{"id":1506,"date":"2015-10-10T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2015-10-10T01:04:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T12:04:50","slug":"episode-sixty-two-big-red-couch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2015\/10\/episode-sixty-two-big-red-couch\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode Sixty Two &#8211; BIG RED COUCH"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6223\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1506-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=1506-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/62%20-%20Big%20Red%20Couch.jpeg\" alt=\"BIG RED COUCH\" width=\"614\" height=\"460\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The paths between worlds take the form of airport terminals &amp; concourses extending into infinity.<\/p>\n<p>A shadowy bureau charged with protecting the world from extradimensional horrors launches an investigation into what is OBVIOUSLY a series of coded messages, akin to a numbers station, disguised as an RPG podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Faced with a presently-unavoidable catastrophe, Humanity sends out thousands of probes to find new things, get into new forms of trouble, and run endless simulations on whether the fix is useful to the folks back home.<br \/>\nBasically, virtualised Star Trek RPGers.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an inexplicable Big Red Couch in the middle of a highway; Why?<\/p>\n<p>To the creatures living within the warp &amp; weft of upholstery, The Big Red Couch is their entire world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more Here are some links to stuff we nattered about --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aIUdssOAn0s\">Wilfred Brimley Rampage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wellington\">Wellington<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._G._Ballard\">J.G. Ballard<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/web.gps.caltech.edu\/~kite\/doc\/roauss.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Report On An Unidentified Space Station<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tritacgames.com\/Fringeworthy.htm\">Fringeworthy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(disambiguation)\">The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide To The Galaxy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/muthaoithcreations.com\/\">Low Life<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/O%27Hare_International_Airport\">O&#8217;Hare<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_International_Airport\">LAX<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_F._Kennedy_International_Airport\">JFK<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dubai_International_Airport\">Dubai International Airport<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heathrow_Airport\">Heathrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sliders\">Sliders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Stross\">Charles Stross<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Stross#The_Laundry_Files\">The Laundry Files<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cubicle7.co.uk\/our-games\/the-laundry\/\">The Laundry RPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Numbers_station\">Numbers station<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rprod.com\/index.php?page=description-22\">7 Wonders<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iellogames.com\/KingOfTokyo.html\">King of Tokyo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/paizo.com\/products\/btpy93a2?Gingerbread-Kaiju\">Gingerbread Kaiju<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Army_of_Darkness\">Army of Darkness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hello-cthulhu.com\/\">Hello Cthulhu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One-time_pad\">One-Time Pad<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercedes_Lackey\">Mercedes Lackey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/They_Might_Be_Giants\">They Might Be Giants<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JAAbuGX-qEY\" target=\"_blank\">TMBG cover Tubthumping<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_Lo6EGRt8zE\" target=\"_blank\">Titus Andronicus cover TMBG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Her_Majesty%27s_Civil_Service\">Her Majesty&#8217;s Civil Service<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lone_Gunmen_(TV_series)\">The Lone Gunmen<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steven_Universe\">Steven Universe<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stargate_SG-1\">Stargate SG-1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjgames.com\/SS\/\">Steve Jackson Games vs. The U.S. Secret Service<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/P._J._O%27Rourke\">P. J. O&#8217;Rourke<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dFkbSAH7yb4\" target=\"_blank\">Dream Police &#8211; Cheap Trick<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shari_Lewis\">Shari Lewis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mcUza_wWCfA\" target=\"_blank\">Love Cats &#8211; The Cure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrick_Warburton\">Patrick Warburton<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_X-Files\">The X Files<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomic-robo.com\/\">Atomic Robo<\/a> (comic)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/atomic-robo\/\">Atomic Robo RPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diaspora_(novel)\">Diaspora &#8211; Greg Egan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brown_dwarf\">Brown Dwarf<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nemesis_(hypothetical_star)\">Nemesis<\/a>\u00a0(hypothetical star)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strangelet\">Strangelet<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alcubierre_drive\">Alcubierre Warp Drive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TARDIS\">TARDIS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_Who\">Doctor Who<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calvin_and_Hobbes\">Calvin &amp; Hobbes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oklahoma_City\">Oklahoma City<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XXX_(2002_film)\">xXx<\/a>\u00a0<em>(This was surprisingly tricky to find a link for. &#8216;XXX&#8217; brings up\u00a0<strong>other<\/strong> movies. &#8216;XXX Movie&#8217; is actually worse. ~ T. Jones)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Last_Starfighter\">The Last Starfighter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/This_Island_Earth\">This Island Earth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/couchraces.com\/\">Couch Racing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wacky_Races\">Wacky Races<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NcbTPlbP3Es\" target=\"_blank\">Lounge Suite Song &#8211; Funny Business<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Cannonball_Run\" target=\"_blank\">Cannonball Run<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Speed_Racer\">Speed Racer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=avCteSZK-Ec\" target=\"_blank\">The Meaning of Life &#8211; The Offspring<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silent_Hill\">Silent Hill<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changeling:_The_Dreaming\">Changeling: The Dreaming<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dunedin\">Dunedin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.storytellercards.com\/\">Storyteller Cards<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Carpet_People\">The Carpet People &#8211; Terry Pratchett<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bullypulpitgames.com\/games\/fiasco\/\">Fiasco<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arkenstonepublishing.net\/zombiecinema\">Zombie Cinema<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tetris\">Tetris<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christine_(novel)\">Christine &#8211; Stephen King<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rear_Window\">Rear Window<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tomorrowland_(film)\">Tomorrowland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slaughterhouse-Five\">Slaughterhouse 5 &#8211;\u00a0Kurt Vonnegut<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Groundhog_Day_(film)\">Groundhog Day<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edge_of_Tomorrow_(film)\">Edge of Tomorrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tao-games.com\/beloved\/\">Beloved (rpg)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Channel A, the anime pitch game &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/sundayskypers.freeforums.org\/channel-a-online-t24.html\">The Sunday Skypers Forums<\/a> &amp; the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feartheboot.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=21&amp;t=25468\">Fear The Boot Forums<\/a><br \/>\nTAZ&#8217;s solo game on the Fear The Boot Forums;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feartheboot.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=18&amp;t=22093\">Tephra Falls: Children of Ash<\/a><br \/>\nTAZ&#8217;s response to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feartheboot.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=21&amp;t=25309\">One Cube Challenge<\/a>, also on the Fear The Boot Forums<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/communities\/116965157741523529510\">Lone Wolf Roleplaying on G+<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feartheboot.com\/ftb\/\">Fear The Boot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storycubes.com\/\">Rory&#8217;s Story Cubes<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mythic.wordpr.com\/page14\/page9\/page9.html\">Mythic Game Master Emulator<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/fae\/\">Fate Accelerated Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nagademon.com\/\">NaGaDeMon &#8211; National Game Design Month<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nanowrimo.org\/\">NaNoWriMo &#8211; National Novel Writing Month<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tangent-zero.com\/trouble.htm\">The Trouble With Rose<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Tempest\">The Tempest &#8211; William Shakespeare<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1379\">Ep. 53 &#8211; Snake Style vs. Monkey Style<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starshipsofa.com\/\">Starship Sofa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6225\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1506-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=1506-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-62-BigRedCouch.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS The paths between worlds take the form of airport terminals &amp; 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