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  1. APR 7

    35: Why we re-read (and why we keep making excuses not to)

    💬 Join our Discord community! https://genreblender.net/discord 🌐 Reviews, essays, and more on our website: https://www.genreblender.net Kris and Rian are back with a packed episode after a hectic few weeks. This month, we deep dive into the topic of re-reading: why we do it (or don’t), what we gain from returning to a book years later as a different person, and whether there’s still value in rereading when an AI can just summarise it for you. We also have a full-to-the-brim Read Watch Play segment, share what we’re excited about in Coming Right Up, and spill the beans on what we thought of the Wheels of Chaos video game picks we made for each other from a couple of months back (it’s a wonder we’re still friends after that!). And, of course, we have some new Backlog Roulette spins for the coming month. So strap in, people. This one’s a rollercoaster ride between serious and silly. 0:00 Intro 4:00 Read Watch Play 34:20 Re-reading (main topic) 1:07:16 Coming Right Up 1:10:57 Backlog Roulette (& Wheels of Chaos) 1:15:59 Where to find us Mentioned in this episode: Dreams of the Dying https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/437b0c11-9b2c-4c59-9827-4049b1184bf5 The Dead Zone https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a4cfb63a-2477-479e-99ea-e1003ce107d5 Vile Lady Villains https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1428054a-07af-4064-aeeb-a174c8174833 Mother Mary - https://letterboxd.com/film/mother-mary-2026/ The Silence of the Lambs - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-silence-of-the-lambs/ Hannibal - https://letterboxd.com/film/hannibal/  Deliver Me from Nowhere - https://letterboxd.com/film/springsteen-deliver-me-from-nowhere/ A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - https://letterboxd.com/film/a-big-bold-beautiful-journey/  Suffragette - https://letterboxd.com/film/suffragette/ Mary Queen of Scots - https://letterboxd.com/film/mary-queen-of-scots-2018/ The Friend - https://letterboxd.com/film/the-friend-2024/ The Bikeriders https://letterboxd.com/film/the-bikeriders/ Trails in the Sky: 1st Chapter https://store.steampowered.com/app/3375780/Trails_in_the_Sky_1st_Chapter/ Late Shift https://store.steampowered.com/app/584980/Late_Shift/ Minishoot’ Adventures https://store.steampowered.com/app/1634860/Minishoot_Adventures/ Slay the Spire https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/ I Was a Teenage Exocolonist https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/I_Was_a_Teenage_Exocolonist/ The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449690/The_Walking_Dead_The_Telltale_Definitive_Series/  Grimshire https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238470/Grimshire/ Neopets: Mega Mini Games Collection – The Neopian Arcade Odyssey https://store.steampowered.com/app/4244160/Neopets__Mega_Mini_Games_Collection__The_Neopian_Arcade_Odyssey/ I Am Future https://store.steampowered.com/app/1658040/I_Am_Future_Cozy_Apocalypse_Survival/ Starfield https://store.steampowered.com/app/1716740/Starfield/ 🔎 Where to find us 📺 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@genreblenderpodcast 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/genreblenderpodcast 🦋 BlueSky⁠ - https://bsky.app/profile/genreblender.net 🌐 Website - https://www.genreblender.net 👉🏼 Follow Kris YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/afictionalescapist Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/afictionalescapist/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/afictionalescapist.bsky.social 👉🏼 Follow Rian Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rian.floyd Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/rianfloyd.com Website - https://www.rianfloyd.com

