Vlog Ep. 266: Growing Up With The New Mutants

Tonight's episode of #BaduyPride is all about celebrating Tobie's love for the New Mutants, as this was a book that he has loved since his younger years. And while most of our episodes have us talking about things we both know a fair bit about, this was definitely Tobie's show, and I was more than happy to let loose and talk about all the nuances of his love for this comic and its unique assortment of characters.

And based on how the discussion went, there is a LOT to get into when it comes to this comic. Like most other readers who didn't necessarily read this title, we may have encountered one or more of the New Mutants in their various appearances with other teams or stories. But going back to the start and exploring what made the book do distinct definitely has me finally wanting to get around to read the original stories as well. And I hope that this video helps others discover the comic as well.

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Vlog Ep. 265: All About Nuts

This episode of #BaduyPride was all about nuts! This was a viewer request that we thought would be a pretty simple discussion. But it turned out to be a very revealing one as we had to sort through the differences between the botanical and culinary definitions of what nuts are and learning new terms of drupes. 

As always, the joy of the episode came more from the live discussion with the viewers and we super thank everyone who chimed in for this nutty topic. Sure, there was no stopping Tobie from enjoying making all those silly puns left and right, but that's just part of his charm. I suppose.

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Vlog Ep. 264: Neuroshima Hex!

Tonight's episode of #BaduyPride is all about one of the few tactical games we've really dived into as of late - Neuroshima Hex! by designer Michał Oracz and published by Portal Games. This 1-4 player game features surprisingly fast tactical combat within 30 minutes using one of more than 20 possible armies given all the expansions this game has.

We're fortunate enough to have The Year of Moloch edition of the game to showcase in this episode and this has also motivated us to play the game more as of late. And while we didn't have time to discuss every single faction in the game, we still enjoyed sharing our enjoyment for the system and we hope that this encourages more people to consider getting their armies on as well.

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Vlog Ep. 263: Resolving Arguments

For this episode of #BaduyPride, we took another viewer request and expanded a conversation about how to win arguments into a more general discussion on resolving conflict. And thus we decided to tackle the many levels and forms of arguments we're likely to get into whether at work, online, among friends, or even at home with your family or your significant other. 

Given how we don't create outlines for these episodes beforehand, it was interesting that the resulting approaches we discussed followed a consistent pattern across relationship spheres. It's important to stand up for what you believe in but also to pick your battles and try to consider the perspective of other people. It's not always easy, but it can be a lot more fulfilling in the longer term.

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Vlog Ep. 262: The Fantastic Four

We had a lot of fun with this comics-related #BaduyPride discussion all about the Fantastic Four, starting with their comic book origins, skimming across their different adaptations, and postulating about the future. And given the extensive history of the comic book series alone, we had a LOT of ground to cover.

We really enjoyed the discussion especially with all the user feedback during the session, which is why we ended up recording for over 2 hours. That is a credit to the franchise as a whole, but maybe more the strength of the characters associated with this book. Just look at how much time we spent geeking out over the different villains the Fantastic Four have faced - we spent more time on that versus talking about the FF itself. Good stuff all around - and Doom 2099.

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