the tatooines, hoths, risas, synnaxes of the real universe!
2024-04-2318 min
Raidercast46: Tomb Raider Remastered Celebration SpecialGuests Laurie and Steve return to Raidercast in a special sequel to Season 2's Remakes and Ports episode - as the stars aligned, we now actually have remasters! Here are our breakdowns of things we love, things we don't, and things we'd love to see.
2024-02-2032 min
Raidercast45: Beyond 40 FathomsMarine Conservation and Tomb Raider
Lara Croft faces many underwater beasties during her quests, however are these marine menaces actually misunderstood? I spoke to Tomb Raider fan and activist Bernardo Hautenne from Blue Religion, a marine conservation group based in Mexico, and asked how the game's creatures measure up to their real-life counterparts.
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2024-02-0139 min
Raidercast44: Clinical Psychology & Tomb Raider
In this episode, I speak to clinical psychologist and Tomb Raider Dr Amy Goodrum about the positive benefits video games can have on players, and how the media's portrayal of video games as the cause of violent and aggressive behavior isn't as clear cut as they'd have us believe.
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2024-01-2530 min
Raidercast43: Recapping First Time Tomb Raider 3Well, we made it at last. Alfredo's TR3 journey has concluded, but you had many questions for him. We gathered a big bunch of them, combined some, and I fired them at him for a special episode.
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2024-01-1448 min
Raidercast42: Spooky Moments in Tomb RaiderJoin special guest Nina as she recalls her top five most terrifying Tomb Raider moments for this Raidercast Halloween episode! π»
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2023-10-3130 min
Raidercast41: CLASSIC REMASTERS!Can you believe it? CAN YOU? It's finally actually happening, after all this time. What a time to be a Tomb Raider fan!
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2023-09-1723 min
Raidercast40: A Team of Tomb RaidersShould Lara have a team of Raiders in future Tomb Raider games? Our thought experiment dives into this controversial hypothetical scenario.
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2023-08-2629 minThe Astroholic Explains61 - What's Beyond The Edge Of The Visible Universe? - Feat Professor Peter ColesIn this episode, Alfredo and Chris are joined by cosmologist Professor Peter Coles. Together they explore the limits of the visible universe, whether finite or infinite, why there is no center, and what might be beyond the most distant region we can see.
2023-08-1724 minThe Astroholic Explains60 - Before The Big BangWe don't know and will likely never know what happened before the Big Bang, but Chris is curious about it, so we take a journey in the land before time and space!
2023-08-0315 min
Raidercast39: The Fashion of Tomb Raider
Join me and Jonathon in the latest Tomb Raider podcast as we go back into the closet. More specifically, Lara's closet at Croft Manor! We take the deepest of dives into Lara's eclectic fashion, analysing her impact during 90s girl power up to her present incarnation, and ask ourselves: what IS Lara's look?
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2023-07-2347 min
Raidercast38: Path of the Black Alchemist - With Jenni MilwardIn another Angel of Darkness special, I speak to celebrated Tomb Raider fan and author Jenni Milward about her creation of 'Path of the Black Alchemist' - the sequel to 2003's AOD.
Release date: July 1st, 2023
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2023-06-2446 min
Raidercast37: Behind The Darkest Tomb Raider - AOD20 SpecialHappy twenty years of the Angel of Darkness!
Lara's sixth outing is the focus of June's Raidercast, and there's no better way to celebrate than by inviting the legend behind it all to talk to us about the dark and twisted legacy that hides behind that story. Please welcome Murti Schofield.
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2023-06-2058 min
Working ScientistTrolled in science: βHundreds of hateful comments in a single dayβAtmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe realised she was the only climate researcher in West Texas when she joined Texas Tech University in Lubbock, 15 years ago.Within a few months she was being asked to address community groups about climate change, but also a growing number of posts from social media trolls who disagreed with her, many of them misogynistic in tone.The situation has worsened since October 2022, she says. This follows amendments to Twitterβs free speech policies after the platform changed ownership.βIt used to be that I would receive that...
2023-05-2643 min
Raidercast36: Loose Ends and Unfinished BusinessNot every Tomb Raider game wraps up everything in a neat little package, and over the years we've accumulated many unfinished story threads. Join me as I explore which elements across the series might pop up again in the future!
