Through The Wind Door

Further discussion on my exploration of stories, and why most of them have come from videogames in the last few years, especially smaller indie games.

Used Tracks:
"Magic Forest, "Private Reflection", "Resignation", and "Babylon" - Kevin MacLeod
"A Drifting Lens" - Amos Roddy

 

We three have met again, this time to discuss three movies about relationships!

• Dracula's Ex Girlfriend
• The Drama
• Baby Cat

Bad Doge, Dr. Stop Motion Skeletons and Kit Chaos are back on the supervillian podcasting bullshit, and at least one of these movies has to be seen to be believed. Enjoy.

Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive

Other tracks:
"Despair and Trumph", "Babylon", "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys", "Wounded", "Secret of Tiki Island", "Black Vortex", "Reaching Out", "Clean Soul , "Run Amok", "Resignation", "Heart of Nowhere", "Anguish", "Sneaky Snitch", "Hidden Agenda", "Voliatile Reaction", "Touching Moment", "Decline", and "Hot Swing" - Kevin Macleod
"Sweet Dreams are Made of These" - Eurythmics
"Combine Harvester (Instrumental)" - The Wurzels
"The Conspirators" - Patrick Doyle
"Frantic", "Investigation" - The Residence OST
"Can't Take A Joke", "Aria grande" - Krinks, AMFHM OST
Multiple tracks from The Drama OST by Daniel Pemberton
"No More I Love Yous (Instrumental)" - original by Annie Lennox, cover by Oleg Yarushkin
"Warmth and Respect" - Wanderstop OST

Outro is "My Body ISn't Ready" by sombr

Because I've been playing too many games I want to share with others and encourage people to play, we're not waiting till the end of the year! Here are 13 games I recommend people check out!

13. Drop Dutchy
12. Long Gone Days
11. Signs of the Sojourner
10. Mixtape
9. The Wandering Village
8. The Pathless
7. Stray Gods
6. Call of the Sea
5. Until Then 
4. Return To Grace 
3. Nobody Wants to Die
2. Vengeful Heart
1. The Artful Escape

Tracks Include:

OST tracks from all of the above

"Magical Forest" - Kevin MacLeod

"Synthetic Warmth" - Amos Roddy

Outro is "Is This All There Is To Me" by Sebastian Marin

One of the best books of 2025 now has Volume 2 available in paperback! To celebrate, I sat down for an interview with it's author to discuss its creation, themes, characters, and musical intersection. Some spoilers for Volume 1, but we try to be coy about developments in Vol 2 and beyond! Also available in full in e-book format!

Vol 2 Paperback: https://a.co/d/0jfxMtYn

Cover and inside are by Dasha Belokrylova:

@dashabelokrylova and @dashabelokrylova.ink on Instagram!

Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive

Other musical tracks used:

"Opening Theme - Fellowship Of The Ring" - Howard Shore
"Simon (Instrumental) - Lifehouse
"Level of Concern" - 21 Pilots
"Montero (Bardcore Version)" - Original by Lil Nas X, cover by Stan Tough
"I Want To Come Over (Instrumental) - Melissa Etheridge
"Take Me To Church" original by Hozier, instrumental by Brooklyn Duo
"In Your Eyes" - original by Peter Gabriel, cover by Vitamin String Quartet
"Christian Brothers" - Elliot Smith
"Blasphemous Rumors" - Original by Depeche mode, cover by 
"Twilight" - David Gray
"Twilight" - Antony and the Johnsons
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" - Tears for Fears, cover from Bioshock Infinite
"Army of Me"  - Bjork
"Fire and Rain" - Original by James Taylor, instrumental by Kelly Valleau
"Televators" - Original by The Mars Volta, instrumental by Nilesh Badola
"Unholy (Instrumental)" - Sam Smith
"Witch by the Sea" - Darren Curtis
"Wonderland (Instrumental) - Caravan Palace
"Kings Crossing " Original by Elliot Smith, piano cover by Heavypiano
"The Sky is Falling" - Queens of the Stone Age
"Magic Forest", "Scheming Weasel", "Babylon" - Kevin Macleod
"Danse Macabre (Instrumental)" - Original by Ghost, cover by Hector Garcia
 'Water Runs Dry" - original by Boyz II Men, guitar cover by Acoustic Lounge
"It's So Hard To Say Goodbye to Yesterday" - original by Boyz II Men, cello cover by Helen Newby
"How Not To Drown (Instrumenal)" -CHVRCHES
"Subdivisions (Instrumental)"- Rush
"Wishing Well" - original by Bob Mould, instrumental cover by Mathew Savard
"Valse sur une berceuse anglaise" - Fernando Velasquez
"Love Me Harder" - Ariana Grande

Outro is "Deus in Absentia" by Ghost

 

And there we are. The final four chapters. The story concludes. Do we get a happy ending? or is it just happy enough?

