*BONUS EPISODE* Two throwback episodes from sister podcast, This Could Be Gay. Wally is the guest on these ones and your host is Anja! I apologize for all the loud breathing; I'm a mouth breather with chronic allergies who hadn't learned how to talk into a microphone when we recorded these XD LOL

Wally talks with Heidi Kraay, playwright and author, about the world and art of theater and the second edition of her memoir-adjacent book-- 12 Lifetimes: A Century Cycle.

Wally is joined by returning guest, Dr. Brenton Buchanan, to discuss Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - vulnerability, friendship, communication, and video games as a surrogate for intimacy.

During a live recording at Podfort, part of the Treefort Music Festival, Wally is joined by two members of the band Keep Going to discuss the art of the playlist, mix CDs as love language, and what we gain and lose as technology changes how we listen to and share music.

Axel's Blog: axelmagn.com is under construction at the time of this episode release, but you can read his initial post here on Medium.Recommendations from Axel:Ludum Dare - original game jamitch.io - to explore indie gamesAxel's List (indie games that influenced him or that he keeps coming back to):- Celeste: an artful, heartful platformer with wicked difficulty that is justified by a story that made me cry when it ended.- Outer Wilds: a national-parks-themed time loop puzzle game about being an astronautical archaeologist and solving the mysteries of the universe- Chants of Senaar: a linguistic puzzle game about deciphering languages in the tower of babel.- Kerbal Space Program: A space simulator where you build and pilot realistic-ish rocket ships for little green aliens.- Stardew Valley: A cozy pixel-art farming game modeled after harvest moon, so successful now that it has arguably eclipsed it.- Spelunky: A classic roguelike platformer where you need to learn about the world to survive.- Satisfactory: an automation game about building massive factories on an alien planet.  Factorio is the OG, but I've gotten way more enjoyment out of satisfactory.- The Case of the Golden Idol: a detective game where you must solve a series of whodunnits in a frozen moment of time by rifling through the pockets of the suspects.- Opus Magnum: My favorite Zachtronics puzzling game, where you build a series of alchemical mechanisms in a steampunk world.- Balatro: Last year's indie darling, with good reason.  A gambling person's solitaire.- House of the Dying Sun: A modernized space combat game in the spirit of old classics like Tie Fighter or Wing Commander.  Follow wherever you get your podcasts or reach out on Bluesky, on Instagram or email: contentwarning.thepodcast @ gmailThis is a one-person passion project, so I appreciate every bit of support for the show. Find me on Patreon, buy me a coffee in the virtual tip jar, grab some merch, or just tell a friend! Music by Keep Going @keepgoingtheband / https://www.keepgoingband.com/Stay curious out there! <3 Love, Wally 

Wally is joined by Chuck McHenry to talk about his experience living as a gamer from Pong to the present day. They talk storytelling and immersion in video games as well as the place video games have in our culture and how that has changed over time.

Matt & Trish Stone, the mother and son duo behind the podcast Dealing With It, reminisce about their experience processing and journeying through grief together and in front of an audience. We talk lessons learned and how to translate what we've learned from personal grief into how to move forward and build community in the face of societal grief. Join us for a lovely conversation!

Wally and King discuss adopting film photography and how it can reframe how we see images, ourselves, and the world around us.

Wally is joined by Katy Osuna, a 2-time James Beard Award winner and host of the podcast Copper & Heat Radio, to talk food media, cook books, authenticity, and much more. Stay tuned after the credits for a teaser of her podcast's fascinating Thanksgiving video series!

Wally is joined by Ruth E. Hale to talk about processing grief and how loss can change both the media we are drawn to and create. There is also a surprisingly fun conversation about science fiction and robots.