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Welcome to Episode 300, our first in-person podcast in over 6 years! We've made it to Episode 300, we kick off looking back over the last 13 and a bit years of podcasting, discussing the early days, before livestreaming round the table and the few months of gaps we had between episodes Skazz then begins the game talk with the very recently released (as in the same day) Control: Resonant, the s...

Welcome to Episode 299 We welcome Skazz back to Youtube after having his account restored, and with much rejoicing as we'll be able to upload a number of videos We discuss the early days of YouTube, when most creators were using basic webcams to make content, and how much its changed now along with some of our pet peeves around filming habits. We then discuss our preferred audio gear choices w...

Welcome to Episode 298A bit of a different podcast this week, as Skazz reveals how he has got caught up in a recent ban waveIt took a while to figure out what happened, but we think we've worked out what caused the problem. But will some time to hopefully resolveWe discuss the broader implication and how a ban can and has affected people livelihoods and the knock on effects of such a ban on ot...

Welcome to Episode 297 This episode, we discuss AI's impact on the world, the parts we dislike, like generative AI, and some of its genuine benefits. We share encounters with AI in the wild, including a cold-calling AI bot tricked into giving a curry recipe, and people using AI to write books while claiming the work as their own. We also talk about how replacing entry-level jobs with AI may we...

Welcome to Episode 296 Ram has been playing Contraband Police, inhabiting the role of a border control agent in the 1980s and having to run a checkpoint. its a very Ram game involving checking details on passports, inspecting cargo and searching for contraband. A surprisingly deep game not just with the core mechanics, but also featuring a story, car chases, base upgrading and ok gun combat. Ram g...

Welcome to Episode 295 We kick off discussing why are bit behind in our upload due to the recent brutal UK heatwave and how's its affected both of us with some thermal-throttling. We talk about our methods of survival including trying to sleep outside (resulting in a hammock purchase) and looking at AirCon options. Ram also discusses helping his aging greyhound handle the heat Skazz then takes...

Welcome to Episode 294 After a brief diversion into Ram's cookbook bookshelf issues, we move onto more pressing topics. We discuss the government's proposal to ban social media for under-16s. While we generally agree social media — despite having some benefits — is overall not a great thing, not just for kids but for society as a whole, we talk about why a ban like this could not realistic...

Welcome to Episode 293 We talk about the new 11th edition of Warhammer 40k that is due out soon, which Ram somehow nearly missed. We discuss the hobby and how different people choose to partake, sometimes not even playing the game. This follows onto reviewing over hobbies such as Lego for audits. We also talk about our time with Lego Mindstorms, the robotics kit from Lego. Skazz then discuss both...

Welcome to Episode 292 Ram has turns 40 this week, and we marked the occasion with a birthday sheep. We kick things off discussing Ram's birthday celebrations, including a trip to the cinema to see The Sheep Detectives (Hugh Jackman as a shepherd, and including the likes Patrick Stewart and Bryan Cranston as sheep). Follow up with a Chinese takeaway. We end discussing our choice of various tak...

Welcome to episode 291 We kick off with some discussion of our approaching 300th episode milestone and the upcoming teddy bear wars We talk about the good and bad of gaming community's and how they can become echo chambers with people regurgitating opinions rather then forming their own and how people should not be afraid to enjoy what they want to enjoy, even if it goes against the mainstream...

Welcome to Episode 290 Only 6 minutes late this week, practically a record for us! We get into gaming first by discussing RV there yet, a physic based puzzle game where you have to get your RV back from your camping trip by navigating across a large physics-based map full of rock slides and chaos, its like a crossover of Mudrunner and a Top Gear road trip. We talk about the clever damage system, t...

Welcome to Episode 289 We kick off reflecting on ageing and the unsettling reality of how quickly life passes discussing "life calendars", prostate exams and what day of the week we are on We then move onto Ram creating Nicktopia 15 in Timberborn, He discusses some of the major changes since he last played, including bad water mechanics, automation, logic gates, zip lines, and the new dedicated wa...

Welcome to Episode 288 Despite discussing it last episode, Ram has not been playing Timberborn, instead he saving it for the Easter weekend so he can dedicate some time to it Ram then shows his enthusiasms over the Project Hail Mary film, Having been a big fan of both the book and Audio book, he's reviews and discusses the plot of the film and compares it to the novel (Lots of spoilers!). Along wi...

