Critical but casual approaches to current, past, and future video games six times a week. In addition, guests will periodically share their own aesthetic and personal experiences with games in conversation! Subscribe to our Patreon at www.patreon.com/hegelbon if you&#39;d like to hear special patron-only bonus episodes!

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We move on in the newly released-to-the-public Book Club episodes of No Cartridge, as we cover Marx's understanding of the money form. Why is money so valuable, what's the deal with that? And what does it mean to the general state of exchange that it is? Find out here!

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Kapital Vol 1 Recap - Episode 4

Yes we talk games, but oh the comics. Jon and I get on one about Batman, and more!

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Patch Notes 2.6: DC Comix Patch Notes

We welcome Doc Squiddy, known for his work on Paratopic, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and more to the show to talk about disability, writing, his new game, movies, art, and more! A long one, but a gripping one you won't want to miss!

Production by Julian, so you know it'll sound as good as it should.

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No Cartridge 168 - Pig Farmers Vs the Mob with Doc Squiddy!

We return to Kaiji Season 2 -- The Backslide Arc! Piss and I watch enraptured to see if Kaiji can pull one over on the dastardly Ōtsuki. The stakes couldn't be higher and the satisfaction could not be sweeter.

Production by Julian!

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No Wallscroll - Kaiji S2 5-9

Bad news everyone, we're back! Ok wait that came out wrong -- we're back and it was the DNC when we returned. Pale, oatmeal like affirmations of decency and videogame news: Strunk and Bernhardt have it for you!

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Patch Notes 2.5: The One During the DNC

Welcome to a free NCAD thanks to a patron who sent me a note saying it brightened their quarantined day to hear two friends talking and having fun. I like to think it definitely does that! So please enjoy.

Production by Julian! Q&A by the community! Answers by Liv!

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No Cartridge After Dark FREE - Liv and Trev Q&A

Welcome back to Kaiji chat! Piss and I have returned to talk about the next, truly deranged and stressful chapter of our hero, Kaiji's, life. It's not happy, I'm sorry to report! But you knew that already.

Production by Julian, because who would...gamble...with that!

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No Wallscroll - Kaiji S2, Episodes 1-4

Welcome back to the recap before the storm, as I release the No Cartridge Leftist Bookclub backlog in preparation of our new exploration into Marx's massively important and also massive work. These episodes are free, but for the new ones, you'll have to head to patreon.com/nocartridge -- thank you!

Oh and production by Julian -- but your ears already knew that.

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Capital Vol 1 Recap - Episode 3

In the first of a recurring feature, I'm covering a game I was asked to play by a patron, the lovely @jeanlucpeakhard asked me to play Shin Megami Tensei IV! It was a pleasure and it gave me a good chance to think about apocalypse, sociality after society, and what exactly is so difficult about the SMT appeal for an American audience.

Thanks again to @jeanlucpeakhard for the suggestion, and I encourage any and all of you to pledge at patreon.com/nocartridge and throw me some more ideas. Obviously a big backlog too, so look for more!

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No Cartridge 167 - Shin Megami Tensei IV's Social Answer

Welcome to a retrospective of my much requested and soon-to-be-fulfilled series on Capital volume 1! These are old episodes that were originally patreon exclusive, and while new eps will be too, this is a primer for anyone who is new to the concept. Enjoy!

Remastering by tha god Julian

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Capital Vol 1 Recap: The First Two

Liv and I are back with another review! This time it's friend of the show Kevin Snow's Signs of the Sojourner , and it is one of the only times that Liv and have very different played experiences on a game. Very much worth a play as a game and also a listen as a podcast! (Very natural plug, I know). Come for the review, stay for the banter I kept in after the ad break!

Thanks to Julian for production!

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Indie Review: Signs of the Sojourner

We welcome Craig @bideojames on the show to talk about the often interesting, always frustrating, and never dull world of videogame production and design! How did he get there, what did he do, and why did he leave? A fascinating look inside a lately controversial industry.

Production by Julian Crocamo!

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No Cartridge 166 - A Seemingly Futile Gesture with Craig!

