SURVEY_PROGRAM: A podcast about DELTARUNE
Episodes
Episode 23: PODISM 1999: A Podcast about YIIK
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 Luc...
Episode 22: [[Number 1 Rated Salesman1997]]
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 en...
Episode 21: The Physical Challenge!!!
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Nillin make a pitch: Deltarune needs sports spinoffs.They talk the recent Winter Olympics, 2026 being the Year of Lancer, Raygun hitting ‘e...
Episode 20: It's Kind of Like Dragon Blazers!
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Griever introduces Kate to the influences the Final Fantasy series has had on Deltarune, and the characters across the series that parallel the main c...
Episode 19: It's Not Actually "Finished", Yet
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kate has one friend that’s played Undertale but not Deltarune, and another friend that’s played Deltarune but not Undertale. Let’s experiment on...
Episode 18: One Baseball, Please!!!
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
NowIOnlyWantATriumph joins Kate and Valerie for the first ever UNDERTALE/DELTARUNE BASEBALL DRAFT! Each of us put together a team of 19 Undertale and ...
Episode 17: That Robot Was the Embodiment of a Lightner's Dream
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is Mettaton the key to everything? No, but Kate and Valerie talk about him anyway. We talk parallels with Spamton and Tenna, the difference tonally be...
Episode 16: Remember DECEMBER?
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Valerie do some emergency podding about December Holiday, just in time for Christmas. It’s just the start of our talk about the most import...
Episode 15: Just Waiting for Today Felt Like... Years!!
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Shadow of Roserade talk about the ways the fandom has gone crazy in the hiatuses between chapters. We also chat Alvin, the false dichotomy be...
Episode 14: There's Nothing Wrong With Him He's Just Annoying
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
That ain’t Falco. Jackie returns to talk Berdly with Kate. We continue the podcast’s grappling with What Gaming Means and the breakdown of the ner...
[BONUS PREVIEW] Green Room 2: Doctor Who
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe at $5/mo to support the show and get at least one bonus off-topic episode per month!Kate is joined by Sarah Zedig and Sam Keeper to talk abo...
Episode 13: We can always go back to the way things were before.
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Paravellex talk about the 2023 RPG In Stars and Time and what playing it made us think about nostalgia, the prophecy, time and time loops in ...
Episode 12: Eat Dirt, Losers
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Sophia talk about the 2008 “Radiation’s Halloween Hack” and our own embarrassing teenage works. We find a game of surprising quality an...
Episode 11: Maybe Things Took a Weird Route Right Now…
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Jackie talk about the Weird Route, how we can understand Noelle’s motivations and what it all means. What is the nature of the soul? Does a...
[BONUS PREVIEW] Green Room 1: One Battle After Another
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe at $5/mo to support the show and get at least one bonus off-topic episode per month!What if a gorilla could learn jiujitsu? I think it would...
Episode 10: Pump Up the Tunes!
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ash Taylor joins Kate to talk about how Deltarune uses music and sound as part of its story and gameplay, beyond just leitmotif. In part two (41:00), ...
Episode 9: NOT A PERSON SEEMED TO WANT IT
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE IS AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE.Lucretia gathers Kate and Valerie to reveal the most important character in Deltarune. The one...
Episode 8: 10 Years of Fan Mail Are Past This Door!
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Neptune recap and break down the Undertale 10th anniversary stream in Part 1 and the hit indie RPG OFF in Part 2. New lore and character insi...
Episode 7: I Was Just Following You In Reverse
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“I’m gonna trap you here in my yaoi realm.”This was supposed to be an episode about Undertale’s 10th anniversary announcements. Since that’s...
Episode 6: NON-MEN ARE A-OK, TOO!
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it important that the protagonist of Deltarune is transgender? Kate and Valerie say yes.IGN’s Non-Binary Protagonist of the Year. Living in a soc...
Episode 5: What a Strange Moon...
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Elsie talk about inspirations for Undertale and Deltarune, including 1997’s groundbreaking moon: Remix RPG Adventure.Topics: The gamer ideo...
Episode 4: Stories Can Be Retold
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ruby introduces a formerly-oblivious Kate to the wild world of Undertale AUs.Topics: Millenial Valhalla. It’s nice to see you again, Sans. Starbucks...
Episode 3: Don't let mother see THIS!
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mama miba! Mom AMOEBA! Kate and Sophia talk Carol and Toriel, the two main moms of Deltarune, and how their stories intersect with the game’s view o...
Episode 2: I Played It Secret-Style
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE: Kate’s audio is a bit clippy in this episode. Sorry.Kate and Riley round up Deltarune’s outstanding secrets, and how Toby Fox uses mysteries...
Episode 1: YOU ACCEPT EVERYTHING THAT WILL HAPPEN FROM NOW ON
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An oral history of Deltarune Chapter 1, featuring stories from people who were there.SURVEY_PROGRAM is an in-depth discussion of the themes, cultural ...