SURVEY_PROGRAM is an in-depth discussion of the themes, cultural impact, and history of Deltarune and Undertale, with a rotating panel of guests. Episodes release every other Wednesday.
#SURVEY_PROGRAM Episode 34: Chapter 2, The City of the Shining SURVEY_PROGRAM looks back again to a past chapter as Kate hears BQ’s reactions to playing Chapter 2 for the first time in 2026, including the first new Chapter 2-era theories in a long time.
Episode 34: Chapter 2, The City of the Shining — GruppeshrikeKate hears BQ’s reactions to playing Chapter 2 for the first time in 2026.gruppeshrike.net#SURVEY_PROGRAM Episode 32: (Drag me down somewhere no one is supposed to go.) Kate and Jackie reconvene for a follow-up on new advancements in the Chapter 5 weird route, and the complicated feelings playing it surfaces. gruppeshrike.net/surveyprogra...
Episode 32: (Drag me down somewhere no one is supposed to go.) — GruppeshrikeKate and Jackie reconvene for a follow-up on new advancements in the Chapter 5 weird route, and the complicated feelings playing it surfaces.gruppeshrike.netEpisode 31: THIS IS YOUR BODY. DO YOU ACCEPT IT? Kate and Valerie reconvene for a Chapter 5 update on what Deltarune is saying about gender in what is the trans-est chapter yet. (This is a sequel to our Kris and Mettaton episodes.) #SURVEY_PROGRAM
Episode 31: THIS IS YOUR BODY. DO YOU ACCEPT IT? — GruppeshrikeKate and Valerie reconvene for a Chapter 5 update on what Deltarune is saying about gender in what is the trans-est chapter yet.gruppeshrike.net#SURVEY_PROGRAM Episode 30: The Flower Man Kate and Elsie kick off Season 2 with their first reactions to Chapter 5. Full spoilers ahead!
Episode 30: The Flower Man — GruppeshrikeKate and Elsie kick off Season 2 with their first reactions to Chapter 5. Full spoilers ahead!gruppeshrike.net#SURVEY_PROGRAM Episode 29: A Parade, Perhaps? Substitute Games Month is brought to a shuddering halt by the arrival of Chapter 5. But, before the drought ends, Kate and Lucretia gab about ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies, the controversial sort-of successor to Disco Elysium.
Episode 29: A Parade, Perhaps? — GruppeshrikeSubstitute Games Month is brought to a shuddering halt by the arrival of Chapter 5. But, before the drought ends, Kate and Lucretia gab about ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies , the controversial sort-o...gruppeshrike.netIt’s SUBSTITUTE GAMES MONTH, where we talk about new games that aren’t Deltarune before Chapter 5's release! Kate and Nillin break down @apthomson.bsky.social’s Titanium Court, modern fae stories, and metatexuality. Within, Kate grapples with the question: can you love a game to death?
Episode 28: The Estate of a Fairy — GruppeshrikeIt’s SUBSTITUTE GAMES MONTH, where SURVEY_PROGRAM talks about new games that aren’t Deltarune before Chapter 5 snipes us! Kate and Nillin kick off festivities by breaking down AP Thomson’s Titanium ...gruppeshrike.net#SURVEY_PROGRAM Episode 27: Chapter 1, the March of the Dark King BQ rejoins the show after discussing playing Undertale but not Deltarune in Episode 19 to react to playing Chapter 1 for the first time. They react to the new world and characters of Deltarune.
Episode 27: Chapter 1, the March of the Dark King — GruppeshrikeBQ rejoins the show after discussing playing Undertale but not Deltarune in Episode 19 to react to playing Chapter 1 for the first time. Reactions include gonermaker, religious ska, gender, Greenst...gruppeshrike.netFor $5/mo supporters on Gruppeshrike: Green Room Episode 7: Money Plane Lucretia has watched Money Plane (2020), starring the wrestler formerly known as Edge and Kelsey Grammer, literally 100 times. Kate tries to find out why, and herself succumbs to Plania. gruppeshrike.net/greenroom/7
#SURVEY_PROGRAM Episode 26: The COOKING CHANNEL! Kate interviews Shadow of Roserade about Undertale: Cooking with Kindness, a new Undertale fangame about the green Kindness soul, with cooking minigame mechanics. Can you make the greatest restaurant the Underground has ever seen?
