{"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 111: Besmirching the Good Name of Mini Cooper","slug":"episode-111-besmirching-the-good-name-of-mini-cooper","published_at":"2026-07-29T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730/episode-111-besmirching-the-good-name-of-mini-cooper","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-stage-select-6734730","url":"https://the-stage-select.captivate.fm/episode/episode-111-besmirching-the-good-name-of-mini-cooper","audio_url":"https://op3.dev/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bca8ae00-5433-4dba-b1ae-b6ae8c628732.mp3","summary":"It’s the last live episode for a bit, as Julian will be going under the knife to remove the cancer from his broken body. We leave you with a decent amount of games, some movies, and the return of Dr. Thad Powers! Fear not; the feed will not be totally dark. We’ll see you on the other side! 00:00 Introduction, Did I Jot That Down? 11:03 Show announcements and upcoming schedule 14:24 Real talk (dropping kayfabe) 24:46 007 First Light final thoughts 37:17 Ghost Vanguard, Hololive Dreams, The Remake of the Ending of the Greatest RPG of All-Time 57:13 Thad Powers: Alpha Doctor, Yo JTV Rapz 01:27:07 Directive 8020 01:38:54 The Quarry 02:06:21 Hamm and Titus at the Movies (Deep Water, The Cure, Wonderland, Traffik, Roadhouse (2024), Memento, The Campaign, Stepbrothers, Safety Not Guaranteed, The Fly (1986)) 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":"It’s the last live episode for a bit, as Julian will be going under the knife to remove the cancer from his broken body. We leave you with a decent amount…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":11749,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-stage-select-6734730/episodes/episode-111-besmirching-the-good-name-of-mini-cooper/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-111-besmirching-the-good-name-of-mini-cooper.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}