Karhennettu Turtana

Weak, weak bait.

For those not in the know, you can be against capitalism and still think that Stalin was an irredeemable removed. These ideas are not mutually exclusive.

In no particular order,

Gaming:

• WoolieVS
• Pat Stares At
• Northernlion

Gaming adjacent:

• Davi Vasc (composer)
• Birds of Play (Final Fantasy)
• Tarnished Archaeologist (Elden Ring/Soulsborne)
• Caddicarus (long reviews)

Podcasts:

• Dan Carlin/Hardcore History (history)
• Castle Super Beast (gaming/variety)
• Behind the Bastards (terrible people!)
• This Podcast Will Kill You (medical science and history)

Other:

• münecat (unhinged teardowns of terrible people)
• Girl With the Dogs (pet groomer)
• Sabaton History (history behind the Sabaton songs)
• Red Squirrel Studios (unironically comfy Finnish birdcams to entertain my cats and help me fall asleep)

I have a soft spot for “one man kiosks” like Hempuli (Baba Is You), Lucas Pope (Papers Please, Return of the Obra Dinn), panstasz (World of Horror) and Miro Haverinen (Fear & Hunger).

Gotta shout out Larian and The Game Kitchen as well, their work is phenomenal.

I’ve been finally playing Divinity: Original Sin 2 while I’m waiting for Baldur’s Gate 3 to come out and I’ve been having an absolute blast. ATM I’m scraping the last nooks and crannies of Reaper’s Coast before continuing forward.

• Four Past Midnight by Stephen King
• Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Bojack Horseman, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Closer/Major Crimes and The Good Place. Also obscure to anyone but other Finns: Pasila, Ihmisten puolue, Itse valtiaat, Roba and Sunnuntailounas.

Yep, me too. No Joey, no Reddit.