DtJ Network
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Jake "Composer" Jacobson hosts a variety of different shows featuring members of the DtJ Gaming Network and beyond. Shows include weekly Composer Chats, a short radio show-style pod about a specific topic around gaming; Ledgeside Chats, an interview show that spotlights members of the Indiana and Midwest Fighting Game Community, and Strike Up The Band, a Weekly gaming podcast featuring a rotating cast of DtJ members.
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Composer Chats - Still Playing Fall Guys
July 24, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 92.6 MBAct like you've been there before, right? Today we talk about another step in Twitch protecting its streamers, an Activision Blizzard walk-out, and some good news for people who like bad news about NFTs. Also, I'm still playing Fall Guys. That's my burden to bear. Today's Topics: Twitch's Shared Ban Info Activision Blizzard Employee Walk-Out Mario Strikers: Battle League Minecraft Fall Guys Dicey Dungeons Rumbleverse Links: Minecraft and NFTs Activision Blizzard Staff Walk Out, P...
Composer Chats - I've Only Known Rilla For A Day and a Half, But
January 29, 2021 20:00 - 30 minutes - 70.3 MBCome for the weekly Pokemon Trading Card Game Online check-in, stay for some disparaging opinions on Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Also, we talk about Skate, Tony Hawk, Xbox Live, and a new KotOR game (allegedly). Today's topics include: Knights of the Old Republic Xbox Live's Price Increase, then Decrease Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sanrio Crossover & Festivale Activision Acquires Tony Hawk 1&2 Remaster Developers EA Opens New Studio to Head Skate Development Star Wars Jedi: Falle...
Composer Chats - That's Video Games, To Me
January 22, 2021 20:00 - 14 minutes - 32.2 MBA Late One! But, consider also: A Short One. I watched the trailer for New Pokemon Snap and sneak in some other Pokemon opinions. Also touch on Cyperpunk 2077 delays, the artistic beauty of the Auto Chess MOBA, and also the Monster Hunter Rise demo! Today's topics: New Pokemon Snap Cyberpunk 2077 Auto Chess MOBA Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Monster Hunter Rise Links: New Pokemon Snap trailer (via Youtube) CD Projekt's co-founder talks about Cyberpunk 2077 (via CP77 on Twitter) ...
Composer Chats - The Pokemon TCG Episode (Again)
January 13, 2021 20:02 - 30 minutes - 70.4 MBLook. Time is a flat circle. Those who subscribe to this theory know that in 2 years we will all be playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game again. The loop cannot be broken. Also there was a lot of news this week, specifically on Tuesday. We peer briefly into #Pokemon25 stuff, talk about the new Godslayer Bowser trailer, LucasArts... uh, Lucasfilm Games news, and more! Today's topics: Indiana Jones game from Machinehead Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Arcade1Up Cabinets #Pokemon25 ...
Composer Chats - Great Tooltips and Simple Button Layouts
January 06, 2021 18:40 - 26 minutes - 60.6 MBHappy New Year! It's 2021 and maybe I'll podcast again. No one can stop me, in theory. Today is mostly about playing Video Games! I talk about Call of Duty very briefly, before going all the way in with the Fall Guys Season 3 content, deck building rogue-like Griftlands, and indie fighting darling Tough Love Arena. Thanks for listening! Composer Chats is a radio-style show where Jake "Composer" Jacobson (@Th3Composer) and the occasional guests talk about gaming headlines and what we've b...
Composer Chats - Brought To You By Spirit Halloween (October 28, 2020)
October 28, 2020 14:00 - 33 minutes - 77 MBHello again. A Spirit Halloween store moved into the Podcast space while I was away, so I guess I work for them now. Anyway they said I could release another podcast, so that's cool. Today's topics include: EA's Reliance on Loot Boxes Cyberpunk 2077, a Game that will Never Launch Minecraft OHHH BABY Fell Guys... :( Pokemon Sword's Crown Tundra DLC Composer Chats is a radio-style show where Jake "Composer" Jacobson (@Th3Composer) and the occasional guests talk about gaming headlines an...
Composer Chats - The Blaseball Episode (August 12, 2020)
August 12, 2020 17:38 - 36 minutes - 83.8 MBImagine liking stuff... haha Today's topics include: What Launches On The Xbox Series S, If Not Halo Infinite? Street Fighter 5 More Years Of Content Updates The Beauty and Well Deserved Rest of Blaseball Fall Guys!!!! Metroid Fusion RIPS Composer Chats is a radio-style show where Jake "Composer" Jacobson (@Th3Composer) and the occasional guests talk about gaming headlines and what we've been playing lately. The Intro and Outro Song is "Go By Richard, Not By Dick," by Organ Freeman o...
