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Binary Break22 - Down the Rabbit HoleOutdiana was just the beginning. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, Annie Craton, and Riley Hopkins. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). Our digimon analyzer music is Nowhere Land, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Our opening recap and digi-modify themes a...2025-05-012h 06
Binary Break21 - Outdiana Our heroes meet a bird. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, and Annie Craton. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). Our digimon analyzer music is Nowhere Land, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Our opening recap and digi-modify themes are by Hashme Lloyd.2025-04-012h 08
Binary Break20 - From Dusk Till MonA successful mission. A prisoner in captivity. The battle may be over, but the drama is just beginning. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, and Annie Craton. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). Our digimon analyzer music is Nowhere Land, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 L...2025-03-011h 48
Binary Break19 - A Stitch in Crime Crimes are committed. Pies are eaten. Someone finally opens up. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, and Annie Craton. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). Our digimon analyzer music is Nowhere Land, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Our opening r...2025-02-012h 06
Binary Break18 - Game OgreThey may be having a ball, but this game isn't for kicks. Sorry, I'm a soccer for puns. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). Our digimon analyzer music is Nowhere Land, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0). Our opening recap and digi-modify t...2025-01-011h 38
Binary Break17 - EggsileThis roadside motel seems like the ideal place to kill some time until Leomon gets back. He is coming back, right? Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, and Annie Craton. Listen to Cliff's mixtape here: (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_x7ZEuepqJRL1WEgWTDAoxU14yND-Gmh&si=E8mK-DUqCRqp6Y-m) Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard...2024-12-012h 08
Binary Break16 - Lion to the CopsNow that they've escaped the city walls, will our heroes be safe from the long claws of the law? Given the title of this episode, probably not. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, and Annie Craton. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). Our digimon analyzer music is Nowhere Land, by K...2024-11-012h 10
Binary Break15 - Life's A WitchCountless creatures call Witchwood home, but witch are friends and which are foes? And does anyone else hear sirens? No? Just me? Cool. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, and Annie Craton. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). Our digimon analyzer music is Nowhere Land, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed u...2024-10-012h 03
Binary Break14 - Patch Notes We find ourselves once more in the Digital World, but this time, things are a little different. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, and Annie Craton. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). Our digimon analyzer music is Nowhere Land, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License (c...2024-09-012h 03
Bard Rock Extended UniverseOne Shot Theater: DigiDice w/ Claire MulkerinThree teens find themselves suddenly find themselves in the Digital World. What do you do in a strange and unfamiliar land with new monster friends? Why you go on a road trip, of course!Featuring Claire Mulkerin (she/her) as the Game MasterAnnie Craton (she/her) as Sarah Baxter and DidelmonAnne McShane (they/them) as Lyle Petit and ImorimonAnna Emmaline (she/her) as Cassie Murray and GibsomonOne Shot Theater is a rotating Actual Play showcasing indie games and their developers. The show...2024-08-253h 37
The Morphin Grid679 - The Good Power Rangers Episode (w/ Claire Mulkerin!)Not hell (computer troubles) or highwater (a thunderstrom) was going to stop Josh and Jake (respectively) from talking about "Doctor K". And they're joined by returning fave Claire Mulkerin to see if this really is the first good episode of Power Rangers everFind Claire's games at clairemulkerin.itch.io!Patreon: patreon.com/heyjakeandjoshWebsite: MorphinGrid.tumblr.comArchive: heyjakeandjosh.comEmail: littleidiots.morphingrid@gmail.comTwitter: @morphingrid2024-08-2100 min
Binary Break13 - Generation Loss A new story begins. The episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (https://soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (https://www.fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (https://www.fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard). The alternate intro song we used this week was "Like a Child" by Hashme Lloyd. The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.i...2024-08-011h 41
Binary BreakSpecial Announcement! - One Night Only LIVESTREAM Premiere On Tuesday, July 30th at 6 PM Pacific Time, 9 PM Eastern, we will be hosting a special one-night only livestream premiere of Binary Break: Season 2 - Episode 1 as a special reward for anyone who supports my patreon page, ClaireMakesArt at $5/month or more. I will be hosting the stream live over video, along with at least two other Binary Break cast members, possibly more. There will also be a live text chat where you can talk in real time with other listeners as we all listen to the episode and discuss it together. There’s also goin...2024-07-1901 min
Binary Break12 - Witchmas In JulyTwas the night before Witchmas, and all through the fungus, three kids taught some monsters the ways of Columbus. Content warning: allusions to child neglect, discussion of Christianity, Herzogian nihilism, fantasy violence/stabbing, hypothermia, a near death experience. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, and Ann McShane This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard -- with vocals by Ren Prior-White https://linktr.ee/renprior.music The ga...2024-07-011h 59
Binary Break11 - CorruptionThe digidestined are lost, the world is ending, and standing in the way is a lone digimon whose corruption is about to pass a point of no return. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, Ann McShane, and Riley Hopkins! Content warning: discussion of child abuse/neglect, discussion of death This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard -- with vocals by Ren Prior-White https://linktr.ee/renprior.music ...2024-06-011h 37
Binary Break10 - The DollhouseDeep in the heart of this twisted castle, our heroes encounter unexpected dangers and unspeakable horrors. Some are unlike anything they've ever seen before, while others are far too familiar. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, Ann McShane, and Riley Hopkins! Content warning: discussion of child abuse/neglect, eye trauma, discussion of death This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard -- with vocals by Ren Prior-White https://linktr.e...2024-05-011h 57
Binary Break09 - A Bridge Too Far As our heroes approach the Nexus, Bridge tests whether or not they're ready for what awaits them. Meanwhile, a strange shadow circles in the broken skies above. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, Ann McShane, and Riley Hopkins! This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard -- with vocals by Ren Prior-White https://linktr.ee/renprior.music The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it...2024-04-011h 54
