An actual play podcast of simian proportions!
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The Jetpack Superheroes are a comedy band focusing on writing the most beautiful and HONEST love songs in the world. Usually at the expense of their own best interests. The podcast is just an extension of their unbridled honesty and views on top news stories that usually fall to the second tier of the news. Think page 3, but way more entertaining.
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A politics and pop culture podcast, with sci-fi and socialist leanings. Hosted by Derek Johnson and Ani White. Produced by the No Fate Project. jetpack1917.info
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The technology show about stuff that really makes life better! Pragmatic reviews, discussions with innovators, and practical advice on the future of technology in our daily lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hi, everybody! Welcome to another Monkey Monday, whereupon you can expect an all-new issue of Monkeys Took My Jetpack! (Of course it’s all-new. We rarely do clip shows here!) In this issue, we bring you the fourth session of our “Troubleshooters” game, as Directed by our own Xofour! (Yeah, I know, it’s almost time for our NEXT holiday season, but i…
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Hiya, folks. Time kinda-sorta got away from me, and for that, I apologize. I knew it had been a while since my last posting, but not nearly as long as it’s been. So although this session is short (and I have no memory of why I had to cut the session short), it’s here for your listening enjoyment. So go now, download, and enjoy. And may the Force be…
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Ho ho ho! What, out of season, you say? Nonsense! It’s my podcast, and I am a Christmas junkie!!! Besides, it’s not as if Christmas-in-Uly isn’t a thing! So let’s get right into this third installment of Xofour’s “Troubleshooters” adventure. Download… …and enjoy!Di BlindGeek
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We're going on hiatus for three main reasons: firstly life has gotten in the way, secondly our patreon wasn't sufficient to cover our costs, and finally solidarity with the Writers' Strike. We'd like to thank all of our listeners and contributors. We'll see you in the future! Music by Tryad
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Hello there! Okay, I didn’t get this out _on Star Wars Day, but I did get it out by Revenge of the Sixth. So I suppose that works almost as well. This issue brings you a Jetpack Flashback, wherein Josh, Moondog, Trilobite and I sat down over Skype—yes, remember Skype?—to play the original West End Games classic, Star Wars: The Role-playing Game! Th…
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We’ll get back on a consistent schedule soon, folks, I swear we will. At any rate, we’re back now, with our next session of Troubleshooters, wherein the plot begins to thicken. I’d say ore, but truthfully, the more time I spend writing this, the longer it’ll be before you can actually listen to this issue—so enough from me! Download… …and enjoy!…
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Hey, gang! Don’t ever think we’ve pod-faded. We just zipped out for a quick byte to eat or something. In this case, I just got overwhelmed by life. Okay, the truth is, I got a brand-spanking-new Sonos home-theater setup, and I’ve been spending more time than I should have watching movies in glorious sound and picture (Okay, for me it’s just sound, …
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#IWD: Stepford Daughters (Johanna Isaacson on horror feminism)
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For International Women's Day Ani's chatting to guest Johanna Isaacson about horror feminism. We're particularly drawing on her recent book Stepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror (2022). You can find more of Jo's work for free at Blindfield Journal, and she runs the Facebook page/group Anti-capitalist feminists who love ho…
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Lidia Grigorut guests to discuss extended reality: a term including virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. We discuss possible futures, how political economy shapes technology, and what the heck is the deal with the MetaVerse. More info and a music-free version at jetpack1917.info
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Happy Thanksgiving, for those in the States! And for everyone else, happy Gratitude Day! (Okay, I just made that up as far as I know, but I stand by it. There can’t be too much gratitude in the world.) I know this is short, I hope it is sweet, and I hope you enjoy this no-frills, pretty-much-spur-of-the-moment Thanksgiving one-shot we’ve got for yo…
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🎃 Horror we overlooked #3: 2000's-20's 🎃
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🎃 Happy Halloween! 🧙♀️ In this finale, we conclude our reviews of horror we overlooked in last year's roundup of faves down the decades. We wrap up with recs from the 2000's-20's. Recs: Anything by Takashi Miike, Ginger Snaps (2000), Battle Royale (2000), In My Skin (2002), Three... Extremes (2004), Pontypool (2008), Thirst (2009), Death Note (200…
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Horror we overlooked #2: 1980's-90's
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Last year we picked favourite horror movies through the decades. This year we're reviewing horror we overlooked. In Part 2 of 3, we cover the 1980's-90's. Recs: Possession (1981), The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), Mr Wrong (1984), Nightmare on Elm St (1984), plus documentaries Never Sleep Again: The Elm St Legacy (2010), Scream Queen: My N…
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Horror we overlooked #1: 1970's
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Ghosts, Nazis, and mutated bears! Oh my! Last Halloween we picked our favourite horror movies from each decade. However, any list of great horror movies will always be incomplete, so this year we're reviewing ones we overlooked. In the first of three parts, we review horror from the 1970's. Spoilers for the following: Multiple Maniacs (1970), The C…
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Halloween Bonus: The Wicker Man and its descendants
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Christianity vs paganism! Cult dynamics! Nicolas Cage: good or bad?! Our first Halloween episode features guest superfan Lucy Buchanan. We review folk horror classic The Wicker Man (1973), and its descendants The Wicker Man remake (2006), The Wicker Tree (2011) and Midsommar (2019). Edited by Lindsay Curtis. Willow's Song performed by folked at ban…
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Dodgy Things We've Believed
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We discuss our dark pasts. Edited by PodCraft.ph's Zarah Meneses.
