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Nov 7, 2018

Bennett interviews Groom of the Tomb author, gamebook collector, and bibliographer Demian Katz. Demian describes how he got his start collecting and the origins of gamebooks.org, the definitive bibliography of interactive fiction. Tales of rare finds and the collector's frenzy that literally threatened to collapse his...



Oct 26, 2018

The gang plays To Be Or Not To Be by Ryan North, a spectacularly successfully Kickstarted branching narrative adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Zach calls in from "the good Ferrell's Donuts" (respectfully disagree). Hear don give the 'ultimate sigh' as emo Hamlet. Ophelia is really into plumbing. Spooky, scandalous...


Oct 24, 2018

The gang returns to Groom of the Tomb by Demain Katz, a tribute to the melodramatic dime novels The Bride of the Tomb. Hearts ache, tears flow, new love is spurned! The ponies you ordered last episode have arrived. Bennett calls out the listeners until they pick up the phone, and our opiated protagonist make a fateful...


Oct 5, 2018

The gang plays Groom of the Tomb by Demain Katz, a book that combines  his love of melodramatic dime novels with his extensive gamebook knowledge. Our very sad very rich protagonist can hardly drag himself out of his palatial hotel room after the death of his bride to be. We unlock keys and fail dice rolls as...