Binary Break08 - Insane Crown PosseHeirmon's birthday party was fun and all, but everyone knows that the afterparty is when things really get lit. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, and Ann McShane. This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard -- with vocals by Ren Prior-White https://linktr.ee/renprior.music The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Bin...2024-03-011h 15
Binary Break07 - Heirmon's BirthdayOne night only in Hotel Terminus, see a head-to-head battle of birthday brutality! It's feudal versus poodle! EDM versus ESP! You'll pay for the whole seat but it will probably be taken away from you to build a highly dangerous obstacle course!!! Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, and Ann McShane. You can support Binary Break and join our Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and...2024-02-011h 23
Binary Break06 - Bad SportsWhat was supposed to be a friendly game has ended in a way that no one could have predicted. But don't worry, there's no problem that can't be fixed with ice cream. Everything's fine... right? Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, Ann McShane, and Riley Hopkins! You can support Binary Break and join our Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard, with vo...2024-01-011h 45
Binary Break05 - Feud for ThoughtFinally ending the bitter rivalry between Leomon and Ogremon is gonna require some unusual tactics. But is their hate for one another really as simple they claim, or will the kids find something else if they dig a little deeper? Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, Ann McShane, and Riley Hopkins! This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard ( https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard), with vocals by Ren Prior-White (https://linktr.ee/renprior.music). Th...2023-12-011h 46
The QueerXPInterview with game designer: Claire MulkerinThis week, we sat down with game designer Claire Mulkerin to talk about her games, her craft, and what it means to be a trans game designer. It was a great opportunity, and everyone should absolutely be checking out her games! Claire's links: Twitter / BlueSky / Buy her games!===Intro/Outro music by Harris HellerHost, Eric Crumrine (he/they): https://twitter.com/ECrumrineThe QueerXP Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheQueerXPThe QueerXP Instagram: https://instagram.com/thequeerxpThe QueerXP BlueSky: https://bsky...2023-11-0645 min
Binary Break04 - Building Bridges The kids tried to lock themselves in Witchmon's house to avoid corrupted Digimon, but all they've done is trap themselves inside with the scariest corruption yet. And who (or what) is Bridge? Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, Ann McShane, and Riley Hopkins! This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard ( https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard), with vocals by Ren Prior-White (https://linktr.ee/renprior.music). The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mu...2023-11-011h 43
Binary Break03 - Who Witches the WitchmonMany monsters haunt the Witch Woods, but which are friends and witch are foes? And does anyone else hear singing? No? Just me? Cool. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, and Ann McShane. This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard ( https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard), with vocals by Ren Prior-White (https://linktr.ee/renprior.music). The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io F...2023-10-011h 38
Binary Break02 - Glitchy and ScratchyThe kids make some new friends, including a very angry... um... cat? Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Sky Ertl, and Ann McShane. This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard ( https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard), with vocals by Ren Prior-White (https://linktr.ee/renprior.music). The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io Find us on Twitter, Bluesky, or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or...2023-09-011h 19
Binary Break01 - The Last Day of SchoolDecember 15th, 1999. Six kids from Columbus, Indiana are looking forward to three weeks off at the end of the semester, but the break that awaits them is going to end up being far longer and far stranger than any of them could imagine. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Jake Mason, Sky Ertl, Tanner Vogelgesang, Ann McShane, and Annie Craton. This episode was edited by Claire Mulkerin. The Binary Break logo is designed by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our theme song is by NiceWizard (https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard), with vocals by Ren Prior-White (ht...2023-08-011h 54
Smash FictionCage Match 2022 - H. I. McDunnough vs Doug Chesnic vs Nick Cage vs The Janitor (feat. Hub & Kris Newton)The eighth annual Cagematch arrives in your podcatcher as the legends foretold! Cagemas is a time for family, a time for self-reflection, and a time for watching an ill-advised amount of Nicholas Cage movies in an artificially compressed amount of time. To honor this spirit, Kit got us all to explore the whimsical version of Arizona that is Raising Arizona and H.I. McDunnough's nebulously Southern accent. MeganBob asked what a job is really worth and to quietly consider whether or not Shirley MacLaine can get it with Guarding Tess. Claire dragged us into the topsy-turvy meta-narrative of ...2022-12-251h 50
Smash FictionCage Match 2021 - Johnny Collins vs. Robin Feld vs. Hero vs. SethMerry Cagemas, gentle listeners, and welcome to the seventh annual Cage Match, presented by the largely (but not entirely) defunct Smash Fiction podcast! Four Nicolas Cage characters are set to do battle for the title of World Heavyweight Cage, and these particular Cages are among the most wretched and tragic in the notoriously eccentric actor's oeuvre! Has Kit finally found a Cage worthy of their strange devotion in the form of Johnny from Zandalee? Is Miles' somehow even more nihilistic interpretation of Pig enough to turn a chef into a champion? Can Claire actually remember what happened in...2021-12-251h 29
Garden Plots with SkeletorS2E16 - My Princess, My Princess, and Bowhey y'all. with things at snake mountain being kinda up in the air still, i figured i'd drop a little something into the feed in the meantime. it's something i worked on a bit on the side when i popped over to etheria. perfuma and some of the other princesses over there wanted to try their hand at podcasting, so i gave them a hand. i think it turned out pretty good. they gave some advice, they talked about stuff... one of them really liked punking this cat lady for some reason... anyway, you should listen and subscribe. i...2021-11-0143 min
The NXT Wrestling Fan51 - Yoshi! Tatsu! (feat. Claire Mulkerin) Much like the episode of NXT that originally aired on May 8th, 2014, we find our own fun on this journey, and this time we're bringing along Claire Mulkerin! She's here to tell us what the MCU could learn from wrestling and uncover yet more Bo Dallas secrets. Along the way, we cover: Miles "Trojan Horse" Schneiderman An unexpected sock puppet Don't make the middle part boring! It's party time! all the time! The prettiest Northern Lights Suplex Thank you, Tyson! The longest ringing of the bell "Imaginative Brownies" Girls are great!2021-07-101h 33
Smash FictionHard Choices 3 - Marvel Cinematic UniverseBoners assemble! It's time to rank the fuckability of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the team of Claire, Kit, and Dan Mulkerin, along with MeganBob, are ready to romance one of the most expansive franchises in modern history. In their quest to find the median of fuckability, you'll learn more about robot sex than you ever thought you'd need to know, more about our hosts than ever before, and perhaps an answer to the question of just how exactly does the Hulk smash. So, grab your best spandex outfit and climb aboard the helicarrier for a ride that you'll...2021-07-011h 30
