TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone
393 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTALK THIS! is a biweekly podcast about video games hosted by Emma and Madelyn Paquette. Every show, they talk about two games- one old (pre-2007) and one new (within the last year or two). At the end of each show, Madelyn and Emma take the best elements from each game and mash them together into a brand new game idea.
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Episodes
Side-Quest 164. Let Them Cook
July 16, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about cooking in video games and decide how one would cook a Moogle. Also featuring puff pastry outside, cultural heritage, and eating like a gremlin.
Episode 167. Chai with Klonoa on the Side
July 09, 2023 16:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Klonoa and Hi-Fi Rush and wonder about the prevalence of fuzzy 90s platformers. Also featuring scripted jokes, Wahoo tacos, and the profit behind Gamepre Pass.
Side-Quest 163. Rolled Up Timeline
July 02, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk their last six weeks in gaming and beg for more soulless nostalgia-bait (when it comes to Katamari). Also featuring the rules of time travel, reading books for a change, and making normal memories.
Episode 166. Scribbled Echoes
June 25, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Scribblenauts and Chained Echoes and bemoan their own lack of creativity. Also featuring solo development, editing the stone off Maxwell's sister, and the power of adjectives.
Side-Quest 162. Gender with a Cool Hat
June 18, 2023 16:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss gender expression in video games and whether Tom Nook should treat you like a woman. Also featuring expanding scopes, a farewell to FEMC, and many different buckets.
Episode 165. Fallen PaRappa Dynasty
June 11, 2023 16:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss PaRappa the Rapper and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and wonder what a Johnny Appleseed game might look like. Also featuring the gamers' yearning for Barbie Dress-Up, whether third-graders can drive, and modern TV understanding.
Side-Quest 161. Meaningful Gibberish
June 04, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss fictional (constructed) languages in video games from the beeps to the runes to the spellcasting shouts. Also featuring incorrect use of the word "cipher," gamifying translation, and Klingon as the language of friendship.
Episode 164. Sam & Max Get Forspoken
May 28, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Sam & Max and Forspoken and the subjectivities of humor. Also featuring Madelyn's elderly memories, the same old problems, and storied development histories.
Side-Quest 160. Finally, You Gotta Play
May 21, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk their last six weeks in gaming and find a lot of stuff that starts with T. Also featuring baby eating, staring into the void, and a complete Trine series retrospective.
Episode 163. Little Fox Sky Pirate
May 14, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Skies of Arcadia and Tunic. We're getting in a big discovery mood. Also featuring open treasure chests, the length of One Piece, and speculation on Star Fox's job.
Side-Quest 159. Next, You Gotta Review
May 07, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma check in on games media - the good, the bad, and the buggy. Also featuring BS jobs, Madelyn's public firing, and why relying on ads was a bad route for the internet.
Episode 162. Ogre's Wild Hearts
April 30, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Tactics Ogre and Wild Hearts. Neither of these games feature ogres, but Wild Hearts probably comes closer. Also featuring keeping track of turn order, new genre title suggestions, and Freddie Mercury.
Side-Quest 158. First, You Gotta Subscribe
April 23, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss strategy guides and why the physical books fell out of fashion. Also featuring the timeline of the internet, how a printer works, and a walkthrough for listening to our podcast.
Episode 161. Legacy of Tchia
April 16, 2023 16:00 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Legacy of Kain and Tchia - the "take the soul out of something" genre and the "put the soul into something" genre. Also featuring weak lawsuits, running out of stamina, and whether vampires would use gliders.
Side-Quest 157. Shovel to the Co-Op
April 09, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss their last seven weeks in gaming and the inherent comedy of being hit by a shovel. Also featuring getting in the co-op mood, meta puzzle solutions, and the length of strategy games.
Special Episode: PAX 2023 Time!
April 02, 2023 16:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBIn this special episode, Madelyn and Emma go over their PAX East 2023 experience and reveal that they have not gotten any better at using Xbox controllers. Also featuring a lost lamb, total trust in narrators, and I guess some Mario.
Episode 160. Signalis A Trine
March 26, 2023 16:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Signalis and Trine and the mechanics of sharing a body. Also featuring plenty of references, simulated physics, and a new girl categorization.
Side-Quest 156. Get On The Beat
March 19, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss what makes a good rhythm game and casually boast about our musical prowess. We're still bad at DDR though. Also featuring Xbox buttons, the importance of color-coding, and how the musical industry plays into things.
Episode 159. Soul Mission
March 12, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Front Mission and Soul Hackers 2 and muse on the difficulties of reviving long-abandoned properties. Also featuring friendly technology, where wanzer comes from, and the joy of little plastic models.
Side-Quest 155. Modern Retro Aesthetics
March 05, 2023 17:00 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss retro aesthetics in modern games and our own marked lack of nostalgia for any general time period. Also featuring the Marvel of the beforetimes, the cycle of pixel art nostalgia, and what makes a good beep-boop-bop.
Episode 158. River City Atelier
February 26, 2023 17:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg and River City Girls 2 and decide how girly it is to turn your enemies into bugs. Also featuring abs of steel, what's too anime, and playing cozy games with your bro.
Side-Quest 154. Engage the Dragon
February 19, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss our last six weeks of gaming, and we're back to peak Yakuza-era Madelyn. Also featuring so much Fire Emblem talk, changing hair styles, and absolute betrayal.
Episode 157. A Pentiment Façade
February 12, 2023 17:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Façade and Pentiment and what's wrong with melons. Also featuring gamers learning to read, the appeal of food, and a lack of history nerds.
Side-Quest 153. Friendship Completed!
February 05, 2023 17:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss relationship systems in games and the mathematical complexities of dating several girls. Also featuring depth vs breadth, lying to people's faces, and gift giving guides.
