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Dead Red Herring Podcast
by Dead Red Herring
A two man podcast doing verbal shit posting about games, movies and general nerd related stuff.
Episodes
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Movie riffraff - Krampus
Krampus is a horror comedy, inspired by the mythical figure of Alpine folklore, this movie brings a not so jolly Christmas tiding. Still, a fairly entertaining movie. Follow us on Minds - https://www.minds.com/deadredherring/
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Movie riffraff - Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
An action packed reimaging of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is a surprisingly entertaining movie and perfect for a nice night of movie and popcorn. For the more TTRPG inclined, it's a great movie for some inspiration. Here you can find the commentary track...
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Movie riffraff - Highlander
The cult classic fantasy action-adventure movie starring Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery as well as Clancy Brown and with music preformed by Queen. What could ever go wrong? It's a movie full of sins, from historical facts to structural integrity, not to mention the acting. Here you can find...
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Movie riffraff - Space Truckers
It's an unpolished gem, a movie that has heart in the writing but ham in the acting and iffy production. Starring names such as Dennis Hopper and Charles Dance, one could easily think that Space Truckers would be of some quality, but that notion is quickly dispelled. Still, the movie in...
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Movie riffraff - The Evil Dead (1981)
The Sam Raimi 1981 cult classic of horror in a cabin in the woods. The movie that spawned a franchise and gave us the amazing character called Ash! We make a short and sweet review and summary of our thoughts about the movie. To watch our commentary track, follow the link, bring your own movie…
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Movie riffraff - The Running Man (1987)
It's Schwarzenegger time! The Running Man, the movie depicting a late twenty-tens dystopian US where slaughter on TV is the favorite pastime and Arnold becomes the main star, in a way. A classic 80s movie and still very enjoyable. Follow the link to watch our commentary track, just bring your own...
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Movie riffraff - The Gate
The Gate is a fantasy/horror movie from 1987 starring a young Stephen Dorff (Blade, True Detective). A movie obviously meant for a younger audience which scared Magnus as a child. So we sat down so he could revisit his childhood. Spoilers, it wasn't as scary as he remembered it. But we did get a...
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Movie riffraff - Jonah Hex
We watched Jonah Hex, which critics described as a bad sequel for Wild Wild West. Not saying they're right, but can't say they're wrong. This movie relies heavily on "rule of cool", no explanations allowed! This is our summary and thoughts about the movie. If you want to hear our live commentary...
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Movie riffraff - Godzilla 1998
It's a disaster of a movie, and that's not even describing the genre! We watched the infamous Emmerich version of Godzilla from 1998 and hated every minute of it. This is our summary. You can also hear our commentary track on the movie on youtube, just bring your own movie -...
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Movie riffraff - Scanners
We watched the Cronenberg classic, Scanners (1981), a body horror about people with psychic powers featuring among others Michael Ironside and Patrick McGoohan. This is our summary review of the movie that is a complement to the commentary track we've done for the movie available on youtube…
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Movie riffraff - Event Horizon
We watched Event Horizon (1997) and give our thoughts on the movie. This is a summary review to the commentary track we did for the movie, which you can find on youtube, just bring your own movie - https://youtu.be/dNoT5-yKbmM Follow us on Minds - https://www.minds.com/deadredherring/
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Weird Century TTRPG and defining fantasy - DRHS2E3
We return after a long slumber. This time we talk about Roland's TTRPG project called Weird Century, a "steampunk-ish" game with fantasy elements. We also discuss what can defines classic fantasy. We hope you enjoy! Dead Red Herring Podcast is now part of the BOMB TV squad on Locals!...
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The idea of a Super Hero game - DRH S2E2
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 2 Season 2 We talk about the concept of a Super Hero game that Magnus is working on, going over the concept and what he wants it to be. Along the way we delve into restrictions and freedoms in roleplaying games, Swedish expressions that doesn't work with direct...
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A return, in many ways. TTRPG Talk - DRH S2E1
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 1 Season 2 It's been a long time but we are back with another episode of ramblings and weird segues! We have decided to change perspectives a bit. Instead of talking about current events we will instead focus on (in our view) more interesting stuff, namely our…
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About Cancel Culture - DRH S1E49
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 49 Cancel Culture is a real problem and pure cancer in our modern society. Given happenings in pop-culture, it is a topic that needs to be discussed. What are your thoughts on our discussion? Tell us! This is not for the easily offended, you have been warned....
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Suspension of disbelief and how it's broken - DRH S1E48
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 48 The one thing that makes any work of fiction (and some non-fiction) is the suspension of disbelief. But it seems that lately a lot of media has forgotten this art. Whether it be because of bad writing or pure ignorance, the art of storytelling has almost…
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Spider-man poof and progressive hi-jack - DRH S1E47
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 47 So Spider-man has returned to Sony, leaving the sinking MCU behind, meanwhile Bioware looses senior developers and EA continues to be the ugly weight that slowly kills gaming. We also touch upon the pronouns issue of Borderlands 3. The discussion will whip a...
