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A show about more than videogames.

  1. 04/16/2024

    The Steve Ritchie interview. Probably the world's best pinball table designer.

    Steve Ritchie is one of the most important pinball machine designers in the world.  In this show you'll hear about his background, his career and the remarkable stories behind some of the best pinball tables in history.

    1h 44m

  2. 02/07/2016

    HJ111 - The 2014 HatchetJob Awards

    In our yearly HatchetJob awards AKA Insert Category, we invent awards for the videogames we played in 2014 - yes 2014 - from the serious to the stupid, from sex robots to sociopathy.  Can you guess which titles won the ‘Ubiest Ubiboo’ and 'Decrease in real-life stalking' awards?   This show was recorded in February 2016. Music Velveteen Skies by Carosone

    1h 41m

  3. 03/23/2015

    HJ110 - The 2013 HatchetJob Awards

    In our yearly HatchetJob awards AKA Insert Category, we invent awards for the videogames we played in 2013 - yes 2013 - from the serious to the stupid.  Can you guess which title won 'It's a condition!' ?   This show was recorded in February 2015. Music is 80/90 Pieces by destinazione_altrove

    1h 9m

  4. 01/24/2015

    HJ109 - 18 hours with The Last of Us (and my mother)

    In this show we discuss playing The Last of Us with a parent (who watches it as if it were a film) and whether the game, and its story, are deserving of the praise heaped upon them.  There are spoilers for the game and the film 28 Weeks Later. Brother in the Land The Floating World

    1 hr

  5. 11/09/2014

    HJ108 - What do bomb disposal experts feel about their robots?

    Roboticist and educator Dr. Julie Carpenter tells us about her research with bomb disposal experts, how society might have to change as robots become more advanced and even what happens when a robot powers down in front of a small child.  Recorded late August 2014.   Julie's website Festo seagull drone: http://youtu.be/9YGLZXEwRVc Festo kangaroo: http://youtu.be/_4luJ0ZSqy8 Music is Open by Com Truise

    1h 5m
  6. HJ107 - The 2012 HatchetJob awards

    02/07/2014

    HJ107 - The 2012 HatchetJob awards

    In our yearly HatchetJob awards AKA Insert Category show, we invent awards for the games we played in 2012 - yes 2012 - from the serious to the stupid.  Can you guess which title won Wub Wub? Music is Don't Go (RumbleStep Mix) by CDK Gootecks speaks to disabled gamer Broly

    43 min

  7. 01/15/2014

    HJ106 - Why how you practice affects how good you'll get

    Dr.Tom Stafford is a lecturer in psychology and cognitive science at the University of Sheffield.  He explains why the way you practice affects how good you get at something - and he's got 850,000 people to back him up. Axon game:  http://axon.wellcomeapps.com/ Github: https://github.com/tomstafford/axongame Tom's blog: http://www.tomstafford.staff.shef.ac.uk/?p=221 Tom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomstafford

    26 min

  8. 10/21/2013

    HJ105 - Splinter Cell, Snowden and the NSA

    We discuss Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA and how games should portray governments in the future. Some spoilers about locations and plot devices.

    46 min
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A show about more than videogames.

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  • Creator
    HatchetJob
  • Years Active
    2008 - 2024
  • Episodes
    111
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright (C) SRO, All Moral Rights Asserted
  • Show Website
    HatchetJob.com