No Cartridge Audio
477 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 116 ratingsCritical but casual approaches to current, past, and future video games six times a week. In addition, guests will periodically share their own aesthetic and personal experiences with games in conversation! Subscribe to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/hegelbon if you'd like to hear special patron-only bonus episodes!
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Episodes
No Wallscroll- Cyber City Oedo 808
April 04, 2022 19:51 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBTrev and Piss are back to talk about CYBER CITY OEDO 808, a 1991 OVA directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. There are mohawks, there are bishounen. There are explosive collars and cyber-jitte. Check it out with us. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
NC Drive-In: Guinea Pig 6: Mermaid in a Manhole
March 24, 2022 16:36 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBTrevvy and Livvy return to the Drive-In to discuss beloved "Japanese exploitation gore horror film" Guinea Pig 6: Mermaid in a Manhole, a film about as graphic and obscene as our hosts are convivial and fun! Join us on a journey of friendship and practical effects pustules. I didn't attach an image for this one :) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 204 - Still Streams Run Deep ft. @ZiegTonanami
March 21, 2022 21:51 - 1 hour - 102 MBTrevor welcomes buddy and pal Zieg to the show to talk about a bunch of stuff: FFXIV, gachas, community in video games, and Stream Life. Audience rejoice, this one is ABOUT VIDEO GAMES. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Project A-ko ft. @SpaceQueenEmily
March 11, 2022 01:06 - 2 hours - 118 MBTrevor and Piss welcome special guest Emily for another FILM EPISODE- this time we're watching 1986's PROJECT A-KO! And it's A-OK! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 12
February 21, 2022 22:20 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBTrev and Piss reluctantly close the book on A Song of Tale of Swords. Plus gacha chat!!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 203 - The Three Bobby Problem ft. Kevin Donnelly
February 21, 2022 11:10 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBKevin Donnelly of Bobby Software comes on to discuss CHAOTIC ERA, their forthcoming mobile sci-fi RTS. Alien-inspired future! Minimal, tightly focused design! Thematic and mechanic harmony! Intelligent questions beget thoughtful answers! Check it out! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 202: "I Think I Fucked Up" ft Jack King-Spooner
February 10, 2022 22:46 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBTrevor welcomes game maker Jack King-Spooner to discuss his game Dujanah, as well as the rest of his oeuvre and if there's any themes in there. Also some fun philosophy chat and Peter Falk praise. Jacks games can be found here: https://jackspinoza.itch.io Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 11
February 07, 2022 22:19 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBThe gang is back with the penultimate katari - Katanagatari Episode 11! Please join us for a civilized discussion about the only anime about the only blade to known to man. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 201 - Back in the Habitus ft. @scarlettmiracle
February 02, 2022 10:50 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBRecurring Pal Scarlett is back to talk about one of horror's greatest subtext bombs: zombies. Whether in film, literature or video games, zombies have a remarkable capacity to both reflect and magnify the fears of a generation, but also to be super rote and lame. Join us for an exploration of why and where to go from here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge Episode 200 *REAL **ACTUAL ***SORRY
January 19, 2022 18:24 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBOKAY THIS IS THE REAL ONE I SWEAR In celebration of NC's big 200, Trevor hits us with a blast of sincerity and reflection, looking back on the way this project has evolved over the years and holding its successes and failures in good old ~dialectical tension~ with one another. We also bear witness to some declarations on how the format will continue to evolve (no bits this time), and What the Patreon Is Going to Be Now. Thank you so much for listening. Support this podcast at — https://re...