Episode 26: The COOKING CHANNEL! — GruppeshrikeKate interviews Shadow of Roserade about Undertale: Cooking with Kindness , a new Undertale fangame about the green Kindness soul, with cooking minigame mechanics. Can you make the greatest restaur...gruppeshrike.netEpisode 25: The Pen Was Lying There for Them to Pick Up Kate and Valerie discuss Undertale and Deltarune as art made by a millennial and ask what defines millennial art, what experiences millennials share that go into their art, and the indie game as the modern equivalent to the personal film.
Episode 25: The Pen Was Lying There for Them to Pick Up — GruppeshrikeKate and Valerie discuss Undertale and Deltarune as art made by a millennial and ask “what defines millennial art?” For this, they define what a generation means as an analytic context, what exper...gruppeshrike.netGreen Room Episode 6: Questionable Content For $5/mo supporters! Kate and Sophia talk about the webcomic Questionable Content and take a tour of their 2000s webcomic diet, a bit of chat about Cerebus and Doctor Who, raving under a bridge, and more. gruppeshrike.net/greenroom/6
#SURVEY_PROGRAM Episode 24: Your MOTHER on the other hand...! Whoo! Jackie tells Kate about playing Earthbound for the first time in 2026. They discuss the game’s influence on Undertale, Deltarune and the genre at large. gruppeshrike.net/surveyprogra...
Episode 24: Your MOTHER on the other hand...! Whoo! — GruppeshrikeJackie tells Kate about playing Earthbound for the first time in 2026. They discuss the game’s influence on Undertale, Deltarune and the genre at large.gruppeshrike.netEpisode 23: PODISM 1999: A Podcast about YIIK PODISM 1999 is back with our 23rd episode about YIIK: A Postmodern RPG! In our latest deep dive into the defining indie RPG of this era, Kate asks Lucretia the most important YIIK question yet: What kind of ska would Alex Eggleston listen to?
Episode 23: PODISM 1999: A Podcast about YIIK — GruppeshrikePODISM 1999 is back with our 23rd episode about YIIK: A Postmodern RPG! In our latest deep dive into the defining indie RPG of this era, Kate asks Lucretia the most important YIIK question yet: What k...gruppeshrike.netBonus Episode 5: Get More Furry and Go to the Opera Kate and Goomy talk about working together for so many years, MLB & the World Baseball Classic, the Pokémon series, Slay the Spire 2, MMOs and the problem with modern RPGs, Kate getting more furry, and ask YOU to go to the symphony and opera more.
gruppeshrike.netEpisode 22: [[Number 1 Rated Salesman1997]] Kate and Goomy finally discuss the spammy little mailman and ask YOU for help defining the difference between a blorbo and a tumblr sexyman. At the end, we get an EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE of the all-new Black Knife remix by Hywell. #SURVEY_PROGRAM #deltarune
Episode 22: [[Number 1 Rated Salesman1997]] — GruppeshrikeKate and Goomy finally discuss the spammy little mailman and ask YOU for help defining the difference between a blorbo and a tumblr sexyman. At the end, we get an EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE of the all-new Bla...gruppeshrike.netEpisode 21: The Physical Challenge!!! Kate and Nillin make a pitch: Deltarune needs sports spinoffs. gruppeshrike.net/surveyprogra...
Episode 21: The Physical Challenge!!! — GruppeshrikeKate and Nillin make a pitch: Deltarune needs sports spinoffs.gruppeshrike.netEpisode 20: It's Kind of Like Dragon Blazers! Griever introduces Kate to the influences the Final Fantasy series has had on Deltarune, and the characters across the series that parallel the main cast. We discuss a variety of — Wait, there’s a DR. GAST???
Episode 20: It's Kind of Like Dragon Blazers! — GruppeshrikeGriever introduces Kate to the influences the Final Fantasy series has had on Deltarune, and the characters across the series that parallel the main cast. We discuss a variety of — Wait, there’s a ...gruppeshrike.net