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We're out this week, so the Nextlander Podcast will return in its normal slot next week, but for now we bring you another NBABP classic, in which Jeff Bakalar and Austin Walker join us to talk about the funny pages, technology running amok, and electronic drum kits? CHAPTERS (00:01:07) Intro (00:02:31) Sah-caucus vs Sea-caucus (00:03:21) All the good podcast memories are Beastcast related (00:05:56) The internal politics of carving out studio spaces (00:08:14) "I'm a human and I don't work there anymore" (00:23:56) First Break (00:24:05) Do we live in Cyberpunk Version 3.0? (00:27:14) Why do…

The Nextlander Podcast

by The Nextlander Podcast · English · Leisure & Travel

Longtime friends and games media colleagues Vinny Caravella, Brad Shoemaker, and Alex Navarro share their combined decades of knowledge, expertise, and passion for games with weekly discussions about what they're playing, what's happening in the industry, and whatever else they're up to.

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