{"id":3912,"date":"2026-02-27T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:27:04","slug":"episode-688-earthquake-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com\/index.php\/episode-688-earthquake-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 688: Earthquake Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the Gaming Hut<\/strong> we create a Page Turners<\/em> protagonist. <\/p>\n

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At the behest of beloved Patreon backer Charles Picard the Architecture Hut <\/strong>examines the work of Julia Taylor, from the Chapel of the Chimes to Hearst Castle. <\/p>\n

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In Ken and\/or Robin Talk to Someone Else<\/strong>, Robin talks to Tristan Zimmerman about his game Ballad Hunters<\/em>, a GUMSHOE Labs game Kickstarting soon from Pelgrane Press.<\/p>\n

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Finally estimable backer Sam Harris assigns Ken\u2019s Time Machine <\/strong>to find out what would have happened if Sun Records music producer Sam Phillips\u2019 peace overture to Cuba had worked out as he hoped.<\/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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Big news from mission control! If you missed out the first time, don’t panic. The wait is over: the CatStronauts board game is finally back in stock at Atlas Games<\/a>! The first printing disappeared at lightspeed! Don’t let this reprint of CatStronauts slip through your claws. <\/p>\n

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Make room on your shelf and in your heart for Page Turners<\/a><\/em>, Robin\u2019s game of dramatic interaction for one player and one GM, coming soon from Pelgrane Press. Explore the intensity of emotional storytelling driven by a single protagonist with scenarios ranging from Shakespearean comedy to tragic vampire love, written by Robin, Sarah \u201cSam\u201d Saltiel, Ruth Tillman and Wade Rockett.<\/p>\n

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Get caught in the spiral with God’s Teeth<\/a><\/em>, a new set of pulse-pounding Delta Green scenarios dripping with the once and future corruption of a nation swirling into cruelty and spite. From a government panopticon to alien worms to an app-driven mass shooter, your agents have nothing to fear but every screaming headline. <\/p>\n

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Play spies, skirmishers, and saboteurs in the battle for the future of the Thirteen Colonies in Flagbearer Games\u2019 thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated 5E compatible roleplaying game Nations and Cannons<\/a><\/em>. Download a free copy of the Nations & Cannons core rules using code KENROBIN here<\/a>. Sign up to be notified of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign for The American Crisis: Dark and Bloody Ground here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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