Ranged Touch

October 2021 Podcast

The video version of this episode (the optimal way to experience it) is here: https://youtu.be/ZPE2pAJ6gSg

There is some crunchy audio here due to how we recorded. Apologies.

October 2021 Newsletter

Hello everyone!

Apologies for the extremely long delay on the newsletter this month. We wanted to record some special treats, and it took longer to get it all together than we thought. But that means we have an immense number of cool things to talk to you about. Let's talk about it!

All patrons have access to a cool little Let's Play that we put together of Supermassive's Little Hope. We're releasing an episode a week between now and Halloween (Oct 23 and Oct 30). 2021-10-21 00:23:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Halloween Treat: Little Hope Let's Play Part 1

Hello! As a special treat for all of our Patreon backers, all three members of Ranged Touch got together to record a full let's play of Little Hope, a game from the creators of RT-favorite Until Dawn. We learn a lot about scary towns and colonial time travel in this episode. Warning: it's scary and there's some graphic content! 

The rest of the episodes will come out between now and Halloween 2021! Thanks again for supporting Ranged Touch.

Just King Things Bonusode - Stand By Me (1986)

Have you ever heard about a dead body? What about a dead body that was hit by a train? Did you race some evil greasers to see that body by walking along some train tracks for several days? If so, you might have lived the plot of Stand By Me. This month we're joined by Joseph Fink to talk about a 1980s nostalgia classic.

We talk about Rob Reiner's nostalgia epic Stand By Me on this month's Just King Things bonusode! Check it out by heading over to the 2021-10-11 14:09:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Just King Things Bonusode - Creepshow (1982)

You ever get so mad at your white picket fence family that you make a devilish pact with Raoul the Ghoul and get him to evoke a series of horrifying stories meant for children, except for the one story that is clearly about being middle aged and hating your wife? Has this ever happened to you?

We talk about the Stephen King-penned and George Romero-directed Creepshow on this month's Just King Things bonusode! Check it out by heading over to the 2021-09-13 13:56:05 +0000 UTC View Post

September 2021 Newsletter

It's September, the truest month of the year, and we all know what that means: we're only one month away from the Liar's Month of tricksters and cowards, where the dead walk the earth and play the hollowed bones of their ancestors like flutes. Messed up stuff.

We're doing the damn thing here at Ranged Touch HQ. 

The latest episode of Just King Things was a massive 2021-09-12 17:12:43 +0000 UTC View Post

September 2021 Podcast (Fixed)

We talk about a thousand things, and we solve Danni's Dungeon World problem.

Kilmercast - Val (2021)

A new episode of Kilmercast, the long-defunct podcast where Laurel and CMRN talk about the films of Val Kilmer, discussing the 2021 documentary Val.

Homestuck Made This World: Episode 1, Part 1

Here's the show:

Lots of ways to subscribe: https://blubrry.com/homestuckmadethisworld/

Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homestuck-made-this-world/id1580605564

August 2021 Newsletter

Hello there! It's August, the Cursed Month, known only to the few who can peer behind the veil and into the Second Domain of Months. 

Big news this month! We've just launched a new store over at TeePublic, and you can go there to buy some remixed old merch (like the Ranged Touch logo shirt) or some new cool stuff like a 2021-08-09 15:20:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Just King Things Bonusode - The Mangler (1995)

Sometimes a regular cop is trying to make his way in the world, hanging out with his mystic brother-in-law, and gets attacked by a cursed refrigerator. We've all been there. This is a movie in which this happens, and then also there is an evil laundry press. It mangles people. It's The Mangler! This is a truly wild episode, and we hope you enjoy this discussion of Tobe Hooper's strange classic. 

There's a new bonusode on The Mangler that you can check out by headi...

Just King Things Bonusode - The Running Man (1987)

Some big strong guy is part of the military, but damn it, he's not going to do military stuff like they want him to! He's in the near-future dystopia where good guys are rebels and bad guys run extremely popular prime-time television shows. This is the setup for 1987's The Running Man, and we're here to talk about it with two hours with the famous Simone de Rochefort, who is a very special guest.

There's a new bonusode on The Running Man that you can check out by headi...

July 2021 Newsletter

We missed last month's newsletter! We were too busy! But we've got the delicious stuff for you here. Don't eat this, though, please.

Last month's Game Studies Study Buddies was on Lev Manovich's The Language of New Media, an important book in the history of understanding whatever the hell "new media" are. CMRN and Michael worked their way through the book in order to make it helpful and understandable for you, although they're not sure that the whole thing is worth rea...

July 2021 Podcast

Yes, we did miss the last one of these.

Just King Things Bonusode - Cujo (1983)

There's a dog. He's a Saint Bernard. He gets rabies. Meanwhile, there's a whole domestic drama going on. Put on your panic pants, because it's time for Cujo from 1983. We reveal all kinds of great information about this film in this episode, including some revelatory remarks about Jan de Bont.

