# side quest — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 12 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover side quest. Page: Feed: --- ## [Out Of Control](https://notes.seantaylor.work/out-of-control/) _2026-08-20 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Letting go of the illusion of control is not the same as letting go. ## [the cost of a loud life](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/the-cost-of-a-loud-life) _2026-08-19 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ modern life now comes with a running commentary on whether we are doing it right. ## [Little Spaceships](https://notes.seantaylor.work/little-spaceships/) _2026-08-19 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Small units earn their freedom by being expendable. ## [Manual labour](https://notes.seantaylor.work/manual-labour/) _2026-08-18 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ The failures are the part nobody thinks to keep. You cannot automate what you have not learned to notice. ## [Side Quest - Jeff and Russ played Silent Hill 2](https://homeontherng.captivate.fm) _2026-08-17 · Home on the RNG_ Russ subjects Jeff to one of his favorite horror games. How does Jeff fare? (Not well). [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bd184d51-8934-4e2c-9b95-60b7cfe76938.mp3) ## [Industrialising synthetic television](https://notes.seantaylor.work/industrialising-synthetic-television/) _2026-08-17 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ The fact that the first FAST channel of pure AI content is awful is beside the point. Synthetic slop has left the feed and found a schedule. ## [Episode 245. Mark of the Greninja](https://talkthispodcast.libsyn.com/episode-245-mark-of-the-greninja) _2026-08-16 · TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone_ In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Mark of the Ninja and Pokopia and the differing challenges of developing a video game. Also featuring learning to say goodbye, doing secret nice things, and unintentional Gender stuff going on. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/talkthispodcast/pokopia_ninja_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=461515) ## [start a seasonal memoir](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/start-a-seasonal-memoir) _2026-08-16 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ side quest #04: because one day you’ll want to remember more than just the big moments ## [08.14.26 Weekly Sabbath Practice: Fill-in-the-Blank Friend Blessing](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/081426-weekly-sabbath-practice-fill) _2026-08-14 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Speaking true and beautiful things over our loved ones. ## [08.14.26 Goodies for Sabbath Practice](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/081426-goodies-for-sabbath-practice) _2026-08-14 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ May there be harmony between your soul and your life ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2exGhpryt71i) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Commentary Is Not Culturematic](https://notes.seantaylor.work/commentary-is-not-culturematic/) _2026-08-14 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Cheap photocopying gave punk a medium that could speak in its own voice. ## [become someone you can come home to](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/become-someone-you-can-come-home) _2026-08-13 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ adulthood convinces us that home is something we make with another person. ## [Side Quest Commerce](https://notes.seantaylor.work/side-quest-commerce/) _2026-08-13 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Drops turn shopping into a side quest. The product is just the souvenir. ## [#401 - Big Walk is de verrassing van het jaar en Sjaak geniet van Star Wars Zero Company](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ignsidequest/episodes/401---Big-Walk-is-de-verrassing-van-het-jaar-en-Sjaak-geniet-van-Star-Wars-Zero-Company-e3naboq) _2026-08-12 · IGN Benelux · Side Quest_ In deze aflevering van Side Quest bespreken we onze lange, leuke wandeling in Big Walk. We genieten enorm van de co-op game en vertellen jullie er alles over. Sjaak mag eindelijk vertellen dat hij al 10 uur Star Wars Zero Company heeft gespeeld en daar enorm van geniet. We bespreken ook het GTA 6 nieuws rondom Netflix, Blizzard die erg lekker gaat en we hebben een uitgebreide analyse van House of… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3261372254.mp3) ## [The Discipline Of The Sandbox](https://notes.seantaylor.work/the-discipline-of-the-sandbox/) _2026-08-12 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Constraints do not vanish when production gets cheap. They move to the other side of the screen. ## [They Call Me The Seeker](https://notes.seantaylor.work/they-call-me-the-seeker/) _2026-08-11 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Kevin Kelly's 1998 list for searching wide is cheaper than ever. Almost nobody runs it. ## [all the things i’m doing to get my sparkle back](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/all-the-things-im-doing-to-get-my) _2026-08-10 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ as a 32yr girlie learning how to make a lovely life inside one that didn’t go to plan ## [Set and Setting](https://notes.seantaylor.work/set-and-setting/) _2026-08-10 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Ben Thompson on branding, framing and context. Content does not land on merit alone, it requires the right set and setting. ## [Side-Quest 241. Walking Your Friends](https://talkthispodcast.libsyn.com/side-quest-241-walking-your-friends) _2026-08-09 · TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone_ In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about their last six weeks of gaming and quick little games (sub-80 hours). Also featuring underwater towns, onions getting delivered, and visions of an alternate reality with better mobile games. