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Welcome to If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes, a podcast about navigating the cruelty chaos, and wonder of our terrifying world. Niki, John, LB— and our producer Jordo— try to find meaning and clarity one or twelve subjects at a time: from the menu at Cheesecake Factory to a human man dressed up as Snoopy tucking you into bed. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Each week, Danielle — the MMA fan and amateur grappler — brings an MMA fight to the table to discuss, and LB —the pro wrestling expert — brings a show-stopping match. Think of it as a beautiful exchange between fans of two violent, beautiful art forms. Or the Predator handshake meme, made hilariously literal.
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Heather Anne Campbell, Nick Wiger and Matt Apodaca love video games. Join them as they joke about the games they're playing, have played, and will play someday. Good games and bad games: It's time to Get Played!
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Vampire Games with LB Hunktears
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LB Hunktears joins Matt & Nick to talk Spooky Season, Baseball, Vampire games and more! Wishlist their Vampire Visual Novel Fledgling Manor on Steam and check out the demo on Steam on itch.io! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-alon…
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Niki, LB and John skillfully walk through a docket of challenging and pertinent issues facing today's Sleepy Americans, such as the form and function of a joke, firefighters who also have to fight lions, whether basketball has a home on this podcast, a quick sidebar, an approximation of the plot of 1982's The Thing, a fun theme restaurant Niki went…
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With LB once again helping the stranded astronauts aboard the International Space Station, local hero merritt k steps in to help Niki and John navigate this week's most challenging conversation topics, including Niki's ruined floors, ants, the weird guy movies of the early 2000s, getting all of your "yellow juice" extracted, penis rejuvenation ther…
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Sega Genesis vs Super Nintendo: Revengeance
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Heather and Nick reignite a 30 year old war...Sega VS Nintendo! Does Sega do what NintenDON'T? Does Nintendo have the power? Find out on Get Played! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-along podcast Get Anime'd and our complete Get P…
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Matt and Heather go deep on video games based on Star Wars! Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-along podcast Get Anime'd and our complete Get Played, How Did This Get Played? and Premium DLC back catalogue only on patreon.com/getplayed. Join us on our Discord server here: https://d…
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John, Niki and LB ask some important questions about blood and the people who take it from us, before moving on to some more relatable, everyday topics such as the funny underwear that Borat wears, roller coaster safety ratings, being "famous contemporarily with a horse, when a dog ate a human heart on that one TV show, the potential dangers of hir…
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Video Game Journalism with Jason Schreier
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Jason Schreier (Bloomberg, Triple Click) joins Matt and Heather to talk about his new book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall and Future of Blizzard Entertainment and video game journalism in general! Jason's new book Play Nice is out October 8th https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason-schreier/play-nice/9781538725429/ Follow us on Twitter and Instag…
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Niki, LB and John put down their PSLs long enough to recording a brand-new episode of your favorite podcast, discussing such seasonally appropriate topics as which 90s sitcoms are the most Jewish, tips for dealing with "truculent teens," John's dishwasher installation story, "childhood trauma objects," if hats need instructions, witnessing crimes w…
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Hey folks it's Jordan, the producer! Normally I sit in on these recordings so I can give y'all a synopsis in the eppy description here, but this time I didn't do that! Because of all the ants in my apartment! So we're gonna listen to this episode together, okay? It'll be a fun bonding experience for us. I hope you're excited about getting bonded!!!…
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Matt, Heather and Nick discuss the joyful mascot platformer Astro Bot! They talk about how the game celebrates the legacy of Playstation, how much joy is injected into the experience and more. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-alon…
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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance with Brendan James
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Brendan James (Blowback podcast) joins Matt, Heather and Nick to discuss the 2013 Metal Gear spin-off game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. They talk about it's departure from stealth to action based blade-mode combat, how this game spawned tons of memes, how this game stacks up against the rest of the series and more. Check out Blowback Season 5. T…