Garden Plots with SkeletorS2E00 - Ask Not For Whom the Answering Machine Beepsokay, i'm dragging this thing back into production kicking and screaming if i have to. which, probably. my gpa is hanging on by a thread as it is. Cast: Skeletor: Dan Mulkerin Riley: Kit Mulkerin Perfuma: Meganbob Mer-Man: Nathaniel Hubbard Queen Marlena: Claire Mulkerin Hordak: Chris Sims Whiplash: Liz Logan Sorceress: Alexandra Rowland Ram Man: Jay Edidin Man-at-Arms: Jarod K Anderson He-Man/Prince Adam: Kris Newton2021-03-0111 min
Smash FictionCage Match 2020 - Spider-Man Noir vs. Behmen von Bleibruck vs. Nathan Gardner vs. Cris Johnson vs. WylieIt's been awhile, old friend, but Smash Fiction could never let go of that most sacred of holiday traditions, the Cagemas match. Gather around and let us spin you a tale of some Cages, a Cage Match arena, a man named Ebenezer, and the spirit of Cagemas that lives within us all. In this episode, Dan gives Spider Man Noir from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse an opening argument that demands a standing ovation and Kit spills all the Alpaca dad knowledge on Nathan Gardner from Color Out of Space. But can Miles use his future sight to b...2020-12-251h 31
Smash FictionMordin's Final SongBack when we recorded the fiftieth and final episode of Extraordinary League, Claire prepared one of her Mordin songs just in case we introduced ourselves at the beginning, going with a riff on the main theme from the opera "Maria and Draco" from the game Final Fantasy VI. We ended up not doing the usual type of intro for League episode 50, but we decided we didn't want Claire's effort going to waste. Now that the bonus content has been added to the feed, this seemed like a fitting note to go out on. We love you, ohana!2020-11-2901 minGarden Plots with SkeletorS1E21 - Garden Plots with KING Skeletor!NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Cast: Skeletor: Dan Mulkerin Riley: Kit Mulkerin Queen Marlena: Claire Mulkerin Prince Adam/He-Man: Kris Newton King Randor: Matty Cardarople2020-11-0132 minGarden Plots with SkeletorS1E13 - Eternian Prison Blueshey fam, riley here, and you know what that means. yup, skeletor couldn't write the description for this ep. turns out eternia has some pretty strict laws when it comes to, you know, trying to conquer the world or whatever, so he's not exactly in a position to make it to the usual recording studio, if you know what i mean. we do what we can, though. we still manage to talk about... uh, moss, i think? and something about orchids? honestly tho, a lot of this episode is a bit of a blur to me because we had...2020-07-0123 min
Smash FictionExtraordinary League 50 - The Show Must EndEveryone loves an encore, right? Book, music, and lyrics by Claire Mulkerin, with assistance from Miles Schneiderman, Kit Mulkerin, Dan Mulkerin, Liz Logan, and Meganbob.2020-03-011h 26
Smash Fiction148 - Mario vs. Barbie vs. Buckaroo BanzaiThere's multitalented characters and then there's multitalented characters. In this match, we compare the most overqualified contestants possible for our Polymathlete Decathlon. No other podcast has the brilliance, the vision, the madness to bring together Mario of video game fame, Barbie of plastic toy fame, and Buckaroo Banzai of cult classic film fame. You'd think by episode 148 we've already reached the heights of weirdness we're capable of, but this episode proves that there's no upper limit to our insanity. Listen as Claire dives deep into the vast back catalog of Mario media, Liz calls reality into question (m...2019-12-0858 minSmash FictionMiles Has Feelings: Capitalism Finds a Way (November 2019 Bonus Content)This episode originally aired as the Patreon bonus episode for November 2019. The original description follows: WARNING: This episode contains massive spoilers for both Jurassic World and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom! Happy (American) Thanksgiving, friends! If you've been interacting with us on social media or just listening to some of our recent episodes, you know that Miles has been exceptionally busy with real-life stuff lately. However, even major life changes aren't enough to stop everyone's favorite curmudgeon from sharing his thoughts about stuff, particularly stuff voted on by our Patrons! He and Claire sat down to co...2019-11-281h 11
Smash Fiction147 - Toph Beifong vs. Alex Louis Armstrong vs. TerraThe fourth and final Smash Fiction elemental free-for-all hits like an avalanche as three terrakinetics throw down for supremacy! The dragon Deathwing looks to celebrate his previous conquests and set the stage for his next glorious victory by staging a tournament of earth-users. Three magic portals later, he has his competitors: Toph Beifong from Avatar: The Last Airbender, Alex Louis Armstrong from Fullmetal Alchemist, and Terra of the Teen Titans from DC Comics! Which dirt-flinging powerhouse will win the favor of Deathwing the Destroyer? And more importantly, can Claire, Dan, and Kit survive that most earth-shattering of thr...2019-11-2455 min
Smash Fiction146 - Spider-Man vs. Arkham Asylum (feat. Joshua Unruh)Boy, that Parker luck really is the gift that keeps on giving, isn't it? When the Daily Bugle's most mediocre photographer gets sent to Gotham City to capture some images of the psychological hospital and prison known as Arkham Asylum, he ends up at ground zero for a huge breakout of superpowered psychopaths. This may not, strictly speaking, be a job for Spider-Man... but he's the only person who could possibly take on the many supervillains that are now running free through the asylum's darkened hallways. Will Spider-Man catch these criminals just like flies, or will the combined forces o...2019-11-101h 07
Smash Fiction144 - Raziel vs. AlucardWelcome, dear listeners, to The Last Smashtoberfest! To kick off our final month of horror-inspired content, aka "just a flimsy excuse to make Halloween jokes in silly voices," we have a pair of video game vampires at each other's throats! When the nameless world of Dark Souls requires an undead hero to find the Kiln of the First Flame, it's clearly a job for Raziel, wielder of the Soul Reaver and longtime nemesis lover frenemy of the vampire Kain! The time-traveling savior of Nosgoth might have to take possession of a random corpse every time he gets...2019-10-131h 01
Smash FictionSurprise Party 11 - That's What Friends Are ForThis podcast is contentious by nature, but if there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that humans suck and animals are way cooler and more interesting in every way. At least, we all agree on that when Kit is running Surprise Party and everyone wants her to award them the most points! It's a jungle out there in Smash Metafiction, and when Claire, Liz, and Miles all find themselves in the care of a human dumpus who, while undeniably shitty, doesn't deserve to get torn apart by Shere Khan, it's up to them to gather a group...2019-09-291h 17
Smash FictionCollaboratory 11 - 'Tis The Season (feat. Tim Mulkerin)Time to fire up the ol' bunsen burners again, because Claire, Kit, and Miles, joined for the first time in a long time by special guest Tim Mulkerin, are back in the lab to try and somehow stitch a compelling screenplay together with randomly selected characters and story elements drawn from existing works of fiction! But this time around, the group faces possibly their toughest challenge yet. Can they make a happy Christmas movie out of stuff from A Quiet Place and The Shining, with a set of characters that includes at least one professional wrestler? Do they even n...2019-09-151h 17
