Persona 4 Golden | Bonus Episode

Stephen and Brendon discuss the entirety of Persona 4 Golden and answer questions about friendship, social psychology, and what it's like to be a maligned cartoon bear in the human world.Discussed: Persona 4 GoldenITA's PS1 PlaylistMatt Horton's video essay on P4G for Flow State"It's Time to Talk About it: Atlus, Naoto, and Transphobia" by Mattie Brice"Atlus, We Haven't Forgotten Your Mishandling of LGBTQ Characters" by Carol Grant"Persona 4's Identity Crisis Invalidates its Themes" by Lucas White"Denial of the Self: Queer Characters in Persona 4" by Carolyn PetitFind us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch, if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://bsky.app/profile/stephenhilger.bsky.socialFollow Brendon Bigley: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/---Timecodes:(00:00) - "Shadow World" composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata, lyrics by Benjamin Franklin (00:10) - There's no way you thought this would actually be lowkey right? (02:52) - Hey welcome to the show! (05:12) - The culmination of an eight year journey (13:30) - Stephen's history with the franchise (23:28) - General thoughts (01:05:42) - Should you start with this one? (01:11:32) - Spoiler checkpoint! (01:11:53) - "Time to Make History" Composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata, lyrics by Benjamin Franklin (01:12:29) - FINAL SPOILER WARNING (01:14:10) - How it begins (01:25:24) - The first dungeon (01:27:22) - Teddie pt. 1 (01:31:29) - Yukiko and the first dungeon (01:46:28) - The progress-gating (02:00:09) - "Signs of Love" Composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata (02:00:34) - It's Kanji time (02:21:48) - Dojima and Nanako (02:27:50) - The fridge (02:29:08) - The family unit (02:31:53) - Rise (02:40:47) - Teddie pt. 2 (02:51:35) - The Summer (02:57:46) - Naoto (03:06:17) - We've got the full party! (03:08:20) - "Heartbeat, Heartbreak" Composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata (03:08:54) - The endings (03:18:51) - How was the final reveal? (03:25:31) - SPOILERS FOR PERSONA 5 INCOMING (03:26:56) - The culprit's motivations and moving toward the true ending (03:35:31) - Fighting God (03:38:21) - The Jungian lectures (03:48:10) - The final months (04:04:28) - The ski trip (04:16:30) - The epilogue (04:20:21) - "Reach Out To The Truth" Composed by Shoji Meguro, Vocals by Shihoko Hirata (04:20:45) - Listener questions (04:20:59) - Favorite way to make tofu from Jared (feat Percia) (04:26:44) - Stephen's prop (04:39:28) - Favorite and least favorite social links from Everyone (05:08:04) - Dream/Nightmare blunt rotations from Neo Geo Pocket (05:09:35) - Adjusting arcana from Lex (05:13:34) - What is it like replaying Personas from Neo Geo Pocket (05:18:43) - Favorite vocal performance from Ashley (05:20:59) - Best visual/mechanical boss design AND best track from Matt (05:25:03) - Era appropriate albums from Brittlemoon (05:29:15) - Arcana resonance from Brady (05:31:36) - Antagonist comparison from King Blackjack (05:33:50) - What music genre from Biscuit (05:38:08) - Chapter 50 (05:50:22) - THAT'S IT ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons, including our Eternal Gratitude members:Brian MSuperThisWayNick GStarfallrondoSusan H0nlygh0stsVincent JPatrick KEd ASamantha DNorth HeroSam HSnzznGregory Mark SCmndr BiscuiticemanChristian HRydan BCaleb HArden FEye of the DuckKaleNathan EJ. H. AjoelchronoMellowMatthew BRobin LPSeekingSeakingJimmerszoey!Vi