We Play RPG's Episode 5, Part 1: Explore All The Things!

On this episode of We Play RPG's:

Episode 5, Part 1

• We learn of Ancient Thassilon and Iron Cobras.
• Fighting Lustspawn will sometimes result in sickness.
• Half-plate does not protect against acid.
• Skull Spiders suck at biting.
• And more.

Part 2 will go up next week, so until then enjoy your holiday!

Episode 19: The Emperor of Lego

On this episode of the We Talk To Ourselves Podcast:

Episode 19

• Paul Dini confirms what we suspected about DC Comics executives and their aversion to female fans.
• The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug: Thoughts on the movie as a film, also thoughts on the adaptation from the book.
• Ant-Man - The Edgar Wright directed Marvel film that introduces one of the most important characters in the Marvel Universe and what it means for the cinematic universe.
• This Week in Geek:
• Super-luminous supernovae from 10 billion light years away.
• Air powered LEGO car: Enterprising Australians make a full size LEGO car.  We also talk about the life of the Emperor of LEGO.
• Cloaking technology.  Today, radio waves.  Tomorrow, the visible light spectrum.
• Spiders eat pollen, not just bugs.  Still nope.  Nope, nope, nope.
• Yellowstone Park is a supervolcano, and it has a massive lava chamber below it.  Did I mention nope?
• Language experiments on the 1500's to try and figure out what language people spoke before there was language.  Ethics weren't a thing then.

Episode 18: I've Got My Ghetto Card.

On this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

Episode 18

• Oh No Godzilla! - The latest incarnation of the giant atomic monster is coming to the big screen.  We talk about the latest trailer and what we expect from the film.
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - The second installment of the Hobbit film trilogy brings us into the Mirkwood, we finally enter Erebor, the lonely mountain, and meet Bard.  We talk about our expectations of the film, and how it stacks up to the fiction.
• We started to talk about Edge of Tomorrow, then talked about a wierdo D&D game featuring Morgan Freeman, Vin Diesel, The RZA, The GZA, and Dame Judy Dench.  Yeah, this is a thing.
• Edge of Tomorrow - Tom Cruise fights aliens, using the power of time loops and an exosuit.  We talk about how this movie is what Starship Troopers should have been, and how we would handle a time loop.
• This Week in Geek:
• NASA's Valkyrie Robot participates in the DARPA robotics competition. 
• The Great Youtube Copyright Claim.  Youtube's all seeing robot gain sentience and takes down a ton of videos.
• Europa is bleeding water.  Huge, powerful jets of water are being fired off of Jupiter's moon.  Liquid water exists on Europa, and maybe Arthur C. Clarke was right.
• Our universe might be a hologram made up of 10 parts.
• Firefly Online, an upcoming tactical strategy MMORPG based in the Firefly universe.  Shiny.
• Spider-goats.
• Also: Outtake!

Episode 17: F*ck Physics!

In this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

Episode 17

• The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The forthcoming sequel that pits the web slinger against Electro, Rhino, and the Green Goblin.  We talk about the newly released trailer that teases the Sinister Six, Rhino's new look, and how the movie should play out.
• ADVENTURE TIME!: The super trippy "children's" cartoon that deals with a surprising amount of adult themes.  We talk about those themes, as well as our favorite characters and moments.  MATHEMATICAL!
• This week in geek:
• Warp drive...yep.
• Japanese WWII subs just chilling out in the pacific.
• Congress talks about aliens for 2 hours.
• 2013 trailer mash-up.
• 10 robot deaths that were more poignant than human deaths.  And a few human deaths thrown in for good measure.

Programming note:  We'll be changing to a long format from here on out, as it will help us transition easily to putting our stuff on Itunes.  Bit larger file sizes, but not too bad.  Stay tuned.

Also...
Outtake!

We Play RPG's Episode 4: The Godsmouth Ossuary

On this episode of We Play RPG's:

• We meet our intrepid adventurers.
• Mud, a simpleton with a penchant for punching.  
• Harry, a well educated Wizard with a childlike sense of wonder.  
• Laro, a worldly and wise Cleric of Serenrae.
• Robert, a man who professionally drinks poison and throws bombs...and gets paid for it.
• We learn why marching order is important in RPG's.
• Why Detect Magic is the most useful spell in Pathfinder.
• Also, how some bone constructs are NOT evil.

