Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff · Kenneth Hite and Robin D Laws
Flankington’s Syndrome
June 13, 2025·1 hr 6 min·5 clips
Robin reveals how dice create acute suspense as a 'third author' in role-playing games.
As heard by us
A diagnosis opens into ghosts, silent-era fantasy, and a shipwreck.
Ken and Robin start with a diagnosis that feels clinical for a minute, then quickly drifts into questions of voice, persona, and the harder truth that the literature never really hands over a neat answer. The best stretch comes when they lean into that uncertainty.
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You want a weird medical case that keeps slipping into ghosts, telepaths, and genre talk.
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