Episode 148: The Parent Trap — The gang tackles some serious issues, like a little girl with an Uzi and healthy food disguised as junk food, then creates top 3 parenting lists in Countdown. Also, Chris creates a serious Buzzerbeater, Dave rejects Shaun’s advice, Michelle talks about makeup in middle school, and Shaun relives the days of public parks and knives.
Headlines
- 9-year-old kills instructor with Uzi; 9-year-old’s mother arrested for leaving child alone
- Grocery stores make fruits and vegetables look like more like snacks to attract kids
Credits
Music:
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“Main Theme (Rhythm Thief)” by Tomoya Ohtani
- “Main Theme (Valkyria Chronicles)” by Hitoshi Sakimoto
- “With Mila’s Divine Protection” by Noriyuki Iwadare
- “Arkham City Main Theme” by Nick Arundel
- “Night at the Octodrag” by Thee Jaguar Sharks
Production Assistance: Tony Robinson, Executive Producer 
Announcer: Molly Robinson
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Really wonderful show! Thanks for the notice about The Last Airbender: The Movie — will avoid like the plague. If we’re all still around by the time I get to Avatar Season 3 (cause it’s probably gonna take awhile), I’ll let you know how it goes.
Unrelated: what’s the music used right before the second segment? It’s great and sounds quite like something something Mega Man.
The post-break bumper this week was Battle #2 from the underappreciated SNES RPG classic Lufia 2.
Battle #3 is also a fantastic track.
Both are brilliant — thanks! A lot of great game music came out of the SNES era. Orchestral symphonies and sweeping ballads are all well and good, but they somehow can’t quite compete with that 16-bit feeling.
I love the 16-bit era of music. So many great soundtracks. Without the benefit of an impressive-sounding orchestra, composers had to create memorable melodies and harmonies out of the tools at their disposal, and it shows.