Constantly Calibrating Podcast (Gaming & Geek Culture)
311 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsConstantly Calibrating is a weekly topical podcast that focuses on the wide world of nerd/geek culture; Delving into both recent news stories, as well as discussions, debates and interviews related to what's happening in our assorted fields (Gaming/Tech/Life).
A little bit of things, a fair amount of words, and a whole lot of stuff!
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Episodes
Calibrating Controversy in Communities & An Ode to Geek Culture
August 20, 2013 19:27 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBThis week's episode of Constantly Calibrating is built upon the back of stories from the world of gaming and geekdom. We sail through the realm of The Geekie Awards, stopping off in ports of Grand Theft Auto Online, Fable Legends, Brad also takes us on a journey through the Hearthstone beta, and many thoughts on assorted controversies in the world of gaming. This episode takes on a more serious tone than other episode, as we delve deep into our thoughts on why people get off on threatening o...
Calibrating Uncromulent Cats
August 13, 2013 19:26 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBThis week some things were discussed. Some rambling also took place. What? You're looking for specifics? Well, if you must know, we discussed the recent Doctor Who 50th Anniversary trailer (which can be found on GNNAZ.com), some more Everquest Next, Kinect and Xbox One potential woes, GameStop's interesting "deals", and my furry feline predicament. What might that be? Well, you should listen to find out!
Calibrating Unveiling the Hovercar
August 06, 2013 23:32 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBWe're back! After a week off, wandering the wilds of the Internet, we have returned to discuss the two major pieces of news for this week: the unveiling of the Twelfth Doctor & Sony Online Entertainment's new MMO, Everquest Next. We of course go on tangents leading in random directions, because that is who we are as podcasting people, but the topics list was quite small for this week; yet quite large when you consider the topics at hand. Listen to us, and friend of the podcast Dylan Smoak ...
Calibrating San Diego Tangent Con
July 23, 2013 21:30 - 57 minutes - 53 MBConCal is brand new this week; being recorded from a brand new location. New locations of course entail plenty of rants, rambles, and tangents on topics relating to everything from interior design to new house woes to how to properly keep your bees. This of course is not a home improvement show, so don't expect too much of that. What we do have is plenty of discussions about actively played games and events from this past weekend's San Diego Comic-Con. Superman, Batman, The Avengers, and pl...
Calibrating Grand Theft Deadpool
July 17, 2013 00:03 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBIt's contest time for ConCal, which means you should head over to Geek News Network (www.GNNAZ.com) to find out how to enter! On this week's episode Brad and I discussed our thought's on Deadpool's first starring role in a video game, before transitioning along a journey leading through Grand Theft Auto V, the Steam Summer Sale, WoW getting a cash shop, and our thoughts on why Internet cafes never caught on in the US.
Calibrating The Last of Us
July 09, 2013 19:51 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBThe time has come, one month later for us to finally do our long hyped The Last of Us spoilercast. Now to explain a spoilercast, for anyone that missed the BioShock Infinite one from a few months back, essentially we talk about the game and don't pull any punches. (Let's be fair, you know what a spoilercast is.) What were our thoughts on the gameplay of The Last of Us? Did the mechanics make sense with the story? How about that ending? Which characters were the most impactful? These and po...
Calibrating Ewok Balloon Party
July 02, 2013 23:02 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBIt is a time for discussions and pondering as we reach episode 55 of ConCal. This week is not the previously announced The Last of Us spoilercast, as that had to be delayed by a week. Fear not! Brad and I spent this episode discussing many things, both enlightening and illuminating. Join us as we take a look into the departure of Don Mattrick from Xbox, the addition of balloons to the haphazardly released SimCity, and a new race venturing into the companion slot in Star Wars; The Old Repub...
Calibrating Zombie Ninja Ponies
June 25, 2013 23:53 - 45 minutes - 42 MBEpisode 54 of Constantly Calibrating takes us on a tour of what it means to be a turtle, a ninja turtle in fact. We take some odd detours through a land of ponies, before strolling our way out of a series of zombie nightmares as well. Sounds like a lovely day in podcasting, right?
Calibrating E3 2013
June 21, 2013 23:02 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBConstantly Calibrating is here with our E3 2013 round-up episode. Joining us for this episode is Nichole Nance (@IttyBittyGeek).