Composer Chats - The AGN Indy Open & "The Right Kind of Free To Play" (August 5, 2020)
August 05, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 79.6 MBSurprise! Just me today! Today's topics include: Me getting really mad about the complete mess of the AGN Indy Open "cancelling" it's Call of Duty LAN event, then hosting it anyway. PlayStation's Spiderman 'Sclusie Details about Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 Thoughts about David Sirlin's Fantasy Strike and it's weird Ranked System Paper Mario: Origami King--It's Good! Composer Chats is a radio-style show where Jake "Composer" Jacobson (@Th3Composer) and the occasional guests talk abou...
Composer Chats - COVID Cancellations and Nintendo News (April 22, 2020)
April 23, 2020 00:28 - 15 minutes - 36.1 MBRound Two of the New Format! Gamescom pretty much confirms that nothing is happening this year ever by cancelling Gamescon 2020. Speedrunners make money for charity. Nintendo keeps tweeting videos!!! Composer Chats is a radio-style show where Jake "Composer" Jacobson (@Th3Composer) and the occasional guests talk about gaming headlines and what we've been playing lately. The Intro and Outro Song is "Go By Richard, Not By Dick," by Organ Freeman off of the Album of the same name. Podcast A...
Composer Chats - Heated NASCAR Moments & Lootbox Warnings (April 15, 2020)
April 15, 2020 23:41 - 9 minutes - 21 MBToday I thought I'd trying getting as much said in less time. So... I made an episode that's less than 10 minutes long. Oops! We talk about a new XCOM game, how NASCAR drivers are handling the pivot to digital, and the ESRB's new lootbox warning. Then, I have little a thoughtful animal crossing talk, as a treat. Topics Covered: XCOM: Chimera Squad Reveal Trailer XCOM: Chimera Squad Gameplay Trailer NASCAR suspends Kyle Larson indefinitely Introducing a New Interactive Element: In-Gam...
Composer Chats - Half of the Animal Crossing One (featuring other video games too) (April 8, 2020)
April 08, 2020 20:47 - 39 minutes - 89.4 MBHello Again. Things are weird right now. Thanks for your patience! Today, I talk a little about Google Stadia, and the new PS5 Controller, before talking about Twitch's update to their high school dress code. I've been playing games a lot the past few weeks (haven't we all?), and touch on Persona 5: The Royal and Call of Duty Warzone before talking to my partner and budding gamer Anna Wong about her first time playing Animal Crossing! Topics Covered: Rogue Legacy 2 Announcement IGN: G...
Composer Chats - Nintendo Crossovers and Riot "Community Competition Guidelines" with XzibitA!
March 19, 2020 03:54 - 45 minutes - 104 MBWe try to make up for last week's shortie with a... longie? Gears of War 5 joins other First Party Xbox games as part of the Smart Delivery System that will upgrade your game from Xbox One to the Xbox Series X for free. Nintendo is staying busy, and so is Hearthstone (but I'm only actually interested in the one with the sick Jean Jacket). I'm also joined by Connor Richards (@XzibitAtLaw), as we take a look at Riot Games' new "Community Competition License" and what it means for perspective O...
Composer Chats - Lowering the Curve and Full Bloom 6 (March 12, 2020)
March 12, 2020 14:00 - 15 minutes - 35.6 MBIt's a short one. And it's mostly about COVID. If this is a spoiler, I apologize. Last week friend of the show Justine talked at length about COVID, you can find that episode here. Topics Covered: E3 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO GROWING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 VIRUS Full Bloom 6 Cancellation Statement Composer Chats is a radio-style show where Jake "Composer" Jacobson (@Th3Composer) and the occasional guests talk about gaming headlines and what we've been playing lately.
Composer Chats - Smash World Tour Does What Nintendon't; Or, Health Lessons w/ Justine (March 4, 2020)
March 04, 2020 15:00 - 25 minutes - 57.4 MBAnother Headline-heavy week, as we talk about what we know so far about the Smash World Tour as long as some release and new game announcements. We talk about GDC being postponed, and I'm joined by friend of the show Justine, who walks me through COVID-19 and what's so dangerous about travel during a potential outbreak. Topics Covered: Announcing the Smash World Tour (Twitter, Website) Valorant Official Website Granblue Fantasy Versus Steam Release Announcement Important GDC 2020 Update...
