Novel Gaming!

Novel Gaming is a twice-monthly podcast where long-time friends Vicki, Doug, and Katie talk about video games, books, and pop culture with a spattering of current events or anything else they just can't get off their minds.

Novel Gaming! is a leisure podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 147 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Novel Gaming!, a leisure show with 147 episodes published.

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  Episode #143

  #143 — 'Murder by Memory' by Olivia Waite

  Aug 6, 20261h 15mS6

  Drunk spaceships, queer detectives, and death, oh my! All that and more can be found in the 2025 sci-fi cozy mystery novella, 'Murder by Memory' by Olivia Waite. Discussion starts at 27:35. Before we fully investigate, we check in on the stuff we've been playing and watching lately. Playing? Mina the Hollower (Switch 2) Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U) Golden Sun (GBA) Watching? MCU Spider-Man Movies Widow's Bay (Apple TV+) Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix) Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azure

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  #142 — 'Rosemary and Rue' by Seanan McGuire

  Jul 9, 20261h 17m

  We've just woken up from 14 years of being a fish, and what's the first thing we did? Book club! This month we read 2009's Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire, the first in the 19-book October Daye fae private eye series. But before we get into it, we check in on the stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about! Playing? Divinity Original Sin 2 (Steam) Baldur’s Gate 3 (PS5) Ball X Pit (NS2) Watching? Robyn music videos Supergirl Thinking About? PS5 going exclusively digital XBox laying off a bazillion studios Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azure

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  Episode #141

  #141 — Gaming Draft: Character in Drag & at the Pride Party!

  Jun 25, 20261h 31mS6

  Who would you want on your drag team? And who would you invite to a Pride party? Join us as we answer these questions through a gaming draft! We pick the video game characters for the ultimate GAYming celebration. Conversation starts around 35:50. Before all that, let’s check in on some of the things we’ve been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading? 'The Immortal Hulk' by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett 'The Illegals' by Shaun Walker Watching? Hacks (HBO Max) Weapons (2025 Film) Thinking About? ⁠⁠Alaska Thunderfuck new music! Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azure

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  Episode #140

  #140 — 'Sleep Like Death' by Kalynn Bayron

  Jun 11, 20261h 12mS6

  What if Snow White was a warrior princess who could make a sword out of lightning and a cloak out of the night sky? And what if moms were nice?? To explore these questions, we read 'Sleep Like Death' by Kalynn Bayron. Conversation starts around 31:50. Before we take a bite out of that apple, let’s check in on some of the things we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately. Playing? Godzilla & other kaiju games at Kaiju Brooklyn Night in the Woods (2017) Watching? RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars 11 (Paramount+) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Film) Thinking About? ⁠⁠Sony June 2026 State of Play Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azure

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  #139 — We Played Terror of Hemasaurus! (with Derek B. Gayle)

  May 22, 20261h 22mS0

  <p>What happens when a giant rampaging monster is unleashed on the world by an apocalyptic cult? Well, it's pretty simple: lots of destruction. Derek B. Gayle joins us to talk about 2022's 'Terror of Hemasaurus', a smash 'em up homage to Rampage and expression of a solo game dev's frustration with the state of the world and our unwillingness (or perhaps inability?) to save the environment.</p><p>But before we get into the deep questions, we check in on the stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about.</p><p><br></p><p>Reading?</p><p>‘Wolfsong’ by TJ K...

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