Western Reaches

Download Western Reaches is back with an all new episode! With Saf jumping feet-first into Destiny 2 Forsaken, guest Tom Hoeler joins the crew for a conversation about what we love and side-eye about Destiny 2’s current story and the upcoming season pass. You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with […]

Download Western Reaches is back with an all new episode! Catch up on books, games, and more with Megan and Saf.  You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great […]

Download Western Reaches returns from summer hiatus! Catch up on books, games, and more with Megan and Saf.  You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and […]

Download We’re back! We discuss our love for Emilio Sandoz, sharing Assassin’s Creed with friends, and the weirdness of VanderMeer’s worlds with our main topic, Annihilation. Games:  Assassin’s Creed Origins The Swapper Florence Like You Mean It Books:  Cetaganda – Lois McMaster Bujold The Animators – Kayla Rae Whitaker Living By Fiction – Annie Dillard […]

Download On this episode Saf and Megan review the Bone Universe fantasy trilogy by Fran Wilde, discussing its unique world-building and character development. In the grab-bag of video games and books the Western Reaches crew also talk about Halo novels (as usual), Assassin’s Creed: Origins, and Mass Effect: Andromeda. You can find Megan on Twitter with […]

Download Western reaches is back with an all new episode! You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more great shows, discussion, and commentary. This podcast has been brought to you by […]

Download This episode we dive back into Horizon: Zero Dawn with the new DLC, The Frozen Wilds. We also enthuse about Fran Wilde’s Cloudbound, Destiny 2, and getting the wrong things out of Turtles All The Way Down. Games:  Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris Assassin’s Creed Origins Reigns: Her Majesty Books:  Canto Bight – John […]

Download We’re back with a catch-up episode! From Provenance to PAX Australia, we chat games we’ve been playing and books we’ve been reading since our last episode. Games:  Auntie Jaeger Assassin’s Creed Origins Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds Rumu Detroit: Become Human Paperville Panic Chromalocity The Gardens Between VA-11 […]

Download This episode we have special guest Tom Hoeler back on to talk about Destiny 2. We also chat books like Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, and games like The Last Guardian and Golf Story. Games:  Destiny 2 Dear Esther The Last Guardian Yonder: The Cloud Chronicles Golf Story Steamworld Dig 2 […]

Download This week we chat books, Halo morality, and some autobiographical games, with our main topic of N. K. Jemisin’s emotional new book, The Stone Sky. Games:  Monument Valley 2 Cibele Dream Daddy Megan’s new Twine game: Breach Books:  Halo: Retribution – Troy Denning Halo: Hunters in the Dark – Peter David Last Song Before […]

Download This episode we talk about Supergiant’s new game, Pyre! We also catch up on books with literary non-fiction, female character tropes, monsters, and plot vs. prose, plus a little bit of Fullbright’s new game, Tacoma.  Games:  Tacoma Pyre Books:  Six Wakes – Mur Lafferty Between The World And Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates The Beautiful […]

Download This episode we catch up on books, games, and future football, joined by a special guest Maddi Mackenzie to talk about their new visual novel, Inverness Nights, as well as queer fiction, solo game development, and more! Find Inverness Nights at kitsubasa.itch.io.   Games:  Mass Effect: Andromeda Oxenfree Destiny 2 beta Her Story Brothers: A […]

Download This episode we take a deep dive into Horizon Zero Dawn (finally!), the games that excited us at E3, and some of our recent reads. at GX Australia!   Games:  E3 What Remains of Edith Finch Books:  Iron Council – China Mieville On Writing – Stephen King Kesrith – C. J. Cherryh Aurora – […]

Download This episode we ditch a main topic to talk entirely about games like Prey, Horizon and Andromeda, and books like Borne and The Stars Are Legion. Bonus things: Megan released her Twine game, Montana, and Saf talked about robots at GX Australia!   Games:  Prey (Demo) Mass Effect: Andromeda Horizon Zero Dawn 29 Montana […]

Download It’s our first episode back after Star Wars Celebration Orlando! We discuss Celebration, Rebels, Phasma, a couple books, and a little of Horizon Zero Dawn and Mass Effect: Andromeda.   Games:  Horizon Zero Dawn Mass Effect: Andromeda Books:  Shards of Honour – Lois McMaster Bujold A Natural History of Dragons – Marie Brennan Thrawn […]

Download This episode we chat games, specifically the gorgeous Horizon Zero Dawn, with a side of Mass Effect: Andromeda and Twine. We also discuss the latest Star Wars Rebels episode, and a couple books.   Games:  Horizon Zero Dawn You Will Select A Decision Town Mass Effect Andromeda Books:  Agents of Dreamland – Caitlín R […]

Download This episode we have no main topic, but we talk the newest Star Wars novel, sci-fi books that have a different take on gender, Twine games, Horizon Zero Dawn, the sexiness of Mass Effect, and more!   Games:  Mass Effect With Those We Love Alive A Kiss Horizon Zero Dawn Night in the Woods […]

Download This episode we talk about China Miéville, science fiction books, co-operative games and violence in games, with our main topic focusing on Giant Squid’s first game, Abzû   Games:  Neighbor (Triennale Game Collection) Zero Time Dilemma Banner Saga 2 We Were Here Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Abzû Books:  Looking for Jake – China […]

Download This episode is all about books (and a little bit about games)! We talk some sci-fi, some literary fiction, Titanfall 2, Hyper Light Drifter, and round it all out with our main topic of the Sheri S. Tepper novel, Grass.   Games:  Titanfall 2 Hyper Light Drifter Party Hard Monaco Books:  Ninefox Gambit – […]

