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-120: The Next Big Rhythm Game
July 15, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark are back at it again talking about Overwatch rumors, Pokemon GO experiences, and despite hearing the theme song twice, they play one of the funniest games of I Was The Walrus yet!
ABTS-119: Too Many Games 2016
July 11, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark discuss the games they've been playing, include a clip from Too Many Games convention, and then play a game of I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-118: What Is That Segway?
July 04, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are joined by Adam from Press Continue Podcast! They all discuss the various games they've been playing as well as put Adam's gaming knowledge to the test with an extended version of What Is That Sound!
ABTS-117: Chuck Carter Interview
June 27, 2016 06:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren interview Chuck Carter who has worked on more than 25 games including Myst, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, the Command & Conquer franchise, and more! Listeners will get to learn about how he started his own indie game studio, Eagre Games, as well as how he does work for NASA! What did you think of this episode? Leave us your feedback! https://pinecast.com/feedback/abts/95c5536d-47d5-4cfe-868e-90cbfe7c0672 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
ABTS-116: A Wet And Wild E3
June 20, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and AJ all discuss this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo giving details on the ups and down of the various conferences, some long anticipated game announcements, and how Kojima drank the tears of Konami.
ABTS-115: Terrible Humans, Great Americans
June 17, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and AJ confess to eating too much fast food, bring up the games they've been playing, as well as revive the conversation game 10 Questions!
ABTS-114: Short Term Memory Loss
June 13, 2016 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark are back at it again talking about games they've been playing, how one game entirely rips off the plot of Naruto, and they play Game Or No Game again because the theme song is so great!
ABTS-113: Never Sleep On A Bus
June 06, 2016 06:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug tells Bren and Matt what games he's been playing, Matt fixes a Pinecast error on air, and they discuss how there are plans for a Mirror's Edge TV series.
ABTS-112: Legal PCP (Press Continue Podcast)
May 30, 2016 06:00 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome back returning guests Adam and Brittany of the Press Continue Podcast to talk about video games, graphic novels, movies and more! They all get the chance to play What Is That Sound as well as a game of I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-111: Bruce Knows That Sound
May 27, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are joined by regular guest Bruce Stevenson as they discuss a variety of games old and new, and Doug finally let's us know how he really feels about The Last of Us before a game of What Is That Sound!
ABTS-110: The Fall of Troy Interview
May 23, 2016 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren interview post-hardcore legends The Fall of Troy and ask the members Thomas, Andrew, and Tim what kind of video games they play these days, as well as what inspired them to produce a free album for their fans!
ABTS-109: Leave That Clown Seal Alone
May 20, 2016 06:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark all discuss Overwatch withdrawal, the new starter Pokémon for Sun and Moon, Doug yells about the new Call of Duty trailer, and they all play I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-108: Dropping the Knowledge-Hammer
May 16, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark all discuss the games they've been playing, the various games that were banned around the world recently, and Mark has a game of What's That Sound up his sleeve.
ABTS-107: Allen Covert Interview
May 09, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren interview Allen Covert of Happy Madison Productions whose most known for the lead role of Alex in the movie Grandma's Boy! We discuss his background in the film industry, how he met Adam Sandler, as well as what games he's been playing lately.
ABTS-106: Slither.io - Touch Yourself
May 06, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Matt all try to maintain conversation while playing a browser-based game, Basta brings us up to speed on Pinecast and Playstation Neo, and they play I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-105: Dark Souls The Board Game
May 02, 2016 06:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren are joined by regular guest Jeremy Dubs and they all discuss the various games they've been playing, their thoughts on Playstation Neo, how a Dark Souls 3 board game is coming, and they play a game of I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-104: IndieGameStand Interview
April 25, 2016 06:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren interview the co-founder of IndieGameStand.com, Mike Gnade! We talk about how the website came to be as well as how steam key reselling is hurting game developers.
ABTS-103: Fans Hearing Fans
April 22, 2016 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark all discuss the games they've been playing, Mark finishes Witcher 3, Doug gets a PS4, and we even try out a new conversation game!
ABTS-102: Harebrained Schemes Interview
April 18, 2016 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren interview the co-founder of Harebrained Schemes, Mitch Gitelman! We discuss the various games that the studio has produced as well as their upcoming multiplayer roguelike game Necropolis!
ABTS-101: Curvy Controller Talk
April 15, 2016 06:16 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and AJ discuss the games they've been playing, how Doug ordered a Steam controller, the trailer for a new Star Wars movie, and they play a game of What's That Sound!
ABTS-100: Almost Better Than Stromboli
April 11, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBIn the 100th episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, Matt, and Mark are joined with Joe Krause of the Erie Canal Theatre podcast to celebrate the momentous occasion. As usual, we all discuss the games we've been playing but more importantly the Almost Better Than Dragons podcast takes over and Mark proves why he isn't allowed on the main campaign.
ABTS-099: BreadShoes.Rocks
April 04, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Matt discuss the various games they've been playing, who would actually win when it comes to Superman vs. Batman, and Basta makes an online bread shoes archive during a game of I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-098: This Open World Is Too Open
March 28, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark all discuss the games and anime they've been enjoying, whether or not open world games can have too much content, as well as play a game of I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-097: Illegal Geniuses
March 25, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark all discuss the games they've been playing, anime that they've been watching, and get the chance to play a quick game of What Is That Sound!
ABTS-096: The Entreprogrammers Stop By
March 21, 2016 06:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome back returning guests John Sonmez and Charles Max Wood of the Entreprogrammers podcast! They get the opportunity to discuss the future of podcasting, the biggest challenge they face as entrepreneurs, plus John and Chuck get the chance to face off at I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-095: Blindly Groping
March 18, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark all discuss some news in the gaming world, various games that they have been playing, as well as play a ridiculous round of I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-094: Ragdolling the Statue of Liberty
March 14, 2016 06:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Matt all discuss the games they've been playing, jumping out of helicopters in the Grand Theft Auto games, and they get the chance to play a couple games of What Is That Sound!
