Inferior Gaming

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Gaming Culture
Gaming Culture

Caitlin and Alan talk about their favorite influences from gaming culture. The podcasters, YouTubers, and shows that have inspired us. YouTube Lore People are the best gaming channels. We value creators who have a different perspective than we do. Gaming culture is full of smart, funny, and charismatic voices- and also inferior voices like ours!

Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X

Caitlin and Alan talk about the first time they played Final Fantasy X. Is this the Final Fantasy “for the girls?” It has the best love story in any Final Fantasy. We try to not talk about Final Fantasy X-2… too much. We talk about the game-mechanics, the music, the story, and why this game is the stealth capstone to the series up to that point.

Panic Attack
Panic Attack

Caitlin and Alan talk about existential freak-outs… and Mass Effect 1. Do you make characters who look like you? Do we have a responsibility to use Art to look into our unconscious? Or are video games an escape that takes the pressure off of real life?

 

 The Problem

The Problem: A Lockwood and Co Podcast
Our new show...
Our new show...

Caitlin and Alan have a gaming podcast named “Inferior Gaming.” If you like listening to us talk about stories, maybe try out us talking about role playing games. We aren’t good at games, or even that good at talking about them, but we have original ideas and a lot of fun.

A Portland Row Christmas & Under the Apple Tree
A Portland Row Christmas & Under the Apple Tree

Caitlin and Alan debate if Christmas is Heaven or Hell, what counts as Micro Fiction, and wrap up the whole podcast! Maybe. We know nothing about English food at Christmas time, but that won’t stop us from talking about it. We sneak in a lot of Scarlette and Browne thoughts. We find The Apple Tree to be a very sad story- but so well done. Thank you to everyone who has listened to the podcast and followed us all the way to this ending!

The Empty Grave: The Beginning
The Empty Grave: The Beginning

Caitlin and Alan hang out in the kitchen and read the newspaper! We did it. We finished the last book of the series. What did it all mean? Is it about adulthood, economics, friendship- or about cowardice? We reveal our favorite characters and our favorite cases from the series. Come sit at the Thinking Cloth and wrap things up with us!

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Writers and Lovers
Writers and Lovers

I read “Writers and Lovers” by Lily King.

Oathbound
Oathbound

I read “Oathbound” by Tracy Deonn.

Inventing the Renaissance
Inventing the Renaissance

I read “Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age” by Ada Palmer.

 

 Measures of Truth

 
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The Problem: A Lockwood and Co Podcast

Caitlin and Alan are watching the Netflix hit Lockwood and Co, and want you to listen along! The Problem will cover each episode of the season, in the hopes that the show can find a new home. Just like in Measures of Truth, we will be comparing the books to the show, and trying to figure out what it all means.

"The Clouded Mountain" "The Botanic Garden"

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan talk about the final two episodes of His Dark Materials! Warning: these episodes could make you violently cry! We sure did. We love gay Mary! Metatron was almost human looking enough to be perfect! Will and Lyra’s story was perfectly heartbreaking.

The Amber Spyglass Ch 36-38

Francis, Caitlin, Anya, and Alan finish “The Amber Spyglass!” We debate the nature of Dust. What it means to grow up. If Philip Pulllman planned it all out from the start. We love this book, and we love the bittersweet ending.

 Hallowed Ground StoryCast

 
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Tokyo Pet Shop of Horrors

Anya and Alan welcome Stitchomancery to talk about Tokyo Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino. What happens when adults believe every comic and animation is ok for kids? 90s Manga and Anime is what! This story explores the creepy space of pets that can grant wishes. Sometimes those wishes aren’t what is best for us. Whether we wish for it or not, though- Count D knows what we need!

Animorphs

Anya and Alan welcome Poetry to talk about the influential Animorphs series by Katherine Applegate. We discuss the whole series but focus on “The Departure” Book 19. When is a kids series not just a kids series? When the real monster is war! There are monsters on both sides, and heroes on both sides. Radical empathy might be the only path- or maybe just another weapon.

Le Morte d'Arthur

Dr. Paul Moffett joins Anya and Alan to discuss Sir Thomas Mallory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur.” We compare the Roundtable Knights to Super Heroes, discuss 500 year-old dirty jokes, and learn how this story has shaped Paul’s life. If you haven’t taken a class at Clockwork’s Academy then you are missing out! Be sure to check the links in our Show Notes!

 Shadows and Shamblers

 
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American Gods Season Three

Anya and Alan talk about their plans for the new season of American Gods and focus on the scandal around Orlando Jones leaving the show.

His Dark Materials

We have a new podcast! Come listen to us talk about “His Dark Materials” with our friend Caitlin. For all the details visit the Measures of Truth homepage, then subscribe to the podcast in your favorite player!

Disc Review of American Gods S2 and S1

Alan reviews the physical media releases of American Gods Season 2 and Season 1. Alan rounds up all the extras and complains about the features that aren’t available. There isn’t very much here for collector’s, but its always nice to have the discs on hand if you can’t stream.

 

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