{"podcast":{"title":"Into the Aether - A Low Key Video Game Podcast","slug":"into-the-aether-a-low-key-video-game-podcast-745576","podcast_index_feed_id":745576,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/intotheaether","website_url":"https://intothecast.online/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UNkvh8XfWgVfJUbZDDnJEU5s5cYoaDEjClDZFfGF1E0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNzFj/OGE1MjJmY2Y1NWYy/ZWFiZWI3ZmFjZDg4/ZTU3ZS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Stephen Hilger, Brendon Bigley","episode_count":438,"summary":"A low key video game podcast by Stephen Hilger and Brendon Bigley. Produced by AJ Fillari!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/into-the-aether-a-low-key-video-game-podcast-745576"},"episode":{"title":"Throw Up and Explode! (feat. Persona 4 Golden, Angeline Era, and Octopath Traveler 0)","slug":"throw-up-and-explode-feat-persona-4-golden-angeline-era-and-octopath-traveler-0","published_at":"2025-12-17T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/into-the-aether-a-low-key-video-game-podcast-745576/throw-up-and-explode-feat-persona-4-golden-angeline-era-and-octopath-traveler-0","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/into-the-aether-a-low-key-video-game-podcast-745576","url":"https://intothecast.transistor.fm/episodes/throw-up-and-explode-feat-persona-4-golden-angeline-era-and-octopath-traveler-0","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/4dc2f399/0228106b.mp3","summary":"The return of bump-slash combat is here, but what we’re positing is: What if it’s time for throw up and explode combat? Disclaimer: We recorded this before the recent news about Larian’s use of generative AI for creative work. It’s very disappointing. Discussed: the Vita is here, Persona 4 Golden, the upcoming remake of P4, our experience getting into Persona, our S-Link arcana, Vita games we’re most excited for, a caveat from the future, the Divinity trailer, BG3, Divinity Original Sin 2, the pending fate of GTA 6, 2025 takeaways, Angeline Era, bump-slash renaissance, Octopath Traveler 0, Octopath as a series, the upcoming Elliott sweep, GOTY Eve Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.online Buy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.online Join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast --- Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.social Follow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.online Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social --- Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/ Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/ --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (00:24) - Vita means life! (07:10) - Persona 4 Golden | PSP stands for PerSona Playing (40:03) - What Vita game are you looking forward to? (44:58) - Break (45:00) - Quick Larian caveat (47:34) - Divinity | Vibe check (01:13:35) - Break (01:13:36) - C'mon Dutch! Bring me to that statue in the desert! (01:15:33) - Angeline Era | Brendon's been gaming (01:28:55) - Break (01:28:57) - Octopath Traveler 0 | A power-driven podcast (01:49:35) - GOTY eve! (01:54:00) - Wrapping up --- Thanks to all of our amazing patrons, including our Eternal Gratitude members: Vincent J Patrick K Ed A J-Rock…","meta_description":"The return of bump-slash combat is here, but what we’re positing is: What if it’s time for throw up and explode combat? Disclaimer: We recorded this befor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7099,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/into-the-aether-a-low-key-video-game-podcast-745576/episodes/throw-up-and-explode-feat-persona-4-golden-angeline-era-and-octopath-traveler-0/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/into-the-aether-a-low-key-video-game-podcast-745576/throw-up-and-explode-feat-persona-4-golden-angeline-era-and-octopath-traveler-0.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}