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Part 2

Part 3

Outtake

We Play RPG's Episode 3: Master and Commander

In this episode of We Play RPG's:

• The party learns that it isn't a good idea to eat before travelling through a magic portal.
• Eli continues to be Satan.
• We fight a magical, middle eastern version of Bruce Lee.
• Dwarves drink and fight!
• We meet Ragnar's father, and find out why he left home.
• A giant Orc, and an even more gianter dragon!

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Outtake

Episode 16 - You Never Go Full Cyborg

In this episode of  We Talk To Ourselves:

• The Great Hollywood Ripoff Machine - Simba vs. Kimba, Ariadne vs. Paprika, Mr. Book vs. Akira, Mad Max vs. Fist of the North Star.  Does Hollywood have any original ideas left?
• The Singularity - One day, man and machine will be one.  At least a lot of people think we will.  We discuss the idea of the merging of flesh and steel.
• Thor Odinson, Protector of Mankind - Thor: The Dark World came out, and is currently the biggest movie in the world.  We talk about our expectations on the movie, and about the Thunderer himself.
• Ms. Marvel - The new Ms. Marvel is a Muslim-American, and people are losing their crap.  Why does the world have a problem with diverse superheros?
• Nekocon - Our local con that featured a stupid amount of comics, cosplay, and awesome people doing awesome things including this thing right here.  Also, COMICS including the Honey Badger, cause you know, he gives no sh#%&*.

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Episode 15: EXPLOSIONS!

In this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• The Marvel Universe expands.  We talk about Captain America: Winter Soldier, Ben Kingsley returning as the Mandarin, Guardians of the Galaxy, and LEGO Marvel Superheroes
• Michael Bay: The Explosospective! Michael Bay has been making explosions for the past 20 years, with a little bit of movie in between, we talk about his career as it is, and how two Chinese gentlemen took exception with him.
• SCIENCE - Gene splicing, immortality, and hybrids.  OH MY.

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Episode 14 - A Giant Crazy Butterfly

On this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Pokemon: The Japanese phenomenon where you play with monsters you keep in your pocket.  We explore why this simple RPG has become something of a cultural phenomenon that we keep throwing money at.
• Public Service Announcement: Lego Marvel Super Heroes came out on Tuesday and while Eli devours that game, you are cleared to leave your homes.
• Arrow and Supernatural have new seasons, and thus they must be spoken about.
• Troy Baker, also known as the new voice actor for the Joker.  We talk about how awesome he is, and how voice acting in games has gotten steadily better over the last 10 years.
• Ancient Alien Theory - We aren't saying it's aliens....but....it isn't aliens.
• Redubbing, riffing, and spoofs...oh my.
• Outtake - Eric has real trouble with the intro and more cursing than all our other podcasts combined.

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Outtake

Show Notes

• Troy Baker reading the Joker monologue from The Killing Joke
• Tara Strong and Mark Hamill as the Joker and Harley Quinn
• Ancient Aliens
• Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
• Rifftrax
• Medieval Land Fun-Time Park
• I'm The Juggernaut, Bitch!
• Screenjunkies - The makers of Honest Trailers
• A ton of Abridged Series
• Unnecessary Censorship - Digimon
• Geek and Sundry on Youtube - The home of Tabletop, Co-Optitude, and Spellslingers
• Thug Notes
• Awe Me Channel - Home of Man At Arms
• Vsauce 1, 2, and 3
• TheRussianBadger- Youtube Battlefield commentator.  I don't think he likes broccoli.
• Yogscast
• Game Grumps
• Egoraptor
• Nerdy Nummies
• Cartoon Hangover
• Epic Meal Time
• Cinema Sins

Double Post: Episodes 12 and 13.

This week, we have two episodes of We Talk to Ourselves for you.