Episode 156. Heavenly Vampire Survivors
January 29, 2023 17:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Heavenly Sword and Vampire Survivors (which Madelyn may or may not be playing as they speak). Also featuring 2007-typical language, no actual vampires, and more mortgages than you might expect.
Side-Quest 152. Gamercize for Gamers
January 22, 2023 17:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss fitness games. Exergame? Gamercize? Whatever you want to call it. Also featuring Wii Fit Dogs, our pathetic sprint speed, and lore step rewards.
Episode 155. Armored Quarry
January 15, 2023 17:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Armored Core and The Quarry and debate whether the threat of 1000 migrating bears would keep teenagers inside. Also featuring obtuse control schemes, stacked casts, and the appeal of big robots.
Side-Quest 151. Crisis of the Timeline
January 08, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 70 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss our last seven weeks of gaming. That sets this before Thanksgiving. Truly uncool! Also featuring Judgment as an AU game, new voice actors, and wishing for just a little more oomph.
Special Episode: 2022 In Review
January 01, 2023 17:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBIn this special episode, Madelyn and Emma reflect back on the year of 2022 in gaming and brace for the tidal wave of games called 2023. Also featuring our statistical breakdowns, how well we kept to resolutions, and our favorite games of the year.
Episode 154. Hotline Miami Triangle
December 25, 2022 17:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Hotline Miami and Triangle Strategy and wonder whether they should be more into David Lynch. Also featuring the wonders of mining, explosive endings, and title choices.
Side-Quest 150. Talking About Talking
December 18, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss dialogue in games - how very meta of us. Also featuring the master of lockpicking, speculation about statistics, and the dreaded "wall of NPCs."
Episode 153. Cult of the Sleeping Dogs
December 11, 2022 17:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Sleeping Dogs and Cult of the Lamb while Madelyn falls victim to the cult of The Cult of the Lamb. Also featuring undercover work, funny little dances, and deeply troubled development cycles.
Side-Quest 149. Peace Be With You, I Guess
December 04, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss religion in games - or at least, we get a start on it. We wade into the shallow end. Also featuring holy spirit power, the meaning of Trinity Marks, and the can of worms known as Call of Duty.
Episode 152. Stanley A Live
November 27, 2022 14:39 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Live A Live and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe and imagine what office work could have been. Also featuring how to tell a joke, the areas of history, and narrating each other to annoyance.
Side-Quest 148. Season of Death
November 20, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss their last six weeks in gaming and - Emma, we get it, you played a lot of games, this episode will never end. Also featuring going back to skateboarding, muffled name calling, and the unreality of courtroom drama.
Episode 151. We Are Not Empires
November 13, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Age of Empires and We Are OFK and have a temporary identity crisis. Also featuring what makes something an empire, the logistics of a virtual band, and whether or not there's any murder.
Side-Quest 147. R.O.B. With A Chainsaw
November 06, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss gaming controllers and peripherals. We love the PowerGlove. It's so bad. Also featuring infrared, cute robo power, and why all controllers look the same now.
Episode 150. Neon Turismo
October 30, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Gran Turismo and Neon White and continue their campaign for the eradication of real sports. Also featuring John Cena, motorcyles in FF7, and regional soundtracks.
Side-Quest 146. The Spookiest Season
October 23, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss horror games, something they have extreme expertise in because they are definitely not scared little babies. Also featuring a real jump scare, movie comparisons, and how hard this all seems.
Episode 149. The Last of XCOM (Part One)
October 16, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss XCOM and The Last of Us Part One. Despite the title, this is not part one of an episode, it is a joke. Also featuring the the appeal of math, the art of lighting, and small child face blindness. Well-known spoiler for FF7 from 30:30 - 30:35.
Side Quest 145. A Short Story Session
October 09, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss their last six weeks in gaming from Citizen Sleeper to Voice of Cards to I Was A Teenage Exocolonist and more. Also featuring gaming schedules, fond zero outta ten scores, and leaving good reviews on the store page.
Episode 148. Citizen Journey
October 02, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Journey and Citizen Sleeper and think about retiring to a farm. Also featuring the gig economy, carefully ensuring kindness, and the art of greeting cards.
Side-Quest 144. Coming Soon to Headphones Near You
September 25, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss video game trailers and why all you really need is a banger of a song. Also featuring demands for no gameplay, trailers vs commercials, and live action dances.
Episode 147. Epic Mickey on the Campus
September 18, 2022 16:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Epic Mickey and Two Point Campus and whether there's something dystopian about it all. Also featuring Mickey's many crimes, the purpose of concept art, and spooky college.
Side-Quest 143. Playing Sportsball
September 11, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss sports in video games, including everything from FIFA to Fruitball. Also featuring why golf is so popular, change in the world, and our own sports game desires.
Episode 146. Mario the Striker Lad
September 04, 2022 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Arc The Lad and Mario Strikers: Battle League and discuss the merits of the crotch chop. Also featuring Arc rhymes, high stakes political games, and premium pricing.
Side-Quest 142. The Number Go Up
August 28, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss their last six weeks in gaming and why Three Houses is such a good game for job hunting. Also featuring the malice of cats, old phones, and the grand acquisition of a PS5.
Episode 145. Radiant Blood
August 21, 2022 16:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Radiant Historia and Back 4 Blood and bemoan the lack of combo co-op. Also featuring middle-aged men, irrelevant cards, and zombie sounds behind you.
Side-Quest 141. Games Too Long???
August 14, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss the all-important, eternal question: are games too long? Also featuring how economics work, the inability to edit, and refund policies.
Episode 144. Stalker of the Runes
August 07, 2022 16:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl and Rune Factory 5, and struggle to pronounce the word "shadow" of all things. Also featuring some downers, the monopoly of the farming sim, and strange tourism.