Almost Better Than Silence
420 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 112 ratingsAn 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-270: Best of Game Or No Game Vol. III
December 28, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and AJ give commentary on the third installment of Best of Game Or No Game!
ABTS-269: Tanking In The Ranking
December 24, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Mark, and later AJ all celebrate Christmas Eve by discussing the games they've been playing. Mark and AJ have a chance to go in-depth on some Overwatch talk and then Doug quizzes them with a Christmas themed What's That Sound!
ABTS-268: Best of Game Or No Game Vol. II
December 21, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBIn this bonus episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren continue to look back on some of the best moments of Game Or No Game!
ABTS-267: DVD Screensaver Simulator
December 17, 2018 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, a DVD Screensaver simulator that is captivating live audiences, as well as how Soulja Boy is selling his own gaming console!
ABTS-266: Best of Game Or No Game Vol. I
December 14, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this bonus episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren reflect on the inception of the conversation game Game Or No Game and give their commentary on some of the best moments.
ABTS-265: The Game Awards 2018
December 10, 2018 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Whitney welcome back returning guest Fermin Martinez (author of Oni and creative mind behind Nomidia.net)! Together they discuss the games they've been playing, play a quick What's That Sound, plus they recap the awards and announcements of this year's The Game Awards!
ABTS-264: Deadmau5 Days Of Winter
December 07, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBIn this bonus episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome back the hosts of Gamers Without Borders, Nick Jenkins and Judge Greg! Together they talk about the games they've been playing, reasons for the GWB hiatus, how Doug has a dead mouse in his house, plus they play What's That Sound and I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-263: Fantasy Management Pimp
December 03, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren mourn another lost episode that the listeners will never hear which included Matt Basta and Whitney Nelsen. After that, they discuss the games they've been playing, how Bethesda's in some hot water over a class action lawsuit, news that Neon Genesis Evangelion coming to Netflix in 2019, plus they play Game Or No Game!
ABTS-262: Going In Guns Blazing
November 26, 2018 08:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, how Bren finally ordered a Nintendo Switch, as well as a few Cyber Monday deals and news topics.
ABTS-261: No Pokémon's Off The Menu
November 19, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing (Kingdom Hearts 2 + Shovel Knight), play two games of What's That Sound, as well as talk about a variety of news topics including the trailer for Detective Pikachu and Sony's planned absence for E3 2019.
ABTS-260: No One Needs A Fortnite
November 12, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney discuss the games they've been playing, a brief recap of BlizzCon, how an interstellar object may have been sent by aliens, as well as a really cool League of Legends music video.
ABTS-259: Internet Stuff's Tricky As It Is
November 05, 2018 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, how the website was temporarily down, the recently announced Overwatch and Super Smash Bros Ultimate characters, as well as a variety of games releasing this November!
ABTS-258: People Are Horrible
October 29, 2018 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome back Kenny Rotter (Dumbbells and Dragons) as well as first time guest Fermin Martinez (Oni, Nomidia.net). Together they discuss the games they've been playing, a variety of news topics, plus they play Game Or No Game.
ABTS-257: A Spooky Episode
October 22, 2018 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug welcomes back returning guest Matt Owen from the Super Gamecast 64 Podcast! Together they discuss the games they've been playing (which happen to be particularly spooky), as well as play a game of What's That Sound!
ABTS-256: 2BeReckonedWith
October 15, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren talk about the games they've been playing, scary movies and games to check out this holiday season, plus they play a Spiderman-themed 10 Questions before discussing the news.
ABTS-255: Dance Dance Revolution: The Movie
October 08, 2018 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Mark, and Whitney all discuss the games they've been playing, how Dance Dance Revolution is getting a film adaptation, plans for a Lilo & Stitch live action movie, 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/4b2824b9-9a2b-4975-b45f-966aa586aa91 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
ABTS-254: Tommy Wiseau Is An Alien
October 01, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney welcome back Basta from his hiatus. They all discuss the games they've playing, the abrupt end of Telltale Games, as well as play both I'm Feeling Lucky and Stumpers!
ABTS-253: Where Did Skateboarding Games Go?
September 24, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug welcomes Mark to the show to discuss what they've been up to, games they've been playing, a tangent on Skateboarding, as well as a variety of nerdy news topics. Plus Mark comes up with an idea for a future segment called Cop or Drop!
ABTS-252: Boat People
September 17, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are joined by returning guest and network friend Tracy Wheatley from the Paper News Out Loud podcast! Together they discuss the games they've been playing, the depressing easter eggs and boat people of Spiderman, as well as a variety of gaming news topics.
ABTS-251: The Golden Age of Gaming
September 10, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney discuss the games they've been playing (Destiny 2, Monster Hunter World, and Spiderman) as well as some movie news before playing Game Or No Game!
ABTS-250: We Did Our Best
September 03, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBIn this 250th episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, some games they are looking forward to, as well as a variety of news topics (most of which are bummers).
ABTS-249: Space Assassins
August 27, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney return to discuss the games they've been playing, some gaming and podcasting news, as well as try out a new segment called I'm Feeling Unlucky!
ABTS-248: Not My Superhero!
August 20, 2018 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing (mainly Monster Hunter World, Dark Cloud, and Rocket Knight), as well as play a quick Game Or No Game!
