Podcasts by Hypnotic Hootout
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep76 - This One's Gonna Be About Games, I Promise from 2022-03-04T19:39:26
Robin Hunicke on Designer Notes, Dark Souls, Redecor, MyHome, Solitaire Cruise, pirate stories, digitizing Mbali, raycasting, #NoticeMe Jam
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep75 - Serenity from 2022-02-25T20:04:44
Ukraine conflict, Mbali's landscape paper art, Superstore, Wendesil's Wizard stream, The Walking Dead, death, politics
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep74 - Wordle, Huh, What Is It Good For from 2022-02-18T19:45:03
Ukraine, The Wizard scores, board game workshop, EvnTide, visas, African politics, Wordle, She-Ra
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep73 - Hacktic Times from 2022-02-11T19:12:03
The Wizard's score system headaches, happy accidents, composing and Hans Zimmer, Nokia Jam WIP, Peacemaker, Hawkeye
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep72 - From Grading to the Grave from 2022-02-04T18:59:39
The Wizard scoring system, boosting, weight, men's shorts, One Style Man, Death Trash, funding, unfinished projects, Disney+
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep71 - [Insert Funny Title Here] from 2022-01-28T19:39:46
Tales from the bathroom, Mbali's artworks, corona and testing, unfinished projects, antiwork and the German government
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep70 - Hoo Hoo, It's 2022 from 2022-01-21T19:22:13
Catching up, corona, Unavowed, Cruelty Squad, Super Auto Pets, Mike Flanagan, James Bond and other movies, The Witcher
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep69 - Summer Break from 2021-10-08T18:24:45
Tinder, long spoilery complaining about Dune, blackish, hiatus
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep68 - How to Play Video Games from 2021-10-01T18:22:05
Shaka Zulu, Only Yesterday, Tarantino, Testing The Wizard, tutorials, writing and procrastination
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep67 - Demonstrably Left from 2021-09-24T17:48:13
RABATT, "Wir sind alle LinX" demo, Fridays for Future, performativism, democracy, Werewolves Within
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep66 - Anticrastination from 2021-09-17T17:41:42
Bachelor party, Quake, Magic: The Gathering, Taskmaster, procrastination, bully brain, therapy, silly jokes
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep65 - Happisode from 2021-09-03T21:42:43
Payback, water parks, paper piece, Loki, Bob Ross, iconic/brand looks, inner monologue, The Messenger, Control, The Hobbit (1977)
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep64 - Gunpowder Suckshake from 2021-08-20T19:32:09
Free on Epic, the Taliban, Psycho Goreman, Gunpowder Milkshake, Working Moms, Youths, Among Us and Fortnite
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep63 - Friday the 13th from 2021-08-13T17:40:04
Protests and looting in South Africa, Activision/Blizzard, engaging with problematic artists, Tekken 3, Death of Winter, The Suicide Squad, Black Widow
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep62 - It's All Bullshirt from 2021-07-16T21:48:09
Post-party depression, bully brain and the inner child, social constructs, authenticity and confidence, cellphone cancer studies, Beware, The Wire
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep61 - Looks Like Rain from 2021-07-09T19:49:34
More vaccinations, home improvement, Entourage, Wish Dragon, Paddington, Miss Marple, dumb debates, Mutant Year Zero, work
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep60 - Exabyte from 2021-07-02T19:33:34
Social security nonsense, Wizard, Mutant Year Zero, Sin City, Doctor Sleep, Team Foxcatcher, Mass Effect 3, skill trees, anime, Alita: Battle Angel
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep59 - The Mental Lists from 2021-06-25T21:49:29
Youth Day, Juneteenth, Waldorf education, Kim's Convenience, Little Shop of Horrors, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep58 - Jab-a-Dabba-Done! Part 1 from 2021-06-11T21:12:18
Vaccination, catching up, state trojans, Promising Young Woman, He-Man, X-Files, Overboard!, Strangeland, procedural storytelling, Reconnect
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep57 - Hot Guy Summer from 2021-06-04T21:48:19
Today in history, Pride Month, Frostpunk, new tools, confidence and self-esteem, work, Cruella, Friends Reunion
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep56 - Coda from 2021-05-28T21:11:02
The end of Roommategate, Army of the Dead, live idea thievery, base building strategy, revisiting games, AssCreed II
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep55 - The Winter of Our Discontent from 2021-05-21T17:47:27
Roommategate, writing, Palestine, transphobia, gaming news, Journey to Ecrya, pen and paper systems
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep54 - Narcissus Flatmaticus from 2021-05-14T21:14:41
Flatmategate, narcissism, personal growth. This was a really rather focused one, you see.