Episode 12 - Podcast: The Nerdening

On this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• DC Comics and the New 52 - Why is DC trying so hard to sabotage their own products?  From editorial mismanagement, to professional ineptitude, and questionable moral decisions, DC comics is slowly but surely eroding the foundation of what was supposed to be their fresh start.
• We Watch Movies Review: Riddick - We review the latest installment of the Riddick franchise, complete with all of its violence, gore, and overt sexism.
• Cosplay:  The stigma of purity - We talk about the belief that you have to be the same race, gender, or body type to cosplay a character, and why people believe this.
• Special Guest: Hunter - We discuss game mastery, problem players and GM's, and some of our favorite moments that have arisen out of our RPG experiences.

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Hour 2

Episode 13 - F'in Science!

On this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Magic/Superpowers - Suddenly, and without warning, a large portion of the population of Earth has superpowers or access to limitless magical power.  We discuss what we think would happen when the monkeys suddenly have the power of the gods.
• Time Travel - We hop in the DeLorean and go back in time...not really, since we talk about how modern science thinks that doing so is highly improbable.  We also talk about our favorite media that portrays time travel, and where we would go if we could break the bonds of time.
• F'in Science! - At great length we talk about science.  Everything from making light a solid, to planets made of mercury, and Nikola Tesla.
• Week in Geek - Comics, games, TV, and movies from the week we recorded.

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We Play RPG's Episode 2: Parts 3-7

This week on We Play RPG's!

• The party meets a new member!  Then they realize he's quite less wizardy than they would have liked.
• In the vast wastes of the Great Desert, the party encounters a set of awesome ruins, containing some not so awesome things.
• At the capital, things get real.  Like, really real.

Also, of note.  Some of you may have noticed some things aren't quite adding up.  There was a whole episode that got lost to data corruption.  It involved a slave ship, meeting members of The Seven, fighting a Master, and blowing up a ship, as well as running from a Witherbeast and a Chinook.  I'd love to have posted that for you, but it wasn't to be.  My apologies, but I hope this episode makes up for it.

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

We Play RPG's - Part 2: The Great Gates of Kos

In the first half of the second episode of We Play RPG's:

• We wander the desert, and come across some skeletons who totally lift bro.
• We find out that Kale loves to be called half-breed.
• Fletcher shouldn't play with tentacles.
• Also we find out that when creating a guild of thieves, you should always scrimp on the labor and get the most inept foot soldiers you can.

Part 1

Part 2

Episode 11: Bitchin' Robot Hands!

On this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Dwayne Johnson.  Has he come from some far away world to save us with his entertaining presence?  Is he truly a Furyan, like that Vin Diesel guy?  We talk about everyone's favorite Rock monster.
• Actors who seem like genuinely nice people.  More common than you would think.
• Firefly:  We talk about it so the healing can begin.
• M. Night Shymalan: Y u so bad at movies?
• Superpowers: What ones we would want, and how we would use them for good/evil/trolling.

Hour one went a little short, but we make up for it in hour 2.

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Episode 10: Ghandi is a Dick [Spoilers]

In this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Dreams.  Why are they so weird?  Is it because we're crazy or is it because our brains are a big bowl of life soup that just keeps on sloshing up strange and wonderful things?  The crew talks about some of their weird dreams, and why they think they happen.
• Comics aren't for GIRLS!  Or at least that's what Todd McFarlane, Gerry Conway, and Mark Millar say.  The guys talk about how you can't be much more wrong, and have a nice lengthy discussion about women in refrigerators.
• Phil Reviews: Flashpoint Paradox, a new entry in the DC Animated universe based on the Flashpoint comic series that ushered in the New 52.  This review will contain spoilers, I didn't have time to make a warning, so if you want to skip the spoilers, scrub over to 17 minutes and 50 seconds in hour 2.
• GamesCom 2013.  The largest industry event for interactive entertainment, or as I call it, those damn vidja games.  The guys talk about some of the big titles they're excited about coming in the next few months.
• And much more random!

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Hour 2

No outtake this week since we weren't funny enough.

