Jason Schreier of Kotaku stops by to discuss his new book Blood Sweat and Pixels, which goes behind the scenes of how videogames get made. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Melissa Carbone is the CEO of Ten Thirty One productions, a company that produces live horror events around the country. When she presented the company on Shark Tank, she walked away with $2 million from Marc Cuban - the largest investment in Shark Tank history. She just wrote a book about all of this called Ready, Fire, Aim, and here she explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Daily What is one of Internet culture's most influential sites. In this episode we talk to the editor/only employee Nitzan to learn how it got there, and what it takes to stay on top. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Settlers of Catan creator Klaus Teuber joins us all the way from Germany to talk how he created the game, his favorite house rules, and the potential for future Catan expansions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The AV Club describes Marc Russel's new comic book as, "a combination of exceptional artwork, witty satire, and thoughtful character work." ComicBookReview called it the most socially relevant new comic of 2016. All this, and it's a Flintstones reboot. Here, Marc explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ben Sisto has assembled a legitimately insane collection of Who Let The Dogs Out merchandise and paraphernalia. Here he explains how and why, while walking us through the song’s surprisingly deep history. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Caitlin and Caroline from CW Pencil Enterprise explain everything you always wanted to know about pencils, and also some stuff you didn't know that you wanted to know. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
According to the International Flipper Pinball Association, Zach Sharpe is the World's Greatest Pinball Player of 2017. Here, he explains how and why. Click here for my first interview with Zach, from 2011, about the time he appeared in a Mortal Kombat ad. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Last time she was on the JRJR Show, Chelsea Monroe-Cassel had just written a Game of Thrones cookbook. Since then, she's written cookbooks that cover Warcraft, Hearthstone, and Lord of the Rings. Here, she explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Adam Cornelius directed The Ecstasy of Order, a documentary about competitive Tetris. Here he tells us what skills you need to compete, how good you have to be, and why NES Tetris is the definitive version. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Cole Stryker has written books about 4Chan and Internet anonymity. Here, he explains why both are important. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ben is known for his breakout roles as Jean-Ralphio on Parks & Rec, Clyde on House of Lies, and also a million other things. But here we talk Simpsons and Calvin & Hobbes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Mark Pahlow is the founder and owner of Archie McPhee, a company responsible for a vast array of spectacular eclectic useless things including the iconic horse head mask. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Dustin Growick runs tours of the American Natural History Museum in New York. Here, we discuss dinosaurs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Pat Cassels did return for our annual Summer Movie Review... but it was lost due to technical blipblaps. So, instead, we rewatched Top Gun Maverick and tried to figure out what made it work. You can sync up and watch Top Gun Maverick with us, but we don't expect anyone to actually do that. If you still want to, and we are warning you it's really not something you need to do, there's a clear signal when you need to press play. Links LiesGame.com (updated with new categories!) Donate to support Pat jumping in the freezing cold ocean on New Years
