{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65256f8d305ba800129ea202/696b8834f0f57e95a03d06ad?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pixels and Puppets S04E01: Slop","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65256f8d305ba800129ea202/1768654738843-78ccd21a-9809-47de-9da2-89b91e037158.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Intro</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Intro, welcome to 2026! Enjoy Canada while it lasts!</li><li><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jan/08/what-is-stranger-things-conformity-gate-netflix\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Stranger Things fans lost their damn minds</a>, modern fandom is amazing</li><li>Speaking of fandom, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down at Lucasfilm</li><li>Coping mechanism: <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/betteroffline\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Zitron's week long CES coverage</a> and <a href=\"https://youtu.be/LG7Ses97_C0?si=20h3BNXGNtLSHTZU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Goes Wrong Show</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>40:57</p><p>The Puppet Pit</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Back in the pit, making puppets.</li><li>The very slight rebrand happened over the holidays</li><li>Build streams have resumed!</li><li>Did you know Muppets are good?</li><li>All links on <a href=\"https://www.operationpuppet.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://www.operationpuppet.com</u></a>. Join the Discord! <a href=\"https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC</u></a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>57:34</p><p>Pixeltown</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Any new holiday tech/games?</li><li>CES silliness</li><li>RIP Anthem. No, really.</li><li><a href=\"https://www.mhtahiti.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fuck you, David von Dohrmann</a></li><li>Kevin ended 2025 by making the first <a href=\"https://youtu.be/VI9xjIiev0c?si=CucJ5g36WSlZVmT5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">5 Minute Meditations on Warframe video</a></li><li>Kevin starting 2026 by <a href=\"https://kevinblades.com/2026/01/02/the-new-digital-counter-culture/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">dusting off the blog and channeling Ed Zitron</a></li><li>No Man's Sky check-in</li><li>Warframe check-in</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Music Credits:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by <a href=\"https://audiojungle.net/user/emiliomerone\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>emiliomerone</u></a>. Audiojungle Broadcast License.</li><li>Pixeltown: <a href=\"https://freesound.org/people/kiddpark/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>kiddpark</u></a>, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Operation: Puppet"}