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In 2013, Alex Shaw published a small novel called The Cartographer’s Handbook, the first in a series called The New Century Multiverse. The premise is alt history, where post-Civil War America is suddenly overcome with a plague of dangerous monsters that overwhelm the Reconstruction, and bring the nation to its knees. The series is not about its fall, however, but about the heroes that help bring it back from the brink, and step into a wider world that is not the one they knew. New mysteries to unlock, magics to discover, and worlds to explore. Ten years later, the New Century Multiverse is now thirteen books strong, with more on the way. It has had 2 major story arcs, an Avengers style coming together of the heroes of its various books, and multiple worlds and genres to explore. This is its first fan podcast. Through The Wind Door is a deep dive exploration of the novels and their corresponding audiodramas, along with interviews of the cast and creators. Accessible to new readers and long time fans, join Greg and Toby as they share thoughts about this engaging series.
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Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
It's horror time, and the invention of a brand new sub show to talk about horror! Today's show is on the 2023 movie "Stopmotion" by Robert Morgan! And yes, there is stop-motion in Stopmotion, so make all the Xibit jokes you want, because Toby is gonna tell us all about it. Full spoilers as always, plus minor potentially triggering stuff in the discussion as well as some sharing by me. But it will be a gay old time, promise
Stop motion references:
"The Hand" by Jiri Trnka - https://youtu.be/wFAoLHXou4s?si=jFC67DfBwZqlC3Y6
"Bobby Yeah" by Richard Morgan - https://youtu.be/d3W3fHaLHD4?si=TpyWFbhRcJkFbwev
"Dog" - https://youtu.be/GtETK2beufA?si=ric16XllbXn4folQ
Excerpts from "Daddy's Little Bit of Dresden China" - https://youtu.be/04Nu7T850WE?si=lmCtt2LSlwVBqXj3
"Saturn Devouring His Son" by Francisco d Goya - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son
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Intro is "Haunted Shores" by Evgeny Teilor of Free Music Archive
Other music:
"Evil Intentions" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
"Violations", "Respond in Silence", "Mind Unveiled", "Comatone" by The Oscillation, "Crypt" by Hudd and "Stopmotion Movie Score Suite" by Shaun Duncan and Daniel Woodward from the Stopmotion soundtrack
"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel
"The Cyclops" from the 7th Voyage of Sinbad soundtrack
"Sounds of Silence Instrumental" by Brooklyn Duo
"Shake it Out (Instrumental)" by Florence and the Machine
"I Heard it Through The Grapevine (Intrumental)" by Marvin Gaye
Outro is "Self-Love" by Metro Boomin and Coi Leray
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Now we get into the meat of the game itself. It's themes, its characters, its goddamn amazing music, and all the emotions they bring.
Fat Brett - Essay on Brok: https://youtu.be/kxgZyDzZvJI?si=yrWPfYBLb6T_pPaP
Fat Brett - Essay on Magni and Modi: https://youtu.be/1agbhCi-w1Q?si=5RBhlYg_5C3s_aK7
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Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Midroll includes:
Tracks from the God of War (2018), and God of War:Ragnarok OSTs.
Carrickfergus (Instrumental) - https://youtu.be/dx7v9KxO--Q?si=W0wz62eoyGI00k9e
Beowulf Main Theme by Alan Silvestri
'Prologue' from the Horizon: Zero Dawn OST
Outro is "Blood On The Snow" by Hozier and Bear McCreary
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Saturday Mar 08, 2025
Today we start covering one of the best AAA games Toby and I have played in the last ten years that was *not* a Spiderman game. Recorded during a fierce winter cold snap, this is the God of War: Ragnarok show, guest starring previous interviewee, friend of the podcast and future collaborator, Orion Richardson.
Before we can discuss the game itself, however, we have to get into our respective pasts with God of War 2018, as well as the original Playstation games that game was building off from. So listen to me do my podcast essay thing, Orion talk about being a teenage boy playing Kratos, and all of us get into some of the best aspects of the 2018 game.
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Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Midroll includes:
Tracks from the God of War (2018), God of War:Ragnarok and Hades OSTs.
"Feel Good Inc" by Gorillaz
"Bodies" by Drowning Pool
"Welcome to the Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance
"Cat's in the Cradle (Guitar instrumental)" by Harry Chapin
"Pts.OfAthrty." by Linkin Park
"Pray for Me" by The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar
Outro is "Ode to Fury" by Miracle of Sound
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
Saturday Feb 01, 2025
After coming to the end of Toby's list of 2024 things, we get to mine! It's mostly videogames.
