{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6786cf573ceecdbe85eac067/69f515b48dd960ac612772c2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 34: Five or Six ETs Could Tear Joe Rogan Apart","description":"<p>It’s an emergency episode this week: both Alice and Brendy were away, so I had to dial in from Vegas to assist Nate in judgement of the main news events. This lead to some sub-optimal audio and a diminished runtime, for which I can only beg your forgiveness. Other errors include misrepresenting how mobile game advertising works and incorrectly saying that Frank Oz puppeteered ET, when in fact ET was played by <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._(character)#Creature_design\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">three different actors</a>. Just a shining example of what happens without Alice there to organise things, really, although we do nail the segues so we’ve got that going for us.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>You can listen to the episode right here, or find it on your podcasting platform of choice.</p><p>iTunes:<a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/total-playtime/id1790845149\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/total-playtime/id1790845149</a></p><p>Spotify:<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/1jPv8y9BRzqATFT7zXRxKW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://open.spotify.com/show/1jPv8y9BRzqATFT7zXRxKW</a></p><p>Acast:<a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/total-playtime\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://shows.acast.com/total-playtime</a></p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to all our current <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/c/TotalPlaytimePodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Patreons</a> for making the podcast happen, to Marsh Davies for our art, God Ribbon for our music and Alix Attenborough for our editing. Send us your preferred endings and ET at <a href=\"mailto:totalplaytimepod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">totalplaytimepod@gmail.com</a>. Enjoy the benefits of our partnership with<a href=\"http://www.jank.cool\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> jank.cool</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>If you like the podcast, please leave us a positive review on your podcast platform of choice: it helps other people discover it,and think how much fun they’ll have.</p><p><br></p><p>Links!</p><p><br></p><p>Barry Manilow can be <a href=\"https://www.westgateresorts.com/hotels/nevada/las-vegas/westgate-las-vegas-resort-casino/entertainment/barry-manilow-2026-concert-tour/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">seen at the Westgate every month this year</a>. Hades 2 changed the ending and that’s fine actually <a href=\"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/mythology-by-its-nature-is-told-and-retold-hades-2-dev-on-changing-its-controversial-ending\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">because mythology</a>. Microsoft Gaming is <a href=\"https://www.gamesindustry.biz/microsoft-gaming-reverts-to-xbox-branding\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox again</a>. Game Pass Ultimate is a bit cheaper and <a href=\"https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/21/xbox-game-pass-update/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">won’t have new Calls of Duty in it</a>. Jonty <a href=\"https://www.jank.cool/samson-is-gta-4-with-good-hair-and-no-money/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wrote about Samson for Jank</a>. Boiling Point’s patch notes are <a href=\"https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/boiling-point-road-to-hell-one-of-the-most-delightfully-buggy-games-ever-returns-this-month\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">rightly famous</a>. <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/magazine/the-brilliance-of-dwarf-fortress.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The NYT on Dwarf Fortress</a>. <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81%E1%B9%A3ir\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ea-nāṣir</a> achieved immortality.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><u>Games</u>!</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151640/Horizon_Zero_Dawn_Complete_Edition/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Horizon: Zero Dawn</a>. <a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238020/Mass_Effect_3_N7_Digital_Deluxe_Edition_2012/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mass Effect 3</a>. Turns out somebody made <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Games\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">a game based on bad mobile game ads</a> but not in the way I thought. <a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/Dwarf_Fortress/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dwarf Fortress on Steam</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><u>Recommendations!</u></p><p><br></p><p>Make some <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5xYinuBfrTw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">blood bread</a> and watch <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Battle_After_Another\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">One Battle After Another</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Total Playtime"}