Composer Chats - The Other Pokemon Game (February 26, 2020)
February 26, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 46.5 MBAnimal Crossing News Has Arrived! It's pretty much what you think, but also you can just straight up destroy cliffs and rivers. This seems like a lot of power for one person living on one island, but this is the fantasy presented by Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Also, I can't stop playing Pokemon. They just... they got me with this one. They have me. I like Pokemon, OK? Topics Covered: Official Smash At IUB Twitter Account Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct (2.20.2020) Samurai Jack: Battl...
Ledgeside Chats - Running Events and Organizing Frostbite with Michigan's Ori_Bro
February 21, 2020 16:46 - 1 hour - 145 MBWith what may be the most appropriate, and also worst, timing, we talk to Kalle "Ori_Bro" Wanagat (@KoolOriBro) about running events through the ages, in which we definitely sound Old. Then, we dip into organizing and running Frostbite, the creation of its many forms of advertisement, and touch on what it's like working with Nintendo officially. Ledgeside Chats is an interview show where Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) sits down with members of the Midwest smash community and beyond to learn m...
Composer Chats - Trading Card Games (February 19, 2020)
February 19, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 42.2 MBAnimal Crossing News Is Coming! Just... not as fast as the game, Animal Crossing. What if they just released the game early, as a joke... haha Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) talks about his reentry into the world of the Pokemon Trading Card Game through their online client, Pokemon TCGO. This is also a conversation about growing up, a little. Topics Covered: Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road (http://api.sp.kingdomhearts.com/information/detail/63192) Street Fighter ...
Ledgeside Chats - Character Analysis & Content Creation w/ Pushblock Gaming's WOOD
January 10, 2020 16:55 - 49 minutes - 114 MBPushblock Gaming's WOOD (@THEWoodmasta) took some time out of his busy law school schedule to talk to me about his motivations in the smash community and the anatomy of a character analysis. I got a glimpse into what it's like deciding what you should and shouldn't create as content, and lemme tell ya--couldn't be me. Ledgeside Chats is an interview show where Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) sits down with members of the Midwest smash community and beyond to learn more about the pieces that he...
Power Rank Kings - Holiday Special 2019
December 27, 2019 16:15 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBHappy Holidays! We get Travis Talboys (@Homenekonomics), Thomas Quintana (@TrapExpert), and Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) in the same room to reprise their hit Podcast that you've definitely heard of, Power Rank Kings, where they solve common problems by making a list. This time they check their list way more than twice, while they determine just how criminal the subject of the christmas song "I'm Gettin' Nuttin' For Christmas" really is.
Ledgeside Chats - Truck Sounds and Campus Clubs w/ NG Prod and Zurheide
December 19, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBI sat down with NG's Collin "Prod" Castellano (@ProdCaste) and Sam "Zurheide" Braden (@ZurheideSSB), two of the founders of Indiana State University's Sycamore Smash club, about the circumstances around the creation of a smash club, the impact college smash scenes have on the larger scene, and what it's like to lead one. Ledgeside Chats is an interview show where Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) sits down with members of the Midwest smash community and beyond to learn more about the pieces that...
Ledgeside Chats - The President of the Earth, NoGoodCitizen
December 12, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 182 MBThis week, I decided to step out of the boundaries of the Smash scene to talk to the President of Earth (or, at least of r/StreetFighter) Joe "NoGoodCitizen" Gillian (@NoGoodCitizen). We talk about the origins of Joe's organization, the No Good Network, and it's transformation from a crew to a brand. Joe talks about his drive to want to help too much, and we have a great chat about the journey of winning the r/StreetFighter summit to go to the Street Fighter North American Regional Finals. ...
Strike up the Band 03 - They Do Exactly What You Think They Do
December 07, 2019 03:28 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBThis episode brings a threatening aura. Jake (@Th3Composer) gets into the weeds about Goofy's clothes before Eric (@EricRudkin) talks about how Gloomhaven, a board game with video game elements, translates into a video game about a board game about a video game. Thomas (@TrapExpert) laments on the life and times of Heroes of the Storm. Isaias (@PeterZza) finally has a Computer What Plays Games. Finally, we all been playin' Pokemon Sword & Shield. Games In This Episode: Gloomhaven, Heroes of...
