

No Cartridge Audio
Trevor Strunk
Critical but casual approaches to current, past, and future video games six times a week. In addition, guests will periodically share their own aesthetic and personal experiences with games in conversation! Subscribe to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/hegelbon if you'd like to hear special patron-only bonus episodes!
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Dec 24, 2019 • 1h 15min
Episode 149: Those Were 500 Dollar Sunglasses!
We welcome back Kreal of krealtube dot com for our first game/movie discussion, as we cover 1995's own Mortal Kombat! Enjoy truly too-deep analysis of this amazingly mediocre film. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 19, 2019 • 1h 8min
No Cartridge Presents: Patch Notes 1.24
After a long layoff, Jon and I are back with...well look there wasn't a lot of news. It was boring okay! Anyway, spills and chills with the Video Game Awards and more, along with a Riot update. The bite-sized digestion of two weeks of news? That's right it's Patch Notes.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 17, 2019 • 1h 4min
Episode 148: Magic, Materially with Leon Chang!
We welcome Leon Chang back to the show to talk about his recent rediscovery of Magic The Gathering, and what the game means to him both digitally, materially, and beyond. Finally the deep dive you need after Wizards announced like 7 new MTG games!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 6, 2019 • 1h 1min
Episode 147: Don't Give Up, Skeleton with Jeremy Gordon
(with apologies to the wonderful podcast of the same name!)We welcome Jeremy Gordon, Deputy Editor at The Outline, to talk about his ongoing and developing love affair with the Souls series, specifically Dark Souls 3 and the way it clicks with his brain specifically. A personal and fascinating look inside one player's experience!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 28, 2019 • 1h 8min
Episode 146: The Write Stuff with Patrick Dubuque!
We welcome blogger and all around gentleman Patrick Dubuque on the podcast to talk about blogging for baseball, shifting to gaming, and the complications of learning on the job while gaming as a dad. Plus, like, 20 minutes of baseball talk I snuck out of Patrick even though he's on the wagon!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 24, 2019 • 2h 11min
No Cartridge Presents: Patch Notes 1.23
Jon and Trev are back with a double sized look at games and gaming news, just as stuff starts to happen. Will negative latency work? Does Stadia have a prayer? And what about Anthem? All these questions and more on this week's Patch Notes.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 19, 2019 • 1h 39min
Episode 145: Brass Knuckles and a Two by Four with Sean McTiernan
We welcome All Units' own Sean McTiernan on the show to talk noir, crime games, and the absolute sublimity of Hitman. Not to be missed for fans of the literary and the lowdown!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 14, 2019 • 6min
No Cartridge One-Half: State of the Show
Hey! Short one today but an important one as I lay out the future of the show (nothing bad promise) and where I'm at after health scares and enthusiasm/funding waves. Thanks!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 11, 2019 • 56min
No Cartridge Presents: Patch Notes 1.22
Welcome back to Patch Notes! After a brief break, Jon Bernhardt and me are back to talk all the news that's fit to print, and honestly some that isn't as well. Games and labor and me falling asleep? It's a good week, kids.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 7, 2019 • 1h 11min
Epidsode 144: Paratopic with Jessica Harvey!
We welcome Jessica Harvey, one of the developers and creators of the ephemeral and haunting Paratopic onto the show to talk about horror games, Tangiers, writing, politics, art, and what one does when one develops a game. Completing our troika of dev episodes, this should not be missed!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices