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Sacrifice - whether you're saving the world or summoning a deity, Sacrifice is a huge part of games and popular media in general. This topic was whittled down from a suggestion by  @Johnny. Boy. Jones , who talked to us at PodCon (RIP). Originally entitled "Destined to die in order to save the world," the idea of "Sacrifice" is explored in many different ways. Colin picks a game that matches this...

Have you heard the word? Do you know the secret phrase? This episode is for those in the know ONLY. "Conspiracy" is the topic, brought to us from fellow Illuminati Alex Choate - @achoatexo on Instagram! Greg falls down a Half-Life 3 rabbit hole. Colin explains how different timelines intersect. Dave condemns DARPA. Giovanni is here to tell you the kids are all right (but what's in those chemtrails...

Listeners, breathe deep and repeat after us: "The topic is fruit." We recommend repeating this sentence often over the course of this episode. Welcome to "Fruit," at topic that comes to us from Stephanie Charas -  @StepUpTheGame on Twitter! Dave discloses his allergy reports. Greg is happy to no longer be debating interesting things or having nice conversations. Giovanni explores the uneasy space...

What's better than four hosts on this show? Four hosts PLUS a special guest! Andrew (@arhenderson) from fellow videogame podcast Debate This! joins the LTRT crew for a full hour of spicy takes and unpopular opinions. It's our most controversial and unpopular episode yet! Andrew walks us through how we can accidentally kill god using the power of friendship. Greg hates on every 90s kids' favorite L...

Charge your card and deposit your soul credits, Hell Arcade (now rebranded as ArcHades) is open and ready to accept your soul. This episode's topic - Arcades - comes to you courtesy of both Laila (@ RowdyLaila ) of the Bigfoot and Bob Podcast  and Satan! Tune in for approximately 20 minutes of videogame discussion bookended by all the bits you could ever need. You want the world's greatest arcade...

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us during our 24-hour charity stream benefitting AbleGamers. Because of you, we managed to raise over $1,700 while also making the absolutely worst looking Mario pizza in video game history. Thank you all and look forward to all types of streams and other content from us over the next year.  Your hosts have survived the 24-hour charity stream and, in the Af...

ANNOUNCEMENT: We hope you'll tune-in to our 24-hour Charity Livestream benefitting the AbleGamers Foundation! Saturday, February 16th 10 a.m. ET - Sunday February 17th 10 a.m. ET. We'll be playing 24 games in 24 hours, so make sure to subscribe to our Twitch channel (twitch.tv/lefttriggerrighttrigger) and come say hello! Hoo boy, this episode has been a long time coming. Season two of Left Trigger...

Welcome new listeners! Thank you everyone who talked to us at PodCon - hope you like an episode full of eels. We're back from Seattle and ready to really slop down a whole pie. Giovanni channels Reggie Fils-Aimé and his love of big pizza. Colin teaches everyone the best way to watch the Ratchet and Clank film. Greg gets spicy about his favorite Chex Mix flavors. Dave refuses to "Weekend at Bernie'...

REMINDER: LTRT WILL BE AT PODCON JAN 19-20! WE'LL BE SHARING A TABLE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD - COME GIVE US A HIGH FIVE! NOW BACK TO THE SHOW NOTES WE KEEP GETTING WARNINGS ABOUT. We have a special guest who, for once, actually knows what they're talking about. Colin questions the validity of a console, Giovanni eases into the fray, Dave wishes for a more wistful and personal...

REMINDER:  LTRT WILL BE AT PODCON JAN 19-20!  WE'LL BE SHARING A TABLE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD - COME GIVE US A HIGH FIVE! NOW BACK TO THE SHOW NOTES YOU KNOW AND LOVE. It was the year 3019 and President Gex was in the middle of his 14th consecutive term in office. Staring out the window of the Oval Office, sipping termite bourbon from an ancient crystal tumbler, he watched th...

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: LTRT WILL BE AT PODCON JAN 19 - 20!  WE'LL BE SHARING A TABLE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE ONCE AND FUTURE NERD - COME SAY HI! NOW ON WITH THE SHOW NOTES.  Congratulations listeners! We've made it to the last LTRT episode of 2018. And what an odd year it's been, since literally no games have come out. As you can imagine, it's been unbelievably complicated to create a video game podcas...

Winter is, well, here, and your hosts have a brand new episode to keep you warm on those dark, lonely nights. Greg hibernates through the whole episode. Giovanni and Colin have a nice fireside chat about snowboarding. Dave pitches the most ambitious crossover of all time. It's an episode the whole family can love, except for maybe the first 20 minutes that's all thirsting for The Grinch.  Please s...