Welcome to Episode 287 Poor Skazzz is running on no caffeine and suffering for it Ram is very much looking forward to Timberborn hitting version 1.0 which is being released the same days as the podcats, Ram has high hopes as think to some changed he should be able to create an accident gulag, he also talks about picking up an adorable Iron Tooth plushie Moving onto what we've been playing, whi...

Welcome to Episode 286 We kicked things off with the revelation of Skazz drinking alcohol-free beer, which somehow leads us into a conversation about old house layouts, how corridors are a surprisingly modern invention, and how Ram grandfather built a clever loft ladder. We also discuss how ram dogs Swift and Angel have managed to get addicted to doggy crack in the form of a milk supplement 'B...

Welcome to Episode 285 We start of by discuss the rising prices of hardware thanks to the demand of AI. As well as some software issues with Skazz mucking up a simple fix of his Steam Deck issue, Ram fighting DaVinci for being too greedy with his cache Moving onto games, we discuss Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity a platformed with Co-op mode which we have been playing on games day, and how some of us...

Welcome to Episode 284 We kick off discussing sub vs dubs of imported TV series and where they can go wrong, before we manage to move onto games Skazz has been living the mercenary life in Armored Core fires of Rubicon. Stomping round in a big robot suit killing loads of enemy's, gathering intel and somehow being stealthy, hes suffered from control confusion, reliving the same story lines and...

Welcome to Episode 283, our first podcast of 2026 We kick things off discussing whether it actually rains in Australia and the recent snow 'storm' in the UK, before exploring how Ram's smart home setup is making life easier. On the gaming front, Skazz talks about picking up a mini console—the Commodore 64 Black Edition. This classic console comes with a twist: it only features recently...

Welcome to Episode 282, our 2025 Christmas Special! We start off talking about the puzzle game we've played for this years Christmas Special games night; Operation Tango, Skazz plays a secret agent sneaking into bases, and Ram is the voice in his ear as the crafty hacker, we had to complete a series of mission save the world from baddies. We discuss the puzzle mechanics of this game along with...

Welcome to Episode 281 We kick off discussing time traveling fridges and ram celebrates completing his editing for the year Onto gaming, Ram has been playing another game from Sam Barlow, Immortality, your exploring some film reals searching out the truth of what happened to a actress by review her three unreleased films. Ram talks about the mechanical differences between this and the previous gam...

Welcome to Episode 280, and all the listeners from the edge of the bell curve As normal we kick off by rambling, with a bit of discussion over the number 280, and learning it has nothing special about it, we also work out which fantasy race's map to real world occupation's We do eventually get onto games. Ram has been playing the latest in Frictional Amnesia series; Amnesia: The Bunker. Ra...

Welcome to Episode 279 We kick off by discussing ongoing nicktopia issues, and the many doomed people/beavers what have pass through his citys. We discuss remaster vs remakes, from the good examples such as System Shock to the bad like Final Fantasy VII and the upcoming Deus Ex remaster. Along with revisiting old favourite games such as Bayonetta and Cyberpunk 2077 We also discuss the worst partwo...

Welcome to Episode 278 Its that time of year again, our podcast prior to the clocks changing, this leads into a discussion of analogue vs digital dial/gauges We reminisce about the old days of the internet and how the whole thing may be a mistake, including a discussion on the bad and good aspects of AI Moving onto games, Skazz has been replaying a numbers of game in honor of Tomonobu Itagaki who...

Welcome to Episode 277 We kick off with thinking how we will ensure the people of the future will still be able to enjoy the Podcast after the end of all humanity, and how close we are to s*it hitting the fan. We discuss Rams dreams of being a bouncer and which long running online games. We eventually get onto games with Ram playing a rouge lite city builder in Against the storm, a very deep game...

Welcome to Episode 276 Still recovering from the 24-hour live stream, Skazz and Ram review the games they played that night (day?), including some new and some old, and give their thoughts on them. First up is Back 4 Blood, the spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead sharing some of the same developers. A fun zombie game, but with some bizarre multiplayer lobby system choices and issues with public pla...