I enjoyed being set on fire so much the first time. Perpetua 03: The Shadow of the Dragon Tower Pt. 3 released in the main feed. The Little Snail might be swinging above their weight class but that sure as hell isn’t going to stop them.
Gun Life is Mag...
2025-05-27 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Shoutouts to the Vita. The fourth episode of Side Story, our bi-weekly video game podcast hosted by Austin, has hit the feed. In it Austin, Sylvie and myself (Janine) discuss the loudly French game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Echo Point Nova and more–and we even answer our first ever listen...
The Eternal Flame-Stove-Furnace Thing. Episode 2 of Perpetua proper (that’s not what it’s called, I’m just so used to typing “Perpetua Prelude” that now my brain needs the symmetry) is out, and the fleggs… Are loose.
Now THAT’S a guy who ...
2025-05-13 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Many words have been spilt about the thin line between gift and curse. Unquenchable passion may drive you forward—even when you ought to halt. Wide renown will open paths closed to those who live private lives—but privacy itself will always be locked away. Profound empathy might unveil the heart of a stranger—or create a trust easily manipulated. Oh yes, oh yes. What wisdom could be greater than identifying these? Simple, of course: The acuity to acuity to recognize when a curse is that...
2025-05-07 23:35:53 +0000 UTC View Post
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We've finally finished the mammoth Chimera Ant arc. It was long, ambitious, and fascinating. On the whole, I think it's some of the best TV ever made. After dozens and dozens of episodes of tension, Togashi and Madhouse pull out all the emotional stops, closing as many narrative loops as possible before introducing the next season: the election of a new Hunter Association ...
2025-05-07 19:29:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Find Flegg clues. (0/3) It’s been a real journey between seasons this time, but with the Perpetua Prelude wrapped up and our new world built (with plenty of blank spaces, ofc) last week we kicked things off in earnest with a double episode drop.
First up we have a classic Friends at...
2025-05-06 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m putting a veil on fluid removal. The final worldbuilding prelude episode for Perpetua went up last week, and we’re basically reverberating with excitement to start releasing the season itself. Catch up on the prelude episodes on your podcast platform of choice and don’t forget to 2025-04-29 14:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Bad vibes all around! Does Gon Freecss become the least shounen protagonist of all time? Or the most? And how long can Pouf and Youpi hope to keep Meruem away from Komugi, or even from merely her name? Or the word Gungi? And what's with all this blood? Hey was something up with that bomb?
Thanks to Austin for joining us on a doozy of an episode he asked to be on almo...
2025-04-25 00:03:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry I couldn’t be helped by you. If you’re a $5+ patron, last week brought Realis 09: Conference on Clouded Dokine. New moon, who dis? (No really, it’s wicked confusing here.)
I would like to start thinking about Bohemia. The hens are coming home to roost for Empress ...
2025-04-22 14:02:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The Serene Atoll is now lit only by the fires spreading through its collapsing superstructure, the radiant blue of Realis-Itself blotted out by the chitinous hulls of the Imperial Empest’s cadaverous Grand Vessels, brought here by some fluke of fate, some surprise of syzygy, or, perhaps, some augurous echo of an event yet spied!.
Where to now, Nerveless Chancers? Another flight, another moon, another step in a journey towards…
Oh, you would like to know, wouldn’t you? I sens...
2025-04-19 23:55:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Come see Greg. Last week we released Perpetua Prelude 05. No spoilers here, but suffice it to say that things are going well for some of us and less well for others. That’s the Friends at the Table guarantee. Remember to check out the show notes for an updated world map.
We’ve always...
2025-04-15 14:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy to have Ali back to complete her Talking About Kite trilogy!
Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.
Well it wouldn't be an episode of the Chimera Ant arc if it wasn't full of the weirdest, wildest shit yet. And that's certainly true for this one. The quick rundown: The king is alive, Pouf and Youpi become mothers by feeding the king their own flesh to revive him (deeply sexual), everyone resolves to...
2025-04-09 13:53:47 +0000 UTC View Post
A non-specifically regional accent. You may have noticed that we didn’t have a newsletter last week. In fact, we had something even better. Last week we launched Side Story, a free podcast hosted by Austin where we can talk about video games both new and old. You can listen on your platform of...
This episode carries content warnings for military violence
Do you know the edge of a dream, where the boundary between affect and knowledge is blurred? Some have said this liminus is the bridge between the specious phenomena of the Drift and the iridescent truth of Realis itself. True. True. But perhaps it is more. A line not only between fantasy and reality, not only between today and tomorrow, but between one today and another. Which raises a question: What might amble ‘cr...
2025-04-04 06:14:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the Chimera Ant King that he was just an old man.
This week we cover episodes 125 and 126, titled Great Power x and x Ultimate Power and Zero x and x Rose. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 127-130, titled Hostility x And x Determination, Unparalleled joy x And x Unconditional Love, Formidable Enemy x And ...
