Season 1

Feb. 7, 2023

EP 184.5: Tarot Analysis: Two of Swords | Minor Arcana | Balance and …

Read the transcript here: https://www.fortunusgames.com/post/ep-184-5-tarot-analysis-two-of-swords-minor-arcana-balance-and-partnership This week's tarot card from my Fortunus Games tarot deck is the Two of Swords, featuring ...

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Jan. 20, 2023

EP 183.5: Tarot Analysis: Ace of Swords | Minor Arcana | Success, New…

Watch on YouTube. Read the transcript: https://www.fortunusgames.com/post/ep-183-5-tarot-analysis-ace-of-swords-minor-arcana-success-new-ideas-and-breakthroughs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fortunus-games/me...

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Jan. 9, 2023

EP 183: The Dark Side of Religious Homeschool in the United States - …

Watch on YouTube. My LinkeTree: https://www.linktr.ee/fortunusgames Check out this podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvd4C7fSOawTalthFUirt-iRNtxKPANfW On Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/fortunus-games Te...

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Jan. 5, 2023

EP 182.5: Tarot Analysis: King of Pentacles | Minor Arcana | Abundanc…

Read the transcript here . Watch on YouTube. At last, we've come to the last card of the Fortunus Games tarot deck ’s Suit of Coins/Pentacles - the King of Pentacles featuring Lev Abramov , Sam's father, from my graphic novel...

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Jan. 2, 2023

EP 182: Book Review: "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad

Watch on YouTube (with PowerPoint slides) . Read the transcript of this video here . In this episode of "The Nuts and Bolts of Writing," R.N. Roveleh (a.k.a. Helevorn) and I, Fortunus Games, review and analyze Joseph Conrad's...

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Dec. 26, 2022

EP 181: Writing and Escapism (1) - How the 2022 Yale Playwriting Cont…

In Episode 181 of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing podcast, @Tete - DePunk and I talk about how she stopped using writing as escapism. She talks about how the 2022 Yale playwriting contest changed her approach to writing her nov...

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Dec. 19, 2022

EP 180: Book Review: "Red Sky at Noon" by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Watch on YouTube (with PowerPoint). Helevorn (Instagram: @helevorn_bor) and I review Simon Sebag Montefiore's historical novel, "Red Sky at Noon." We explore the following and more: What prompted me to read this book? What a...

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Dec. 16, 2022

EP 179.5: Tarot Analysis: Queen of Pentacles | Minor Arcana | Financi…

This week's tarot card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is the Queen of Pentacles. It features Sam’s mother, Raisa Abramova , from my graphic novel, " Sam in New York .” As the Queen of Pentacles, Raisa is sitting on a ston...

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Dec. 12, 2022

EP 179: The House on Caple Hill: Costume Design (1) - Josofin

Watch on YouTube . @wrenby_m and I will be talking about their #costume designs for Josofín, the main character of their #graphicnovel, "The House on Caple Hill." This will be episode 179 of my podcast, @nutsboltswriting.podc...

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Dec. 8, 2022

EP 178.5: Tarot Analysis: Knight of Pentacles | Minor Arcana | Produc…

Watch on YouTube . Read the transcript here. This week's tarot card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is the Knight of Pentacles. It features Katya Luneva from my graphic novel, " Sam in New York .” Katya is sitting on a bla...

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Dec. 5, 2022

EP 178: Writing Prequels (3): "Ignite" by Endlessmidnightmoon

Watch on YouTube. Today, Endlessmidnightmoon and I talk about her series, "Ignite." You can read it here: https://tapas.io/series/Ignite-btgs/info In particular, we answer the following questions: 1. How do you think you appr...

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Nov. 28, 2022

EP 177: The House on Caple Hill: Wren's Artistic Influences and Art S…

Watch on YouTube. @wrenby_m and I have a livestream podcast episode where we talked about Wren's artistic influences and how their art style evolved. As you can see from the artwork by @wrenby_m, there are many influences, in...

