Pam and Sara talk about YouTube - watching it, creating for it, and all of the problems that come along with it. What we're talking about (00:01:03) The Little Stranger (00:03:03) Dead to Me (00:07:40) Riverdale (00:12:45) Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (00:21:18) Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (00:26:00) Path of Exile (00:30:38) Game of Thones (spoiler warning for up to episode 4 of the final season) (00:39:07) Q Anon Anonymous Podast Main Topic: YouTube (00:40:15) Introduction (00:43:19) The algorithm vs enjoyment (00:52:30) Sponsorships and ads in beauty YT vs gaming YT (01:01:09) Burnout and constant feedback (01:06:00) Ad revenue (01:10:13) The future of YouTube (01:15:06) The problem creators and what to do with them (01:25:10) Recommendations Contact Info Sara Pam Cannot be Tamed If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Returning guest Nico comes on the show to talk about her recent trip through all six seasons of Sex and the City. Check out her podcast, Make it Sound Fiction. What we've been up to 02:52 Russian Doll 13:56 Stranger in a Strange Land 15:54 Sunless Skies Sex and the City 20:15 What is Sex and the City? 25:30 Why was it a big deal? 26:44 How does it hold up? 33:51 The fictional New York City 39:08 Q: When I was 15 I thought the show had too much city. Now that I'm older and know more about the show, do you think it was ahead of its time with the topics it tackled? Do you think it was an unfairly taboo show because of its title? @travplaysgames 44:34 The topics that were not handled well 57:14 Q: If you were remaking the show today, who would be your cast and what would the main storyline be? @ohhhsourry Contact information Nico, Make it Sound Fiction Pam, Cannot be Tamed If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

After a very long hiatus, Media Mavens is finally back with guest host Sara! Pam and Sara talk about all the things from 2018 they haven't had a change to discuss including movies, tv, cynical thoughts on eSports, and the problem with true crime podcasts. We miss you, Riley! What we're talking about (00:00:02) Movies - Sorry to Bother You, A Simple Favor, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Venom, Creed II, Cam, Hereditary, The Quite Place, Halloween (00:26:41) TV - Sharp Objects, Big Little Lies, The Handmaid's Tale, Killing Eve, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Haunting of Hill House, Wild Wild Country (00:50:54) Games - Sara finally quit WoW, Path of Exile, Pam's favourite games of 2018, cynical opinions on eSports (00:59:00) True Crime - The problem with podcasts getting popular, My Favorite Murder, Canadian True Crime, Criminal, Small Town Dicks, Wine & Crime, the trouble with true crime, I'll Be Gone in the Dark (01:10:17) Other - Boston Red Sox, Waypoint podcasts Contact information (01:13:10) Sara Pam, Cannot be Tamed If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Today it's just Riley and Pam talking about what we've done since the last episode, and sharing plans for for the future of the podcast. What we've been up to (00:01:50) No Man's Sky (Riley) (00:07:16) In a Dark Dark Wood, You (Pam) (00:11:52) Orange is the New Black s6 - no spoilers for the latest season but we do mention some spoilers for season 5 (Riley) (00:17:09) GLOW s2 (Pam) (00:19:01) Experience Points (Riley/Pam) (00:24:10) Ori and the Blind Forest (Pam) (00:27:00) New camera (Riley) (00:29:44) Rampage, Ready Player One (Pam) Listener Questions (00:34:20) Curious on your thoughts about Emuparadise removing their ROM archive? @JonathanCellini Contact information and future episodes (00:37:58) Riley Pam If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Games writer, podcast host, and now journal editor, Dia Lacina returned to the show to talk about games we've been playing and her new project, Capsule Crit! What we've been up to (00:02:46) Dark Souls: Remastered & taking photos in game (Dia) (00:10:47) I'm going to Korea! (Riley) (00:14:27) PSVR games - Moss and Loading Human (Pam) (00:20:15) Corner Gas (Dia) (00:24:32) John Wick (Riley) (00:29:35) Hero U (Pam) (00:34:29) Millennium (Dia) (00:40:52) Jumanji (Riley) (00:46:33) Sense 8 (Pam) (00:47:58) The Last Man on Earth (Pam) (00:50:19) Fortune's