No Cartridge Episode 200
January 19, 2022 03:10 - 3 minutes - 2.98 MBWell, we made it. Thanks so much to everyone who has supported us along the way, we could never have done this without you. Now get ready for the first step into the BOLD NEW FUTURE of No Cartridge! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 10
January 17, 2022 22:46 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBThe gang is back together for some chat about how new things are bad, Trevor has been watching Ace of Diamonds, and things begin to escalate towards a finale in Katanagatari Episode 10! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Quick Hit: Wisdom App
December 31, 2021 22:38 - 48 seconds - 762 KBHi all! I'm having a quick little talk tomorrow, Jan 1, on the wisdom app about podcasting in 2022. I'm at Trevor Strunk there, and you can find the app on any store or platform (iOS or android). It's collaborative and should be super interesting, and I'm looking forward to seeing you there! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge NYE 2021 Extravaganza ft. @NoChorus & @atothe_d
December 29, 2021 20:45 - 2 hours - 119 MBTrevor invites friends and mainstay guests Sean and Degen for a Very Special Episode doing what they do best: talk about literally everything except video games. RIYL: friends gassing each others' work up, talking about terrible expat guys, Remembering Some Jackasses, ethically questionable documentarists, and some end-of-year recommendations. Happy New Year! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll- Katanagatari Episode 9
December 18, 2021 00:16 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB"Trev and Piss will never release a NWS two weeks in a row in December 2021." - Someone who feels extremely foolish right now. It's episode nine folks! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 199 - Lolita, by Pynchon ft. @atothe_d
December 15, 2021 23:44 - 2 hours - 115 MBDegen is back for another classic "doesn't really hit the topic until minute 40" banger. Artistic appreciation and analysis bumps up against materialist politics, the messiness of interpretation, Ramones vs. Beatles, Eagles (band) vs. Eagles (football), and how much of an idiot you have to think Humbert Humbert is smart. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 8
December 09, 2021 03:08 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBTrevor "Published Author" Strunk and Piss "Piss Freedom" Freedom return to cover Katanagatari Episode 8 - not to be confused with Katanagatari Episode 7, which I erroneously called Episode 8 on the last one. I fixed it now. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 7
November 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBAnime Squad reassembles for a discussion of Katanagatari Episode 7, and some brief wonderment at Trevor's ability to one-take-wonder the fiends in SMT: Nocturne. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 198 - ShadowBringers Nation ft. @DiaLacina
November 17, 2021 19:04 - 2 hours - 132 MBHave you heard of the critically acclaimed Podcast No Cartridge Audio? With an expanded free trial which you can listen through the entirety of Episodes 1-198 and the award winning No Cartridge After Dark expansion up to level 60 for free with no restrictions on playtime. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 197 - Episode Prompto ft. @twoapw
November 10, 2021 19:07 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBThe entirety of The Worst of All Possible Worlds podcast joins to talk about Final Fantasy XV, a game where you cannot actually Play as Prompto. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 196 - Recuperation Lowkey Busted ft. Alexander Galloway
November 05, 2021 03:25 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBTrevor welcomes Alexander Galloway to discuss his work with Guy Debord's little-known third act in gamedev, including a recently-published book and a forthcoming iOS adaptation! It would have been too easy to call this one Guy DeBoardgame. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge After Dark - The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
October 31, 2021 04:22 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBEveryone's favorite Liv and everyone's favorite Trev are back together to talk about... ANIME??? The Curse of Kazuo Umezu is an anthology OVA from 1990 about some spooky stuff. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
MORE Free Patreon! Olivia Broussard on End Play!
October 22, 2021 16:40 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBNow free to all, listen as I and Olivia delve into the sights sounds and scintillations of Australian cinema with 1976's marvelous psychological thriller, End Play. Free on YouTube and worth your time! I hope you enjoy these Patreon peeks as I market the book a bit, and please if you enjoyed them, sign up for more at patreon.com/nocartridge! Production....by Julian! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/b...
Free Patreon! Detectives at the Millenium
October 17, 2021 04:40 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBAt the precipice of restarting daily patreon and more frequent content, have some free content from earlier days! In this episode I talk about Twin Peaks and the Silver Case, and what is it about the millennium and detectives and the sense of incompletion we feel after a lot of strange fiction ends. More like this at patreon.com/nocartridge~!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 6
October 04, 2021 23:13 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBIt's a Gatari about Katanas. Trevvy and Pissy are back with more of that pro-anime content you desire! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Patch Notes 3.2 - Mamma Mia
October 01, 2021 21:49 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBThe boys puzzle through the Nintendo Direct. Trev is soft on Minions. Nobody is big on corporate announcement videos. Tilly watches anime. Quantic Dream Star Wars!! A whole bunch of sad and stupid David Cage antics, AND Big Bobby Kotick antics!!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 195 - The Nintendo Identity ft. Marc Normandin
September 23, 2021 21:34 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBThe RetroXP maestro himself returns to talk more about The Big Company, specifically on their ability to hold onto a unique identity for their software and hardware as the other big dogs move into flavorless ubiquity. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 5
September 19, 2021 17:13 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBWe're Back! A Katana's Story. Trev and Piss return from a very long snack break to pick back up on episode 5 of good old Sword Story. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 194 - No More Cartridge 3 ft. @ZaaackKoootzer
September 17, 2021 16:13 - 2 hours - 115 MBZack returns to the show to talk about Psychonauts 2, No More Heroes 3, various Jewish trivia, and gets in THE FINAL WORD on the failure of the hippies. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Patch Notes 3.1 - We're Back! A Podcaster's Story
September 14, 2021 20:40 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBJon and Trev return from the void at the end of podcasts at long last. There's new video games to talk about! Playstation announcements abound, and a long aside on Star Citizen. WELCOME BACK FRIENDS Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 193 - People Love the Demiurge!
