Cookie Hiponia — author, poet, and former lead editor of Destiny 2 and Mass Effect — joins to discuss the social simulation games Stardew Valley & Animal Crossing through the lens of poems about making and giving. Barbara Jane Reyes, "Track: 'Dahil Sa Iyo,' Pinay (1998)" Pablo Neruda, "Ode to My Socks" Cookie Hiponia We Belong at Penguin Random House Third Place Books and Elliot Bay Book Company Music copyright by James Chandler Jr.
Sep 15, 2021
1 hr 26 min
Game critic and narrative designer Michael Lutz joins to discuss Gone Home (Fullbright Games 2013) through the lens of poems about dilapidated homes and their mystique. Walter de la Mare, "The Listeners" Æmilia Lanyer, "The Description of Cooke-ham" Downloadable PDF Michael Lutz Ranged Touch Twitter & Patreon Michael's 2013 Blog about Gone Home Camouflaj Radio #39 (feat. Fullbright & James Howell) Music copyright by James Chandler Jr.
Jul 20, 2021
1 hr 51 min
Game developer and poet Shonté Daniels joins to discuss Contra III: The Alien Wars (KONAMI 1992) through the lens of poems about failure, loss, and love under tense circumstances. Theodore Roethke, "My Papa's Waltz" Elizabeth Bishop, "One Art" Shonté Daniels Music copyright by James Chandler Jr The specialest of thanks to Josh Trevett for editing and assembling the audio on this episode. It would still be in Audio Editing Hell without his efforts. Thanks, Josh!
Dec 19, 2020
2 hr 5 min
Critic Joshua Trevett joins to discuss Bloodborne (FROM Software 2015) through the lens of poems about dreamspace, memory, and the horrors of marriage. Sylvia Plath, "The Applicant" Jorge Luis Borges, "Adrogué" (Harold Morland, trans.) Percy Bysshe Shelley, "The Waning Moon" Trucks Podcast Trucks Episode 57, featuring guest James Howell (apparently!) Joshua Trevett, YouTube. Haywire Magazine Music copyright by James Chandler Jr. NOTE: The Alastair Reid translation of "Adrogué" is unfortunately not available online. However, it can be read in a book.
Mar 30, 2020
1 hr 19 min
Poet William Wright joins to discuss Tokyo Jungle (Sony 2012) in conjunction with two poems about extinction, ecology, and the imagination. James Dickey, "For the Last Wolverine" Mary Oliver, "Wild Geese" William Wright on Amazon James Howell, "Blood Ecology" Music copyright by James Chandler Jr.
Jan 2, 2020
1 hr 5 min
A short introduction to the Deltahead podcast— its host, intentions, and format. The focus is videogames and poetry.
Dec 17, 2019
9 min