This week we talk about The Penguin HBO series and some games Im playing. Then later in the show I share final thoughts on some manga I finished recently. Timestamps (00:00) Intro and Life Talk (12:00) Game talk (cuphead & minit) (18:00) The Penguin HBO series Manga Talk (26:10) Blood on the Tracks series end […]
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