Calibrating Phoenix Comicon
May 29, 2013 00:13 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBPhoenix Comicon has come and gone, and with its end we're left with many questions: Who are we? What do we want? Where are we going? Well, those questions may actually stem from the Babylon 5 20th Anniversary Reunion Panel, which was one of the highlights of my weekend, and perhaps my life to date. We were actually left with questions of how did this weekend turn into such a complete clusterfrell for most of us? Why did nothing seem to go right at any point? What are we going to do about ...
Calibrating Xbox Reveal
May 21, 2013 23:19 - 1 hour - 62 MBIt's time for this week's Constantly Calibrating episode, "Calibrating Xbox Reveal". The runner-up for episode name is of course "Calibrating MocapDog". The Xbox One was announced today and with it came a lot of press over what Microsoft did, or in this case did not, do right with the system's debut. Some may argue a lack of actual gaming hurt the launch. Others might praise the concept of their new "snap point" system. There's also our own questions of what's the deal with compatibility wi...
Calibrating RoboSexuality
May 15, 2013 21:41 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBElectronic Arts and Star Wars are where it's at with this week's episode of Constantly Calibrating. We take a look at EA's deal to exclusively make new games in the beloved franchise, as well as what this might mean for properties both new and old. We continue to chat about new things happening in Star Wars: The Old Republic, including plans for the new feline race that was added to the game yesterday. On top of that, Brad's wife chimes in with a pitch for a Star Wars-centric The Sims expa...
Calibrating Raychul Moore II
May 07, 2013 20:54 - 1 hour - 56 MBGaming Goddess Raychul Moore is back this week for her long anticipated second date with the lovely gentleman of Constantly Calibrating. You may remember our interview with her from last year; we had hoped she had forgotten it. This time, things went smoothly as we discussed the missteps of the upcoming next generation consoles, including the already released Wii U. We delve into the world of cosplay, exploring our thoughts on "Cosplay=/=Consent", a topic at the forefront of nerd/geek cons...
Calbrating The Sum of Two Parts
April 30, 2013 11:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBWelcome to Episode 48 of Constantly Calibrating, wherein I am not home to make sure this is posting correctly. Yay! On this week's episode we conclude or two-part, but not quite two-part focus episode on BioShock Infinite, which happens to begin with a different topic each time. Confusing, I know. What's even more confusing is how poorly my song choice for this week transitions into the episode. Oh well, I'm rushing to get ready for a trip and not thinking all too clearly. This week is al...
Calibrating A Podcast In Two Parts
April 23, 2013 22:01 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBThis week Constantly Calibrating was split up into two parts, for both convenience and other reasons. This week's episode takes Steven and Josh on a journey around Disneyland and other similar parks, ending in another world of magic, merriment and make believe: Columbia. Yes, the BioShock Infinite city in the sky gets some gameplay and limited spoiler discussions. Check back next week when Brad and Josh take a more in-depth look at the world of BioShock Infinite, as well as some chatting a...
Calibrating LucasArts, Identity Fraud, and What it is to Tequila!
April 09, 2013 21:19 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBEpisode 46 of ConCal began as a planned tale of the loss of LucasArts, then quickly devolved into what most of our podcasts turn into: Sex and identity fraud. Well, we did discuss LucasArts as well for a whole 25 or so minutes, but the lead up is just all over the map. There may even be a new contest on the horizon! (There is, but not the one discussed on this episode.)
Calibrating Science Fools
April 02, 2013 23:19 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBHappy April Fools Day to you all...yesterday! This is episode 45 of Constantly Calibrating and we are discussing very few things related to gaming this week. Fancy that! On this week's episode there is a whole lot of April Fools joke discussions, sadly none of which pertained to my idea of cannibalizing our fans into a really tiny zombie mech. (Budget cuts.) We did however discuss some Doctor Who and science-related things. That and a whole lot less on this week's episode!
Calibrating The Pickling Process
March 27, 2013 23:20 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBA day late and a pickle short. Or something. This is episode 44 and we talk about a lot of things this week. Explanations of last week's delay coincide with discussions of Final Fantasy X/X-2 and where a remastering of Final Fantasy VII is. A look at this past weekend's drug-filled extravaganza, The Croods, meets head-on with some Doctor Who news. That and less, or probably more on this week's episode! Make sure to check out this post on our website (http://constantlycalibrating.com/2013...
Calibrating Timing
March 24, 2013 03:28 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBThis week's podcast is immensely late, as I'm sure you've all noticed. I'll discuss what's been going on in this Tuesday's episode, #44. Do to major time constraints I'll just be putting the episode up as is without introduction or theme. My apologies for this drop in quality. Check the link dump for more info on what we talked about this week.