    1h 17m

  2. MAR 3

    34: Handheld gaming is a game-changer

    💬 Join our Discord community! https://genreblender.net/discord 🌐 Reviews, essays, and more on our website: https://www.genreblender.net We're back! After a month off, Kris and Rian return to talk about why handheld gaming is having such a major moment right now. From the Steam Deck to the Switch 2, from retro emulation handhelds to PC gaming on-the-go, we explore what makes portable gaming so compelling in 2026. And, as always, we cover our Read Watch Play for the month, which was surprisingly jam-packed. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:46 - Read Watch Play 36:23 - Topic: Handheld Gaming 58:42 - Coming Right Up 1:04:29 - Backlog Roulette 1:07:05 - Wrap Up and Links Read:  Necessary Fiction https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4443d9a7-010b-45b3-aaa7-bf31c4a26c98  Bone of my Bone https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e5fd67ae-67d6-4817-964f-0a07c5b998e7  Contact https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/dc4440f5-4b50-4c83-b45a-db313713bc01 The Call of the Wild https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/42ab7a3e-6bd3-4c83-8325-8fae765c3df4 Babel https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c2245d9c-2042-4c9b-8f00-c37253576fc0 Watch:  Heated Rivalry https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/301507-heated-rivalry?language=en-AU  The Beauty https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/273160-the-beauty?language=en-AU  Six Feet Under https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1274-six-feet-under?language=en-AU   The Bikeriders https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1008409-the-bikeriders?language=en-AU The Silence of the Lambs https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/274-the-silence-of-the-lambs?language=en-AU  Dexter: New Blood https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/131927-dexter-new-blood Dexter: Resurrection https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/259909-dexter-resurrection Pluribus https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/225171-pluribus Play:  Dredge https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562430/DREDGE/   Windrose https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/Windrose/  Crimson Desert https://store.steampowered.com/app/3321460/Crimson_Desert/  Persona 5 Royal https://store.steampowered.com/app/1687950/Persona_5_Royal/ On-Together https://store.steampowered.com/app/3707400/OnTogether_Virtual_CoWorking/ Pokemon Pokopia https://pokopia.pokemon.com/en-us/ Replaced (demo) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1663850/REPLACED/ Why are all gaming handhelds huge now? - Brendon Bigley from Wavelengths (video) https://youtu.be/Pgd-5tBzZy8?si=ijawo2k0Zun7yUBU 🔎 Where to find us 📺 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@genreblenderpodcast 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/genreblenderpodcast 🦋 BlueSky⁠ - https://bsky.app/profile/genreblender.net 🌐 Website - https://www.genreblender.net 👉🏼 Follow Kris YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/afictionalescapist Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/afictionalescapist/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/afictionalescapist.bsky.social 👉🏼 Follow Rian Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rian.floyd Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/rianfloyd.com Website - https://www.rianfloyd.com

    1h 9m

  3. JAN 27

    33: Writing Habits and Routines for 2026

    💬 Join our Discord community! https://genreblender.net/discord 🌐 Reviews, essays, and more on our website: https://www.genreblender.net At least one of your favourite podcast hosts has been keeping a consistent writing schedule, so in this episode we share our writing habits and routines, current projects, writing environments, and tips and tricks to stay motivated and make real progress towards our creative writing goals. Of course, it wouldn’t be Genre Blender without our usual segments: Read Watch Play (featuring everything from Speak No Evil to The Handmaid’s Tale), Coming Right Up for what we’re excited for in the coming months, and the introduction of the brand-new Wheels of Chaos for our Backlog Roulette segment! Curious about what we’ve forced each other to read, watch, or play this time? Tune in to find out! Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:38 Read Watch Play 31:27 The Writer's Desk 56:37 Coming Right Up 1:01:05 Backlog Roulette 1:09:29 Where to find us Books: Notes of a Native Son https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/8b80b768-acab-4970-9379-aa59d3bc255f Luminous https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1f7bb53e-da74-4298-bb7a-d52eb3f5d40e The Handmaid’s Tale https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/623a7568-a386-4f4f-acca-86f32897e064 Iron Widow https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/8f403954-2950-4903-bdc3-cecb460279e2  Cephrael’s Hand https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/49b43f0a-24c2-4890-924a-25a32a16c455   Dune https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1ee3f05f-17bd-4cc1-bc6b-af353b97698a  Bone of my Bone https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/e5fd67ae-67d6-4817-964f-0a07c5b998e7  Pillion https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1287141-pillion?language=en-AU  The Beauty https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/273160-the-beauty?language=en-AU  Movies/TV: Stranger Things https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/66732-stranger-things Star Trek: Discovery https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/67198-star-trek-discovery Black Mirror https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/42009-black-mirror Princess Mononoke https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/128 Apocalypse Now https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/28-apocalypse-now Heartstopper https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/124834-heartstopper?language=en-AU  Speak No Evil https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1114513-speak-no-evil?language=en-AU  28 Days Later https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/170-28-days-later?language=en-AU Games: LEGO: Voyagers https://store.steampowered.com/app/1538550/LEGO_Voyagers/ Enshrouded https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203620/Enshrouded/ Saint’s Row https://store.steampowered.com/app/742420/Saints_Row/ I Am Future https://store.steampowered.com/app/1658040/I_Am_Future_Cozy_Apocalypse_Survival/ DREDGE https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562430/DREDGE/ 🔎 Where to find us YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@genreblenderpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/genreblenderpodcast BlueSky⁠ - https://bsky.app/profile/genreblender.net Website - https://www.genreblender.net 👉🏼 Follow Kris YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/afictionalescapist Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/afictionalescapist/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/afictionalescapist.bsky.social 👉🏼 Follow Rian Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rian.floyd Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/rianfloyd.com Website - https://www.rianfloyd.com

    1h 11m

  4. 12/30/2025

    32: Our 2026 Themes, Goals and Projects

    Join our Discord community! http://discord.genreblender.net Sign up for more free content on our website: https://www.genreblender.net In this special start-of-the-year episode, Kris and Rian deep-dive into their personal and creative themes, goals, and projects for 2026. They also cover a few big news items that happened over the last month, and discuss the books, movies, TV shows, and games that have captured their attention and hearts throughout December (ahem… let it be known there was absolutely no cramming to fit everything in before the year closed out). Kris surprises Rian by adding a little danger to Backlog Roulette, and the pair announce their buddy read for the first quarter of 2026. How about you? We’d love to hear your themes, goals, or projects for 2026! Feel free to share them in the comments below. We wish you all a happy and safe New Year! 0:00 Intro2:10 The Newsstand8:48 Read Watch Play17:46 Main Topic: Themes, Goals and Projects for 202651:49 Backlog Roulette55:35 Coming Right Up (buddy reads pick for Q1)57:25 Connect with us Read:  Wuthering Heights https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a72b94aa-4d4a-47dd-841b-583036ae006d You've Lost a Lot of Blood https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0076165b-dba2-49a6-8e15-2618bba670fb  Run Like Hell https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/76f65c1f-c464-4153-8bec-65e27d2cb8c4 Level Apocalypse https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/97df550b-5bf8-471b-9312-7c713d40479b  The Only Good Indians https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/79437676-42a1-4936-86ac-b885a7f33ac9 The Long Walk https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/65a4aeef-9821-48ef-914a-79fb8646ab83 This Skin Was Once Mine https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/fe204dee-e161-4a95-832b-e4fae34a49e9 Watch: The Grand Budapest Hotel https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/120467-the-grand-budapest-hotel All’s Fair https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/258742-all-s-fair Heated Rivalry https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/301507-heated-rivalry The Abandons https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/223300-the-abandons?language=en-AU Play: Enshrouded https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203620/Enshrouded/ Metroid Prime 4: Beyond https://store.nintendo.com.au/au/metroid-prime-4-beyond-nintendo-switch-2-edition.html Skate Story https://store.steampowered.com/app/1263240/Skate_Story/ Dispatch https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/Dispatch/ Terminator 2D: NO FATE https://store.steampowered.com/app/1718460/Terminator_2D_NO_FATE/ Genre Blender on the web: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@genreblenderpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/genreblenderpodcast TikTok - http://tiktok.com/@genreblenderpodcast ⁠BlueSky⁠ - ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/genreblenderpodcast.com Website - https://www.genreblender.net Follow Kris and Rian: Kris on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/afictionalescapist Kris on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/afictionalescapist/ Kris on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/afictionalescapist.bsky.social Rian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rlfloyd Rian on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/rianfloyd.com