Smash FictionSurprise Party 10 - Gotta Catch 'Em AllYou know, here on Smash Fiction, we're pretty open and honest with our fans. But that doesn't mean there aren't still some secrets we've been keeping close to the vest. Like the fact that three of our hosts are aspiring Pokémon trainers, for example. Not something we usually advertise. But it's true! Dan, Kit, and Claire have each caught and trained six fictional monsters (I mean, characters -- though at least three or four of them are also monsters) of varying types from across the multiverse, and are about to begin their greatest adventure yet! But be...2019-08-181h 25
Smash Fiction4th Anniversary SpecialHey look, the anniversary episode is on time this year! Maybe we ARE improving! Join Claire, Dan, Kit, Liz, and Miles, with a special appearance from the vacationing MeganBob, as they celebrate four years of complete madness, inexplicably aided and abetted by all of you. Once again, the episode opens with a patented SmashFic Supercut (longer and more self-indulgent than ever!) followed by the hosts, as usual, attempting to answer more listener questions than they could possibly get to. And finally, the special ends with an important announcement about the future of Smash Fiction. Thank...2019-08-011h 12Smash FictionBonus Content - The Dark Shadow of Dick Tracy's Phantom, ManAfter recording Smash Fiction episode 139 (The Shadow vs. The Phantom vs. Darkman vs. Dick Tracy), Claire, Dan, MeganBob, and Miles decided to have a brief but in-depth conversation about the experience of watching some of the weirdest films to emerge from the 90s. Enjoy this rare chance to listen to our hosts not scream at each other as we chat about bizarre characters, unfortunate creative decisions, and--strangest of all--stuff we actually kind of liked about these movies. As a side note, at one point Claire shares a video link with us so we can watch a pretty...2019-07-2826 min
Smash Fiction139 - The Shadow vs. The Phantom vs. Darkman vs. Dick TracyThe villainous crime boss known as the Octopus has kept the citizens of Central City held tightly in an eight-tentacled grip of terror for a long time--perhaps too long a time, as it turns out, for the Octopus has drawn the attention of a quartet of dark and brooding heroes. All of them have designs on the Octopus and his criminal empire, but which will be the one to take this villain down? Will it be the evil-slamming Phantom, the mind-clouding Shadow, the strangely anachronistic Darkman, or the watch-having Dick Tracy? Tune to hear Kit cling to...2019-07-2857 min
Smash FictionCollaboratory 10 - Ouroboros (feat. Andrew Young)Claire, Miles and MeganBob are back in the lab, and joining them is Lawful and Orderly's own Andrew Young! Andrew brought a rather unique side dish to this particular picnic, and as a result, crafting a workable story out of these random pop culture artifacts is perhaps more of a challenge this week than usual. But of course, the greater the challenge, the sweeter the taste of success! Can Andrew and the rest of the gang prevent this episode from eating itself to death, with a set of tools that includes a Marvel Comics antihero, an insane news anchor...2019-07-211h 10
Smash Fiction137 - My Hero Academia vs. X-Men: Evolution (feat. Jake Mason and Brad Bultman)Pit children against one another? What an excellent idea! That's probably what Professor X and Aizawa said to themselves as they planned to bring students from UA together with students from the Xavier Institute for a giant danger room maze-running competition. The first group of students to reach the center of the maze as a complete team wins! The students with their permission slips signed off for this one are Kitty Pryde, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Rogue, Nightcrawler, and Spyke. Will their cool costumes and repeat exposure to Wolverine's irritated mumbles give them the edge? The oth...2019-06-231h 00
Smash FictionSurprise Party 9 - Where No Party Has Surprised BeforeFinal frontier, Starship Enterprise, boldly go where no [insert preferred gender identifier or lack thereof here] has gone before...look, you know the drill. Star Trek has been a thing for so long that pretty much everyone knows at least the basics. But one thing Gene Roddenberry's classic sci-fi series has always done is push itself further, test the limits, explore new horizons. And, you know, what could possibly be a better example of that than a new version of the story replacing Kirk, Spock, and McCoy with Disney characters, Hogwarts students, and superheroes? Join Miles, Claire...2019-06-161h 13
Smash FictionCollaboratory 9 - Cat's Paw (feat. Jeff Eckman and Ryan Kasmiskie)Claire and Dan are joined by special guests Jeff Eckman and Ryan Kasmiskie of the Final Fantasy podcast No One Can Know About This! These guys have clearly been spending a ton of XP on their storytelling skills, because what results is a tale of mystery and intrigue utilizing characters and story elements from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Larry Sanders Show, and King of the Hill. So grab some popcorn as we delve into a story of ancient conspiracies, young love, and mind-controlling cat poop: the stuff blockbusters are made of!2019-05-191h 07
Smash Fiction132 - Captain Marvel vs. Shazam (feat. Sarah Langan)Let's face it -- this one doesn't require much explanation. This one is about as obvious as making a metric crapton of money adapting illustrated children's fantasy stories into major studio franchise tentpoles. And while you can rest assured in the knowledge that Judge Claire Mulkerin will spend the better part of ten minutes setting up the admittedly convoluted but undeniably cohesive narrative in which this week's battle takes place, you already know the real reasons. Marvel vs. DC. The superhero known as Captain Marvel vs. the superhero who used to be known as Captain Marvel. The...2019-04-141h 11
Smash FictionCollaboratory 8 - Space Crusader (feat. Magdalen Rose)Our hosts welcome a guest to the lab as Claire, Dan, and Meganbob are joined by writer and YouTuber Magdalen Rose! Magdalen proves to be a natural at crafting stories using mismatched parts, which is a good thing, as we end up with characters and plot elements from Star Trek, Clerks, and A Christmas Carol, and attempt to tie them all together using some misremembered David Bowie lyrics. How does it go? You'll have to listen to find out! And be sure to pay Magdalen Rose a visit at her channel, www.youtube.com/user/SilverScreenReviews.2019-03-311h 04
Smash Fiction131 - Agro vs. Epona vs. Shadowfax vs. Maximus (feat. Rafael Medina)Ever wonder what makes the Neverending Story so, well, never-ending? Well, it's largely because certain events just sort of keep happening over and over again, which explains why the unstoppable annihilating force called The Nothing has returned to creep across the land of Fantasia, erasing all in its path. Last time, a brave hero was given a horse to go rescue the Childlike Empress and save the land from destruction, but that horse didn't make it very far into the quest before it was lost and the hero had to go the rest of the way on f...2019-03-241h 00
