The Two Vague Podcast
@twovaguepodcast.com
The Two Vague Podcast is a weekly podcast featuring 1 word, 2 hosts,
stories, trivia, and video games!
https://www.twovaguepodcast.com
stories, trivia, and video games!
https://www.twovaguepodcast.com
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HELLO WORLD!
I’m Ben… host of the Two Vague Podcast! If you like words, stream of consciousness conversations, or video games check out our website www.twovaguepodcast.com for our latest episode!
I’m Ben… host of the Two Vague Podcast! If you like words, stream of consciousness conversations, or video games check out our website www.twovaguepodcast.com for our latest episode!
Ben and Norah have reached the end of the review code backlog. They have four very different games to talk this week spanning an assortment of genres and many professions—weapon maker, treasure hunter, angler, and food truck worker.
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Episode 143 - The Final Four Game Reviews of 2025 | The Two Vague Podcast
Norah joins Ben this week to close out the last 4 games in our 2025 pile of review codes. These games revolve around a diverse assortment of actions: smithing, plundering, angling, and foraging. There...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Ben and Norah have reached the end of the review code backlog. They have four very different games to talk this week spanning an assortment of genres and many professions—weapon maker, treasure hunter, angler, and food truck worker.
www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-14...
www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-14...
In a show nearly lost to the vast ocean of recent PAX shenanigans and review episodes, Ben talks with Norah and game designer Eddie about StarVaders. There’s a wealth of information about the game, game design philosophy, and a sandwich called The Burger!
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Episode 142 - Deck | The Two Vague Podcast
We have a combo episode for you this week centered around the amazing game StarVaders. In the introduction segment, Ben describes his game experiences to Norah and answers her questions. Spoiler alert...
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December 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
In a show nearly lost to the vast ocean of recent PAX shenanigans and review episodes, Ben talks with Norah and game designer Eddie about StarVaders. There’s a wealth of information about the game, game design philosophy, and a sandwich called The Burger!
www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-14...
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Ben wraps up his batch of PAX 2025 episodes with a packed day 4! He met a bunch of awesome folks on the final day including Pedakin, Anna, and Autumn Ivy. Tune in to find about the amazing stuff he saw and played and a BONUS review of Copycat as a capper.
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Episode 141 - Ben’s PAX West Adventures Day 4 | The Two Vague Podcast
Ben has lots to say about his last day at PAX this year, from meeting an actual Larian Studios cosplaying brand ambassador on the streets of Seattle to another first-time purchase. He even conducted a...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Ben wraps up his batch of PAX 2025 episodes with a packed day 4! He met a bunch of awesome folks on the final day including Pedakin, Anna, and Autumn Ivy. Tune in to find about the amazing stuff he saw and played and a BONUS review of Copycat as a capper.
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Ben has more PAX West shenanigans to share this week including the embracing the joys of meat science, skiing to the music, participating in a robot revolution, engaging in some government oppression, doing some fantasy cooking, playing blackjack in hell, and… bird watching.
Episode 140 - Ben’s PAX West Adventures Day 3 | The Two Vague Podcast
If your question right now is, “Hey Ben, what did you see and do at PAX West on day 3?” then this show is for you! The short answer—he saw two of his favorite games of the entire four-day show and pla...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Ben has more PAX West shenanigans to share this week including the embracing the joys of meat science, skiing to the music, participating in a robot revolution, engaging in some government oppression, doing some fantasy cooking, playing blackjack in hell, and… bird watching.
Prepare yourself for PAX West 2025 day two game playing hijinks! Plus, Ben had an amazing interview with Karen from the International Game Developer Association Foundation, whose mission is to provide mentorship and support to marginalized voices in gaming.
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Episode 139 - Ben’s PAX West Adventures Day 2 | The Two Vague Podcast
Ben’s schedule on the second day of PAX West was packed with game demos, time loops, interviews, and… time loops. Ben talks about playing a large assortment of demos, including Fractured Blooms, Proje...
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October 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Prepare yourself for PAX West 2025 day two game playing hijinks! Plus, Ben had an amazing interview with Karen from the International Game Developer Association Foundation, whose mission is to provide mentorship and support to marginalized voices in gaming.
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The wait is over! Ben is finally ready to spill the tea about his PAX West 2025 experiences starting, predictably, with the first day. After escaping Chile with Lara Croft and a night to recover, he dove right into the shenanigans! #paxwest #paxwest2025
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Episode 138 - Ben’s PAX West Adventures Day 1 | The Two Vague Podcast
Ben went to the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle this year and has a ton of stuff to share, so much so, in fact, that we had to split the episode up into four parts! In this episode, Ben talks about escap...
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September 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The wait is over! Ben is finally ready to spill the tea about his PAX West 2025 experiences starting, predictably, with the first day. After escaping Chile with Lara Croft and a night to recover, he dove right into the shenanigans! #paxwest #paxwest2025
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Final day of the Labor Day Sale at the big website. It’s a good chance to get a deal on this #Godzilla design I put up at the request of @twovaguepodcast.com
Get it for cheap while you can. Who knows how much shirts are going to cost tomorrow?