Links to explore:
Murti's Website and AOD Archive: https://murtischofield.com/
The Myth of El Hawa: https://youtu.be/ti2nfw_1i2o
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2023-03-1325 minRaidercastThe 3 Year Raidercast SpecialHappy birthday Lara! It's been three years since I started Raidercast, and to mark the occasion, I wanted to share something old I found.
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2023-02-1410 min
Raidercast34: Making AI Write Tomb RaiderWelcome back to a new series of Raidercast, a podcast all about the myths, monsters, and adventures of Lara Croft's world. Β Β In this episode I fire up Chatgpt - a new AI chat bot - to test its knowledge of Tomb Raider in the form of short stories, movie scripts, and even poems.Β
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2023-01-0151 minThe Astroholic ExplainsXS22 - The GatewayOur Christmas Special this year is a little tale of realistic sci-fi, set just a few years from now. An astronaut is being interrogated about the events that took place in a space station around the Moon: The Gateway. Playing the characters are Chris and Alfredo, with a cameo from the ever-wonderful Katy Evans.
2022-12-2119 min
Raidercast33: A First Time Tomb Raider 2 RetrospectiveAlfredo, star of First Time Tomb Raider 1 and also coincidentally my husband, recently finished his first playthrough for Tomb Raider 2 for the game's 25th anniversary. It was a hell of a journey, and if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend checking it out! This episode highlights his thoughts and feelings about Lara's adventure to swipe the fabled Dagger of Xian from an Italian cult.
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2022-12-1049 minThe Astroholic Explains51 - How Can You Measure The Length of Days On Other Planets? Feat. Dr Christopher MankovichMeasuring the length of a day on Earth is relatively easy thanks to the Sun and stars. But it isn't as easy on some of the other planets, and astronomers had to get pretty clever to actually achieve those measurements. We spoke to Dr Chris Mankovich who was able to measure the length of a day on Saturn via an ingenious method.
2022-10-2016 minThe Astroholic Explains47 - How Do Marsquakes And Moonquakes Happen?On Earth, quakes are caused by the motion of the tectonic plates. Quakes also happen on the Moon and Mars without them, and Chris is curious to find out how they occur as well as to listen to one of these outer-world quakes.Β
2022-08-2516 minThe Astroholic Explains46 - Square Kilometer Array: The Future Of Radio Astronomy Feat. Dr Anna BonaldiIn this episode, Chris is curious about a particular technique that allows building virtual radio telescopes the size of our planet, like the Event Horizon Telescope. So we invited an expert to tell us about radio interferometry and the Square Kilometer Array, the project that will push radio astronomy to new heights.Β
2022-08-1115 min
Raidercast32: Archaeology of Tomb RaiderI sat down with archaeology lecturer and big Tomb Raider fan Dr Christopher Lowman to chat about the "do's and definitely don'ts" of Lara Croft's specific brand of archaeology!
In this episode we cover the first three games, but don't fret - Chris will return for a future episode to explore the histories behind The Last Revelation, Chronicles, and the Angel of Darkness.Β
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2022-07-1145 min
The Astroholic Explains43 - The Booty Blaster And The Quest For An Everlasting MessageChris' gym workout on a machine he erroneously called "the booty blaster" inspired this episode where we discuss if it's possible to create something that will last as long as the universe. And that led us to a question for you, dear listener.Β
2022-06-3019 min
Raidercast31: Pride in Tomb Raider - Community EpisodeStrength, courage, confidence, support. These are just some of the words used by Tomb Raider's LGBTQIA community to describe their connection to Lara Croft, and how she empowers us in day-to-day life.Β
Sit back and experience the stories of the people whose lives were changed, and even saved, because of Lara Croft.Β
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2022-06-2652 min
Raidercast30: The Music of Tomb RaiderJoin special guest Keaton and me as we embark on a melodic journey through some of our favourite pieces of Tomb Raider music from across the whole series!
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2022-05-0538 min
Raidercast29: Villains of Tomb RaiderTomb Raider has a stellar lineup of diabolical villains. In this episode, myself and a special guest discuss a handful of the series ne'er-do-wells, and ask the question: ππ³π¦ π΅π©π¦πΊ π³π¦π’πππΊ π΅π©π’π΅ π¦π·πͺπ?
