{"id":1983,"date":"2019-11-01T08:30:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T08:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=1983"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:10:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T21:10:06","slug":"episode-369-good-government-and-dry-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-369-good-government-and-dry-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 368: Good Government and Dry Socks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Banner-368.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>The <strong>Gaming Hut<\/strong> chunks a double-double in the pentacle as Patreon backer Louis Sylvester asks us to riff on regional linguistic magic.<\/p>\r\n<p>Backer Nikolaj Hansen runs into a <strong>Mythology Hut<\/strong> shaped like a phone booth, asking Ken why Umberto Eco was wrong about Superman.<\/p>\r\n<p>Things get hairy in the <strong>Cinema Hut<\/strong> as we look at structural problems as the bane of werewolf movies.<\/p>\r\n<p>Finally we brave the cold wilds of the <strong>Eliptony Hut<\/strong> to satisfy backer Mikey Hamm\u2019s request for a segment on the Dyatlov Pass incident.<\/p>\r\n<p>Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/kenandrobin\">support for the KARTAS Patreon<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>Snag Ken and Robin merchandise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teepublic.com\/user\/kenrobin\">at TeePublic<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:separator -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph \/-->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph \/-->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p><em><a href=\"atlas-games.com\/overtheedge\">Welcome to the Island<\/a><\/em> is the first adventure anthology for the third edition of the <em>Over the Edge<\/em> RPG from Atlas Games. It features five original storylines by award-winning authors, each with hooks for different characters. Launch brand new stories, add intriguing complications to your existing arcs, or create exciting one-shots to bend your players\u2019 heads.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"atlas-games.com\/overtheedge\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Island.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>What\u2019s worse\u2014yet even more pulse-poundingly exciting\u2014than being a burned spy on the run from an international vampire conspiracy? Going it alone, as you do in Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan\u2019s brilliant adaptation of GUMSHOE One-2-One to the shadowy world of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/index.php\/nights-black-agents-solo\/\">Night\u2019s Black Agents: Solo Ops<\/a><\/em>, from Pelgrane Press.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/\/nas\/content\/live\/pelgranepress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/NBA-Solo-Ops_front-cover_350.png\" width=\"193\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\r\n<p>The treasures of Askfageln can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/8767\/Askfageln\">DriveThruRPG<\/a>. Get all issues of FENIX since 2013 available in special English editions. Score metric oodles of Ken Hite gaming goodness, along with equally stellar pieces by Graeme Davis and Pete Nash. Warning: in English, not in Swedish. In English, not Swedish. While you&#8217;re at it, grab <em>DICE<\/em> and <em>Freeway Warrior<\/em>!<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/browse\/pub\/8767\/Askfageln\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Askfageln.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<p>Arc Dream Publishing presents a gorgeous new edition of Robert W. Chambers\u2019 The King in Yellow, a deluxe hardback in delightful faux snakeskin, with a foreword by John Scott Tynes, annotations by our own Kenneth Hite, and stunning full-pate color\u00a0 illustrations by Samuel Araya. Grab it while it lasts <a href=\"shop.arcdream.com\">in the Arc Dream store<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:image {\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} --><\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"shop.arcdream.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/King_in_Yellow_adsize.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8378\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1983-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-368.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-368.mp3\">https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-368.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-368.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1983-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/kenandrobin.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/media\/Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-368.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Ken-And-Robin-Talk-About-Stuff-Episode-368.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gaming Hut chunks a double-double in the pentacle as Patreon backer Louis Sylvester asks us to riff on regional linguistic magic. 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