Here we are listeners, the end of Season 3 and our final episode before we begin our indefinite hiatus. My good pal Mark came in to take over hosting duties while I talk about Fullmetal Alchemist, 2003, Brotherhood, Shamballa, Milos, the manga... ALL OF IT! We discuss disability, the presence and/or absence of class critique, why Briggs sucks actua…

This month's guest Varin is here to talk about time travel, oppressive power structures, and fighting your dad... but, not Final Fantasy X again, I swear. It's Wild Arms 4! You can support the show directly via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/dellismulligan Show links: https://www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod https://www.retrogradeorbitradio.com Gues…

This month's guest Alan Sells is here to talk about time travel, oppressive power structures, organized religion, forced laughter and hating your dad... so, Final Fantasy X! You can support the show directly via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/dellismulligan Show links: https://www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod https://www.retrogradeorbitradio.com Gue…

This month's guest Tanner Vogelgesang is here to talk about nanomachines, musicals and peer pressure... which is apparently all a part of Be More Chill! You can support the show directly via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/dellismulligan Show links: https://www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod https://www.retrogradeorbitradio.com Guest Links: https://twi…

This month's guest Christina Woods is here to talk about She-Ra, Golden Books, escapism from college stress, her OCs (and how they relate to the She-Ra reboot) and of course, the thing that unites us all... women with swords. You can support the show directly via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/dellismulligan Show links: https://www.twitter.com/min…

This month's guest Jake Mason and I discuss Pitch Perfect, JGL, inside jokes, overly supportive dads, Cars 2 and almost close an episode out without talking about anime... ALMOST. You can support the show directly via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/dellismulligan Show links: https://www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod https://www.retrogradeorbitradio.c…

This month my guest Keenan and I discuss Jet Set Radio, drumming, Street Fighter, anti-establishment messaging in games and learning how to be yourself. You can support the show directly via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/dellismulligan Show links: https://www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod https://www.retrogradeorbitradio.com Guest Links: https://the…

We're back for Season 3! This month my guest Daoud and I discuss Beast Wars from the Transformers franchise. You can support the show and myself directly via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/dellismulligan Show links: https://www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod https://www.retrogradeorbitradio.com Guest Links: http://axalon.buzzsprout.com/ https://www.tw…

This month Leggystarscream returns to put the trans back in Transformers! We discuss her experience with the franchise and fandom as a whole and spend a surprising amount of time on fan fiction and how Cybertronians reproduce. Definitely one of our spicier episodes so far. Show links: www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod www.twitter.com/dellismulligan ww…

This month Glitchcat7 makes his return to discuss the late great Daniel Johnston. We dovetail into a number of topics early on that include meeting your heroes, the DIY scene, Glitch's experience with Daniel's music and more before we get into the man himself, his struggles with mental illness and his life and works as a whole. Show links: www.twit…

This month my good friend Spriteguard makes his return to discuss the web comic Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques and how the comic has grown over the last 16 years from a strip about disaffected hipsters to a diverse, inclusive and wholesome experience with great representation. Show links: www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod www.twitter.com/dellism…

This month we sit down with my good friend Seraph to talk about Neon Genesis Evangelion. We discuss the series and End of Evangelion, our experience with the franchise, the atrocious Netflix translation, favorite moments, themes, lore and more! Show links: www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod www.twitter.com/dellismulligan www.retrogradeorbitradio.com Gu…

This month the lovely Miriam joins us to talk about Robin Hood: Men In Tights. We discuss Mel Brooks, Judaism in his works, problematic content, disability and more! Show links: www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod www.twitter.com/dellismulligan Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis. Music for every episode is also written…

This month I sit down with longtime friend Sara D to talk about Barenaked Ladies, her life, mixtapes, getting naked with a bunch of strangers, traveling and our recently departed friend. Show links: www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod www.twitter.com/dellismulligan Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis. Music for every ep…

This month we chat with the wonderful tinahacks of twitch.tv/tinahacks fame about Final Fantasy VI, speedrunning and much more! Show links: www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod www.twitter.com/dellismulligan Guest Links: www.twitch.tv/tinahacks Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis. Music for every episode is also written,…