ABTS-093: The Attack Takes Over
March 07, 2016 06:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome back returning guests Alex Corea and Yaniv Fituci from the popular Twitch stream The Attack! We also get to hear from Evanne Friedmann for the first time, and we have Alex and Yaniv face off at I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-092: Catching Up With Bruce
March 04, 2016 06:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome back Bruce Stevenson who brings them up to speed on what is new in the fighting game community (like Street Fighter V). And in the spirit of fighting games, Bruce takes on Bren at I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-091: Tricking A.I.
February 29, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark all discuss the games they've been playing, how Doug was able to trick some A.I., some news in the Playstation VR world, and they get to play a few games of What Is That Sound!
ABTS-090: Nailed By A Meteor
February 22, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 81.5 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, Mark, and AJ all discuss the games they've been playing, how AJ doesn't return his games to Redbox, and how someone was killed by a meteor! Also find out if the losing streak continues for Bren on I Was The Walrus.
ABTS-089: Dead Business Heaven
February 19, 2016 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss how a Sonic the Hedgehog movie is coming, games they've been playing, where dead businesses go, and how Kanye West is begging for a billion dollars!
ABTS-088: One Track Gamers Return
February 15, 2016 06:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Kier welcome back the One Track Gamers: Jon, Cory, and Amanda! They discuss the most recent games they've been playing as well as play a few of our own conversation games!
ABTS-087: Police Drones
February 08, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Kier discuss the games they are looking forward to in 2016, which is the best controller, and how police drones and eagles are taking down unauthorized drones.
ABTS-086: HDMI Cables As Belts
February 05, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Matt, and Bren discuss games they've been playing, the origin story of the podcast, as well as get way more distracted than usual during a game of I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-085: The Island of Doing Nothing
February 01, 2016 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss a variety of video games they've been playing, how mad Bren is about Game of Thrones, and how Yandere Simulator has been banned from Twitch!
ABTS-084: Video Game Withdrawal
January 25, 2016 06:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Mark all discuss video game withdrawal, recent games they've been playing, and Bren faces off against Mark at I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-083: Blowing Sand
January 18, 2016 06:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Kier discuss the upcoming game ReCore, games they’ve been playing, how terrible M. Night Shyamalan movies are, and they get the chance to play What Is That Sound twice!
ABTS-082: Star Wars R2D2 Awakens
January 15, 2016 06:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Kier go off about the movie everyone has been talking about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If it isn't already clear, this episode will contain a massive amount of spoilers. Please don't listen unless you've seen the movie!
ABTS-081: Mouse Guard Announcement
January 11, 2016 06:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Matt discuss Pinecast updates, games they've been playing (nothing new), as well as how the team is launching a brand new stream on Twitch that is basically an off shoot of ABTD!
ABTS-080: Switchboard Infinity Interview
January 04, 2016 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren interview members of the Switchboard infinity podcast including Mike McGettigan, Nicole Pascaretta, and Joe Krause. We discuss what led to them starting their unique sci-fi program as well as whether or not they believe the radio drama is making a resurgence.
ABTS-079: Steam Users Will Remember This
January 01, 2016 05:17 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, it's the first day of the new year where Doug, Bren, AJ, and Kier welcome regular guest Jeremy Dubs back to the show as they all discuss games they've been playing, what they got for Christmas, as well a glitch in Steam that had users logging into the wrong accounts! Plus, we start 2016 off right with two rounds of 10 Questions!
ABTS-078: The New Year's Spectacular
December 28, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug speaks with Bren and Kier in the first half of the episode, and is later joined by Matt and Mark in the second half. Fortunately 5/6 hosts make an appearance and discuss games they've been playing, some New Year's resolutions, and play a round of IWTW!
ABTS-077: Best of IWTW Vol. IV
December 25, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren wish our listeners a Merry Christmas and conclude this four part series that showcases the best moments of our conversation game I Was The Walrus. This episode features XP Earned Podcast and Charles Max Wood! Have a great holiday!
ABTS-076: Justin McElroy Interview
December 21, 2015 06:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and AJ interview Justin 'The Kid' McElroy host of My Brother, My Brother and Me, Sawbones, The Adventure Zone, and Quality Control. We discuss his background in freelance journalism, how he co-founded Polygon, and what led to him starting a podcast with his brothers.
ABTS-075: Best of IWTW Vol. III
December 18, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren discuss some more highlights of the conversation game I Was The Walrus. Listeners will get updates on a high speed car chase as well as learn about why Bren's current Steam name is Dr. Toasty Buns.
ABTS-074: Perfect For Pooping
December 14, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren welcome AJ back to the show as they all discuss games they've been playing, issues with the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films, as well as play a game of I Was The Walrus!
ABTS-073: Best of IWTW Vol. II
December 11, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren continue to reflect on the history of the conversation game I Was The Walrus and add commentary to some of the most memorable moments featuring Alex Corea and Press Continue Podcast! We hope you enjoy!
ABTS-072: Square Enix Suggestion Box
December 07, 2015 06:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug, Bren, and Kier discuss games that they've been playing, a unique game on the horizon that pays tribute to Dark Souls, and conclude the episode with a game of What Is That Sound?
ABTS-071: Best of IWTW Vol. I
December 04, 2015 06:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBIn this episode of ABTS, Doug and Bren reflect on the history of the conversation game I Was The Walrus and add commentary to some of the most memorable moments over the course of four episodes. We hope you enjoy!