2025-04-02 19:24:28 +0000 UTC View Post
As announced moments ago, we're launching a new Let's Play as a reward for $10 Patrons as part of the launch of Side Story, but this first episode is free for everyone! Enjoy!
2025-04-01 20:05:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone, Austin here with a big announcement: We’re launching a new podcast! It’s called Side Story, and it’s a new podcast about the games we’ve been playing (and the stories we want to tell about them). We’ll be releasing it every other week, generally offset with Media Club Plus, so you’ll always have a little extra FatT in your feed! And lemme be extremely clear:
This is not a joke or a trick, it’...
2025-04-01 20:00:28 +0000 UTC View Post
We all know liars. The Perpetua Prelude continues with part 2 as Arley, Tomor, Harlow Glesi and Yukai begin to unravel the mysteries of the western continent. Meet the fabled Gull Knights! Behold, the noble flegg! And remember to check the episode descriptions to get a look at Perpetua...
In about an hour we'll be going live on Twitch with R.E.P.O., a game about innocent little trashcans exploring together. We'll probably do some multistream stuff, so keep your eyes peeled for a link on the stream or in the chat once we're live.
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This episode carries content warnings for subjugation of a creature
What draws the moonfolk of the Quaternion to the Serene Atoll Space Station and Resort? Is it the satellite’s interior sea, which laps outward at the ringed shore? The food, aromas so rich that you need not lift a fork to taste the meal? The view of the moons near below, provided by the vast and luxurious observation deck? Or, perhaps, there are other forces at work in Realis beyond these. Forces of esoteric ...
2025-03-21 14:22:33 +0000 UTC View Post
You rolled INFP. Last week we dropped the first worldbuilding episode for our new season, Perpetua, in the main feed as well as streaming it on Twitch with some bonus merch drops for folks who joined us in th...
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Early in the episode Jack points out that this is a set of three duologues which is exactly true. The King and Netero, Ikalgo and Welfin, and Killua and Palm
This week we cover episodes 122-124, titled Pose x and x Name, Centipede x and x Memory, and Breakdown x and x Awakening. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 125 and 126, titled Great Power x and x Ultimate ...
2025-03-12 22:52:42 +0000 UTC View Post
“This version of Hard Markinson is a Xenagogue.” Recently Austin GMed a game of Realis for the Nextlander crew (a.k.a. Austin’s former GiantBomb co-workers) on stream and they kindly sent us an audio version to share in our main podcast feed. We obviously have a certain way of playi...
2025-03-11 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostOne more Clapcast! Here we are! This month(week?(day?)) we're talking about: dentist entertainment, Krull (1983, 121m) The Fifth Element (1997, 126m), The People Under the Stairs (1991, 102m), Infinity Nikki (game), Sunnyside (game), Tears of the Kingdom (game), Hi baby!, child... entertainment... labor laws...?
We're talking about dentists, horror movies and ending on abusive parents this week folks. uhhh. Have fun laughin !!!
2025-03-09 00:15:52 +0000 UTC View PostContent warning: This episode contains a (very brief and not-descriptive!) mention of injury and blood.
Here we are, with a brand new Clapcast! A clapcast we were all expecting on our Clapcast day!
okay, okay... I need to explain myself. I'm going to communicate in meme format so you all know the depths of my feelings...
I was SO tired o...
2025-03-08 05:29:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Dusty Ulled is below them now—those Nerveless Chancers. They left behind a clattering of snorts and violence and tapping feet, hiding away the odd marble in closed hands. That spheric synecdoche for the moon itself, and a catalyst too—not simply for stirring lunar power, but for spurring themselves forward towards the mysterious unknown.
But they are not the only thing moving in the dark. Other shuttles ferry travelers from moon to moon or deliver parcels or post to the miserable a...
2025-03-07 00:43:34 +0000 UTC View Post
And so it goes. The last episode of Realis’ first arc hit the main feed last week. The rest of the season will be released for $5+ patrons here on a month-by-month basis, so consider becoming a patron if you aren’t already. (Y’all are not even going to believe some...
2025-03-04 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to Media Club Plus: a podcast about diving into the media that interests us and the stories that excite us.
In this set of episodes, nearly everyone gets a shot at Youpi, with mixed results.
This week we cover episodes 119-121, titled Strong x or x Weak, Fake x and x Real, and Defeat x and x Dignity. Next episode we'll be covering episodes 122-124, titled Pose x and x Name, Centipede x and x Memory, and Breakdown x and x Awakening.
Featuring Keith Carberry (2025-02-26 23:08:40 +0000 UTC View Post
A year’s worth of chickens. Last week we dropped the final part of the first arc of Realis in the patron feed, while the second-to-last episode went up in the public feed! ...
2025-02-25 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostRISE, TARNISHED....and go out with the fellas in the Lands between!!! A handful of the cast is going to be checking out a fancy Elden Ring multiplayer mod on stream!
Join us TONIGHT at 7:30 ET for some Elden Ring adventures over on twitch.tv/friendsatthetable!
2025-02-21 22:23:47 +0000 UTC View Post