Download This episode we bring back the two Mikes—Audette and Templeton—to discuss Pokemon Sun and Moon now that we’ve all finished the game. We also talk some books, comics, upcoming games, and the Nintendo Switch   Games:  Horizon Zero Dawn (HYPE) Scarif DLC, Battlefront Zero Time Dilemma World of Warcraft Nintendo Switch Pokemon Sun/Moon Books:  […]

Download This episode we talk Star Wars novels, robots, Titanfall 2 and mobile games, with our main topic discussing Rogue One and whether or not it’s the Halo: Reach of Star Wars.   Games:  Titanfall 2 Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise Indefinite Mini Metro Books:  Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places – Colin […]

Download This episode we congratulate Megan on finishing her 100 book challenge, talk a little about books including The Obelisk Gate, Destiny and artsy indie games, and have a special guest, Justine Colla, on to speak about virtual reality, A Township Tale, and building safe spaces in VR.   Games:  Destiny: The Dawning Bound t- […]

Download This episode we have two very special Mike guests on to discuss Pokemon Sun and Moon, Mike Audette and Mike Templeton! We also discuss books, games, and a little bit of Star Wars. You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on […]

Download This episode we discuss a handful of books and a lot of games, including Dishonoured and what Saf played at PAX Aus, with our main topic also focusing on a game: Mass Effect Andromeda.   Games:  Dishonored/Dishonored 2 Abi The Artful Escape of Francis Vendetti The Beginner’s Guide VR Games:  Kept A Township Tale […]

Download This episode we talk books like The Fifth Season and Hag-Seed, discuss games like Virginia and Dishonored, touch on fanfiction, and VR. Our main discussion this week is the new season of Star Wars Rebels!   Games:  Virginia Dishonored Books:  The Fifth Season Hag-Seed You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can […]

Download This episode we talk about books using different perspectives, scary video games, the Rogue One trailer, and our (accidental) main topic, the Ahsoka novel.   Games:  The Banner Saga The Last of Us Silent Hill 3 Books:  Cloudbound – Fran Wilde The Last Days of New Paris – China Mieville The Silent History – […]

Download This week we finally got our Destiny episode with special guest Tom! We talk about Life is Strange, Halo, and a mishmash of sci-fi books, with our big topic of Destiny and its new expansion, Rise of Iron.   Games:  Life is Strange Batman the Telltale Series  Books:  Halo: Fractures Speak – Louisa Hall […]

Download This episode we tackle Blade Runner and its layers of meaning with guest Paul Hermann. We also discuss shooters, dating sims, and the influence of Firefly on The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet.   Games:   Overwatch Halo 5 Destiny Mystic Messenger   Books:   The Raven King – Ray Bradbury Now […]

Download This episode the hosts dive into some Hugo worthy novels (and one not so worthy), a bit of Indie fun, and some Sims 4 adventures. Brian from Tosche Station Radio joins the hosts to discuss No Man’s Sky.  Books: The Obelisk Gate – N.K. Jemisin Ancillary Sword – Ann Leckie Join – Steve Toutongi Heir […]

Download This episode hosts Megan and Saf talk about books with AI, and indie games with and without dialogue, as well as Megan finally getting a Pokemon GO story! Our big topic is Ancillary Justice, and what we thought of the worldbuilding, the handling of gender, and the AI characters. Books: Updraft – Fran Wilde […]

Download This episode hosts Megan and Saf talked about science made fun in books, indie games like Kentucky Route Zero and Able Black. Our big topic is how video games and Pokemon GO can help with mental health, with special guest Dr Jennifer Hazel from CheckPoint. Covered on this week’s episodes are;   Books:   […]

Download This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf talk about Fantasy novels, Lego Force Awakens, Pokemon. Later in the show the hosts discuss franchise writing and narrative design with special guest Alexander Freed, author of Star Wars: Battlefront: Twilight Company. You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure […]

Download This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf are joined by guest Mike Audette to talk books, E3, Star Wars, and Pokemon! You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed for more […]

Download This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf are joined by guest John Bierly to discuss the books Planetfall and The Departure, the games Soma and Shrubnaut, and Captain America Civil War! You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes/Google Play and subscribe […]

Download This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf discuss Every Heart a Doorway, their habit of getting stuck in Undertale, Star Wars Celebration, and general book a and gaming nerdery! You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes and subscribe to the Tosche […]

Download Megan and Saf are joined by Nanci this week to discuss the latest Star Wars and gaming news, the books they’ve been reading, and roundtable discuss Bloodline by Claudia Gray! If you want to be completely unspoiled, come back to this episode after you read the book. You can find Megan on Twitter with the […]

Download Murphy’s Law can’t keep Saf and Megan down! This week on Western Reaches, the hosts talk the Play by Play festival, books, and take a look back at the history of Mass Effect and its impact on the gaming landscape. You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be […]

Download This week on Western Reaches, Megan and Saf discussed Catherynne M. Valente, game narrative, video game worlds, the Rogue One teaser, and the Rebels finale. You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with @Wanderlustin. Be sure to subscribe to Western Reaches on iTunes and subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed […]

Download This week on Western Reaches, Saf and Megan bring you up to speed on what they’ve been reading, discuss the worlds that make up YA fiction, dive into the new Halo graphic novels, VR, Kanan, and open up the geek grab bag! You can find Megan on Twitter with the handle @blogfullofwords and you can find Saf with […]

Download Welcome to Western Reaches! The latest podcast on the Tosche Station Network revives and rebrands one of our older shows, Women of Odd Enthusiasms, with new hosts Megan and Saf. Tune in for a grab bag geek discussion every two weeks covering everything from Star Wars to video games. Note: A dedicated feed will […]