Novel Gaming is a twice-monthly podcast where long-time friends Vicki, Doug, and Katie talk about video games, books, and pop culture with a spattering of current events or anything else they just can't get off their minds.
It's fall, y'all! And we have three video game questions that need answering! The autumnal discussion begins around 34:45. Before then we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about.
Reading?
‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ by Keigo Higashino
‘The In-Between Bookstore’ by Edward Underhill
‘The Stars Too Fondly’ by Emily Hamilton
Playing?
Over the Garden Wall (Cartoon Network)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Halloween Film Series
The Legend of Korra (Nickelodeon)
Thinking About?
Bioware
You Can See Everything (2026 Documentary)
Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azure
15 Oct 2026
#147 — 'Mongrels' by Stephen Graham Jones
A werewolf story unlike those we've seen before! This month we read the 2016 novel 'Mongrels' by Stephen Graham Jones. But before we run on all fours into discussion, we talk about the things we've been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.
Playing?
Survivordle & other -ordles (web browser)
Neva (PS5)
Watching?
Twisted Childhood Universe (Horror Movie Series)
Survivor Seasons 1, 7, 51 (CBS)
Thinking About?
Live Music
Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azure
25 Sept 2026
#146 — We Played Pony Island!
This month we played the very normal and easy-to-describe 2016 game Pony Island! But before we start clicking on suspicious and perhaps demonic file shortcuts, we check in on some of the things we’ve been reading, watching, and thinking about lately.
Reading?
'Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales' by Heather Fawcett
Playing?
Valheim (PC)
Watching?
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Hulu/Disney+)
The Strain (Hulu/Disney+)
Thinking About?
Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, Ms. Rachel
'The Brunette Album' by Alaska Thunderfuck
Find us on Bluesky & Instagram: @NovelGamingPod
Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com
Logo by: Katie!
Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azure
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YouTube views
9,838
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.8 / 5
10 ratings
Spotify
4.5 / 5
8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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Quality
74
Social presence
0
YouTube
68
Engagement
77
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