Smash Fiction130 - Xena vs. She-Ra vs. Cassandra PentaghastJudge Miles invites us all in to take a seat and tune in to the championship of High Fantasy TV Show Character Mania! Open up the chips and pass the guacamole because it's a triple-threat match of sword ladies! From the land of historical inaccuracy and 90's special effects comes Xena, a mighty warrior princess forged in the heat of battle. Will her courage change the world, as the opening narration of the TV show promised? Hailing from the land of awesome remakes that fill our hearts with joy is She-Ra. Can she focus on the match, or w...2019-03-1059 minSmash FictionExtraordinary League - February 2019 Bonus EpisodeThis episode originally aired as the Patreon bonus episode for February 2019. The original description follows: Man oh man, I never know what sort of team we'll end up with when we do these bonus episodes, but the $5+ Patrons never fail to make some really interesting choices. As usual, I didn't decide on the central concept of this episode until I saw what characters everyone was going to be playing. In this case, I wanted to give our stealth- and social-centric characters plenty of opportunities to be sneaky and manipulative, so I came up with a...2019-02-2858 min
Smash FictionSurprise Party 7 - Dates With DestinyIt's Valentine's Day weekend, so of course we're bringing you the Smash Metafiction episode that lends itself best to this particular holiday... ...Surprise Party? Oh, but you haven't experienced Surprise Party like this. Instead of retelling just one story, Claire, Liz, and MeganBob will choose characters to descend into five of fiction's greatest romances in an effort to maintain the power of love throughout the multiverse! From Nicolas Cage to William Shakespeare, no love story is beyond the reach of C.U.P.I.D.! And, yes, if you listen to this episode, you will le...2019-02-171h 01
Smash Fiction128 - Storm vs. Raiden. vs. Sailor Jupiter vs. PikachuThe ongoing SmashFic series of four-way elemental battles rages on, and this week, it's...THE LIGHTNING MATCH! Cue cheap thunder sound effects, insincere cries of terror, and a giant load of bullshit. But you already knew that. Thanks to a vague and bizarre second-person narrative, four of the most electric characters in fictional entertainment have been imprisoned in something called the Thunderdome, and must now layeth the smacketh down on each other's candy asses until one of them drops that last elbow and gets free. Will Storm, mutant weather goddess of the X-Men, raise a triumphant eyebrow...2019-02-101h 03
Smash FictionCollaboratory 7 - IndestructibleIt's time once again for Collaboratory, where four Smash Fic hosts attempt to cobble together a semi-coherent film using random characters and story elements! This week, Claire is joined by Dan, Kit, and Liz, who have the unenviable task of attempting to craft a tale around a little girl, a cat, a dragon, and a serial killer, all while using elements from stories like Chronicles of Riddick, Jingle All the Way, and 1984. The hosts end up with a pile of really incongruous stuff, and end up making... something that actually kind of works? Listen and judge for you...2019-01-201h 01
Smash Fiction126 - Captain America vs. Steven Universe (feat. Sharon Schneiderman)The Steve-ness is at an all-time high as Captain America (Steve Rogers) goes up against Steven Universe in one of the most wholesome matches Smash Fiction has ever done. These two Steves have each been tasked with training a group of upstart Power Rangers in the ways of teamwork and Steve-itude. In this match where normally you would find shouting, instead there are admiring sighs. Where normally there would be epithets, instead there are declarations of affection. Where normally you would find character with different names, you will find Steves. Which shield-wielding Steve will save the day? M...2019-01-131h 03
Smash FictionSurprise Party 6 - Fury Road TripAfter an ill-defined apocalypse in which the world has been reduced to fire and blood, the tyrant Immortan Joe rules the Australian wasteland. He has taken everything from those he calls his subjects--water, freedom, dignity--until one ragtag group stands up and declares, "We are not things." Sure, you may think you know the story of Mad Max: Fury Road, but you've never heard it told quite like this. Witness Claire take the lead on Surprise Party; witness Dan, Miles, and Meganbob craft their own war rigs full of fictional characters inspired by Apocalypse World; and witness a s...2018-12-301h 08
Smash FictionCollaboratory 6 - Final Flight: Legend of the Falcon FistSmash Metafiction Studios presents another mashed-together masterpiece, as the creative team that brought you "Don't You Forget About Me" returns to the lab for another round of gently bubbling brainstorms and flashes of brilliance buzzing with electric current! It's time, once again, for Collaboratory! In this episode, Claire, Kit, Miles, and MeganBob elucidate an epic tale of sword, sorcery, and science fiction, weaving a narrative that includes bird-themed superheroes, cat-like kaiju, magical destinies, and one of the original MacGuffins! What is the legend of the falcon fist? 2018-12-171h 06
Smash Fiction123 - Mojo Jojo vs. Gorilla Grodd vs. WinstonHypothetical: Assume that a mysterious, abandoned space station packed with advanced weapons and technology has suddenly entered Earth's orbit and is now floating there for the taking by any would-be world conqueror in the immediate vicinity. Assume, also, that you are an insane monkey inventor, or perhaps a telepathic ape supervillain. In either case, is there even a 1% chance you don't immediately steal a rocket ship and blast your way up there to lay claim to the alien spoils? Answer: No. No, there is not. Which is why the vehemently verbose Mojo Jojo and the master of...2018-11-251h 03
Smash Fiction122 - Dr. Horrible vs. Count Olaf (feat. Brad Bultman)After a lifetime of work (and one particularly traumatic afternoon at the opening of a homeless shelter), Dr. Horrible has finally secured a position in the unholy halls of the Evil League of Evil... which means that it's all the more perplexing when he shows up at his induction ceremony only to find another Dr. Horrible seated at the table! Turns out that Count Olaf, villainous master of disguise, has temporarily suspended his pursuit of the Baudelaire orphans and is angling for his own spot in the Evil League of Evil... and he doesn't care if the spot he...2018-11-1159 min
Smash Fiction121 - Freddy Krueger vs. InceptionBoy, Dom Cobb and his crew of dream thieves certainly have their work cut out for them, don't they? Their expedition into the subconsciousness of Robert Fischer will throw all sorts of challenges at them: militarized projections, multiple dream levels, unwanted visits from Cobb's dead wife. The last thing these guys need right now is a murderous undead serial killer who turns dreams into charnelhouses. Oh wait, you mean Freddy Krueger IS there? Well shoot, NOW this story is getting interesting. Get on our level, Christoper Nolan. Listen in as Kit and Bob work to make "Frederick"...2018-10-2850 min
Smash FictionSurprise Party 5 - Meddling KidsSteel yourself for the wildest Surprise Party yet as we tackle the now-seminal horror movie Cabin in the Woods! Our hosts form groups of hapless hormonal teenagers that very quickly find themselves in over their heads as they are pursued by dangerous creatures... and a mysterious organization. Will Kit's party of anime characters outdo Miles's party of super-obscure film characters? Will Claire ever get to see a merman? And will one of our hosts end up the victim of that most terrifying of monsters: the Double Dumpus?! Make some room on the edge of your seat--you'll need i...2018-10-211h 07
Smash Fiction120 - Lucian vs. Angua von Uberwald vs. John Talbain vs. Scott HowardThe third annual Smashtoberfest kicks off with a growl and a howl as four fuzzy fighters fling themselves into a ferocious fracas filled with flying fur, fearsome fangs, and of course, the full moon! Yes, it’s the werewolf war we’ve all been waiting for, a bestial battle between the most legendary of lycanthropes — or at least, our favorites! Lucian, the lycan lord of the Underworld who morphs into a horndog far more often than once per month; Angua von Uberwald, sexy-but-deadly scourge of Discworld criminals; John Talbain, Darkstalkers’ token werewolf/demon/dragon/kung-fu master/sorcerer; and Scott Howard...2018-10-141h 12