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep53 - It's Bolognese from 2021-05-07T21:49:39
AssCreed II, Tabletop Simulator, Dome Romantik, Pine, corona, fighting games, Wizard improvements, blocking
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep52 - What's Cooking? from 2021-04-30T20:08:20
Hootout anniversary, chicken soup, introducing the WizHarder Laboratory, anime, reevaluating entertainment
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep51 - Food Coma from 2021-04-23T21:20:56
Wizard updates, Ionic & Vue, The Beast Lived Underwater, Speed Racer, characters most in need of hugs
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep50 - Response Ability from 2021-04-16T20:16:27
Toxic roommates, fault and responsibility, Ted Lasso, Hearthstone Battlegrounds, AssCreed, Yakuza 0, Valheim
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep49 - LATEnstein Strikes Again from 2021-04-09T17:47:24
Crabman's soapy life, CUII and copyright, AssCreed: Black Flag, Zack Snyder's Justice League, Jordan PeteRed Skull
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep48 - Pleasure from 2021-04-02T18:35:29
AssCreed IV: Black Flag, Valheim, social mechanics, relaxation, dream company models, The Conquest of Bread
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep47 - Work from 2021-03-26T19:00:36
Meetings, transphobia, work and productivity, Valheim
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep46 - Capital from 2021-03-19T18:20:58
Hamburg Games Conference, Valheim, pitching boldly, dating sims, Raya and the Last Dragon, The Mandalorian, Gilson B. Pontes
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep45 - Déjà Vu from 2021-03-12T20:01:46
Telephone scammers, traveling while Black, NFT shenanigans, Queen's Gambit, Enola Holmes, time loops in games and movies
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep44 - The End from 2021-03-05T20:00:44
Being over Valheim, lessons in game design, Loop Hero, I Care A Lot, the awfulness of WW84, Monster Hunter, The Wizard's Early Access roadmap
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep43 - Success and How to Avoid It from 2021-02-26T19:59:40
More Valheim (of course), showing off Crabman's house, The Wizard and game pricing, work, failure, pants
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep42 - We Have No Answers from 2021-02-19T19:57:14
Branding, bad connection, Hanau, violent men and mental illness, Valheim, more bad connection, free games on Epic
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep41 - Frozen: Homecoming from 2021-02-12T19:18:24
Hangovers, the cold, WandaVision (no spoilers), The Mandalorian (spoilers), soapies, Alto's Adventure, Beyond: Two Souls
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep40 - The One Where We Talk About Games, For Once (Maybe) from 2021-02-05T19:17:48
Porn magazines, INVITE gaming, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Beyond: Two Souls, queerness in these trying times, Moonlighter
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep39 - Add Some Diction from 2021-01-29T19:15:18
Hair, exercise, Alexa, stock shenanigans, addictive game mechanics and addiction in general
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep38 - The Bois Who Lived from 2021-01-22T19:14:29
Surgery, Harry Potter, good and bad TV, Ash vs Evil Dead, struggling with family and old trauma
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep37 - Picking Potent Projects from 2021-01-15T19:30:33
Hack'n'slash games, project selection criteria, how we actually select them, Rat King creative writing questionnaire, Gender Jam result
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep36 - Gender Jam from 2021-01-08T19:11:55
Hackenstein's crowning, Schitt's Creek, Maleficent, nazi terrorism, bpb game jam, gender, utopias, Cloudpunk
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep35 - Hindsight (you know, 2020? haha) from 2021-01-01T18:41:18
New Years, hangovers, Hades, mediocre movies, goals for 2021, bpb jam, load shedding
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep34 - Mary Crimes from 2020-12-25T20:11:48
Surprisingly little Christmas, sweets, corona, presents, art, #blessings, gaming experiences, movies
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep33 - My Wiiiiiiife from 2020-12-18T19:48:12
Introducing our new addition, Crabman's meet-cute, religion, struggling with Reddit, Wizard updates, DC movies and The Gentlemen
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep32 - Story Time: Representation and Getting Stuff Wrong from 2020-12-11T18:14:08
Ailments, The Wizard's choice of protagonist, problematic elements and ideas for addressing them (SPOILER talk from about 0h34m to 1h17m), representation in games, programming exercises
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep31 - Postpartum Apathy from 2020-12-04T19:53:57
The Wizard, streams, numbers, ideas, scams, color cycling, pet peeves in games
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep30 - The Wizard: WizHarder Edition from 2020-11-27T18:21:21
The Wizard's now in Steam Early Access! We chat about the production, have a look at the trailer, the game, and of course most importantly, release the game together!
