You've heard of the classic "red flags" for dudes: the Pulp Fiction dorm room poster, liking Fight Club a little too much, an unopened copy of Infinite Jest on the nightstand. But what about anime red flags? Is something as hyper-specific as Ergo Proxy really a red flag? We discuss in this week's Did It All For the Moogle.Later, the bulk of this episode has us discuss our latest book club pick. That's right, we finally got around to finishing RF Kuang's Yellowface, and we're glad we did. We have a lot to say about this portrayal of the publishing industry and its indictment on racism, classicism, and plagiarism within. Bill gets personal weaving in his own experiences as a publishing professional and writer.We wrap with this week's Horror Harvest: Inferno from Dario Argento, the follow up to Suspiria. At times brilliant, more often than not silly, it's an intriguing giallo horror film.Socials:Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/deadendroad.bsky.socialFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroad  ★ Support this podcast ★

We’ve got a particularly mad Mountains of Madness for you this week, as we talk about a brave landlord protecting his tenants from turning into zombies from that scary emergency alert that came and went. Then we get into why Google search is so awful now, straight from Google’s mouth. Luv 2 watch the internet crumble all around us. In Artificial Insanity, our good friends from Replika AI fed into a UK man’s delusions about killing the Queen. He had a Bane mask and thought he was a Sith lord, it’s a whole thing. And finally for our Horror Harvest we discuss this year’s Evil Dead Rise. Does this entry do enough to shake up the Evil Dead formula? Or does it play it safe in more ways than one. We were pretty split on this. Timestamps:Intro 0:00-3:31Mountains of Madness: 5g Edition 3:32-1946Artificial Insanity: Regicide Edition 19:47-32:13Evil Dead Rise 32:14-1:05:21Horror Harvest Picks 1:05:22-1:09:58Outro 1:09:59 Socials:Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/deadendroad.bsky.socialFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroad ★ Support this podcast ★

It’s spooky season, and that means our Horror Harvest is back again to bring you the scares and movie takes you’ve come to know. Which are worse for your health? This time we’ve got Evil Dead (2013), and it’s hard not to compare it to the original The Evil Dead, especially if you watch them back to back. Later we have a Dead Letter that makes Bill question everything he’s ever done in his life, some Dating is Dead picks that make him spiral further, and some Worst Beats in the World that make him want to give up entirely. And we round out the show with a discussion of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 update, and cyberpunk as a genre and where the three meet, diverge, and perhaps don’t mesh as well as they are supposed to. Timestamps:Intro/Robotripping 0:00-4:50Evil Dead (2013) 4:51-31:39Ian’s Recent Horror Rundown 32:00-38:13Dead Letters: Conspiracy Edition 38:14-45:31Dating is Dead: Wasteland Edition 45:32-53:16Worst Beats in the World: Viral Edition 53:17-1:07:47Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Cyberpunk2077, Cyberpunk the genre 1:07:48-1:27:56Outro 1:27:57-1:30:19 Use our Bookshop link and support indie bookstores:https://bookshop.org/shop/deadendroad Socials:Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/deadendroad.bsky.socialFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroad ★ Support this podcast ★

We’ve got some bookish stories for you in this one. First up, what the hell is going on with these scammy ebook apps on the Google Play Store? Our SEO/AI-driven hellscape continues unabated. Then we discuss the Seattle Kraken BookTok incident. When fandom becomes harassment in an arena of overlapping niche interests. TimestampsBootleg eBooks 0:00-7:06Kraken BookTok 7:07-26:18Outro 26:19-28:25Use our Bookshop link and support indie bookstores:https://bookshop.org/shop/deadendroad Socials:Twitter – https://twitter.com/DeadEndRoad​Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroad ★ Support this podcast ★

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia) circulated a list of songs to all of its radio stations that were suggested to not be broadcast. Some of the picks make sense, others absolutely do not. We go through the list, a time capsule of the thought process following a national tragedy whose consequences are still being felt. Alien Ant Farm is also here. Timestamps:Pickleball Purgatory 0:00-6:50Pixel Fold impressions 6:51-16:58JFK Cult & Tiny Teflon 16:59-27:509/11 Music 27:51-46-40Covers & Spongebob AI 46:41-1:02:26Outro 1:02:27-1:03:48 Check out the Pixel Foldhttps://www.amazon.com/Google-Pixel-Fold-Smartphone-Telephoto/dp/B0C34DL6Z7?sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&_encoding=UTF8&tag=deadendroad-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=a849626a4c0c29e9a8930c1873e72042&camp=1789&creative=9325 Twitter – https://twitter.com/DeadEndRoad​Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroadBookshop – https://bookshop.org/shop/deadendroad ★ Support this podcast ★

In our first Book Club episode we discuss Paul Tremblay’s The Pallbearers Club, the pseudo-memoir novel filled with New England dread, medical anxiety, vampire orbs, and 80s punk. What did we think of the unique formatting and hyper-focused interiority of the narration? Give it a listen to find out. Check out The Pallbearers Club at an indie bookshop near you:https://bookshop.org/a/96206/9780063069909 Socials:Twitter – https://twitter.com/DeadEndRoad​Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroad ★ Support this podcast ★

