Episódios

  • Episode 146: Donkey Kong 64

    Episode 146: Donkey Kong 64
    Nov 22 2024
    [The audio has a low hum in the background; somehow my mic picked up the noise from my PC. I did my best to remedy it so my apologies.] Yup, it’s another episode celebrating another game, this time Donkey Kong 64, first released on November 22, 1999. This action adventure game places Donkey Kong […]
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    1 hora e 27 minutos
  • Episode 145: Halo: Combat Evolved

    Episode 145: Halo: Combat Evolved
    Nov 15 2024
    This week, we are celebrating the 23rd anniversary of “Halo: Combat Evolved”, released on November 15th. It was the launch title for Microsoft’s first console, the Xbox. This first-person shooter helped spawn a franchise of sequels, books, and film. By November 2005, it sold more than six million copies worldwide. Halo CE is considered a […]
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    58 minutos
  • Episode 144: Black and White Keys (World Piano Day)

    Episode 144: Black and White Keys (World Piano Day)
    Nov 8 2024
    What is black and white and holds 88 keys in one place? No, it’s not another Keyblade. It’s a piano, an acoustic instrument in which pressing a key will cause a hammer to strike a tuned string. In the hands of a capable and talented musician, it can produce music that soothes the soul and […]
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    34 minutos
  • Episode 143: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

    Episode 143: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
    Nov 1 2024
    While Halloween may be over, Mexico and most households of Mexican heritage are celebrating “Day of the Dead”, a time to honor and pay their respects to the souls of family members and friends in a festive manner. If you visit such a house, you may find an ofrenda with the photo of the deceased […]
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    37 minutos
  • Episode 142: On Stage Now – The Noble Demon

    Episode 142: On Stage Now – The Noble Demon
    Oct 25 2024
    Welcome to the November edition of “On Stage Now”, featuring The Noble Demon. The Nobel Demon (real name Evelyn Lark) has been creating orchestral arrangements of video game music since 2011. The arrangements seem to fit the name, “a villain with a moral code”, with their sweeping melodies and moody atmosphere. Initially self-taught, The Noble […]
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    55 minutos
  • Episode 141: Sonic & Knuckles

    Episode 141: Sonic & Knuckles
    Oct 18 2024
    Today, we’re celebrating the release on Sonic & Knuckles for the SEGA Genesis on this date, October 18, 1994. This was a special game because 1) it was developed alongside Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and 2) the cartridge contained a special lock-on technology so that other Sonic games and those made before Sonic & Knuckles […]
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    1 hora e 17 minutos
  • Episode 140: Party Time! (“It’s My Party” Day)

    Episode 140: Party Time! (“It’s My Party” Day)
    Oct 11 2024
    A 16-year-old teenager girl is crying about her missing boyfriend during her Sweet 16 party. However, it gets worse when her boyfriend returns with another girl wearing his ring. This is the story sung for a popular song that was released April 5, 1963, called “It’s My Party”, sung by Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue […]
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    36 minutos
  • Episode 139: Heard It On the Radio (College Radio Day)

    Episode 139: Heard It On the Radio (College Radio Day)
    Oct 4 2024
    When was the last time you tuned a radio in the car or on a boombox or portable music player? You know, that device with two dials and a bi-frequency band. You turn one dial to tune frequency and the other dial for the volume. Well, today, on Friday, October 4th, we’re celebrating College Radio […]
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    46 minutos