    59 min

  5. 11/25/2025

    31: Interview with ALPHA author K. D. Marchesi

    A wolf-PACKED episode to celebrate the launch of Kris’s debut novel ALPHA with a spoiler-free interview with the author himself about writing, world-building, and the journey to becoming a published author. We also sift through a ton of gaming news to discuss a few of the biggest stories. Plus our Read Watch Play lists, what’s Coming Right Up, and the spin wheels are back for Backlog Roulette. ALPHA (The Alpha Cycle, Book 1) Kindle Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLW6XHSB?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_D1QGKKV46QJDT7D29R05 ALPHA (The Alpha Cycle, Book 1) by K. D. Marchesi on The Storygraph https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5a22ee4f-eb80-49fa-9064-692b2b0fcf87 Join our Discord community! http://discord.genreblender.net Sign up for more free content on our website: https://www.genreblender.net Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:20 The Newsstand 14:19 Read Watch Play 34:37 Guest Spot: Interview with K. D. Marchesi 1:02:52: Coming Right Up 1:08:57 Backlog Roulette 1:11:42 Find us online News: Valve’s Steam Machine https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine Valve’s Steam Frame https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe Valve’s Steam Controller https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller BioWare’s N7 Day blog post https://blog.bioware.com/2025/11/07/n7-day-2025/ Zoopunk https://www.tigames.com/zoopunk Alanah Pearce’s video about The Game Awards drama https://youtu.be/AYFAlImQR74?si=kRsqmLGbUSr3GBl- Books: Automatic Noodle https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4932a31d-9ece-44a3-a9bf-0b0735976ced City of Girls https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4754905a-5f8a-491c-803a-bf315929c95f Scorched Grace https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4f3b1723-8342-4c9f-b1a6-4806b59791ae Labyrinth's Heart https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/137d7922-09ae-418f-b844-12275db3d939 Triple Sec https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/f01fa561-3254-483f-96e0-ee0565323b30  Level Apocalypse https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/97df550b-5bf8-471b-9312-7c713d40479b City of Girls https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/4754905a-5f8a-491c-803a-bf315929c95f     TV/Movies: Wayward https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/255859-wayward Now You See Me: Now You Don’t https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/425274-now-you-see-me-now-you-don-t  Red, White & Royal Blue https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/930094-red-white-royal-blue  IT: Welcome to Derry https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/200875-it-welcome-to-derry  All’s Fair https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/258742-all-s-fair  Bring Her Back https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1151031-bring-her-back Games: Bloomtown: A Different Story https://store.steampowered.com/app/2445990/Bloomtown_A_Different_Story/  Grimshire https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238470/Grimshire/  Inn Tycoon https://store.steampowered.com/app/2749000/Inn_Tycoon/  ARC Raiders https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808500/ARC_Raiders/ Terminator 2D: NO FATE https://store.steampowered.com/app/1718460/Terminator_2D_NO_FATE/ Kingdoms of the Dump https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159270/Kingdoms_of_the_Dump/ Other Links: Developmental Editor: Olivia Hofer Genre Blender on the web: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@genreblenderpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/genreblenderpodcast TikTok - http://tiktok.com/@genreblenderpodcast ⁠BlueSky⁠ - ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/genreblenderpodcast.com Website - https://www.genreblender.net Follow Kris and Rian: Kris on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/afictionalescapist Kris on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/afictionalescapist/ Kris on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/afictionalescapist.bsky.social Rian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rlfloyd Rian on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/rianfloyd.com

    1h 13m

  6. 10/26/2025

    30: You Can’t Do That To Me In These Episodes!

