TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone
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TALK THIS! is a biweekly podcast about video games hosted by Emma and Madelyn Paquette. Every show, they talk about two games- one old (pre-2007) and one new (within the last year or two). At the end of each show, Madelyn and Emma take the best elements from each game and mash them together into a brand new game idea.
Location:
United States
Description:
TALK THIS! is a biweekly podcast about video games hosted by Emma and Madelyn Paquette. Every show, they talk about two games- one old (pre-2007) and one new (within the last year or two). At the end of each show, Madelyn and Emma take the best elements from each game and mash them together into a brand new game idea.
Twitter:
@talkthispodcast
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.talkthispodcast.com/
Episodes
Side-Quest 213. Let Me In Your Magic Circle
6/29/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about games that include the player in its story and pick up the concept of the magic circle. Also featuring tutorial talk, deep invasions of privacy, and save data as a diary.
Duration:00:57:30
Episode 216. Kerbal Space Skin
6/22/2025
In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Kerbal Space Program and Skin Deep and all the things that can go wrong in space. Also featuring deep hatred of science, Looney Tunes vibes, and the ubiquitous indie troublemaking cat.
Duration:00:52:26
Side-Quest 212. Growing Up to RPG Mentor Age
6/15/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about aging in video games and when we'll see developers being nostalgic for their thirties. Also featuring new FIFA mechanics, buffing and debuffing factors, and 3D models vs real life humans.
Duration:00:56:50
Episode 215. Angry Tactical Bird Wizards
6/8/2025
In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Angry Birds and Tactical Breach Wizards and the power of a good little sphere with a face. Also featuring different approaches to comedy, thinking about the serious issues, and desiring a touch screen.
Duration:00:59:26
Side-Quest 211. Secret T-Pose Ending
6/1/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk their last seven weeks of gaming and everything they quote unquote finished. Also featuring gratitude to the European Union, secret screenshots, and defeat in the face of math problems.
Duration:01:02:00
Episode 214. Wanderstop Your Valiant Hearts
5/25/2025
In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Valiant Hearts: The Great War and Wanderstop and the fantasy of running a nice store without the capitalism parts. Also featuring the reality of trenches, forgetting names of things, and little creatures following you around.
Duration:00:58:01
Special Episode: Fun Times at PAX East 2025
5/18/2025
In this special episode, Madelyn and Emma go over their PAX East 2025 experience, and resolve to maybe try West next time. Also featuring in-depth soda reviews, a heavier-than-expected prop, and Jesus Christ himself.
Duration:01:14:02
Side-Quest 210. Taking Down the Notes
5/11/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk journalling and notetaking for video games and their quick eating of food. Also featuring beautiful art projects, pencil calluses, and frog????
Duration:00:51:19
Episode 213. Blue Prince of Mordor
5/4/2025
In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Blue Prince and get into competing elements of Madelyn-core. Also featuring funny orc names, scholars of different things, and ASMR page sounds.
Duration:00:54:32
Side-Quest 209. The Beauty of Jank
4/27/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about jank in video games and how it's actually a positive description. Also featuring the line before broken, more mangled quotes, and the memorability of a bug.
Duration:00:51:58
Episode 212. Sorry We're Pirates
4/20/2025
In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Sid Meier's Pirates! and Sorry We're Closed and the power of putting your name on something. Also featuring coat envy, the power of the wind, and the invention of London.
Duration:00:48:50
Side-Quest 208. Never Been More Back
4/13/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and the monkey's paw of game services. Also featuring wrestling with RNG, entering new chapters, and how simple running a tea shop would surely be.
Duration:01:09:31
Episode 211. This Ninja is Avowed
4/6/2025
In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Ninja Gaiden and Avowed and the return of the ninja boom. Also featuring the lack of romance, disclaimers of views, and a new gap in the market.
*Worth mentioning this episode was recorded before Microsoft was identified as a priority BDS target.
Duration:00:55:56
Side-Quest 207. Holding Hands and Punching Stuff
3/30/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about team-ups and cooperation between player and character and why every game should probably have a hold hands button. Also featuring too long punch-kicks, sending the girl to the garbage, and judging by usefulness.
Duration:00:57:27
Episode 210. Antonblast of the Famicom Club
3/23/2025
In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Famicom Detective Club and Antonblast and the challenges of escaping conversations. Also featuring useless cowboy outfits, fun literary influences, and the era of the red angry man.
Duration:00:51:06
Side-Quest 206. Stealing is Sharing
3/16/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about theft mechanics in games and suggest that everyone should pick a safe word for Mario Party games. Also featuring a mangling of famous quotes, shampoo inconveniences, and meta genre transformations.
Duration:00:53:46
Episode 209. Marvelous Rivals of God Hand
3/9/2025
In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss God Hand and Marvel Rivals and fundamentally opposed design approaches. Also featuring bad IGN reviews, a return to the mad funny question, and the fun behind throwing your buddy across the map.
Duration:00:51:17
Side-Quest 205. Pirates in Your Dreams
3/2/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming, and a long-awaited series makes its triumphant and terrible return. Also featuring cats voiced by men, embracing the casual, and fulfilling resolutions.
Duration:01:11:59
Episode 208. Eternal Sin & Punishing Strands
2/23/2025
In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Sin & Punishment and Eternal Strands and the sacrifices of a little fire boy. Also featuring the near future past, making bosses the appropriate size, and production-first design.
Duration:00:52:17
Side-Quest 204. Audio Jungle
2/16/2025
In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about sound effects and foley in games and how to describe a sound in words. Also featuring weird little noises, the trials and tribulations of balancing audio, and the need to carry a mic around.
Ironically still figuring out my mic, gonna have a pop filter next time - Emma
Duration:00:56:08