Latest Popularculture Podcast Episodes
YoVG # 437 Does A Good Story Make Up For Bad Gameplay?
YoVideogames! - April 27, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsMatt doesn't love Bethesda gameplay in general but Bethesda Fallout games hold a special place in his heart as examples of mediocre at best gameplay. But the Fallout Tv series just recently inspired a massive amount of people to play the games... So the Fallout story must be pretty good... But...
The Third Foot: Snooker
Worst Foot Forward - April 27, 2024 11:07 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsWith the Snooker World Championship in full swing, Ben takes us for a break around the table with a potted history of snoooker, with some billiards and pool thrown in. There are tales of deathly dull games, the day inclement weather halted a match and the story of one snooker referee's brush wit...
YoVG # 436 Game Changing Marketing
YoVideogames! - April 19, 2024 19:02 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsThis week's episode is all about the newest industry trend: extremely short marketing windows. Have you noticed that the window between announcement/first trailer and release has been getting shorter the last year or two? Turns out - it's an industry trend. We discuss the details and speculate o...
Ep 295: Angus Dunican - World's Worst Ventriloquist
Worst Foot Forward - April 15, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsDONATE TO THE HARDEST GEEZER! Try and see our lips move on this week's episode as Angus Dunican returns to talk to us about the World's Worst Ventriloquist. From puppets on the beat to those who faced down the Nazis and lived to tell the tale, there's something for everyone in here. Assuming ...
YoVG # 435 Multiplayer is in a corner
YoVideogames! - April 12, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsI love multiplayer games. So, the last 15 years or so have been pretty great for me personally. But it is getting hard to deny that they have cornered themselves. In many ways, multiplayer as a concept is getting a little tired and the methods used to make them the hyper profitable juggernauts t...
YoVG # 434 Nintendo Goes in Dry
YoVideogames! - April 06, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsIt's all but certain that Nintendo is launching a Switch 2 in 2025. I'd like to hope maybe they do it Holiday 2024, but it's doubtful. An odd thing about Nintendo and the final year of each console generation? They're almost always pretty dry years... And if 2024 is any indication? Switch 2 is c...
Ep 294: David Eagle - World's Worst Folk Song
Worst Foot Forward - April 01, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsBarry's play BREEDING runs from March 21st to April 14th 2024 at the King's Head Theatre in London - get tickets here! https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/breeding With a hey nonny no, a slap of the thigh and some deeply questionable lyrics we're joined this week by accordionist, folk singer...
YoVG # 433 What if XBOX never existed?
YoVideogames! - March 31, 2024 18:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsFor most of us, the original Xbox was a bit of a blip. It had good games but compared to the other consoles it seemed bulky, inept, unrefined even. During its first few years most gamers would have argued it was a forgettable system - even if they loved Halo. But what if it had never happened?...
The Third Foot: Theatrical Superstitions
Worst Foot Forward - March 26, 2024 21:14 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsBarry's play BREEDING runs from March 21st to April 14th 2024 at the King's Head Theatre in London - get tickets here! https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/breeding In no way connected to the opening of his new play, Barry leads us on a quick whip through some of the most infamous theatrical ...
YoVG # 432 What If... The GameCube Was Successful
YoVideogames! - March 20, 2024 19:29 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsContinuing our What If series with another Nintendo Alt History: we're exploring the timeline where GameCube was a success. Do we get the Wii? The Switch? Does Nintendo pursue their "Blue Ocean" strategy at all? Does Xbox have the same level of success? All questions connected to Nintendo's le...
Ep 293b: Best of the Worst of the Best 23
Worst Foot Forward - March 18, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratings*Barry's play BREEDING runs from March 21st to April 14th 2024 at the King's Head Theatre in London - get tickets here! https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/breeding * It's one of our occasional trips down memory lane, and we are revisiting episodes 111 to 115 to discuss not the worst but the...
YoVG # 431 What if... Nintendo Bought Pokemon in 1996?
YoVideogames! - March 14, 2024 19:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsIs anyone doing alt-history for videogames? Is that a thing? This week we're talking about alternate history. There's no denying that Pokemon is a juggernaut and there is a real good reason Nintendo bought 33.3% of the company. But what if they had bought the company outright? Would Pokemon b...
YoVG # 430 Helldivers do it right!
YoVideogames! - March 07, 2024 19:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsSuicide Squad... Foam Stars... Skull and Bones... Many fail. Crushed beneath the expectations and disappointments of gamers. But Helldivers? They do it right. Again. And Again. And Again. For (Managed) Democracy. For Liberty (in accordance with the government of Super Earth). And to protect ou...
Ep 293: Mara Joy - World's Worst Improvisation
Worst Foot Forward - March 04, 2024 22:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsWe're saying "Yes And..." to everything this week as we're joined by tremendous Scottish improviser Mara Joy to discover quite how bad things can get when you start making things up. John Cage goes on for centuries, B-movie mistakes get creepy and Ben finds an unlikely nadir from the jazz world....
