Ranged Touch

We talk about the 2015 short story collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Support this show on Patreon! Send things to the PO Box! Follow Ranged Touch on Bluesky Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Come hang out in our Discord channel. Geneva “Gensuta” Heyward did the theme for… Continue reading The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

We talk about Brian Sutton-Smith’s 1997 book. We talk about the 2004 documentary War Game. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We read BOOK TWO VIII – X. Next episode we’ll read The Two Towers aka Book Three chapters I – IV. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. Send stuff to the PO Box![https://www.patreon.com/posts/po-box-and-new-148206449] Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! [https://bookshop.org/shop/rangedtouch] The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz,… Continue reading The Fellowship of the Ring – Part 5

We read BOOK TWO III – VII. Next episode we’ll read BOOK TWO VIII – X of The Fellowship of the Ring. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. Send stuff to the PO Box! [https://www.patreon.com/posts/po-box-and-new-148206449] Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! [https://bookshop.org/shop/rangedtouch] The show is hosted by Cameron… Continue reading The Fellowship of the Ring – Part 4

We talk about the 2004 documentary War Game. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We read BOOK ONE XI, XII; BOOK TWO I, II. Content warnings for: racism. Next episode we’ll read BOOK TWO III – VII of The Fellowship of the Ring. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. Send stuff to the PO Box! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! The… Continue reading The Fellowship of the Ring – Part 3

We read the Notes, Foreword, Prologue, and BOOK ONE V – X of JRR Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring. Content warnings for: racism. Next episode we’ll read BOOK ONE XI, XII; BOOK TWO I, II of The Fellowship of the Ring. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed.… Continue reading The Fellowship of the Ring – Part 2

We talk about the 2001 journal issue. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We read the Notes, Foreword, Prologue, and BOOK ONE I – IV of JRR Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring Content warnings for: racism. Next episode we’ll read BOOK ONE V – X of The Fellowship of the Ring. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is… Continue reading The Fellowship of the Ring – Part 1

We finish JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Content warnings for: racism. Next episode we’ll read Notes, Foreword, Prologue, BOOK ONE I – IV of The Fellowship of the Ring. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

We talk about the 1984 book The Art of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford. Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We read chapters X – XIV of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Content warnings for: racism. Next episode we’ll read through the end of The Hobbit. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

We read chapters V – IX of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Content warnings for: racism. Next episode we’ll read chapters X – XIV. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

We read chapters I – IV of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Content warnings for: racism. Next episode we’ll read chapters V – IX. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

We talk about the 2010 film Get Lamp. Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We talk about a delightful holiday film. Content warnings for: murder. Next episode we’ll reading the first four chapters of The Hobbit. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

We read the rest of Promethea (Deluxe Edition Volumes 2 and 3). Content warnings for: misogyny, racism, ableism, transphobia, antisemitism, 9/11. Next episode we’ll be watching It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Murder (2022). You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman,… Continue reading Promethea – Part 2

We talk about the 2002 film Bowling For Columbine. Content warning for school shooting footage and gun violence and death footage in the film itself (and our discussion of it). Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 88 – Bowling For Columbine

We read the first 12 issues of Promethea (Deluxe Edition Volume 1). Content warnings for: misogyny, racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

We finish up From Hell. On the next episode, we talk about Promethea Book One (Deluxe Edition v1, Issues 1-12) Content warnings include: misogyny, racism, antisemitism, homophobia, mutilation and dismemberment, medical horror You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and… Continue reading From Hell – Part 2

We talk about Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We talk about the first nine chapters of From Hell. On the next episode, we will finish From Hell. Content warnings include: misogyny, racism, antisemitism, medical horror, rape, incest You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

We talk about The Saga of the Swamp Thing Books 4-6. On the next episode, we will read chapters 1-9 of From Hell. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

Michael is out on family leave, so Jacob Geller comes in for an interview about making YouTube videos. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We talk about The Saga of the Swamp Thing Books 1-3 [Issues 20-42]. On the next episode, we will finish up Moore’s run on Swamp Thing with books 4-6. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

We finished V for Vendetta Content warnings for: racism, homophobia, antisemitism, misogyny, genocide, torture, pedophilia. On the next episode, we’re talking about The Saga of the Swamp Thing Books 1-3 [Issues 20-42]. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and… Continue reading V For Vendetta – Part 2

We read the first two books of V For Vendetta. Content warnings for: racism, homophobia, antisemitism, misogyny, genocide, torture, pedophilia. On the next episode, we’re talking about the rest of V for Vendetta. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz,… Continue reading V For Vendetta – Part 1

The Summer of Simulation ends with an American Truck Simulator episode. You can watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/C1n8zfXSek0 Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We watched 10.5 Apocalypse. Content warnings for: death and disaster On the next episode, we’re talking about books 1 and 2 of Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s V for Vendetta. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.… Continue reading 10.5 Apocalypse

We finish Nalo Hopkinson’s Brown Girl in the Ring. Content warnings for: racism, misogyny, torture, body horror, child death. On the next episode, we’re talking about 10.5 Apocalypse. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.