Welcome to the spiritual sequel to our comedy episode: a spoilerific episode on "Tragedy!" Join your tragically flawed hosts as they attempt to suss out the struggles and successes of tragic games. Greg spoils a game moment that has been around for decades. Giovanni reveals a hidden tragic ending that never came to be. Colin lives for the BBC serials that end in tragedy. Dave examines the tragedy...

WELCOME, BELOVED LISTENERS, TO THE LEFT TRIGGER RIGHT TRIGGER COMEDY HOUR. Tonight's very special episode features all an all star cast of comedic players, here to tickle your funny bone on the topic of "Comedy." Master of Ceremonies Dave immediately supplants the regular host in making this the funniest episode of LTRT on this particular topic. Contact juggler Giovanni warms up the crowd with thi...

Welcome to a vaguely spooky episode of Left Trigger Right Trigger. Slightly scary guest Andrew Zucosky joins your hosts to discuss "Disempowerment," a word that may not actually exist. And how appropriate, dear listeners, because is there anything as ambiguously eerie as the plausible deniability of existence?  Tune in as Andrew gushes over anything approximating a tentacle. Greg talks about his j...

This episode of Left Trigger Right Trigger was made possible by our sponsors - Mountain Dew and Hale & Hearty Soups.  Advertisements: they surround us, embrace us, become the content of our very minds. Advertising makes the world go round - shout out to our tertiary sponsor Rand McNally. "Rand McNally: Wherever you are, that's a place." Where there is profit to be made, advertising is sure to foll...

SURPRISE loyal LTRT listeners! Here's a very special episode of our newest show: Fullmetal Bazinga. We hope you like it - if you do, why not go over and subscribe to that feed? There's already a piping hot new episode waiting for you to enjoy. On with the description! Welcome to the premiere episode of Fullmetal Bazinga: A Real Show for Humans and Other Sentient Beings. We invite you to join us ev...

We're not the great communicators that we used to be, apparently. However, that won't stop us from discussing "Communication" in this episode of LTRT. Giovanni hints at potentially joining a cult. Colin talks about how much they love screaming. Dave tries to stop this whole situation from blowing up. Greg courts a new sponsor for this podcast.  AS THE PROPHECIES FORETOLD, A SPECIAL NEW SHOW WILL A...

The long awaited Sports episode has finally happened! If there's one thing these four hosts know about, it's sports. They love talking about sports. They love reading about sports. They love dreaming about sports. Everything you've ever wanted to know about sports gets discussed in this episode. Colin talks about sports in which you hit balls with your fists. Giovanni talks about sports that are v...

THE WHOLE OONIVERSE WAS IN A HOOT DENSE STATE! Double-O August wraps up with legitimately like 20 minutes of discussion on the Big Bang Theory. We aren't sure what happened but it's tangentially related to the the topic of "Outdoors." Giovanni confesses to a crime he committed against his own grandfather. Colin proposes so jolly cooperation in the woods. Greg can't stop talking about his area. Dav...

That magical time of year is upon us again: Double-O August returns, bringing with it a whole bunch of topics to delight and confuse. This is the month in which your hosts refuse to talk about anything that doesn't contain a double-o, so we hope you like it? "Cartoons" leads off this holy month, so make sure to tune in and listen to Greg get frustrated with babies. Giovanni defends his strange add...

In celebration of No Man's Sky's final launch out of its Beta phase and into the full fledged game it was meant to be, your hosts at LTRT have put together this show on the subject of "Beta." While thee inventory management simulator NMS has finally turned into the game it was meant to be, that isn't the case for other games caught in a perpetual Beta state. Giovanni explores how Betas just ruin g...

Toniiiiiight. We are Pets. So let's fill the bowl with kibble, or we can all nibble, on some boooones. "Pets" is the topic in this episode, which is appropriate since they needed to spray Colin with a water bottle in this one. Tune in as Greg recounts the trauma of the worst crime ever perpetuated against him. Giovanni frets over virtual birds. Colin explores his unprocessed feelings towards Tubs...

Vacation: all you ever wanted? Vacation, *had* to get away? These are the big questions we ask on this episode of LTRT. Vacation Dave takes everyone on a pleasure cruise through this relaxed, Island Time centered episode. Grab your drink and feel that banana wind as we explore Vacations both literal and metaphorical. Dave takes us to a bougie, but comfortable tourist resort. Colin smashes that shi...

Dads... What are they? Who are they? How did they come to be? These questions and more tickle your ears as your hosts plumb the depths of Dadhood, Fatherhood, and Daddyhood. Join us for the Second Annual Left Trigger Right Trigger Father's Day Dadstravaganza: Dadliest Catch. Your intrepid hosts discuss all things Dad-related: How to get that perfect Dadbod. Where to find your Dad when he disappear...