Feb 18

Feb 18 Episode 20: It's Kind of Like Dragon Blazers!

Griever introduces Kate to the influences the Final Fantasy series has had on Deltarune, and the characters across the series that parallel the main cast. We discuss a variety of — Wait, there’s a DR. GAST???

Topics: Swoon, contrasting Dragon Quest’s influence, how each game remixing the setting but keeping some common elements mirrors the Undertale-to-Deltarune transition, a love triangle, loss of player control, and more. Kate takes a brief detour into yelling about Knight identity contrarianism.

Dec 24

Dec 24 Episode 16: Remember DECEMBER?

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Kate Shrike, Valerie

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!

Nov 26

Nov 26 Episode 14: There's Nothing Wrong With Him He's Just Annoying

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Kate Shrike, Jackie

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.

Oct 29

Oct 29 Episode 12: Eat Dirt, Losers

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Kate Shrike, Sophia

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.

Oct 22

Oct 22 Episode 11: Maybe Things Took a Weird Route Right Now…

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Kate Shrike, Jackie

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?

Oct 8

Oct 8 Episode 10: Pump Up the Tunes!

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Kate Shrike, Ash Taylor

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.

Oct 1

Oct 1 Episode 9: NOT A PERSON SEEMED TO WANT IT

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Lucretia, Kate Shrike, Valerie

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