King of the Hill, Video Game Crunch Culture, Rogue

Love Hate Relationship

Love: King of the Hill

Alex delves back into the glory days of FOX’s Animation Domination to talk about Mike Judge’s animated sitcom, King of the Hill. He gives some history into its development (including MVP Greg Daniels), Andy asks if Hank Hill might be the greatest animated father of all time, and *POCKET SAND!*

Hate: Video Game Crunch Culture

Andy takes everyone through a tour of the phenomenon of Video Game Crunch Culture, including tales of developers who don’t see their homes or families for a month at a time, the tanking of multiple franchises, and the worst offenders in terms of cutting costs through essentially human rights abuses. Alex is uncharacteristically hopeful;, and everyone agrees the cancel culture is good.

Relationship: Rogue

A real-life listener emails in for advice on how to bounce back following the traumatic, gas-lit ending of a long-term relationship. Alex emphasizes the importance of owning your story, even when it’s troubled and may scare off lesser possibilities for future partners, Andy validates feelings and emotions with the best of them, and everyone agrees that f*ck-bois will be f*ck-bois.