In this episode, we talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender. Toph-Sarah Calls everyone “twinkle toes” and invents metal bending, costing her one perfectly good (now mangled) microphone. Katara-Sam delivers a sisterly sermon making us all want to be better people (or else!). Sokka-Dean initiates an epic haiku battle, only to have victory snatched away by […]
The Antihero In this episode, we talk about the antihero in fiction and film. Sarah is entranced by Daniel Day Lewis in a deerskin, dancing around a fire. Molly realizes that life is filled with meaninglessness and decides that she wants something grander. Trey puts on his padowan cloak and tells the rest of the […]
Art and Story in Games In this episode, we talk about the way art affects story in videogames. Molly grows a tail that is also a paintbrush. Sam transforms into a Sims character and starts speaking Simmish. Sarah ferries a hedgehog to the afterlife and weeps all the way there. And Dean changes his name […]
Love Stories In this episode, we talk about our favorite love stories in honor of Valentine’s Day. Trey becomes incredibly vulnerable and considers stealing Rick Grimes’s cue cards, so he can confess his love to Keira Knightley. Molly reveals her secret life as a furry, then frolics at Disneyworld. Sarah realizes that the last unicorn […]