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Early Access Podcast
65 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -The Early Access Podcast covers unfinished video games, virtual reality, and online entertainment. Live on https://www.twitch.tv/StealthShampoo Tuesdays at 4pm PT. Hosted by DJ NICKY.
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Episodes
#66 - The Yearly Recap: Early Access Podcast Season 2 Finale
December 16, 2021 15:00Nicky and Kueller recap their year, Twitch faces competition from Discord and TikTok, a robot claims Nicky is a millionaire.
#65 - The Weebs Spread Omicron
December 07, 2021 15:00Weebs spread a deadly virus, Ubisoft and Activision compete for worst gaming publisher, scalpers keep scalping, and Nicky thinks shiny Pokemon are worthless.
#64 - Stories from the VR Arcade
December 01, 2021 15:00Nicky becomes the ultimate wingman and formulates the perfect first date, Kueller jumps off a building, Mr. Beast recreates Squid Game.
#63 - Nicky is not the best friend
November 23, 2021 15:00Nicky almost dies in LA, Kueller is wasted and talks about driving, everyone loses their Discord Partnership, Streamlabs rips everyone off.
#62 - The Anti-Hacker Dummy
November 16, 2021 15:00Nicky climbs rocks, Activision harasses its employees instead of fixing their games, Facebook stops approving VR rhythm games from the Quest store.
#61 - Stereotyping Gamers
November 09, 2021 15:00Every game gets delayed, Nicky secures the coveted Animal Crossing Amiibo cards and stereotypes everyone, Twich streamers don't make a lot of money.
#60 - One Vaporeon Please
November 02, 2021 15:00Nicky makes best friends with a security guard, Harry Potter fails, Twitch is now pay to win.
#59 - The Bad Guy Wins
October 26, 2021 15:00Kueller disappoints Ronald Regan, Nicky touches sand, a weird guy walks into Hot Topic, a card collector allegedly commits fraud.
#58 - Nicky Wins Squid Game
October 09, 2021 15:00Nicky plays in a battle royale as a child, Roblox bans handholding, Nicky goes to a WoW brothel, Twitch leaks everything.
#57 - Battle Pass Fatigue
September 28, 2021 15:00The Pokemon Trading Card Game finally enters the year 2021, Oreos are trading for hundreds of dollars, TwitchCon is returning, Nicky is getting tired of Battle Passes.
#56 - America's Nuclear Orange Fanta
September 14, 2021 15:00The great war over Oreos begins, Twitch files a lawsuit against hate raid leaders, and American food.
#55 - Anticheat Finally: Vanguard, Deleted Tweet, Meeting Internet Celebrities
September 07, 2021 15:00Call of Duty: Vanguard is revealed, YouTube releases a boneheaded Tweet, a viewer fails to wingman for Nicky on a Tinder date.
#54 - Another Turning Point: Fighting Grandpa, Twitch Protest, Gaming Addiction
August 31, 2021 15:00Nicky takes another fat L, Kueller accidentally violates the Twitch protest, China limits video games, and gaming addiction.
#53 - Win at all costs: The Early Access Podcast Season 2 Premiere
August 26, 2021 08:00Nicky talks about the tragedy that ended The Early Access Podcast, Pokemon Unite, the money laundering scheme that is MetaZoo, and OnlyFans.
The Early Access Podcast Season Finale
February 03, 2021 08:00Nicky ends the Early Access Podcast (for now) to work on TikTok, the dog story has a happy ending, Gamestonk is fueled by spite.
Pogchamp of the day
January 20, 2021 08:00The Pogchamp of the day is under attack, a viewer takes hostages, Nicky talks about the issues with inclusivity tags on Twitch.
How to get banned on Twitch
January 06, 2021 08:00The Rona has lead cruise ship crew down a dark path, a Valorant streamer gets banned, Nicky remembers Battleborn and tells a cringy story.
Twitch Protects Simps
December 23, 2020 08:00A streamer is banned for holding his pet catfish, Nicky talks about Cold War's skill based matchmaking, the hard R is finally banned from Twitch.
How to assassinate a Twitch streamer
December 09, 2020 08:00Brands are being destroyed on Twitter, DMCA strikes flood Twitch, Nintendo shuts down a Smash event.
Ratio'ed
November 25, 2020 08:00Brands are being destroyed on Twitter, DMCA strikes flood Twitch, Nintendo shuts down a Smash event.
Twitch's Best Kept Secret
November 11, 2020 08:00Nicky Karens a shady business, sodas aren't made of radioactive chemicals in Europe, what Twitch doesn't want you to know about being an entertainer.
The secret inactive Partner list
October 28, 2020 08:00Nicky does not get the Rona, Nicky breaks down the first week of POPULATION: ONE, Nicky is donating to an animal shelter next month.
