Player 2 Podcast

Episode 007 - Isn't Hastur the One You're Not Meant to Name

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 14:54:00 +0000

Episode 007 - Isn’t Hastur the One You’re Not Meant to Name

In an episode recorded in the summer (before various house moves), Paul and Relly ponder the next generation consoles and one of them (can you guess?) is excited about new Zelda announcements. There’s discussion of Amazon’s business strategy, a lot of love for Victoria (in Canada), a bit less love for Amstrad’s Mega PC and Relly’s Clavinova ownership tips.

Episode 007 - Show notes

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 20:37:00 +0000

3.20 - LEGO City Undercover (Nintendo Wii U) - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B5Q83NE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00B5Q83NE&linkCode=as2&tag=mydirtylaundr-21

4.00 - Adam Buxton http://adam-buxton.co.uk/ad/
4.14 - I, Pavel show. http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2005/a/1620/adam_buxton%3A_i,_pavel
5.15 - Link To The Past sequel, Oracles and Seasons, Windwaker HD. http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Characters-Hub/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Hub/Nintendo-UK-s-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Hub-627606.html
6.55 - Elder Sign Omens HD expansion https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/elder-sign-omens-hd/id475401686?mt=8
9.23 - Blue Toad Mystery Files - http://www.relentlesssoftware.co.uk/games/blue-toad-murder-files
10.20 - Armstrong and Miller - http://www.armstrongandmiller.co.uk/
10.50 - Settlers of Catan iPad - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/catan-hd/id390422167?mt=8
11.20 - Settlers of Catan Star Trek - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008MWWEJI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B008MWWEJI&linkCode=as2&tag=mydirtylaundr-21
12.00 - Elder Sign board game - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1616611359/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1616611359&linkCode=as2&tag=mydirtylaundr-21
13.40 - inform 7 adventure writing software - http://inform7.com/
14.00 - Kindle Fire HD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CTVTJ4Q/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00CTVTJ4Q&linkCode=as2&tag=mydirtylaundr-21
14.05 - Amazon’s short term strategy is to sell as cheap as possible, article. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/16/amazon-tax-avoidance-profits
15.35 - Karen McGrane’s Content Strategy for Mobile - http://www.abookapart.com/products/content-strategy-for-mobile
16.10 - “The iPhone will fail” google search - https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=the+iphone+will+fail&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&meta=cr%3DcountryUK|countryGB#q=the+iphone+will+fail&tbas=0
17.30 - Oh look, the Kindle Fire at £99. [turns out delaying releases helps with predictions - Ed] - http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/a-kindle-fire-hd-for-99-is-your-last-gen-tablet-wonder-deal-of-the-day/
20.35 - http://www.goko.com
20.37 - http://www.goko.com/games/dominion
22.20 - The Verge on Microsoft’s patents related to the Kinect and ads: http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/27/4370676/microsoft-kinect-tv-monitoring-achievements-ads
26.00 - Xbox architecture and operating systems: http://www.oxm.co.uk/59251/features/how-xbox-ones-operating-systems-work-why-setting-aside-ram-for-apps-is-good-for-devs-and-gamers/
26:53 - Mega PC: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/2534/Amstrad-Mega-PC-386SX/
29:40 - Knightmare Live - now on tour! - http://www.knightmarelive.com/
30.50 - The Dark Room - https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/john-robertson-the-dark-room
31.45 - The Big Orb - http://www.doxdesk.com/losertown/bigorb.html
32.58 - Play, ‘Holes’ - http://www.theinvisibledot.com/events/the-invisible-dot-ltd-edinburgh-2013/174-holes-by-tom-basden
33.40 - I Need A Doctor - The Unauthorised Whoosical - http://www.comedy.co.uk/fringe/2013/i_need_a_doctor/
34.58 - Minotaur the Moosical - http://minotaurthemusical.com
35.21 - Yamaha Clavinova series - http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/digitalpianos/clp_series/
39.40 - iPad mini - https://www.apple.com/uk/ipad-mini/
42.00 - Ace Attorney HD iOS -https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ace-attorney-phoenix-wright/id365681816?mt=8
43.00 - Ace Attorney 5 - Ace Attorney Dual Destinies for 3DS - http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS-download-software/Phoenix-Wright-Ace-Attorney-Dual-Destinies-813487.html
44.00 - Ace Attorney vs Prof Layton - http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Professor-Layton-vs-Phoenix-Wright-Ace-Attorney-845517.html
44.45 - Ace Attorney Kink Meme home. (NSFW) - http://bludhavens.livejournal.com/41371.html
46.40 - Victoria, BC - http://www.victoria.ca/
47.00 - LoadingReadyRun - http://www.loadingreadyrun.com
47.15 - Meatfist’s Terrible Choice video - http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/loadingreadyrun/7372-Meatfists-Terrible-Choice
47.30 - Behind the scenes video - http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/1639/Loading-Time-Terrible-Choice
47.44 - Escapistmagazine.com - http://www.escapistmagazine.com
48.00 - Stripsearch series. - http://www.penny-arcade.com/strip-search
53.50 - ohjoysextoy.com - http://www.ohjoysextoy.com
54.20 - Ami’s comic - http://cardiganweather.com/2013/07/11/enough-is-enough/
54.45 - Victoria’s fat seals at Oak Bay Marina - http://www.oakbaymarina.com/
55.55 - Joco Cruise Crazy 4 - http://jococruisecrazy.com/
57.00 - Magic The Gathering - http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Summoner/
57.30 - MTG iPad - https://itunes.apple.com/app/magic-2014/id536661213
1.00.37 - Popolo’s cocktail bar, Sheffield - http://www.leopoldsquare.com/sheffield-restaurants#popolo
1.01.19 - Old fashioned, recipe - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/oldfashionedwhiskyco_89238
1.04.01 - Animal Crossing - New Leaf 3DS - http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Animal-Crossing-New-Leaf-273841.html
1.05.19 - Proctor’s Kickass Cheddar - http://thedalesdeli.co.uk/store/products/proctors-kick-ass-cheddar-cheese/

