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People in stories, especially bad guys in stories usually want to take over the world, but why? What's really to gain? Even in reality it's a complex question. That's what we're ...

Quackcast 737 - Why take over the world?
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 29, 2025On Utopias
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 26, 2025
It may just be my impression, but usually when a story is set in a dystopian setting, the dystopia is played straight. However, when the characters encounter or start off in a utopian setting, they almost always will end up realizing that the utopia is actually a mirage, and in ...
Quackcast 736 - Resurrection
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 22, 2025 LISTEN on our player!
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Happy Easter! Well that was Sunday, but happy Easter anyway. In honour of that yearly and ancient ritual holiday that has its roots in the rebirth of spring in the northern hemisphere our Quackcast is ...
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kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, April 16, 2025
Two road traveling adults and a dog named Derrick finally make it to Yellowstone after adventures across the United States. Eventually, after years of tracking marmots solo, Uncle Derrick is joined by younger dog, Nova, because team sports are best played with a companion. Who knew canines were skilled in ...
Quackcast 735 - Anime
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 15, 2025 LISTEN on our player!
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Welcome to another DD Quackcast! We were going to discuss Ad Hoc rationalisations and also “what happens AFTER you take over the world” but both topics were waaaay too trumpish and we didn't feel ...
Quackcast 734 - When love turns to hate
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 8, 2025 LISTEN on our player!
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When love turns to hate… It's a common trope in fiction: partners split up and their once loving relationship turns to one of bitter acrimony! We see hate turning to love frequently too, that ...
Collective Lies about the Past
Gunwallace at 12:00AM, April 3, 2025
If you are setting a story in the past it can often be hard to get everything from the little things to the big picture right, especially if it's a period you haven't lived through yourself. Even then, your memory can play tricks on you.
It doesn't ...
Quackcast 733 - Watch again: Rediscovering
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, April 1, 2025 LISTEN on our player!
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Watching, reading, and listening to things a second, third or even a million times can offer you a whole new experience. Why do we pick up the same thing to enjoy again? It could be ...
Quackcast 732 - Meet the Parodians
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, March 25, 2025 LISTEN on our player!
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Parody and satire are a certain kind of humour. They're VERY easy to do because you just base them off real, already existing things, then you twist it a bit to add humour and ...
Dungeons & Dragons as therapy
Gunwallace at 12:00AM, March 20, 2025
There was a recent article in the Guardian about how playing Dungeons and Dragons had helped siblings bond and cope with the death of their father. It got me thinking about the role that role-playing has played (now there's a phrase) in my own life.
For me role-playing began ...