{"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":"27: The Machine Needs the Blood","slug":"27-the-machine-needs-the-blood","published_at":"2026-05-26T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-story-7274458/27-the-machine-needs-the-blood","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-story-7274458","url":"https://sidestory.show/27-the-machine-needs-the-blood","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fa87551f-de56-4971-a0d1-a3c6eabc913f/side-story-27.mp3?dest-id=4970820","summary":"Stop. Take a breath. Make the decision: Which Pokémon would you choose as your roommate. Could Voltorb help you keep the electricity bill down? Would Houndoom make you feel safe at night? Might you let Sinistcha make you its delicious Matcha Gotcha even though it is, somehow, the matcha in question? Today, Ali and Janine take you on a tour of Pokopia, and at least one of them will reveal their answer to this question. Any guesses? Support us on Patreon! Featuring Janine Hawkins and Ali Acampora Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:21 Pokopia Intro 05:28 Basics: Interacting, Building, Exploring 29:22 Building Philosophies 34:54 Pokemon Roommate Choices 01:10:26 A Game Built For Building 01:18:59 Entering the Spoiler Zone 01:36:33 Re: The Social Media Response","meta_description":"Stop. Take a breath. Make the decision: Which Pokémon would you choose as your roommate. Could Voltorb help you keep the electricity bill down? Would Houn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6563,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/side-story-7274458/episodes/27-the-machine-needs-the-blood/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-story-7274458/27-the-machine-needs-the-blood.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}