Episode 006 - Waiting to be Directed to Destroy a Fax Machine

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:28:00 +0100

Episode 006 - Waiting to be Directed to Destroy a Fax Machine

In this episode Relly and Pauly discuss the joys of travel including comedy beds, the airlines who don’t understand tickets and the hotels who think that wicker is the height of sophistication. There are also updates on Elder Signs: Omens HD, Relly’s iPad woes and *that* story about the 3G spectrum auction, a fax machine and an axe.

Here are the show notes:

Runcorn on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runcorn
Elder Sign Omens HD http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=187
Player 2 Podcast twitter http://www.twitter.com/player2podcast
Player 2 site http://www.player2.co.uk
Charlie Brown’s Christmas app https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/a-charlie-brown-christmas/id476508724?mt=8
Snoopy’s street fair app http://www.snoopystreetfair.com/
Theme Park app https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/theme-park/id464151522?mt=8
Tiny Tower https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/tiny-tower/id422667065?mt=8
iPad mini on UK apple store http://store.apple.com/uk/buy/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad_mini
Everything Everywhere http://ee.co.uk/
Shift Run Stop http://shiftrunstop.co.uk/
Runny centre scotch eggs M&S on The Grocer http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/fmcg/fresh/eggs-and-poultry/runny-scotch-egg-makes-its-debut-at-ms/232090.article
Cape town on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town
Packing cubes on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0013KDS96/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B0013KDS96&linkCode=as2&tag=mydirtylaundr-21
Venice Beach on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice,_Los_Angeles
Air New Zealand air plane http://www.airnewzealand.co.uk/
Star Alliance http://www.staralliance.com/en/
Letraset pro markers http://www.letraset.com/products/8-ProMarkers/
East Midlands trains http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/
Alan Partridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Partridge

Episode 005 - I've Been Devoured 27 Times

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:55:00 +0100

Episode 005 - I’ve Been Devoured 27 Times

In an all-new exciting episode, Pauly and Relly talk some more about games, conferences, moustaches and cartoons! Gasp at Pauly’s amazing Elder Sign: Omens advice, swoon as Relly recounts the time she got to stroke Kevin Rose’s face and marvel at the origin story of Pauly and Relly. We’re excited to be back.

Here are those show-notes we’re always going on about:

We're back!

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:43:35 +0100

OK, so that was an unexpected hiatus. Nothing dramatic, nothing sinister. We both just got really busy. Anyway, we have a couple of episodes in the pipe and we’ll be recording another shortly.

Expect. Content. Soon.