ABTS-247: Voting With Your Money
August 13, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Whitney are later joined by Bren as they all discuss the games they've been playing, how Luigi died recently during Nintendo Direct, as well as how Bren got Mark a Garfield Kart game from 2013!
ABTS-246: Don't Become A Homeowner
August 06, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are back discussing games, how Doug was attacked by Yellow Jackets while weed whacking, plus they play 10 Questions!
ABTS-245: Fish Police
July 30, 2018 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren scare away their listeners before discussing the games they've been playing, how Discord has removed NSFW content, plus they play Game Or No Game!
ABTS-244: Default Character Names
July 23, 2018 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and AJ talk Pokemon Showdown, competitive Overwatch, what games they've been playing, plus they revive the long dead conversation game 10 Questions!
ABTS-243: The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit (Spoilercast)
July 16, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the mid-year PlayStation sale, the Twisted Metal franchise, as well as the full gameplay experience of The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit.
ABTS-242: So Many Drowzees In Rhode Island
July 09, 2018 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and AJ discuss the games they've been playing, why Yu-Gi-Oh! is a bad show, as well as play Game Or No Game!
ABTS-241: Who Could Be Mad At A Fat Hamster?
July 02, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are back to discussing what games they've been playing, how Doug and his fiancé are buying a house, as well as a variety of news topics.
ABTS-240: Too Many Games 2018
June 25, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and AJ travel to Oaks, PA for AJ's first convention at Too Many Games! Afterwards they discuss what they enjoyed as well as play What's That Sound!
ABTS-239: PostEEE (Post E3)
June 18, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, Whitney, and Mark discuss the games that stuck out to them at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo!
ABTS-238: PrEEE (Pre E3)
June 11, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Matt welcome back AJ to discuss what they are all looking forward to at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo! Afterwards, they give some goofy advice while answering some Stumpers!
ABTS-237: I Want The PlayStation Car
June 04, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, what Doug has been learning from Jason Schreier's book Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, as well as some needlessly controversial gaming news!
ABTS-236: Vikings On Shrooms
May 28, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney welcome Matt Owen of the Super Gamecast 64 podcast to the show! After discussing the origin of Matt's podcast, they all discuss the games they've been playing and finish the episode with some topical gaming news.
ABTS-235: Profanity And Bummers
May 21, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, it's back to just Doug and Bren! They discuss the games they've been playing, as well as play What's That Sound before Bren's lightning round news!
ABTS-234: Just Sign The Book Beast!
May 14, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug is joined by returning guest Judge Greg (Real Hero Talk Podcast, Gamers Without Borders)! They discuss the games they've been playing, how video game demos are making a comeback, as well as play Game Or No Game!
ABTS-233: Larry Nodder Before Harry Potter
May 07, 2018 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug is joined by returning guest Tracy Wheatley (Paper News Out Loud) and later Whitney stops by as well. They all discuss the games they've been playing (mainly the new Harry Potter mobile game) as well as play Game Or No Game.
ABTS-232: No Jumping? Deal-Breaker
April 30, 2018 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Whitney, and Bren discuss the games they've been playing, the ideal movie going experience, as well as play I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-231: Thank God For DuckTales
April 23, 2018 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug is joined by returning guests Adam and Brittany from the Press Continue Podcast! After discussing their new Twitch schedule as well as what games they've been playing, Bren shows up just in time for What's That Sound.
ABTS-230: The Pokémon Whore
April 16, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, Matt, and Whitney all discuss the games they've been playing, how E-sports teams aren't really representing their cities, how Ditto and disposable cameras have something in common, plus they all answer some Stumpers before gaming news!
ABTS-229: Steering Directly Into Bummers
April 09, 2018 07:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are later joined by Whitney after discussing the end of the Twitch stream The Attack, and then the team discusses what games they've been playing, plus two exciting PlayStation exclusives on the horizon!
ABTS-228: R2D2 Is Not A Drone
April 02, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney discuss the various games they've been playing, a few gaming news topics, plus they play Game Or No Game and I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-227: The Matrix On Acid
March 26, 2018 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Matt discuss the various games they've been playing, then play a quick Game Or No Game before some random tangents and news.
ABTS-226: Next Level Humor
March 19, 2018 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Mark, and returning guest Tracy Wheatley from the Paper News Out Loud podcast all discuss the games they've been playing, plus they get to play both Game Or No Game and I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-225: Little Finger Condoms
March 12, 2018 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Whitney are joined by returning guest Kenny Rotter from the Dumbbells & Dragons podcast! They discuss the games they've been playing, some various tabletop games, plus they get to play I Was The Walrus! 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/ff0b1055-0ac8-44b1-92af-a0f13fb0c4de This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
ABTS-224: Memes Are Dead
March 05, 2018 08:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Mark, Matt, and Whitney discuss the games they've been playing, plus they get to answer some spicy Stumpers as well as play I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-223: Everyone Loves Pooh
February 26, 2018 12:35 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Matt discuss the games they've been playing, an exciting Pinecast update, a spicy hot take, plus they all answer some interesting Stumpers!
ABTS-222: Penguins Wearing Bikinis
February 19, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Matt discuss the games they've been playing, how some games are breaking the early access curse, plus they all play Game Or No Game as well as Stumpers!
ABTS-221: The Computerized Screams of the Damned
February 12, 2018 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome Beth (Buffy Speak) and returning guest Whitney (Historical Hotties)! They all discuss the games they've been playing, as well as play two games of What's That Sound!