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2022-04-2735 min
Raidercast28: Reading Your Comments - Sins Of The FatherSince the burning issue was so popular, I really wanted to share what was sent to me because a LOT of people had very strong opinions, some raise great points, and some are particularly entertaining!Β
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2022-03-0919 min
Raidercast27: A First Time Tomb Raider's ExperienceBack in October and November 2021, in the spirit of the 25th anniversary of TR1, I introduced my husband to Tomb Raider. Here's how he got on, and answers your questions! (And yes, he'll be playing Tomb Raider 2 this year.) This episode went out earlier on the Raidercast Youtube channel, so some of you may have heard it before.Β
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2022-03-0346 min
Raidercast26: Underworld Developers Chat - Raidercast In Partnership With Tomb RaiderWelcome to the third Raidercast In Partnership with TombRaider! I sat down with Kam Yu, Sze Jones, and Rob Cheng from Crystal Dynamics to talk about the development of 2008's Tomb Raider Underworld. Β
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2022-02-1333 min
Raidercast25: Death In Tomb RaiderFrom tombs and skeletal remains to ghosts and everlasting life, Lara's world presents a mixed view of what happens when we die. But while the topic might seem grim, the series presents a surprisingly hopeful view on it: this is Death In Tomb Raider.
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2022-02-0644 min
Raidercast24: Arts & Crofts with The Vault PodcastHave Tomb Raider and Lara inspired your creative side? In this episode, I spoke to two creative fans who were brought together by their mutual love of Tomb Raider. Say hello to Vic and Jason, whose Vault podcast inspired the creation of Raidercast!Β
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2021-11-0139 min
Raidercast23: Raidercast LIVE - Meeting Judith GibbinsIt's been 25 years of Tomb Raider! I was fortunate enough to speak to Lara's voice actress from Tomb Raiders 2 and 3, Judith Gibbins, at the celebration event in Derby, where it all began.Β
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2021-10-2837 minThe Astroholic Explains40 - The Universe & The DivineIn this live recording of the podcast, hosted by the Central London Humanists, Alfredo and Chris tackle the surprising, the head-scratching, and sometimes the plainly absurd claims connecting the Universe with the divine. From alleged messages in the cosmic microwave background to the fine-tuning of the Universe, scientists, philosophers, and popes have had to grapple with what astronomy does and doesnβt tell us about humanity and religion.
2021-10-2133 min
Raidercast22: 'The Making of Tomb Raider' Author InterviewAs we near the actual anniversary of Lara's debut, I sat down with author Daryl Baxter who talks us through the creation of his 25-year celebration book: 'The Making of Tomb Raider', which features some exciting interviews covering the first two years of Croft adventures at Core Design! Β
The book is out this October and can be preordered here:
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2021-09-2629 min
Raidercast21: Legend & Anniversary Developer Chat - Raidercast In Partnership With @TombRaiderDon't miss the second Raidercast In Partnership with @TombRaider! Myself and TR social media manager Neha sat down with Jason Botta and Noah Hughes from Crystal Dynamics to talk about the development of Tomb Raider Legend and Tomb Raider Anniversary.
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2021-09-0844 min
Raidercast20: Angel of Darkness Developer Chat - Raidercast In Partnership With @TombRaiderWelcome to Raidercast In Partnership With @Tomb Raider!Β
In this first collaboration episode, community manager Meagan Marie and myself chat with four members of Core Design behind The Angel of Darkness.
For once, I'm actively encouraging everyone to check out the youtube video of this episode - feast your eyes on some never-before-seen things! Castle Kriegler and Cappadocia level renders, anyone? Special thanks goes to TRJTA/Bob and Terenete/Tina for helping reveal these environments.
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2021-07-271h 06
Raidercast19: Becoming Lara Croft - The Cosplay SpecialIn this cosplay community episode I brought together the stories of eight Lara Croft fans from around the world, to talk about their experiences embodying the Tomb Raider. Naturally this may seem like a very visual episode, and I highly recommend seeing the video episode over at: https://youtu.be/QrLy49ZZAiM
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2021-06-0138 min
PAL KEYS3.6: βThe White Egg Sackβ with Chris Carpineti.Chris' Links:
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Tomb of Ash's TR4 document with thanks to Joby Wood for sending it.
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Interview with alumni of past TR dev teams by Official Tomb Raider Channel.
Chris' interview with Tomb of Ash on his discovery of the TR1 technical demo.
2021-05-211h 38
Raidercast18: Tomb Raider Movie Myths - The Cradle of LifeIn this episode, special guest and Tomb Raider movie super-fan Jonathon takes us on a dive into the myths presented in the 2003 cult classic 'The Cradle of Life'. Tune in and help us open Pandora's Box.
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2021-04-1733 min
Raidercast17: Tomb Raider Remakes & PortsThe fans have spoken! In recent polls on Twitter/IG/Youtube with numbers in the thousands, an overwhelming 97% of people voted YES to seeing Tomb Raider ports, remakes and remasters on modern consoles. I sat down with community legends Laurie (Survivor Reborn / Confessions of a Gaming Mum) and Steve (Steve of Warr), to discuss the potential for seeing Lara's old adventures being given new life.
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2021-04-0837 min
Raidercast16: Unifying The TimelinesWelcome to 2021 - the year of Tomb Raider's 25th anniversary! Returning special guest Jenni Milward brings her storytelling expertise to the news that the next installment of Tomb Raider will "unify the Core Design and Crystal Dynamics timelines". Is it even possible?Β
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Check out her incredible Angel of Darkness audio book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OapWNeahUz8&list=PLjlEmS9LVAHRVa9jt_-T3ZesbhR4DC51x&ab_channel=JenniferMilward
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2021-01-3033 min
Raidercast15: The Science of Tomb RaiderIn this special episode, I chat with astrophysicist, gamer, (and husband!) Dr. Carpineti about Lara's cosmically-entangled adventures. Inspired by the upcoming eclipse visible from parts of South America, we chat about the science behind how outer space is presented across the Tomb Raider games and films.
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2020-12-1334 minThe Astroholic ExplainsXS20 - Death By EclipseOur Christmas special is finally here! This time we have a murder mystery set in a space hotel during a total solar eclipse featuring a full array of suspicious guests. Who among these peculiar characters is a murderer?
Please enjoy our latest work: "Death by Eclipse"Β
Starring (in order of appearance):
Steven Di Costa as the Narrator, Β Chris Carpineti as Dafydd Morgan, Suze Kundu as Sonam Vikram, Sheldon Goodman. as Cecil Fox, Sacha CowardΒ as Jules Child, Dean GarlandΒ as the Security Guard, Eleanor Armstrong as Emily Lawless, Karl Byrne as Montgomery Colt, Benj...
2020-12-1244 min
Raidercast14: Rebooting Lara Croft - An Interview With Rhianna PratchettFive years ago Rise of the Tomb Raider was released, and to celebrate the occasion I chatted with the wonderful narrative designer and writer Rhianna Pratchett!Β
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2020-11-2740 min
Raidercast13: The Monster Manual Vol. 2Monster Manual Vol 2 invites returning special guest Sacha Coward to tell us more about the real-world myths behind some of Tomb Raider's cursed critters. Β
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2020-11-1338 min
Raidercast12: The Horror of Tomb Raider - Halloween SpecialWe're going down a spooky path for Halloween! Special guest, author, and artist, Claire Waller talks about her journey with Lara, and we discuss our top three moments of horror in Tomb Raider! Β Follow Claire on twitter @adarkwhimsy.
2020-10-3041 minThe Astroholic Explains27 - The Eleventh PassengerOur final episode for season two is another fictional one. Our drama starts on a damaged starship at the edge of the solar system. Its commander has forgotten who she is, what she's doing there, and who the other passengers in this vessel are.
The episode features the voices of Chris Carpineti, Danielle Emina, Dr Suze Kundu, Emily, Lucy & Claire Waller, Tom Hale, Sacha Coward, Katy Evans, Hannah Sabrun, Mufseen Miah, Anne Jones.
There's a little teaser for our Christmas special at the end, voiced by Dr Steven Di Costa.
