409. Looking Back, Moving Forward 2021 w/ Brandon O’Brien

New years, new shiny, and memories, oh my! Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, and Brandon O’Brien join forces for the first podcast of 2021. Together, they take a dive back into the things they enjoyed about 2020 before jumping in time to all the things they’re looking forward to in 2021. Plus, we share new goals for the year, announcements about things to come, and brand new intro music!

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Show Notes:

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Looking Back to 2020
- Brandon’s Things:
  - Media: Toei Tokusatsu World Official (YouTube; for Kamen Rider and more) / Tsuburaya Productions (YouTube; for Ultraman and Gridman!)
  - Literature: Recognize Fascism: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology edited by Crystal M. Huff
  - Random: The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book edited by James D’Amato
- Shaun’s Things:
  - Media: Shudder, the streaming service!
  - Literature: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
  - Random: FIYAHCON
- Jen’s Things:
  - Media: Star Trek: Discovery (Season 2)
  - Literature: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
  - Random: CoNZealand Fringe
Moving Forward to 2021
- Brandon’s Things:
  - Media: Kamen Rider is coming to YouTube!
  - Literature: No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
  - Random: This Rider Kicks Fascists pins (and Indiegogo campaign)
- Shaun’s Things:
  - Media: Space Jam 2
  - Literature: No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
  - Random: Capricon 41 (Feb. 4-7, 2021; virtual convention) AND the super secret upcoming actual play project!
- Jen’s Things:
  - Media: Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez
  - Literature: Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
  - Random: This show and all the exciting things we’re about to do!