    Be one of the first to join our Discord community! http://discord.genreblender.net Sign up for more free content on our website: https://www.genreblender.net The Genre Blender podcast has a new format, and Kris and Rian are excited to tell you all about it. The duo share their Read-Watch-Play updates and discuss some news after a hectic month. Stick around to the very end to see a brand new segment that should be as useful as it is entertaining. 00:00 Intro to new format 02:13 Updates 07:09 Read Watch Play 38:48 The Newsstand 1:00:07 Backlog Roulette 1:14:21 Outro and links We’re Evolving! Upcoming Changes for Genre Blender - https://www.genreblender.net/were-evolving-upcoming-changes-for-genre-blender/ A Head Full of Ghosts https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2a55e7e5-8eaf-478e-82cf-62f717654fb1 This Skin Was Once Mine https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/fe204dee-e161-4a95-832b-e4fae34a49e9 The Haunting of Hill House https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/cd81e978-d1dd-487b-ae20-1a16a63c425c The Pallbearers Club https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/13845c2c-b586-490a-a8b4-1d164e02814d Dark Bloom https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1217ace1-c7dd-43f7-aa3f-6b609b13eb5f Everything the Darkness Eats https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/358e9c7e-b767-4b32-8dde-415845fed7cb EXODUS: The Archimedes Engine https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/74d10555-2ae2-4683-86a3-47d4db4bbda9 Queen of Faces https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/898a134e-3df2-46f1-9c41-44fbc68ba04a Dune https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/438631-dune Thunderbolts https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/986056-thunderbolts The Hunting Wives https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/244447-the-hunting-wives Now You See Me https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/75656-now-you-see-me Now you See Me 2 https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/291805-now-you-see-me-2 In the Lost Lands https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/324544-in-the-lost-lands Welcome to Derry https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/200875-it-welcome-to-derry Wayward https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/255859-wayward Frankenstein https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1062722-frankenstein Pokemon Legends Z-A https://store.nintendo.com.au/au/pokemon-legends-z-a.html Travellers Rest https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139980/Travellers_Rest/ Habbo Hotel Origins https://origins.habbo.com Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition https://fallout.bethesda.net/en/article/N00XVTawnzBBH7HNwv0hN/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-announced Neopets mini games collection https://portal.neopets.com/news/oct23-neopets-mega-mini-games-collection-reveal Dispatch https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/Dispatch/ The Outer Worlds 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1449110/The_Outer_Worlds_2/ Rue Valley https://store.steampowered.com/app/2126190/Rue_Valley/ Pigface Bookstore in Perth CBD https://perthisok.com/lifestyle/pigface-bookstore-perth/ Episode of MinnMax podcast with guest Jason Schreier to explain the EA requisition (1:30:27) https://youtu.be/se-CQM_rXwM?si=drCfRuN1oQK78uW9 Signourney Weaver on the 50-pages of movie script and her meeting with Disney https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alien-star-sigourney-weaver-has-met-with-disney-1236397969/ Genre Blender on the web: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@genreblenderpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/genreblenderpodcast TikTok - http://tiktok.com/@genreblenderpodcast ⁠BlueSky⁠ - ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/genreblenderpodcast.com Website - https://www.genreblender.net Follow Kris and Rian: Kris on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/afictionalescapist Kris on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/afictionalescapist/ Kris on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/afictionalescapist.bsky.social Rian on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rlfloyd Rian on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/rianfloyd.com