Here with a solo pod, because I have some stuff I want to talk about. Like the new Ari Aster movie, Beau is Afraid, and how it’s a 3 hour long nightmare for the paranoid among us. Specifically me. Later I’ve got an anime check in, as a bout of insomnia created the perfect conditions to check out a couple newer shows in Oshi no Ko and fittingly, Insomniacs After School. I round out with some assorted JRPG updates and musings. Time Stamps:Intro 0:00-1:37Beau is Afraid 1:38-9:05Camera Installation 9:06-12:32Call of the Night Callback 12:33-17:14Oshi no Ko/Insomniacs 17:15-24:19Persona 3 Reload Voice Acting 24:20- 28:00FFXIV Fanfest 28:01-35:10JRPG Woes 35:11-38:40Outro 38:41-40:27 ★ Support this podcast ★

We’ve got a packed show for you this week. In Mountains of Madness we talk about Twitter clones and where we’re all supposed to go now that our 20s are over. We can’t keep making accounts forever. In Worst Beats in the World we discover the song of the summer. And in the latter half of the show we’ve got a spoiler-free discussion of Final Fantasy XVI. We talk about the context of the game, its place in the series, its juxtaposition next to Final Fantasy XIV, and the larger discussions surrounding the game. Timestamps:Intro/Yellowcard: 0:25-8:10Instagram-Twitter: 8:11-27:50Worst Beats: 27:51-52:55FFXVI Discussion: 52:56-End Socials:Twitter – https://twitter.com/DeadEndRoad​Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroad ★ Support this podcast ★

Sometimes we just shouldn’t record. But once we press that shiny red button, all bets are off, for better or worse. In any event we’ve got the latest Persona 3 Reloaded updates after the game’s official unveiling. And Atlus had still had one more trick up their sleeves that the leaks couldn’t let slip. We discuss the surprise reveal. Socials:Twitter – https://twitter.com/DeadEndRoad​Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroad ★ Support this podcast ★

All the rumors and leaks were true. The Persona 3 remake is real, and in this episode I give my first impressions and reactions to the news, as well as some in-depth analysis of the trailer and what we know so far about Persona 3: Reloaded. I have some concerns. But before that I do get a little personal and talk about my current creative process, what my writing routine has been, and where I am trying to take my current projects in a monologue-esque Mountains of Madness. Socials:Twitter – https://twitter.com/DeadEndRoad​Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroad ★ Support this podcast ★

Sometimes we never learn from our mistakes. Toddlers learn not to touch the hot stove, but we didn’t remember why we stopped doing tarot readings in the opening of the show. Oops. Later, we discuss the children’s author who sought a little too much real world experience, the “hallucinations” of AI, and dive back into the dating apps to find some very unfortunate syntax. We round out with some updates to the shows schedule along with some other DeadEndRoad-related announcements. Socials:Twitter – https://twitter.com/DeadEndRoad​Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DeadEndRoadTV/​YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@deadendroadEmail – video@deadendroad.coSupport our work: Ko-Fi – https://ko-fi.com/deadendroad ★ Support this podcast ★

The AI storm rages on, and we hear a lot about these large datasets these large language models and supposedly advanced AIs are trained with. But what exactly is in those datasets, and why are these “open” AI companies not exactly forthright with the data they’re using? We uncover the reality in Artificial Insanity. Later, […] ★ Support this podcast ★

We’ve got a deep dive for you this week, and I needed to call in some backup. We’re taking a look at some controversy surrounding emo/punk band Say Anything, its lead Max Bemis, and his and his family’s patterns of behavior over the last several years. From Kanye to grifting, has this been a downward […] ★ Support this podcast ★

I’ve got a short one for you as I recover from another wisdom tooth surgery. It’s just been so much fun behind the scenes. Sunshine and rainbows. So let me tell you about some anime I’ve seen lately. As usual we’ve got some good, some bad, and some weird. Thanks for putting up with a […] ★ Support this podcast ★

Can we talk about the Persona 3 Remake leaks? I need to talk about the Persona 3 Remake leaks. I’ve been dying to talk to you about the Persona Remake 3 leaks. But first: a new Dating is Dead has me joining a new dating site, but I don’t think I’m supposed to be there. […] ★ Support this podcast ★

It’s been a minute. But there’s a very good reason for that. Allow me to explain, in graphic detail. Afterwards, in an extended Moogle, it’s time. This has been brewing for far too long and I need to get it off my chest. Final Fantasy XIV is not in a good place. Let me count […] ★ Support this podcast ★

This guy’s gotta be stopped. His head’s so enormous it can fill a bus. Find out what has Bill so heated in a new Worst Beats In The World. Later, they’re really trying to make AI happen. In the dumbest ways possible. Let’s discuss in our new segment: Artificial Insanity. Flooding fiction magazines, erotic roleplay, […] ★ Support this podcast ★

AI is rising and feeling a little omnipresent. And so too is AI anxiety. But AI is dumb and bad, especially in its current state and in the ways it is being implemented to replace what we already have. This is unfortunately only the beginning. Later, Bill talks about FFXIV third party plugin scandals, from […] ★ Support this podcast ★

Let’s call it Season 3, shall we? Bill is back with a tweaked format to tell you all about the things that annoy him. It’s an exhaustive list. From mob-mentality NFL conspiracy theorists, to anti-vaxxers, to people that don’t like the Persona 3 Portable port. Yes, Did It All For the Moogle made the cut. […] ★ Support this podcast ★

They all leave in the end. Ian’s time on the show has come to a close, for now. Bill sends him off with a little fanfare, courtesy of Fred Durst and a disgraced Pennsylvania politician from the 80s. Other topics: the lightspeed collapse of Twitter, Barbarian discussion, TSwift’s baby eras, pregnant mannequins, and more. What […] ★ Support this podcast ★