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EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 1H 24M

12: The Shrike

from Dead Letters · host Dead Letters NYC

Walid and Misha, two sentient insects controlling human bodies, bring on entomologist Sam to discuss the Ennie Award winning adventure by Leo Hunt: The Shrike. Join the bugs as they converse over dungeon design, mandatory cannibalism, "video-gamisms", and the problems with visualizing physical space. Editors Note: Misha's audio get's a little janky partly through this episode. Apologies! We fixed it, but this recording went through some struggles.Follow us on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

Walid and Misha, two sentient insects controlling human bodies, bring on entomologist Sam to discuss the Ennie Award winning adventure by Leo Hunt: The Shrike. Join the bugs as they converse over dungeon design, mandatory cannibalism, "video-gamisms", and the problems with visualizing physical space. Editors Note: Misha's audio get's a little janky partly through this episode. Apologies! We fixed it, but this recording went through some struggles.Follow us on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/dead-letters.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Sam on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/samsorensen.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Misha on bsky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/the-goblin.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Walid on his website: wraouda.com

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