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Damn girl, 100 episodes? Believe it. To celebrate, Niki, John and LB look to the future of our program by discussing a number of topics, including the potential affects of attending NYU on Baron Trump, LB's bad experience with loophole weed, if Mario from video games had a diaper, the age at which you "forget all your stuff," Niki's attempts at ema…
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Papers, Please with James Adomian
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Comedian James Adomian joins Matt, Heather and Nick to discuss Lucas Pope's indie classic Papers, Please. They talk about how Papers, Please plays with the player's morality, how it is an example of video games as art, and more. Check out James Adomian's new comedy special Path of Most Resistance. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. M…
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John, LB and Niki prepare for their upcoming 100th episode by first questioning the validity of their 99th episode, then pivoting to a number of topics not entirely unfamiliar to the program, including prison tattoo technology, loose orbs for your desk, salty licorice, the food fads of yore, making viral videos "dog friendly," step-by-step instruct…
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25 Years of the Sega Dreamcast
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It's the 25th anniversary of the North American release of the Sega Dreamcast! Matt, Heather and Nick talk about the console's launch into immediate obsolescence, the games that made it great, and take a stroll down memory lane as they celebrate Sega's final video game console. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty b…
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LB returns from space and is appalled by what they discover: John and Niki, exactly the same as ever. Unfortunately for LB, the podcast's mystical properties immediately begin working to erode any perspective or normalcy that they acquired during their working hiatus. You will be pleased to know that topics of discussion for this episode include Al…
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Telltale’s The Walking Dead with Scott Seiss
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Comedian Scott Seiss joins Matt, Heather and Nick to talk about Telltale’s The Walking Dead series, how the Hitman games create funny situations, his new book The Customer Is Always Wrong, and more! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watc…
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Your Own Piss on Your Own Terms
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With LB still trapped in space, Niki and John are joined by #1 Drivey Superfan Michael Higham for a fun-filled romp through a variety of salient discussions, including a beer bong for piss, whether or not Caillou is "just bald," the racial demographics of Ireland, carrying a knife in Big 5 Sporting Goods, how they get the lotion in the tissues, gam…
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We Play, You Play: Chrono Trigger
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Matt, Heather and Nick talk about the 1995 JRPG masterpiece, Chrono Trigger. They talk about how it holds up in 2024, Matt's first time through the game, how it all came together and so much more but also not nearly enough. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com.…
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John went up to rescue LB from the International Space Station and got himself also stuck in the process, so this week Niki is joined by friend of the show Charles Harte to discuss a wide variety of topics, including (but not limited to) flat tummy water, bread with seeds in it, girl-related juice, Charles' "anti-Karen" mom, leaving reviews for thi…
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Studio Viddy on the Sunset Strip: Capcom
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Matt, Heather and Nick take a look at the games of Capcom. They talk about some of their favorites, ones they missed and more. This month's We Play, You Play: Crono Trigger! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-along podcast Get Anime…
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Hey folks! In case you missed it, new episodes now happen on Monday! Happy Monday! Also LB is trapped in space for a few weeks but that's not a permanent change, so don't worry. We've got a lot of fun guests to help out over the next couple weeks, including me, Jordan, the producer, who is on the show this week! I tend to make the show less funny w…
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Console Aesthetics Tier List Part 2
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Matt, Heather and Nick are back and they continue to craft their console aesthetic tier list. This month's We Play, You Play: Chrono Trigger! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our Anime watch-along podcast Get Anime'd and our complete Get Played, …
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Console Aesthetics Tier List Part 1
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Matt, Heather and Nick craft a tier list of the first 5 generations of video game consoles ranked by their aesthetics. This month's We Play, You Play: Chrono Trigger! Check out guest engineer Sam's band Guck. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @getplayedpod. Music by Ben Prunty benpruntymusic.com. Art by Duck Brigade duckbrigade.com. Check out our …
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