2020-10-2715 min
Raidercast11: An Interview With Lara's Voice Jonell ElliottWelcome back to Raidercast! For the premiere of Season 2, I sat down for a world-first interview with the one and only Jonell Elliot, the voice of Lara Croft 1999-2003!Β
2020-10-1829 minThe Astroholic Explains24 - Number 2 Violates The Prime DirectiveA new fictional episode for you! A billionaire planning to nuke Mars send two hapless idiots to confirm that the planet is sterile. What could go wrong? We are also joined by Anuradha Damale to talk about nuclear weapons & space policy.
This episode starred Sacha Coward as Andrew, Sheldon Goodman as Joe, Chris Carpineti as the Narrator, Trip Galey as Jeb Tusk, and Anne Jones as Janine. It was written by Alfredo Carpineti, and produced and edited by Chris Carpineti.
2020-09-1530 min
Raidercast10: Letters to LaraThe S1 finale of Raidercast is for the community, by the community. A love letter to Tomb Raider and Lara Croft across the ages, with personal stories of the impact they've had on our lives. This is why the series is still important!Β
2020-06-191h 16Raidercast09: The Journal of Richard CroftWhat if Lara Croft wasn't the star? In the Survivor timeline, Lara's father is massively important to the story. We investigate her 'daddy's issues', and ask what if we had a Tomb Raider game where he was the main character instead, and how would it work?Β
2020-06-0520 min
Raidercast08: Lara's Legacy ft Melonie MacOur special guest in this episode is known for her Tomb Raider Twitch livestreams, cosplay, and fan art. We go on a journey to Lara's roots and examine how her character and motivations grew, evolved, and even outright changed over time.
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2020-05-2229 min
iCRAGoramaPANDEMIC SPECIAL "Research in 2020" with Prof Chris Jackson and Divya Persaud (feat. The Astroholic Explains!)In this one-hour special, Ben is joined by Dr Alfredo Carpineti from the Astroholic Explains podcast to review the impacts and consequences of the COVID-19 global pandemic. We'll be joined by special guests Christopher Jackson from Imperial College London, who had to change his whole work routine, and Divya Persaud from University College London, who is running a digital conference.Presented and produced by Ben Couvin and Alfredo CarpinetiEdited by Ben Couvin; Original music by Harry Couvin
2020-05-121h 02Raidercast07: Lara's Inferno and DemonologyHow does Tomb Raider's depiction of demons and demonology compare to our real-world myths? This episode strayed into some pretty dark territory. I don't expect it'll actually give anyone nightmares, but some parts are chilling! Just don't listen in the dark, and don't go wandering off into any lakes if you think you can hear a baby crying, ok?
2020-05-0822 min
Raidercast06 - Pyramids and SandVenture back to the myths of ancient Egypt with a special guest, and behold the war of Horus and Set!Β
2020-04-2439 minRaidercast05 - EndgameIn this episode I'm going to blow the lid off an in-game conspiracy that was hidden in plain sight since the very beginning. Join me as I investigate the artefacts of Tomb Raider, the race behind them, and a grand unifying theory that ties everything together.Β
2020-04-1017 min
Raidercast04 - The Monster Manual Vol. 1In this episode, Sacha Coward and I investigate some of the Tomb Raider series' monsters and the myths they're based on.Β
2020-03-2744 minRaidercast03 - The Cataclysm of AtlantisIn this episode, I delve into Lara's debut adventure and investigate an unearthly civilisation from the dawn of time.Β
2020-03-1325 min
Raidercast02 - Calling Ms. Croft: An Interview With Shelley BlondIn this episode, I'm joined on the phone by my first special guest: Lara Croft's original voice actress, Shelley Blond, for a conversation about globetrotting, and Lara's relevance in 2020.
2020-02-2817 minRaidercast01 - An Introduction To Raiding TombsIn this first episode, join me on a nostalgic adventure as I think back over my Tomb Raider journey from its roots until the present day.Β
2020-02-1447 minThe Astroholic Explains08 - Spin, Stardust, and... Is Chris a Cucumber?In this episode we tackle two more questions from our lovely listeners. The first is about what determines the rotation of planets and the second one focuses on the matter at hand: are we really made from stardust?Β
2019-07-2215 minThe Astroholic Explains01 - What's Up (And Down) With Gravity?Chris has a burning question about mass and why the universe doesn't just collapse onto itself. Alfredo gives us the low down on what's up with gravity!
2019-04-2815 min