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Video role playing games have been around in one form or another since the mid-1970s. Over the years they have evolved both as an genre of gameplay and some might even go so far as to say an art form. In this episode Al and guests Dave and Gabe from the Destination Unknown podcast talk about how video RPGs have changed over the years.

You like music? You like beer? You like to have fun? Well, so do Lou and Chad and boy did they ever have fn on this episode. There may have been a bit of pre-game drinking going on, but, in the end you are the one's who get the fun out of it. Lou and Chad are old and there fun was rewarded with the morning after. This week the guys talk the classic 1993 movie soundtrack fro Dazed and Confused. You...

This week it's Lou's turn to level up! It's his birthday! We talk through his 14 favorite songs, from different genres, different times and styles. Lou's the kind ofguy you never call for bail money...mostly because he will be right there next to you saying "She didn't look like a cop." But in all seriousness, enjoy this weeks offering and if you see Lou out and about wish him a merry christm...ha...

I know things look a little off, but, that's because on April 6, 2018 Lou and Chad broke out of the norm and actually sat down with a couple cool guys that are part of a band. That band is 20 Watt Tombstone and the members Tom and Mitch really know how to play some dirty blues. Unlike most of our shows there is no music here, just us sitting down and talkig to the guys. Our cover picture has chang...

Ah, the 1980s! They were a carefree, simpler time when everyone wore neon and sported a glorious mullet. But were the 80s really a Golden Age or are we just looking back with rose tinted nostalgia glasses? Al and Dan from the Radio Free Borderlands podcast talk about the politics, social issues, pop culture, and technology of the decade they grew up in and how they shaped the era.

"You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals, so let's do it like they do on the discovery channel. I want to..." Ok, thanks Nine Inch Nails, we'll take it from here. Lou and Chad sitdown this week and we discuss Animals. Well, songs with animals in the titles. Some talk about animals. Some talk about girls. And some talk about absolutely nothing to do with animals, but they are still awesome songs....

Al explores Elysium as presented in AD&D 1st Edition's Manual of the Planes and its counterpart in Greek mythology.

Chad has leveled. That's right, gamers don't age they level. If that's the case Chad is leveled higher than most Gods in Dungeons and Dragons. With that kind of power comes a certain amount of freedom. That's right, Chad picked all 14songs this week. Then he forced Lou to do allthe research so he didn't have to. Then after all that he just talked about what each song means to him. Oh, yeah, also b...

This month Scott and Chad delve into the idea of intelligence. What constitutes intelligence? What among us has intelligence. Stick with us for the next houranda half as we try to answer this qeustion and ask many more. Are humans intelligent? Are animals intelligent? Are plants intelligent? All these questions and more will be talked about and hopefully answered. If you wnt us to research and tal...

nother listener submission. We love these. So if you want to send us a list there is a couple ways you can do that. Email, facebook or Twitter. Find all those links below. We talk a very eclectic group of songs this week. From rock music to folk to EDM. Come along on the journey and see if you are Musically Challenged too! We are on Twitter, please follow us and get updates from Musically Challeng...

Many episodes ago we took a look at the Nine Hells of AD&D as presented in the Manual of the Planes. However, devils are not the only residents of the Pit. In this episode we take a look at some of the gods of mythology that call the Nine Hells home.

Al and Chad review Troy: The Odyssey, a film that takes a new look at Homer's classic tale of a man who took way too long to get home. Maybe he didn't want to stop and ask directions?

Another listener submission. We love these. So if you want to send us a list there is a couple ways you can do that. Email, facebook or Twitter. Find all those links below. We talk a very eclectic group of songs this week. From rock music to country and polka. Come along on the journey and see if you are Musically Challenged too! We are on Twitter, please follow us and get updates from Musically C...

It is not unusual for musicians and bands to change over the course of their careers. Sometimes the change creates a new and exciting sound, othertimes the band goes in a completely different direction. Al and Dan from the Radio Free Borderlands podcast discuss several of their favorite hard rock and heavy metal bands and the changes they have been through, be it for good and ill.

Another listener submission. We love these. So if you want to send us a list there is a couple ways you can do that. Email, facebook or Twitter. Find all those links below. We talk a very eclectic group of songs this week. From rock music to classical to movie soundtrack music. Come along on the journey and see if you are Musically Challenged too! We are on Twitter, please follow us and get update...

Al and Chad talk a little about anime and review the live action version of Fullmetal Alchemist. Lots of bleeped out profanity in the episode!

What do these following names have in common? Vivaldi, Beethoven, Handel, Bach, Tchaikosky, Wagner and Mozart. That's riht, they are all classical composers of the highest rate. This week Lou and Chad sit down and talk these guys and several other masters of early musical composition. Trust us when I say it is not at all dry or hard to listen to. They chose msic with soul in it. From Water Music t...

In this Bargain Bin adventure Al takes a look at Rise of the Argonauts for the XBox 360. The video for this episode can be viewed on Point of Insanity Game Studio's YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/OkqBpxaUFWA .

The first of March brings with it thoughts of spring, flowers, warmer temperatures and of course marches! That's right! Lou and Chad take a step to the side for some music not often heard anywhere...but on the fields of battle and during military pomp and circumstance! That's right, today the boys alk about marches, you know that type of music that helps keep time and the military guys in step. We...

Cue sci-fi music, cue extremely dark lighting, cue Stanley (Hey we don't have the budget for real aliens), cue Scott and Chad! It's that time again the gentlemen are back for this months episode of Want to Hear Something Interesting? This month they delve into the most controversial topic they have since episode 1 (Ghost Hunting) and they have a blast doing it. We bring you these topics because......

A few points of record keeping: Musically Challenged, Lou Schwalbach, Chad Knight and Point of Insanity Game Studios do not condone the use of drugs other than perscription drugs only n perscribed ways. The Boys take you on a long, strange trip this week as they discuss songs about or in association with drugs. It's no secret that musicians and their ilk are known to partake of substances of a que...

Some people love to be the game master. Other people see it as something you get stuck with. But why? Al and Chad discuss this question and offer their thoughts as to why some people avoid taking on the challenge of being a game master.

Last wee k Lou and Chad gave you love, this week, we help you get over the heart break. We take look back at the love lost, the woman (or man) scorned. That's right we look at the feelings when the honeymoon period is over. The evil feelings that you hold in your heart and mind for the one that did you wrong. As always we talk about music as well. Come on by and see if you are musically challenged...

Hey baby...why don't you come over here and let's put on a little music and see what happens. This week Lou and Chad take you on a romantic journey through some of the greatest love songs off all time with their very own take on it. From cuddling up on a bear skin rug to having shots and singing about lost love. This is a special time of the year and with Valentine's Day only a scant week away, en...

***SPOILER ALERT*** Dan from the Radio Free Borderlands podcast joins Al in a discussion of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We discuss our thoughts on the movie and our predictions for episode 9. Correction: Al mistakenly refers to Captain Phasma as Captain Plasma at one point. He has lost 5 points of Geek Cred and hangs he head in shame.