This month on the Slumscast: after decades of planning, years of subterfuge, and microseconds of what might be deemed intelligent thought, the Slumscast near their ultimate goal -- the construction of the world's okayest space elevator. But just as the finish line nears, a new threat wearing a strangely familiar face reveals itself. What is this strange new corporate menace? How does the sudden appearance of Pouchsurfer, NSG's Head of Translation, change an already unstable equation? And will orbs ever find the fabled Wellspring of Tecate? Tune in to the season 4 finale of the Slumscast to find out.
NOTE: This podcast does not have seasons. You will not find out the answer to any of these questions. You should still listen to this episode though, because we have scoops.
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[pants, remember to put the episode description here once you finish playing balatro]
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Just when we thought Shaper was out... it pulls us back in. Welcome to the Slumscast 2024 World Championships recap, featuring the 2024 World Champion, Aruzan! Listen in to hear about Aruzan's historic run, including:
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This week on the Scoopscast: the Slumscast have been arrested for political protest and thrown into Scoops Prison, awaiting their date with the Scoops Gallows. But just when everything seems hopeless, help arrives: Conrad aka banknote, the Visual Director of Null Signal Games. Can banknote and the Slumscast execute a brilliant and daring escape? Will they be able to liberate the rest of their scoops comrades? Find out on the Season 3 finale of the Scoopscast, Tuesdays at 12:30 pm on AMC.
Note: This podcast does not have seasons. This is not a season finale. AMC has sent us a cease and desist.
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Versions will full rules text will be posted in <24 hours.
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In this extremely timely Slumscast episode, we recap the 2023 World Championships from the perspective of the World Champion himself, Sokka! Learn more about Sokka's decks, process, tournament run, and the single biggest mistake his opponents made en route to his historic win. You'll also hear our official prediction for when the next Weyland worlds win will occur.
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This episode, the Slumscast keeps you on your toes with a wide-ranging interview with the three top finishers at North American Continentals: ctz, ysengrin, and rongydoge. Tune into hear about why Labor Day is a fucking dope Netrunner holiday, how ctz alters the time-space continuum, and where rongydoge accidentally put all his ice (hint: it was not his deck). Bonus: you'll hear from one of the Slumscast's own listeners this episode! You'll also hear an unprecedented Ban or Nab, the likes of which will reverberate through the ages.
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In the thrilling season finale of Season 2 of the Scoopscast, the Slumscast reached the frozen heart of the scoops deep within Greenland, only to discover their true target lay much farther south. This episode picks up after a 7 month time skip, finding the Slumscast in an unfamiliar location, Brazil, joined by a familiar ally, NSG Lead Designer Zoe "Gayschanel" Cohen. Will the Slumscast hosts learn how to navigate the twists and turns of political intrigue in time to corner the scoops market? Will they manage to evade detection by the forces relentlessly tracking them long enough to transmit scoops back to their home base? And perhaps most importantly: how will they manage to use their preferred long-running Shaper-related segment title when they have HB cards to scoop? Find out this season of The Slumscast, Wednesdays at 12pm on CBS.
Note: This podcast does not have seasons. This is not a season premiere. CBS refuses to respond to our pitch emails.
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See the art and visuals with the dril versions
Full cards: https://imgur.com/a/oo5wSk5
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Think back in your past. How did you first learn Netrunner? Perhaps you watched a learn to play on YouTube. Perhaps you watched a stream or attended a con. Perhaps you had a friend who gently explained the mechanics to you and guided you through a first few games.
Today, we add an additional terrifying possibility to the list: perhaps you learned Netrunner... from the Slumscast.
This episode focuses on the journey of Peter, a friend of the Slumscasts hosts who has never played Netrunner or even another competitive card game, to play a game of Netrunner. You'll hear clips from that game and our interview with Peter afterward, including:
The 2022 UK National Championships have come and gone, and one victor has Arthur'd his way to the Netrunner throne: extrac. We discuss several recent big wins with extrac, from UK Nats to the release of Parhelion, and answer a few common questions along the way:
- Who would win in a fight: Tim Hortons or a pigeon?
- What exactly is a producer, and what did they do to help get Parhelion released?
- Is there something beyond banning and/or nabbing?
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The last Slumscast scoopscast generated a fair bit of controversy. It would be inappropriate not to acknowledge it. We at the Slumscast can own up to our mistakes. We listen. We learn. We change. And in that vein, I would like to announce that we have responded to the biggest complaint from the past scoops season here in Parhelion:
We have made the episode even longer.