Smash FictionCollaboratory 5 - A Wolf in Cheap ClothingReturn to the lab with us this week as Claire, Dan, Kit, and Meganbob attempt to build a coherent story out of random characters and plot elements! Things get wild quickly as the core cast includes a woman who's a wolf, a man who's an owl, and a cat who's a people. Mix in story elements from Star Wars, Image Comics, Oscar Wilde, and obscure Australian westerns, and you end up with a tale of adventure, deception, intrigue, and... contact juggling? Seriously, this one is really weird.2018-09-3058 min
Smash Fiction119 - Odysseus vs. Cuchulainn vs. Beowulf vs. Sir Lancelot (feat. Matias Tautimez)Gather round and listen well to a tale most epic, passed down from generation to generation, of four heroes who were bamboozled into partaking in their most mythic adventure yet! Sun Wukong, the infamous Monkey King, has decided that he'd rather flit about various fictional worlds causing mischief, and managed to trick the greatest heroes from Greek, Irish, British, and Scandinavian mythology into taking the hapless monk Tripitaka on a legendary journey to the west. The way is hazardous, with demons, traps, sorcery, and calamity awaiting our heroes' arrival... and only one hero will prove his heroic superiority and...2018-09-231h 05
Smash Fiction118 - Milo and Otis vs. Homeward Bound (feat. Brad Bultman)It's once again time for hackles to rise, fur to fly, and Kit to get unreasonably excited about animals as Smash Fiction goes on its very own incredible journey! Cruella DeVille is in the market for some new formal attire and has gotten her evil hands on five of the most iconic cats and dogs of 80s and 90s kids movies. However, thanks in part to the blundering of Cruella's credulous cronies, Horace and Jasper, our adorable fluffy heroes have managed to escape, and now face a daunting challenge -- surviving the perils and pitfalls of the English wilderness...2018-09-0959 min
Smash FictionCollaboratory 4 - Semi-SweetIt's ladies' night down in the lab this week on Smash Metafiction as Claire, Kit, Liz, and Meganbob put their heads together to create a story of mystery, superpowers, and romance unlike any other! An aristocrat, a warrior, a rockstar, and a spirit of mischief come together unexpectedly in a tale of intrigue. Join us for a film that dares to tackle the real questions, like: Just how jacked can a mutated squirrel get? What's the best way to come out to your friends, family, and YouTube followers about your slime-based powers? And which Pokémon's poop m...2018-08-191h 18
Smash Fiction116 - Nico Minoru vs. Zatanna Zatara (feat. Sharon Schneiderman)Magical puns and jokes about lighter fluid abound in this week's particularly charming episode of Smash Fiction, as Marvel and DC's respective California fashion-goth word witches do battle in a contest to see who can wave their wand, staff, or weird magic murder arm and make their opponent... disappear! Nico Minoru, the somewhat morally ambiguous member of the Runaways, A-Force, and most importantly, the Extraordinary League, has stolen the Book of Shadows to try and learn more about her own powers. But stage magician, actual magician, and off-and-on Justice League member Zatanna Zatara is wise to Nico's...2018-08-1259 min
Smash Fiction3rd Anniversary SpecialWell, once again, the Anniversary special is being released a day late, so it's pretty clear that the Smash Fiction Podcast is STILL not getting any better (if anything, based on the matches that have made up the majority of our third year, it's just getting...weird). And yet, here you all are, continuing to listen to this dumb show of ours. We can't thank you enough for that. Really. As a token of our appreciation, please enjoy an hour of Miles, Claire, Kit, Liz, MeganBob, and Dan answering listener questions that touch on such topics as...2018-08-0258 min
Smash Fiction115 - Maui vs. Hercules (feat. Kris Newton)When the Polynesian trickster god Maui steals the golden apples of the Hesperides and the mighty Olympian demigod known as Hercules is sent to get them back, there's only one way to figure out who would win in a fight. And when you're doing a Smash Fiction match between Disney characters, there's only one guest host to call in: Kris Newton of Gameable and MegaDumbCast! Unfortunately, Kris' attempts at thinking are immediately lost in a sea of yelling, as arguments over animated films about the power of love and friendship become possibly more heated than they ever have before!2018-07-291h 00
Smash FictionShip Wrecked 2 - Heelies, Hockey, and Heavy RainShip Wrecked is back for a second date, and if you thought dinner was fun, wait till you hear about romantic thrift store shopping! The latest edition of Smash Metafiction's spectacular speed dating game features different characters, new locations, and of course, more wrinkles, as we attempt to find a fictional couple deserving of the title of OTP! Is there a chance these ships are seaworthy, or is the love between, say, 1000-year-old supernatural monsters and shape-changing teenage alien warriors forever destined to fail? Also, Claire continues her relentlessly punny ways, Kit brings a knife to a...2018-07-221h 10
Smash Fiction114 - Tifa Lockhart vs. Terra Branford vs. LightningIt’s rare to get a do-over when your world is destroyed, but the alternate-dimension bending and timeline restoration powers of the Chrono Cross promise just that. Serge is ready to pass on his timeline white-out device and three Final Fantasy heroines with post-apocalyptic homes will do whatever it takes to get their hands on it. Terra Branford of Final Fantasy VI, Tifa Lockhart of Final Fantasy VII, and Lightning of Final Fantasy XIII fight it out in the Temporal Vortex using all the magic and combat skills in their respective arsenals. Claire schools everyone on the pow...2018-07-1555 min
Smash FictionSurprise Party 3 - A Group of Remarkable PeopleThere was an idea (Smash Fiction listeners know this) called the Surprise Party Initiative. The idea was to bring together a group of remarkably nerdy idiots who could take the casts of popular stories and replace them with fictional characters from other stories, then compete with each other to see whose party would be the best one at completing the original story. It's a pretty stupid notion, but what the hell, we've done it twice before, might as well do it again! As you may have guessed, this time around, the SmashFic hosts are making their own t...2018-07-0857 minSmash FictionJune 2018 Bonus Content - It's Okay To Not Like Being Sucker Punched (But Miles Apparently Does)This episode originally aired as the Patreon bonus episode for June 2018. The original description follows: Miles' June bonus content is a little late, but better late than never! Unless you happen to be Claire Mulkerin, of course. In that case, you would have chosen the "never" option in a heartbeat if it meant never, ever having to re-watch Zack Snyder's much-maligned 2011 film, Sucker Punch. Unfortunately for Claire, Miles really likes Sucker Punch, and now they have to TALK ABOUT IT. What is Sucker Punch, anyway? What does it mean? Why can't Claire see past the...2018-07-051h 21
The Gameable PodcastBONUS Drag Race Discussion feat. Claire MulkerinDuring a recent recording, Kris had an interesting (if off-topic) discussion with Claire Mulkerin about the controversy surrounding RuPaul’s Drag Race. For those following that controversy, here’s our discussion, barely-edited and salvaged from the podcast equivalent of the cutting room floor.
