Draft Punks

Brian and Travis are joined this week by Ryan and Alex to talk about the places they'd most like to vacation (and hopefully not get brutally murdered) from some of their favorite video games! From Final Fantasy 7 to Final Fantasy 8, we really cover it all in this episode! Please consider joining us on Discord if you'd like to vote for your favorite list or give us any feedback on the episode!

Jedi Master Brian, Sith Lord Travis, and Astromech Droid R0-B1 are joined by the scruffiest looking of nerf herders, Erik Hiles, to talk about our favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away. Who is the #1 pick? Who is the biggest meatbag? And who did Erik pick in round 2 that put Brian in huge shambles? You'll have to tune in to find out! As always, thanks for listening, and check us out on t...

Brian is back, but maybe a week too early as he's dealing with a slight cold. Travis, Rob, and special guest Holden Hintz help get him through it so the crew can talk about their favorite donuts, a subject certain to make anyone feel better. If you enjoy the episode please consider joining our Discord to help us vote on the winner and suggest future topics!

Brian's on vacation, so Rob and Travis found the perfect guests in Isla Hinck and Chris Babbino! And since Brian was gone, the crew took the opportunity to draft a very personal topic, their favorite bosses from Bloodborne! From Vicar Amelia to Father Gascoigne, all your favorite members of the cloth are here! So join us for this deep, DEEP dive into all the best Bloodborne Bosses. And if you want...

Rob, Travis, and Brian are joined by Spelunkers and Gotta Rank Em All host Chris Bartlett to talk about the best pokemon of the OG 151 (and then some). Come and join in as we kick off a fun crossover week that features Chris joining us and Travis joining the Gotta Rank Em All show! If you like the show, leave a review, and subscribe. You can also go to our twitter @realdraftpunks and find a link t...

Rob, Travis, and Brian are joined by Jonah Gomez of the wonderful Great Game Debate podcast to talk about a summer tradition unlike any other: Going to the local fair and eating greasy fried food! Join us as we cover it all, from turkey legs to deep fried oreos. Then join us on discord to talk about your favorites and vote to decide our champion. There's a link in our twitter bio @realdraftpunks!

Rob, Brian, and Travis are joined this week by Prima Games editor Jesse Vitelli to talk about their favorite shadowy organizations, secret societies, and cults on this new episode. If you enjoy listening, please consider leaving us a review or giving us a star rating to help new people find the show! And if you want to join in on the conversations and vote, you can become a member of our Discord b...

Rob, Travis, and Brian are joined this week by Game and Make Up's Mike Tucker to talk about our favorite video game trailers and reveals of all time! Oh, and one more thing... If you enjoy the episode, please come check us out on our Discord and help decide the winner! A link can be found on our twitter page, @RealDraftPunks

Rob, Brian, and Travis are joined once more by Dory and this time it's to get things started and talk about our favorite muppets! We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! If you want to join our community, check us out on Twitter @realdraftpunks and you can find a link to our Discord!

Explicit Language Warning! Brian, Rob, and Travis are joined by Katy, Ali, and Jess for our first ever live, in person show! Instead of doing a traditional draft episode we took questions from the community, and then picked our favorite to award them with a fabulous prize! Fair warning, this episode is live, and chaotic. Our sound quality is not as good as normal, there are interruptions, and for...

This week Rob, Brian, and Travis are joined by the Great Game Debate's Kaedhen Bharathae-Lane (good name) to talk about our favorite bad games with good names, and good games with bad names. If you enjoy the show, please consider going to our twitter @realdraftpunks and joining our Discord community so you can vote for a winner!

Travis, Brian, and Rob are joined by Chris Babbino of the Hello Hyrule podcast to talk about our favorite video game narration and announcing. This was an episode full of controversial and interesting picks, and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording! Find our twitter @realdraftpunks and join our Discord to vote for your favorite narration!

Rob, Travis, and Brian are joined by mom-to-be Mikel to celebrate the newest addition to the Draft Punk family by picking our favorite baby names. This episode was a mix of fun and poignant moments. Thanks so much to our community for celebrating this big milestone with us! Find us on twitter as always @realdraftpunks. There's a link to our Discord in our bio for anyone who wants to join our amazi...