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep29 - Beta Prepare Yourself from 2020-11-20T19:28:19
FUSER and DJing, Watchmen and cops in media, The Wizard Beta, cartoons and other wholesome things to watch
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep28 - Hypnotic Fun Time Stream 2: The Funnening from 2020-11-13T18:36:37
Wizard developments, movies, film snobbery, feel-good games, and other stuff too, probably!
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep27 - Hypnotic Fun Time Stream from 2020-11-06T19:13:14
A sneaky peek into WizHarder developments, showing off Minecraft worlds, feel-good and retro games, and really no depressing stuff at all for once
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep26 - Boo (Low-Effort Halloween Special) from 2020-10-30T18:57:38
It's the super spooky, super low-effort Halloween Special! Hooo!
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep25 - Hackenstein, More Like LATEnstein from 2020-10-16T18:25:34
Catching up, work, Season 2s, burnout, romcoms, anime, Preacher, best gaming moments
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep24 - Chill Vibes Only from 2020-10-09T17:38:21
Board games, dice systems, Diablo mods, movies, Breadtube, prettiest games
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep23 - Favorite Mechanics/Genres from 2020-10-02T17:41:46
Programming, aim assist, burnout, careers, joy, movies, favorite mechanics and genres, Gothic remake, choices
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep22 - Throw-Your-Controller Moments from 2020-09-25T17:08:36
Shirts, superheroes, work, new projects, conspiracy theories, Ubisoft, most annoying gaming moments
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep21 - Guilty Pleasures from 2020-09-18T17:33:37
Catching up, Twin Peaks, Lady Dynamite, Hootout, guilty pleasures, Bayonetta, erotic games
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep20 - Worst UI Experiences from 2020-09-11T19:49:59
Structure, funding, MoCap, building tools, Manifold Garden, Day of the Tentacle, voice acting, bad UI, Hootout
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep19 - Best/Worst Sequels from 2020-09-04T20:43:49
Non-Euclidean games, Manifold Garden, Antichamber, NaissanceE, best and worst sequels, Discord announcement
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep18 - Favorite Games We Never Played from 2020-08-28T17:56:04
Work, Night in the Woods, Fall Guys, Gamescom, visuals and marketing, favorite games we never played, Reverse Game Jam Kinda
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep17 from 2020-08-21T18:33:11
Mattressgate, abuse, mental health, Twilight Imperium, Epic, piracy, reminiscing, representation, romance mechanics, Reverse Game Jam, Kinda!
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep16 from 2020-08-14T18:24:30
Drugs, the future, SNIKS, Tomb Raider, Unity updates, PictoQuest, Epic, The Pepper Prince, Belarus
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep15 from 2020-08-07T17:49:47
Corona, doom and gloom, the future, Nazis and fascist shadow networks in German military and law enforcement
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep14 from 2020-07-31T17:32:12
Streaming, Devs, boring movies, protests and politics, The Pepper Prince, writing, work and mental health
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep13 from 2020-07-24T18:20:20
VR, A MAZE, MMOs, Crimes of Grindelwald, new movies, Cosmic Encounter, breakups, self-love and healing
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep12 from 2020-07-18T12:20:52
Mattress trouble, racist pasts and wokeness, Black Game Developers Throughout History, domestic abuse, Twitter hack
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep11 from 2020-07-10T18:41:57
Announcement and burnout, Linux, engines and frameworks, Epic games, violence as solution in games, politics, Climate Change Jam and games we played
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep10 - Announcement Time! from 2020-07-03T22:21:13
Today we're joined by our intern Ankita to talk The Wizard: WizHarder Edition! Trailers, funding, marketing, and how we got here over the last 6 years
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep9 from 2020-06-26T18:07:46
#MeToo in the games industry, oppression, The Truman Show, Floor Is Lava, having kids, Night in the Woods, book recommendations and disability options
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep8 from 2020-06-19T16:55:20
Streaming, asset packs, pronouns, problematic jokes and insults, change, Humble Bundle and the Yemen crisis
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep7 from 2020-06-12T16:37:47
BLM protests and performative allyship, problematic card games, the itch.io bundle, PS5 and console exclusives
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep6 from 2020-06-05T16:46:44
The protests, structural inequality, our part in it, and how we try to do better
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep5 from 2020-05-29T17:11:20
Work, lags and bad connection, Borderlands, Mandalorian, The Last Jedi, James Bond, and a newish prototype
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep4 from 2020-05-22T17:15:19
Father's Day, digital distribution platforms, new games, The Wizard, corona, harassment, She-Ra, Mandalorian and Bored to Death
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep3 from 2020-05-15T17:10:10
Mental health, gaming and commitment, #MeToo, Till Last Light, programming, jamming and dream projects
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep2 from 2020-05-08T17:57:53
Coping with quarantine, work, new games, violence as conflict resolution default, cultural appropriation and racism
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Hypnotic Hootout - Ep1 from 2020-05-01T20:36:07
LAN parties, wonderment, trademark law, tutorials, difficulty, and old and new favorites
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 15 - Goodbye South Africa from 2017-11-28T18:51:39
Crabman returns from South Africa with a heavy heart, but just in time to stop Hackenstein from giving in to despair.