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/talkthispodcast/emails_and_stuff_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=461515) ## [08.07.26 Weekly Sabbath Practice: Jesus and the Children Lectio Divina](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/080826-weekly-sabbath-practice-jesus) _2026-08-07 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Our littlest loves can be our biggest teachers ## [World's cheapest GPUs, deployed fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tVvsGC0VDwDI) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy a live GPU-backed API in minutes for under $10 ## [08.07.26 Goodies for Sabbath Practice](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/080726-goodies-for-sabbath-practice) _2026-08-07 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Let the children come ## [Small batch and neat](https://notes.seantaylor.work/small-batch-and-neat/) _2026-08-07 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Post-industrial playful media is small batch and neat. ## [Fear Of The Present](https://notes.seantaylor.work/fear-of-the-present/) _2026-08-06 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Berger saw the past as a well to draw from in order to act. The entertainment business built a carousel and started charging for the ride. ## [I think women bloom differently when they feel financially safe.](https://wealthywomenguide.substack.com/p/i-think-women-bloom-differently-when) _2026-08-05 · Wealthy Women Guide · She heals financially._ you can't bloom in survival mode... so therapy might feel like the missing piece. ## [#400 - Beast of Reincarnation en FC 27 al uitgebreid gespeeld!](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ignsidequest/episodes/400---Beast-of-Reincarnation-en-FC-27-al-uitgebreid-gespeeld-e3n0l21) _2026-08-05 · IGN Benelux · Side Quest_ In deze aflevering van Side Quest bespreken we de nieuwe game van Pokemon makers Game Freak, Beast of Reincarnation. De reviews lopen uiteen, maar wat vinden wij? Tom mocht op reis naar Canada om alvast FC 27 te spelen en vertelt ons alles over zijn reis. We maken ook tijd voor Spider-Man: Brand New Day en House of the Dragon, want daar hebben we enorm van genoten! Dat en meer in deze aflevering.… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2301806674.mp3) ## [Occasions For Listening](https://notes.seantaylor.work/occasions-for-listening/) _2026-08-05 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Cage worked out that composing could just mean creating occasions for listening. Which is the design principle behind amusements in the age of attention. ## [tiny things that actually made my life emotionally richer](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/tiny-things-that-actually-made-my) _2026-08-04 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ one of the strangest things about being human is how quickly we get used to things. ## [Making Is A Solved Problem](https://notes.seantaylor.work/making-is-a-solved-problem/) _2026-08-04 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ Production is cheap and the advice still points at craft. The shortage is not good work. It is reasons to care enough to commit. ## [Persona 3](https://homeontherng.captivate.fm) _2026-08-03 · Home on the RNG_ Persona 3, released outside Japan as Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3, is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It is the fourth main installment in the Persona series, which is part of the larger Megami Tensei franchise. It was originally released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan in 2006 and in North America in 2007. It has received several enhanced re-releases and ports: Persona 3 FES,… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c394de38-1ed6-4f3b-bf56-2d2e3329d68d.mp3) ## [The Last Mainstream](https://notes.seantaylor.work/the-last-mainstream/) _2026-08-03 · seantaylor · Sean Taylor_ You can’t count a culture that isn’t looking at the same thing. So you take its temperature instead. ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/J9TTw24XFk7x) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Episode 244. Marathon of the Soul](https://talkthispodcast.libsyn.com/episode-244-marathon-of-the-soul) _2026-08-02 · TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone_ In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Soulcalibur and Marathon and how everything will reach the end eventually. Also featuring corporate problems, how to market something as friendslop, and an honorable dueling system. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/talkthispodcast/soul_marathon_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=461515) ## [✍️ Five Writing Prompts for August](https://writershour.substack.com/p/five-writing-prompts-for-august) _2026-08-01 · Lindsey Trout Hughes · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Our monthly contest is taking a summer pause. Here are five invitations to keep you writing. ## [your tiny guide to romanticising august](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/your-tiny-guide-to-romanticising-bf4) _2026-08-01 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ not to be dramatic but august could change everything ## [\[Fiction\] The Secret Keeper](https://writershour.substack.com/p/fiction-the-secret-keeper) _2026-08-01 · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Read the first place entry for our June 2026 contest, Creative Side Quests. ## [\[Creative Nonfiction\] In Search of the Missing Door](https://writershour.substack.com/p/creative-nonfiction-in-search-of) _2026-08-01 · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Read the second place entry for our June 2026 contest, Creative Side Quests. ## [\[Creative Nonfiction\] Slip Through](https://writershour.substack.com/p/creative-nonfiction-slip-through) _2026-08-01 · Writers' Hour Magazine_ Read the third place entry for our June 2026 contest, Creative Side Quests. ## [07.31.26 Fifth Fridays: New Book Alert!](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/072926-fifth-fridays-new-book-alert) _2026-07-31 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ Our friend Glenys Nellist shares her sweet children's book ## [#399 - Kliederen in Splatoon Raiders](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ignsidequest/episodes/399---Kliederen-in-Splatoon-Raiders-e3mofod) _2026-07-30 · IGN Benelux · Side Quest_ In deze aflevering van Side Quest bespreken we Splatoon Raiders, de game is zeker niet voor iedereen, maar werkt ontzettend goed zeker naarmate je meer content vrijspeelt. Sjaak is nog steeds gek op Grounded 2 en we bespreken het Marvel nieuws van Comic Con, het drama rondom Rings of Power en we keken naar The Odyssey (Sjaak dan), House of the Dragon, The Prestige, A Quiet Place Day One en Nick… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO5431472432.mp3) ## [a gentle august journaling practice](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/a-gentle-august-journaling-practice) _2026-07-30 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ 31 daily prompts to help you hear your own voice beneath all the noise ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Collapse & Possibility](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-collapse-and-possibility) _2026-07-26 · Lindsey Trout Hughes · Writers' Hour Magazine_ A new prompt + final days to submit to our July contest ## [Side-Quest 240. Smile for the Camera](https://talkthispodcast.libsyn.com/side-quest-240-smile-for-the-camera) _2026-07-26 · TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone_ In this not-episode, Madelyn and Emma talk about the camera in video games and the things we want to see. Also featuring IMAX style innovation, being a cameraman, and motion blur eyes. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/talkthispodcast/camera_control_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=461515) ## [07.24.26 Weekly Sabbath Practice: Visio Divina + Monthly Round-up](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/072426-weekly-sabbath-practice-visio) _2026-07-24 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ A Jillion Little July Joys ## [07.26.26 Goodies for Sabbath Practice](https://thebookofbelonging.substack.com/p/072626-goodies-for-sabbath-practice) _2026-07-24 · The Belonging Workshop · The Belonging Workshop_ gone fishing ## [I identify as a rich woman. My pronouns are cha/ching.](https://wealthywomenguide.substack.com/p/i-identify-as-a-rich-woman-my-pronouns) _2026-07-24 · Wealthy Women Guide · She heals financially._ Cause we all know a woman with money is a woman with options. ## [#398 - Intens genieten van The Odyssey](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ignsidequest/episodes/398---Intens-genieten-van-The-Odyssey-e3mells) _2026-07-23 · IGN Benelux · Side Quest_ In deze aflevering van Side Quest moeten we het hebben over de film van het moment, The Odyssey. Tom en ik gingen direct naar de bioscoop om de film te zien en dat stelde zeker niet teleur! Daarnaast heeft Bethesda aangegeven waar ze aan werken en daar worden we vrolijk van, maar de trailer van Doomsday laat ons met een hoop vraagtekens achter. Gelukkig vermaakt Sjaak zich ondertussen met Grounded… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO3795261572.mp3) ## [emotional déjà vu (the story that keeps finding you)](https://midnightcrumbs.substack.com/p/emotional-deja-vu-the-story-that) _2026-07-22 · hannah bay · midnight crumbs_ theory #07: how to spot the invisible wall before you walk into it again ## [De GTA 6 Podcast #4 - Interview met ex-Rockstar ontwikkelaar Obbe Vermeij over het maken van GTA-games](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ignsidequest/episodes/De-GTA-6-Podcast-4---Interview-met-ex-Rockstar-ontwikkelaar-Obbe-Vermeij-over-het-maken-van-GTA-games-e3md6e9) _2026-07-22 · IGN Benelux · Side Quest_ In deze aflevering van De GTA 6 Podcast hebben we ex-Rockstar ontwikkelaar Obbe Vermeij te gast. Obbe werkte als technical director aan GTA 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, GTA: San Andreas en Grand Theft Auto IV. Hij vertelt over hoe het is om een GTA-game te maken, hoe de ontwikkeling ervan is veranderd door de jaren heen, wat er komt kijken bij het maken van een grote game en natuurlijk zijn… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO4841709391.mp3) ## [Side Quest - Jeff's Adventuring Academy - Discworld](https://homeontherng.captivate.fm) _2026-07-20 · Home on the RNG_ Jeff and his friend Matt talk about the Discworld game series. Watch Matt's LPs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/STARMANMATT [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5e508b39-91e2-4303-a5dc-90e18bb99357.mp3) ## [📝 Weekly Prompt: Responsibility & Wonder](https://writershour.substack.com/p/weekly-prompt-responsibility-and) _2026-07-19 · London Writers' Salon · Writers' Hour Magazine_ A writing prompt inspired by Sarah Wilson's new book, I Eat The Stars ## [Episode 243. Gears of a Mixtape](https://talkthispodcast.libsyn.com/episode-243-gears-of-a-mixtape) _2026-07-19 · TALK THIS: It's Dangerous to Podcast Alone_ In this episode, Madelyn and Emma discuss Gears of War and Mixtape and the unexpected experiences of a time capsule. Also featuring using words wrong, macho yet mournful men, and who Nirvana will license their music to. [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/talkthispodcast/gears_of_mixtape_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=461515)