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Weird stuff but true - DRH S1E46
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 46 Sometimes reality is weirder than fiction, or as it can be said in a more simple way, you can't make this shit up. We dip our toes in the weirdness and talk science, conspiracies and other stuff that one would think only could be found in fiction. What are…
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What lurks beneath - DRH S1E45
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 45 There are some things that are scary and a lot of them come from places that are obscured or unknown, such as from the deep dark waters or deep underground. This time we talk about those things that lurks beneath us and just wait for a chance to come out to...
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Games and tired themes (and tropes) - DRH S1E44
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 44 As many different games as there may be today, some themes seems to be on an endless repeat. Themes like the survival game that use zombies as the enemy or the battle royale mode. We discuss how tiresome these sorts of themes are and how we want new…
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Against good taste of games - DRH S1E43
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 43 What constitutes good taste when it comes to games? Hideo Kojima made a statement during a panel during SDCC and we discuss the ideas he had and give our thoughts on it. Alongside this we make some comments on the tattoo trailer for CW's Batwoman and…
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Uncanny Cats and scrotum armor - DRH S1E42
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 42 New times mean new things, but not always better things. We look at the trailer for The Witcher on Netflix and discuss the ball-sack armor. We also look at the Cats trailer, a horror fest of uncanny CGI. There will be discussions of the future of streaming...
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A talk about moral (panic) - DRH S1E41
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 41 There are times when moral outrage just makes you question everything, or bang your head into a desk, whatever works. Things like that pride rock in the Lion King is a Trump Tower in Africa and that the hyenas are a representation of minorities. Or that if…
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Stranger Things, Music and genre - DRH S1E40
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 40 Music is a universal language they say, but what's for certain is that music can tell a whole story on it's own and all you need to do is listen. Today music is a foundational pillar in entertainment, no matter if it's a movie or a game, you will have music…
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Surprise mechanics, Internet Constitution and a bad king - DRH S1E39
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 39 Loot boxes are not gambling, they're just surprise mechanics! At least if we're gullible enough to believe EA. Just as Youtube still say they're a neutral and equal platform for creators. We will beat this like the dead horse it is. Not only that, but there...
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When series go bad and breaking prequels - DRH S1E38
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 38 WIthing TV and even movies, series seem doomed to go bad at some point and often live longer than they should. Starting of talking about Stranger Things season 3, we then take a nose dive into when series out-stay their welcome and go bad instead. What are…
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Kaijus, E3 and Swedish Midsummer - DRH S1E37
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 37 E3 has come and gone but leaving a breathtaking Keanu for us all. We go over to discuss kaiju movies, especially Godzilla. We then explain some things about the Swedish holiday of Midsommar! What are your thoughts on our discussion? Tell us! This is not for…
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The VoxAdpocalyps - DRH S1E36
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 36 It's grim times again for creators on Youtube after Vox decided to enact scorched earth tactics. It's a heavy subject, but we must speak. We encourage everyone to support the creators you like in any way you can. It's in these times we should band together…
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Loot box legislation and Gamer addiction - DRH S1E35
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 35 Laws may soon be used to ban loot boxes as a new bill has been presented to protects minors, but the language is vague enough to cause trouble for anything deemed damaging to minors. At the same time The World Health Organization, WHO, has added gaming...
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A deeper dive into our games - DRH S1E34
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 34 We take another round with talking about our own creations, doing a bit of deeper explaining and discussion about them. You could see it as a continuation from episode 31. Roland explains how the different eras in Weird Century are separated and Magnus talks...
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A visit down South, travel episode - DRH S1E33
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 33 This will be a special episode as it was recorded while I (Roland) was visiting friends down south. With me is my fiancée Elin, and my friends Klas and Thomas. The discussion get both intense and silly, hopefully to your enjoyment. The quality isn't the best,...
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Controversial Content Creation and Free Speech with FairDinkum Dave - DHR S1E32
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 32 For some reason being a content creator today can be a tricky business. Because no matter what you do, somehow it could be deemed controversial or offensive to someone. At the same time, free speech is becomin less and less so. To discuss these topics we…
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Self Made Game Designers, our creations - DRH S1E31
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 31 We are nerds (if that wasn't clear already) and since we are masters of creation, we will be discussing our own creations. Both of us have game projects, one is a superhero game and the other is a bit more complex with merging of different "punk" genres…
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Mixbag of Endgame, Outward and Badgers - DRH S1E30
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 30 Sometimes you just need to have a random conversation and that is exactly what we did. We cover topics like initial reactions to Avengers: Endgame, why we have a problem with the name "Bögenhafen" in Warhammer and difficulty levels in games. But not only…
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ALIENS (!!) and other sci-fi monsters - DRH S1E29
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 29 There are a lot of weird, scary and menacing things in science fiction. So to keep with our previous talks about monsters, we go at it again. We'll be covering a lot of ground, going from aliens to rogue A.I. via sidetracks in to, among other things, the...
