{"podcast":{"title":"Side Story","slug":"side-story-7274458","podcast_index_feed_id":7274458,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/574115/rss","website_url":"https://sidestory.libsyn.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/2/b/7/72b77ec78240a9d816c3140a3186d450/sidestory-podast-cover-20250401-6pymi0cu0g.jpg","author":"Friends at the Table","episode_count":36,"summary":"Side Story is a bi-weekly podcast about games and the stories we tell about them, presented by Friends at the Table and supported by our patrons at friendsatthetable.cash.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T12:19:10.537944+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-story-7274458"},"episode":{"title":"17: A Buffer Arm and a More Traditional Hammer","slug":"17-a-buffer-arm-and-a-more-traditional-hammer","published_at":"2025-11-27T06:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-story-7274458/17-a-buffer-arm-and-a-more-traditional-hammer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-story-7274458","url":"https://sidestory.show/17-a-buffer-arm-and-a-more-traditional-hammer","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fa87551f-de56-4971-a0d1-a3c6eabc913f/side-story-17.mp3?dest-id=4970820","summary":"Mysterious internet occurances abound this week on Side Story. Mysteries like \"What is the dark secret of the famed Roottree family, Pittsburghian candy magnates\" and \"Why did Austin's connection totally fall apart before we could reach the second half of the podcast?\" Like all good mysteries, the twists and turns are just as exciting as the answer, as a stunning second segment appears, drawing the listener (you) in closer... closer... ever closer, until it is too late. Support us on Patreon! Show Notes Granny Cream's Hot Butter Ice Cream - Hypnospace Outlaw Ad Jingle by Hot Dad Eurogamer Arc Raiders Review Level-5 Inazuma Eleven AI Presentation Run Button Arctic Alive Let's Play AMCA KOTOR II Let's Play Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:27 The Roottrees Are Dead 21:45 \"AI\" in Game Development 47:14 Back to The Roottrees Are Dead General Impressions 01:09:18 The Clock Tower Series Featuring Austin Walker , Janine Hawkins , Keith Carberry , and Jack de Quidt , Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt","meta_description":"Mysterious internet occurances abound this week on Side Story. Mysteries like \"What is the dark secret of the famed Roottree family, Pittsburghian candy m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7013,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/side-story-7274458/episodes/17-a-buffer-arm-and-a-more-traditional-hammer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-story-7274458/17-a-buffer-arm-and-a-more-traditional-hammer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}