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Maximum Utcast – 22 – Cosmic Stakes vs. Bloody Death Fights
What is real? Are the memories you make attending a summer camp real or are they implanted in your mind by a Hollywood movie? Did you write the news or did the news write you? Have you ever been in a fight, only to find out that you were alone in your Batcave? Is a light gun a joystick, or…
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Currently Playing – 23 – Pragmata with Xzyliac
Forum fixture Xyliac joins Daniel to talk about video games and Texas and where the two intersect. From forming community podcasts to starting online disinformation campaigns, Xzyliac has been woven into the fabric of the internet and has her pulse on the beating heart of video game news for some time now. We get into Pragmata, but only after really…
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Maximum Utcast – 21 – Is the Weirdness Gone?
On this freeform episode of the Maximum Utcast, our hosts are joined by no guests but we weave through run and gun games like Metal Slug, beat ’em ups like Double Dragon, and driving games like Cool Riders. Along the way, we get whispers of games like Absolum, Kunio-kun, Anthology of the Killer, and Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another…
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Talking to My Boy about Videogames – 22 – A Super Hero and Sidekick Podcast Team
The dynamic duo are back to talk all things videogames (and a few movies). We learn what Jonathan really thinks about Supergiant Games and what Ryan thinks of the latest pretender to their throne, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. Along the way Ryan gives us his two cents on Anaconda (2025) and Jaws, plus makes up impromptu lyrics to…
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Maximum Utcast – 20 – Weird Freaks, Plenty of Leaks, Edmund McMillen Speaks
It’s the longest episode of Maximum Utcast ever! Zoey regales us with tales of spooky video games that enrapture dogs before we talk about Mewgenics. Then one of the developers of Mewgenics, Edmund McMillen, stops by to catch up with his pal Jonathan about his career in the games industry working on games like Super Meat Boy, the Binding of…
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Currently Playing – 22 – Not Playing Much with Dr. Glen Hood
Currently Playing is back with the first ever returning guest, Dr. Glen Hood (environmental biologist, professional bug counter) who has been living with Daniel for the last 4 months. It’s another rare in-person chat where we get into why Glen hasn’t been playing very many video games lately. The bulk of the episode is devoted to discussing the Super Mario…
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Maximum Utcast – 19 – The Objectifying, Vectifying, ‘Dead Man’-ifying, Street Fighting Special!
On this thrilling! (is it love?) episode of the Maximum Utcast, Zoey performs a cunning stunt in the form of a live videogame unboxing before Jonathan regales us with tales of being bombarded with requests for pics despite no one understanding his cosplay. We go deep on Street Fighter lore because something’s up with Alex. Later, Jonathan chats with Cherrybombrs…
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Talking to My Boy About Videogames – 21 – It Was the Best of PAX, It Was the Worst of PAX
Jonathan and Ryan return from PAX East 2026 with mostly positive opinions about the show. They talk about some of the games they demoed, the merch they got, the people they met, and the cosplay they saw (and participated in!). Later, they talk a bit about Tomodachi Life, Pokopia, cats, and Food Related Entertainment Intelligent Non-Dorky Super good guys. 0:00:00…
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Maximum Utcast – 18 – The Sommeliers of Video Games
The Maximum Utcast is back with the hottest Vectorman and Shinobi news available! In a show that’s too hot for Canada, we learn about a pushy sommelier, Jonathan’s thoughts on Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, and what the heck is going on with AI upscaling filters. Later, our old pal Tanya stops by to tell us about her…
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Skibidi Toilet – The Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off
This post is a part of the Spin-Off Doctors Spin-Off series. In the great war between IP holders, the only people who are safe are those who achieve viral popularity and when it comes to blatantly grabbing assets and reworking them into a new artistic expression, none are greater than DafuqBoom, AKA Alexey Gerasimov, creator of the Skibidi Toilet series…
