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Almost Better Than Silence

420 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 112 ratings

An explicit comedy/video games podcast with guest interviews, conversation games, and more! New episodes air every Monday on all podcast platforms!

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Episodes

ABTS-320: But Wait, There's More

December 02, 2019 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing (mainly Pokemon Sword + Hyrule Warriors), and some news topics including a Pringle's serving gaming headset!

ABTS-319: Brutally Swinging That Leek

November 25, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Basta all discuss the games they've been playing, stories about being electrocuted, various show topics, plus they all give advice in another Tunnel of Love!

ABTS-318: Human Face Fishes

November 18, 2019 06:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are back talking games they've been playing, how Doug's cats are getting along, plus some news topics including a fish with a human face, as well as the launch of Disney+!

ABTS-317: Trust In Us Nintendo

November 11, 2019 06:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren talk about how Doug saw his favorite band, how he is adopting another cat, plus they discuss the games they've been playing as well as some news topics.

ABTS-316: Back To Our Roots

November 04, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

In this episode of ABTS, everything's on fire again and Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, various news topics, and play Game Or No Game!

ABTS-315: The Melon Heads Were Drinking Beer

October 28, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Whitney wrap up Halloween month by talking games, playing a spooky themed 10 Questions, plus Matt Owen stops by to talk scary games and movies too!

ABTS-314: Almost Bloodier Than Skeletons

October 21, 2019 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark all keep the spooky theme of Halloween Month alive by discussing the games they've been playing, some news topics, plus a terrifying improv skit!

ABTS-313: British Memes Are Weird

October 14, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Gamers Without Borders return from the dead to host the show with Doug and Bren. Together they talk about what games they've been playing, plus they all play What's That Sound and I Was The Walrus!

ABTS-312: Halloween Month Begins

October 07, 2019 11:29 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Matt discuss how ABTS is celebrating Halloween for the full month of October, plus the games they've been playing, as well as a handful of new topics! BOTW 2 Tweet: https://twitter.com/the_regressor/status/1180177758917464064 Support Almost Better Than Silence by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/abts Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abts/8989746f-8ac1-4be4-b0a9-e088d04fc383 This podcast is powered by...

ABTS-311: A Step In The Wrong Direction

September 30, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren have all sorts of issues recording the episode but power through and talk about the very limited games they've been playing. On the bright side, Breadshoes.rocks is back online and updated with new content, plus we announce our plans for a spooky October!

ABTS-310: Kings Of The Dojo

September 23, 2019 05:00 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the limited games they've been playing as Doug returns from his honeymoon in Disney and Bren get's his PC repaired (spoiler: it's still broken)! Then after a few show topics they get to play a Disney themed 10 Questions!

ABTS-309: Pogs vs. Crazy Bones

September 16, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild because Doug is getting married soon and hasn't played much! Together they also discuss a variety of news topics (including the recent Nintendo Direct) plus they play What's That Sound!

ABTS-308: There's A Boombox At Basta's Door

September 09, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Matt discuss the games they've been playing, plus they play Game Or No Game and Tunnel Of Love!

ABTS-307: Season 2 Starts Now!

September 02, 2019 05:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

In this new season of ABTS, Doug and Whitney welcome back returning guest Pat Johnston from The Melting Pat to discuss the games they've been playing, how Telltale Games is making a comeback, plus they play I Was The Walrus! New intro/outro music provided by: Kinda Alright Support Almost Better Than Silence by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/abts Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abts/ccfca48e-e727-4b10-87ca-31ed6706fae0 This podcast ...

ABTS-306: The Internet Needs To Chill

August 26, 2019 05:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, a variety of news topics despite it being a slow time for gaming news, plus Doug gives an update on his record label!

ABTS-305: Path To Twitch Affiliate w/ JulesTheHuman

August 19, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are joined by Youtuber, podcaster, and Twitch streamer JulesTheHuman! Together they discuss they games they've been playing, the requirements for becoming a Twitch affiliate, plus they play I Was The Walrus!

