Ernest Cline sitting down to write:

We played a game called ‘Ready Player Fuck’ and it was honestly the most exceptional media experience we’ve ever had.

Time for your fortnightly dose of Shame, and this week Isaac’s been bopping along to the latest tunes, only to discover that Eric Clapton has released a song so bad, so baffling, and so bereft of any meaning, that it requires our keen eyes to decipher it. player.captivate.fm/episode/2b4261…

It’s that time again, where we hold our noses and plunge our heads beneath the turgid waters of Ernest Cline’s abominable psyche! This week we’re looking at why his “puzzles” are so fucking terrible, just like the rest of it. player.captivate.fm/episode/c997e0…

If Gedds is on board, that's when you know you're doing something right 😊

episode is recorded but I have had no chance to edit - will be out on MONDAY!!!!

If you (correctly) hate this you'll love BigBadBooks 🎙 demolishing the similarly terrible Ready Player Two

We are officially BACK, and in his infinite generosity Ernest Cline has seen fit to make the occasion by blessing us with a chapter so bursting with plot that it quite honestly caught us off guard. SPOILER: it still sucks. player.captivate.fm/episode/f74b14…

This week Ernest has flung us head-first into a maelstrom of plot. There’s a surprise return, a shapeshifting assistant, a devious handshake, and an inventory heist. All this, PLUS a fascinating insight into the life of Mr Cline himself! player.captivate.fm/episode/7ceff9…

Huge congratulations to our dear friend @SHYYETI on releasing the 500th episode of The Shy Life Podcast! What an achievement! We're deeply honoured to be the future victims of Yeti Uncle John's revenge! Listen here: shyyeti.libsyn.com/the-shy-life-p…

We are BACK with a brand new episode, and things are really hotting up for Wade and the gang! We deconstruct Cline’s innovative approach to problem-solving, and take a brief detour to discuss the Morbius fever that’s sweeping the nation! player.captivate.fm/episode/089ede…

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨 This time we’re looking at a deeply philosophical chapter, in which Cline takes us beyond what most people would consider “interesting” or “worth reading”, and into a brave new world of “boring description”. player.captivate.fm/episode/c7b660…

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Check out our brand new episode of Big Bad Books, in which we have shards, Ogs, and all kinds of Scottish gulags. player.captivate.fm/episode/6cf939…

A brand new episode of That’s a Shame is out NOW! Fresh off the back of the Bog-Episode, we’re looking at a whole new type of bullshit, as we explore the unhinged meta-metaphorical world of Shifting! player.captivate.fm/episode/35de6d…

Hear me out: Lmao

We are BACK, and this time we are STILL in the world of SHERMA because CLINE doesn’t know how to WRITE a normal fucking STORY. We also take what can only be described as a bog-centric trip to Gulag Caledonia. As ever, not to be missed! player.captivate.fm/episode/77783e…

Something Spooky This Way Comes…

We’re back! And we’ve released the first of this year’s 5-part Spooktober Spectacular! Join us as we create some of the most exciting horror movies and games of the coming years! player.captivate.fm/episode/336f83…

[generic ghostly sounds] wEEe’rrreee baaaaAAAAAaaacckkK! As a Spooktober treat, I made Isaac write some horror, and I also made him make an AI write some horror. The game? Figure out which was which? Witch was witch? Something like that. player.captivate.fm/episode/d142ca…