{"id":3792,"date":"2022-03-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2022-04-09T08:26:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T20:26:25","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-seventy-one-its-a-mad-max-utopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2022\/03\/episode-one-hundred-and-seventy-one-its-a-mad-max-utopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Seventy One &#8211; It&#8217;s a Mad Max Utopia!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6542\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3792-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-171-ItsAMadMaxUtopia.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-171-ItsAMadMaxUtopia.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-171-ItsAMadMaxUtopia.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-171-ItsAMadMaxUtopia.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3792-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-171-ItsAMadMaxUtopia.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-171-ItsAMadMaxUtopia.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>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/171-MadMaxUtopia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/171-MadMaxUtopia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/171-MadMaxUtopia.jpg 614w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/171-MadMaxUtopia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/171-MadMaxUtopia-588x441.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Be Our Guest? &#8211; Ever since the actual apocalypse, the Hosts at the Apocalypse World park really haven&#8217;t had a lot to do. Now that some Guests in dire need of help have arrived, a group of &#8216;wasteland marauders&#8217; and &#8216;besieged remnants of civilization&#8217; have to figure out how to bypass their own programmed scripts so that they can keep those Guests alive &amp; get them to SOME kind of safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When The Wind In The Willows &#8211; Cute animals in their V8 Interceptors &amp; War Rigs travel in search of a possibly mythical better place, with clean water and non-radioactive food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Max World! &#8211; With his last breath, Max pointed everyone at the utopia somewhere over the mountains. Now the race is on to get there &amp; claim it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more Links!-->\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2022_Wellington_protests\">NZ Parliamentary Protest<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thespinoff.co.nz\/irl\/09-02-2022\/nz-has-a-trucker-convoy-because-protests-are-global-now\">Freedom Convoy<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ram_Ranch\">Ram Ranch (song) (wikipedia)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MADvxFXWvwE\n<\/div><figcaption>Please Note: Ram Ranch Is Not Safe For Most Workplaces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Utopia\">Utopia<\/a> (concept)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_More\">Sir Thomas More<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Utopia_(book)\">Utopia<\/a>, by Sir Thomas More<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mad_Max\">Mad Max Franchise<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Miller_(filmmaker)\">George Miller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babe:_Pig_in_the_City\">Babe: Pig In The City<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Happy_Feet\">Happy Feet<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_(film_series)\">The Lord Of The Rings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2020\/01\/episode-one-hundred-and-thirty-five-things-are-going-down-at-disney-town\/\">Episode One Hundred And Thirty Five \u2013 Things Are Going Down At Disney Town<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westworld_(TV_series)\">Westworld<\/a> (tv)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Westworld_(film)\">Westworld<\/a> (movie)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Futureworld\">Futureworld<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/westworld.fandom.com\/wiki\/Sh%C5%8Dgunworld\">Sh\u014dgunworld<\/a> <em>( Craig called this Samuraiworld in the show, presumably based on the SW logo seen in an episode in season 2 ~ T. Jones )<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/apocalypse-world.com\/\">Apocalypse World<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fallout_(series)\">Fallout Franchise<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jericho_(2006_TV_series)\">Jericho<\/a> (tv)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sawney_Bean\">Sawney Bean<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/possumcreekgames.com\/en-gb\/pages\/wanderhome\">Wanderhome<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1537872810\/journey-away-a-non-challenge-based-fantasy-rpg\/description\">Journey Away<\/a> <em>(Kickstarter link, because it&#8217;s all I could find ~ T. Jones)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bicameral_mentality\">The Bicameral Mind<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/liberigothica.itch.io\/fellowship-a-tabletop-adventure-game\">Fellowship<\/a> (rpg)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samurai_Jack\">Samurai Jack<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Big_Rock_Candy_Mountain\">Big Rock Candy Mountain<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hobo\">Hobo<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Railroad_police\">Railroad Bull<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/After_the_Bomb_(game)\">After The Bomb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/When_the_Wind_Blows_(comics)\">When The Wind Blows<\/a>, by Raymond Briggs<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wind_in_the_Willows\">The Wind In The Willows<\/a>, by Kenneth Grahame<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grave_of_the_Fireflies\">Grave Of The Fireflies<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Watership_Down\">Watership Down<\/a>, by Richard Adams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peter_Rabbit_(film)\">Peter Rabbit<\/a> (movie)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zealandia\">Zealandia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uncalar.tumblr.com\/post\/119080999480\/cartoon-time-mad-max-furry-road-because-someone\">Mad Max Furry Road<\/a> &#8211; image by Tumbler user Uncalar<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/joopadoops\/art\/Mad-Max-Mayhem-539984347\">Mad Max Muppets<\/a> &#8211; image by DeviantArt user JoppaDoops<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wacky_Races_(1968_TV_series)\">Wacky Races<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bullypulpitgames.com\/games\/fiasco\/\">Fiasco<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/It%27s_a_Mad,_Mad,_Mad,_Mad_World\">It&#8217;s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Boy_and_His_Dog_(1975_film)\">A Boy And His Dog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harlan_Ellison\">Harlan Ellison<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/misspentyouth.robertbohl.com\/\">Misspent Youth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SnarfQuest\">Snarfquest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Threads_(1984_film)\">Threads<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hundred_Acre_Wood\">The Hundred Acre Wood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itch.io\/b\/1308\/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-in-texas\">TTRPGS for Trans Rights in Texas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/turtlebun.itch.io\/noirlandia\">Noirlandia<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sdunnewold.itch.io\/space-train-space-heist\">Space Train Space Heist<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jeffstormer.itch.io\/jonathan-frakes-wants-your-attention-and-you-must-not-give-it-to-him\">Jonathan Frakes Wants Your Attention, And You Must Not Give It To Him<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dannymakesrpgs.itch.io\/garfield-plusminus-you\">Garfield \u00b1 You<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cruller\">Cruller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Oh, and there&#8217;s a faint chance that Ben&#8217;s attempt at sporting humour at the start of the episode was something to do with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ricky_Ponting\">Ricky Ponting<\/a>, though they are Australian, a cricket coach, and proof that Ben is somehow in posession of negative knowledge about sports.  Stick to your lane, will you?  ~ T. 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