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Episode NEIN title reveal and Hellboy review - DRH S1E28
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 28 The title for Disney Star Wars episode 9 has been revealed, "Rise of Skywalker". We've seen the trailer and give you our thoughts on the matter. We have also seen the new Hellboy movie and thought we might give a review and a more in-depth discussion. The...
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G.A.S. and the future of gaming - DRH S1E27
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 27 Games as a service or G.A.S. seem to be the main goal of the big game publishers. With services like Google Stadia and other on-demand services aim to move all games to the cloud and cut physical copies, meaning that you will need a constant and fast internet...
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This content has been blocked in accordance with Article 13 - DRH S1E26
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 26 Will Article 13 be the end of the free internet for those within the European Union? We don't know yet but the future looks grim. The title may be all in jest but it carries with it a serious nature. Because we don't know what will fall under the ban hammer…
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The Epic Games Store exclusivity deals and Disney's monopoly - DRH S1E25
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 25 The Epic Games Store has made quite the stir in the PC gaming community with their exclusivity deals for developers and publishers. The battle of the platforms has begun as Steam now have a real competitor. But what does that mean for the gamers? Also, now...
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Banishing some Demons, a continued discussion on the modern iconic monster - DRH S1E24
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 24 Demons have for a long time been a source of horror and pain for people. Still to this day, demons are still commonplace in our language, expressions and culture. Even if we today have a more sensible way of looking at the demon, the idea of a malicious...
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The final chapter of Captain Marvel and the MCU - DRH S1E23
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 23 At this point we are just tired of everything to do with Captain Marvel. But the movie has finally come out and the proverbial do-do seems to still cascade into the fan, so a final rant is a must. What is the reactions to the movie? A whole lot of "meh" it...
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A nerdom divided, the disconnect between fans and creators - DRH S1E22
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 22 There is a great divide within what we might call nerdom. Today, it's more politics than story in mediums like movies, comics and games. Being a fan is no longer just appreciating entertainment, it's equally or even more taking a stance for politics and...
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Talking about Alita: Battle Angel, CelesSteel and Rotten Tomatoes - DRH S1E21
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 21 Alita: Battle Angel is, so far, the best movie adaptation of a manga out there. The movie is great and I will talk about why I think that is. I'll also have a small review on the CelesSteel comic, an indie game and comics project that wants to bring back the...
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Taking a stab at Vampires, a continued discussion on the modern iconic monster - DRH S1E20
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 20 No monster is more renowned than the vampire. From the epic of Gilgamesh in ancient Mesopotamia to modern pop culture interpretations, what we know of as vampire seems to have always been part of human society. But without doubt, the most iconic…
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EA's Star Wars licence and Captain Marvel's activism - DRH S1E19
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 19 So EA got to keep their exclusive rights for making Star Wars games, a sad day for SW-game enthusiasts. Right now we can only wait and see if (when) Jedi: Fallen Order will either be canceled or remade into some horrid abomination full of microtransactions....
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Crapping on Zombies, a discussion on the modern iconic monster - DRH S1E18
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 18 Ever since George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, the Zombie has had a special place in modern populture. It has found it's place in all forms of media from games to TV and everything in between. But has the abundance of the walking dead made it less of…
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A rant on the current state of Gaming - DRH S1E17
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 17 The state of gaming today is bad. The big publishers/developers are focusing more on how to milk their products while ignoring the gamers, gaming pro journos are more interested in politics than the games. This has to stop. This rant is our way to lift the...
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The Fandom Menace strikes back, Vader Fan film and Ghostbusters 3 - DRH S1E16
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 16 When Disney moved in to copyright claim the Vader fan film by Star Wars Theroy, fans moved in and called it out. It came to the point where Lucasfilm stepped in to get it removed, a good move. We talk a bit about this and go on to discuss the latest with...
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A discussion on world building and story consistency - DRH S1E15
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 15 We have a special interest in storytelling and world building. So we thought it could be an interesting subject to bring to the podcast. But it's a big and very broad subject. Because of that we start off just speaking broadly about it, taking examples from...
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The Mary Sue and lazy character writing - DRH S1E14
Dead Red Herring Podcast - Episode 14 When it comes to bad and lazy character writing, the Mary Sue and her brother Gary Stu, is the worst sin of them all. We take a dive into the history and concept of the siblings and go on a long rant on the subject because we love characters that are round…
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