Against my best wishes, I have been shot
October 14, 2020 08:00Early Access Podcast reviews POPULATION: ONE the new VR battle royale, Black Ops: Cold War, and Nicky has a terrible month.
"You're ruining the game by being good at it"
September 30, 2020 08:00Lawbreakers: the deadest game of all time, the LA Comic Con wants to reopen mid-pandemic this December, blaseball is quarantine's new greatest sport.
Casually Lying
September 16, 2020 08:00Nicky lies about co-creating Flappy Bird, Twitch offends a new group of people, there are crazy people on the news.
Nicky staples a man
September 02, 2020 08:00Nicky literally staples a man, a Twitch employee is banned from Twitch, #pokemonmastersex trends on Twitter.
Girl Gamers Love Solitaire
August 19, 2020 08:00E3 makes everyone angry, Oculus will force everyone to have a Facebook account, Nicky overcomes a serious addiction.
The Biggest Threat to Gamers: Racing Chairs
August 05, 2020 08:00A massive explosion in Lebenon takes a massive toll in the country, gaming chairs are dangerous, Nicky's Discord Partnership might get revoked.
Infiltrating the US Army's Discord
July 22, 2020 08:00The US army gets trolled by the internet, Nicky leaks the greatest post-pandemic date idea, Twitch overbooks their party by 1,000 people.
Doubling Down
July 08, 2020 08:00A Karen coughs on a brain tumor patient, Chuck E. Cheese shuts down, Nicky calls out PLAYERUNKNOWN at his own party.
The Dark Side of the Gaming Industry
June 24, 2020 08:00Nicky cuts ties with multiple friends, Mixer shuts down, and we comment on the worst stories to hit Twitter this week.
Nicky's new favorite racist supervillian
June 10, 2020 08:00Racist Hawkeye shoots a protestor, mass protests pop up across the US, a mass wave of copyright strikes hit Twitch streamers.
The Onion Goes Too Far
May 27, 2020 08:00Karens run rampant, being a microasshole is a new genre of internet content, and The Onion goes too far.
America vs. Costco Employees
May 20, 2020 08:00Americans are angry that they have to wear masks, Twitch pisses off everyone again, a professional children's card game player gets salty at a child.
Mafia Movies are Italian Anime
May 06, 2020 08:00Twitter gets baited again, an old white man wants an interesting package, a small child is traumatized for life, and a different small child watches too many mafia movies.
Flashing bitties, throwing kitties
April 29, 2020 08:00A Twitch streamer sits on cats, Naughty Dog works their employees to hospitalization, Gaming Twitter goes to war over a 1-day ban.
Twitch Streamer Demands Money
April 22, 2020 08:00Nicky uses every bullet he has to try to kill Jeff, streamers demand subscribers, and a high schooler apologises for being a terrible person.
Too much free swag
April 15, 2020 08:00Nicky sprints across a foreign island, Kueller recounts the longest line in modern history, Nicky gives a poor fan too much free swag.
Hammer and Sickle Twitter
April 01, 2020 08:00Topics for this episode were provided exclusively from live Twitch chat. How to dominate class presentations, people are offended at Pokemon trailers, and Nicky likes female hammer and sickle Twitter.
Salty Pancake Gamers
March 25, 2020 08:00Everyone is streaming Half Life: Alyx, but lots of pancake flat screen gamers are salty about the newest Valve title. A Twitch streamer gets banned for threatening the elderly, and Gamestop finally closes for the pandemic.
The Saddest Men on the Internet
March 18, 2020 08:00A Twitch streamer drunkenly fires a gun, girls offer VR cuddling services, a massive army of losers try to get with a TikTok influencer.
Nicky's Volcano
March 01, 2020 08:00Nicky slaps a virtual prostitute, old dude on a plane punches a chair, and some VR games are a mess.
Space Prostitutes
February 19, 2020 08:00Nicky slaps a virtual prostitute, old dude on a plane punches a chair, and some VR games are a mess.
Legalize Teabagging
February 12, 2020 08:00Twitter gets angry at professional Overwatch players teabagging each other, Nicky offers to kick people into a volcano, and ESL excludes top shotucasters from their events yet again.
The Evolve Episode: 5 Years Later
February 05, 2020 08:00Nicky talks about Evolve, the 4v1 monster hunting PvP game, the most successful time of his streaming career and what it was like being near the top of Twitch.
A Letter From the Past
January 29, 2020 08:00Nicky gets a letter from 10 years ago, a Twitch streamer wants 5 dollars, and StealthShampoo turns 10 years old.
Esports Horror Stories
January 15, 2020 08:00A Twitch streamer gets away with being a terrible person. Nicky talks about his time at disastrous "esports" events.
Body Slamming Children
December 18, 2019 08:00A middle schooler in North Carolina gets literally body slammed by an adult, a terrible Twitch streamer bites her child, and why tricking peple in to getting infections via shady tattoo artists is okay.