In this episode, Jake and Steven give up completely on reading Infinite Jest, and then shortly thereafter give up completely on discussing why they gave up on Infinite Jest. In all honesty, it was a fantastic book that neither of us are in the right places in our lives to read, so we agree to attempt it again before talking about literally any other book to clear the air.

NEXT UP: Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_in_the_High_Castle)

Books Referenced:
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_Jest)
Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose)
Dune by Frank Herbert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_%28novel%29)
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Dark_Materials)
Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_trilogy)
Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goosebumps)
Fear Street series by R.L. Stine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_Street)
Die Softly by Christopher Pike (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Pike_%28author%29)
Podcast Theme provided by Duane Andrews, titled “Bell Island” from the album “Raindrops”, released 2008. For more amazing jazz guitar, check out www.duaneandrews.ca

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Beardyheads Book Club - Infinite Jest - Episode 2

Episode #2: Open World Blues
Recorded 9/27/15

Jake, Dave, and special guest star Chris (twitch.tv/zonz1208) come together this week to discuss a variety of topics, including open world gaming and whether or not it’s living up to the hype, the kinds of games you play more for comfort than anything else, and the varying degrees of DLC and crowdfunding and which ones make the industry better or worse.

Theme Music: Arcade Cowboy by Botnit, off the album To The Max. (https://botnit.bandcamp.com/track/arcade-cowboy) Botnit provides his music under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. All music compositions belong to Botnit, except for the bit of voiceover in the beginning. That’s all Jake’s sexy voice. 

Thumbnail image by Steven

Games Discussed:
Dwarf Fortress (http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (http://www.konami.jp/mgs5/tpp/certification.php5)
Fallout: New Vegas (http://bethsoft.com/en-us/games/fallout_new_vegas)
-Definitive F:NV Mod List (http://ow.ly/SOoav)
-Beast 2.0 Mod Pack(http://ow.ly/SOom1)
Grand Theft Auto V (http://www.rockstargames.com/V/)

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BHGC - Episode 2 - Open World Blues

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