Strike up the Band - Giving Thanks
November 29, 2019 17:57 - 53 minutes - 122 MBIn America, it's a holiday with terrible beginnings where, at least, we get to spend time with people we care about. This week, we've been doing exactly that, so we recorded a special episode talking about games and experiences we are thankful for! Jake (@Th3Composer), Eric (@Eric Rudkin), Travis (@homenekonomics), Brad (@dtj_rinzler) and Thomas (@TrapExpert) share stories of games that have meant something to them. Games in this Episode: Destiny: The Taken King, The Binding of Issac, Dead ...
Strike up the Band 02 - Giving Thanks
November 29, 2019 17:57 - 53 minutes - 122 MBIn America, it's a holiday with terrible beginnings where, at least, we get to spend time with people we care about. This week, we've been doing exactly that, so we recorded a special episode talking about games and experiences we are thankful for! Jake (@Th3Composer), Eric (@Eric Rudkin), Travis (@homenekonomics), Brad (@dtj_rinzler) and Thomas (@TrapExpert) share stories of games that have meant something to them. Games in this Episode: Destiny: The Taken King, The Binding of Issac, Dead ...
Ledgeside Chats - Makin' Schmoney with Will "Gucci Malloochee" Brothers
November 28, 2019 18:35 - 43 minutes - 79.1 MBI got to sit down with NG and Guardian Games' man of many names Deus (@GucciMalloochee) a few weeks after his trip to California as an invitee of the Goodwill of OC Charity Event earlier this year. We talk about what that experience was like, as we all the origins and founding of NG, and what it's like stepping into the tournament organizer roll after competing for so long. Ledgeside Chats is an interview show where Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) sits down with members of the Midwest smash co...
Composer Chats - Hewwo World
November 26, 2019 16:28 - 12 minutes - 29.3 MBY'all it's hard out here, in the middle of Sick Season, and I've been recovering from illness since last Thursday, so I couldn't get Intense Content out today. BUT, I figured this would be the perfect time to just record a little intro for the feed, and what I want each Show to be! The sound balance is off on this one because I am off, so sorry!! Composer Chats is a radio-style show where Jake "Composer" Jacobson (@Th3Composer) and occasionally guests hone in on and explore one game or to...
Ledgeside Chats - An Evening with Pushblock Gaming's Sai
November 21, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 124 MBWe get Sai (@SaiPBLK) into the studio to talk about how Smash Brothers has changed over the years, about what it's like transitioning from player to commentator, and..... well, we talk about Miley Cyrus a little there in the beginning. Sorry about that. Ledgeside Chats is an interview show where Jake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) sits down with members of the Midwest smash community and beyond to learn more about the pieces that help make the scene tick.
Composer Chats - Looking at Apple Arcade w/ Travis Talboys
November 19, 2019 15:00 - 34 minutes - 79.5 MBIn the first episode of Composer Chats, we're joined by Travis Talboys (@homenekonomics), who spends most of his time playing games on the phone. I ask him about his time so far with Apple Arcade, Apple's subscription mobile games service, and how it fits into his busy Gacha game schedule.
Strike Up The Band 01 - The Maiden Voyage/Burning Bridges
November 16, 2019 00:14 - 1 hour - 181 MBJake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) hosts a versatile crew of guests on the inaugural episode of Strike Up the Band; Isaias Rodriguez (@PeterZza), Thomas Quintana (@TrapExpert), Spencer Whiteman (@dtj_spinpai), Jacob Oller (@JacobOller), and Eric Rudkin (@EricRudkin). Thomas sells us on The Outer Worlds, Eric talks about the charm of Indivisible. Everyone talks about how many words are in Magic: The Gathering. Oller finally beat NieR: Automata. Then we talk about Pokemon Sword/Shield. We're all ex...
The Maiden Voyage -- Burning Bridges
November 16, 2019 00:14 - 1 hour - 181 MBJake Jacobson (@Th3Composer) hosts a versatile crew of guests on the inaugural episode of Strike Up the Band; Isaias Rodriguez (@PeterZza), Thomas Quintana (@TrapExpert), Spencer Whiteman (@dtj_spinpai), Jacob Oller (@JacobOller), and Eric Rudkin (@EricRudkin). Thomas sells us on The Outer Worlds, Eric talks about the charm of Indivisible. Everyone talks about how many words are in Magic: The Gathering. Oller finally beat NieR: Automata. Then we talk about Pokemon Sword/Shield. We're all ex...