Halo Conversationalists
92 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsListen to the Lore!
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Episodes
Episode 42 – Xbox The New Netflix?
January 30, 2018 19:59 - 58.1 MBIn this inter-episode we discuss halo news, big Xbox Game Pass news, and generally not talk about much halo.
Episode 41 – Saint’s Testimony
January 22, 2018 01:13 - 87 MBEpisode 41 is live on Podcasts! We discuss Saint's Testimony, a shorty story by Frank O'Connor, as well as our first Conspiracy Theory Corner featuring Black Helicopters!
Episode 40 – Hunters in the Dark
January 13, 2018 17:34 - 143 MBRick returns from the dead! We cover the news (lots of eSports), Hunters in the Dark, and hit up the iTunes reviews Phil has neglected. We also come up with a challenge for a co-host!
Episode 39 – Bomb Cyclone
January 06, 2018 17:19 - 61.1 MBSilver and Shadow brave this Bomb Cyclone Edition alone as Rick is MIA in the storm. We cover a backlog of questions, what little news there has been, and discuss the weather!
Episode 38 – New Blood
December 14, 2017 22:36 - 87.9 MBWe manage to invent a new word this episode, and make sure to hit it's peak and also burn it to the ground. Somehow flat earthers and nazis stay out of this conversation of Halo - New Blood.
Episode 37 – Broken Circle
December 13, 2017 18:31 - 157 MBWe return to the lore with Halo Broken Circle; the first post-trilogy 343 novel. We stay as on topic as we possibly can, which isn't very well.
Episode 36 – Spartan Strike
December 05, 2017 20:44 - 85 MBWe cover the other top down twin stick shooter of Spartan Strike, but not before we hit up some more mail fraud, flat earth news and general bantering.
Episode 35 – Spartan Assault
November 24, 2017 14:07 - 104 MBWe take a very small nugget of lore in the halo universe and turn it into a 2 hour tangent-fest!
Episode 34 – The Scorpio Edition
November 10, 2017 00:37 - 163 MBPhil flies solo for a review, round-up, set up and discussion episode of the Xbox One X Console release. Many on and off-topic questions are also addressed and one lucky listener will win a prize!
Episode 33 – Escalation Pt. 2
November 04, 2017 13:57 - 165 MBWe jaunt through many an off-topic conversation before settling in for the conclusion of Halo - Escalation.
Episode 32 – Escalation Pt. 1
October 28, 2017 18:31 - 147 MBWe discuss recent halo news incuding 4K and Halo 3, the first half of Halo - Escalation, and Rick tries to pin Phil as a specist against Brutes.
Episode 31 – Initiation
October 21, 2017 12:30 - 149 MBWe hit on a lot of news, speculation and general conversation before a quick jaunt through Halo - Initiation
Episode 30 – 1 Year Anniversary
October 15, 2017 15:54 - 122 MBWe look back at our first year of the HC Podcast, announce a new affiliation, and rant beyond expectations. We aim for Ep 1 quality and (sadly) we deliver!
Episode 29 – Spartan Ops
October 06, 2017 21:35 - 106 MBWe stumble through Halo 4's Spartan Ops, and perhaps insult the widest array of people including all women, fetuses, and tread a fine line on civil rights.
Episode 28 – Halo 4 Terminals
September 29, 2017 21:39 - 173 MBOur main topic is Halo 4 Terminals, but we start reminiscing on the last year a little too early for our true anniversary. We also hit News and Qs as there isn't much in these terminals, and somehow offend no one!
Episode 27 – Halo 4
September 21, 2017 00:58 - 218 MBOur main topic is Halo 4, but we quickly wax poetic on many favorite tangents like Nazis, Flat-Earthers and pepper Asians in for a new derailment. We don't focus well this time, but we get the job done!
Episode 26 – Dreamhack Collaboration Pt. 4
September 10, 2017 22:08 - 24.2 MBSilver joins Drunken Halo, Let's Talk Halo, Podcast Evolved and other community members in a joint episode. Pts 1-3 can be found at the above podcasts. Ep Recorded 7/22/17
Episode 25 – Forward Unto Dawn
September 02, 2017 13:24 - 140 MBOur 25th episode covers Halo - Forward Unto Dawn, a little news, and we also manage to insult Gingers more often then you'd expect.
Episode 24 – Pineapple Ranch
August 29, 2017 10:48 - 139 MBIn this News and Qs we cover all the pending Greg Bear questions, cover about a month's worth of news, and have the eternal pineapple and ranch on pizza debate.
Episode 23 – Silentium
August 23, 2017 01:06 - 281 MBIn our final Greg Bear novel, Rick leads the group unpacking all the information jammed into the final book of the Trilogy. We hit a lot of topical controversial topics, as usual.
Episode 22 – Primordium
August 05, 2017 01:20 - 146 MBWe get back to the lore with Halo - Primordium, tackling all the subtle points that we remember, while also speculating on points we somewhat forget. We break the book out for this one!