Check out the clip here.2018-06-3000 min
Smash Fiction113 - Toy Story vs. Small Soldiers (feat. Sam Gasch)When Chip Hazard and the Commando Elite activate their AI circuits and enter the magical nightmare world of Toy Story, it quickly becomes clear that Andy's house isn't big enough for both sets of dolls action figures. With the family away on vacation, Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and the rest of Andy's toys are forced to defend themselves against the assault of the besieging Small Soldiers. Will their strategy, physical prowess, and tendency toward accepting the inevitability of death and despair lead them to victory? Or will Chip, Brick, and the rest of the Elite do to their opponents what...2018-06-241h 00
Smash FictionCollaboratory 3 - Shadow of the LabyrinthJoin us in the lab this week as, once again, Claire guides three Smash Fiction hosts through the collaborative storytelling game called Collaboratory! This time around, we put together a most unusual heist crew consisting of characters from comics, video games, and Shakespeare, and send them into a dungeon in search of treasure and glory. Can our heroes survive monsters, death traps, and sudden but inevitable betrayal? Will any of our characters find love in this hopeless place? And just how many Sean Beans are too many Sean Beans?2018-06-171h 04
Smash Fiction112 - Darth Vader vs. Mewtwo (feat. Neal Butler)Amidst the increasingly chaotic backdrop of the multiversal Astro-Kerfuffle, two unthinkably powerful entities become aware of each other... and recognize each other as threats. The genetically-engineered psychic Pokémon powerhouse called Mewtwo makes his way to Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, and neither is going to leave until the other lies broken and defeated. Can Vader pull out a win despite the fact that he can neither fly nor control the weather? Can Mewtwo survive Vader's lightsaber prowess? Will Dan and guest advocate Neal Butler be able to coordinate their themed outfits? Can Claire's knowledge of...2018-06-1053 min
Smash Fiction111 - Roland Deschain vs. Vash The Stampede (feat. Matias Tautimez and Rafael Medina)Hile, listeners! Look closely, I beg. See a pair of legendary gunfighters, each among the most formidable to ever draw iron. In another life, perhaps, these two may have met under more amiable circumstances. Perhaps they have even become friends. But the world has moved on, and ka has decreed that their paths must cross in conflict. For one of these men is Roland Deschain of Gilead-that-was, the last gunslinger, he who seeks the Dark Tower and the room that sits at the top. The other is Vash the Stampede, of Trigun, a living whirlwind of strife and death...2018-05-271h 02
Smash FictionShip Wrecked 1 - Bowling, Brushstrokes, and BeansSmash Metafiction proudly debuts its newest game: the speed dating reality show called Ship Wrecked! Claire brings in a boatload of puns as host, while Dan, Kit, Liz, and Meganbob take on the roles of different popular fictional characters. They'll take turns pairing off and getting to know each other in various romantic situations, with an unexpected element introducing delicious chaos partway through each date. At the end, the characters will choose who they most want to continue dating, in the hopes that the other person will feel the same way. Will any pairs prove compatible, or will our...2018-05-2051 min
Smash FictionApril 2018 Bonus Content - Itchy Brains 2: "The Shape of Water" and Ethical EroticaThis episode originally aired as the Patreon bonus episode for April 2018. The original description follows: It's that time again. Instead of Smash Fiction's usual brand of yelling and making lowbrow dick jokes, Itchy Brains is a time for having deep philosophical conversations about art and making highbrow dick jokes. This time I'm joined by MeganBob and Kit, and we're experimenting with the format a bit: whereas last time we centered our discussion around a single topic, this time we're centering it on a single work of art, "The Shape of Water." How does "Shape of...2018-04-3052 min
Smash FictionSurprise Party 2 - A Few HopesSurprise Party is back, and just in time, because it's a period of civil war and somebody needs to blow up that damn Death Star! Of course, it won't be Princess Leia and her friends on any mercy mission this time -- several fictional characters were beamed to this podcast by Smash Fiction hosts. Claire, Kit, and MeganBob have constructed three parties of new New Hopes, and with Dan as their high-minded Force ghost guide, they will compete in a series of scored contests to see who will be the first to shit-talk Grand Moff Tarkin, move along a...2018-04-1559 min
Smash Fiction106 - Old Han Solo vs. Old Indiana Jones vs. Old Rick DeckardNazis. Why'd it have to be Nazis? And on the moon, of all places. When space Nazis kidnap president James Marshall right off his Air Force One, NASA makes use of SCIENCE! to summon three of his look-alikes from alternate universes. From long ago in a galaxy far, far away comes former general, forever smuggler, and first-shooter, Han Solo! Swinging in with a whip and a fedora full of luck is archaeologist, professor, and repeated nuisance to Nazis, Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr! And last and definitely oldest comes former Bladerunner, neo-noir hide-and-seek champion, and toasted cheese e...2018-03-2554 min
Smash FictionCollaboratory 2 - Don't You Forget About MeSmash Metafiction presents the second episode of Collaboratory, in which Claire Mulkerin guides three other Smash Fiction hosts through a collaborative storytelling process using the characters, settings, genres, goals, and MacGuffins they each independently brought to the table, stitched together via the screenwriting steps and structure from the book Save The Cat! In this sophomore effort, a few similarities between story elements don't make things any less fun, as super-strong teenagers hang out in bell towers, Kit combines her greatest fear with her affection for popular '80s music, and Miles enters the lab for the first time...2018-03-181h 03
Smash Fiction104 - Yuri on Ice vs. Blades of Glory (feat. Brad Bultman)We've got winter sports fever here at Smash Fiction, so we've put together the ultimate showcase of figure skating athleticism for your listening pleasure! Japan's Yuri Katsuki joins with his rival, Russia's Yuri Plisetsky, as the team known as Yuri(s) on Ice--and they had better be prepared to make history, because their opponents are the legendary Americans Chazz Michael Michaels and Jimmy MacElroy, better known as the Blades of Glory! Men will spin. Ice will be sliced. Same-sex coupling will be strongly implied. Will judge Dan be won over by Kit and Meganbob's contention that the...2018-02-2559 min
