{"id":3381,"date":"2024-01-12T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=3381"},"modified":"2024-01-09T19:23:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T19:23:17","slug":"episode-581-bureaucratic-survival-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-581-bureaucratic-survival-horror\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 581: Bureaucratic Survival Horror"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Everything unravels in the Gaming Hut<\/strong> when beloved Patreon backer Tennant Reed asks us to use the Watergate docudramedy Gaslit<\/em> as inspiration for a heist gone wrong game.<\/p>\n

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Ken\u2019s Bookshelf<\/strong> delivers a change of pace segment as Robin asks our resident bibliomane to describe the five most specialized books in his collection.<\/p>\n

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In Ripped from the Headlines<\/strong> estimable backer Paul Douglas asks for the real scoop on a hungry and disoriented Russian economist who got from Copenhagen to LAX without a ticket or passport.<\/p>\n

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Finally astute backer Phil Masters returns to Ken\u2019s Time Machine<\/strong> with another of his brilliantly crafted queries. What role did our chrono-hero play in the 1120 White Ship sinking, which wiped out much of the English royal family?<\/p>\n

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Want to pose a question to the show? Get your priority question asking access with your support for the KARTAS Patreon<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Our Patreon-backed Letterboxd list of all films mentioned on the show is now up and running<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Also check out the Goodreads list<\/a> of books mentioned on the show.<\/p>\n

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Snag Ken and Robin merchandise at TeePublic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Experience the world of Gloom in a new, immersive way with Unhappy Birthday at Castle Slogar<\/em>. With an integrated hint and solution website, drenched in the beloved Gloom aesthetic by artist J. Scott Reeves, this puzzling gamebook kicks off Atlas\u2019 new Enigma line. Sign up for the Kickstarter announcement<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Reality horror just got realer with three new support products for The Yellow King Roleplaying Game: Black Star Magic<\/a><\/em>, Legions of Carcosa: The Yellow King Bestiary<\/a><\/em>, and Robin\u2019s latest novel, Fifth Imperative<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The treasures of Askfageln can be found at 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’re at it, grab DICE<\/em> and Freeway Warrior<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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Put on your flannels, grab your duffel bag of hardware and assemble your fake passports. Alert your retailer to the contents of their favorite unmarked warehouse. Delta Green: The Conspiracy<\/a><\/em>, the revised, updated and declassified edition of the iconic 1990s sourcebook has escaped from Arc Dream Publishing.<\/p>\n

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