Mild content warning for discussion of sexual assault on this one.

Jon and I return with another Patch Notes- covering awful news from Ubisoft to The Team Soon to be Formerly Known as the Washington Football Team and some other assorted bummers!

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Patch Notes 2.4

Veteran guest Alex Degen returns to idly chat for an hour followed by rather more focused chat for another hour!

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No Cartridge 165 - Sa Ga Ga Ga Ga with A. Degen

Trevvv and Livvv continue their undersung indie game recommendation journey

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No Cartridge After Dark  - Spoilers for First Grade

We return to Kaiji! Piss and I discuss the aftermath of the bridge debacle, and embrace the world of e-card. What will happen to Kaiji! Why does his head look bloody in every famous pic of him? And is this show Marxist or something it seems like maybe it is -- this and more with production by Julian Crocamo!

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No Wallscroll - Kaiji 16-22

We welcome Em and Jackson of the Great Gundam Project and Abnormal Mapping to the show to discuss their incredibly ambitious project of watching and analyzing all of Gundam; their understanding of analysis and reading, particularly when it comes to videogames; and the answer to the question on everyone's mind: where is the robot?

Production by the impressively prolific Julian Crocamo!

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No Cartridge 164 - Reading, Writing, Gundam with Em and Jackson

Olivia is back on the classic After Dark podcast to talk about, well, everything with me as we catch up over the pandemic and life in general. Oh and we note that today begins Liv's birthday month, so please, act accordingly!

Production by Julian! Expect nothing less!

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No Cartridge After Dark: Happy Birthday Liv!

We're back with our second chunk of Kaiji as Piss, Sean, and I continue on our journey through the best damn gamblin' anime ever. Enjoy the rampant anti-capitalism and the extremely dark turn of this week's bunch of episodes! Will Kaiji actually repay his debt? Hah, well, uh, there are a bunch of episodes left so uh. Hm.

Production by Julian Crocamo, da god.

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No Wallscroll - Kaiji 10-15

Trigger Warning on this whole one as it's about rampant sexual abuse, grooming, and misconduct all throughout gaming, from gamers to executives. The part of the news we hate to cover, but we do anyway -- Jon and I do our best to scratch the surface here. As always, we believe survivors.

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Patch Notes 2.3

Welcome to the next chapter! It's the incredible Kaiji, which I'll be talking through with the inimitable Piss and longtime friend of the show Sean "nochorus on twitter" McTiernan! Gambling, loss, stress, and capitalism...what's better than this?

Thank you to Julian for production duties!

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No Wallscroll - Kaiji 1-9

Welcome back to Patch Notes! Jon and I are here (belatedly because of uh...me...) to talk about TLOU2, RE8, and other non-sequel news! Much of the past few weeks isn't here bc this was recorded on the 20th, but uh, we'll get to that in today's recording.

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Patch Notes 2.2: The Last of Us One

We're back baby! Mob Psycho Season 2 is getting to the boiling point as the action starts to heat up (no pun intended) with Shigeo's house destroyed, Claw trying to destroy the city and the world, and all our fav psychics joining forces. But we all know, as Piss will remind us, that the emotional stuff is the real star. And check in on the patreon right after you're done to listen to the conclusion of our Mob series!

Production by the patient kind hands of...Julian.

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No Wallscroll - Mob Psycho S2 Episodes 10-12

We welcome, long overdue, the wonderful Dia Lacina on the podcast! She talks about her massive undertaking as she takes on a Let's Play of all of the Megaten games, and then we veer off into talking about her experience in games writing honestly and unvarnished. Definitely our most hard hitting episode in quite a while, and frankly a ton of fun at that. Must listen.

Julian as always, brings you the sound, as he only can.

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No Cartridge 163 - Dia Plays the Hits With Dia Lacina!

We're back with GG No ReRead! Liv and I delve into our most thematically complex episode yet, considering Italo Calvino's If on a winter's night a traveler and the modern classic, The Stanley Parable. One of our most engaging episodes yet, and sure to thrill readers and gamers alike!

Production by...me! Haha, no it's Julian don't worry.

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