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There are other [podcasts] than Giant Bomb

SporkAndrewSporkAndrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
Hey, did you know there are podcasts that aren't about video games that feature hosts that aren't inexplicably awful to hear people argue about? Why don't we talk about those?

Punch Up the Jam just had their final Miel / Demi episode with Neil Cicierega and Open Mike Eagle. It is a blast, and answers the question "What does make Ray Parker feel good?"

My Dad Wrote a Porno is back with Season 5. The identity of the special one has been revealed and there has been mention of a rusty prick. Win some / lose some.

Athletico Mince continues to probably be inscrutable to anyone that isn't British. The adverts for Stan Watson's Oily Wipes and the Kitty Batter this week were particularly good

Threedom just released an episode recorded in a hotel room on the CBB tour

Hello From the Magic Tavern is up to two spin-offs now, with EARTH GAMES! This week they played an improv game with Squibert the sort of evil frog. The season opener "Clue" was amazing

PFT has a new podcast "The Neighbourhood Listen" with Nicole Parker on Stitcher Premium. It starts soon and I'm excited!

Or just talk about the Giant Bombcast like usual, I guess. I'm not your supervisor

The one about the fucking space hairdresser and the cowboy. He's got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin
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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    Hmm, I don't believe you. I think you made all those other podcasts up.
    Listen to Yare Yare Boys

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    Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Oh man you just reminded me that it's a yare yare boys week

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    I've been super behind on podcasts actually, since the state fair happens in my town so I've been having to get rides to/from the train station, and a lot of my podcast time is from driving to/from there.

    Also I've been listening to the River City Girls soundtrack a whole lot.

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    WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
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    WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    I have listened to ~70 episodes of Great Gundam Project since about the start of the month

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    HobnailHobnail Registered User regular
    Ive been listening to a lot of the magnus archives because I have a high tolerance for I dont know crappy radio drama I dont know what my problem is

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Metal Gear thread, I'm playing Phantom Pain again and it's a real shame about Quiet's whole thing, because her power set is very cool, with awesome visual effects, and I think her personal story, up to certain points, could be really compelling, and last night I got the scene where she shoots down the fighter jet at sea and it turns out that still fucking rules

    What a dang ol' shame about every single bit of sexualization of the character

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    Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Metal Gear thread, I'm playing Phantom Pain again and it's a real shame about Quiet's whole thing, because her power set is very cool, with awesome visual effects, and I think her personal story, up to certain points, could be really compelling, and last night I got the scene where she shoots down the fighter jet at sea and it turns out that still fucking rules

    What a dang ol' shame about every single bit of sexualization of the character

    On paper she's like, the emotional backbone of the entire game

    But kojima couldn't keep it in his pants

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    WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    Ive been listening to a lot of the magnus archives because I have a high tolerance for I dont know crappy radio drama I dont know what my problem is

    This and penumbra are things I can only take in small bites, for whatever reason

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    The only podcast drama I listened to was The Black Tapes and I thought it was... pretty bad.

    Also Welcome To Nightvale I guess, but I fell off that really quickly.

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    I just finished up the last episode of Spring in Hieron

    @Indie Winter , if you want those spoilers, click here
    So, early on they start a project to attempt to form a coalition with the Gray Duke in order to combat Galenika if it comes to it

    Then, someone draws a card, and according to the card "A project finishes early because someone has a brilliant idea" or whatever

    The "brilliant idea" they decide on is using Affective Magic, or Augury, to pretend that Galenika has already started reconfiguration, in an attempt to scare the Gray Duke into compliance. Those responsible (Hella, Adaire, Epharim, Sunder, Victoria Lake, and Corsica) do this without Benjamin's knowledge, and as soon as he realizes what's happened he feels betrayed, and vows to figure out who's responsible. Art starts a project, which is Benjamin's investigation.

    Benjamin's investigation finishes early (?), and he brings together basically anyone who wasn't at the meeting and lays out for them that he wants to potentially leave the University, as well as bring to justice those who used the magic he discovered in such a shitty way

    And literally after that discussion happens and things are at their most tense,


    The King of Winter is drawn. The Frost Shepard comes.

    Etchwarts on
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    mxmarksmxmarks Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Metal Gear thread, I'm playing Phantom Pain again and it's a real shame about Quiet's whole thing, because her power set is very cool, with awesome visual effects, and I think her personal story, up to certain points, could be really compelling, and last night I got the scene where she shoots down the fighter jet at sea and it turns out that still fucking rules

    What a dang ol' shame about every single bit of sexualization of the character

    On paper she's like, the emotional backbone of the entire game

    But kojima couldn't keep it in his pants

    The tonal whiplash I had from one of the really great cutscenes about her past, to then taking her on a mission in the chopper while she stretched and posed was just the worst.

    PSN: mxmarks - WiiU: mxmarks - twitter: @ MikesPS4 - twitch.tv/mxmarks - "Yes, mxmarks is the King of Queens" - Unbreakable Vow
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    HobnailHobnail Registered User regular
    I also listened to the black tapes, magnus archives is better but same ballpark

    Way less crazily intrusive ads I will say

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    edited September 2019
    James Adomian has a great bit about gay villains including Ursula.

    https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/james-adomain-best-joke-gay-villains.html

    captaink on
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    Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    I signed up for Shrieking Shack's Patreon to get their bonus episodes, and am all about Xeecee falling down the Three Houses fanfic rabbit hole.

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    JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Moriveth wrote: »
    The only podcast drama I listened to was The Black Tapes and I thought it was... pretty bad.

    Also Welcome To Nightvale I guess, but I fell off that really quickly.