September 10, 2021 14:22 - 2 hours - 139 MBA. Degen (not just Any Degen) returns to the show yet again for another wide-ranging chat- this time about Why Games, with a fun detour into conspiracist thinking, meaning created by the unfinished experience, deliberately fragmentary meaning, and other basic stuff like that. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 192 - Live at the "Talking Pretentiously About Movies" Factory
September 02, 2021 22:07 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBEveryone's favorite Sean (the McTiernan one) is back on the show to talk with Trevor about FILM. Specifically scum film, what draws him to the medium, and why Void Bastards is a hard six out of ten. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 191 - Why Games? (ft. @scarlettmiracle)
August 27, 2021 18:59 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBReturn guest @scarlettmiracle is the first to respond to Trevor's open prompt: Why Videogames? Why devote your time and energy to this medium that's so deeply compromised and run through with abuse and awfulness? It's never a BAD news cycle for this question, but oh boy do the past few weeks make it an extra GOOD one now!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 190 - More Dia (Subtitle not Found)
August 19, 2021 17:04 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBNo Cartridge's Most Guested Guest (I think? not running the numbers on this one) returns for a chill chat about some regular stuff as Trevor gets back into the swing of having other people on episodes. Storytelling, lore, NieR (still), Hades and exhausting fandoms, etc. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 189 - TreV: Reincarnation
August 12, 2021 16:43 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBOur main man returns from summer vacation with a solo episode, talking NieR: Reincarnation, gacha games, and self-reflexivity. A positively Strunkian lineup of topics. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Patch Notes 2.27 - The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit
July 24, 2021 23:10 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBJon and Trev selflessly return from vacation for an EMERGENCY Patch Notes covering the big Activision Blizzard news. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 188 - Día de Dia
July 21, 2021 10:00 - 2 hours - 131 MBGuest of the Millennium Dia Lacina returns to talk about a whole mess of stuff, Suda51's The Silver Case (it's good)! Difficulty discourse (it's bad!) Pornography (people continue to like it)! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 4
July 05, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBWe're back from a brief sabbatical for MORE ANIME. It's Katanagatari Episode 4! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Patch Notes 2.26 - Silent Hills is Dead and Abandoned is Alive!
July 02, 2021 14:30 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBOur boys cover some of the E3 and E3-adjacent announcements, David Cage's Francophone court tribulations, Silent Bloober Hill, and the big Kojima Hoax of 2021. Yay! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 3
June 25, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBDa friendz are back again with episode 3 of Sword Show. This week there might not even be a sword! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 187 - Albus Degendore
June 16, 2021 15:33 - 2 hours - 130 MBHigh Scoring Guest A. Degen drops by yet again for a wide-ranging chat on the aesthetics of outsider art, post-Amano Final Fantasy, Kobo Abe, Lynch, etc etc. You know, classic stuff. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 2
June 14, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBKatanagatari Episode 2! Also maybe more Bill Simmons and "futbol" chat than is warranted in an anime podcast. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Patch Notes 2.25 - Have Sex With the Devil
June 11, 2021 14:37 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBNews: Great. A Marvel Firaxis game. https://venturebeat.com/2021/06/03/xcom-style-avengers-game-from-2k-is-real-so-is-the-rest-of-the-leak/ Naughty Dog spooling up for a big standalone multiplayer game https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1402566836273750016 Our Games: Jonathan: Magic: Legends Trev: N/A Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 186 - The Podcast Person
June 09, 2021 17:42 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBWe welcome back Chris Person to talk about games, politics, the deeply strange overtones of Far Cry 6, and what it means to work in games media these days. I'd tell you more but cmon, it's Chris, you know it's fun as hell. Thanks to Julian for the wonderful production!! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Katanagatari Episode 1
June 08, 2021 14:05 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBTrev and Piss embark upon a new tale! A.... SWORD tale, even. The first episode of our Summer Special, Katanagatari, is here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Patch Notes 2.24 - Cream Cheese Wonton, Things of That Nature
June 04, 2021 17:09 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBCrab-less rangoon, new Sonic game, Horizon: Manifest Destiny, FFXIV: Endwalker, Twitch finally legalizes sexy, Mass Effect Legendary, Trev's backlog. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Wallscroll - Vampire Hunter D (1985)
May 31, 2021 15:43 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIt's the summer of D baby! Trev and Piss watch Vampire Hunter D (1985) and discuss extremely aesthetic bodily bifurcations, cyborg horses, and hanging a portrait of Dracula in your castle like a picture of Don Corleone in a pizza joint. This movie is cool. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Patch Notes 2.23 - Ignominious Games Network ft. @ugarles
May 22, 2021 15:17 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB*bill joel voice* One day late, sorry guys, producer must apologize/ IGN, Palestine, Charles Ugarles is on the line/ Apple vs Epic fight, podcasting lawyer's delight/ Ubisoft free to play, WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO SAY? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge After Dark - Boop of Neopia ft @alecrobbins
May 19, 2021 17:35 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBMonsieur Boop himself Alec Robbins joins Trev and Liv on this #rare mainline edition of No Cartridge After Dark. Our heroes discuss Alec's projects past and future, his history with gaming, and a quick single-round trivia game of "STING or FLEA"? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
No Cartridge 185 - Funland ft. @ZaaackKoootzer
May 12, 2021 16:21 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBZack Kotzer is here to talk about the launch of @FUNLANDmag, being "Queer GamePro" without pigeonholing yourself, and some quick opinions about what Ray Smuckles' voice should and shouldn't have sounded like. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/no-cartridge-audio/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands