Y-Button Kyle Starr

Stephen Hilger, co-host of Into the Aether podcast, discusses the power of video games on childhood, art, and imagination.
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Into the Aetherintothecast.online
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Social
Guest: Stephen Hilger (Into the Aether)Twitter/X | Instagram
Host: Kyle StarrMastodon | Threads | Twitter/X | Instagram
Show: Y-ButtonMastodon | Twitter/X

Music industry extraordinaire and founder of Washed Up Emo, Tom Mullen, joins the show to discuss his lifelong fascination with video games, the link between music and games, staying relevant with the youths, and his love of strategy guides. Can you guess the song he brought to Guitar Hero III?
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Washed Up Emohttps://www.washedupemo.com/
Is This Band Emo?http://isthisbandemo.com/
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Music
'Liminal Fields' by Vulture Feather
https://vulturefeather.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-fields
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Social
Guest: Tom Mullen (Washed Up Emo)Twitter | Instagram
Host: Kyle StarrMastodon | Threads | Twitter | Instagram
Show: Y-ButtonMastodon | Twitter

Y-Button producer AJ Fillari doubles up as a guest to discuss their fascination with games, why video games media doesn't get old, how chip tunes change their world, and why it's important to enjoy the simple act of playing.
Podcasts
Ten Very Big Books - A Malazan Read-through Podcasthttps://www.patreon.com/tenverybigbooks
Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcasthttps://intothecast.online/
Asynchronous - A Video Game Catch-Up Showhttps://feeds.transistor.fm/asynchronous
Frog of the Weekhttps://frogpod.online/
Music
'Atebite and the Warring Nations' by Disasterpeace
https://disasterpeace.bandcamp.com/album/atebite-and-the-warring-nations
'Simulant Rain' by _amaranthinehttps://amaranthine.bandcamp.com/album/simulant-rain
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Social
Guest: AJ FillariTwitter | Mastodon
Host: Kyle StarrMastodon | Threads | Twitter | Instagram
Show: Y-ButtonMastodon | Twitter

Paul Levering and Paul Owens discuss the history of 2 Player Productions, the game development insights they learned over seven years of filming PsychOdyssey — Double Fine's 32 episode documentary of the making of Psychonauts 2 — and depths of artistry, critique, and misunderstandings of video games.
PsychOdysseyhttps://www.doublefine.com/dftv/psychodyssey
2 Player Productionshttps://www.youtube.com/user/2PlayerProductions
Behind the Scenes Making of Halo 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q69Msy8ttMTwitterhttps://twitter.com/2pproductions

Naoko Takamoto, Principle Producer at Double Fine Productions, shares how music led her into games and ultimately production, working at Double Fine and on Psychonauts 2, the challenges of working through the pandemic, and what games mean to her.
https://www.naokotakamoto.com/
Double Fine PsychOdysseyhttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhLvue17Sd70y34zh2erWWpMyOnh4UN_
Princess Problemshttps://www.princessproblemsmusic.com/
That Handsome Devilhttp://www.thathandsomedevil.com/

From creating a self-published zine, to writing for EGM, to working for one of the most innovative game studios in Enhance, Chris “CJ” Johnston shares his extensive journey in the industry, the games that opened his eyes to what’s possible, and the through line that holds it all together.
Mastodon@superpac
Twitter@superpac
Humanityhttps://humanity.game/
Player One Podcasthttp://www.playeronepodcast.com/
"Mystery Box" Vintage Video Game Magazines - Video Game History Foundationhttps://the-video-game-history-foundation.myshopify.com/collections/featured-products/products/blind-box-vintage-game-magazine-subscription