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After a full year, I finished editing our second recorded discussion on seasons 1 and 2 of Severance. Full spoilers, and no word on when Season 3 will happen! But enjoy the conversation anyway, it's a good one! CGP Grey- You Are Two: https://youtu.be/wfYbgdo8e-8 The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:  https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/ Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive Other Music: Various tracks from the Severance OST "Shores of Avalon", "Wounded", "Colorless Aura", "Promises To keep", "Dark Times", "Despair and Triumph"- Kevin McLeod "Let Me Sleep" - David Julyan "Synthetic Warmth", "Matsutake", "The Machinist", "Coalesce", "Sleeper"- Amos Roddy "Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Undertale - 071" - from the Undertale OST "Specks of Time" - Son Lux "Investigation" - Mark Mothersbaugh Outro is "Billions" by half-alive

Our final thoughts on this epic fantasy romance. Things that were, things that are... and the things that have not yet come to pass. Along with with one more prismatic refraction.... before our own conclusion. The New Century Multiverse Website: https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed: https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/ The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:  https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/ All musical tracks: "Outro" - Evgeny Tailor "Moonrise" - Chad Crouch "Magic Forest, "Private Reflection", "Heart of Nowhere" ,"Babylon". "Wounded" "Sovereign" "Despair and Triumph", "Resignation", and "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" - Kevin Macleod "Undertale - 071" - from the Undertale OST "Fear and Hunger" - from the Fear and Hunger OST "Arrival" - I Sazanov. "Ophelia Reprise" - Natalie Merchant Various tracks from the Princess Thieves OST Various tracks from The Nutcracker Suite from Tchaikovsky "Main Theme" - from Police Story by Michael Lai, Tang Siu Lam, and Kevin Bassinson "This is America (Instrumental Cover)" - Original by Chidish Gambino, cover by Hono Beats "Can't Hold Me Down" - GriZ and Tash Neal "Take Me To Church (Instrumental)" - Original by Hozier, cover by Brooklyn Duo "Synthetic Warmth" - Amos Roddy "Somewhere Out There" - James Horner, both Movie and Radio versions. "The Princess and the Thief" - written by Alex Shaw, performed by Alex and Sharon Shaw "Olympus" - Ross Bugden

Further discussion on my exploration of stories, and why most of them have come from videogames in the last few years, especially smaller indie games. Used Tracks: "Magic Forest, "Private Reflection", "Resignation", and "Babylon" - Kevin MacLeod "A Drifting Lens" - Amos Roddy

We three have met again, this time to discuss three movies about relationships! Dracula's Ex Girlfriend The Drama Baby Cat Bad Doge, Dr. Stop Motion Skeletons and Kit Chaos are back on the supervillian podcasting b******t, and at least one of these movies has to be seen to be believed. Enjoy. Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive Other tracks: "Despair and Trumph", "Babylon", "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys", "Wounded", "Secret of Tiki Island", "Black Vortex", "Reaching Out", "Clean Soul , "Run Amok", "Resignation", "Heart of Nowhere", "Anguish", "Sneaky Snitch", "Hidden Agenda", "Voliatile Reaction", "Touching Moment", "Decline", and "Hot Swing" - Kevin Macleod "Sweet Dreams are Made of These" - Eurythmics "Combine Harvester (Instrumental)" - The Wurzels "The Conspirators" - Patrick Doyle "Frantic", "Investigation" - The Residence OST "Can't Take A Joke", "Aria grande" - Krinks, AMFHM OST Multiple tracks from The Drama OST by Daniel Pemberton "No More I Love Yous (Instrumental)" - original by Annie Lennox, cover by Oleg Yarushkin "Warmth and Respect" - Wanderstop OST Outro is "My Body ISn't Ready" by sombr

Because I've been playing too many games I want to share with others and encourage people to play, we're not waiting till the end of the year! Here are 13 games I recommend people check out! 13. Drop Dutchy 12. Long Gone Days 11. Signs of the Sojourner 10. Mixtape 9. The Wandering Village 8. The Pathless 7. Stray Gods 6. Call of the Sea 5. Until Then  4. Return To Grace  3. Nobody Wants to Die 2. Vengeful Heart 1. The Artful Escape Tracks Include: OST tracks from all of the above "Magical Forest" - Kevin MacLeod "Synthetic Warmth" - Amos Roddy Outro is "Is This All There Is To Me" by Sebastian Marin

