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Pixelated Plato Podcast
by Adam Fitzpatrick
The Pixelated Plato Podcast is a podcast exploring the foundations of gaming and how gaming makes us better people. We will explore your favorite games, have conversations with gamers and explore ways we as gamers can make a better world. Plato was foundational to developing a way of thinking which has affected every aspect of our lives. We can build this same foundation now to show the world the positive impact gamers have. Come join us!Website: patreon.com/phenomenagamingFind me on Twitter @whatcouldbeingb and on Twitch @whatcouldbeingbe. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adam-fitzpatrick0/support
Episodes
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Adam and Maria's Reunion Episode
Disclaimers: Listener discretion is advised as we cover discussions of alcohol use and Adderall in this episode. We swear a lot and we want this to be an unfiltered experience so be aware of that before you listen. This is a mishmash episode. We use the Ace Attorney games as a precursor to have a...
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Castlevania: Simon and Journeying through Trauma
CW: Therapy, Mental Illness Castlevania's lore is focused on the Belmont family and their duty to protect the world from monsters and vampires. Generations of Belmonts have served to defeat Dracula and we highlight Simon in his journey from Castlevania 1 & 2. Maria and I discuss Simon's trauma…
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Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Maria is back for a series about Castlevania! This will be a 3 part series. Episode 1 highlights Rondo of Blood briefly and then spends the majority of the time on Symphony of the Night. We discuss lore, lost love, and Alucard. We love Alucard. Poor man trying to sleep and keeps being woken up by...
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Men and Women Can and Should be Friends?
Maria is back! She guest stars on the podcast to talk about platonic male/female relationships in video games and the importance of seeing representation in gaming. We talk about social cues and how to build a philosophy. We didn't think we would teach that in this episode but we had a lot of…
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Interview with Space-Kitty00
No More Heroes is an apt title for a game when we think about how literature has evolved to include more anti-heroes and mixed motivations in character development. Maria gives a great breakdown of Travis Touchdown and how his development through the course of the No More Heroes series teaches us...
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Death in Death Stranding
@HighleyGinger is back to talk about death in Death Stranding. Death is often uncomfortable and challenging and @Highleyginger covers it with grace. We discuss the beach, Heartman trying to find his family, and our pondering about Death Stranding 2. We are building our thoughts with a number of...
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Interview with HighleyGinger
Twitter @HighleyGinger Discord @MrsAlyCat Bluesky @HighleyGinger Please support the podcast at patreon.com/phenomenagaming or subscribing on your favorite podcast service. Heavy spoilers for Death Stranding in this episode!!!! In this episode we will delve into the importance of critical...
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Interview with sillibean_
Amy comes on the Pixelated Plato Podcast to talk about horror and finding her own identity and interests in a challenging situation. We think about horror as a genre, I try my best to build atmospheric horror and Amy reflects on empathy and reading social cues as a person with ADHD. This was a...
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Interview with UlanaDabbs
Ulana and I had a great discussion about Final Fantasy, friendship, and the inspiration of gaming for our lives. Ulana has become a great fantasy writer because of her grounding in Final Fantasy. We also talk a bit about Ulana's creative process and the game writing course she took. We have a…
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Interview with Ellieminimay
A great discussion on gaming as relationship building, growing in social awareness, and development of empathy. This episode is also promoting Ellie's half-marathon for SpecialEffect! Ellie shared her story about coming to know SpecialEffect and her passion for supporting the organization. We...
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Interview with NathanL75
Come join Nathan and I for a conversation about Persona 4 Golden! We talk about Naoto and Kanji and reflect upon the journey to deal with the collective unconscious and our individual journeys of coming of age. Life can be exceptionally difficult and Persona 4 does a good job of highlighting the...
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Interview with AvengerMags
Maggie Jones Lutey, staff writer from Nintendo Force Magazine, comes to the Pixelated Plato Podcast to talk about her journey into games writing, the Trails series, and how Trails games have made her a better person. Some spoilers for Trails Games are present because we are using Trails for...
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Interview with KaitlynRedWing
We had a great conversation about representation in video games, PR work and a surprise mini conversation about Elden Ring. She gave a lot of great reflections on toxicity in video game communities and her story and intelligence is something you don't want to miss. Kaitlyn also had a game she...
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In Dialogue with the Gaming community: Aloy and Social Anxiety
First, support all anti-imperialist efforts, most particularly be aware and sensitive to the suffering which war brings. Today is a day for stillness and reflection. Second, I think Aloy is given an unfair reputation as being a flat character and this reflection is about social anxiety, trauma…
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Episode 1: GameswithGrayce
New name, new format, same depth of reflection now with other gamers. Our first episode is with GameswithGrayce where we discuss how gaming has helped her build friendships and her streaming community. I learned a lot about horror and the cost genre. In addition GameswithGrayce's boyfriend helped...
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Episode 5: The New Economy, Innovation, and Development
A nuanced reflection about NFTs, Blockchain, Crypto, and the Metaverse. A wondering about innovators and how to get transparent answers to questions that innovators are trying to solve. One segment because I got into a rhythm and just kept going.
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EPISODE 4: Persona 5 Royal, Empathy and Right Relationship
Persona 5 Royal gives a great reflection about empathy and building long lasting connections which enrich the character's lives and which help the common good. I use the metaphor of a conservation reserve to reflect upon right relationship and how persona 5 Royal gives a good game mechanic to…
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Episode 3: The Process of Responsibility: Awareness, Dread, and Intention
Trails of Cold Steel and Persona 3 tell stories of characters thrown into global conflict with different amounts of readiness. These stories help us reflect about how we can be ready for the situations where we become aware of the world not being in right relationship and how we can intentionally...
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SMT III Nocturne: Narrative and Power 9/15/2021 Episode 2
A journey to find what it means to build a new world, embracing the possibility and responsibility of creating and the limits of creating too small of a world.
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June Patreon Produced Episode: Difficulty and Personal Challenge
An episode dedicated to exploring why we play difficult games and what it means for our own disposition. We discuss Slay the Spire, Nowhere Prophet, Nioh 2, Vagrant Story, and a brief reprise of Tactics Ogre. We come to interesting conclusions over the course of the episode.
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May Patreon Produced Episode: There Are No Heroes
Our patron, Dr. Parker Cook, is on the episode to discuss heroism in the game Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. A 2011 remake of the 1995 Tactics Ogre, this game provides a great level of depth and reflection of the choices we make and the wake we leave because of those choices. This is a…
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Phenomena Gaming Episode 1: Gaming and Living
A podcast about gaming and living. This episode is a brief introduction to myself and my hopes for this podcast. I want to inspire gamers who care about social issues to develop their leadership skills and make change in the world. Games are a great example of ordinary people who encounter...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Pixelated Plato Podcast is a podcast exploring the foundations of gaming and how gaming makes us better people. We will explore your favorite games, have conversations with gamers and explore ways we as gamers can make a better world. Plato was foundational to developing a way of thinking which has affected every aspect of our lives. We can build this same foundation now to show the world the positive impact gamers have. Come join us!Website: patreon.com/phenomenagamingFind me on Twitter @whatcouldbeingb and on Twitch @whatcouldbeingbe. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adam-fitzpatrick0/support
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The Pixelated Plato Podcast is a podcast exploring the foundations of gaming and how gaming makes us better people. We will explore your favorite games, have conversations with gamers and explore ways we as gamers can make a better world. Plato was foundational to developing a way of thinking which...
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