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Get it for cheap while you can. Who knows how much shirts are going to cost tomorrow?
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Counting Kaiju by partly-robot-industries
A philosophical question for the ages.
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September 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Final day of the Labor Day Sale at the big website. It’s a good chance to get a deal on this #Godzilla design I put up at the request of @twovaguepodcast.com
Get it for cheap while you can. Who knows how much shirts are going to cost tomorrow?
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7948...
Get it for cheap while you can. Who knows how much shirts are going to cost tomorrow?
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7948...
In this pre-PAX West episode, Norah assists Ben with reviewing three more games from the old backlog pile—Antro, The Precinct, and Revenge of the Savage Planet!
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Episode 137 - Dance Clubs, Police Dramas, and Planetary Exploration | The Two Vague Podcast
Norah’s back to assist Ben with reducing his game review backlog before he heads out to Seattle for PAX West 2025. The games discussed this week are Antro by Gatera Studio, The Precinct by Fallen Tree...
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September 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In this pre-PAX West episode, Norah assists Ben with reviewing three more games from the old backlog pile—Antro, The Precinct, and Revenge of the Savage Planet!
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Autism information broker and all around good guy, @partlyrobot.com joins Ben this week to answer the question, “would the addition of puppets make the podcast better?” Listen in to determine their conclusion!
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Episode 136 - Puppet | The Two Vague Podcast
In an episode inspired by a game review code we received, Andrew returns alongside Ben, who’s been buying a single movie multiple times for SOME reason. Ben has given up on “Sucky Assassin's Creed” fo...
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August 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Autism information broker and all around good guy, @partlyrobot.com joins Ben this week to answer the question, “would the addition of puppets make the podcast better?” Listen in to determine their conclusion!
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Norah joins Ben this week for another batch of game reviews—an arcade style vector graphics game, a GBA inspired adventure featuring a yo-yo wielding bat, and a game where you can develop your relationships with assorted household appliances!
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Episode 135 - Vectors, Yo-yos, and Dating… OH MY! | The Two Vague Podcast
Ben STILL has too many review codes, so Aunt Norah is back to help him get through the backlog. Norah watches the trailer, Ben plays the game, and they discuss their impressions. This episode contains...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Norah joins Ben this week for another batch of game reviews—an arcade style vector graphics game, a GBA inspired adventure featuring a yo-yo wielding bat, and a game where you can develop your relationships with assorted household appliances!
www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-13...
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Game designer extraordinaire Christian joins Ben this week, and together they put on a creativity clinic! It’s all packed into a 64-minute morsel for your listening pleasure! And before we forget to mention it, GO WISHLIST Rogue Climber on Steam IMMEDIATELY under penalty of apathy!
Episode 134 - Imagination | The Two Vague Podcast
Christian from Imaginary Game Studios joins Ben this week to talk about a word that is very dear to him. In addition to being a component in the name of Christian’s game development company, imaginati...
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July 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Game designer extraordinaire Christian joins Ben this week, and together they put on a creativity clinic! It’s all packed into a 64-minute morsel for your listening pleasure! And before we forget to mention it, GO WISHLIST Rogue Climber on Steam IMMEDIATELY under penalty of apathy!
Ben’s enormous backlog of game review codes has left him scrambling to get them all taken of before PAX West. Aunt of the pod, Norah… TO THE RESCUE! This week… mental health and animal protagonists—same weirdness, different format. www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-13...
Episode 133 - Mental Health and Animal Protagonists | The Two Vague Podcast
Ben has TOO MANY game codes, so Aunt Norah is here to help! This back to back episodes… episode contains two conversations themed around the games Ben has been playing for review purposes. In the top ...
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June 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Ben’s enormous backlog of game review codes has left him scrambling to get them all taken of before PAX West. Aunt of the pod, Norah… TO THE RESCUE! This week… mental health and animal protagonists—same weirdness, different format. www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-13...
Erik from Imaginary Game Studios joins Ben this week to catch up on what they have been doing recently, spin yarns about their days in high school, and to discuss the positive and negative perceptions around the word derivative.
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Episode 132 - Derivative | The Two Vague Podcast
Erik joins Ben this week to chew the fat about… math? NOPE! We’ll just insert THAT version of the definition into the title graphic instead, thank you (sorry, Norah)! However, the fellas ARE going to ...
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June 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Erik from Imaginary Game Studios joins Ben this week to catch up on what they have been doing recently, spin yarns about their days in high school, and to discuss the positive and negative perceptions around the word derivative.
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Jen from Worth Her Salt Sourdough joins Ben this week to reminisce about the old days and talk about the joys of sourdough!
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Episode 131 - Culture | The Two Vague Podcast
Ben’s long time friend Jen joins the podcast this week to talk about her bread making business called Worth Her Salt Sourdough, the challenges of understanding and navigating social media as a Generat...
