Sinopsis
Talk This! is a bi-weekly podcast about video games, old and new. Each episode, hosts Emma and Madelyn Paquette host a lively debate about two random video games (one old and one new) and then subsequently make up their own by mashing the best elements of each.
Episodios
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Side-Quest 140. The Video Game Getaway
31/07/2022 Duración: 57minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about ideal summer vacation locations in video games and realize most places are just too dangerous. Also featuring favorite vegetables, parasailing, and summery monkeys.
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Episode 143. Lego Stormtrooper Raving Rabbids
24/07/2022 Duración: 56minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Rayman and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and poor Rayman doesn't even make the title of his own episode. Also featuring Metacritic vibes, what makes a vegetable, and TikTok trends.
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Side-Quest 139. My Friend, Satan
17/07/2022 Duración: 01h06minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks in gaming and the dual frustrations of the Daily Grind. Also featuring a pun about the number two, mediocrity, and how much murder is acceptable. Forgive the clinking noises, it's Emma's dog.
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Episode 142. 13 Mecha Batmen
10/07/2022 Duración: 58minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Batman: Arkham Asylum and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and get lost in the Batman mythos. Also featuring normal teenage things, the Robin evolutionary chain, and the Batmen through time.
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Side-Quest 138. Many Frames Per Second
03/07/2022 Duración: 55minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about all the fun technical terminology of video games that they've never understood before. They're very dumb. Also featuring low-poly birds, pet peeves, and circular pixels. Very funny that this is the episode with a few audio problems.
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Episode 141. Deathloop of an Earthworm
26/06/2022 Duración: 01h06minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Earthworm Jim and Deathloop and wonder what's with the high amount of worms with guns content in games. Also featuring weird twists, bad impressions, and what a seal-person looks like.
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Side-Quest 137. We Are All Dads
19/06/2022 Duración: 01h04minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about video game dads in celebration of Father's Day. Also featuring a few moms, last naming conventions, and the virtues of It Takes Two. Contains spoilers for The Witcher 3 and The Last of Us
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Episode 140. Bastion of Sifu
12/06/2022 Duración: 01h24sIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Bastion and Sifu and the two kinds of dads. Also featuring Jackie Chan movies, the indie game scene, and a cool DJ.
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Side-Quest 136. Mobile Adventures
05/06/2022 Duración: 01h11minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last seven(!) weeks in gaming and sling around clickbait insults and compliments. Also featuring imminent Rean, Shakepearean car combat, and the rise of mobile gaming.
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Episode 139. Pokemon Defense Force
29/05/2022 Duración: 53minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Earth Defense Force and Pokemon Legends Arceus and evaluate aliens on the humanoid scale. Also featuring Alpha Snorlax, colonialism, and how much stuff can go on your screen.
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Side-Quest 135. Nice Weather We're Having
22/05/2022 Duración: 55minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about weather in video games and theorize about why water is sad. Also featuring allergy seasons, the appeal of pixel rain, and whether sand is a kind of weather.
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Episode 138. Layton Returns
15/05/2022 Duración: 59minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Professor Layton and Returnal and make the most terrifying SAT study game. Also featuring saving your game, claw hands, and why Luke ran away in the night.
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Side-Quest 134. Brought to You By...
08/05/2022 Duración: 01h01minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk product placement in video games and resist the urge to get into energy drinks. Also featuring Cup Noodle, Zoom microphones, and Taco Bell. This podcast is not sponsored.
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Special Episode: Just PAX 2022 Things
01/05/2022 Duración: 57minIn this special episode, Madelyn and Emma go over their PAX East 2022 experience and reveal their confusion with Xbox controllers. Also featuring the blue boy, no robot photos, and expensive soda.
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Episode 137. Twisted Elden Ring
24/04/2022 Duración: 01h50sIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Twisted Metal and Elden Ring and talk about bugs vs features. Also featuring intense difficulty, pause buttons, and the Peacock streaming service.
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Side-Quest 133. Fine Piece of Rat
17/04/2022 Duración: 01h06minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk their last six weeks in gaming and try not to imagine human forms of Donald and Goofy. Also featuring misunderstood questions, Reggie from customer support, and plenty of CHAOS.
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Episode 136. Alice, Way More Than Twelve Minutes
10/04/2022 Duración: 01h08minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss American Mcgee's Alice and Twelve Minutes and literally can't shut up. Also featuring The Great Gatsby, flattened rabbits, and Willem Dafoe. Content Warning: discussions of violence, abuse, sexual assault, and questionable depictions of mental health conditions.
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Side-Quest 132. Valuable Platinum
03/04/2022 Duración: 58minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about game achievements and trophies and how to write game guides. Also featuring PS4 breakage, getting all the fish, and iron-on patches.
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Episode 135. OlliOlli to the Trauma Center
27/03/2022 Duración: 53minIn this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Trauma Center and OlliOlli World and wonder if anyone has ever landed an ollie in real life. Also featuring skateboard nurse, the dearth of medical drama games, and rad vibes.
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Side-Quest 131. So Nice, Play It Twice
20/03/2022 Duración: 57minIn this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about what makes a game replayable and the secrets of mahjong. Also featuring getting your money's worth, childhood impulses, and the need to be productive.