But seriously, some emotional highs and lows here. Enjoy. Let us fortify ourselves for the coming year.
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Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Midroll include works from:
In Stars and Time OST
Iris and the Giant OST
Cloudpunk OST
Signalis OST
Oxenfree 2 OST
Citizen Sleeper OST
Season: A Letter To The Future OST
Also:
Nina Simone - "Feeling Good"
Tegan and Sara - "I'm Not Your Hero"
Lou Reed - "Perfect Day"
Outro is "Open Doors" by Katie Dey
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Well... a good portion of 2024 was just an exploding pile of chicken shit. But Toby and I are still here, and we're starting off the new year strong. Join us for a discussion of the parts of the year that didn't suck, and gave us the fuel to get through it.
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Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Other music includes:
https://youtu.be/KTmatjyd4KM?si=g87JWOvO2-1eJUOG - "The Wolf Song", Jonna Jinton
"Haunt", from the Haunting in Venice OST
https://youtu.be/P9gec3gi7vg?si=rT--LZkcO0ZCqRLp - Letting Go from the GOW Ragnarok OST
"Opening Titles", "Motel Room/Arriving at the Derelict", and "How Can I Heal" from the Memento OST
Various tracks from Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss.
"Everyone's Changing (Instrumental)" by Keane
"The Look" and "Joyride" by Roxette
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
Sunday Oct 27, 2024
It feels like this one has been a long time coming.
Closing out our trilogy, we bring you the 1998 movie straight to cable movie called Montana, a movie that's hard to find and no one talks about, in spite of its star studded cast. Maybe our shared appreciation of this at times comedic crime drama will spark others to make an effort to find it. The movie poster to assist:
And here as promised is the venn diagram of our trilogy:
Movies With Mikey (Filmjoy) - Is Nope a Western?
https://youtu.be/o0FSh3mgShM?si=nkA7aHUMGTw9hUxV
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Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Midroll is various pieces from the Montana Film score, including "In Deep" by Red Snapper
Outro is "Four Leaf Clover" by Abra Moore
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Sunday Oct 06, 2024
Well, where's an exciting one. A little indie title that few will have heard of, delving into the idea of social anxiety horror: All My Friends Hate Me. Listen to me, Toby and Alejandra gush about this one in part 2 of our themed trilogy. Spoilers await: I highly recommend watching this beforehand! Here's some images to entice.
Super Eyepatch Wolf - Social Anxiety Horror:
https://youtu.be/V0lDtJIlUnc?si=eKSecnDsDHhQtZfW
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Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Midroll is selections from the AMFHM OST, as well as "Good Enough - Instrumental" by Sarah Mclachlan
Outro is "do all my friends hate me?" by McKenna Grace.
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Greeting, true believers! The B-Team is back as The League of Supervillians, here to talk about some tragic movies with common themes! This week, we discuss the Terry Gilliam classic, Brazil, the black comedy about a hapless hero trying to survive in a future dystopia! Join me, Toby, and Alejandra Vargas for zany fun!
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Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Outro is "I Can Dream About You" by Dan Hartman from "Streets of Fire".
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Well, this one took way too long to finish. It's also almost 2 hours, which is part of it, but well... an editorial insert will explain more.
Listen to Husband and Wife discuss the songs of Sarah McLachlan and Taylor Swift, with brief glimspses into a few others along the way:
Sarah McLachlan - 'Fumbling Towards Ecstasy', and 'Black And White'
Taylor Swift - 'Anti-Hero' and 'Willow'
Special mention to the songs 'Fear', 'Posession' 'Look What You Made Me Do', 'Can't Hold Us Down', 'King of Anything', and 'Say You're Sorry'.
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Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Outro is 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' by Bonnie Tyler
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Once more, I team up with my wife Maureen to take on a piece of media together. This is us reflecting on the path that brought us to watch Inside Out 2 in theatres and then record on how it made Us feel, as well as reflect on the previous movie, and how these movies echo our own lives and emotional journeys. Join us. Full spoilers, natch.
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Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive
Midroll is the OST from Inside Out and Inside Out 2
Outro is "Growing Up" by The Linda Lindas.