{"podcast":{"title":"The Staying In Podcast - four pals talk video games, board games, and movies","slug":"the-staying-in-podcast-four-pals-talk-video-games-board-games-and-movies-462688","podcast_index_feed_id":462688,"rss_url":"https://www.stayinginpodcast.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.stayinginpodcast.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/1017782/board-game-and-video-game-review-geek-podcast-staying-in-podcast.jpg","author":"Staying In","episode_count":253,"summary":"Board games, video games, comicbooks, movies, TV and more. Uncovering the hidden indie gems you’ll wonder how you ever lived without; diving deep into the franchises you already know and love.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T06:20:14.594513+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-staying-in-podcast-four-pals-talk-video-games-board-games-and-movies-462688"},"episode":{"title":"Mixtape, Snackaroo, and The Game Doctors - Ep249","slug":"mixtape-snackaroo-and-the-game-doctors-ep249","published_at":"2026-06-15T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-staying-in-podcast-four-pals-talk-video-games-board-games-and-movies-462688/mixtape-snackaroo-and-the-game-doctors-ep249","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-staying-in-podcast-four-pals-talk-video-games-board-games-and-movies-462688","url":"https://www.stayinginpodcast.com/e/mixtape-snackaroo-and-the-game-doctors-ep249/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ubsf9pscyzt86hpa/249_Mixtape_Snackeroo_and_Game_Doctorsajway.mp3","summary":"Is Mixtape a “real game”? Honestly, who cares; we love this coming-of-age story set in the 90s, from Beethoven and Dinosaur, and Annapurna Interactive. It’s quick, it’s robust, and it’s memorable, and that’s what we’re after from narrative-focused experiences like this. Snackaroo is advanced Snap by way of Aardman, for up to 5 players, and while it’s a children’s game for sure, it’s got enough meat in the bun for the parents of those kids too. It’s from Rudi Biber and Ravensburger, and we really like it. Plus the wood glue is out for a QoL project to make a complex setup more simple, with the Descent 2nd Edition organiser from The Game Doctors, via Feldherr. All that, and being famous for five minutes on r/CasualUK, on Ep249.","meta_description":"Is Mixtape a “real game”? Honestly, who cares; we love this coming-of-age story set in the 90s, from Beethoven and Dinosaur, and Annapurna Interactive. It…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3912,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-staying-in-podcast-four-pals-talk-video-games-board-games-and-movies-462688/episodes/mixtape-snackaroo-and-the-game-doctors-ep249/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-staying-in-podcast-four-pals-talk-video-games-board-games-and-movies-462688/mixtape-snackaroo-and-the-game-doctors-ep249.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}