Episode 004 - Happy Hump Day

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:10:00 +0000

Episode 004 - Happy Hump Day

Relly explains why leaving the house with a piece of toast in your mouth is bound to lead to embarrassment and Pauly is preparing to play a lot of Dominion. There’s discussion of Relly’s favourite manga and anime, why The Guild is worth a watch and also live comedy recommendations. Plus Relly’s recording fails near the end, heralding the exciting return of cheese of the week. Happy hump day, listeners!

Theme music: Helix Nebula by Anamanaguchi, from the album Power Supply.

We’re excited to be getting some feedback about these shows. Let us know what you think via email, Twitter or the web.

This week we chatted about:

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Episode 003 - Speaking of Used Knickers in the Post

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:21:00 +0100

Episode 003 - Speaking of Used Knickers in the Post

Relly and Pauly have been spending most of their free time on conference calls and reading. Pauly has been thinking about culture and eating more Sheffield Eggs; meanwhile Relly has been listening to new podcasts and re-discovering terrible video game cartoons. Warning: contains Zelda dubstep.

Theme music: Helix Nebula by Anamanaguchi, from the album Power Supply.

As always, you can let us know what you think via email, Twitter or the web.

This week we chatted about:

[02:03] Dilbert, web comic
[04:20] Logitech H800, wireless headset
[06:02] Sheffield Festival of the Mind
[10:45] Access Space, digital arts lab
[10:48] Gist Lab, innovation space
[13:30] Computer Love, digital art gallery
[14:58] Brighton Digital Festival
[16:42] GameChops - The Triforce of Bass, remix album of Zelda music
[17:45] dj-Jo - Hyrule Field
[21:55] Amy Krouse Rosenthal - Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, book
[24:00] Gretchen Rubin - The Happiness Project, book
[24:55] Gretchen Rubin - Happier at Home, book
[28:25] Instapaper, app / website
[28:50] A Song of Ice and Fire, series of books
[31:35] Game of Thrones, TV series
[33:00] Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman - Good Omens, book
[35:56] Missie Cindz EPIC Tea Party
[36:20] Missie Cindz notebooks
[37:55] Cossack Cuisine, caterers
[38:01] The Broadfield Ale House, pub
[38:14] Endcliffe Park Cafe
[38:58] Missie Cindz Pud Inn Club
[39:22] The Fat Duck, restaurant
[39:54] Jonathan Coulton, singer-songwriter
[40:21] Jonathan Coulton - Glasses
[43:55] Twitch TV, internet TV channel
[45:30] Super Smash Brothers, Wii game
[45:40] Mario Kart, Wii game
[45:45] Let’s Play, video game commentary site
[46:23] Netflix, TV & movie rental / streaming service
[46:36] Super Mario World, cartoon
[46:36] Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon
[47:10] The Legend of Zelda cartoon
[48:26] Gamesmaster, TV show
[49:28] Starcraft 2, video game
[51:42] Riff Trax, commentary site
[51:56] Loading Ready Run, comedy site
[52:40] Critical Hit, podcast
[53:12] Idle Hands, podcast
[53:50] Good Job Brain, podcast
[57:02] Geekest Link, pub quiz
[59:16] Gloom, card game
[59:20] Fiasco, role-playing game
[59:22] Seven Wonders, board game
[59:25] Elder Sign, card game
[61:24] Adam and Joe Go Tokyo, TV series

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Episode 002 - You Can be the One on the Rollercoaster

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:53:00 +0100

Episode 002 - You Can be the One on the Rollercoaster

Relly and Pauly attempt a transatlantic link-up as Relly recovers from XOXO and Pauly tries to interest her in the history of cheese. Relly’s been buying significant quantities of board games and getting excited about the Wii U, whilst Pauly has been discovering the ‘Sheffield Egg’ and looking forward to more interactive theatre. And they both want 3D printers.

Theme music: Helix Nebula by Anamanaguchi, from the album Power Supply.

We welcome your suggestions for brilliant catchphrases to start and end each episode. Let us know (or tell us anything else) via email, Twitter or a web form.