Show Notes and Links

• Oglaf [18+ only please, this comic is not nice]
• JL8 by Yale Stewart
• io9.com - Mark Millar and Todd McFarlane: Ladies, Comics Aren't For You
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
• TitanFall
• Battlefield 4
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes
• Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls
• Tom Clancy's: The Division
• Payday 2
• Dying Light

Episode 9: Lucky Number Sevin

In this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Special Guest: Jessica Sevin of JL7 Photograpy joins us for the podcast!
• Characters we empathize with probably a little too much.  You will say: I know that feel, bro.
• We talk about characters and elements of fiction that fundamentally changed our perception of said fiction.
• The Wolverine: A review that is a more better review than most superhero movies we've seen.
• An Interview with a Photographer: Jessica Sevin talks about how she got into photography, why digital allows up and coming photographers to ply their craft, costume and geek shaming, heavy metal culture, and a whole lot more!
• This episodes outtakes:  Eric learns how to tell time, and finds out that Twizzlers can fight back.

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Hour 2

Outtake 1

Outtake 2

Show Notes and Links

• Ellie Retrophilia
• Nekocon
• Anime Mid-Atlantic
• Katsucon
• Dragoncon
• Deviantart
• Yenra Photography
• The Hawkeye Initiative
• Repair Her Armor
• ABC News: What Would You Do?

We Play RPGs! Part 1: The Scarlet Riders

You've heard it mentioned in our other episodes, and I've finally gotten around to chopping it up.  We Play RPGs, our sister podcast that involves us playing tabletop RPG games.  The first in our series is the Evernight setting for the Savage Worlds RPG system.  When we conclude this game, we will move on to other games.  You can suggest something for us to play by sending us an email at this address.  In these episodes:

• We introduce our characters and find out more about the world of Tarth.
• We meet Lord McGowan, and his manservant, the most uninterested man in the world.
• We explore the forest, and kill 10 wolves.
• We learn that Kale has a terrible fear of small spaces, and an even more terrible fear of beachballs with buzzsaw mouths and tiny T-Rex arms (listen and that will make way more sense, trust me).
• And much more, including ORCS!

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Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7

Episode 8: APPLEJUICE!

In this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Video Game Tropes.  Grab your whole chicken and prepare for a stealth mission to Zombieville!  We talk about those annoying things that seem to pop up in every game these days.
• Upstaging bastards!  Those characters in your favorite media that hog the spotlight from the main characters.
• Good night sweet prince.  Characters that were cut down in their prime.  Whether for dramatic effect or just plain annoyance, we wax nostalgic on those poor souls who had promise and got the axe in a a way most foul.
• No wait I wasn-.  Creepy cutoffs often leave the audience wondering what the hell happened in that storyline that was just being played out.  We discuss some of the weirder cutoff storylines in media, including some of the creepy crap Nickelodeon tried to pass off as children's television.
• From the page to the screen.  An indictment of modern cinema's love of throwing acid in the face of everything we love from books and comics. 
• Outtake!  Chris tells us about how beer is not applejuice!

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Outtake

Episode 7: Giant Monster Bros!

On this episode of We Talk To Ourselves:

• Shows that should have been great, but were terrible, or vice versa.
• Godzilla and the Daikaiju!: What's great about Godzilla and the giant monster movies
• Weakness for fictional characters and actors.  What people or characters will you see regardless of what they are in.
• Actors that catch flak for "ruining" characters, when the fault lies with the script or the director.
• Special effects: The history of special effects and where they're going in the future.
• Comics and video games!
• And a special outtake where Eli forgets his name!

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Outtake

Episode 6: Gimme Yo Sandwich!

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Hello again people of the internet, it's us, We Talk To Ourselves, and we've got another session for you to listen to.  In this episode:

• Bond, James Bond.  The enduring man of mystery, the original suave superspy.  The guys talk about their favorite Bond movies and books, and also what the character represents.
• Deadliest Fiction - We actually talk about it this time!  We swear!
• The guys argue about Superman, both the version from the Man of Steel film and the DC Animated Universe.  They discuss Man of Steel and whether or not it really represents the subject matter, and Phil reviews Superman vs. The Elite. 
• Comics, comics, comics!  Chris and Eli review a few first run titles, and give their opinion of their worthiness.
• Pseudo-science.  Whether it be nuclear reactors turned nuclear bombs, cosmic rays giving you superpowers, or unobtanium, pseudo-science is very real, even though it's fake.  The guys talk about the impact of this phenomenon on film.
• And much more random!