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 14 - Famous Last Words from 2017-11-14T18:21:05
Hackenstein went to Nerdfest, Crabman goes to South Africa, and both played some cool games in the meantime.
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 13 - The More You Know from 2017-10-31T11:28:07
Crabman reports back from the Splash Jam in Norway and a good ol' discussion on scandals and belief vs. proof ensues.
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 12 - Globetrotting Wizardry from 2017-10-17T15:50:26
Game jams, turorials, and corporate takeovers are discussed in this week's installment. There's also some big news that Crabman is very excited about. Links Unity: https://blogs.unity3d.com/2017/1...
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 11 - Meanwhile, on Earth-One... from 2017-10-03T09:58:13
After wrapping up the first season of their experimental podcast, Crabman and Hackenstein return to a more traditional format where they discuss injuries, current developments, and the hardships of...
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 10 - Farewell, My Lovely from 2017-09-19T13:54:05
All good things must come to an end, as Crabman meets his maker. Attributions: http://inside.hypnoticowl.com/attributions.html
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 9 - Anomaly from 2017-09-05T14:55:31
An unsettling dicovery. A recording gone wrong. What is happening to the members of Hypnotic Owl? Attributions: http://inside.hypnoticowl.com/attributions.html
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 8 - The Owl Tapes from 2017-08-22T12:26:28
As we venture deeper into the ongoing mystery of our missing intern, every new clue only seems to lead to more and more questions. Will we ever know what truly took place during the first week of J...
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 7 - Traces in the Dark from 2017-08-08T09:39:15
There may be a new lead in the search for the missing intern. Crabman and Hackenstein discuss The Wizard, politics, and game jams as they await an important call. Attributions: http://inside.hypno...
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 6 - Catching Up from 2017-07-25T13:09:09
Hackenstein and Crabman catch up after both their absences. But something's still not quite right at the Owl... Attributions: http://inside.hypnoticowl.com/attributions.html
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 5 - Crabman Returns from 2017-07-11T13:53:45
Crabman returns from a business trip to Seoul, but something back home is amiss. Attributions: http://inside.hypnoticowl.com/attributions.html
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 4 - Conference Room C from 2017-06-27T13:44:13
Tami has a controversial proposal for the Owl, while Crabman is getting ready for a trip to Seoul. Attributions: http://inside.hypnoticowl.com/attributions.html
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 3 - Back to Normal from 2017-06-13T11:29:02
Things are back to normal as the team discusses new developments on the Wizard remake, issues with Prime Division on iOS, and the upcoming shop and merchandise. Attributions: http://inside.hypnoti...
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 2 - Modi Operandi from 2017-05-30T18:28:54
Crabman is upset with Hackenstein over the recent server outage. Meanwhile, Tami gets to learn a bit more about Hackenstein's philosophy. Attributions: http://inside.hypnoticowl.com/attributions.html
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Bonus - Server Trouble from 2017-05-21T13:35:37
Our website hypnoticowl.com went down last week. Tami caught the incident on tape. Attributions: http://inside.hypnoticowl.com/attributions.html
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Inside Hypnotic Owl - Ep 1 - My First Day from 2017-05-16T17:39:58
It's Tami's first day at Hypnotic Owl, where she wastes no time getting started on her marketing ideas. Crabman and Hackenstein are intrigued and delighted as a bemusing misunderstanding leads to e...
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