The reigning guest champ Natalie Checo returns after a long hiatus as we talk about the beginning of Nier Automata's Route C. We talk about passing the torch to the final playable character, unpack the surprisingly timely themes of Automata, and somehow find a way to talk about KPop Demon Hunters. Enjoy the show!

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Nier Automata, Episode 8: Confl[u]ence of Worlds feat. Natalie Checo

“This Is Just a Man” is a raw and unfiltered take on silent struggles — the kind that don’t show on the surface. It tells the story of someone who looks fine on the outside but is barely holding it together inside. No drama, no solutions — just the honest loop of messing up, overthinking, and carrying on. A track for anyone who's ever felt like they’re falling apart but still showing up.

This is just a man

“My Friend” is an emotional tribute to the kind of friendship that goes deep — full of love, silence, missed chances, and raw honesty. It’s about finally saying the things we usually keep inside: pride, regret, affection, and the fear of losing someone who’s always been there. A song that feels like a hug you never gave, but needed all along.

My Friend

I started life with questions that had no answers.
Every turn felt like a map I had to draw myself.
Overgrown paths led to so many dead ends,
and long stretches where silence was my only friend.

I learned to stand on ground that wasn’t steady,
and to trust the weight of my own two hands.
Some doubts stayed with me like old friends.
But most I let fall behind.

After fifty years, you are the only things that feel certain.
The world spins, fast and strange,
but our roots know where the earth is warm.
We'll all huddle together, laugh, and ride out this storm.

Staring out the window at blurry yellow lines
from the back of a wood-paneled Ford Station Wagon
Skateboard wheels humming on cracked pavement.
Chased music with friends, indulged in some sonic joy.
I used to think chance ruled everything
until patterns surfaced in the noise.

I’ve planted things in poor soil,
only to watch the green push through.
If tomorrow is uncertain,
just build a small fire and keep it fed.

So if the water keeps on rising, 
and if the shouting never stops,
I want you to remember: the world is made by hands like ours.
What you choose becomes the shape of things.

I need to believe in our hands.
I need to believe in your hands.

Fifty years in, and you're the only things that feel certain.
The world spins, fast and strange,
but our roots know where the soil is warm.
We'll all huddle together, laugh, and ride out this storm.

Random is only random, until it finds a pattern.

I need to believe in our hands.
I need to believe in your hands.

Fifty Hits Fast

Pattern in the Noise

Dj Isthar - Trance & Retrospective sesión Agosto 2025.

Trance & Retrospective

Hindrance

Imagine all the faces who have ever looked at you with love, a smile, a sense of "omg I can't believe we are just about to go have this fun". 

Composition for two cellos. Original score on my website http://www.micslab.com/compositions

All The Faces

Ep. 338: Jessica Kiang on Locarno 2025: The Best of the Postwar British Retrospective + Becoming 

Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. This week I’m reporting from the Locarno film festival, which every year has an outstanding retrospective that’s a parallel essential to the premieres of new films. To discuss this year’s retro, a deftly curated tribute to British postwar cinema called Great Expectations, I’m joined by a regular guest, critic and programmer Jessica Kiang, who is filing reviews for Variety but also, like me, inhaling swathes of this retrospective.

Titles discussed include Obsession (1949, Edward Dmytryk), The Yellow Balloon (1953, J. Lee Thompson), It Always Rains on Sundays (1947, Robert Hamer), Turn the Key Softly (1953, Jack Lee), To Be a Woman (1951, Jill Craigie), The Elephant Never Forgets (1953, John Krish), Train of Events (1949, Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden), Passport to Pimlico (1949, Henry Cornelius), The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950, Frank Launder), Time Without Pity (1957, Joseph Losey), and Never Let Go (1960, John Guillermin). Plus, just because: a bonus, brand-new film from Kazakhstan, Becoming (Zhannat Alshanova).

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Ep. 338: Jessica Kiang on Locarno 2025: The Best of the Postwar British Retrospective + Becoming

It is getting worse for our android heroes as we keep going through Route C. Diego Argüello returns to talk about A2 learning to care and 9S falling into madness. Enjoy the show!

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Nier Automata, Episode 9: [V]iolent Ends feat. Diego Argüello

This is the audio version of the final episode of Behind the Bearcat, While you can listen to it we HIGHLY recommend you check out the YouTube video to get the full effect. You can find the video episode at https://youtu.be/cmjWpAQrwEs

This week Hannah and Travis look back on the past six seasons of the Behind the Bearcat podcast and talk about why the podcast is ending and what is coming up for video content from Career Services in the future. 

Make sure to subscribe to the Career Services YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@nwcareerservices to see all the exciting stuff we have planned!

Videos with clips in this episode:

03:27:18 - S1E1: Meet the Hosts (https://youtu.be/Kt1QnL5Mcu8)
07:27:24 - S1E5: Pat Immel (https://youtu.be/dkVjyjlgAow)
09:47:12 - S2E27: Jeremy Waldeier (https://youtu.be/-6TO7ielgks)
11:25:28 - S4E4: Dr. Mark Corson (https://youtu.be/OFOtl293Eww)
13:55:28 - S1E19: Andrew Wegley (https://youtu.be/8EXoaDF7nkc)
16:23:28 - S2E8: Tracey Steele (https://youtu.be/7wCPh8fkpK4)
17:34:28 - S4E3: Dr. Ashley Davis Black (https://youtu.be/L1-Fca-xWpg)
20:03:23 - S4E22: Dr. Shelley Riley (https://youtu.be/nXL6Ll6WhA8)
21:13:04 - S2E36: Dr. Clarence Green (https://youtu.be/T-mQx75iKCo)
25:50:03 - S4E18: Will Murphy (https://youtu.be/R_Qme9xoFhY)
29:31:20 - S2E12: Courtney Rowe (https://youtu.be/SRi9E--qEcI)
32:59:01 - S1E26: Season One Clip Show (https://youtu.be/Hb48bVYVkF8)

Behind the Bearcat: The Final Episode

It's Ok

The Water

Before we head to the end of Nier Automata, we have to go check up on an old friend. It's the Emil episode as we talk about the game's secret boss and all it implies about the state of the world.