Come on dowwwwwn! Holden joins Brian, Travis, and Rob to talk about all of their favorite game shows, from childhood to today. Stick around to the end to hear if Holden can defend his crown on our own long running, totally real game show, Stump the Punks, and thanks for listening! Happy birthday Mom! Join our Discord if you want to join in the vote! A link can be found on our twitter, @realdraftpu...

TW: This episode begins with a short statement about the recent, and re-occurring, gun violence in America. Then, this week, Rob, Travis, and Preston are joined by Game Informer's own, Alex Stadnik! Alex talks to us about a changing of the guard at Game Informer and filling the shoes of some of the biggest names in games journalism. And finally, we dive into a draft all about the best levels in vi...

We are joined this week once again by Ryan Stabell to talk about our favorite Xbox and PC Exclusive games. For more wonderful content like this, please check out the PSPremiere podcast and youtube show! Those folks really know and love their Microsoft games.

This week we were joined by Ryan to talk about the best pizza we can make with five toppings. Similar to our sandwich episode, each of us will be making and tasting our pizza, so check out the Discord if you want to see the madness! And stay tuned after the end of the episode as we introduce a new rising star on the podcast scene. For a link to the discord, twitter, and twitch, check out our linkt...

Brian, Travis, and Rob are joined by Nick Vanunu to take the show in a whole new direction. Many of them, in fact. We talk about how Nick and Travis met, try to promote his new twitter account, and then get down to it. Big thanks to Nick for helping me out with the time stamps on this one, and we hope you all enjoy! And if you're asking yourself if there's an impromptu karaoke singing of Wild Wild...

Rob is back! And he, Travis, and Brian are joined by Bob Buel of the 99 Questions podcast to talk some nostalgia. In this episode we picked our favorite Arcade Cabinets from our youth, debated Ms. Pac-Man's relationship with Pac-Man, and wondered if the King of Kong was secretly a Christopher Guest join. At the top of the show, we also discuss our Fantasy Critic League results so far, and a new ga...

Brian and Travis are joined by Mikel and Miranda to talk about the controversy around JK Rowling, and then make our picks for better horcruxes. If you have the time and means, please take a moment to consider donating to one of these wonderful organizations.  National Center for Transgender Equality: https://transequality.org/ Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Sylvia Rivera Law Proje...

This week we were joined by the lovely Haley MacLean of Game Query to finish up our celebration of Zelda's 35th anniversary by talking about the best games where you can play as Link or Zelda! We also announce the start of a big giveaway of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and talk about Voidigo, a new game in early access we'll be showing off on our Twitch stream this week!

Brian, Rob, and Travis are joined by Spelunkers co-host Chris Bartlett to continue our celebration of all things Zelda by talking about our favorite items and weapons from throughout the series. We hope you enjoy! Please consider leaving a review and subscribing for more future content, and check us out on Twitter, Twitch, and TikTok at realdraftpunks! Link to our Discord is on our Twitter bio!

The Punks were joined by Kyle Hilliard of the MinnMax show this week to talk about our favorite Zelda music. For such a broad category, this might be the hardest draft we've ever had to do. So many incredible options! We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking! Review and subscribe for more great Zelda content this month, and nerd content year round! Check our twitter @realdraftpunk...

Travis, Brian, and Rob are joined by Spelunkers co-host and Zelda fanatic Tyler Carver to talk about all of our favorite places to chill, explore, and kill Ganon in the Legend of Zelda franchise to help celebrate its 35th anniversary. If you're a fan of the series, you'll love our slate of upcoming shows as we talk about various topics within the games. Please visit us on Twitter @realdraftpunks w...

Rob, Travis, and Brian are joined by real life history teacher Craig Wheeler to talk about our favorite not so real Presidents. From a Senior Class to the United States to the entire World, we cover it all this week. Also, our winner of our Pixar giveaway is revealed, and an exciting announcement about the month of February! All that and more this week on Draft Punks. Please join our Discord to pa...