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The first and only podcast bringing you weekly case studies in the pop culture of a dying empire. Every Wednesday, co-hosts Josh, Brian, and A.J. dissect an artifact of popular culture, breaking down how its narrative choices reflect or subvert the reactionary political project. From video games to movies to theater to an apparently infinite supply of evangelical Christian radio drama, we expose the machinations of the worst of all possible worlds in order to figure out how to build a better one. Also, we have bits.
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
161 - Silent Hill 2 (feat. Aysha U. Farah)
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Aysha U. Farah (Life is Strange: Double Exposure) and the lads have some restless dreams and see the titular town of Konami’s 2001 horror classic: Silent Hill 2. Topics include the history of Team Silent, the difficulties of tank controls, and how to cope when you’ve found yourself at the bottom of five holes in a hell of your own making.
Aysha U. Farah: Website // Twitter // Instagram
Second Star to the Left: Scout-explorer Gwen Hartley has five years to explore and prepare her planet for settlement. With no aid but her robots and the anxious voice of her long-distance scout-minder Bell Summers in her ear, she’s hoping to be ready for anything.
Media Referenced in Episode:
- Silent Hill 2. Konami. 2001.
- “The Hidden Math of Silent Hill 2’s Endings” by Punchy
- Making of Silent Hill 2 - HQ
- The Making of Silent Hill | 25th Anniversary
- Creating Silent Hill 2 | How 'Team Silent's Failure Became a Horror Classic | Game Documentary
- James Sunderland Dancing
- “E3 2001: Silent Hill 2 Interview” by IGN Saff. IGN. May 17th, 2001.
- “Interview with Silent Hill 2’s Artist Takayoshi Sato” by IGN Staff. IGN. August 11th, 2001.
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Commercial: “Holes” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring Brian Alford as “James Sunderland” and A.J. Ditty as “Alan/Max/Sam”
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