Ok, ok, fine. No more jokes or memes this week, because we're doing something pretty cool with the new scoops. In past scoops episodes, we've interviewed one person who helped make the cards and gone deep on their function -- what is designing cards like, how did those philosophies play into the specific cards we're scooping, and so on. Those have been some of our favorite conversations in the entire run of the Slumscast.
But at the same time, they do leave us feeling like we're missing something--we're only getting one insider look into the cards, and there are facets of the cards that a single angle can't bring light to. This scoopsmas, we're declaring a miracle on 34th street in Nanisivik and talking to not one, not two, not three, but four people who helped make these cards happen. Join us as we go into unprecedented depth on four Jinteki scoops:
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Two worlds recaps, from a single Slumscast? It's more likely than you think. We discuss our remaining thoughts on the 2022 Netrunner World Championships, including:
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Worlds 2022 has come and gone, and a new champion has been crowned: Sokka234! We talk with Sokka about his historic run through the tournament, including:
If that's not enough, also keep your ears open for the long-awaited return of one of our most cherished segments.
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Worlds 2022 is fast approaching, and you know what that means... the Slumscast sends out an SOS to someone much, much better at Netrunner than they are in the hopes that at least one of the predictions said in this episode is correct -- namely, long-time stimslack mod and !noise meme originator bblum! Join our voyage as we discuss boats, including kill cards in your Weyland decks, boats, dril as a manifestation of the collective unconscious of Netrunner players, boats, the banlist, 7-point combo decks, and of course boats. Not on board with that? Worry not: we have one of the spiciest ban or nabs of all time this week. Ready? Ready. Let's ship it.
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Slumscast cranks up the grill on our most controversial episode yet, featuring beefs, beef zones, and controversies galore. Come hear our and Cranked's hottest takes, from the decks that will take down Continentals to the open letters that may sink entire genres. Don't mind the sizzle marks, it just adds more flavor. This episode features:
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In System Gateway, the Slumscast stumbled their way to the fabled Fountain of Scoops. This time around, we find ourselves in a much less hospitable climate: the icy depths of the Arctic Ocean itself. Thankfully, we're joined by NISEI designer/developer/narrative crafter Zoe "Gayschanel" Cohen, who guides us as we trawl the frigid water in search of new cards. Will we deliver the life-sustaining scoops to our families before the very large boat destroys them? Will Pants finally get to name a segment Akamatsu Mem Chip? Will we uncover the secrets of how narrative design influences game design, determine the worst Netrunner band, and discover the best possible musical in any timeline along the way? There's only one way to find out: tune in to the epic season finale of the Slumscast.
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We reference several books that illustrate themes of Netrunner present and future. For reference, those are:
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Have you ever been in a community? If so, this episode may just be for you -- this week, we chat with @tolaasin about community moderation, why it matters, and how to do it. Worry not, though, we have plenty of shitposts as well. Tune in to hear one of the most controversial Deckin' Bamboozled segments of all time, perhaps the longest Ban or Nab of all time, and get exclusive scoops on the Slumscast videogame, which will never be coming to a Kickstarter near you. Look at you, reading these show notes. This is how the magic happens. Where doing this, man. Where making this hapen.
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Ah, February. Love is in the air, scoops are on the wind, and Netrunners around the whole world are walking with an extra pep in their step. In honor of the season, we lean into our thirsty side this episode: special guests theladywhowasmeantome and sanjay join the Slumscast to play a very special round of Netrunner Dream Crush, gush about the IDs we harbor a forbidden love for, and discuss the love that the Slumscast received in 2021. Be forewarned: the things you learn about the Netrunner deep lore will shock you.
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What is Roseville? What does it mean? Where is it going? We spend over 3 hours answering all these questions and many more.
Join us to learn about chaos, game design, Twitch chat, and decent Italian food at a reasonable price.
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IN A WORLD... where idiots design cards.
AT A TIME... when powerful forces are readying, collecting their strength.
IN A PLACE... where even the names of things seems to slip through your fingers.
ONE CAST WILL RISE... to tell the tale.
But, like, in 2022. Stay tuned.
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Worlds 2021 is now in the books, and one player has emerged victorious to claim the title of World Champion: RotomAppliance! Slumscast sat down with Rotom to discuss his historic win, including: beating the entire world with a card that has your own face on it; the agonizing decisions that go into shaving the 61st card from your MaxX deck; and the most broken fair decks in Netrunner history. We also discuss two highly controversial predictions made on the most recent episode of Slumscast, which linger over the reputation of one of our co-hosts.
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