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Arrrrrrrrr, maties! This were s’posed t’go out on Monday last, for then ‘twould’ve arrived in yer bloody podcast app on National Talk Like A Pirate Day! Alas, I found myself tossed about by squalls and rowdy shipmates, so th’fact that I hadn’t put this out to sea was banished from me brain by the storm winds, I’ll be bound! So, even though it be la…
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COVID and Disability: Part 2
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We conclude our discussion of disability rights in the age of COVID. Edited by Lindsay Curtis. Further credits at jetpack.zoob.net.
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We discuss disability rights in the age of COVID. Edited by DJ Panda and Lindsay Curtis. Further credits at jetpack.zoob.net.
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Huya folks! It’s a short, but hopefully still sweet, issue of MTMJ this week, because we didn’t start recording till after character creation. Still, we had a lot of flying-by-the-seat-of-our-pants fun in this session, and I think that comes through. So, I give you… FRATBOYS Vs!!!! Courtesy of Hex Games. Enjoy.…
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It’s been twelve years in the making, and here it finally is! MONKEYS TOOK MY JETPACK #100!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, I realize that I made the podcast with surprise in mind, and that these show notes will pretty much mess that whole idea up. Still, I think promoting of these people’s work far outweighs in importance the few seconds of “Oh! Wow!” you’d get…
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Howdy, folks! This is waaaaaaay overdue, and I don’t have time to do my usual job on these show-notes. I ask you to go to the show notes for MTMJ#102 for links, because they’re exactly the same as this one. Except, of course, for this download link. Enjoy!Di BlindGeek
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Howdy, y’all. We’re back again, and we’re back with Everywhen, that game of fast-paced, pulpy goodness. Enjoy this, the first part of a two-part story. I envisioned it as having much more physical action than it did, but there’s some great character intraction here, so less action does not equal boring! Even though I neglected to mention this in th…
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Keeping this real short, pards, cuz I’m late. This wiz s’posed t’go up yesterdy, but I plumb jest missed it. I’m in dire need s’m shut-eye. In this’ere issue, were fixing’ t’play s’m Wild West Horse Opera, fr’m Scaldcrow Games. Er … You’ll see why the weird title once y’hear my op’nin’ comments. With them words, I’m off t’ride th’trail t’dreamland.…
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Hi, gang! Here we are, with the conclusion of our Stranger Stuff Christmas in July adventure! Hope you’re having a great Christmas in July, should you choose to celebrate it—and if you don’t, thank you so much for indulging MTMJ’s acknowledgment of what can probably best be described as a quasi-holiday. And the “quasi” aspect is why I haven’t gone …
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This is just a little fun to tide you over till the next issue. Enjoy. I know I did!Di BlindGeek
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merry christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In july. I’d completely spaced on Christmas in July till I was getting ready to post last week’s issue. Luckily, I had a Christmas adventure from last December that was only sorta Christmas-themed, which makes it perfect for the weirdly-timed Christmas-in-July. In this issue, to coincide with Christmas in July, along …
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Howdy, pards! I’m runnin’ plumb outa western slang to throw around like tumbleweeds in a tornado, so I’ll just say that in this here issue, we’re fixing’ to try out Everywhen, as powered by Barbarians of Lemuria, and enhanced with the Blood Sundown setting. Whew! That there’s a fistful! By the by, there was, in fact, one thing I forgot to mention i…
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Trans Rights
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For our second Pride Month episode, Ani discusses trans rights with guest Lidia Grigorut. We apologise for the audio quality issues.
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Ani interviews RJ from Mindanao, Philippines on LGBT struggles there.Note: This was recorded before the national election of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.More info at tinyurl.com/pride-php-blog
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Well, here’s yet another example of better late than never. I am putting it out now rather than just waiting till next Monday beause, as I discuss in my closing remarks, I’ll be on vacation for a week or so, and in that time there’ll be no new MTMJ. In this issue, we’re takin’ Wild West Cinema from Spectrum Games for a spin. Turns out, we really co…
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Howdy, Partners! In keeping’ with our Old West theme we started last issue, we’re jumping’ the time-stream all the way back to March 18, 2013, where we had a lotta palaver, and somewhere in all that managed to dredge up a few characters for Wild West Cinema, an extremely under-valued title from Spectrum Games. So set back, throw s’more wood on that…
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Howdy, pards! Saddle up, grab yer ol’ .44, and let’s hit the trail! This time ‘round, we’re fixing’ to play an impromptu session of Weird Wild Wuxia West, an extremely rules-lite game what tickled my fancy right proper! We hope y’all enjoy this Jetpack Flashback, originally recorded back on February 8, 2019. Enjoy, folks!…
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Hey there, True Believers! (No trademark infringement intended—I just miss the guy, that’s all.) We have a beer-and-pretzels bonanza of superheroic shenanigans in store for you in this issue of MTMJ–shape of… Hero Force! Form of… the 1PG system from Deep7! ‘Nuff said. (Gosh, I miss you, Stan Lee.)Di BlindGeek
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Hey, kats and kiddies! Not a whole lot to say here that I don’t cover in my opening or closing remarks. So let’s just get to the particulars and let you get to the super-goodness. The one-shot is Super-Agers, the publisher is Atomic Ninja Studios, and the game system is Savage Worlds. And this is the download link. Enjoy.…
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For our May Day bonus episode, we interview director Liam Ward on the history of Chinese-Australian working class struggle, as addressed in his documentary Do Nothing and Do It Well (2021).