There's a new bonusode on 1983's Cujo that you can check out by heading over to the JKT Bonusodes Compl...

May 2021 Podcast

Danni and CMRN were able to quarantine and spend some time together in a physical space. They tell you all about the games they played in this episode.

May 2021 Newsletter

A wise man once said that it is gonna be may. It's May. No longer will it gonna be May. Think about that for just a moment. Consider it. 

This month's Game Studies Study Buddies was on Colin Milburn's Mondo Nano, a truly bizarre book of game studies that everyone should at least check out our episode on. From atomic cinema (by which we mean films made with atoms) to 2021-05-10 21:02:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Just King Things Bonusode - Cat's Eye (1985)

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch an anthology film held together by a cat's journey from North Carolina to New York and back again? Do you believe in the hateful power of monstrous pigeons? Cat's Eye is something you need to know about. We talk about it on the new episode of the Bonusodes!

There's a new bonusode on 1985's Cat's Eye that you can check out by heading over to the 2021-05-10 14:50:29 +0000 UTC View Post

How To Access The Things You Pay For

Hey there! Patreon is a little weird about creating lots of different feeds, so we've assembled this convenient list of things you might want to be accessing with your subscription to the Ranged Touch Patreon.

• The Shelved By Genre bonusodes are accessed at the $10/month level and can be found by clicking this link. 

• The Homestuck Made This World b...

  2021-04-13 01:32:20 +0000 UTC View Post

April 2021 Podcast

Apologies for skipping a month in the podcast. We recorded this in March, and I am posting it now. Back to normal next month!

Just King Things Bonusode - Stephen King's Sleepwalkers (1992)

We cannot begin to explain to you what's happening in Sleepwalkers, but we can say to you that we enjoyed it and talked about it for nearly two hours. We get deep on cat vampire lore, filmmaking in the 1980s, and briefly discuss Tobe Hooper.

There's a new bonusode on 1992's Stephen King's Sleepwalkers that you can check out by heading over to the JKT Bonusodes Complete List or by checking ou...

April 2021 Newsletter

It's April! Spring is happening! It is such a robust and busy time that...someone...forgot to put this newsletter together for last month. Anyway!

Game Studies Study Buddies continues in a cool and rad way. Our last two episodes have been on Tara Fickle's The Race Card and 2021-04-13 01:16:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Just King Things Bonusode - Firestarter (1984)

Drew Barrymore? Martin Sheen? David Keith but not Keith David? Join us to discuss this forgotten classic of sweaty 1980s men and faceless, evil government figures. 

There's a new bonusode on 1984's Firestarter that you can check out by heading over to the JKT Bonusodes Complete List or by checking out 2021-03-08 15:10:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Just King Things Bonusode - The Dead Zone (1983)

Did you know that David Cronenberg directed a Stephen King adaptation? Did you know that Christopher Walken is in it? What about Martin Sheen ad libbing the weirdest political speeches you've ever seen? It seems like you might have forgotten...it might be in....the dead zone for you.

There's a new bonusode on 1983's The Dead Zone that you can check out by heading over to the JKT Bonusodes Complete List 2021-02-08 14:47:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Vice City LP - Ep 8

CMRN is joined by special guest Paul Tamayo for episode 8 of this show!

Another solo episode, but I'm 99% sure that the NEXT episode WILL have a guest.

1 - Warm Welcome
2 - Wolves at the Door
3 - Real Estate Development
4 - ...

February 2021 Newsletter

It's February! The cold month. We all know it's called that. Everyone calls it that. If you don't call it that, then you're out of alignment. 

We've had a great time with the last couple of Game Studies Study Buddies episodes, and we hope that you've been enjoying them. We did a really fun episode on Timothy J. Welsh's Mixed Realism that you will love (if you...

February 2021 Podcast

We talk about native plants for 30 minutes and then, also, some movies.

January 2021 Podcast

This is the busiest season, but we finally got this going. Apologies on the delay! January is always hard for us. We talk a lot about movies in this one.

Just King Things Bonusodes

Hello all! We've gotten some feedback about the bonusodes for Just King Things, so I am creating this post to help smooth things out. First,

Hello all! We've gotten some feedback about the bonusodes for Just King Things, so I am creating this post to help smooth things out.

First, here is the RSS link that you can put into the podcast player of your choice: https://kingbonusodes.c...

Vice City LP - Ep 7

Another solo episode, but I'm 99% sure that the NEXT episode WILL have a guest.

1 - Warm Welcome
2 - Wolves at the Door
3 - Real Estate Development
4 - 2020-12-02 18:29:14 +0000 UTC View Post