Episode 21 – Atlantic City & Atlanta
July 28, 2017 21:32 - 139 MBIn this inter-episode we discuss Rtown's trip to HCS in ATL, cover lots of questions, and John manages to politely accidentally insult the gay community. More than once. It's all a big misunderstanding!
Episode 20 – HCS Atlanta 2017
July 13, 2017 00:12 - 84.5 MBJohn is joined by Dan, Bronzebillygoat, to discuss HCS Atlanta and general news. Spoiler - there is no lore in this episode, but return next week for Halo - Primordium!
Episode 19 – Cryptum
July 07, 2017 20:01 - 193 MBWe dive into the very detailed and somewhat confusing Greg Bear Trilogy with Halo - Cryptum, discuss the new Halo announcements and manage not to insult any group of people.
Episode 18 – Halo 3 Terminals
June 30, 2017 11:00 - 126 MBIn our first inter-episode we discuss (finally) the Halo 3 Terminals, a lot of news, HCS and bring religion into the mix (took us long enough).
Episode 17 – Mortal Dictata
June 24, 2017 14:24 - 196 MBWe discuss the final novel in the K5 trilogy, Mortal Dictata with special guest Justin from Drunken Halo Podcast. We also solicit women of the night to reach out to us.
Episode 16 – E3 2017
June 16, 2017 23:35 - 164 MBJoin us for a special episode as we discuss the E3 conferences, with an obvious focus on Xbox. We also pepper in some insulting rhetoric to keep things consistent.
Episode 15 – The Thursday War
June 05, 2017 21:08 - 211 MBWe discuss the second novel of the Kilo 5 trilogy, The Thursday War, our E3 predictions/desires, and John makes an announcement regarding HCS in Atlanta. We also experiment with doing the podcast via Skype.
Episode 14 – Glasslands
May 24, 2017 00:57 - 185 MBWe dive into the first novel of the Kilo Five Trilogy as the feature of this episode. We also discuss questions involving Halo 6, E3 and beyond.
Episode 13 – Bloodline, Evolutions & Legends
May 03, 2017 21:59 - 198 MBWe finally put the explosive decompression debate to rest (maybe), discuss the missed Halo Reach Data pads, and dive into the first animated release for halo in Legends and discuss the first compilation novel in Evolutions. We also discuss the comic Halo - Bloodline. Prepare for a Biofoam-fueled episode!
Episode 12.1 – Halo: Reach
April 11, 2017 21:50 - 225 MBWe apologize for episode 11, discuss Halo: Reach (the game) and how it fits into the timeline of Reach itself, discuss explosive decompression and have a segment discussing Scopio.
Episode 11 – The Cole Protocol
April 01, 2017 18:24 - 216 MBDisclaimer for this episode: we drank a bit more and go WAY off topic way too quickly. We will return to our more standard episode structure next week and will likely have a larger panel for the game episode!
Episode 10 – Halo Wars 2
March 11, 2017 15:37 - 198 MBMajor SPOILER warning, we are talking about the game both multiplayer and story, so if you have not finished the campaign yet, stay clear.
Episode 9 – Halo Wars
February 16, 2017 01:02 - 107 MBJoin us as we discuss the Original Halo Wars prior to the sequel's release next week!
Episode 8 – Contact Harvest
February 07, 2017 23:49 - 130 MBThe very first moments of the Human-Covenant war make up this novel. Listen in!
Episode 7 – Halo 3: ODST
January 21, 2017 22:00 - 144 MBIn this episode we finish off Halo 3, focus on Halo 3 ODST, and also dive into the helljumper comic.
Episode 6 – Halo 3
January 10, 2017 20:56 - 183 MBA deep dive into the 3rd game release, including multiplayer analysis, as well as discussion of the comic Halo - Uprising.
Episode 5 – Ghosts of Onyx
December 31, 2016 20:37 - 131 MBWe talk about Ghosts of Onyx, a true turning point in the novels in the Halo universe.
Episode 4 – Halo 2 and the Graphic Novel
December 10, 2016 19:54 - 218 MBMassive episode discussion the at-the-time controversial Halo 2 campaign (mainly the ending), as well as the Halo - Graphic Novel.
Episode 3 – First Strike
November 22, 2016 01:12 - 104 MBWe discuss the First Strike novel; a book which discusses events of other key universe members during the events of Halo - CE and leading up to Halo 2.
Episode 2 – Halo CE and The Flood
November 03, 2016 22:59 - 156 MBThe game that started it all! Enjoy a nostalgic verbal assault-style recounting of the groundbreaking game (and the accompanying novel).
Episode 1 – The Fall of Reach
October 15, 2016 19:20 - 98.8 MBOur pilot episode! We discuss the very first piece of Halo media; Halo - The Fall of Reach.