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Delivering to you the dulcet sounds of two best friends yakkin' about pop-culture!

The gang sits down and talks about the depiction of female characters in comics and the uphill struggle for equality.

Side note: How did I forget Squirrel Girl, Marvel's greatest hero!?

 

Also here's the episode Tim was on where we discussed sexy vs sexualized:

Episode 12 - Kill La Kill, Dust: An Elysian Tail, and A Goofy Movie

Direct download: Topicast_28-_Female_Representation_in_Comic_Books.mp3
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In this very special episode Tristan screws up and is decapitated Highlander style! Becky is creating her own world in Terraria, Hassan is crawling out of a couch covered in hand lotion, Kenny's all about being a French professional assassin, and Tristan's pretty stoked about the latest season of Legend of Korra!

Direct download: Episode_58-_The_Expendabelles_Terraria_and_Con_Air.mp3
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The gang gets real about Genndy Tartakovsky and his body of work. They discuss how he portrays his characters, how he uses animation for comedic effect, and the things that seem to have influenced Mr. Tartakovsky.

Direct download: Topicast_27-_The_Work_of_Genndy_Tartakovsky.mp3
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In this very special episode, the gang is trapped in a soap opera. They then are enraptured by the Rob Liefeld app for what appears to be 5 hours, Tristan's making sure that his policy of Orcs Must Die (2) remains solid, Kenny has taken up a security job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and Hassan is moving at the speed of light and rescuing people!


We look back on the legacy that Robin Williams leaves with his unfortunate passing this week.

 

As Kenny says early on in the show, if you are in a crisis situation and you need someone to talk to here are a few hotlines you may wish to try if you have no one else to turn to:

 

Canada

Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention 

http://suicideprevention.ca/thinking-about-suicide/find-a-crisis-centre/

 

Sweden

Nationella Hjälplinjen: 020-220060

 

Switzerland

La Main Tendue: 143

 

Australia

Lifeline: 13 11 14

 

UK

Papyrus: 0800 068 41 41

Samaritans Wales: 0800 068 41 41

Samaritans Scotland and Northern Ireland: 08457 90 90 90

 

Spain

Telefono De La Esperanza: 963916006

 

Republic of Ireland

1Life: 1800 247 100

 

USA

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Direct download: Topicast_26-_The_Legacy_of_Robin_Williams.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:00am -04

In this very special episode the gang looks talks about the little known actress Gillian Anderson who totally only had a bit role on X-Files and her new book, Kenny is busy unwritting his existence, Hassan is lost in a galaxy somewhere but he's got Power Rangers there so it's cool, and Tristan has joined the knighthood... of shovels!


The gang discusses the things that defined the laste generation, and get into some of the things that are now changing and defining our current gaming generation

Direct download: Topicast_25-_The_Previous_Video_Game_Generation.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 12:00am -04

In this very special episode the gang closes down Studio Ghibli, they get content ID'd by Randy Queen (like that might actually happen), and they speculate on Sony's 2017 female superhero movie! Meanwhile, Kenny's become a Guardian of the Galaxy, Hassan's playing F1 quidditch, and Tristan is selling junk to mooks at the mystery shack!


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