Eating the Mascot

Episode 24: Fleabag & Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

We've arrived at the season and series finale for Eating the Mascot. In this month's episode, hosts Ross and Adam discuss the television show Fleabag from Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the Japanese anime Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Topics of discussion include craft, talking to someone during sex, sexual subjectivity, favourite characters from massive casts, weird differences between versions, and war. Thanks for coming along for the ride! We love you, stay frosty! Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood discussion starts at 37:14.

Episode 23: Dope & Da 5 Bloods

A podcast is never late, nor is it early. It arrives precisely when it means to! So here we are, precisely when we meant to! In the latest episode of Eating the Mascot hosts Ross and Adam discuss twin movies: Dope and Da 5 Bloods. And this episode features our first ever guest appearance in the form of Atiya Police to help discuss Dope. Topics include complexity, hi-jinks, Blackness, stunning performances, land mine anxiety, and film techniques. There is also a very important message about the future of Eating the Mascot at the end of this episode so be sure to listen through to the end!

Episode 22: The City and The City & Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Welcome to July where the heat keeps coming and the Eating the Mascot co-hosts have plenty to talk about! Hosts Ross and Adam discuss the novel The City & the City by China Mieville and Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Topics of conversation include doubling, a lugubrious tutting bugger, police states, the charming recreation of characters, lips, and whether something is a verb or a noun. Don't you dare tell us you're not interested cause we know the truth! Please, enjoy!

Episode 21: Made In Abyss & Afterparty

Another month has arrived with a new episode of Eating the Mascot for you to enjoy. This month, hosts Adam and Ross discuss the anime Made in Abyss and the narrative adventure game Afterparty. Topics of conversation include world-building, unsatisfying mystery boxes, creepy characterization, linear story-telling, drinking culture, and some of the many forms of dependency. As Pride Month begins, COVID-19 continues, and protests continue throughout North America, we hope everyone is safe and doing what they can to help.

Episode 20: Star Trek Picard & Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Beam us up! Eating the Mascot this month pits hosts Adam and Ross against the TV shows Star Trek: Picard and Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Topics of discussion include the risk of putting our trust in flawed institutions, weird space tentacles, the cynicism of new Star Trek, the deconstruction of genre, unbelievable fight sequences, and how anime will often write around a unifying concept. We start with Star Trek: Picard and start discussing Puella Magi Madoka Magica at 37:18.