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James D'Amato returns for another Hype to tell us about Star Crossed, a new and kickstarting game created by Alex Roberts in association with Bully Pulpit Games. We learn a bit about the development of the game, the mechanics involved, and how James' first play through went.

Learn more about Star Crossed and consider contributing here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bullypulpitgames/star-crossed-the-two-player-game-of-forbidden-love

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Here comes part 2 of Rich's Magic School bus!
Rich Howard, co-host of Whelmed: The Young Justice Files and game designer, Hypes Aly and Mel about one his favorite things in the whole world, the ocean. More facts from Blue Planet 2! Listen to Rich blow our minds and drop some hot facts about the Deep Sea!

Find more information about his podcast Whelmed, here: http://www.crashingthemode.com or on twitter @theYJfiles

More info on some of the topics Rich covered:

• Blue Planet 2 : http://www.bbcearth.com/blueplanet2/

• Portuguese Man O’ War: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o%27_war

• Siphonophores: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphonophorae

• Bobbit Worm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_7ByiYbCYM

• Mantis Shrimp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp

• Underwater Lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnkHRtpTztc

• Zombie Worms: http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-news/zombie-worms-crave-bone

• Descent into Midnight: @DiMRPG or http://descentintomidnight.com/

• Aquatic 5e DnD on DSPN Presents: https://dontsplitthepodcastnetwork.com/dspn-present/2017/6/3/dspn-presents-a-5e-actual-play-podcast-with-gm-rich-howard

• “From the Depths” Column on Tribality: https://www.tribality.com/category/columns/from-the-depths/

• Blue Planet RPG from Biohazard Games: https://www.biohazardgamespublishing.com/blueplanet/

• Mermaids: The Body Found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaids:_The_Body_Found

• Aquatic Ape Hypothesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquatic_ape_hypothesis

• Speak the Ocean: Novel : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35433530-speak-the-ocean

• Deep Sea Little Mermaid: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/heres-what-disney-princess-ariel-would-look-if-she-evolved-different-ocean/

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Rich Howard, co-host of Whelmed: The Young Justice Files and game designer, Hypes Aly and Mel about one his favorite things in the whole world. Under water mammals and various other fish that have been recently documented in Blue Earth 2. Listen to Rich blow our minds and drop some hot facts about the echidna that won't leave Mel alone.

Find more information about his podcast Whelmed, here: http://www.crashingthemode.com or on twitter @theYJfiles

Find more information about Descent Into Midnight on twitter @DiMRPG

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Aaron J Amendola of Chicago based VStheUniverse tells us all about how musical theater saved him and how it's changed his life for the better. We talk about his favorite shows and grill him for hot takes on some of the more famous, or infamous, musicals out there.

You can find Aaron on twitter @ImAaronJ

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https://www.facebook.com/VsTheUniverse/

https://www.youtube.com/user/VStheUNIVERSEtube

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Alex Roberts hypes Aly and Mel about hot chocolate! Warm yourself up and relax with us as we discuss the history of the drink as well as talk about the variety of ingredients and methods for making your own perfect cup!

Listen to Alex at http://oneshotpodcast.com or find out what shes up to at http://www.helloalexroberts.com/

Or catch her on Twitter @muscularpikachu

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Kat Kuhl of the One Shot Network Hypes Aly and Mel about the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. We talk about various collections set in Discworld as well as the best place to start for new readers!

Listen to Kat at http://oneshotpodcast.com

For more information about Discworld check out it's Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld

And https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/types/exploring-discworld/

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Ai, better known on twitter as @yetregressing, joins us to Hype about head cannon and using the trans lens to change how we view media and how that can add a whole new level to how we view characters in media. Somehow we stumbled yet again into the realm of fan fiction?!?

Aly's Johnlock fan video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m937u1m5_G8

In a Heartbeat (Animated Short Film by Beth David and Esteban Bravo) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2REkk9SCRn0

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Meg gives us a glimpse into the wonderful world of Japanese Idols and some of the intricacies of the super fans that support them.

Find Meg's podcasts, Modifier and (soon to be) Tales from Thedas, at http://oneshotpodcast.com and on Twitter @meglish

Aikatsu! / Aikatsu! Stars sub site:
http://mezashite.net/

Uta no Prince Sama / UtaPri on Crunchyroll (has seasons 1-3):
http://www.crunchyroll.com/uta-no-prince-sama
and Hulu (season 4): https://www.hulu.com/utano-princesama-legend-star

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Pranks hypes (burdens) Mel and Aly about his favorite echidna and we stop through memory lane to talk about the worst fan fiction we've ever written.

Check out Pranks on twitter @roguetldr

Never Tell me the Pods : nevertellmethepods.com

Adventure: oneshotpodcast.com

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Jess hypes Aly and Mel about a Very Good book she found years ago. We talk about consent and it's importance as well as health as related to sex. We also touch on the evolution of sex education and it's ins and outs. ;)

Jess's personal twitter @AngryArtist113 ; Her pod's twitter @fggpod ; and her portfolio site https://jessicakuczynski.com/

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Welcome to episode 2! Mel and Aly talk to James D'Amato about one of his favorite hobbies/distractions, .io games!

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Welcome to episode 1! Mel and Aly have be best friends for years and they love to yell at each other about the things they love. Come listen to them continue to yell at each other and find something new to enjoy at the same time!

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