{"podcast":{"title":"The Stage Select","slug":"the-stage-select-6734730","podcast_index_feed_id":6734730,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-stage-select/","website_url":"https://the-stage-select.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/623aea51-9a8d-44a6-8b6d-eade8f27301b/New-Square.png","author":"Space Monkey Mafia Productions","episode_count":129,"summary":"Welcome to The Stage Select: a video game variety show hosted by Julian Titus and Justin Hamm! We guarantee that we'll talk about video games. Beyond that, you never know what (or who!) to expect each week.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T22:21:43.045322+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 106: Constant Waves of Dudes","slug":"episode-106-constant-waves-of-dudes","published_at":"2026-06-24T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730/episode-106-constant-waves-of-dudes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730","url":"https://the-stage-select.captivate.fm/episode/episode-106-constant-waves-of-dudes","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/547d2366-9b10-4c63-a46c-ece80b40fbde.mp3","summary":"In the aftermath of so much video game news it’s time for us to catch up on stuff we’ve been doing for the past couple of weeks. Justin’s got way too few games and Julian has way too many. Then Julian has way too few movies and Justin has way too many. Balance in all things. 00:00 Introduction, corrections from last week’s show 24:45 An update on Julian’s health (feel free to skip to the next timestamp) 34:20 Falling off of 007 First Light 58:32 House of Ashes, The Adventure of Elliot 01:10:07 Marvel Magic: The Gathering, UFC 6 01:37:50 Legacy of Kain: Ascension, Romeo is a Dead Man 01:45:33 VA-11 HALL-A, Hades, Gitaroo Man 02:02:53 Forbidden Solitaire 02:14:41 Justin’s movie round-up (The Smashing Machine, The Bride, Hokum, Masters of the Universe, Over Your Dead Body, Eenie Meanie, Wrecking Crew, Everything Everywhere All at Once) 02:59:17 Obsession 03:06:59 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns) Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: https://meganmcduffee.com Logo and artwork by John Gholson Announcer: John Gholson Join our Discord, learn about how you can support the show, and more: https://linktr.ee/TheStageSelect Email: thestageselectpod@gmail.com Copyright 2024-2026 Space Monkey Mafia Productions","meta_description":"In the aftermath of so much video game news it’s time for us to catch up on stuff we’ve been doing for the past couple of weeks. Justin’s got way too few…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":12775,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stage-select-6734730/episodes/episode-106-constant-waves-of-dudes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730/episode-106-constant-waves-of-dudes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}