In which we repeat last year’s exercise of asking: which Best Picture nominees might make good Game themes? And as a tribute to the Academy Awards telecast, we also run long. Yeah, that’s the ticket! [ Download mp3 – 33…
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The dream of the ’80s is also alive in Portland!
You will have to wait until this August… …For the best kept secret in the world of THE GAME… Things will never be the same. WarTron END OF LINE.
SnoutCast #104: Gamer Profile – Rachel Petterson, XX-Rated
This week, we talk to Rachel Petterson, captain of a Bay Area Game team which could be called the Pink Ladies, but is not. [ Download mp3 – 28 MB ] 00:00 – teaser: Past BANG Future Echo01:23 – “female”01:52…
SnoutCast #103: Gamer Profiles – Jan Chong & Yar Woo, coed astronomy
This week, we hear from another Gamer couple with a young child: Jan Chong and Yar Woo of coed astronomy! [ Download mp3 – 22 MB ] 00:59 – “coeducational”01:12 – origin of the coed team name03:55 – Jan and…
SnoutCast #102: Of Summits and Letters
In which we do a dramatic reading of the Black Letter Game‘s answers to our listener questions, and then a quick recap of this year’s Game Control Summit: Simulcast! [ Download mp3 – 25 MB ] 00:59 – “diplomatic”01:20 –…
SnoutCast #101: Gamer Profile – TODD ETTER, Boneless Chicken Cabaret
Did you know that all of 2012’s “Shinteki Puzzle of the Month” (POTM) puzzles (starting tomorrow, January 25th) will be written by Todd Etter of The Motley Fool? And all solvers can win prizes at the end of the year?…
SnoutCast #100: Community?
Please help celebrate our ONE HUNDREDTH PODCAST by leaving a comment. (We’re celebrating by not writing up show notes this time.) And thanks for listening! [ Download mp3 – 29 MB ] 00:59 – “patient”29:55 – The End Got a…
SnoutCast #99: Holiday Movies Recap
And now for something almost, but not entirely, completely different. [ Download mp3 – 25 MB ] 00:59 – “festive”01:35 – send us your questions for the Black Letter Game creators! (e-mail podcast@snout.org by Friday, January 13th, 2012)03:51 – inspired…
SnoutCast #98: 2012-Q1 Hunts Preview
In which we owe a huge debt of gratitude to Dan Egnor and PuzzleHuntCalendar.com (self-plug: hear our interview with Dan in SnoutCast #76: “One Calendar To Rule Them All” )! Also: NSFW language, but you knew that. [ Download mp3…
SnoutCast #97: Neuroplasticity
This is not our best podcast. [ Download mp3 – 26 MB ] 00:59 – “brainy”01:17 – “For a Healthy Brain in Old Age, Start Early” (NPR, January 4, 2007)03:20 – “Stay Mentally Active” (Alzheimer’s Association, 2011)05:14 – “Nine Stubborn…