Enjoy the show!

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Nier Automata, Episode 10: [W]ish You Were Here

1. Cadatta feat maria voumvaki-unexpected disorder (hideo kobayashi vocal remix).
02.Made By Monkeys feat. Darcy Conroy. Think Of You (Pablo Ceballos Timeless Vocal Mix) 
03. Delerium - After All (Satoshi Tomiie Remix) 
04. Vinny Troia Feat. Jaidene Veda - Do For Love (D:Fuse & Hiratzka Remix)
05.Oforia return of the machines (moshic remix)
06.Snap & Jerome Isma Ae - Cult Of Snap 2011 (Original Mix DRM).
07.Ee-Sma - Speak - Original Mix.
08.Grenada(Original_Mix)
09.Morgan Page and Gregory Shiff ft Astrid Suryanto All I Know Hernan Cattaneo and Martin Garcia remix 2004.

PilotFM Special Mix 2025-09-05

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SPAWN (1997) Retrospective: Failed Superhero Blockbusters

SUD 8

"What the f*** do you mean I'm old..." 
A sardonic retrospective of now seen from then.

Even Punks Get Old

On this episode, we discuss the career and evolution of the great David Cronenberg, and why is films have aged extremely well over the years!

Panel: Kristin Battestella, Megan Kearns, Jaylan Salah

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Women InSession: David Cronenberg Retrospective

Northerner. Londoner. Gay. Old enough to know better.

I’m Town Gorge. I write the songs — raw, emotional, sometimes a bit messy. Then I team up with AI tools to produce them under The Alterwills. It’s just me, some tech, and a lot of feelings.

Composer, Songwriter, Rhythm Guitar Player, Digital Dreamscape Producer & Beat Maker.

The best movie reviews, news, and podcast out there! Two guys that know movies and love talking about them!

Alexander Silakov
За 14-летнюю карьеру завоевал уважение представителей клубной индустрии, получил признание от слушателей, любителей клубной жизни и коллег по музыкальному цеху, не изменяя своим предпочтениям в музыкальном направлении. Участник промо группы Around The World 

Его выступления охватывают широкую географию как по всей России, так и за ее пределами. Каждый записанный микс - это подборка уникальных треков, которые создают особенную мощную энергетику и атмосферу. 
Работы Александра звучат по всему земному шару на популярных Интернет-Радио. 
Играл на одной сцене с такими артистами как :  Airwave , DJ RUBY,Kintar, Moshic , Matteo Manero , Dynamic illusion , Loquai , Dousk , Tomas haverlik, Fonarev, Viper , PROFF , Sonar , Lena Popova , Alexander Smith и многими другими 

Также, он пишет собственные треки под двумя псевдонимами ( Alexander Silakov, Inner Ornament), которые издаются на известных Progressive House лейблах. 
https://www.beatport.com/artist/alexander-silakov/403.. 
https://www.beatport.com/artist/inner-ornament/388731


 Alexander Silakov
Over a 10-year career, he won the respect of the club industry representatives, received recognition from students, club life lovers and music colleagues, without changing his musical preferences. Member of Around The World Promo Group

His performances cover a wide geography both throughout Russia and beyond. Each recorded mix is ​​a selection of unique tracks that create a special powerful energy and atmosphere.
Alexander's works are heard all over the globe on popular Internet Radio.

He also writes his own tracks under two pseudonyms (Alexander Silakov, Inner Ornament), which are published on well-known Progressive House labels.
https://www.beatport.com/artist/alexander-silakov/403 ..
https://www.beatport.com/artist/inner-ornament/388731


He played on the same stage with such artists as: Airwave,DJ RUBY, Kintar, Moshic, Matteo Manero, Dynamic illusion, Loquai, Dousk, Tomas haverlik, Fonarev, Viper, PROFF, Sonar, Lena Popova, Alexander Smith and many others

Eric Van Allen and Kenneth Shepard come together for a multi-part video game retrospective podcast. Normandy FM does episodic analysis of video games, starting with Bioware's Mass Effect series, going on to discuss other genres and studios. Tune in to the discussion and join in by playing along with us!

Mass Effect | 51 Eps.
Dragon Age | 47 Eps.
Jade Empire | 5 Eps.
The Last of Us | 16 Eps.
Final Fantasy X | 23 Eps.
Cyberpunk 2077 | 15 Eps.
Nier | Ongoing

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Hannah Christian and Travis Kline reveal the stories behind the amazing people at Northwest Missouri State University.

Eternal student of music exploring all styles and techniques. Predominantly a strings man, I have become a born again Synth lover after denying them for years. Have always loved a drum machine though.

Critic Nicolas Rapold talks with guests about the movies they've been watching. From home viewing to the latest from festivals and retrospectives. Named one of the 10 Best Film Podcasts by Sight & Sound magazine. Guests include critics, curators, and filmmakers.

Versatile electronic music producer, always up for collaboration

New tracks tagged #Retrospective