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Western Reaches #11

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This episode hosts Megan and Saf talk about books with AI, and indie games with and without dialogue, as well as Megan finally getting a Pokemon GO story! Our big topic is Ancillary Justice, and what we thought of the worldbuilding, the handling of gender, and the AI characters.
Books:
Updraft – Fran Wilde
Supernova – C.A. Higgins
Queen of Angels – Greg Bear
Ancillary Justice – Ann Leckie
Games: 
Kentucky Route Zero
Abzû
Oxenfree
Inside
Destiny

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Western Reaches #10

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This episode hosts Megan and Saf talked about science made fun in books, indie games like Kentucky Route Zero and Able Black. Our big topic is how video games and Pokemon GO can help with mental health, with special guest Dr Jennifer Hazel from CheckPoint. Covered on this week’s episodes are;
 
Books:
 
  • The Martian – Andy Weir
  • The Fold – Peter Clines
  • Jupiter Pirates: Rise of Earth – Jason Fry
  • What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions – Randall Munroe
Games:
 
  • Kentucky Route Zero
  • Halo 2 Anniversary
  • Able Black
  • Behold the Kickmen

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Western Reaches #9

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This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf talk about Fantasy novels, Lego Force Awakens, Pokemon. Later in the show the hosts discuss franchise writing and narrative design with special guest Alexander Freed, author of Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company.

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Western Reaches #8

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This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf are joined by guest Mike Audette to talk books, E3, Star Wars, and Pokemon!

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Western Reaches #7

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This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf are joined by guest John Bierly to discuss the books Planetfall and The Departure, the games Soma and Shrubnaut, and Captain America Civil War!

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Western Reaches #6

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This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf discuss Every Heart a Doorway, their habit of getting stuck in Undertale, Star Wars Celebration, and general book a and gaming nerdery!

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Western Reaches #5

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Megan and Saf are joined by Nanci this week to discuss the latest Star Wars and gaming news, the books they’ve been reading, and roundtable discuss Bloodline by Claudia Gray! If you want to be completely unspoiled, come back to this episode after you read the book.

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Western Reaches #4

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Murphy’s Law can’t keep Saf and Megan down! This week on Western Reaches, the hosts talk the Play by Play festival, books, and take a look back at the history of Mass Effect and its impact on the gaming landscape.

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Western Reaches #3

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This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf discussed Catherynne M. Valente, game narrative, video game worlds, the Rogue One teaser, and the Rebels finale.

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!

Western Reaches #2

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This week on Western Reaches, Saf and Megan bring you up to speed on what they’ve been reading, discuss the worlds that make up YA fiction, dive into the new Halo graphic novels, VR, Kanan, and open up the geek grab bag!

You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary.

This podcast has been brought to you in part by Her Universe and your support on Patreon!