Colin's Last Stand: Fireside Chats
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsFireside Chats is an eclectic interview podcast that endeavors to expose the world to a litany of unique and interesting people. Each Wednesday, a new episode goes live chatting with a different person about a different subject. If you want each episode a week early and completely ad-free, please consider supporting the show on Patreon at patreon.com/colinslaststand.
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Fireside Chats, Episode 16: RPGs/The State of Games Media with Alexa Ray Corriea
December 22, 2017 17:50 - 1 hour - 118 MBFor years, Alexa Ray Corriea has impressed games enthusiasts with her passion for RPGs and her deep knowledge of the industry. Today, she joins Fireside Chats for a discussion about the games of 2017, the role-playing genre we both adore, and the meteoric success of the Nintendo Switch. We also delve into a chat about games media, and whether it's in as much trouble as it seems to be, and whether many sites' adversarial tone and seeming lack of knowledge will simply drive more lapsed fans to ...
Fireside Chats, Episode 15: Comedy in the Age of Trump with Brian Altano
December 15, 2017 05:04 - 1 hour - 149 MBToday's episode of Fireside Chats features my old friend from IGN and The Comedy Button, Brian Altano. Brian and I have a frank talk about "The Joke" that spawned CLS to begin with, and discuss our differences over what happened, how it was handled, and its lasting effects. We also find plenty of common ground, particularly when we discuss comedy in the Age of Trump, where sensitivities are at an all-time high, and everyone seems offended by everything. But are they really?
Fireside Chats, Episode 14: Inside the Life of an LA Sugar Baby
December 08, 2017 21:56 - 1 hour - 110 MBMeet Jane Doe. Jane's job is a little unorthodox: She's paid $7,000 every month to date a much older, gratuitously rich man. Thankfully, Ms. Doe is an open book when it comes to her unusual life. Indeed, it seems no question whatsoever is off limits.
Fireside Chats, Episode 13: Easy Allies' Brandon Jones
December 01, 2017 07:07 - 1 hour - 124 MBThis week, Brandon Jones sits aside the fire for a conversation about... well... lots of things. How's Easy Allies doing? What's it like thinking back on the Game Trailers days? How difficult is it running a successful Patreon? And, of course, what was it like dealing with the entire ordeal surrounding this podcast happening in the first place?
Fireside Chats, Episode 12: The Best TGIF Show, SNES vs. Genesis, and More
November 24, 2017 04:44 - 1 hour - 170 MBWe haven't played Five Questions in awhile, so let's do the damn thing. My best friend Ramon Narvaez returns to Fireside Chats to answer whatever I throw at him... like what the best '90s TGIF show was. We're going deep! (We even talk about SNES vs. Genesis. Like I said... deep.)
Fireside Chats, Episode 11: Fitness, Entrepreneurship, and the Nomadic Lifestyle
November 17, 2017 07:56 - 1 hour - 165 MBToday's guest is Stephanie Lee. You may know her from her years at IGN, but I've known Stephanie since we were high school kids writing on GameFAQs. We haven't seen each other in a few years, and we have many topics to discuss, like how we came up in the gaming industry, why she abandoned her path as a nutritionist, how she found herself working in Idaho for a well-respected fitness outlet, and why she shifted gears a couple of years ago, decided to live a completely nomadic lifestyle, and fo...
Fireside Chats, Episode 10: Tarot Cards, Mediums, and the World of Astrology
November 10, 2017 09:03 - 1 hour - 133 MBCandace Looft is an accomplished and respected western astrologer and psychic medium. Today's episode of CLS:FC is dedicated to Candace's world, and all of the strange and mysterious things that come along with it. You can find more about Candace at her website: http://www.beyondtheveiltarot.com/
Fireside Chats, Episode 9: The Life and Times of Chris Ray Gun
November 03, 2017 04:38 - 1 hour - 168 MBChris Ray Gun -- aka Chris Maldonado -- is a prolific political and social YouTuber who delivers his commentary with comedy and wit. We sat down for a 90 minute conversation about politics, social issues, YouTube, content creation, video games, and much, much more.
Fireside Chats, Episode 8: Nerding Out With Kristine Steimer
October 27, 2017 05:47 - 1 hour - 122 MBKristine Steimer has worked everywhere in the gaming industry. She did PR for Xbox, spent years as an IGN Editor, designed Facebook games for BioWare, worked community for PlayStation, helped shepherd The Witcher franchise at CD Projekt, and now spends her days at YouTube Gaming and evenings at What's Good Games. Did I mention that she was my roommate for four years, too? Today's episode is all about games. No surprise there.
Fireside Chats, Episode 7: The Personal Journey of Miss Movies
October 20, 2017 04:28 - 1 hour - 114 MBBrianne Chandler -- known online as Miss Movies -- runs a YouTube channel, hosts a podcast, and has two kids and a loving husband. But, as with all of us, there's much more than meets the eye when it comes to Brianne. Today's episode of CLS:FS focuses on mental health, various oddities in the movie industry, and much more.
Fireside Chats, Episode 6: Craft Cocktails and Being an Entrepreneur
October 13, 2017 02:13 - 56 minutes - 103 MBOne of my closest friends on this planet is Erick Castro, one of the world's great craft cocktail bartenders, owner of the James Beard Award-nominated bar Polite Provisions, and an all-around great guy. We sat down to chat about his new documentary, what it's like to own businesses, and why alcohol is just so damn good.
Fireside Chats, Episode 5: Talking Politics With Jeff Cannata
October 06, 2017 04:08 - 1 hour - 191 MBMy buddy Jeff Cannata -- well-known podcast host, actor, and gamer -- swung by Santa Monica today for a discussion that revolved almost entirely around politics. I come from a moderate right position. He comes from a moderate left position. The results are... well... a really great, totally reasonable chat about The Age of Trump.
Fireside Chats, Episode 4: Living A Musician's Life
September 29, 2017 04:16 - 1 hour - 155 MBColin met his best friend Ramon through their shared love of music, and today, Ramon makes his living as a musician. This extra-long episode of CLS is dedicated to Ramon's musical journey, and why music (and all art) is so important.
Fireside Chats, Episode 3: Finding Happiness Through Sadness
September 22, 2017 05:46 - 17 minutes - 32 MBI feel there's a responsibility with my audience to be real. Part of that realness is talking about my own struggles. How I cope with them may just be of some use in your own life.
Fireside Chats, Episode 2: Five Questions With Mr. Moriarty
September 15, 2017 04:34 - 42 minutes - 77.6 MBWhat happens when Colin asks his dad five completely random questions? This episode of CLS: Fireside Chats happens. (Apologies for dad's low audio; he's a soft-spoken man, and he doesn't know what "stay on the mic" means, apparently.)
Fireside Chats, Episode 1: Rediscovering Gaming
September 09, 2017 00:19 - 18 minutes - 33.1 MBColin's Last Stand's spinoff is finally here! While CLS on YouTube is dedicated to history and politics, the supplemental podcast is dedicated to... well... everything else! Episode 1's focus is simple. It's all about how Colin rediscovered his love of video games.