PolyCast Episode 45: "Answer to Everything"

[DanQ]

Its title is "Answer to Everything" and it's the fourty-fifth episode of PolyCast, an official podcast of Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS). Running 44m59s in length, regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick and Makahlua with Annalee "Cartimandua" Barney are joined by return guest co-host Michael "emeseles" Lucas-Smith and first-time guest co-host James Robertson.

PC is a bi-weekly one-hour audio production of ACS is an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; its sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding. To date, ACS is the only known community on the Web to produce its own Civ podcasts.

[DanQ]

Summary of Topics

- 03m26s | News
Apple is now profiling Sid Meier.
- 05m17s | Research Lab
An argument for random religion by event, responding to a Corporate victory condition by listener request and reviewing some player wishlists for a Civilization V.
- 21m54s | Forum Talk
Considering the position that since the Beyond the Sword expansion, space sabotage is "outrageous" in Civilization IV.
- 25m46s | Senate
Countering archery units effectively and best offenses and defenses for nuclear weapons.
- 34m52s | Vault (Miscellaneous)
The Christmas Special 2007 panelists relate their relatives' gameplay experiences with the Civilization franchise.
- 38m49s | Mailbag
Going over the first known mention of the podcast in print in a special CivIV edition of a French-language strategy gaming magazine.

[Murg]

Definitly a fun episode to listen too. Again it seems to go by so fast that its hard to believe its an hour (and thats a very good thing).

Im a fan of Wouter's sense of humor so I had worried that without him in the podcast it wouldnt be as funny but Dan had quite a few good one liners (as compared to most of his one liners which leave everyone groaning ).

Keep them coming!

[Heraclitus]

A very good episode. The guest cohosts where very good and like Murg said Dan was pretty good (thought it hurts me on the inside to say that )


Macki was, as always, just brilliant.

[DanQ]

Originally posted by Murg
Definitly a fun episode to listen too. Again it seems to go by so fast that its hard to believe its an hour (and thats a very good thing).

Originally posted by Heraclitus
A very good episode.

Originally posted by Murg
Im a fan of Wouter's sense of humor so I had worried that without him in the podcast it wouldnt be as funny but Dan had quite a few good one liners...

... (as compared to most of his one liners which leave everyone groaning ).

-- my intent has been revealed to the world! Uh-oh...

Keep them coming!

We'll see what we can do. We're to make #50 this summer.

Originally posted by Heraclitus
... like Murg said Dan was pretty good (thought it hurts me on the inside to say that )

 

[ayronis]

This episode was good. I generally agree with most everything said in the Research Lab and Senate. Wouter's humor is amusing, and I think Macki makes the show friendly and entertaining. There is still too much giggling and laughing, but the length and subject of the show are just right. I look forward to each episode.

[DanQ]

Pardon the delayed reply, ayronis.

Originally posted by ayronis
This episode was good. I generally agree with most everything said in the Research Lab and Senate.

Wouter's humor is amusing, and I think Macki makes the show friendly and entertaining.

Wouter hasn't been a regular on PC since the start of the current season and isn't a guest on this episode either. Do you indeed mean Wouter when he was on the show or another of the current regular co-hosts?

There is still too much giggling and laughing, but the length and subject of the show are just right. I look forward to each episode.

I doubt you'll hear much reduction in the giggling and laughing in the episodes to come, but glad you're enjoying the show overall nevertheless.

The length reduction of episodes from what we offered in the first season was based on majority listener feedback that we received. We weren't certain how it would play out practically speaking when we made this format change but nearing a half-year in agree it's been beneficial.

[ayronis]

Originally posted by DanQ
Pardon the delayed reply, ayronis.

Thanks for noticing me at all. :-)

Wouter hasn't been a regular on PC since the start of the current season and isn't a guest on this episode either. Do you indeed mean Wouter when he was on the show or another of the current regular co-hosts?

I have no idea who I was thinking of now. Probably Imran, but he isn't listed as being in this episode so I do not know what I was thinking. Everybody does a pretty good job.

Thanks for doing these, they are fun to listen to.

[DanQ]

Originally posted by ayronis
I have no idea who I was thinking of now. Probably Imran, but he isn't listed as being in this episode so I do not know what I was thinking.

Yes, Imran was absent from the recording of this episode (and unexpectedly so).

Everybody does a pretty good job.

On behalf of the team, thank you kindly.

Thanks for doing these, they are fun to listen to.

You're welcome -- they are fun to make. For me at times the editing can get a bit , but worth the effort.

Thank you for being among those who listen in the first place , and thank you also for providing feedback. We welcome both always and when we receive the latter we aim to respond in as timely and constructive a fashion as possible.