Mortified! The Friendship Quest

The prophesied right wing sellout moment has finally arrived. Leyla and Aaron, in an attempt to prepare for Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis," have decided to dive into a classic of objectivist philosophy, Ayn Rand's 1943 doorstopper, "The Fountainhead." Follow us down the rabbit hole as we discuss a high schooler's ideology, explain why objectivism is appealing to lonely kids, and cut the novel in half by asking these dudes to just kiss already. 
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com

This week, Aaron and Leyla give a deservedly short sendoff to the Matrix Revolutions! Join us for discussions of critical structural flaws, not knowing what Neo and Trinity would talk about at dinner, and let's say, several distractions. 
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com

On this episode of Mortified, Leyla and Aaron boot into the 2003 "Matrix Reloaded" to find out what exactly Neo does after he gets his Superman powers. We discuss Neo and Trinity's nonexistent romance, putting Ghosts in your mind control device, and whether the Matrix has a skybox. 
Links:
Ed Smith- It Doesn't Matter When You Kill All the Civilians 
The Making of the Matrix Reloaded
Creating the Burly Brawl
John Stancil's Matrix Tabletop Game
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com

Happy New Year and welcome back to Mortified! the Format Refresh Quest. This week, Aaron and Leyla jack out about the Matrix! Join us for discussions of Keanu Reeves beautiful brown eyes, the function of a Chosen One, and praises for Lawrence Fishburn.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com

Hey folks, Leyla and I are taking this week off, but will be back in 2026 to kick off our 7th(???) season of the show. Until then, here's a quick clip show of some of the best moments from the last 50 episodes of the pod. Thanks for all your time, and we'll see you next year! 
Episodes used- 158, 165, 166, 169, 173, 177, 183, 195, 197
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com

To celebrate 200 episodes of Mortified, Aaron and Leyla bust out a ballroom full of baddies and cover 5 different adaptations of the Cinderella fairy tale. We discuss the essential Cinderellements, examine why Aaron doesn't know any famous singers, and recoil in terror as Andrew Lloyd Weber strikes again. 
Bad Cinderella Is One of the Musicals of All Time- https://youtu.be/jkTz-SWzQnU?si=9r1QQFIK-usnjPHx
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com

This week, Aaron and Leyla skywrite through Oz with Wicked: For Good! Join us for sex cardigans, yet another Starkid mention, and hashtag Free Toulouse.
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Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGsAaron's TTRPG Reviewsaavoigt.com

We're rereleasing one of our favorite episodes: the April 2024 discussion of Iron Lung. Hope you enjoy, and we'll see you in 2 weeks for a discussion of Wicked: For Good!
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This episode, Aaron and Leyla check out the indie horror game "Iron Lung!" We discuss how playing together revealed our "proclivities," ways to incentivize exploration, and the benefits of limited scope.
The Atlantic article on the OceanGate sub
IGN ArticleFollowing the creature in Iron LungIron Lung Official TrailerJay Dragon's- "A Dozen Fragments on Playground Theory" (Aaron got the framing of the rules as a skeleton for play from this piece)Guardian article about cognitive test
---Our theme song is "Obsolete" by Keshco, from the album "Filmmaker's Reference Kit Volume 2."
Our other projects:Aaron's TTRPGs- https://aaronsxl.itch.io/Aaron's TTRPG Reviews- https://www.youtube.com/@aavoigthttps://aavoigt.com/