Smash FictionSurprise Party 1 - One Fellowship To Rule Them AllIt's another episode of Smash Metafiction, featuring the debut of a new experimental game -- Surprise Party! Drawing from fictional characters across the multiverse, the Smash Fiction hosts build their own adventuring parties of fighters, rogues, mages, clerics, and bards (not to mention the dreaded "dumpus") and see whose team can best complete the trials and tribulations of a previously existing story. In the inaugural episode, Dan guides three cobbled-together character coalitions through the plot of The Lord of the Rings, scoring them from best to worst in a series of contests that will, ultimately, determine which party successfully...2018-02-1852 min
Smash Fiction103 - Kirk and Spock vs. Frodo and Sam (feat. Kris Newton and Katrina Ehrnman-Newton)Well, listeners, it's finally happened. It was inevitable, really. It was clear right from the beginning that one day, these events would occur. Most of us never believed in the prophecy, but here we are. Smash Fiction has finally, officially caught the slashfic bug (MeganBob is actually the disease's primary carrier, so yeah, should have seen that one coming). Not only that, but we've infected the Gameable Podcast with it, as well. Kris and Katrina had no choice but to return to our show once again, this time for a series of arguments that would be purely speculative if t...2018-02-111h 02
Smash FictionCollaboratory 1 - Here There Be DragonsIn the inaugural episode of Smash Metafiction, Claire guides the Smash Fic hosts through a collaborative storytelling exercise that we like to call... Collaboratory. For reasons that are evident over the course of the show. Actually, you get to hear the conversation in which we decide on that name. It's fun times. Each of the hosts shows up with an existing fictional character or archetype, as well as a story element, including genre, setting, goal, and MacGuffin. Then, using screenwriting steps and structure from the book Save The Cat, they combine these disparate parts into a new...2018-01-2156 min
Smash Fiction97 - Beatrix Kiddo vs. Imperator FuriosaOh, what an episode! What a lovely episode! When Furiosa, the most feared and respected Imperator of post-apocalyptic Australia suddenly escapes with Immortan Joe's wives, she expected at least a few of them to follow her tire tracks across the Outback. Fortunately, they're unable to do that, because one of the Citadel's prisoners, a mysterious blonde woman in a yellow jumpsuit, has taken advantage of the chaos created by Furiosa's escape to murder literally everyone with her bad-ass katana. Unfortunately, this MPAA-defying murder machine was originally captured by Furiosa herself, and has a knack for holding a grudge. Before...2017-11-2657 min
Smash Fiction95 - Thor vs. Wonder Woman (feat. Matias Tautimez)By the unlikely beard of Sappho! Thanks to the machinations of that fiendish trickster, Loki, the Smash Fiction Podcast must now engage in a contest of divinity that not even Claire can escape! Thor Odinson, God of Thunder and Prince of Asgard, and Diana, Goddess of War and Princess of Themyscira, each believe the other to be a nigh-unstoppable villain, and with a written sound effect that jumps right off the page, they come together in a whirling maelstrom of impossible physics. Will Thor once again prove himself worthy of the mighty hammer, Mjolnir, by using it to vanquish...2017-11-121h 05
Smash FictionOctober 2017 Bonus Content - Itchy Brains: Unanswered QuestionsThis episode originally aired as the Patreon bonus episode for October 2017. The original description follows: Hey folks. This month our bonus content is gonna be part of a possible series that I'm calling "Itchy Brains," where for once in our miserable lives, we yell a little less and think a little more. Each episode, we address some sort of concept in creativity by discussing how it has been applied for good or for ill in your favorite art, then guess what! We also talk about how the principles that we discuss can be used when you make...2017-10-3138 min
Smash Fiction88 - Daria Morgendorffer vs. Don DraperIn an airport bar somewhere in this terrifying, apocalyptic world in which modern youth consumption trends indicate that disaffected teens are no longer being swayed by advertising, 1960s Madison Avenue superstar Don Draper (not his real name) is currently engaged in a desperate attempt to get his job back after indulging yet again in his persistent hobbies of drinking and adultery. His challenge: to sell a bottle of awful (but, in fairness, totally metal) perfume to Daria Morgendorffer, the ultimate disaffected teen, Earth's foremost slinger of sarcasm and mutterer in monotone! Can Don break down Daria's walls and convince...2017-09-1058 min
Smash Fiction31.5 - Dan vs. Colin (feat. Tim Mulkerin)Bet you folks didn't see this coming! Smash Fiction's April Fool's Day bonus episode is the shortest, craziest, most self-indulgent show yet! Who will prevail in this Battle of Mulkerins (featuring the return of the great and terrible Tim Mulkerin) as Dan and Colin duke it out in paranoid cabin fever combat to determine which brother has the most talent, the best strategy, and the coolest hair? How far can Liz push the limits of the Lightning Round? Would you rather fight fifty duck-sized Hulk Hogans or one Hulk Hogan-sized duck? All these questions and more will be answered...2016-04-0131 min
Smash Fiction23 - Aang vs. Captain Planet (feat. Tim Mulkerin)It's an environmentalist battle of the four (Five? Four and a half?) elements as Gaia's pun-slinging, green-mulleted global defender, Captain Planet, clashes with the fun-loving, arrow-tattooed Last Airbender himself, Aang (because apparently Colin thinks it's Earth Day). Insults are hurled like trees in a hurricane, specious claims are made like a climate change denier on speed, and of course, it's all just a big misunderstanding. Featuring special guest host Tim Mulkerin, as well as an unexpected final segment that rapidly descents into utter madness. You know, as usual.2016-01-1750 min
Smash Fiction12 - Maleficent vs. The Wicked Witch of the West (feat. Tim Mulkerin)The two most famously scorned and slandered spell-slingers in the history of black magic are up to their old tricks again. After being snubbed out of a party invitation, Maleficent and the Wicked Witch of the West decide to throw a couple parties of their own. The only catch is that they don't plan on letting any of the guests reach their castles alive! Will Maleficent's wall of thorns and draconic shape-shifting be enough to keep out the most would-be revelers, or will the Wicked Witch's flying monkeys and fields of poppies be more effective? Special guest Tim Mulkerin...2015-10-1848 min