Episode 46 – Psychopath in the making

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When Megan isn’t busy laughing at Caitlin’s Pokemon GO misfortunes, she’s staying up all night to play Bejeweled Stars.  And when Steven isn’t busy keeping busy, he’s putting hours into Final Fantasy XV.  Join us on this week’s episode of Swag Tier to hear about these two games, the new iOS exclusive Mario game, and a special Swag Tier prediction of when Megan will finally get around to opening and playing some of the RPG’s she (and others) paid full price for but can probably be found at Five Below these days.

Episode 45 – Four degrees of separation

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How many computer science graduates does it take to count degrees of separation between people? How much studying does it take to bring out regex jokes in normal conversation? How much do Ariana Grande tickets need to cost for Megan to realize it’s a ridiculous expense? Join us and find out!

Episode 44 – A faint flash of Final Fantasy XV

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We pull a Swag Tier Switch this episode as our predetermined intro topic of Final Fantasy XV quickly gives way to:

  • preorders;
  • Final Fantasy music;
  • dabbing;
  • creative Christmas gifts;
  • broken screens;
  • Wheelchair Caitlin (which sounds like a League of Legends skin).

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Episode 43 – Unconventional approaches

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Megan never does anything by the book.

  • Why perform a Kpop song you’ve practiced, when you could perform one you’ve never done?
  • Why play a game enthusiastically, when you could sleep through it while your girlfriend patiently and politely says nothing as your character walks into a wall for five minutes?
  • Why have riveting dialogue, when you could have awkward localizations?
  • Why have empowering characters, when you could just tell the woman in your party to cook while the men are off fighting?

Episode 42 – A spiritual exploration of Keen.com

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As promised last episode, Megan and Steven take their listeners on a mystical journey through the Keen.com website.  Listen in to hear about advisors, their reviews, and the guidelines for becoming an advisor and creating a listing.  Steven even gives a mini tutorial on how to apply your makeup so you’re picture perfect for your advisor photo.

And when you’re done listening, be sure to check out Dalya’s page, and sign up for Keen.com to get your free 3 minutes to call her or another advisor of your choice!  No, we are not being sponsored by Keen, but we would welcome that opportunity!  (At least until Megan loses it.)

Episode 41 – Megan’s addiction to 80s clothing and psychic hotlines

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These are two things I never thought Megan would have enjoyed. But I guess you never really know someone until you bring them onto Swag Tier. Case in point, these photos!

Episode 40 – The Rental Service Episode

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Part of the fun in not planning a strict episode script is seeing where conversations will take you, and feeling free to follow them as far as they’ll go. What starts out as a brief mention about Megan finishing up Suikoden and beginning Legend of Dragoon turns into a discussion about turn-based battle systems with reflex rewards, renting games repeatedly, then covering all manner of rental services: video games, movies, and even Legos! We slip in an overview of Riot Games’ first board game Mechs vs Minions, but honestly (and strangely,) this episode is mostly about rental services.

(Unfortunately, SwagBucks is no longer offering the $10 moneymaker deal for a 2-month Gamefly subscription. But we’ll let you know if it ever returns!)

Episode 39 – The girlfriend showdown

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Join Megan and Steven as they demonstrate their world-class mathematical abilities, build hype for MAGFest 2017, and finally get around to discussing Megan’s first Renaissance Festival experience.  Other topics include:

  • donating (or not) to our alma mater;
  • Megan’s intense aversion to hipster headbands;
  • Megan and Steven’s “professional” opinions about Lolita;
  • why Megan will most likely be killed off after this episode airs.

Episode 38 – Amazon outed Megan’s girlfriend

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Here at Swag Tier, we only loosely plan our topics, roughly budget time for each within a 30-minute episode, then go for it. We wanted to talk about the Megan’s playtest of Thornwatch (5 minutes), her Black Beauty revelation (5 minutes), Steven’s trip weeklong to Puerto Rico (10 minutes), then Megan’s first Rennaisance Faire (10 minutes). But this episode is a classic example of how much we (don’t) care about those marks. We’re 20 minutes into the episode before we even start in on Puerto Rico, and ignore any sights to focus in on Steven missing his flight. Classic Swag Tier.

Episode 37 – Baby’s First Mad Libs

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This week on Swag Tier, Megan and Steven decide to change things up a bit and play a little game called Mad Libs.  Join them in their adventure to hear about:

  • some of Megan’s childhood memories;
  • Steven’s bathroom pro-tip for pooping in style in public;
  • a glowing recommendation for Wizard People, Dear Reader;
  • Steven’s first (and hopefully not last) profanity slip up.

Find Mad Libs from this episode:

 

Mystic Messenger and Papa John’s