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Nov. 24, 2022

EP 176.5: Tarot Analysis: Ten of Pentacles | Minor Arcana | Satisfact…

Read the transcript here. Watch on YouTube. This week's tarot card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is 10 of Pentacles. It features Sam Abramov , Lina Williams , Lev Abramov , and Hannah Abramov from my graphic novels, " Sa...

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Nov. 21, 2022

EP 176: Lightyear (2022) Movie Review - Tete and Fortunus' Take!

Tete DePunk and I review Lightyear (2022)! Watch the video here on YouTube . Watch to find out whether we thought it was better than The Batman (2022) @thebatman, which we reviewed on Episode 159 (watch it here on YouTube ). ...

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Nov. 17, 2022

EP 175.5: Tarot Analysis: Nine of Pentacles | Minor Arcana | Financia…

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript . This week's tarot card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is Nine of Pentacles. It features Lina Williams from my graphic novels, " Sam in New York " and " Finding Sam. " The Nine...

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Nov. 14, 2022

EP 175: Movie Review: Man of Steel (2013) - Tete and Fortunus' Takes

Tete Depunk and I review Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" (2013). Links: My reaction to Man of Steel My review of Kingdom Come Me and Tete's review of the Red Son comic Me and Tete's review of the Red Son movie Me and Tete's revi...

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Nov. 9, 2022

EP 174.5: Tarot Analysis: Eight of Pentacles | Minor Arcana | Craftin…

Watch on YouTube . Read the transcript here . This week's tarot card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is Eight of Pentacles. It features Pinchas Farber , Joel's father as seen in my graphic novels, " Sam in New York " and "...

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Nov. 7, 2022

EP 174: Writing Alternative History (7) - "A Different Time"

Watch on YouTube . In this episode, @endlessmidnightmoon talks about her alternative universe (AU) story, "A Different Time," which is a different take on one of her main series, "Beyond the Grey Skies." Check out @endlessmid...

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Nov. 2, 2022

EP 173.75: Tarot Analysis: Seven of Pentacles | Minor Arcana | Reapin…

Watch on YouTube. Read the full transcript here . This week's tarot card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is Seven of Pentacles, featuring Sam Abramov from my graphic novel, Sam in New York ! The Seven of Pentacles features...

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Oct. 24, 2022

EP 173: Movie Review: The Last Duel (2022) - Helevorn and Fortunus' T…

Watch on YouTube . Today, me and @R. N. Roveleh / @Dr. Metalhead (Instagram: @helevorn_bor) are going to be reviewing a movie from 2021, Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel." "The Last Duel" is about a trial by combat in 14th centu...

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Oct. 19, 2022

EP 172.5: Tarot Analysis: Five of Pentacles | Minor Arcana | Adversit…

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here . This week's card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is Five of Pentacles, featuring Sam Abramov and Katya Luneva from my graphic novel, Sam in New York ! The Five of Pentacle...

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Oct. 17, 2022

EP 172: The House on Caple Hill: Character Comparisons (3): Peter and…

Watch on YouTube. Art in the thumbnail is by Wren (Instagram: @wrenby_m). Today, we'll be talking to Wren about their upcoming graphic novel, "The House on Caple Hill." Watch the playlist of all of the podcasts we've recorded...

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Oct. 10, 2022

EP 171: Movie Review: The Northman (2022) - Helevorn and Fortunus' Ta…

Watch on YouTube . Watch my reaction/mini-review of The Northman . In this episode, me and Helevorn (@helevorn_bor on Instagram) review the film, "The Northman" (2022). We explore the following and more: Intro - 0:26 1) What ...

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Oct. 5, 2022

EP 170.5: Tarot Analysis: Three of Pentacles | Minor Arcana | Collabo…

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here . This week's card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is the third card of the Suit of Pentacles, Three of Pentacles. It features Malka Spitzer from my graphic novel, “ The Boo...

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