One of the best books of 2025 now has Volume 2 available in paperback! To celebrate, I sat down for an interview with it's author to discuss its creation, themes, characters, and musical intersection. Some spoilers for Volume 1, but we try to be coy about developments in Vol 2 and beyond! Also available in full in e-book format! Vol 2 Paperback: https://a.co/d/0jfxMtYn Cover and inside are by Dasha Belokrylova: @dashabelokrylova and @dashabelokrylova.ink on Instagram! Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive Other musical tracks used: "Opening Theme - Fellowship Of The Ring" - Howard Shore "Simon (Instrumental) - Lifehouse "Level of Concern" - 21 Pilots "Montero (Bardcore Version)" - Original by Lil Nas X, cover by Stan Tough "I Want To Come Over (Instrumental) - Melissa Etheridge "Take Me To Church" original by Hozier, instrumental by Brooklyn Duo "In Your Eyes" - original by Peter Gabriel, cover by Vitamin String Quartet "Christian Brothers" - Elliot Smith "Blasphemous Rumors" - Original by Depeche mode, cover by  "Twilight" - David Gray "Twilight" - Antony and the Johnsons "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" - Tears for Fears, cover from Bioshock Infinite "Army of Me"  - Bjork "Fire and Rain" - Original by James Taylor, instrumental by Kelly Valleau "Televators" - Original by The Mars Volta, instrumental by Nilesh Badola "Unholy (Instrumental)" - Sam Smith "Witch by the Sea" - Darren Curtis "Wonderland (Instrumental) - Caravan Palace "Kings Crossing " Original by Elliot Smith, piano cover by Heavypiano "The Sky is Falling" - Queens of the Stone Age "Magic Forest", "Scheming Weasel", "Babylon" - Kevin Macleod "Danse Macabre (Instrumental)" - Original by Ghost, cover by Hector Garcia  'Water Runs Dry" - original by Boyz II Men, guitar cover by Acoustic Lounge "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye to Yesterday" - original by Boyz II Men, cello cover by Helen Newby "How Not To Drown (Instrumenal)" -CHVRCHES "Subdivisions (Instrumental)"- Rush "Wishing Well" - original by Bob Mould, instrumental cover by Mathew Savard "Valse sur une berceuse anglaise" - Fernando Velasquez "Love Me Harder" - Ariana Grande Outro is "Deus in Absentia" by Ghost

And there we are. The final four chapters. The story concludes. Do we get a happy ending? or is it just happy enough? Miracle of Sound Music Video: https://youtu.be/peVzdtm4iZ4 The New Century Multiverse Website: https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed: https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/ The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:  https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/ Intro is "Facing Fears" by Beat Mechanik Other tracks: "Warmth and Respect", "Leaves Dancing"- Wanderstop OST "Five Armies", "Dangerous", "Private Reflection", "Babylon", "Shores of Avalon", "Heavy Heart", "Anguish", "Gaslamp Funworks", "Truth in Stones"- Kevin MacLeod "Letting Go", "To Forgive or Kill - Bear McCreary "Main Theme", "Warlock Combat" - XCom 2 OST "How Can I Heal" - David Julyan "The Scientist (Instrumental) - Original by Coldplay, cover by Brooklyn Duo "Knights of Guenivere - Main Theme" by Aaron Olson and Leland Cox "Come Home","Foundation" -  The Newton Brothers "All Star" - Smash Mouth "Outro" by Evgeny Teilor and "Moonrise" by Chad Crouch Also, multiple tracks from the Princess Thieves OST. Outro is "London Town 2026" by Miracle of Sound

Originally recorded in October of 2025, finally we are finishing our work with Season 6, and the third act of The Princess Thieves. Today we cover Chapters 20-23... and a little extra besides. Be warned after the 2 hour mark: the glass shards of Kaleidoscope might be cutting... at least emotionally. The New Century Multiverse Website: https://www.newcenturymultiverse.com The New Century Multiverse Podcast Feed: https://newcenturyshow.podbean.com/ The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:  https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/ Intro is "Facing Fears" by Beat Mechanik Other tracks include: "Wounded", "Scheming Weasel","Private Reflection", "Resignation","Despair and Triumph","Shores of Avalon", "Vision of Persistence", "Long Road Ahead","The Dread","Promises to Keep"- Kevin MacLeod "Family Ties" - Telltale's The Walking Dead OST "Olympus "  - Ross Bugden "Evil Eye" -Hades 2 OST "Let Me Sleep" - David Julyan "The Way It Is" originial by Bruce Hornsby, cover by Uwe Karcher "Miss Claire Remembers" - Enya "True Greatness" - Bjorn Lynne "Outro" by Evgeny Teilor and "Moonrise" by Chad Crouch Also, multiple tracks from the Princess Thieves OST.

