Episode 58 - Adventure

Norah and Ben recommend that you prepare yourself mentally and physically for this week’s topic… adventure!  Ben has lots of questions for Norah about her adventures overseas.  They discuss a possible forthcoming adventure for each of them… running a bookstore in Scotland!  They briefly touch on the meaning of adventure in visual media before moving on to video games.  Norah talks about enjoying her time with Broken Age, and Ben explains the origin of the adventure game and how the term Easter egg was coined in video games. 00:00:40 - Caught in Ann’s FOMO undertow, and Netflix’s “The Way of the Househusband” 00:05:04 - Cuphead is on Norah’s to watch list, bungie jumping Jesus, and acrophobia  00:08:27 - Normal rollercoasters, zip-lining, adventurous eating trends, and snails 00:11:57 - Ben thinks if you throw enough butter and garlic on something, it’s delicious 00:14:01 - Casu martzu (maggot cheese), and Norah’s falconry experience in Wales  00:17:02 - Norah’s Scottland bus tour, NOT kayaking in Wales, and hanging out in Italy 00:21:58 - Lasting impressions, and Ben want’s to run a bookstore in Wigtown  00:26:08 - Taking the podcast to Scotland, understanding accents, and the human brain  00:29:23 - Traveling alone vs traveling with a group, would Norah go on a safari? 00:32:52 - Australian animals want to kill you, and going camping   00:35:01 - Vacations as adventures, and definitions of adventure 00:40:28 - A discussion about “adventure” movies, and adventures without action    00:45:06 - Alex Vo’s list of essential adventure movies on Rotten Tomatoes  00:47:46 - Norah’s first experience with the point and click adventure game Broken Age 00:50:37 - Ben’s video game plan for Norah, and confusion about Whispering Rock camp 00:53:14 - Duck dragons, and a brief history of the Atari 2600 game Adventure 00:55:32 - Atari game programmers, the origins of Activision, and the term Easter egg  01:00:17 - Don’t accidentally shoot the invisible swordsman, and other adventures