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OSPod 94 After-After Show-Show!

The gang talks about the questionable writing decisions of Samurai Jack season 5, Jenny Nicholson's new four-hour video about Disney's Star Wars' Galactic Starcruiser Interactive Experience In Association With Disney's Star Wars' Galaxy's Edge, art brain hitting different, and the wonderful world of Weird Ass Comics!

Visual aids, presented...

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History Hijinks: The Worst Venetian Ever

History Hijinks: The Worst Venetian Ever

Real bold of me to be talking about venice when i promised not to until I wrote a book about it – OH WAIT WHAT'S THIS?????

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/theveneziad?ref=4ikdfa

-B

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Fables and Folktales: The Great Zodiac Race

Fables and Folktales: The Great Zodiac Race

Everyone get curious about your star-assigned fursonas

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OSPod 93 After-After Show-Show!

The OSGang and special guest Frost talk about Hugh Jackman's terrible wig in Van Helsing (2004)

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History Summarized: Beauty and Brutalism

History Summarized: Beauty and Brutalism

No no no guys you just don't GET IT, Brutalism is actually really clever and impressive and in this essay I wi–

I sure had fun with this one, hope you do too.

-B

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Trope Talk: Trickster Heroes

Trope Talk: Trickster Heroes

For when you're absolutely dedicated to the side of good and righteousness, but what you're mostly good at is lying

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OSPod 92 After-After Show-Show!

The gang chats with special guest JM8 about our best lasertag arena ideas!

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History Summarized: Athens (Accidentally) Invents Democracy

History Summarized: Athens (Accidentally) Invents Democracy

"TOP FIVE Athenian Tyrants – #2 will surprise you and #3 will get murdered in a polycule-gone-wrong!"
–Herodotus if he had a blog.

-B

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So About That Total Eclipse

So About That Total Eclipse

OF COURSE I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT IT

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OSPod 91 After-After Show-Show!

The gang chats about fantasy swears, Mission Impossible and Spy Kids!

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There will never be another Shadow of the Colossus – Detail Diatribe

There will never be another Shadow of the Colossus – Detail Diatribe

For better and worse, there's no game like it.

-B

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Miscellaneous Myths: Loki Nearly Kills Everybody (Again)

Miscellaneous Myths: Loki Nearly Kills Everybody (Again)

And this time it wasn't even on purpose!

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OSPod 90 After-After Show-Show!

Red, Indigo, and Blue recap a fun-filled weekend of PAX East, a live concert for video-game music, and lots of clips from Sonic real-time fan-dubs.

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History-Makers: Iceland's #1 Menace, Snorri Sturluson

History-Makers: Iceland's #1 Menace, Snorri Sturluson

He is about to commit Federal Crimes. He cannot be stopped.

-B

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Trope Talk: The Noodle Incident

Trope Talk: The Noodle Incident

What noodle incident? Nobody can prove I did it!

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OSPod 89 After-After Show-Show!

The OSGang talk about videogames, media preservation, backwards compatibility, and definitely not piracy!

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SPRING SEASONAL UPDATE!

Ding ding, it's Spring – so it's time to let you know what's going on at OSP and what's next!

First off, this Thursday the 21 we're going to be at PAX East in Boston doing a community meetup at 6pm in the Community Room. It'll be an informal space to chat, take pictures, and hang out wi...

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History Summarized: The Greek Age of Cities

History Summarized: The Greek Age of Cities

Ancient Greece created a social ecosystem of numerous independent cities to cater to my tastes specifically.

-B

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Detail Diatribe: Being Batman - A Curse Or A Choice?

Detail Diatribe: Being Batman - A Curse Or A Choice?

I've resisted this urge for too long already. Everybody needs to hear me talk about Batman Beyond!

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OSPod 88 After-After Show-Show!

The OSGang assemble for a bittersweet victory lap of vindication about What Is Happening With The MCU!

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History-Makers: Sun Tzu & The Art of War

History-Makers: Sun Tzu & The Art of War

TBH I prefer "Moon Aquarium" but Sun Tzu is pretty cool too...

-B

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Trope Talk: Last Of Their Kind

Trope Talk: Last Of Their Kind

Or at least last-ish. Last-adjacent.

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OSPod 87 After-After Show-Show!

The OSGang talks about video games, adaptation, and the unique strengths and weaknesses of different art forms!

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History Summarized: The Leaning Tower of Pisa

History Summarized: The Leaning Tower of Pisa

It's a real Pisa work I tell ya

-B

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Fables and Folktales: Yuki-Onna

Fables and Folktales: Yuki-Onna

A Japanese folktale for the winter seeason!

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OSPod 86 After-After Show-Show!

Three aces and a joker are here to hang out!

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History Summarized: Timbuktu!

History Summarized: Timbuktu!

Good news – I've found a new top 10 favorite city in world history.

-B

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Trope Talk: Small Mammal on a Big Adventure

Trope Talk: Small Mammal on a Big Adventure

Or "In Defense Of Why Ratigan Is The First Disney Villain I Think Of"

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OSPod 85 After-After Show-Show!

The gang kicks off this AASS by spending a straight ten minutes swapping this week's ass stories!

*And here's a totally innocuous clip from the Guardians of the Galaxy video game: https://youtu.be/ZYQ0RiHSakI?si=1r86V0PSXcXLPjLU&t=479

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History Hijinks: Another Dumb Italy Story

History Hijinks: Another Dumb Italy Story

It was going to be three dumb italy stories but linguistics had other ideas

-B

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