ABTS-304: Video Game Rehab

August 12, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, a little background on record cutting, plus they play a Keanu Reeves themed 10 Questions!

ABTS-303: Alyssa White Interview

August 05, 2019 05:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Whitney welcome Alyssa White onto the show! Together they discuss her background in Youtube, podcasting, as well as what games they've all been playing, plus they play I Was The Walrus!

ABTS-302: Screaming The Weight Off

July 29, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, Mark, and AJ all discuss the games they've been playing, a small assortment of news topics, plus AJ leaves early for an Overwatch scrimmage before the others play I Was The Walrus.

ABTS-301: Chef Kevin Interview

July 22, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.3 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Whitney, and returning guest Matt Owen (Super Gamecast 64) welcome Kevin Bartelt (aka Chef Kevin) to the podcast! Together they discuss Kevin's background in the podcasting industry, how he started his own show with Yusong Liu, the various games everyone's been playing, plus they play Game Or No Game!

ABTS-300: No Hiatus After All

July 15, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug is joined by Whitney to celebrate the 300th episode of the podcast. Bren stops by as well and they all discuss the games they've been playing, reminisce about the past 300 episodes, play I Was The Walrus, plus Doug and Mark do an improv bit about storming area 51. Thank everyone who has ever tuned in, even if it was for just one episode!

ABTS-299: Speaking of Netflix...

July 08, 2019 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, how Stranger Things Season 3 is very good (no spoilers!), plus a few other shows you can currently find on Netflix!

ABTS-298: Slippery Kids

July 01, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Matt all discuss the games they've been playing, we learn about some long-awaited Pinecast updates, plus they take another stab at the new conversation game Tunnel of Love!

ABTS-297: Underwater GTA

June 24, 2019 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, an animation tangent, plus they play What's That Sound!

ABTS-296: A Breathtaking E3

June 17, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Bren, Doug, and Whitney give a quick update on what they've been playing lately before diving into a recap of this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo! They also discuss a few standout indie titles as well as play Game Or No Game!

ABTS-295: The Butterfinger of Countries

June 10, 2019 12:49 - 1 hour - 56 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Mark, and Whitney catch up on what's been going on in their lives, talk games, and play a listener submitted Game Or No Game!

ABTS-294: Movies for Misfits

June 03, 2019 07:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, go on various tangents about nostalgia and movies, plus an assortment of news topics.

ABTS-293: Flame Boy For Game Boy

May 27, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, play a quick Game Or No Game, plus go over a few news topics.

ABTS-292: Dad Life With Bruce

May 20, 2019 07:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Whitney welcome Bruce Stevenson back to the show to discuss the games they've been playing, an interesting alliance between Sony and Microsoft, as well as play Game Or No Game!

ABTS-291: Network No More

May 13, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, the end of AlmostBetter.net, they reminisce about their D&D podcast, plus they play an incredibly easy game of What's That Sound! Support Almost Better Than Silence by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/abts Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abts/efb0a096-b907-4edf-a6cc-660e59ad0ad5 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

ABTS-290: All About That Distance

May 06, 2019 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Matt are joined by returning guests Cory and Amanda from the One Track Gamers podcast! Together they discuss the games they've been playing, Basta debuts a new NSFW conversation game called Tunnel of Love, plus they play I Was The Walrus!

ABTS-289: Eminem MMO

April 29, 2019 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome back returning guest and network friend Kenny Rotter from the Dumbbells & Dragons podcast. Together they discuss what games they've been playing, various new topics, as well as play Game Or No Game! Support Almost Better Than Silence by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/abts Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abts/05d1c27e-86e5-4b36-acbe-9da674dcb887 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

ABTS-288: Yusong Liu Interview

April 22, 2019 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Whitney interview Yusong Liu! We discuss how he met the Doughboys, learn why he started his podcast Worse Case Scenario, why he considers himself a gamer (lowercase g), plus we play What's That Sound!