Calibrating 42 Times Around the Citadel
March 14, 2013 23:59 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBWelcome to part 2 of our one-year anniversary episode of Constantly Calibrating! On this episode we get Brad committed to joining us for RTX 2013, while he's simultaneously attempting to get me into StarCraft II. Spoiler: It worked. Brad and I are planning to stream some "Noob vs. Lesser-Noob: The Battle of StarCraft Incompetence Begins!" Friday. We'll have more details here and/or on FB fan page when the plans are set. Finally, Steven and I have a rapid-fire discussion of Mass Effect 3...
Calibrating The SimCity Debacle
March 13, 2013 00:24 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBWelcome to the two-part one-year anniversary edition of Constantly Calibrating! It has been one hell of a year and one hell of a learning experience doing this podcast. I can't say this enough to all of you, but thank you for the love and support since we started this whole...whatever it is! On this podcast we go all over the map, discussing the clusterfuck that was the SimCity launch as well as our history as a podcast/site. Check back on Thursday for part two of this podcast!
Calibrating Pre-Anniversary Jitters
March 06, 2013 23:23 - 51 minutes - 47 MBOur little ol' podcast has hit the big 4-0! Fancy that. Well, we're within sight of our one-year anniversary, which means that obviously the site is all kerfluffy-like this week. It happens. For today's podcast we go in-depth on everything we know about Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, while preparing to say goodbye to Mass Effect 3 as the final DLC was readying for launch. Brad and I reminisce about 'our' favorite MMO, and Steven goes link crazy. This week was a crazy fun episode, hope y...
Calibrating RWBY
February 28, 2013 23:30 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBWelcome to a special bonus episode of Constantly Calibrating. This episode is simply a compilation of my previous interviews with Monty Oum and Kery Shawcross & Miles Luna. I threw this together in an effort to make sure that people could get all their RWBY info in one place, should they wish it.
Calibrating Kingdom Citadel
February 27, 2013 20:53 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBHello to you all! Sorry for the delay in posting episode 38, but our hosting service decided to take a dump on us, which...yeah sorry for that imagery. On this episode of Constantly Calibrating we go into a semi-lengthy discussion of the final Mass Effect 3 DLC and a possibly super-lengthy discussion of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix coming to North America and Europe. Did you know that we entered our podcast into The Geekie Awards? Did you know that you can enter your geekie stuff as well? W...
Calibrating Playstation 4
February 21, 2013 07:23 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBEpisode 37 of Constantly Calibrating is our super special bonus episode of sleep-deprivation, I mean awesomeness! The Playstation 4 debuted today at Sony's Press Conference. Find out all the details and our thoughts on the first "true" next-gen to be announced.
Calibrating Kristen Nedopak
February 20, 2013 02:05 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBEpisode 36 of ConCal is something I've been waiting for, for nearly two weeks now. Who knew it would also end up being my first solo gig! Due to some horrendous scheduling-related issues, Steven was not able to join on this episode -- Brad has kids/family that apparently is more important or something -- which left me in the position of doing a full podcast À la carte (which I know I'm using completely inaccurately). What came out was a highly enjoyable chat with a truly interesting individ...
Calibrating Demonic Kinects
February 14, 2013 01:34 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBOur 35th episode of Constantly Calibrating is sponsored by the flu. You can pick up the flu super cheap at your local education, medical, or pornographic facility. Also by simply walking outside. On this episode we explore the wonders of Monopoly again, new board game stuff, announce a contest, and a whole bunch of other mishigas
Calibrating Four in February
February 05, 2013 23:27 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBEpisode 34 of Constantly Calibrating is shockingly enough the 34th episode that we've done of this fun-filled podcasting extravaganza. Crazy how numbers work, eh? This week we discuss some controversy over Borderlands 2, Fire Emblem: Awakening shipping issues, Four in February (including our #4IF contest), and announce a new contest to win a copy of Dead Space 3! Take a listen and you could get 1/4th of the way closer to winning this newly released game!
Calibrating Sound Quality Issues
January 22, 2013 21:43 - 48 minutes - 44 MBEpisode 33 is the tale of Furbies, space, Disneyland and probably consoles and gaming on the horizon. With the random spice thrown in to that you all so enjoy.