    I thought black tapes started off really well and then it got very very very bad

    I have a podcast about Power Rangers:Teenagers With Attitude | TWA Facebook Group
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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Black Tapes just had too much ACTIIIIIING

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    GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    I’m just glad we are getting past the mode that all fictional podcasts have to be based around a serial model

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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Gustav wrote: »
    I’m just glad we are getting past the mode that all fictional podcasts have to be based around a serial model

    do you mean serial as in a series of episodes that form a long plot or serial the other podcast

    I have a podcast about Power Rangers:Teenagers With Attitude | TWA Facebook Group
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    BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    it's hard to avoid emulating the first thing in your medium to some degree

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    GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    Gustav wrote: »
    I’m just glad we are getting past the mode that all fictional podcasts have to be based around a serial model

    do you mean serial as in a series of episodes that form a long plot or serial the other podcast

    Serial the podcast. Or really just any fictionalization of a radio show

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    WeedLordVegetaWeedLordVegeta Registered User regular
    Jragghen wrote: »
    I miss Important if True.

    Hoisted

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    The second season of the Wolverine podcast wrapped up recently and man it was so good

    I generally liked that first season as an opening move into this genre but season 2 improves on it in basically every way and leans into the fact that a radio play based on a comic is going to be inherently pretty cheesy

    Mild spoilers for the end of season 2
    hearing Richard Armitage and the guys who play Gambit and Wyngarde acting out very comic-y fight dialogue or scene descriptions and yelling things like YOU BROKE MY BO STAFF, DAMN YOU and AH YES LOGAN THERE YOU ARE, FROZEN IN MID STRIDE, LEANING FORWARD AT EXACTLY 15 DEGREES just really tickled me

    It also doesn't suffer from any plots that go nowhere - looking at you, cult from season 1

    Everyone should listen if they haven't! It's all out and free on the regular podcast feeds

    Grey Ghost on
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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    I sort of miss the "Logan is barely in it" angle from season one, but this is definitely plotted much better

    I have a podcast about Power Rangers:Teenagers With Attitude | TWA Facebook Group
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    DJ EebsDJ Eebs Moderator, Administrator admin
    Moriveth wrote: »
    The only podcast drama I listened to was The Black Tapes and I thought it was... pretty bad.

    Also Welcome To Nightvale I guess, but I fell off that really quickly.

    I thought black tapes started off really well and then it got very very very bad

    the spinoff is WAY WORSE

    limetown is good tho

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    DiarmuidDiarmuid Amazing Meatball Registered User regular
    Athletico Mince continues to probably be inscrutable to anyone that isn't British. The adverts for Stan Watson's Oily Wipes and the Kitty Batter this week were particularly good

    Crime Files is my favourite bit of Mince at the moment

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    GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    edited September 2019
    Aside from the pig episode I didn’t like Limetown very much. Felt like a podcast version of breaking the documentary format like in a found footage film

    Gustav on
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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    DJ Eebs wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    The only podcast drama I listened to was The Black Tapes and I thought it was... pretty bad.

    Also Welcome To Nightvale I guess, but I fell off that really quickly.

    I thought black tapes started off really well and then it got very very very bad

    the spinoff is WAY WORSE

    limetown is good tho

    But then... wait a minute

    then I listened to a podcast

    and you won't believe what happened... next

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    I cannot abide that type of storytelling, it drives me up the wall. Devil in the White City did it to me.

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    darunia106darunia106 J-bob in games Death MountainRegistered User regular
    Hey now. Of course there are other podcasts.

    Like the Giant Beastcast, Giant Bomb Aftermath, and All Systems Goku.

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    edited September 2019
    Speaking of the Beastcast
    Vinny trying to talk about Kingdom Hearts is the funniest version of "people who don't know Kingdom Hearts trying to talk about Kingdom Hearts"

    Etchwarts on
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    DoodmannDoodmann Registered User regular
    darunia106 wrote: »
    Hey now. Of course there are other podcasts.

    Like the Giant Beastcast, Giant Bomb Aftermath, and All Systems Goku.

    Have they decided where All Systems Goku is going next? Now that both Jeff and Dan are full fledged weebs?

    Whippy wrote: »
    nope nope nope nope abort abort talk about anime
    I like to ART
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    PwnanObrienPwnanObrien He's right, life sucks. Registered User regular
    bullshit.

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    rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits HoustonRegistered User regular
    I dunno if this got posted in the last thread but



    Apparently griffins are interchangeable.

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    Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    Doodmann wrote: »
    darunia106 wrote: »
    Hey now. Of course there are other podcasts.

    Like the Giant Beastcast, Giant Bomb Aftermath, and All Systems Goku.

    Have they decided where All Systems Goku is going next? Now that both Jeff and Dan are full fledged weebs?

    they haven't talked about it since finishing DBZ, it sounded like they weren't sure if they were gonna go for DB, GT, or Super next

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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Jeff expressed a strong preference for GT

    Whiiiich I would for sure LISTEN to but I'd enjoy Super a lot, lot more

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    Brovid HasselsmofBrovid Hasselsmof [Growling historic on the fury road] Registered User regular
    Listened to the Kiki's Delivery Service ep of Blank Check today and I think my heart grew three sizes.

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    ChincymcchillaChincymcchilla Registered User regular
    Listened to the Kiki's Delivery Service ep of Blank Check today and I think my heart grew three sizes.

    I wanted to give Ben a big hug

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    QuantumTurkQuantumTurk Registered User regular
    Db is simultaneously so good and so problematic though. Gt is just....not great.

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