About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Patrick Klepek about video games, parenting experiences, and the impact of horror movies on children.

For this week's show we're joined by Remap Radio's Patrick Klepek to discuss D-Topia, Denshattack!, the latest on Xbox's rapid downsizing, and the singular experience of bringing your kid to their first R-rated movie. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:09) Intro (00:00:46) What's new with Patrick Klepek (00:01:06) The Backrooms and a kid's first R-rated movie (00:07:16) What is influencing this generation of creatives? (00:13:53) How did the experience at the theater go? (00:25:05) Our first horror movies (00:34:58) Other horror movies for the youth (00:38:04) Watching the commentary before the movie (00:42:48) First Break (00:42:49) The Video Games (00:43:03) D-topia | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 14, 2026 (00:58:23) Denshattack! | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | Jul 15, 2026 (01:02:17) 007 First Light | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 27, 2026…

People in this episode

Host: The Nextlander Podcast

Guest: Patrick Klepek

Topics covered

• parenting
• video games
• horror movies
• R-rated movies
• creative influences

Keywords

• Backrooms
• D-Topia
• Denshattack!
• Xbox
• R-rated movie
• horror movies
• creative generation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Remap Radio

Products: D-Topia, Denshattack!, Xbox

Books & works: R-rated movie, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Donkey Kong 64

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