Episode 58 - Adventure from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 58 - Adventure

1 hour 3 minutes Posted Sep 5, 2022 at 12:45 am.

Caught in Ann’s FOMO undertow, and Netflix’s “The Way of the Househusband”

Cuphead is on Norah’s to watch list, bungie jumping Jesus, and acrophobia

Normal rollercoasters, zip-lining, adventurous eating trends, and snails

Ben thinks if you throw enough butter and garlic on something, it’s delicious

Casu martzu (maggot cheese), and Norah’s falconry experience in Wales

Norah’s Scottland bus tour, NOT kayaking in Wales, and hanging out in Italy

Lasting impressions, and Ben want’s to run a bookstore in Wigtown

Taking the podcast to Scotland, understanding accents, and the human brain

Traveling alone vs traveling with a group, would Norah go on a safari?

Australian animals want to kill you, and going camping

Vacations as adventures, and definitions of adventure

A discussion about “adventure” movies, and adventures without action

Alex Vo’s list of essential adventure movies on Rotten Tomatoes

Norah’s first experience with the point and click adventure game Broken Age

Ben’s video game plan for Norah, and confusion about Whispering Rock camp

Duck dragons, and a brief history of the Atari 2600 game Adventure

Atari game programmers, the origins of Activision, and the term Easter egg

Don’t accidentally shoot the invisible swordsman, and other adventures

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Norah and Ben recommend that you prepare yourself mentally and physically for this week’s topic… adventure! Ben has lots of questions for Norah about her adventures overseas. They discuss a possible forthcoming adventure for each of them… running a bookstore in Scotland! They briefly touch on the meaning of adventure in visual media before moving on to video games. Norah talks about enjoying her time with Broken Age, and Ben explains the origin of the adventure game and how the term Easter egg was coined in video games.

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