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Grab the gabagol, secure the McMansion, and embrace the technique of positive visualization: Jason, Maddy, and Kirk are rewatching The Sopranos, one of the most acclaimed and influential TV shows of all time. Maddy’s never seen it before, and Kirk has seen it multiple times but hasn’t watched it in years. Jason, meanwhile, can quote every episode by heart. Armed with those different perspectives, they returned to the first season to see how it all fits together.
LINKS, ETC.
It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO by Felix GilletteOnly the paywalled version of this episode gets a clip of "Defile You," because Spotify.
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about how the affordability crisis is impacting gaming, reading some listener emails to talk about how people pay for games these days. Plus: we've got Steam Machines and have some thoughts. Those two topics are very related!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Steam Machine
Maddy: Balance: A Perimenopause Journey
Jason: Steam Machine
LINKS:
Strong Songs Live! July 11, Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. Livestream Tickets HERE
Chris Person’s review of the Steam Machine for Aftermath
Kirk’s Rhythm Heaven stream: Friday, July 3, 7PM Eastern on the Triple Click YouTube
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What makes stealth games appealing? What makes them suck? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about their favorite and least favorite aspects of the sneakiest drama, from 007 First Light to Dishonored and much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Rush
Maddy: Broomgate: A Curling Scandal
Jason: Gentoo Rescue
LINKS:
Rick Beato’s interview with Anika Nilles, and their performance of “Tom Sawyer” with Rush in LA
An overheard guard conversation in No One Lives Forever, which is much, much longer than the snippet in the episode
Strong Songs Live! July 11, Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. Livestream Tickets HERE
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Why is Xbox in such dire straits? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy open up the mailbag and take some of YOUR listener questions, mostly about Xbox but also about a couple of less bleak topics.
One More Thing:
Kirk: The Boroughs
Maddy: On Together
Jason: Adventures of Elliot
LINKS:
Strong Songs Live! July 11, Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. Livestream Tickets HERE
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Summer Game Fest is over, and now it's time to soak in all the gaming news. Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about everything, from God of War Laufey to the Ocarina of Time remake, and plenty of indies along the way.
One More Thing:
Kirk: The RecklessBen/Bricks & Minifigs Fiasco
Maddy: American Hustle (2013)
Jason: Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke)
LINKS:
Strong Songs Live! July 11, Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. Livestream Tickets HERE
Mike Masnick’s lengthy Techdirt breakdown of the RecklessBen vs. Bricks & Minifigs fiasco at TechDirt
Leonard French’s legal explainer of same on his YouTube channel Lawful Masses
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about IO Interactive's new James Bond game 007: First Light, which is way better than any of them were expecting. But first, it's time for some hopes and predictions for next week's Summer Game Fest 2026.
*We had to republish this episode and delete the first one, so if you already downloaded it, you might see two copies. Sorry about that!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Widow's Bay (Apple)
Maddy: Forrest Valkai (“Renegade Science Teacher”)
Jason: Tomodachi LifeLINKS:
Strong Songs Live! July 11, Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. Tickets HERE
“GHOST TRICK” from Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, composed by Masakazu Sugimori and Yasumasa Kitagawa
007: First Light Main Menu Theme by The Flight
Katie Dippold’s legendary Babadook wine party tweet
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It's finally here: after six years of development, Yacht Club's Mina the Hollower has arrived. And it's a winner. Kirk, Maddy, and Jason burrow into the crevasses of this new Game of the Year contender, which smashes Zelda, Castlevania and Bloodborne to great success.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Subnautica 2
Maddy: Doomguy by John Romero
Jason: The New York Knicks
LINKS:
Jason on Yacht Club Games’ “make-or-break” moment
Jason on Bungie planning layoffs after ending Destiny 2
Jason on the Subnautica 2 drama
Clips from the Mina The Hollower OST composed by Jake “Virt” Kaufman
Jake Kafuman’s 8-bit recreation of “Freddie Freeloader” from Kind of Blue
And his
collaboration with Tommy Pedrini
on the Final Fantasy Opera House sequence for OCRemix
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag for some questions about video-game marketing, female protagonists, what's going on at Studio ZA/UM, and much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Mixtape
Maddy: Knotwords
Jason: Planet Money
LINKS:
Kirk’s essay about Mixtape, and the YouTube video version
https://www.mothership.blog/irene-kohs-angel-arcade-is-about-the-fighting-game-community-emphasis-on-community/
Garbage Day’s most recent article on modern marketing firms, social astroturfing, Geese, and that whole mess
Marketing
The Roottrees Are Dead
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Veteran game designer Nels Anderson joins the show to talk about his latest game, Generation Exile, which didn't reach the audience he was hoping to reach. Nels talks about the development challenges, what he thinks went wrong, and what's next for his company, Sonderlust Studios.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple)
Maddy: Couples Therapy (Paramount+)
Jason: London Calling (Patrick Radden Keefe)
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy descend on the planet Carcosa to talk about Saros, the latest PlayStation 5 exclusive from the developers of Returnal. They talk about the game's difficulty, the ballet of bullets, and why it feels so good to play.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Steam Controller
Maddy: Secrets of the Bees (National Geographic / Hulu)
Jason: Like This, But Funnier (Hallie Cantor)
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Why have players taken to Crimson Desert when critics haven't? Is the PS4 Pro really the PS5? And is it worth going to Summer Game Fest if you're not media? All those questions and more as the Triple Click gang opens up the mailbag!