    1h 16m

  7. 09/29/2025

    29: The Rise of Retro Gaming

    Kris and Rian get a healthy dose of nostalgia in this gaming-focused episode with a discussion about retro gaming, emulation, and gaming handhelds. Be one of the first to join our Discord community! http://discord.genreblender.net Check out our website: https://www.genreblender.net 00:00 Intro and announcement 02:27 Read Watch Play 14:32 Intro to main topic: retro gaming 14:54 What is retro gaming? 21:59 Is there a resurgence in retro games? 32:46 What retro game devices do we use? 49:54 The retro gaming scene is not just for millennials 54:08 Speculation time 58:17 Outro and links Books and games mentioned: Boudicca’s Daughter https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/efe69962-7e30-4f08-9fce-e98f8cb68acc  EXODUS: The Archimedes Engine https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/74d10555-2ae2-4683-86a3-47d4db4bbda9 AI: The Somnium Files https://store.steampowered.com/app/948740/AI_The_Somnium_Files/ Earthbound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound Trails in the Sky: First Chapter https://store.steampowered.com/app/3375780/Trails_in_the_Sky_1st_Chapter/ The Touryst https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796410/The_Touryst/ Hades II https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145350/Hades_II/ Grimshire https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238470/Grimshire/  Articles and YouTube channels mentioned: Addicted to nostalgia | abc.net.au https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-14/how-retro-video-games-obsolete-collectors-items/105331068 Team Retro https://www.youtube.com/@TeamRetro/videos Why are younger generations embracing the retro game revival? | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/02/why-are-younger-generations-embracing-the-retro-game-revival   Retro Game Corps https://www.youtube.com/@RetroGameCorps Miyoo Mini (and Miyoo Mini Plus) Starter Guide (Retro Game Corps) https://retrogamecorps.com/2022/05/15/miyoo-mini-v2-guide/ Anbernic RG35XX Family Starter Guide (Retro Game Corps) https://retrogamecorps.com/2024/06/07/anbernic-rg35xx-family-starter-guide/ Guide: Shaders and Overlays on Retro Handhelds (Retro Game Corps) https://retrogamecorps.com/2024/09/01/guide-shaders-and-overlays-on-retro-handhelds/ Follow us: Kris on YouTube Kris on Instagram Kris on Bluesky Rian on Instagram Rian on Bluesky Genre Blender on the web: YouTube Instagram TikTok ⁠BlueSky⁠ Website

    1 hr

  8. 09/17/2025

    28: Cozy Gaming with Tiny Bookshop

    What’s better than curling up with a good book on a chilly day? Why, becoming a bookseller and moving to the seaside with your tiny bookshop, of course! Kris and Rian played several hours of the latest cozy gaming phenomenon and, as usual, they have some thoughts. Be one of the first to join our Discord community! http://discord.genreblender.net Check out our website: https://www.genreblender.net Tiny Book Shop - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2133760/Tiny_Bookshop/ Books Leviathan Wakes: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c83664bb-15bf-4404-b896-af6bbb0cfc18 Those Left Behind: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/d482b2d7-e672-4e9d-a7bf-3e168de41968 The Stand https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/434e6801-21e5-4784-b3af-1b939a452380 EXODUS: The Archimedes Engine https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/74d10555-2ae2-4683-86a3-47d4db4bbda9 Movies / TV Shows Conclave - https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/974576-conclave Nosferatu - https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/426063-nosferatu  A Complete Unknown - https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/661539-a-complete-unknown  Battle of the Sexes - https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/369192-battle-of-the-sexes  The Hunting Wives - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/244447-the-hunting-wives Alien: Earth https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/157239-alien-earth Star Wars: Andor https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/83867-andor Games Pokemon FireRed https://pokemondb.net/firered-leafgreen  World End Diner https://store.steampowered.com/app/1647190/World_End_Diner/ Earthbound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound Jetpack Joyride https://www.halfbrick.com/games/jetpack-joyride-classic Canabalt https://canabalt.com Flappy Bird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flappy_Bird Unpacking https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/Unpacking/ Neko Atsume https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_Atsume Power Wash Simulator https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290000/PowerWash_Simulator/ House Flipper https://store.steampowered.com/app/613100/House_Flipper/ AFK Journey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFK_Journey Farmville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FarmVille Animal Crossing: New Horizons https://animalcrossing.nintendo.com/new-horizons/   Intro music: Heatwave by Bransboynd https://pixabay.com/users/bransboynd-51721546/ Follow us Kris on YouTube Kris on Instagram Kris on Bluesky Rian on Instagram Rian on Bluesky Genre Blender on the web YouTube Instagram TikTok ⁠BlueSky⁠

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Exploring what makes stories stick, from the page to the screen—with Kris and Rian.

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    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
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