Episode 156 - Summer 2022 Media Update

This week it’s time for our Summer 2022 Media Update episode as we talk about media we’ve recently enjoyed including video games, comics, books, podcasts, and interior decorating! Plus: Obsolete customary measuring units! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Media We’ve Been Enjoying Matthew Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun by Izumi Tsubaki, translated by Leighann Harvey The anime no longer on Netflix, but can be found on Hidive Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne Meghan Graphic Novels Snapdragon by Kat Leyh Memento Mori by Tiitu Takalo Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden Murder The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup, translated by Caroline Waigh I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara  Episode 080 - True Crime Interior decorating The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate & Live Well by Deborah Needleman with Virginia Johnson (Illustrator) Jam Indie games Wytchwood from Whitethorn Games Garden Story from Rose City Games Miracle Merchant from Tinytouchtales Gender Reveal (podcast) Gender Reveal Starter Packs Anna Crashlands from Butterscotch Shenanigans  Tasting History with Max Miller Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz Other Media We Mentioned Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh Clementine, Book One by Tillie Walden Just Plain Wrong - Zombies, Sharkfarmers, and Beavis & Butthead: Discussing Comics and Graphic Novels with Amish Characters Overwatch (Wikipedia) The Quest for the Rest by Amanita Design The other point-and-click games Jam was thinking of were the Samorost games, also by Amanita Design! Stardew Valley (Wikipedia) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Wikipedia) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wikipedia) Steven Universe (Wikipedia) Napkin by Carta Monir Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Grease Bats by Archie Bongiovanni Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni Links, Articles, and Things Bifauxnen (TV Tropes) (princely girls) Sailor Uranus (Wikipedia) Yonkoma (Wikipedia) - “four cell manga” Peter Piper (Wikipedia) Peck (Wikipedia) 18 Legal Thrillers by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter A Spy in the Struggle by Aya de León Hanging Devils by He Jiahong They Can't Take Your Name by Robert Justice The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Pleasantville by Attica Locke You Don't Know Me by Imran Mahmood Most Wanted by Michele Martinez All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey The Little Death by Michael Nava With Prejudice by Robin Peguero Every Reasonable Doubt by Pamela Samuels Young Blood on the Leaves by Jeff Stetson Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden The Indian Lawyer by James Welch Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, September 6th we’ll be discussing the format of Audio Book Fiction! (This episode will probably become “What is a book? Part 2” Then on Tuesday, September 20th we’ll be discussing the winner of our “we all read the same book” poll and discussing Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart!