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2014 in Review

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Well folks, it’s finally here: the final episode… OF THE YEAR. We decided to give you one final AKOP before we take a break, and what an episode it is! We take a look back at the last 12 months and make some arbitrary power rankings for our favourite films, games, worst things, and best discoveries. Shawn also provides a quick In Memoriam for his beloved series at the tail-end. What did we pick as our favourites? There’s only way to find out… Listen to this episode!

Let it end… the year now!

Audio notes: (1hr. 28min. runtime)
0:00:00 – Cold open, Jurassic Park theme, and intro to power rankings
0:07:15 – Arbitrary Top Films List: #10 to #6
0:29:55 – Arbitrary Top Films List: #5 to #1
0:54:45 – Our Top 5 Board/Video Games
1:08:05 – Our 5 Worst Things and Our 5 Best Discoveries
1:20:45 – In Memoriam and final notes

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Coffee, Cardio, & Catching Up on Music

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This week’s a combo of conversations as Earl and Shawn bring on Samah Ali to the podcast! They get into Starbucks & how coffee’s always used to measure charity donations per day, fitness and how Samah got into kinesiology, musicians being provocative, and the new film This Is Where I Leave You. And along the way, Shawn humblebrags his running prowess, Samah doles out the kinesiology knowledge, and Earl jumps the gun on a drink that may be named after him.

Guest:
Samah Ali – Writer for We Eat Films

What we’ve been checking out:
Samah: Rhye – Woman (Music)
Shawn: Bryan Lee O’Malley – Seconds (Comic)
Earl: The Meltdown (TV), LateNightTales: Franz Ferdinand (Music)

Audio notes: (58min. runtime)
0:01:10 – Cold open, Lost, and Megaman
0:10:30 – Games we’ve played, charity cases, coffee, Starbucks cards, and coffee shops
0:20:25 – Running, kinesiology knowledge, and plans post-university
0:29:05 – Miley Cyrus & being provocative, Eminem, Odd Future, bands with great albums that imploded, and Apple
0:47:45 – This Is Where I Leave You, and This Where I Teen Wolf You
0:52:05 – What’s everyone checking out?

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The Black Keys, Turn Blue, & Rock Bands

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This week we get the band back together to talk about The Black Keys and their latest album, Turn Blue! Tony and Brent discuss their discography, Danger Mouse, and make warranted (but also unwarranted) comparisons to other contemporary bands. We also start a new hashtag trend, connect the band to Linkin Park, and pick on Brent, who redefines the meaning of turning blue.

Guests:
Tony Gao – “#fuckdangermouse”
Brent Peckham – “Completely listenable”

Audio notes: (55min. runtime)
04:25 – Album thoughts, “the Danger Mouse effect”, and EDM
15:10 – Favourite releases, album lengths, and how often we listen to the Black Keys
20:55 – Favourite songs, being a live act, Danger Mouse pt.2, and influences from older bands
29:45 – Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Damon Albarn, and Gorillaz
45:55 – The White Stripes, similar trajectories, returning to roots, and incorporating new sounds

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Late Night Tales

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This week we’re getting into Late Night Tales! Earl, Brent, and Tony talk about the long-running music compilation series, discuss the format, pick their personal favourites, and offer up their own fantasy draft of musicians to try making an album. They also get into listening to singles vs. albums, and Earl tries his hand at making a mixtape in the same style as Late Night Tales, with interesting results. Like their motto, this is worth staying up for, so check it out!

Guests:
Brent Peckham – “For Pleasure”
Tony Gao – “No Theme”

Supplementary notes:
Official Site / Youtube Channel
Late Night Tales: Philler – Soundcloud / Youtube
Late Night Tales: ‘Perfect Comedown Music’ – Interview

Audio notes: (1hr. 9min. runtime)
0:01:25 – Intro to Late Night Tales, the compilation format, and unique albums with every artist
0:15:55 – Tony’s listened albums, our LNT pick, Earl’s favourites, and custom mixtapes
0:27:10 – Brent’s disliked albums, continuous mixes, and album talk
0:35:05 – Categorizing the albums, thematic continuity, and curve-ball song choices
0:44:50 – Listening to singles vs. albums, getting hooked to songs, and track burnout
0:50:40 – LNT fantasy draft, and not using popular/mainstream songs
0:58:48 – LateNightTales: Philler
1:03:30 – How to get into the series

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Final Fantasy

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This week we’re talking about the Final Fantasy series! With FFXIV in full swing, and Lightning Returns now released, Earl brings in Brent and Tony to talk about the long-running game series, with Stephen jumping on-board a little later. They talk about Tony’s involvement with the Official Strategy Guide, Brent’s impression of the updated MMO, among a ton of other things. They also end up talking about the ridiculous names for titles, and offer Square-Enix some spin-off game ideas. (Very light spoilers, or some so old they don’t matter anymore.)

Guests:
Brent Peckham – “Brently Default”
Tony Gao – “Unredacted: Gao’s Fortune”
Stephen Hanek – “The Late of Us”

Supplementary notes:
Lightning Returns: Complete Official Strategy Guide
Unsong Story – Kickstarter

Audio notes: (1hr. 10min. runtime)
0:00:55 – The FFXIII-3 strategy guide, what’s interesting about the series, and FFXIV
0:08:45 – FFXIII’s story, lead designers & ideologies, Stephen appears, and FF’s problems
0:20:35 – Battle system, FFXV & Kingdom Hearts, and nomenclature
0:27:50 – Unsung Story, Bravely Default, spin-offs, and solving franchise issues
0:36:10 – FFXIII, how Tony worked on the guide, and story vs. gameplay
0:44:10 – Mystic Quest, completionists, FFT, Fire Emblem, and Valkyria Chronicles
0:54:25 – FF13 trilogy, time travel, Crazy Chocobo, FF10, and villains
0:59:35 – Franchise’s future, lack of identity, and going mobile
1:02:40 – Series’ successors, MMOs, F2Ps, RPG issues, and money

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