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Gamer Era Episode 012 – Season of the Glitch

Gamer Era

Gamer Era Episode 012 - Season of the Glitch

00:00 / 52:01

Have you tried blowing on it? As we wrap up this first run of Gamer Era, Sam and David take turns sharing stories around the pixelated campfire, reflecting on editing woes, the emotional gamble of a nostalgic hit, and various highs and lows of producing the show so far. It’s a much smaller and looser episode than usual, but a necessary one as we regroup and prepare to return with a whole new slate of eps in a couple of months’ time. Look forward to it!

May 1, 2024May 1, 2024Leave a Comment

Doctor Who S05E07 – Amy’s Choice

Podtor Whocast

Doctor Who S05E07 - Amy's Choice

00:00 / 55:54

One world, you listen to the latest episode of Podtor Whocast…the other, you’re a freakin’ LOSER! I’m sorry. Anyway, Sam returns to talk about Amy and Rory’s ever-changing relationship, intense Doctor Who-related tripping experiences, and a dedicated Toby Jones corner. All this and more — it’s Amy’s Choice!

April 29, 2024March 27, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 011 – Eye on Sony

Gamer Era

Gamer Era Episode 011 - Eye on Sony

00:00 / 2:01:50

You mean the Walkman guys?! Okay, good luck… Sam invites on fellow Nintendo community alum Dylan (@DekuDeluxe) to chat all things PlayStation, and specifically the golden age of creativity in the PS2 days. There’s examinations on Team Ico, Japan Studio, the EyeToy, and big-name executives “doing backflips down the corridor”. There’s also lamentations on what the hell Sony have become in the years since, and our prods and nudges on where they perhaps go from here. Contains no more than the medically-advised dosage of Jim Ryan patter.

April 24, 2024May 1, 2024Leave a Comment

Doctor Who S05E06 – The Vampires of Venice

Podtor Whocast

Doctor Who S05E06 - The Vampires of Venice

00:00 / 27:18

Bleh! David and Michel delve into what may be the most mid episode of all time, as they discuss this episode’s shortcomings, briefly ruminate on a forgotten 2006 movie (we also didn’t even notice Murray Gold did the score for it!), and chat about whatever. I don’t know, I’m just the episode description – it’s The Vampires of Venice!

April 22, 2024March 25, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 010 – Cryptid of the Bellydancer

Gamer Era

Gamer Era Episode 010 - Cryptid of the Bellydancer

00:00 / 1:45:12

The truth is out there… waaaaay out there. Our newest guest, Lucy, is released from the lamp to share the most secret treasures of the venerable Shantae series, before David gives the debrief on some of the world’s oddest cryptid myths, coloured by the tale of the even stranger developer behind the X-Files tie-in game on PS2. It’s all brought together by perhaps the most inexplicable connection on the show so far – and we don’t mean Sam!

April 17, 2024April 24, 2024Leave a Comment

Doctor Who S05E04/05 – The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone

Podtor Whocast

Doctor Who S05E04/05 - The Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone

00:00 / 1:26:57

The image of a podcast becomes itself a friggin podcast, as Nathan joins us once more to talk about how people are actually really wrong about a lot of things in this two-parter, Michel talks about the potential over-use of I am The Doctor, and the most vicious forum debate of all time rages on: does the Eleventh Doctor have any rizz? All this and more as we delve into The Time of Angels AND Flesh and Stone!

April 15, 2024March 24, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 009 – The Hunt for Content

Gamer Era

Gamer Era Episode 009 - The Hunt for Content

00:00 / 1:49:52

Sometimes, the greatest fears come from within… sometimes, you have to know when to stop looking. Join us, on our most noble of expeditions, as we whack through the metaphorical forest brush in search of segment gold. David sticks a big combat knife into the table as he details the acute difficulty in devising a segment (while accidentally creating [REDACTED]), before Sam swoops in to relay the comic book origins of Acclaim’s notorious arrow-slinging mascot, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. There’s also a report from the London Gaming Market, and absolutely nothing cursed happens otherwise. Promise?

April 10, 2024April 23, 2024Leave a Comment

Doctor Who S05E03 – Victory of the Daleks

Podtor Whocast

Doctor Who S05E03 - Victory of the Daleks

00:00 / 35:19

KPO – Keep Podtoring On! David and Michel travel back to World War 2 era London to investigate whether the episode is successful in introducing this big, colourful, and totally successful no doubt about it Dalek redesign, whether devoting an episode to a noted war criminal is a good idea, and what episodes we find work better within this kind of narrative framework. All this and more, it’s Victory of the Daleks!

April 8, 2024March 24, 2024Leave a Comment

Gamer Era Episode 008 – Eight-Legged Freaks

Gamer Era

Gamer Era Episode 008 - Eight-Legged Freaks

00:00 / 1:47:06

You’re a kid now – you’re an arachnid now! Somehow, David has returned, and he brings along tales woven of “spiders-men” and “played stations”. It’s as much of a celebration of the web-slinger’s chequered history as it is a good old rant, true believer! Sam also invites long-time splatmate Kit aboard the good ship Era to talk about the slippery world of Splatoon and the evolving ambition of its single player campaigns. ‘Nuff squid.

April 3, 2024April 6, 2024Leave a Comment

Doctor Who S05E02 – The Beast Below

Podtor Whocast

Doctor Who S05E02 - The Beast Below

00:00 / 1:06:38

Friggin Mr. Beast Below? I sure hope not. Join David, Michel, and special guests Peter and Paul of Snappt! as they delve into some incredibly odd Doctor moments, break down some bizarre napkin-eating antics, talk about disappointing action figure namesakes, and fall down a rabbit hole of haunted eBay listings. All this and more – it’s The Beast Below!

April 1, 2024March 23, 2024Leave a Comment

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