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Liv and I once again embark on our labor of love as we consider the novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka and the 2014 SquareEnix game Murdered: Soul Suspect. Death, deduction, ghosts, regret, discursive thinking, the limits of political art, and more! An action packed episode, with a live show coming next week to boot! Check that out at youtube.com/@aveyclub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get DARK in the weeds of Black Lagoon as it's OVA time for me, Piss, and Emily. What sorts of vengeful nightmarish stuff are we digging through this time? How much screentime will Benny and Dutch get? And will Rock and Revy become romantic or not? Well, ok, last one you know the answer to. BLACK LAGOON FOREVER Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey everyone! I apologize for the break, I've had a little burnout issue that I talk about on the podcast here, and Liv and I break down where we're at, what we've been up to, and all that good stuff. Black Lagoon to continue Friday, and then some new stuff we've recorded since -- lots of fun to come, and hopefully a pace that doesn't lead to more breaks! Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Round out the last bit of the regular series before Roberta's Blood Trail with me and piss and Emily! More Revy! More Rock! More Japan! Not...not really all that much Benny and Dutch. But more Balalaika! And a fight TO THE DEATH! This is a fun one gang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome lawyer podcaster extraordinaire Charles "Ugarles" S. to talk about the recent Steam legal action, what it might mean for lootcrates, why these markets are legal gray areas, and the future of our wonderful gambling society. A treat for all!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Alexey Gerasimov to the show to talk about his incredibly good and engaging and rewarding and man what a game SCREAMING HEAD. There's other stuff discussed here, but the verve of platformers, weird art, self-teaching, mind vs body Cartesianism, and more recommends itself. Go buy the game at steam or itch or anywhere else, just search Screaming Head -- it is a fantastic time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back on our grind as Piss, Em, and I dive into another wonderful day with the Lagoon Corp crew. There are vampire children to be discussed and a lady forger who might find love with our favorite burnout, Jewish activist, hacker, and Floridian Benny. And there's the chainsaw lady! Really, just a lot to love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This one has had a chance to mature as I got my act together, but it's a real gem as Liv and I cover Grand Theft Hamlet, a truly wonderful exploration of theater, COVID, sociality, and community. Genuinely an amazing piece and I hope you enjoy our conversation about it -- you can watch it on mubi! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Me and Piss and Em are back again and that's right -- we're talking about maids and cigarette kisses and all sorts of other great stuff! A real murderer's row of episodes that will keep you on the edge of your seat as we break them down. Go listen to Em over at Giant Robo FM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liv and I return for more GG No Reread, this time in a first time experience of covering a game and a book of the same exact name. That's right, it's the classic cyberpunk novel Neuromancer by William Gibson and the monumental if less well known Commodore64/Dos/Amiga game Neuromancer! We absolutely go in on adaptation, accessibility, insights about the future, the ways books and games differ in their expression, and more and more. Cyberpunkers, unite and jack in! PS: Go watch a Let's Play hero, GamerForFun play this game at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMzapyB2VHw PPS: Head over to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE90qAx_yNM at Wednesday Feb 4 at 930 PM EST for a live show follow up with me and Liv! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back long distant and now returned friend Andrew (Piss) to the show along with our equally fond friend Emily (SpaceQueenEm) to talk about the phenomenal cult classic Black Lagoon -- a Madhouse special, and a true treat. Rock, Revy, and the rest killing Nazis and ramping Torpedo Boats: get ready and get excited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back past beloved guest Jack King-Spooner (Dujanah; Mashina; Judero) to talk about his new game Abide and extreme media, specifically the oft-banned videogame Horses. A wide-ranging, philosophical conversation I think is well needed and timely! Keep your eyes peeled for the kickstarter for Abide! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Jacob of Workers' Lit on to talk about the best games we've played in 2025! A fantastic run of beautiful work released in this year and others as well brought to you by two handsome, intelligent, aesthetic gurus...what could be better? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome the wonderful Aysha from Workers' Lit and All My Maidens podcasts to talk Sekiro, lore, beauty, intention, and much much more! Find out why this game is probably the Souls game I most remember and Aysha most cherishes! Links to both Dia Lacina articles referenced in today's episode are: here and here. Follow Aysha at ayshaufarah.bsky.social, and find my work anywhere you find No Cartridge, including the patreon at patreon.com/nocartridge. Apologies for the long layoff in episodes this month -- technical difficulties! But much more to come before the end of the year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liv and Trev reconvene to put two totems of their respective forms in conversation with one another: Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves and Giant Sparrow's What Remains of Edith Finch; two works with many commonalities outside of the core premise of "what if a house was fucked up" (sorry I don't know how to do the blue text thing on here). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have Alex Haus from Haus of Decline talking about just about everything under the sun, but also video games, art, music, queer artistry, the golden age of webcomics, Sluggy Freelance and more more more. She was a fantastic guest and y ou should go check out her patreon at patreon.com/hausofdecline ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We finally get our stuff together and welcome Cameron Kunzelman of The World is Born From Zero, and Ranged Touch, and games journalism, and the upcoming Everything is Permitted to the show! We kind of have a lot of fun with this one, and I'm hoping you all have as much fun as us -- stick around to the end to hear some more about Cameron's new book on the Assassin's Creed series, and pop in up top for nickname discourse, facts on who read or purchased my book, and a series of sitcom pitches. Follow Cameron on Bluesky at ckunzelman.bsky.social and find his new book here, and follow us at nocartridge.bsky.social and patreon.com/nocartridge. Thanks!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liv and I link up to talk about the biggest cinematic event in the 8-13 set in Five Nights At Freddy's! For the first time ever, we expect horrible work and get...perfectly fine work? Enjoy watching our brains twist around this one and how much Henson puppets can make the difference! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liv and I are back covering some of our favorite things in the world: indie video games! The creators of Smile for Me are back with a new one in Great God Grove and Liv and I cover it happily here. How's it compare? How's it play? What do we think? You must listen...to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome the wonderful Will Jobst to the podcast to discuss their new TTRPG framework and homage PLASMODICS. And we talk game design, play, DMing, and so so much more. This is a classic folks, dig in please!! Will's work can be found at https://willjobst.itch.io/! Buy Plasmodics, it's amazing. Art by Zach Hazard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices