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Episodes
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Night School Studio’s OXENFREE II: Lost Signals is a great follow up to the original and is going to serve its fans well, while Blizzard’s own recent sequel - Diablo IV - proves to be the perfect entry into a genre you might have dismissed. And why Colin from Accounts is must-watch comedy TV from Australia that’s deeper than you might initially expect.
00:00 - Tidying up
08:08 - OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
20:32 - Diablo IV
46:08 - Colin from Accounts
56:50 - Outro
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider) and Peter (@XeroXeroXero).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
More Steam Deck chat starts off the show, then it’s off on a photography expedition with Alba: A Wildlife Adventure from ustwo games, plus a trip to the cinema to see Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. Back at home it’s board game time with Crack List from Pierre Faucon and Hachette, and Sweet & Spicy from HeidelBÄR Games.
All that, plus childhood classics adapted to the big screen, on Ep180.
00:00 - Why you should buy a Steam Deck
19:36 - Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
32:25 - Crack List
41:18 - Sweet & Spicy
46:46 - Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
54:52 - Film adaptations of our favourite toys growing up
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Peter (@XeroXeroXero) and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
We start off by ranking the Mission: Impossible films (you will be upset by some of the placings), then get straight into a breakdown of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Then it’s on to Jury Duty - the show, not the obligation - and finally Alderac Entertainment’s push your luck game Cubitos.
All that, plus beige flags, on Ep179, out… NOW!
00:00 - Ranking the Mission: Impossible films
09:11 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
26:50 - Cubitos
42:04 - Jury Duty
52:29 - Beige flags
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero) and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Sipping tea with Honey Badger, getting an Inkling about Osprey Games, having a Block Party with Big Potato, subscribing to LEGO, doubling up on Dorfromantik, and having a swinging time with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. Plus, grabby geese.
00:00 - Explaining thunder to a toddler, and a Tolkien marathon
08:53 - Tea Party
17:33 - Inkling
22:51 - Block Party
32:41 - A LEGO subscription box
44:40 - Dorfromantik and Dorfromantik: The Board Game
57:43 - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
1:07:35 - What’s next from Osprey
On this episode were Emily (@EmilyNNeat), Kris (@DigitalStrider), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
We kick things off with power washing fantasies and foraging, then try and find hidden wizards with Wandering Towers from Capstone Games, and bury some dice with Spots from CMYK. After that we get gambling with High Society from Osprey Games, and get an introduction to roleplaying with Critical Foundation from Hachette. Plus, Finger smoking.
00:00 - Powerwashing fantasies and foraging
13:13 - Wandering Towers
21:42 - Spots
33:43 - Critical Foundation
51:35 - High Society
On this episode were Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Fading fast? Pop on the latest episode for some high energy geek culture chat; it’s better than coffee!!! (?) We talk The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth from Fantasy Flight Games, Bamboo from Devir, Hungry Monkey from HeidelBÄR Games, Ghost of Tsushima from Sucker Punch, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and Extraordinary by Emma Moran. Plus, a hog.
00:00 - Keeping Kris awake
10:46 - Ghost of Tsushima
16:02 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
20:02 - Bamboo
33:39 - The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
43:13 - Hungry Monkey
49:20 - Extraordinary
58:30 - Please Kris, Wake Up
All that, and a hog, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Fellow humans, we welcome you to the Staying In Podcast. In this episode we have a good time discussing Lok, a game by Blaž Urban Gracar; BEEF, a series by A24; Mr Inbetween, a series by FX; and PowerWash Simulator, a game by FuturLab. Plus, a pleasant discussion about a useful new tool called ChatGPT.
00:00 - ChatGPT presents the Staying In Podcast.
09:10 - Puzzle books and handsome women.
12:28 - Lok.
24:07 - BEEF.
33:50 - Mr Inbetween.
38:52 - Audiobook games and PowerWash Simulator.
All that, and an awakening sparked by Puzzler, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Keeping it Zen-like with a Rolife Book Nook Shelf Insert, staying focused in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, nodding along gently to Hi-Fi RUSH, relaxing with Thorolf with Catan: The Helpers, and running around terrified fighting for our lives against the gibbering zombie horde with Resident Evil 3: The Board Game. Plus, McDonald’s milkshake?
00:00 - The Spray
06:16 - Rolife Book Nook Shelf Insert
16:18 - Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
34:30 - Hi-Fi RUSH
45:44 - Catan: The Helpers
58:58 - Resident Evil 3: The Board Game
All that, and we don’t go into the bathroom, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about. Go check it out, if you like.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Movies and television? Yes. Video games? Yes. Board games? Yes. This episode of the podcast has it all. Movie and TV reviews include Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (it’s very very good) and The Last of Us (it is also very very good), tabletop-wise we dig into the excellent Kingdomino Origins from Coiledspring Games, and head out to explore Pikmin Bloom from Niantic. Plus, cordial.
00:00 - The perils of strong squash
07:51 - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
18:24 - Kingdomino Origins
27:46 - Pikmin Bloom
38:24 - The Last of Us
54:19 - Visiting the Moon
All that, and quoting Confucius, with Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about. Go check it out, if you like.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Airecon was absolutely amazing, and we have many gifts we’ve brought back for you, including Nidhoggr Mead, uh, mead, and Honey Badger Games tea, accessible character sheets and Roll Table for 2 from Fights and Fancy, and the short, strategic, simple, and sneaky Ominoes from YAY Games. But that’s not it, oh no! There’s also jumping aboard the space bus and tearing through the universe in Wormholes from AEG, and deducing the machinations of a mastermind in Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies from WizKids Games, as well as the perfect little pub game - Kluster from Borderline Editions (via Games Crusade). Plus, miracles.
00:00 - Warning: lots and lots of Airecon chat ahead.
02:00 - Nidhoggr Mead.
09:22 - Tea from Honey Badger Games.
12:30 - Accessible character sheets and Roll Table for 2 from Fights and Fancy.
15:53 - Ominoes from YAY Games.
26:02 - Oh no! We’re going to have to play Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition, aren’t we?
30:13 - The First Miracle of Airecon.
34:53 - The Second Miracle of Airecon.
38:20 - Wormholes from AEG.
45:50 - Kluster from Borderline Editions (thanks to Games Crusade for showing us it).
50:02 - Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies from WizKids Games.
All that, and the future location of a blue plaque, with Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about. Go check it out, if you like.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.