What's up party people. I've had a crap ton of stuff going on in my life recently. Three months of pain, mental torture, and overall burnout. I have made a glorious return, with New Year's resolutions in tow. Projects are being revived, revised, and renewed. There is also a new thing that I am working on with fellow Newgrounds member, a man whose works I am a huge fan of, and one who I am privileged to call, friend.

The Weekly Review with TGO #11

Papers, Podcasts, and People

I. Off The Wall

I was one of the guests on @ThatJohnnyGuy's podcast, @OffTheWallShow. Which there will be a link to it down below. That was part of Season 3. After the show, I messaged him telling him that I had a lot of fun doing that episode with him and would love to do it again. That was my first podcast ever. It was also the first time Newgrounds would hear my voice.

For years now though, I have been wanting to do a podcast and have a co-host on board with me. My plans were to do this with @BenTibbetts. That man is a veritable machine, not only on Newgrounds, but outside of it as well. Which if you don't know what all he does, follow this link.

Now I don't want to give away spoilers, so I will say here, that I am the new co-host of Off The Wall. The debut episode will be this Friday, so follow @OffTheWallShow so you can be alerted when episode one of Season 4 drops. The first episode is meant to catch people up on what we've been doing and how we came together for Season 4. There will be tons of guests as we're still in production, but we are booked with guests through March. There will be new episodes EVERY WEEK! That's right EVERY WEEK!

II. The Tank Tribune

While working on The Tank Tribune, it has gotten a bit stale lately for me. Working on it seems more like a chore than something I enjoyed doing. I need to shake things up with it. I've noticed that there is barely any news in it. I need to make it better in that sense.

For the past couple of weeks I've been tweaking the design bit by bit. All that's left is to bring it altogether. At one point I thought I would have to move The Tank Tribune back to Mondays. Fear not though, with this new set-up I can keep The Tank Tribune on Sundays.

III. The Interviewer

With the changes I am making to The Tank Tribune, it will leave me with more time to work on The Interviewer. I already have my next guest lined up. As always, those who contribute to the Producer section on my Patreon will get interviews one week before they're posted to The Interviewer account. With the return of The Interviewer, the next interview will be available for all tiers. As a thank you to my patrons for sticking it out with me through all of this.

For who the next guest will be, I've talked about it in Off The Wall. If you want to know who it is, you'll have to listen to the podcast or join my Patreon when I post the research paper on there, as a sneak peek. Those in the Supporter tier and higher will get to see the research paper. Those in the Producer tier will get to submit questions to a guest, a new feature!

Another note, those in the Supporter and Producer tiers can make suggestions on who to interview next. You can still make suggestions, but these tiers will have priority.

IV. Newgrounds Treasure Hunt 2023

If you haven't seen it yet on the front page, @SplatterDash and myself are hosting the revival of the Treasure Hunt. The Treasure Hunt was an old contest on Newgrounds that Tom started back in 2006. It went for five years, ending on 2011. It has been dormant for ten years. Both SplatterDash and I had the idea to revive it. I will be posting more information about the Treasure Hunt's history in the @Archive.

The Treasure Hunt was about finding the hidden gems on Newgrounds in the Portal. Now for the first time ever, all the Portals are available for you to find treasure. Animation, Games, Audio, and Art. There are also cash prizes available for the person who finds the Hidden Gem and the creator of said Hidden Gem.

The deadline is February 17th, 2023. Join the Treasure Hunt Today! Find me dat booty yeh mateys!

And that's that. I hope all of you have been doing well and doing better than I have been recently. This February has started off really well. I've been having a lot of fun as a podcast co-host. I am eager to show you all what I've been working on and hope you all enjoy what I have for you.

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