Calibrating Marsopoly
January 15, 2013 22:48 - 34 minutes - 19.2 MBEpisode 32 of Constantly Calibrating brings us news of a future trip to Mars, that you might be able to take part in; as long as you meet some specific qualifications! Also, Monopoly is losing one of its pieces?! No way! That and less, or more, on this episode of Constantly Calibrating!
Calibrating Apocalyptic Christmases
December 24, 2012 15:29 - 46 minutes - 26 MBWalking Dead: The Game may be my favorite game of the year; Steven questions our being alive after the world ended; and 3 days from Doctor Who Christmas Special. It IS the most wonderful time of the year!
Calibrating Best of Gaming Awards Semi-Spectacular!
December 18, 2012 16:00 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBYou've seen the nominations, now hear us discuss the winners of our first ever End of the Year Gaming Awards Show. This whole project was a partnership between us and the fine folks at Geek News Network and East Valley Gaming, which is why it saddens us that due to technical difficulties we were unable to carry on a stable connection via Skype. As such the podcast will consist of myself, Steven, and Brad for an entire two hours! (Note: Two hours is a hell of a podcast to edit, so I hope you ...
Calibrating Omega
December 11, 2012 03:38 - 44 minutes - 25 MBEpisode 29 brings us a tale of the making of a Constantly Calibrating episode, sort of. We cover some of the scripting of how an episode comes to be. More importantly we cover our thoughts on Mass Effect: Omega at the end. Sorry for the short introductory paragraph here, but been dealing with a series of mini emergencies throughout the last week.
Calibrating Thankful Assassinations
December 03, 2012 00:53 - 1 hour - 37 MBWe bring unto you our episode, number 28 in the lore of the land of those who calibrate constantly. Of this episode we speak great truths in regard to the horrors of traveling during the giving of thanks, but that is not all. For we regale you with many a tale of opinions of Assassin's Creed, the Third. Does gentle Ubisoft's latest opus score well with Steven and mine eyes; find out at the end of our thrilling podcasting experience!
Of Calibrating Disney and Strays
November 21, 2012 04:15 - 35 minutes - 19.9 MBBack and better than ever! Probably, wait...we were gone? Well I guess not really. It's only been 17 days, but who's counting. This week we discuss Steven's whirlwind travel extravaganza of extravagance; plus there's a new Doctor Who Christmas trailer, and it is awesome!
Calibrating Disney Wars
November 03, 2012 20:58 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBHoly hell! Disney owns Lucasfilm and most importantly Star Wars! This was the huge/surprising announcement from this past week; something that I'm still having trouble fully coming to terms with. This week's podcast is completely devoted to discussing Star Wars, Disney, and everything related to both. Huge thanks to our special guest, our buddy Brad for joining us to look at what the future may hold for Star Wars.
Calibrating Assassin's Fogcast
October 30, 2012 19:44 - 30 minutes - 17.1 MBEpisode 25 is here at last! Why am I so excited for this, you ask? Well, we decided that starting with our 25th episode we would be adding in music at the beginning of our podcasts. Until such time as we decide on an official podcast theme song we will be alternating through assorted music fitting of the individual discussions, or such. On today's podcast: some Assassin's Creed discussions and fogcast related rambleations! This week's theme song is "Brothers of the Creed" by Miracle of Sou...
Calibrating Extra House Life
October 23, 2012 01:09 - 1 hour - 34 MBAnother week, another podcast; for once with Josh being far more sleep-deprived than Steven! It's a Christmas miracle...in October; which makes sense since in Arizona people start putting up holiday decorations at the same time as Halloween decorations. I blame Sun-exposure. For today's podcast we go into quite a few discussions of what it takes to build a home; some Mass Effect: Omega announcement stuff; all culminating in random tirades about Disney. All-in-all a pretty standard podcast o...
Calibrating BT
October 16, 2012 20:51 - 40 minutes - 22.7 MBThe time of reckoning hath come to pass! Fogcast #2 is here and you will enjoy it, or else! XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Mass Effect* (big shocker), and assorted scientific preamble appear and contour to the shape of our most recent show. *The announcement about the newest Mass Effect DLC titled “Omega” was announced shortly after we recorded this week’s podcast. We’ll have more information and a discussion of that on next week’s episode.
Calibrating Anthony & Ashly Burch
October 09, 2012 01:04 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBSo much EXCITEMENT!!! Now that that outburst is out of the way...mostly. Today we bring you a podcast that I had been waiting to record for quite some time, but wasn't sure if we would be able to work it out. On the show we have Anthony Burch (Lead Writer of Borderlands 2) and Ashly Burch (Tiny Tina in Borderlands 2) and it was awesome! The Burch's, as we tend to call them around our house, are old friend's of ours and to catch up and suck up to them was oh so fun. With that, put your Bor...
