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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 150 – Best of 2017

March 20, 2018by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: So hey we recorded this in December before we got to a bunch of cool stuff that came out after that. It’s also focused on stuff we […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 149 – Enjoying the End

March 20, 2018by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: It’s been a while! We took a long time between episodes as Aaron has been away, and getting back into editing after a month+ not doing so […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 147 – Back on Our Bullshit

October 25, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are back after a break for September (and a bit of October) and we are talking about barriers to entry. In our roundup: Dan played Caverna, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 144 – Cosplay and Fashion

July 29, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined this week by guests Brenton Roberts and Sasa LeStrange to talk about cosplay and fashion. In the roundup, Evan’s been reading My Brother’s Husband […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 142 – Hidden Gems

June 26, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: (Sorry about the delay and the audio quality. It’s all Aaron’s fault.) We discuss hidden gems: things we love that aren’t as popular as we think they […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 139 – Mash It Up Real Good

April 14, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about mashups and crossovers; why and how they work and our favourite ones. In our roundup: Dan was really into the letters L and G, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 136 – Put It In And Around My Mouth Hole

February 16, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined by ol’ pal Ken Lee to chat about something that we all need and love: food. We discuss the representation of food in various […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 135 – Hello 2017

February 4, 2017by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We start off our first recording session of 2017 with a big catch up on what we’ve been up to during our holiday breaks, including some big […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 134 – Best of 2016 Part 2

January 19, 2017by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: We follow up on Part 1 and recount the things we loved from the back half of 2016, as well as our overall favourites. Episode link below […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 133 – Palaces Out Of Paragraphs

December 22, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about worldbuilding and settings that we enjoy, covering what makes worldbuilding effective and fictional setting we would like to live in. In our roundup: Aaron […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 130 – Unlikable

October 20, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We talk about unlikable protagonists and why we end up liking or/and disliking them. We also take a digression into prawn cocktail crisps. In our round up: […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 125 – Ask Jackson Anything

August 1, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: It’s Jackson’s turn in the hot seat as we ask him all the burning questions we’ve been holding on to, like: what’s that burning sensation? How many […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 119 – Have A Little Faith

April 9, 2016by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: We chat about the representation of faith in games and other media, which is code for “Evan gives a lecture on the representation of faith in Mother […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 118 – Things That Come In Threes

March 23, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We celebrate our 3rd anniversary by chatting about our favourite trilogies and other things that come in threes. We also take some time to answer some listener […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 115 – Coming Up 2016

February 18, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We are joined by officially new host (AKA replacement Adam) Jackson to chat about what we are looking forward to in 2016. We talk about the movies, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 114 – Our Favourites of 2015

January 24, 2016by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Adam is back! Who knew scheduling a podcast for Australian and American timezones would be so tricky??? In this episode we look back at the year 2015 […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 106 – Getting Excited for Nerd Christmas

October 8, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Jackson joins us in this episode to talk about what we’ve been playing and watching lately and we discuss new releases we are excited about in the […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 104 – All The Spoilers For All The Endings

September 25, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: The whole gang is back together again! We talk about endings that we love and hate, and spoil many endings along the way. In roundup: Adam is […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 85: Ask Dan Anything

May 12, 2015by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: It’s time for another podcast host interview! This time we quiz Dan about his not-so-secret origins, things that he loves, and his special moves. In our weekly […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 84: DLCs and Expansion

May 1, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: This time we talk about DLCs and expansions: what’s wrong, what makes bad DLC, what makes good DLC and our favourite expasions.  We also talk about whitewashing […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 83: Long Genre Silver

April 17, 2015by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We chat about genres: what we love, exceptions to what we don’t usually like, and what we think we should like but can’t get into. We also […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 81: The One About Nothing

March 31, 2015by aaronlime 2 Comments

In this episode: We get together to chat about stuff we’ve been up to and Aaron ends up commandeering the episode to gush about Top Ten, Astro City and rant […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 69: 2014 Recap

December 18, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We get the band together again to fight for the freedom of gerbils everywhere. Or we just got together one afternoon and chatted about stuff that we […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 48: Getting Popculture-y with Sharona

August 22, 2014by aaronlime 4 Comments

In this episode: With Adam and Dan out of town, Aaron and Evan sit down for a chat with Sharona Lin of Popculture-y. We discuss our reaction to Marvel’s latest […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 44: Annie May Shen

July 31, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: That title is possibly the worst I’ve ever crafted. ANYWAYS. In this episode, Daniel gives us a report from the Carnegie Comics Market and we review Splendor […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 40: Kickstarters and Dimension-Hopping Sociopaths

July 1, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: Evan and Aaron talk about their experiences with Kickstarter and also review a whole bunch of comics, games and anime in this cozy episode. Things we talk […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 32: Madoka Covers Racy Reimaginings

February 12, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: Meteor-sized spoilers once again as Evan reviews the 3rd Puella Magi Madoka Magica movie a.k.a. End Of Madoka-lion. We also talk a bit about the dust up […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 31: 2013 Recap

February 3, 2014by aaronlime Leave a comment

In this episode: We take a moment (or hour) to reflect on geek culture/media from the past year. Our hosts Aaron, Daniel, Evan and Adam discuss their favourite video games, […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 29: Wolf Among the Small Screens

January 27, 2014by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: MASSIVE SPOILERS once again, as we talk about all the TV shows and anime that ended the past 2012/2013 season. We also discuss some new and returning […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 13: The 2012-2013 TV Season Retrospective

June 22, 2013by aaronlime 1 Comment

In this episode: An extra long episode on TV – We talk about Matt Smith’s departure from Doctor Who, and look back on some TV shows that we have been […]

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