Anav Tsiyr

AnavCast

Leisure EN ↓ 113 episodes

For almost two decades, we've been focused on community and gaming. For almost a decade, we've discussed how a podcast might give us an opportunity to enhance that focus. Finally, we're here.

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Anav Tsiyr

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This is Actually [Not] a Dave Ramsey Podcast 25.04.2025 39:37

Somehow managing to connect Pope Francis's passing to a hatred of cozy games, we meander through gaming news while actively avoiding anything resembling relaxation or staying on topic. • 01:07 - Pope Francis tribute • 04:16 - Anti-cozy games manifesto • 14:22 - Switch 2 pricing debate • 27:56 - Japanese housing repair scam • 32:54 - Gaming news roundup

Get a Job! 18.04.2025 49:22

We discuss Bungie's new game, Marathon, while debating the eternal struggle between premium vs. free-to-play games, all while nursing our collective Destiny-shaped emotional wounds. • 00:09 - Sakura festival and Marathon announcement • 13:31 -The problem with free-to-play games • 28:15 = Battle passes and gaming burnout • 34:33 - Marathon's marketing approach • 39:48 - Nintendo Switch 2 and Astron...

This Episode is 24% Tariffed 11.04.2025 54:20

The crew dives into Nintendo's upcoming Switch 2 and its pricing drama, bouncing between defending and criticizing the gaming giant's decisions while taking entertaining detours through gaming history - from GameCube classics to the days of swapping CD-ROMs between computers. • 00:10 - Switch 2 Basics • 06:34 - Price Talk • 15:00 - Old Tech Stories • 22:27 - Handheld Gaming • 37:37 - Japan vs Worl...

Literary Drug Dealers 04.04.2025 45:30

In this season opener, Johnnie and DiJaDi prove that all of this has happened before, and all of it will happen again, as they cycle through familiar patterns: starting with gaming news like Game Informer's revival before inevitably wandering into passionate tangents about book adaptations, Fast & Furious movies, and their shared nostalgia for older games - all while playfully noting the ironi...

Full Steam Ahead 28.03.2025 50:09

This train has no breaks.

The Reveal of [Toona] Skywalker 21.03.2025 51:44

It's Sea of Thieves in Space!

Handheld Chainsaws 14.03.2025 1:11:32

The monolith crumbled. Seeds were planted. A new world is just beginning, as the old one is salted.

Time Will Tell 28.02.2025 37:52

Maybe the correlation between Farmer finding out he's not paid and his frequent absences isn't coincidental.

Nobody Asked for This 21.02.2025 47:40

The State of Meh.

The Fast and the Furious is the Perfect Movie 14.02.2025 52:16

This is just a fact.

Move On from Halo 07.02.2025 49:24

But the real Halo is the friends we made along the way.

The Annual AnavCast Awards Show 31.01.2025 59:10

Nominees: Best TV Show: Fallout, The Acolyte, X-Men 97 Best Movie: Inside Out 2, Dune Part Two, Deadpool and Wolverine, Wicked, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim Game of the Year: Helldivers 2, Indiana Jones, Alan Wake 2 Best PS2 Game: Gollum, Bellorito, Nightrunners Best Game I Won't Finish: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth B...

TikTok Isn't Dead as Long as It Lives in Our Hearts 24.01.2025 34:20

We discuss the (alleged) Tiktok ban and pronunciations of the word "niche". #djdwasright

It's a Real Struggle 17.01.2025 41:48

Would it be AnavCast if we didn't have tech issues?

Collaboration and Quality 10.01.2025 27:14

Bilbo and Bombadil are joining Anav.

The Books Suck! 20.12.2024 55:22

Do you even Witcher?

[[BLEEP]] (censored) 13.12.2024 41:26

Peach Kaboom is the Captain Harvester now!

A.I. are O.K. 06.12.2024 37:39

The Phantom Farmer strikes again!