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Novel Gaming is a twice-monthly podcast where long-time friends Vicki, Doug, and Katie talk about video games, books, and pop culture with a spattering of current events or anything else they just can't get off their minds.

  1. 5 FEB

    #132 — 'How High We Go in the Dark' by Sequoia Nagamatsu

    How could climate change and a plague impact how humans love and grieve? Sequoia Nagamatsu's 'How High We Go in the Dark' explores this question through interconnected sci-fi short stories that really leave us thinking. Conversation starts around 29:15. Before we grapple with some existential questions, let’s check in on some of the things we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing? Breath of the Wild (Switch 2) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PS5) Watching? Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025 Film) Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Amazon Prime) Thinking About? ⁠Mothership⁠ (Gaming Website) Find us on Twitter & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azure

    1h 14m

  2. 22 JAN

    #131 — The Return of the Backlog Challenge!

    We are joined this month by Tommy from Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast and Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge: A Simpsons Gaming Podcast to kickoff the return of the Backlog Challenge! But before we dig through our respective bins of games purchased but not played, let’s check in on some of the things we’ve been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett Brigands and Breadknives by Travis Baldree Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum Watching? Taskmaster Series 19 (YouTube) Golden Girls (Hulu) The Traitors US, Season 4 (Peacock) Thinking About? Taking action and being intentional about addressing and coping with the horrors of the worldFind us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

    1h 32m

  3. 8 JAN

    #130 — ‘Mirage City’ by Lev A. C. Rosen

    We’re starting the new year off with an unprecedented book club: the fourth entry in a series! This month we read Mirage City, the latest Evander Mills novel by Lev A. C. Rosen… But before we ride our motorcycles into the dark depths of a new mystery, let’s check in on some of the things we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing? Super Mariomon (ROM hack) Cast n Chill (Switch 2) Listening to? Into the Aether (podcast) Watching? In Your Dreams (Netflix) Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

    1h 21m

  4. 25/12/2025

    #129 — Three Christmas Gaming Questions!

    Merry Christmas! We got you 3 questions as a gift! And we even answered them! To unwrap your gift, go directly to 24:34 (where that convo starts). Before then, we check in on what we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading: ‘Song of Spider-Man’ by Glen Berger‘Kiss Her Once for Me’ by Alison CochrunWatching: Very Important People Season 3 (Dropout)Avatar Movies (James Cameron)Oh. What. Fun. (Prime)Thinking About: Gladlands (Dropout) Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux Additional Music: 'Christmas Jazz - Christmas Holiday' by Tunetank

    1 hr

  5. 11/12/2025

    #128 — Our 2025 Year in Review!

    We're almost at the end of 2025! That means it's time to look back on the year and talk about the video games, books, and other things that are making our favorites list. Conversation starts at 27:15. Before then, we talk about what we've been reading, watching, and playing these last couple weeks. Reading or Playing: ‘All Better Now’ by Neal ShustermanSouth of Midnight (Steam)Watching: Alien & Predator Films (1979 - 2025)Wake Up Dead Man (2025 Film) Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

    1h 24m

  6. 20/11/2025

    #127 — ‘Symbiosis’ by Nicky Drayden

    More living ships, more forbidden love, and more tentacles! This month we read ‘Escaping Exodus: Symbiosis’ by Nicky Drayden, the sequel to last month's book, ‘Escaping Exodus’. Before talking about this 2021 sci-fi sequel, we check in on what we’re playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing Deliver Us the Moon (Steam)Ball x Pit (PS5)Watching Nobody Wants This (Netflix)Lost & Found in Cleveland (currently in theaters)Bugonia (currently in theaters)Thinking About Participating in community support effortsNew Robyn album imminent?Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

    1h 28m

  7. 06/11/2025

    #126 — We Played The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap!

    Honey, we shrunk the Hero of Hyrule! We played The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, a 2004 Game Boy Advance entry in the Zelda series where you get to shrink to the size of a mouse and make magical clones of yourself! Discussion starts ~31:00. But before we get into that, we check in on some stuff we've been reading, playing, watching, and thinking about. Reading The Life Impossible by Matt HaigPlaying Pokemon Legends: Z-A (Switch 2)Watching Portrait Artist of the Year (YouTube)I Know What You Did Last Summer ‘97 (Netflix)I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (Netflix)Thinking About The Science of ScareQueens of the Dead (Shudder)Junk journalingFind us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

    1h 21m

  8. 28/10/2025 · BONUS

    Glitterjaw Crossover: 'Star Wars: Ronin – A Visions Novel' by Emma Mieko Candon

    It's a Glitterjaw crossover! We teamed up with our Distant Echoes friends to discuss the 2021 book 'Star Wars: Ronin – A Visions Novel" by Emma Mieko Candon. Discussion starts right away because the whole episode is about the book! ⁠Check out ⁠Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast ⁠and other Glitterjaw shows on ⁠⁠glitterjaw.com⁠⁠! ⁠⁠⁠Find us on Twitter: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

    1h 39m
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Novel Gaming is a twice-monthly podcast where long-time friends Vicki, Doug, and Katie talk about video games, books, and pop culture with a spattering of current events or anything else they just can't get off their minds.

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  • Creator
    Novel Gaming Podcast
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    136
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    Explicit
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