{"podcast":{"title":"Gaming Garnish","slug":"gaming-garnish-6469828","podcast_index_feed_id":6469828,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e592c724/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/GamingGarnish","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38416017/38416017-1735661003813-4c15f19efb1a9.jpg","author":"Gaming Garnish","episode_count":74,"summary":"A podcast aiming to be a delicious side dish to this hobby we all share, gaming! New episodes every 2 weeks. The 4 of us talk about what we are playing, a sprinkling of gaming news and finally come together to play and chat about a singular game from one of our ever expanding backlogs. Contact Email: gaminggarnish@gmail.com Socials: https://linktr.ee/GamingGarnish","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T08:22:15.243620+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gaming-garnish-6469828"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 66: What Makes a Good Side Quest?","slug":"ep-66-what-makes-a-good-side-quest","published_at":"2026-04-19T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gaming-garnish-6469828/ep-66-what-makes-a-good-side-quest","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gaming-garnish-6469828","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gaming-garnish/episodes/Ep-66-What-Makes-a-Good-Side-Quest-e3i10g7","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e592c724/podcast/play/118570951/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-16%2F422223443-44100-2-a47ca9853f2a.mp3","summary":"After the usuals, this episode we delve into our thoughts about one of the most important parts of games, the Side Quest! And what truly makes a good one? 00:00 - Intro What we’re playing: 07:07 - Brad (Morbid Metal & Blue Prince) 28:15 - Ben (More Emulation - Gekido, Rollcage & more) 34:29 - Joe (Screamer & more Trailmakers) 46:31 - Jake (Red Dead Redemption) Gaming News: 52:55 - Mario Galaxy Movie Discourse 1:03:28 - Pokémon Champions ain't so Champion 1:08:12 - PlayStation Scanning & Elden Ring Film Set 1:11:57 - Socials 1:13:45 - Special Segment: What makes a good side quest? 1:48:33 - Outro ---------------------------------------- Join the GamingGarnish Discord Server: https://discord.gg/P7bFX8ZMk6 Contact us at: gaminggarnish@gmail.com ---------------------------------------- Find us on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gaminggarnish?igsh=MXVwZXU3czJqNGV5Mw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/gaminggarnish.bsky.social Twitter - https://x.com/gaminggarnish?s=21&t=-QHFPtuZcK9SO2591X-NRg","meta_description":"After the usuals, this episode we delve into our thoughts about one of the most important parts of games, the Side Quest! And what truly makes a good one?…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6580,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gaming-garnish-6469828/episodes/ep-66-what-makes-a-good-side-quest/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gaming-garnish-6469828/ep-66-what-makes-a-good-side-quest.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}