In the second half of our discussion we talk about selling The Muppets to Disney, the short-lived 2015 sitcom, Steve Whitmire's exit, not projecting your own interests onto your kids, why movie theaters are magic and close things out with the speedround where I learn facts about Big Bird in the most awkward way imaginable! Show links: www.twitter.c…

This month we talk with Mark Beall about Jim Henson's Muppets. In part one we get into The Muppets' cultural relevance, the deaths of Jim Henson and Richard Hunt, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Meeting Gonzo The Great and more. Show links: www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod www.twitter.com/dellismulligan Guest Links: www.retrogradeorbitradio.com Mindful S…

During our conversation on Five Iron Frenzy Nate and I went on a political tangent as we are want to do. We dig into the arc of his political identity and talk about Warren, Sanders and others as potential candidates in 2020, intersectionality, praxis and my reservations about Bernie this time around. Show links: www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod www.…

This month we talk to Off Baseline's own Nate Staley about Five Iron Frenzy, smuggling leftist politics into CCM, how we met on a message board 14 years ago and much more before we play our new speedround segment at the end!Also mentioned in this episode:BleachShane ClaiborneEmil CioranVideo Game PreservationShow links:https://www.twitter.com/mindf…

It's the fabled lost FLCL episode! Due to some unfortunate audio issues the planned January episode couldn't be posted so I reached into our archives and figured it would be a good time to share this one.Resident good friend Gus comes back to talk about FLCL, Toonami and late 90s early 00s anime in the west, The Pillows are great, Gus' double puber…

On part 2 we wrap up The Greatest Generation and move on to No Closer To Heaven and Sister Cities. We talk "Cul-de-sac" and misreading sentimentality as romance, "I Just Want to Sell Out My Funeral" and knowing you did the best with what you've been given, The Lion King game for SNES is jank and the upcoming live action movie, No Closer To Heaven a…

This month in a change of pace I'm going to be discussing something that means a lot to me: The Wonder Years (the rock band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, not the Fred Savage led TV Show of the same name) and how their music has been helpful to me over the last decade. My friend Gus (who you might remember from the Steven Universe episode) was nic…

On the second half of our conversation with FoiledFeline we continue our conversation about Pokemon and everything else including our thoughts on Gens 6 and 7, dumb bumper stickers and dumber dudes, "privilege isn't a ladder", "why the f@%# am I doing a podcast?", landlines and the evolution of social faux pas, ideas about a possible future D&D epi…

This month we are talking with FoiledFeline about Pokemon! In our first half we get into our experience with the franchise, how Nintendo consoles are invincible bricks, a hilarious Fire Red bootleg, how ubiquitous Pokemon was in the late 90's, our favorite starters for Gens 1-5, how the "Pokemon Power" guy ruined my childhood, staying informed whil…

For October's episode we talk to streamer and musician Glitchcat7 about Dune and it's sequels. We go into how things get lost in translation when adapting novels to film, how pulp cinema is embracing long form storytelling and a wider scope in recent decades, post scarcity, mankind's perpetual cycle of consolidation of power and rebellion,the eldri…

This month we sit down and talk with the wonderful LeggyStarscream about Zelda 1 and Final Fantasy 1 randomizers, as well as randomizers as a whole. We also talk about finding healthy communities in unlikely places, our approach to internet moderation, growing up with an NES in the house, why Okami is a Zelda game and Words With Friends is a Roguel…

In Part 2 we talk about about using music as catharsis, anxiety, neurodivergence and living on the spectrum, mental and physical health issues, how the podcast got it's name and how that ties into our mission statement, losing friends and finding healthy communities, and how media can impact our brain (and in my case at least body) chemistry.Other …

In our first ever two part installment game developer Spriteguard talks about Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano. In this first part we talk about how tragedy shapes a culture, the tension that comes with letting the good and the bad in and how the internet has compounded that experience, nostalgia and being present, problematic media, int…

On the first episode of Mindful Self Indulgence I talk to my good friend Gus about Steven Universe, why it's one of his favorite shows, it's erratic schedule as well as how great fusion is as a concept and how it can function as a metaphor for emotional intimacy. Also briefly mentioned in this episode: Darkwing Duck, TMNT, fanfic communities growin…