Also, a few programming notes.  The format has been shaken up a bit, since I didn't like how the bumper music was working out, so we cut the intermission music and trailer music.  We instead added new stingers by our good friend Ryan Mozal, who has an awesome announcer voice.  Also he does our intermission plugs for the following things:

• Pinnacle Entertainment Group
• We Love Fine
• Jersey's Cards, Comics, and Games

And on a more frustrating note, there are some random sound issues in this podcast I was unable to edit out. This was due to a hardware error, luckily they aren't distracting enough to ruin the entire podcast, and I'll be working to iron those issues out in the future.  Thanks for your continued patronage.

Episode 5, Hour 2: You Guys Are Jerks!

In this continuation of episode 5, the guys wax about Blur Studio and their awesome CG trailers, and what they add or subtract from the games they are for.  They also talk about E3, and what the gaming industry did right and wrong.

Bumper Music
Entertainment for the Braindead - Run!

Episode 5, Hour 1: You Guys Are Jerks!

In this episode the guys talk about movies that exceeded expectations, movie feels and how they rip out your heart and twist the knife, featuring a discussion about Will Smith and the physics of floating a trailer.  Also a discussion about how Eli was a little green around the gills.

Intermission Music:

Dr. Wylie - Perception

Episode 4, Hour 2: I Shouldn't Paint Churches

In this second hour of the podcast, the guys fully discuss Superman vs. Batman, and Marvel vs. DC animated films.

Charles Atlas - Photosphere

Episode 4, Part 1: I Shouldn't Paint Churches

In this episode, the guys talk about two of the worlds favorite British entertainment staples; Sir Patrick Stewart and the eternal Gallifreyan Time Lord, Doctor Who.  Taking time off admiring those two most fine gentlemen, the guys talk about the Bechdel Entertainment Test, and a show down between Marvel and DC, and the discussion of the one sided fight between Superman and Batman.

Intermission Music:
Circus Marcus - Busqueda Exploratoria #9

Episode 3 Punch and Bone Hour 2!

Part 2 of 3, of 5 of 789...

No, no it's hour 2 of episode 3.

And long live William Fatner!!!

Episode 3 - Punch and Bone Hour 1!

And for the conclusion of our weekend backlog , I present episode 3. Thanks for your patience, we are glad you guys like the show, and are always hungry for more .

In this Episode we have our first guest interview, with Hunter, who is an up and coming game designer, and Local GM we are friends with, and one of the hosts is related to him.

Hunter has a well rounded discussion of developing his setting, and some insights into the process .

So Deckard Bane says: "Stay awhile and listen!!!"

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As always, a special thanks to Jersey's Cards and Comics, who give a home and some times a studio. 

You can find them on the Facebooks.

And these fine people as well. 

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Pinnacle Entertainment Group 

Episode 2: Pinkie Pie is Best Pony

In Episode 2 we talk about:

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• My Little Pony:  Bronies, Equestria Girls, and what fandom does to people.
• Corporations:  Good or bad, how their shenanigans reflect on them.
• RPG Edition Hate:  Y u do dis?

Episode 1: Thank You Col. Danvers

Programming Note:  The audio quality on these early episodes can be quite bad, keep that in mind.

In this first episode, the guys discuss, comics, tv, and video games.  Iron Man 3, and even a beer delivery. Also in this episode , Ms.Marvel is paid a great deal of respect by possibly her scariest fan, Eli .

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So, buckle up, and sit back, and listen to to madness that is, We Talk To Ourselves!

Our intermission song is Pizza Power from the Coming Out of Their Shells Tour.  The closing song is Turtle Power, from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Performed by Partners in Kryme

The show opener is  Fear Complex - Messiah Kick.

We give full credit and claim no rights to the songs used in the show .

Links mentioned in the show

Jersey's Cards and comics : Our Home Away from Home - and the Kingdom of John
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerseys-Cards-Comics-Inc/115717725117136?fref=ts

Pinnacle Entertainment Group : Makers of Savage Worlds .
http://www.peginc.com/

Drive Thru Rpg : Huge Vareity , of pdf rpgs
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?manufacturers_id=27&affiliate_id=43237

We love fine : T-shirts , Bags , you name it , if it hase pop culture significance , you can find it here!
http://www.welovefine.com/

A special thank you to, Shane Lacy Hensley & John Millington.