Miracle of Sound Music Video: https://youtu.be/peVzdtm4iZ4

The New Century Multiverse Website:

https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com

The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:

https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/

The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network: 

https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/

Intro is "Facing Fears" by Beat Mechanik

Other tracks:

"Warmth and Respect", "Leaves Dancing"- Wanderstop OST
"Five Armies", "Dangerous", "Private Reflection", "Babylon", "Shores of Avalon", "Heavy Heart", "Anguish", "Gaslamp Funworks", "Truth in Stones"- Kevin MacLeod
"Letting Go", "To Forgive or Kill - Bear McCreary
"Main Theme", "Warlock Combat" - XCom 2 OST
"How Can I Heal" - David Julyan
"The Scientist (Instrumental) - Original by Coldplay, cover by Brooklyn Duo
"Knights of Guenivere - Main Theme" by Aaron Olson and Leland Cox
"Come Home","Foundation" -  The Newton Brothers
"All Star" - Smash Mouth
"Outro" by Evgeny Teilor and "Moonrise" by Chad Crouch

Also, multiple tracks from the Princess Thieves OST.

Outro is "London Town 2026" by Miracle of Sound

Originally recorded in October of 2025, finally we are finishing our work with Season 6, and the third act of The Princess Thieves. Today we cover Chapters 20-23... and a little extra besides.

Be warned after the 2 hour mark: the glass shards of Kaleidoscope might be cutting... at least emotionally.

The New Century Multiverse Website:

https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com

The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed:

https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/

The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network: 

https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/

Intro is "Facing Fears" by Beat Mechanik

Other tracks include:

"Wounded", "Scheming Weasel","Private Reflection", "Resignation","Despair and Triumph","Shores of Avalon", "Vision of Persistence", "Long Road Ahead","The Dread","Promises to Keep"- Kevin MacLeod
"Family Ties" - Telltale's The Walking Dead OST
"Olympus "  - Ross Bugden
"Evil Eye" -Hades 2 OST
"Let Me Sleep" - David Julyan
"The Way It Is" originial by Bruce Hornsby, cover by Uwe Karcher
"Miss Claire Remembers" - Enya
"True Greatness" - Bjorn Lynne
"Outro" by Evgeny Teilor and "Moonrise" by Chad Crouch

Also, multiple tracks from the Princess Thieves OST.

I don't write essays about controversy in culture in media. But this essay will cover the use of music as a component of storytelling in other media, and therefore uses the 2026 videogame Mixtape as a starting point. Also covered are the games The Artful Escape (2021) and Unbeatable (2025), with light discussion regarding story and themes, as a part of a greater revelation.

Tracks include:

"Babylon" "Thunder Dreams" - Kevin Mcleod
"Atmosphere (Instrumental)" - Joy Division
"Watermark", "Miss Claire Remembers" - Enya
"Dreamers" - Ruth Radelet
"Dare" - Stan Bush
"The Mountain" - Gorillaz
"Heliotrommz Theme" - Johnny Galvatron
"Roads" - Portishead
"Bookend (Opening)" , "fragments from a forgotten sampler", "nothing. something, and everything" - Clara Maddux and Vasily Nikolaev
"King of Pain (instrumental) - Original by The Police, Cover by Jenny Floor

Outro is "This Is My Song!' by Carbon Leaf

My struggle to put into words the frustratingly long journey of covering New Century's Princess Thieves.

Tracks include:

"Magic Forest, "Private Reflection", "Heart of Nowhere" ,"Babylon". "Wounded" "Sovereign" "Despair and Triumph", "Resignation", "Perspectives", and "Thunder Dreams" by Kevin Macleod

"Arrival" by I Sazanov.

My final words on the influence of a show that made me put many pennies in the jar.

Tracks include:

"Magical Forest", "Clean Soul", and "Babylon" by Kevin McLeod

"Make Your Decision" by Dan Phillipson

Select tracks from The West Wing OST, by Snuffy Walden.

Good lord! After all this time, we finally discuss Greg's top 12 games of 2025, and we go on for almost 2 hours with no spoilers! Today, I do my best to sell folks on the following games:

• A Space for the Unbound
• Neo Cab
• Metaphor: Refantazio
• If Found
• Date Everything
• Tchia
• Goodbye Volcano High
• Herdling
• Chants of Sennar
• Wanderstop
• Thirsty Suitors

Stay safe in 2026. To survival.

The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network: 

https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/

Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive

Other Music includes:

Select tracks from all the OSTs of the games above, but also, "Miss Claire Remembers" by Enya, and the orchestral Finale of "The Last Jedi".

Outro is "Objects of Desire" by NSP