{"podcast":{"title":"Deep Listens","slug":"deep-listens-321522","podcast_index_feed_id":321522,"rss_url":"https://deeplistens.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://deeplistens.libsyn.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/9/f/f/59ff9febe641bdbb16c3140a3186d450/2400.png","author":"Gino Grieco","episode_count":100,"summary":"A bi-weekly video game book club that takes a deep look at one game every episode. We discuss the literary elements, philosophical ideas, and game design decisions that make games great while keeping things funny and friendly. Tune in for some close readings of your favorite games! Email us at deeplistenspodcast@gmail.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T12:19:50.939333+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-listens-321522"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 263: We Catch Pathologic Too","slug":"episode-263-we-catch-pathologic-too","published_at":"2026-05-07T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-listens-321522/episode-263-we-catch-pathologic-too","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-listens-321522","url":"https://deeplistens.libsyn.com/episode-263-we-catch-pathologic-too","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/deeplistens/Deep_Listens_Episode_263_-_Pathologic_2.mp3?dest-id=275369","summary":"In this episode Gino, Pete, and Chris \"ZombiePie\" -REDACTED- discuss Pathologic 2. We cover the game's truely one of a kind story and setting as well as its unforgiving difficulty. We also talk throught the game's survival elements and odd bartering economy. Does difficulty make this game's story or does it hide some of its lack of polish? How do you evaluate a story that is told in broken chunks that are either intentionally surreal or are poorly translated? We try our best to give our answers! Please consider donating to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: https://www.ilcm.org/donate/ If you've been enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/DeepListens If you like our new art and want to commission some of your own, reach out to Tyler at tylerorbin.net","meta_description":"In this episode Gino, Pete, and Chris \"ZombiePie\" -REDACTED- discuss Pathologic 2. We cover the game's truely one of a kind story and setting as well as i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4292,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/deep-listens-321522/episodes/episode-263-we-catch-pathologic-too/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-listens-321522/episode-263-we-catch-pathologic-too.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}