Some of the things we talked about this week:

[01:53] XOXO, festival
[03:28] Moot / Chris Poole, founder of 4chan & Canvas
[03:35] Yancey Strickler, co-founder of Kickstarter
[04:40] MC Frontalot - First World Problem
[08:40] Julia Nunes, singer-songwriter
[09:00] The Kleptones, band
[09:35] Super Hexagon, iOS game
[09:48] Ground Kontrol, 80s arcade
[11:10] Etsy, handmade store
[13:00] Sheffield Food Festival
[13:30] Andy Swinscoe, cheese enthusiast
[16:25] Tunworth, cheese
[17:45] The Sheffield Egg
[18:53] Brighton Food Festival
[21:05] Cards Against Humanity, card game
[23:27] Munchkin, card game
[23:34] Say Anything, board game
[23:48] Elder Sign, card game
[23:50] Dixit, board game
[23:52] Forbidden Island, board game
[24:47] Wii U, games console
[32:43] Twilight Princess, Zelda game
[33:44] Assassin’s Creed 3, video game
[33:46] Call of Duty, game series
[34:16] Resident Evil 4, video game
[36:02] Makerbot, 3D printer
[36:30] Mark Stevenson, futurologist
[36:40] Human organ printer
[37:20] dconstruct, conference
[37:50] James Burke talk on nano printing
[40:09] Accomplice, interactive theatre / game
[42:40] Project X, interactive theatre show
[44:35] International Talk Like a Pirate Day
[45:20] Paul & Storm - The Captain’s Wife’s Lament
[48:16] Indie Game The Movie, film
[51:50] Shift Run Stop, podcast
[51:57] Nerdist, podcast

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Episode 001 - Hungry Hippos

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:32:00 +0100

Episode 001 - Hungry Hippos

Relly and Pauly talk about board games with big manuals, the podcasts that they’ve been listening to and where to start with the Zelda series. They’re big fans of Tabletop and Penny Arcade and want to sneak into a game store and record people playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Theme music: Helix Nebula by Anamanaguchi, from the album Power Supply.

We would love your feedback on this episode, suggestions for future episodes, questions, or comments. You can email us, talk to us on Twitter or ask us something via this site.

(Most of the) things we mentioned in this episode (though some of them were really briefly):

[01:29] Jonathan Coulton, singer/songwriter
[01:30] Paul & Storm, professional singing persons
[01:44] MC Frontalot, nerdcore star
[03:03] Ticket To Ride, board game
[03:10] Tabletop, web show
[04:02] Game of Thrones, board game
[04:08] Game of Thrones, TV series
[05:27] Diplomacy, board game
[06:56] Geek & Sundry, web channel
[08:47] Board Game Geek, gaming website
[09:08] Gloom, card game
[09:17] Fiasco, role-playing game
[11:47] Penny Arcade, gaming website
[12:03] Penny Arcade, board game
[12:48] XKCD, webcomic
[14:10] PAX, video games expo
[14:24] Childs Play, charity
[15:30] Penny Arcade Report, gaming news
[16:44] Acquisitions Incorporated, podcast
[16:52] Wizards of the Coast, games company
[16:55] Dungeons & Dragons, role playing game
[17:23] Paul isn’t 34 yet. He should be able to remember his own age.
[18:32] Dungeons & Dragons, animated series
[20:20] Memories of the Futurecast, podcast
[25:00] Encounters, D&D campaign
[26:33] Shift Run Stop, podcast
[26:57] GDS, doing exciting things with government digital services
[28:12] 5by5, podcast network
[28:18] Back To Work, podcast
[29:17] Radio Free Burrito, podcast
[29:50] Zelda, gaming universe
[30:58] The Minish Cap, Zelda game
[31:00] A Link to the Past, Zelda game
[31:03] The Wind Waker, Zelda game
[31:06] Ocarina of Time, Zelda game
[33:37] Twilight Princess, Zelda game
[35:00] Majora’s Mask, Zelda game
[42:43] Magic 2013, iPad game
[43:18] Skyward Sword, Zelda game
[43:26] Skyrim, video game
[44:22] Toca Boca, iOS games for kids
[45:48] Board Game Geek iOS blog
[46:30] The World Ends With You, iOS game
[46:47] Phoenix Wright, video game series
[52:06] XOXO, festival
[52:26] Mythbusters, TV show
[52:46] Indie Game The Movie, documentary
[53:15] Brighton Digital Festival

Podcast feed up and running

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:37:02 +0100

Assuming that nothing has broken between me posting this and you trying it, there should now be a working podcast feed. If you’re super-keen then you could subscribe now so that, when episode 1 is ready, it will appear magically in your podcatcher.

Subscribe here

If you have any troubles then drop us a line and we’ll put on our concerned faces and try to help out.

Something stirs?

show@player2.co.uk (Relly Annett-Baker and Paul Gillibrand) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:34:38 +0100

Plans are being drawn up, schemes are being conceived, and I might even be as bold as to say that wheels are turning. Something is coming (soon)!