YoVG # 429 Grim Beginnings 2024
YoVideogames! - February 29, 2024 17:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsNintendo continues its crusade against emulation and more lay offs announced. 2024 has had a rough start for the gaming industry, and we might still be at the top of the drop. Licensed games will be cancelled, and more talent shifting will happen over the next year. What does that mean for the f...
The Third Foot: Leap Days & Calendars
Worst Foot Forward - February 26, 2024 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsWe're jumping for joy as it's a leap year, and no better time to examine all things calendrical and February 29th-ical. Ben dips into a grab-bag of facts including famous people born on that most uncommon of days, the difficulty of switching from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, and why a p...
YoVG # 428 Nintendo Does It Different
YoVideogames! - February 23, 2024 16:43 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsNintendo had a Partner Direct, and while there might not have been anything mind blowing - there was a little something for everyone. Which highlights how Nintendo is playing its own game. Especially when you contrast it to the news coming out of Sony and Microsoft these days.
Behind The Scenes Bulletin - On Failure
Seraphina Speaks - February 23, 2024 07:00 - 4 minutesMishaps. Flops. Missteps. Things that don’t hit the mark and downright blunders. We all experience failures in life. This episode is a nod to this commonplace ‘event’ that dominates much of our waking thought. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: ...
On Failure
Seraphina Speaks - February 22, 2024 07:00 - 16 minutesMishaps. Flops. Missteps. Things that don’t hit the mark and downright blunders. We all experience failures in life. This episode is a nod to this commonplace ‘event’ that dominates much of our waking thought. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: ...
Ep 292: Shelf - World's Worst Mistaken Identity
Worst Foot Forward - February 19, 2024 01:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsThis week we do a double take at doppelgangers everywhere as we reveal the worst cases of mistaken identity in history. Joined by award-winning comedy double act Shelf, we reveal the stories of the wrongfully imprisoned, the wrongfully buried and the wrongfully genderpigeon-holed. Follow us on...
Behind The Scenes Bulletin - On Disney
Seraphina Speaks - February 16, 2024 07:00 - 22 minutesWhether you're a kid or a kid at heart, prepare to be enchanted, entertained, and enticed by all things Disney. We explore the happiest (and most profitable) place on Earth! From Mickey's iconic ears to Frozen fever, Disney has mastered the art of turning dreams into dollars. In the Ma...
YoVG # 427 The Future of Microsoft Games
YoVideogames! - February 16, 2024 00:28 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsWas today's (feb 15th) extra special Xbox podcast with Phil Spencer, Matt Booty, and Sara Bond as important as anticipated? No. No world changing news. Was it a nothingburger? Also no. There was valuable information and insight to be had. So let's jump into it together!
On Disney
Seraphina Speaks - February 15, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutesWhether you're a kid or a kid at heart, prepare to be enchanted, entertained, and enticed by all things Disney. We explore the happiest (and most profitable) place on Earth! From Mickey's iconic ears to Frozen fever, Disney has mastered the art of turning dreams into dollars. In the Ma...
ConCast V2 e7
ConCast - A podcast about Conventions and Fandoms - February 10, 2024 22:22 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe interview William Schlichter about Bucky-Con
YoVG # 426 EVO + Rebirth!
YoVideogames! - February 08, 2024 19:07 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsSony had a special State of Play for FF7 Rebirth and dropped a demo. Plus EVO announcements came out. Lots to be excited about!
Behind The Scenes Bulletin - On Questions to Ask Tweens + Teens
Seraphina Speaks - February 08, 2024 07:01 - 4 minutesThe answers you get depend on the questions you pose. This episode is about the questions grown ups ask vs the ones that might be better to ask tweens and teens. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The type of questions adults ask • How the...
On Questions to Ask Tweens + Teens
Seraphina Speaks - February 08, 2024 07:00 - 18 minutesThe answers you get depend on the questions you pose. This episode is about the questions grown ups ask vs the ones that might be better to ask tweens and teens. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you’ll learn about: • The type of questions adults ask • How the...
Ep 291: Andrew McMillan - World's Worst Exercise
Worst Foot Forward - February 05, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 47 ratingsThis week we're lifting, cleaning and jerking, squatting, pressing, pushing, sweating and gaining as we discuss the World's Worst Exercise with acclaimed queer poet and fitness fan Andrew McMillan. Andrew gives us an insight into why gyms feature so much in his writing, Ben talks about the world...
Behind The Scenes Bulletin - On Being Happy To Be Different
Seraphina Speaks - February 01, 2024 07:01 - 5 minutesAccepting and celebrating our differences helps us get comfortable in our own skin. But if you’ve ever felt like YOU were the problem, that you were different, and things would be easier if you changed to “fit in” then this episode is a gift for you. In the Main Episode and the Behind The...
On Being Happy To Be Different
Seraphina Speaks - February 01, 2024 07:00 - 21 minutesAccepting and celebrating our differences helps us get comfortable in our own skin. But if you’ve ever felt like YOU were the problem, that you were different, and things would be easier if you changed to “fit in” then this episode is a gift for you. In the Main Episode and the Behind The...