Pawn (Pam) Capsule Crit - short form games writing (00:51:36) (00:52:12) What is Capsule Crit? (00:53:37) Creating a space for bite-sized writing (00:58:54) Started as a place to write but you ended up as an editor (01:02:51) Will there be themed issues? (01:06:45) Time investment involved (01:12:12) To write smaller articles, is your writing style one that involves preparation, then distilling it, or more off-the-cuff @eazeapeazea (01:17:12) Getting request for submissions out there Contact information (01:22:02) Riley @kaleri_ Pam @jasyla_ Dialacina @dialacina If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Our guest today is Yussef Cole who writes about games for outlets like Waypoint and Unwinnable. We talk about a game he recently reviewed - Detroit Become Human. What we've been up to (00:02:45) Destiny 2 (Yussef) (00:09:08) Pokemon Go (Riley) (00:14:53) The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Screamride, Jurassic World Evolution (Pam) (00:19:37) IT, Hereditary, Ancillary Justice (Yussef) (00:27:19) Make it Sound Fiction podcast (Yussef) (00:29:30) GOT7 concert (Riley) (00:34:01) Masters of Doom, Citations Needed podcast (Pam) Detroit: Become Human Spoilers galore here! We talk a lot about this playthrough of the game, from previous guest Adam Koebel. (00:41:01) What is Detroit: Become Human (00:42:08) Yussef's review of Detroit (00:48:35) Politics and race (00:59:06) Android economy (01:03:02) Worldbuilding (01:07:03) Kara's story (01:18:04) Branching narrative (01:25:20) Unanswered questions (01:28:00) Menu android (01:30:44) Final thoughts (01:34:00) How does Detroit compare to Heavy Rain specifically? @StephenWilds Contact information Riley @kaleri_ Pam @jasyla_ Yussef @youmeyou If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Pam and Riley return to chat about what they've been up to and dig a little into E3. What we've been up to (00:00:53) WILL: A Wonderful World (Riley) (00:06:45) Vampyr, Hand of Fate 2 (Pam) (00:09:46) Monster of the Week (Riley) (00:14:33) Justice League (Pam) (00:16:32) Tomb Raider (Pam) (00:18:57) Sense 8 Finale (Riley) (00:22:03) Evil Genius (Pam) (00:24:20) Overwatch League & Overwatch questions at 31:42 from OrkChop! (Riley) What did you think about the last week of the Overwatch League and what did you think about the season in general? What would you like to see for Season 2? Are the Shanghai Dragons going to win one of the first games of Season 2? I think they are going to trounce an unsuspecting expansion team in the opening week. What would you name a Toronto OWL team? What colors would you pick for it? And who would you want in it? If there was going to be a second Korean OWL team, which city do you think it would be from? (00:43:42) Queer Eye S2 (Pam) (00:46:05) Blessed Be the Fruit Salad (Pam) Listener Questions (00:47:27) What were your favorite games and announcements from E3? (01:03:38) What do you think about storytelling and shared world games? Are you excited about Anthem and Fallout 76? Contact information (01:06:33) Riley Pam If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week it's just Riley and Pam talking about what we've been up to and answering listener questions. Content warning: During the discussion of 13 Reasons Why we talk about suicide and sexual assault. What we've been up to (00:02:11) It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets (Riley) (00:04:18) Pillars of Eternity 2, Into the Breach, Legend of Grimrock 2 (Pam) (00:09:03) Rich Man Poor Woman (Riley) (00:14:30) Vampyr (Pam) (00:18:50) Supernatural, Buffy (Riley) (00:23:36) Deadpool 2 (Pam/Riley) Spoiler warning: minor spoilers for something that happens at the start of the movie (00:26:18) Detroit: Become Human (Riley) (00:34:35) 13 Reasons Why season 2 (Pam) Content and spoiler warning Listener Questions (00:43:18) When you produce the podcast, is everyone in different locations? What software are you using to stream all the audio? Is there any post production? Do you have streaming problems or background noise sometimes and have to rerecord? - Devvy (00:50:05) What do you want the next 5 part Netflix documentary you binge to be about? @polykill (00:52:19) What rumored (or announced) E3 game are you most excited about and why? @JonathanCellini (00:54:56) Do you see yourselves continuing to play modern games and consoles as you age, or do you think you will eventually just play older games from your youth/young adult life? @Duke0619 (00:58:50) To what summer releases in any media are you most looking forward? @The_Doc_Webb (01:01:30) What genre(s) of games that have faded from popularity do you wish people would start making again? @The_Doc_Webb (01:03:45) Do you have any games/movies/books you like to revisit on a regular basis over the years? @The_Doc_Webb Contact information (01:09:48) Riley Pam If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Pam and Riley chat about what they've been up to these last couple weeks! We talk space horror, more movies where mom isn't there, the Imperial Radch trilogy, ASMR and answer some listener questions! What we've been up to (00:00:51) Event Horizon (Riley) (00:02:50) Sunshine (Riley) (00:07:05) Logan (Pam) (00:10:29) Cargo (Pam/Riley) (00:17:16) Ancillary Mercy, Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie (The Imperial Radch Trilogy) (Riley) (00:22:13) Overwatch (Pam) (00:26:11) State of Decay 2 (Pam) (00:29:08) BTS - Love Yourself: Tear (Riley) (00:34:22) Kim's Convenience (Pam) (00:36:24) Goodnight Moon ASMR (Pam) (00:39:57) Far Verona Discord (Riley) Listener Questions (00:41:02) What genres of games have you grown to like now, that you didn't like 10 years ago? - Diego (00:43:48) What are your thoughts on achievements/trophies? - the_doc_webb (00:50:54) Are you excited for E3? If so, what are you excited for? What would be your dream announcement this year? - @MustyHobbit (00:55:55) Are you going to be getting the Nintendo Switch online service? - @orkchop (00:56:58) What did you think of Tides of Numenara? Should I pick it up if I liked playing Planescape: Torment, but haven't played a game like that in years? - @orkchop (00:58:03) Which one of you looked better in the Tracer filter and whose pets looked better with it? - night_moogle Contact information (00:59:49) Riley Pam Watch Pam's Moms in Video Games video!! If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Adam Koebel joins us again today. He is a tabletop roleplaying game creator, GM and streamer. We talk about about his new show - Far Verona, running TTRPGs on Twitch and about 2 dozen other things ranging from moms in games to visual novels. What we've been up to (00:02:50) God of War (Adam) (00:13:19) Rise of the Tomb Raider (Riley) (00:17:42) Long Live the Queen (Riley) (00:26:49) Massive Chalice, Defense Grid: The Awakening (Pam) (00:32:46) Lost in Space (Adam/Riley) (00:39:44) Infinity war (Riley/Adam) (00:47:05) 47 Meters Down, The Departed (Pam) (00:51:18) Pillars of Eternity 2 (Adam) (00:54:25) Ancillary Justice (Adam/Riley) (00:58:32) Collapsing Empire (Riley) (01:07:12) The Habitat (Riley) Far Verona and running TTRPGs (01:10:23) What is Far Verona? (01:12:26) Using the Stars Without Number System to involve the community is involved (01:21:09) How the experience has been for the community (aka Riley) (01:28:00) The different houses (01:32:04) Initial expectations vs the reality - Have there been any surprising aspects to the community so far? (@soetzufit/Jess) (01:37:44) How do you plan to keep the community honest - the show deals with topics that have real world origins: slavery, xenophobia, racism. Do you trust the community to self-police? (Rinksi) (01:43:19) The casting process and how to make sure a cast is diverse (01:50:42) What are the differences in prep/organization for sci-fi vs something more fantasy based like Court of Swords? (Tarin) (01:54:39) How to plan a show for Twitch? (02:00:02) What advice can you give to other GMs or players who want to explore complicated and often tragic history (i.e. prejudice and slavery) in their stories while still being respectful and careful with these themes? (@soetzufit) Contact information (02:05:08) Riley Pam Adam, Adam's Twitch channel If you’ve got any feedback, questions, people or topics you’d like to hear on future episodes of the show, you can reach out at [email protected] or on Twitter @_MediaMavens. We've also got a forum to discuss episode at CartridgeClub.org. If you like the show, please give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/