

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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Jul 18, 2017 • 46min
Episode 34: "I want a reason to play video games" with Chris Person (@papapishu)
We're lucky to have Chris Person (@papapishu) on the podcast to talk about game length, narrative structure, and 100 hour monster 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

Jul 14, 2017 • 1h 22min
Episode 33: "Historical Madlibs, to a degree" with Andrew Dunn (@anndraadunn)
We welcome Andrew Dunn on the podcast to talk about history, representation, mechanics, and the ways we understand the nuanced flows of the visions given to us by historical reenactment.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

Jul 10, 2017 • 1h 3min
Episode 32: Finding the point at which it's no longer possible to have a happy ending (with Josh Boerman @boshj)
We bring Josh Boerman (@boshj) on to talk narrative, theater, and the rising action of video 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

Jul 5, 2017 • 1h 26min
Episode 31: "Life is beautiful, you just have to understand it" (with @kamel_altamimi)
We invite Kamel Altamimi (@kamel_altamimi) on to offer a rebuttal and expansion on Matt Christman's analysis of gaming in Episode 23. Politics, gaming, and hope!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

Jul 1, 2017 • 1h 14min
Episode 30: Brock Wilbur, Religion, and Postal
We invite Brock Wilbur on to talk religion, revenge, agony, ecstasy, and of course video 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

Jun 25, 2017 • 3min
BONUS: Jon Bernhardt on Iron Man
What he said.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

Jun 25, 2017 • 1h 40min
Episode 29: Jon Bernhardt on Prey
We have Jonathan Bernhardt (@jonbernhardt) on to talk Prey, Bethesda and Arkane's new part-stealth part-shock game Prey, among other things!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

Jun 21, 2017 • 51min
Episode 28: Hazel Monforton on Writing for Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
We welcome Hazel Monforton onto the show to talk about her experience as a writer on the upcoming Dishonored: Death of the OutsiderSupport 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

Jun 19, 2017 • 50min
Episode 27: Dave Mangels on No Man's Sky and Trump
Bleeding Green Nation's Dave Mangels joins us to talk No Man's Sky and the way the famously outre and disappointing game reflects, unexpectedly, the Trump campaign and election.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

Jun 12, 2017 • 54min
Episode 26: Scott Benson Part 2, Scott Bensoner
Part two of Scott Benson's deep conversation with us on life, punk, and the nature of the road in Kentucky Route Zero.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