Persona 4 Golden | Bonus Episode

Stephen and Brendon discuss the entirety of Persona 4 Golden and answer questions about friendship, social psychology, and what it's like to be a maligned cartoon bear in the human world.Discussed: Persona 4 GoldenITA's PS1 PlaylistMatt Horton's video essay on P4G for Flow State"It's Time to Talk About it: Atlus, Naoto, and Transphobia" by Mattie Brice"Atlus, We Haven't Forgotten Your Mishandling of LGBTQ Characters" by Carol Grant"Persona 4's Identity Crisis Invalidates its Themes" by Lucas White"Denial of the Self: Queer Characters in Persona 4" by Carolyn PetitFind us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.socialFollow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:(00:00) - "Shadow World" composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata, lyrics by Benjamin Franklin (00:10) - There's no way you thought this would actually be lowkey right? (02:52) - Hey welcome to the show! (05:12) - The culmination of an eight year journey (13:30) - Stephen's history with the franchise (23:28) - General thoughts (01:05:42) - Should you start with this one? (01:11:32) - Spoiler checkpoint! (01:11:53) - "Time to Make History" Composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata, lyrics by Benjamin Franklin (01:12:29) - FINAL SPOILER WARNING (01:14:10) - How it begins (01:25:24) - The first dungeon (01:27:22) - Teddie pt. 1 (01:31:29) - Yukiko and the first dungeon (01:46:28) - The progress-gating (02:00:09) - "Signs of Love" Composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata (02:00:34) - It's Kanji time (02:21:48) - Dojima and Nanako (02:27:50) - The fridge (02:29:08) - The family unit (02:31:53) - Rise (02:40:47) - Teddie pt. 2 (02:51:35) - The Summer (02:57:46) - Naoto (03:06:17) - We've got the full party! (03:08:20) - "Heartbeat, Heartbreak" Composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata (03:08:54) - The endings (03:18:51) - How was the final reveal? (03:25:31) - SPOILERS FOR PERSONA 5 INCOMING (03:26:56) - The culprit's motivations and moving toward the true ending (03:35:31) - Fighting God (03:38:21) - The Jungian lectures (03:48:10) - The final months (04:04:28) - The ski trip (04:16:30) - The epilogue (04:20:21) - "Reach Out To The Truth" Composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata (04:20:45) - Listener questions (04:20:59) - Favorite way to make tofu from Jared (feat Percia) (04:26:44) - Stephen's prop (04:39:28) - Favorite and least favorite social links from Everyone (05:08:04) - Dream/Nightmare blunt rotations from Neo Geo Pocket (05:09:35) - Adjusting arcana from Lex (05:13:34) - What is it like replaying Personas from Neo Geo Pocket (05:18:43) - Favorite vocal performance from Ashley (05:20:59) - Best visual/mechanical boss design AND best track from Matt (05:25:03) - Era appropriate albums from Brittlemoon (05:29:15) - Arcana resonance from Brady (05:31:36) - Antagonist comparison from King Blackjack (05:33:50) - What music genre from Biscuit (05:38:08) - Chapter 50 (05:50:22) - THAT'S IT ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons, including our Eternal Gratitude members:Brian MSuperThisWayNick GStarfallrondoSusan H0nlygh0stsVincent JPatrick KEd ASamantha DNorth HeroSam HSnzznGregory Mark SCmndr BiscuiticemanChristian HRydan BCaleb HArden FEye of the DuckKaleNathan EJ. H. AjoelchronoMellowMatthew BRobin LPSeekingSeakingJimmerszoey!Vinny MMattKerry KBrian MNoah DZach DChristopher TDHugo WToddChris BLukerfuffleStephen YDaniel GEric FTaran WBrendan OChris ZClayton MZach RDylan NFederico VTigerz RevengeLogan HAlan RJohn AMike LmattjanzzDavid MHeavyPixelsKaleb HTyler JCorey ZSusan HBarry TRobert RChris JBrett Allen HDan SJack SGarrett CjimiiboJohn HDirch FJim EJim WTristan LEvan BAwfulHanzomin2Aaron GJean HTodd Nred_wagonNeilPeter BJohn VvErik MRedmage77Joshua JTony LDanny KGibson GKate Duncan BRichard MDaniel NSeth MJamesAndy HDemoEmmaLyn ECorey TCaleb WJake LJesse WMike TCodesMatt BWesleymebezacAlex LSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseRobert MMichael WAndrewthis_JUSTINRyan O14.3 billion yearsBrendan KMegan BSecretAgentKoalaNoah OArcturusAndrew WhepaheChase ALoveDiesNick QChris MRBKaren HAdam FScott HAlexander SMatt HMurrayDavid PJason KMicah OKamrin HAndrew DKyle SPhilip N  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★