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Hi, gang! Here we are, with our final (For now!) session of Space Aces, that zealously zany RPG of sci-fi shenanigans from T-Rex Games! Sorry this one’s a little late, but I think you’ll find it was worth the wait. So because it’s past this astronaut’s hypersleep-time, I won’t make you wait any longer. Go ahead and mash or tap that Download button……
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Heya, folks. Keeping the entry short but sweet, beause this was supposed to drop yesterday, and I’m finishing it in the wee small hours of the morning. You know, when the whole wide world is fast asleep? Er … never mind. Anyway, in this issue, we Jetpackless present to you our second session of Space Aces. We had big fun with this one, and I hope y…
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Hey there, rocket boosters! In this issue, we’re proud to present an excellent little game about… ADVENTUUUUUURES IIIIIIIIIN SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*!*! Seriously, the game is called Space Aces, and Xofour was generous enough to share his talents as Gamemaster. So now, I’m going to share those talents with you. It’s late, and sle…
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Hello, my dahlinks… Here we are again, with another frightfully fulfilled issue of Monkeys Took My Jetpack. This time, as promised, we present our concluding chapter of Achtung! Cthulhu: A Quick Trip to France! This whole thing was my first time running the 2d20 system, and I hope to get more opportunities to familiarize myself with it. I love the …
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Hey, gang! Jump in bed and cover up your head, cuz Cthulhu just might be back in town! Okay, probably not … but what _is back in town is Monkeys Took My Jetpack, with our next thrilling session of Achtung! Cthulhu: A Quick Trip to France! Once again, there are spoilers aplenty in this issue, so if you don’t want to know what your characters will be…
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Good lord, what happened? Well, I know what happened. The short version is that our Blue Rose campaign got cut of at the knees when Real Life swept our beloved Trilobite up in its irritating current, and we were left adrift. Then there was this little pandemic thing, and … well, Real Life kind of swept me along in its malevolent current as well. Bu…
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Syria Between the Politics of Life and the Geopolitics of Death: An interview with Yasser Munif
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We interview Syrian academic and activist Yasser Munif on his book The Syrian Revolution: Between the Politics of Life and the Geopolitics of Death.
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine: An interview with Eric Draitser
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We interview Eric Draitser of CounterPunch Radio on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. To find more of Eric's work please visit patreon.com/ericdraitser, and to support Ukrainian resistance please donate to operation-solidarity.org. Thumbnail image via iNews
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Anti-Fascist Movie Reviews
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We review classic satirical anti-fascist movies: The Great Dictator (1940), The Producers (1967), Cabaret (1972), Starship Troopers (1997), and Dredd (2012). Thumbnail image from The Great Dictator.
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Nathaniel Derby Pickman's logs on the triumph of the Crawling Chaos, the Tall Man, the Walking Shadow. Opening poem performed by Durante Haire for LibriVox. Thumbnail image by Jens Heimdahl. More info at jetpack.zoob.net
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Halloween #2: Favourite horror movies each decade with guest Tyler West
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Part 2 of our Halloween retrospective: Ani and guest Tyler West of Haunting The Studio pick their favourite horror movies of the 1990s-2020s (1920s-1980s covered in Part 1). Full list of movies at tinyurl.com/spook-jetpack2. Image from Scream (1996)
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Halloween #1: Favourite horror movies each decade with guest Tyler West
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Happy Halloween! Ani and guest Tyler West of Haunting the Studio pick their favourite horror movies of each decade. In this part we cover the 1920s-1980s, followed by the 1990s-2020s to be covered in Part 2. Thumbnail image from Videodrome (1983). Full list of movies and further info at tinyurl.com/spook-jetpack.…
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Halloween Bonus: Social Reproduction Feminisms & Horror, a talk by Jo Isaacson
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For a Halloween bonus this year, we’re hosting a talk by Jo Isaacson on Social Reproduction Feminisms and Horror. Jo writes academic and popular pieces on horror and politics. She is a professor of English at Modesto Junior College and a founding editor of Blind Field Journal. Her book Stepford Daughters: Tools for Feminists in Contemporary Horror …
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No Fate Project report (cont'): Reading between the lines and boiling down the contemporary relevance of Dyer's diary. Like total nerds. Diary full text at tinyurl.com/dyerdiary, read out at tinyurl.com/scripture-anchorfm Painting by Giovanni Paolo De Agostini.
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