Calibrating Border Hearts HD
September 22, 2012 19:20 - 32 minutes - 18.5 MBOur podcast is finally legal! Time to get it sloshed! Except we didn't think about this fact prior to recording and I don't drink any more. Hmmm, probably shouldn't point this fact out then. Alas, we come to our latest podcast with our discussions of Borderlands 1 & 2, as well as the newly announced Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD thing. Turns out that I'm also extremely tired, in that I completely forgot to record an introduction this time. Well, let's pretend it was intentional and just a test or ...
Calibrating Fogcast
September 15, 2012 21:50 - 45 minutes - 25.9 MBWe're still here 6 months, and 20 episodes later. On today's podcast we discuss the recent announcements concerning the Wii U; the upcoming release of Borderlands 2; an upcoming episode in progress; FTL; and much more!
Calibrating Leviathan Tangents
September 07, 2012 22:43 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBToday is the day of DLC discussions and Mass Effect tangents. Hearthfire just released this week and Josh has some thoughts on the new expansion. In addition, Steven and Josh go into an incredibly lengthy winding discussion of the latest Mass Effect 3 DLC, Leviathan. If you enjoy are normal daily rantings, then make sure you check out our new podcast, After Who. Your beloved crew from ConCal sits around with more of our friends and discuss the latest episode of Doctor Who shortly after it ...
Calibrating Post Insanity
August 31, 2012 03:20 - 20 minutes - 11.8 MBTime for us to deliver to you a short podcast. This week Steven and I discussed Mass Effect 3 once more. The focus being our recent completion of the base game including Insanity mode. It took us each forever to get around to, but finally it is done. Also, we discuss our new podcast After Who in a bit more, or less, detail. Check that out this coming Sunday for awesome Whovian discussions of series 7 and The Doctor's return.
Calibrating Sex & Who
August 26, 2012 22:20 - 40 minutes - 22.7 MBToday's podcast begins with an announcement of our new Doctor Who podcast, premiering next weekend. For more information on After Who check out the below link dump section. Also on the podcast we discuss our adventures in Skyrim and go on many, many tangents. One of which leads to a completely random discussion of porn from our childhood. Yes, a podcast focusing on what some view as a children's TV show devolves into a discussion of sex & porn. You have been warned.
Calibrating Swallowing Marbles
August 20, 2012 22:56 - 48 minutes - 27.6 MBEpisode 16 brings us a discussion of what we discuss. Pretty meta, eh? Steven also goes into a complete lack of detail about a childhood experience with a clown named Marbles. I however decide to ramble on about an experience with the Dawnguard expansion for Skyrim.
Calibrating Returns
August 03, 2012 21:04 - 29 minutes - 16.4 MBWe have returned! Nearly a month ago we took a brief hiatus from podcasting. It wasn't planned. It wasn't even logical, but still it happened. What is important is that we're back baby! For today's podcast we get back into the swing of things and discuss what we've been up to. Make sure you stick around to the end for a "special" minicast surprise from us.
Calibrating The Amazing Spider-Extended Cut
July 05, 2012 22:26 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBDouble podcast topic time! Woo! On today's podcast we discuss both The Amazing Spider-Man (prior to having seen it) and the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut which was just released last week. Don't worry about spoilers for that, we save them for the end. To help facilitate the Mass Effect 3 discussion, here is my "Derpy" Derek Shepard as discussed in the podcast.
Calibrating Matt Hullum
June 26, 2012 02:53 - 34 minutes - 19.6 MBToday is a very special podcast with a very special guest. Matt Hullum, co-founder of Rooster Teeth, stopped by our little podcast to discuss all things Rooster Teeth, as well as RTX! We of course don't mean he stopped by in the literal sense, but his ever-charming voice did dance their way around my computer and into your earholes. Or something. Matt was completely awesome and you should listen, right now.
Calibrating RTX
June 24, 2012 18:31 - 16 minutes - 9.29 MBTime for the shortest of short podcasts that has ever shortened a podcast. A quick intro and into our big announcements about Rooster Teeth Expo. Make sure to listen and let us know if you have any questions for Matt Hullum. Also note, that despite it being a shortened more announcement related podcast, this does not mean that we have stopped rambling incoherently. That is part of our charm after all.