Episode 23 – Abandoned Places and Proposals in SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/nurtureandsupport.hsfcorgis.com/ns/NS23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSOur good friend, and creator of the Nurture and Support theme song, Alicia (@ohalchemygirl) joined us again and she had a bit of big news.  She recently got engaged.  The proposal was simply amazing… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihjSa2v6UoA Mel’s Recommendation: Game: Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri and Alien Crossfire A 1999 turn-based strategy game where you build up your faction to achieve global domination of a sentient fungus-infested planet. By the creators of Civ Available at g0g.com for $5.99! Alicia’s Recommendation: Don’t forget to check … Continue reading

Episode 21 – Close Knit Sleeping Rock and Roll Vampires… with Salsa

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Episode 18 – Derpy cats, Game of Thrones, free ringtones and much more!!

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Episode 15 – GIFs, Farscape, Ludo, and text-based Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy awesomeness

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Episode 14 – Oh, if Alchemy, then banish that Grand Budapest Hotel food

http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/nurtureandsupport.hsfcorgis.com/ns/NS14.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS  Alicia aka @ohalchemygirl joins us this episode. She’s a REAL musician in the indie rock band “Oh, Alchemy”. Please check out her band on twitter (@OhAlchemy) and their website, ohalchemy.com and on YouTube. Mel’s Recommendation: Game: Banished by Shining Rock Software A city building, resource management sim available for PC It’s $19.99 on Steam, the Humble Store, Gog, and at Shining Rock Software If you think you have what it takes to manage your resources and build up a town of … Continue reading

Episode 9 – Ice Pirates, Zombie Radio, free TV tunes, Beatles… all this and WWII

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Episode 5 – 2 trilogies, cello music, and the horrors of Internet past

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