Passive Aggressive Workplace

The Hunger Games Part 1 Chapters 4 and 5

We've made it to the Capitol! But first we've got to talk about something very important: The 7th Saga, a SNES RPG with barely any merch. We've also got our first Hunger Games listicle. Our chapters this week are full of dizzying ups and downs: brutally honest characterization and heartfelt drama alongside ridiculous action movie antics and some puzzling portrayals of a society so depraved it... wears a lot of makeup? Hmm. We chat through our feelings on whether or not the story is portraying cruel opinions a character has or simply espousing them itself, wonder aloud what synthetic fire is, and beg to know what the other costumes in the ceremony were.

SHHG! Episode 3: The Jay Gatsby Who Was On Fire

Jonathan quizzes Tanya on how queer games are, and if every Spiderman thing should look like Spider-verse. Chelora talks about doing drag Waluigi and the pros and cons of Nintendo's representation of marginalized groups, and Alexandra talks about the invisible art of games QA.

Time Codes:

0:00:00 - Sub Par Cold Open
0:03:57 - Always Coming Out But Never Fully Emerging
0:06:00 - Chelora Interview - Queer Nintendo
0:34:09 - Does It Get Queer Or Not Quiz Show
0:40:40 - Alexandra Interview - The Mysteries of QA Testing
1:01:21 - Spider-Man Movie vs. Videogame, Which Do You Prefer?
1:08:04 - Biggie the Cat and Jonathan's Thick Skin
1:09:58 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:13:54 - Wet

Watch Chelora's interview on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaTsWyuNg2U

Our guests on online:

Chelora: 
Twitch.tv/chelora https://www.instagram.com/cheloraflora

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxpW6reJN6cQc-8oxPRIo8Q

https://twitter.com/Chel0ra

Alexandra:

https://alexvalentine.carrd.co/

https://twitter.com/Dex01


Support the show!

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Queer Nintendo Across the QA Spider-Verse

Shreenathji Nitya Smaran

Shree Krishna Ashtakam

Never Stop

Without You Im Nothing

Zazen: Stillness of the Mind

Sumi-e: Ink Painting Meditation

8. - Erwin Sxnchez - Continually ( Blxck Steppa )

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the new "NPC Streamer" trend exemplified by Cherry Crush TV and PinkyDoll, then review the joy and pain of playing Double Dragon Gaiden and Pikmin 4 co-op. Guest Spectra Wrestles gabs about how working on Metroid Prime video essays, content creation on Only Fans, and taking bumps in the wrestling ring feels more pure than doing gaming streams for money, and Alannah shares her experiences processing her grief through the power of Pikmin poetry. 

0:00:00 - There's Always Gonna Be a Bitch Mode
0:01:39 - How to Be Deep and Shallow
0:03:04 - Spectra Wrestles Interview: Taking Risky Routes
0:29:25 - Get You Somes
0:31:12 - TikTok NPCs
0:37:58 - Alannah Interview: Pikmin Poetry
1:04:10 - Did You Feel the Soul of Olimar?
1:07:21 - Double Dragon Gaiden Impressions
1:15:08 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:18:49 - Jonathan Wants to Be Your Favorite Guy

Alannah's Interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfm50RoGo5g

More From our guests:
Alannah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrismosPickle
Spectra Wrestles on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpectraWrestles
Alannah's Book of Pikmin Poetry: https://theimpactsite.substack.com/p/new-zine-for-lovers-of-pikmin-and
Spectra Wrestles Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/spectra.wrestles

Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

NPC TikToks, Double Dragon OnlyFans and Pikmin Poetry

Tanya and Jonathan talk about gaming as a safe space while meditating on Super Slide and the Bit.Trip series. Guests Sarah Carapace invites us into the disaster lesbian monster protagonist survival horror TTRPG Dungeon Bitches/Death Spiral, and sweet Rose longs for the nostalgic, subversive magic of Assassin's Creed. 

0:00:00 - Twitter is Dead
0:03:04 - What's Your Gaming Safe Space?
0:04:36 - Sarah Carapace Interview: The Art of Dungeon Bitches
0:41:03 - Bit Trip Re-Runner News
0:44:34 - Super Slide
0:47:12 - Hit and Missile
0:48:17 - Rose Interview: The History of Assassin's Creed
1:12:00 - Jonathan Develops Something?
1:12:48 - Art Hawk in Whisker Squadron Survivor
1:13:40 - An Announcement!
1:14:59 - Wrap Up/Plugs
1:17:46 - It's Me or the Meat Balls

Our guests on Twitter:
Sarah Carapace: https://twitter.com/SarahCarapace
Rose: https://twitter.com/TogetherRose


It's Me or the Meatballs on Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/d-booth-sanford/its-me-or-the-meatballs-feat-jonathan


Support the show on Patreon: 
https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Assassin's Creed, Dungeon Bitches, Super Slide and Bit.Trip

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