We talk about Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation. You can find Historiographies of Game Studies here. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We read the first 7 chapters of Nalo Hopkinson’s Brown Girl in the Ring. Content warnings for: racism, misogyny, drugs and addiction, body horror, medical horror. On the next episode, we’re discussing the rest of Nalo Hopkinson’s Brown Girl in the Ring. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed.… Continue reading Brown Girl in the Ring – Part 1

We finish Philip K. Dick’s Dr. Bloodmoney. Content warnings for: misogyny, racism, ableism. On the next episode, we’re discussing the first seven chapters of Nalo Hopkinson’s Brown Girl in the Ring. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin… Continue reading Dr. Bloodmoney – Part 2

We talk about John R. Raser’s Simulation and Society. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.d

We talk about the first eight chapters of Philip K. Dick’s Dr. Bloodmoney. Content warnings for: misogyny, racism, ableism. On the next episode, we’re discussing the remaining chapters of Philip K. Dick’s Dr. Bloodmoney. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael… Continue reading Dr. Bloodmoney – Part 1

We talk about the third part of Walter M. Miller Jr.’s A Canticle for Leibowitz. Content warnings for: racism, antisemitism, ableism, misogyny, child injury and death, suicide and euthanasia On the next episode, we’re discussing the first eight chapters of Philip K. Dick’s Dr. Bloodmoney. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the… Continue reading A Canticle for Leibowitz – Part 3

We talk about David J. Gunkel’s Gaming the System. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We talk about the second part of Walter M. Miller Jr.’s A Canticle for Leibowitz. Content warnings for: racism, antisemitism, suicide On the next episode, we’re discussing Part 3 of A Canticle for Leibowitz. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael… Continue reading A Canticle for Leibowitz – Part 2

We talk about the first part of Walter M. Miller Jr.’s A Canticle for Leibowitz. Content warnings for: ableism and cannibalism On the next episode, we’re discussing Part 2 of A Canticle for Leibowitz. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael… Continue reading A Canticle for Leibowitz – Part 1

We talk about Kristine Jørgensen’s Gameworld Interfaces. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We talk about the classic cyberpunk film that Mick Garris made in 1998. Content warnings for: stalking, misogyny, medical and body horror, ableism. On the next episode, we’re discussing Part 1 of A Canticle for Liebowitz. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron… Continue reading Virtual Obsession

We finish Mona Lisa Overdrive and the Sprawl Trilogy! Content warnings for: misogyny, abuse, racism. On the next episode, we’re discussing the film Virtual Obsession. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by… Continue reading Mona Lisa Overdrive – Part 2

We talk about the film Grand Theft Hamlet. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We read the first 17 chapters of Mona Lisa Overdrive. Content warnings for: misogyny, domestic abuse, racism, cannibalism. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. The show is produced by Jordan Mallory (https://linktr.ee/jordanmallory) The show theme song… Continue reading Mona Lisa Overdrive – Part 1

We finish Count Zero! CWs for: medical horror, misogyny, racism. For the next show, we are reading the first 17 chapters of Mona Lisa Overdrive. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You can get the mentioned… Continue reading Count Zero – Part 2

We read the first sixteen chapters of Count Zero. CWs for: For the next show, we are finishing Count Zero. CWs for: medical horror, misogyny, racism. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You can get the… Continue reading Count Zero – Part 1

We talk about Sara Humphreys’ Manifest Destiny 2.0: Genre Trouble in Game Worlds. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We finish William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer. CWs for: racism, ableism, cannibalism, medical horror, incest, sexual assault. For the next show, we are reading the first 16 chapters of Count Zero. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker.… Continue reading Neuromancer – Part 2

We talk about Julian Dibbell’s My Tiny Life. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We read the first ten chapters of William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer. CWs for: racism, body horror. For the next show, we are reading the rest of Neuromancer. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron Kunzelman, Michael Lutz, and Austin Walker. You can get… Continue reading Neuromancer – Part 1