ABTS-287: Robots On Krokodil

April 15, 2019 17:29 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Whitney are later joined by Bren as they all discuss the games they've been playing, how Sony now allows users to change their PSN names, plus they play What's That Sound!

ABTS-286: Please Don't Unsubscribe!

April 12, 2019 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Mark go off the rails but do their best to talk about games they've been playing, plus they try a one-off improv segment about a movie script that doesn't exist.

ABTS-285: Nobody Poops On The Moon

April 08, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome Matt Basta back the show and they all discuss the games they've been playing, Basta gives his insight on the Google Stadia, plus they play some Christmas-themed Stumpers in April!

ABTS-284: The Year of the Relapse

April 01, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are back talking about how Doug has played nothing, how Bren is falling back into some old favorites, plus they play a quick round of Game Or No Game!

ABTS-283: Dark Anime And Donuts

March 25, 2019 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug is joined by returning guest Pat Johnston (The Melting Pat, Short Lived Show Show) as well as a surprise visit from Mark! Together they all discuss the games they've been playing, the announcement of the Google Stadia, plus Mark tells a funny story! ("What a story Mark!")

ABTS-282: I Have Nothing, But Lost Nothing

March 18, 2019 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney talk games (including a Cookie Clicker tragedy), Whitney gives an exclusive look at her upcoming Fast & Furious podcast, plus we get to hear audio ripped from Yusong Liu's (Doughboys, Worse Case Scenario) twitch stream where he sang about our show twice! Support Almost Better Than Silence by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/abts Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/abts/119f99eb-001f-4fd7-8b...

ABTS-281: Not My Sonic

March 11, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss how few video games they've been playing and instead go over a variety of news topics before playing Game Or No Game.

ABTS-280: Chicken Guy

March 04, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, how Doug is planning his honeymoon around Guy Fieri's new restaurant, plus they go through a big backlog of news topics!

ABTS-279: Kingdom Hearts III Spoilercast

February 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug welcomes back returning guests Cory and Amanda from the One Track Gamers podcast! Together they give a full review of the third installment to the Kingdom Hearts franchise.

ABTS-278: Roller Toaster Raccoon

February 18, 2019 08:30 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are on their own talking video games. Doug gives his reaction to the ending of Kingdom Hearts 3 (without spoilers) and Bren explains why he is playing Apex Legends.

ABTS-277: Call If You Have Any Questions

February 11, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Whitney are later joined by Bren to all discuss the games they've been playing, Doug gushes his thoughts about Kingdom Hearts 3 so far, as well as a variety of other news topics!

ABTS-276: 12 Year Rollercoaster

February 04, 2019 16:45 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney discuss the games they've been playing, Whitney recaps her experience at PodCon, as well as a variety of other gaming news topics!

ABTS-275: Caught Zunkary Smoking Again...

January 28, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

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ABTS-274: The Pants Gave It Away

January 21, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, how Terra's pants in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep may reveal spoilers, plus Bren gets to share his thoughts on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

ABTS-273: For Masochists, By Masochists

January 14, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney all discuss the games they've been playing, Bren's experience with the indie game Gris, how the developer of Device 6 and Year Walk will be responsible for Sayonara Wild Hearts, as well as a very bizarre Pottermore tweet.

ABTS-272: Super Silence 64

January 07, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug is joined by returning guest Matt Owen from the Super Gamecast 64 podcast! Together they start off the year by discussing what games they've been playing, the differences between Pokémon: Let's Go Eevee and Pikachu, plus a look into what games are releasing in 2019!

ABTS-271: Prepping for Kingdom Hearts 3 w/ OTG

December 31, 2018 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

In this episode of ABTS, Doug is joined by returning guests and network friends Cory and Amanda from the One Track Gamers podcast! Together they discuss what games they've been playing lately, go on a lengthy Kingdom Hearts tangent, as well as play a Christmas themed Game Or No Game!

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John Sonmez
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Jon Gabrus
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Matt Apodaca
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Nick Wiger
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Reggie Watts
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Trisha Hershberger
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