Mismatched Texts

By: Justice Hagan & Andrew Hoffmann
  • Summary

  • Hosted by two popular culture superfan-scholars, Mismatched Texts is a show that brings together novels, films, games, and narratives of all kinds into seemingly odd pairings and reveals the ways in which they address similar themes.
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Episodes
  • Short # 58 - Star Trek: Discovery Post-Mortem
    Jul 25 2024

    Wherein Justice and Andy burn down the final season and really the entire series Star Trek: Discovery. What once sounded promising turned into a catastrophe. From initially placing it just before the original series time and then spore-driving it nearly a millenium into the future where the Federation no longer existed, this show has made an unprecedented series of mistakes in the franchise: focusing too heavily on inner turmoil and questions of trauma, foreclosing on any other possible additions to the intervening time , and basically making pointless the contributions of TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, and ENT. Needless to say, we're glad it's finally over. And we're dreading Star Trek: Academy.

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    37 mins
  • Short # 57 - Hades Games
    Jun 29 2024

    Wherein Andy and Justice run the guantlet of Supergiant's Hades franchise of games. While this episode mostly looks at The Hugo Award winning first game, we also talk about Hades 2 which is currently in early access. What makes these games so compelling, even for newcomers to the rougelike genre? For starters, its engagement with Greek mythology makes it attractive to those who encountered those stories early in life. Secondly, this isn't a traditional rougelike, but one that unfolds its story even through failure. Have a listen and get ready to die a thousand horrible deaths.

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    20 mins
  • Short # 56 - Fallout Show Review
    May 30 2024

    Wherein Justice and Andy dust themselves off after a trip through the wasteland in the new Amazon Prime series Fallout. How does the franchise adapt itself to this new medium? What is familiar from the games and what is original to the show? Where do we see this series going? And who keeps hiring Kyle MacLachlan?

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    37 mins

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