Something Rotten
Blake Hester & Jacob Geller
Blake Hester and Jacob Geller explore the world of dark, violent, and nihilistic video games.
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10 June 2025, 2:46 pm - 1 hour 6 minutesGod of War — Season Finale
Blake Hester and Jacob Geller read listener emails about God of War in this season finale.
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28 May 2025, 2:50 am - 1 hour 36 minutesGod of War III — Episode 2 (ft. AJ Moser)
Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by Blake's better half, AJ Moser, to discuss the back half of God of War III. Assume full spoilers!
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14 May 2025, 3:39 pm - 1 hour 38 minutesGod of War III — Episode 1 (ft. Ashley Bardhan)
Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by GamesRadar's Ashley Bardhan to discuss the first half of God of War III. We're playing up through the death of Hermes.
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30 April 2025, 4:00 am - 1 hour 21 minutesGod of War II — Episode 2
Jacob Geller and Blake Hester go it alone to discuss the back half of God of War II. Assume full spoilers!
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23 April 2025, 4:00 am - 1 hour 38 minutesGod of War II — Episode 1 (ft. Writing On Games)
Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by YouTuber Hamish Black (aka Writing on Games) to discuss the first half of Sony Santa Monica's 2007 game God of War II. We're playing up through the Euryale boss fight.
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16 April 2025, 4:00 am - 1 hour 35 minutesGod of War — Episode 2 (ft. Toussaint Egan)
Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by Polygon's Toussaint Egan to discuss the entirety of God of War (2005). Assume full spoilers!
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9 April 2025, 4:00 am - 1 hour 27 minutesGod of War — Episode 1 (feat. Matt Leone)
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Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by Polygon's Matt Leone to discuss the first half of Sony Santa Monica's 2005 epic, God of War. We're playing up through tearing off the Architect's second son's head.
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2 April 2025, 4:00 am - 1 hour 26 minutesIn The Miso Soup/The Haar — Season Finale
Jacob Geller and Blake Hester receive feedback and answer questions about the book season!!
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5 March 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 42 minutesThe Haar — Episode 2 (ft. Lily Alexandre)
Jacob Geller and Blake Hester are joined by YouTuber Lily Alexandre to read the second half of David Sodergren's novel, "The Haar." This podcast discusses the entirety of the book. Content warning for severe sexual violence.
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Opening song: 恋のバカンス by The Peanuts.
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12 February 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 7 minutesThe Haar — Episode 1
Jacob Geller and Blake Hester read the first half of David Sodergren's novel, "The Haar." This podcast discusses the first 17 chapters of the book. Content warning for gory violence and brief discussion of self-harm.
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Opening song: 恋のバカンス by The Peanuts.
MUSIC: https://somethingrottenpod.bandcamp.com/album/something-rotten
John Lennon Crowd Kill: https://x.com/BestofHxC/status/1741150170065113264/video/1
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