I don't write essays about controversy in culture in media. But this essay will cover the use of music as a component of storytelling in other media, and therefore uses the 2026 videogame Mixtape as a starting point. Also covered are the games The Artful Escape (2021) and Unbeatable (2025), with light discussion regarding story and themes, as a part of a greater revelation. Tracks include: "Babylon" "Thunder Dreams" - Kevin Mcleod "Atmosphere (Instrumental)" - Joy Division "Watermark", "Miss Claire Remembers" - Enya "Dreamers" - Ruth Radelet "Dare" - Stan Bush "The Mountain" - Gorillaz "Heliotrommz Theme" - Johnny Galvatron "Roads" - Portishead "Bookend (Opening)" , "fragments from a forgotten sampler", "nothing. something, and everything" - Clara Maddux and Vasily Nikolaev "King of Pain (instrumental) - Original by The Police, Cover by Jenny Floor Outro is "This Is My Song!' by Carbon Leaf

My struggle to put into words the frustratingly long journey of covering New Century's Princess Thieves. Tracks include: "Magic Forest, "Private Reflection", "Heart of Nowhere" ,"Babylon". "Wounded" "Sovereign" "Despair and Triumph", "Resignation", "Perspectives", and "Thunder Dreams" by Kevin Macleod "Arrival" by I Sazanov.

My final words on the influence of a show that made me put many pennies in the jar. Tracks include: "Magical Forest", "Clean Soul", and "Babylon" by Kevin McLeod "Make Your Decision" by Dan Phillipson Select tracks from The West Wing OST, by Snuffy Walden.

Good lord! After all this time, we finally discuss Greg's top 12 games of 2025, and we go on for almost 2 hours with no spoilers! Today, I do my best to sell folks on the following games: A Space for the Unbound Neo Cab Metaphor: Refantazio If Found Date Everything Tchia Goodbye Volcano High Herdling Chants of Sennar Wanderstop Thirsty Suitors Stay safe in 2026. To survival. The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:  https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/ Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive Other Music includes: Select tracks from all the OSTs of the games above, but also, "Miss Claire Remembers" by Enya, and the orchestral Finale of "The Last Jedi". Outro is "Objects of Desire" by NSP

The remaining notable movies Toby and I watched in 2025, plus one gaming experience I did not expect. This episode will have us discuss the following (With no spoilers, save for where noted in the episode): K-PoP Demon Hunters The Roses Wake Up Dead Man Searching for Sugarman Sinners James Gunn's Superman  Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:  https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/ Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive Other Music includes: Select tracks from the OSTs of K-Pop Demon Hunters, Wake Up Dead Man, Sinners, Superman (2025), and The Roses "Happy Together (Instrumental)" - Original by the Turtles, cover by The Piano Guys "I'll Show You" - K/DA "Sugar Man" "Climb Up On My Music" - Sixto Rodriguez "Promises to Keep", and "Resignation"- Kevin McLeod "Apologize" - The Las Vegas Outro is "Rise" by Sarah McLahclan

Tv shows and movies, new and old! And we're not even done! Here's more of the good shit that got me and Toby through 2025. We cover: The Residence Orphan Black Hazbin Hotel Season 2 The Fall of the House of Usher Long Story Short Thunderbolts GDT's Frankenstein A segment of Wolfman (2025) Final Destination: Bloodlines Uzo Aduba - Hannibal Lecter performance: https://youtu.be/QQvPqk-OEFU The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:  https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/ Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive Other music includes: "Synthetic Warmth" - Amos Roddy "King of Pain" - original by The Police, piano cover by Jenny Floor "Despair and Triumph", "Vanishing", and "Ossuary"- Kevin MacLeod "The Obvious Child" - Paul Simon Selected tracks from the OSTs of The Residence, Thunderbolts, Frankenstein 2025 and The Fall of the House of Usher. Outro is "Hell Again" by Ironmouse

The best way to deal with the turmoil of 2026 is to look back on the stuff that got us through 2025! In this Episode we discuss: Games: Rift of the Necrodancer Final Fantasy tactics - Ivalice Chronicles Hades 2 Deltarune Chapters 3+4 Citizen Sleeper 2 Comics: Walter Simonson's Thor Saga Danger and Other Unknown Risks  The Deep Dark TV: King of the Hill Game Changer and the many shows of Dropout.tv The Fireside Alliance Podcast Network:  https://firesidealliance.squarespace.com/ Intro is "Light Me Up" by Audiorezout of Free Music Archive Other music includes: Select tracks from the OSTs of Rift of the Necrodancer, Final Fantasy Tactics, Hades 2, Deltarune, and Citizen Sleeper 2 "Martian Cowboy, "Thunderbird, "Run Amok"- Kevin McLeod "Fire" - Alexandra Desplat "IDK" - Grey "Dreamers (Instrumental)" - Ruth Radelet "Baker Street (Instrumental) - Gerry Rafferty