One More Thing:
Kirk: Deadloch Season 2
Maddy: Summer of 69 (2025)
Jason: Beef Season 2
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Maddy, Jason and Kirk return to Raccoon City for a no-spoilers-barred discussion of Resident Evil Requiem. What did they think of the story? What was Gideon actually trying to achieve? Was Zeno…. like, what was going on there? There’s so much to discuss.
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy are playing Pragmata, a video game about being a dad in outer space. They talk about the unique hacking-shooting mechanics, the story (for what it is), and the beautiful 3D-printed world you get to explore.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Reanimal
Maddy: Matlock (the 2025 reboot starring Kathy Bates)
Jason: Titanium Court
LINKS:
Was that viral essay written by AI? https://boxobark.ing/3mj42airv3s2o#fingerprints-of-the-beige-liebox
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It's time for an AI check-in! Maddy, Kirk, and Jason catch up on how they're feeling about generative AI in 2026, what it's doing to creativity, how it's impacting the job market, and of course, how it's affecting video games.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Dungeon Crawler Carl (Matt Dinniman)
Maddy: Slay the Princess
Jason: American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
LINKS:
Adam Neely’s video “Suno, AI Music, and the bad future”
“AI As Normal Technology” by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor
Astrophysicist Minas Karamanis’ blog post “The machines are fine. I’m worried about us”
“Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?” by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz for The New Yorker
“Fabienk” and “Sarniezz” by Angine de Poitrine from Vol. II, 2026
Watch Angine de Poitrine live on KEXP
The NYT reviews Dungeon Crawler Carl
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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag to take some of your questions on all sorts of things. How do you deal with a creatively unfulfilling job? Why don't more game studios allow employees to work remotely? And is it worth buying a Switch 2 now before it inevitably gets more expensive, even if you're on the fence?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Weapons (2025)
Maddy: “Iran,” Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2014)
Jason: People of Note
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What's the deal with Early Access? What are the pros and cons? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy sit down for a wide-ranging conversation about all the ins and outs of what it means to sell an early, unfinished game, from Baldur's Gate 3 to Star Citizen and so much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Contrapoints on Saw (YouTube)
Maddy: Beyond Good & Evil (2003)
Jason: Wonder Man (Disney+)
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Esoteric Ebb: bad name, great game. Jason, Kirk, and Maddy dive into this new Disco-like where you play as a cleric tasked with investigating the explosion of a tea shop in a fantasy world where the voices in your head are D&D attributes. It's a lot of fun.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir) (Ray Porter Audiobook)
Maddy: 30 Rock
Jason: Void Stranger
LINKS:
“Norvik” from Esoteric Ebb composed by Anders Bach, Brian Batz, and Kristian Paulsen
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Is it just us, or has this console generation been... weird? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy assess the current state of console gaming on the PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series X/S, and the Nintendo Switch 2. They talk about diminishing returns on graphics, the huge leaps in pricing, and why it'd be bonkers if the PS6 came out next year.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Resident Evil 4 Remake
Maddy: Pokopia
Jason: Ratcheteer DX
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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy open up the listener mailbag to answer some of your questions! When should you let kids start playing video games? What gaming terms should be more mainstream? And what do you do when you're just too old for this shit?
One More Thing:
Kirk: Hunchback (Saou Ichikawa)
Maddy: How To Get To Heaven From Belfast
Jason: Pokopia
LINKS:
"Cereal In My Mouth," archived from dog.gawker.com
NYT coverage of the couple who got married at Bad Bunny’s halftime show
Kirk’s theme song for “The Distraction” - Bandcamp/YouTube
“It’s Too Late” by Bob Mould from Black Sheets of Rain, 1990
“Go” (Last Week Tonight Theme) by Valley Lodge from Use Your Weapons, 2013
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The Triple Click gang pull out their blood harvesters for a trip into Resident Evil Requiem, the latest entry in the longrunning horror-action-goofball series. They talk about playing as Grace and Leon, exploring the care center and all the shades of Resident Evil 2.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Your Name (2016)
Maddy: “The Pill” by Meg Elison
Jason: Esoteric Ebb
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