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May 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Jen from Worth Her Salt Sourdough joins Ben this week to reminisce about the old days and talk about the joys of sourdough!
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Sky joins Ben this week for a real “video game sandwich” of an episode—the meat being a discussion about their respective journeys and experiences with therapy. For the bread, they talk about recently played games and games with unique growth mechanics. www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-13...
May 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Sky joins Ben this week for a real “video game sandwich” of an episode—the meat being a discussion about their respective journeys and experiences with therapy. For the bread, they talk about recently played games and games with unique growth mechanics. www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-13...
@sirflufffyvonmelt.bsky.social from Small Rice Studios joins Ben this week to talk about their latest card game ROAST! If you listen all the way through you’ll probably be rewarded with an outtake, a game review, or perhaps BOTH. www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-12...
Episode 129 - A Chat With Doug (from Small Rice Studios) | The Two Vague Podcast
VR and tabletop game designer from Small Rice Studios, Doug joins Ben this week to talk about the recently released cozy card game ROAST, which he designed along with his brother Nick (who Ben had the...
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April 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
@sirflufffyvonmelt.bsky.social from Small Rice Studios joins Ben this week to talk about their latest card game ROAST! If you listen all the way through you’ll probably be rewarded with an outtake, a game review, or perhaps BOTH. www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-12...
For an episode not lacking consummate V’s, @partlyrobot.com joins Ben to talk about all things related to dragons! PLUS, in the exciting news category… ANDREW HAS A GAME TO TALK ABOUT from the second generation of video game consoles!
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Episode 128 - Dragon | The Two Vague Podcast
Andrew joins Ben this week for a discussion about a particular mythical beast, cultural symbol, and imaginary icon. One in the POÄNG and one in the pandemic chair—the guys fill us in on what they have...
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March 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
For an episode not lacking consummate V’s, @partlyrobot.com joins Ben to talk about all things related to dragons! PLUS, in the exciting news category… ANDREW HAS A GAME TO TALK ABOUT from the second generation of video game consoles!
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No Andie MacDowells or Hugh Grants were harmed during the making of this episode. Ben wanted to recite a eulogy for Bash so we obliged. Now you have 2 options: read it on our Substack OR listen to it in the comfort of your own home. Tissues not included. www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-12...
March 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
No Andie MacDowells or Hugh Grants were harmed during the making of this episode. Ben wanted to recite a eulogy for Bash so we obliged. Now you have 2 options: read it on our Substack OR listen to it in the comfort of your own home. Tissues not included. www.twovaguepodcast.com/e/episode-12...
Ben has written a eulogy for his late feline companion Bash. He would love for you to read it.
In Memory of Bash
Eulogy
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March 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Ben has written a eulogy for his late feline companion Bash. He would love for you to read it.
In memory of Bash… 2004-2025. You will be missed in perpetuity.
February 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
In memory of Bash… 2004-2025. You will be missed in perpetuity.
It is with a heavy heart that report that Ben’s 21 year old podcat has passed away. Ben will be eulogizing Bash on our Substack account within the week. He and his occasional audible meowing on the show will be missed.
February 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It is with a heavy heart that report that Ben’s 21 year old podcat has passed away. Ben will be eulogizing Bash on our Substack account within the week. He and his occasional audible meowing on the show will be missed.
Just a little pixilated majesty created for the next show graphic.
February 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Just a little pixilated majesty created for the next show graphic.
Cheyenne joins Ben this week for an episode that, not unlike those hot new clubs, has EVERYTHING —philosophy, video games, an old shoe found in Chicago on Lower Wacker Drive, Freshman Engineering students starting an industrial band, an aquarium full of fish with human faces…
Episode 126 - Failure | The Two Vague Podcast
Cheyenne joins Ben this week to talk about a word that gets a lot of bad press, but in reality, it is a necessity in most activities involving progress and self-improvement. After conversing about wha...
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February 12, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Cheyenne joins Ben this week for an episode that, not unlike those hot new clubs, has EVERYTHING —philosophy, video games, an old shoe found in Chicago on Lower Wacker Drive, Freshman Engineering students starting an industrial band, an aquarium full of fish with human faces…
Thanks @partlyrobot.com for sharing your skills of an artist!
February 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Thanks @partlyrobot.com for sharing your skills of an artist!
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I've got a new featured special rolling up on my Tabletop Nonstop Crowdfundr campaign. Valentine's Day is coming up, and I designed this Valentine themed Advance Dungeons Have Dragons coffee mug. Support at this level before February 8th. Mugs ship within 72 hours. www.crowdfundr.com/dragonpin
February 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I've got a new featured special rolling up on my Tabletop Nonstop Crowdfundr campaign. Valentine's Day is coming up, and I designed this Valentine themed Advance Dungeons Have Dragons coffee mug. Support at this level before February 8th. Mugs ship within 72 hours. www.crowdfundr.com/dragonpin