Is Mettaton the key to everything? No, but Kate and Valerie talk about him anyway. We talk parallels with Spamton and Tenna, the difference tonally between adults in Undertale and Deltarune, and Valerie blows my mind by suggesting Mettaton and Catty are the same age.

We take questions from our listeners on Discord about our expectations for the future and various goofy subjects, including Jersey Shore. Would you smooch a ghost?

Kate and Valerie do some emergency podding about December Holiday, just in time for Christmas. It’s just the start of our talk about the most important absence in the game… We also cover the new newsletter, ARG, and Christmas in the game in general.

Merry Krismas!

Kate and Shadow of Roserade talk about the ways the fandom has gone crazy in the hiatuses between chapters. We also chat Alvin, the false dichotomy between theory and fanfic, and then take some incredible detours into Deltarune’s collaborative equivalent of the Zootopia abortion comic and Azzypants.

That ain’t Falco. Jackie returns to talk Berdly with Kate. We continue the podcast’s grappling with What Gaming Means and the breakdown of the nerd-jock dichotomy.

[PREVIEW] Kate is joined by Sarah Zedig and Sam Keeper to talk about the past, present and future of Doctor Who. They review the show’s current Russel T. Davies-led era, discuss what’s gone wrong, and give a prescription for fixing the future of the show…with frequent detours along the way.

Kate and Paravellex talk about the 2023 RPG In Stars and Time and what playing it made us think about nostalgia, the prophecy, time and time loops in Undertale and Deltarune.

Kate and Sophia talk about the 2008 “Radiation’s Halloween Hack” and our own embarrassing teenage works. We find a game of surprising quality and discuss the way it presages several core themes of Undertale and Deltarune.

Kate and Jackie talk about the Weird Route, how we can understand Noelle’s motivations and what it all means. What is the nature of the soul? Does an agentic self exist distinct from an essential self? What do Charlie’s Angels even do?

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What if a gorilla could learn jiujitsu? I think it would go something like this...

The gang dissects the latest Paul Thomas Anderson epic, One Battle After Another, including insights from a real martial arts instructor and a real failed revolutionary.

Ash Taylor joins Kate to talk about how Deltarune uses music and sound as part of its story and gameplay, beyond just leitmotif. In part two (41:00), we talk about her upcoming game, CHORDIOID.

Lucretia gathers Kate and Valerie to reveal the most important character in Deltarune. The one who is connected to every mystery. The one with the deepest lore. The one we all want to learn more about. The one who speaks in hands.

That’s right…

No. It can’t be. It can’t be him. Is it too late to delete the episode

Kate and Neptune recap and break down the Undertale 10th anniversary stream in Part 1 and the hit indie RPG OFF in Part 2. New lore and character insights from Undertale after ten years! We then become the first ever podcast to talk about OFF in the context of contemporary French ultraleftist terrorism.

This was supposed to be an episode about Undertale’s 10th anniversary announcements. Since that’s this weekend instead, Kate and Xtine do a reverse chronological walk through Deltarune memories, and get extremely sidetracked.

Is it important that the protagonist of Deltarune is transgender? Kate and Valerie say yes.

Kate and Elsie talk about inspirations for Undertale and Deltarune, including 1997’s groundbreaking moon: Remix RPG Adventure.

Ruby introduces a formerly-oblivious Kate to the wild world of Undertale AUs.

Mama miba! Mom AMOEBA! Kate and Sophia talk Carol and Toriel, comparing and contrasting the two main moms of Deltarune and how their stories intersect with the game’s view of family.

Kate and Riley round up Deltarune’s outstanding secrets, and how Toby Fox uses mysteries in writing.

An oral history of Deltarune Chapter 1, featuring stories from people who were there.

Kate invites you in to the Green Room for a Solo Pod to hear about the 24 best films she watched in 2025. Hundreds of beavers, a poetry reading, Christ himself, prison theater, and more, guaranteed. Thank you for supporting!

Kate is joined by Sarah Zedig and Sam Keeper to talk about the past, present and future of Doctor Who. They review the show’s current Russel T. Davies-led era, discuss what’s gone wrong, and give a prescription for fixing the future of the show…with frequent detours along the way.

What if a gorilla could learn jiujitsu? I think it would go something like this...

The gang dissects the latest Paul Thomas Anderson epic, One Battle After Another, including insights from a real martial arts instructor and a real failed revolutionary.

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