Slumscast

Look. It may not seem like it, but here at the Slumscast, we listen. We hear what you're clamoring for. We know what our listeners desperately need. And this episode, we answer those frantic pleas: the Slumscast dives fully into... the Discourse. Which discourse, you ask? Idk, a lot of them. Join me, @OrbitalTangent, and special guest @rongydoge, and get ready to hear the Discourse on quite a few...

Have you ever wondered why the Slumscast hasn't been banned, or at least errata'd to limit one per deck? Join us and @ajar as we discuss the Standard Ban List and how metagames are shaped! We also put an entire format on blast and dig into the history of one of the game's most recognizable decks. NOTE: This episode was recorded before the 21.06 ban list released, and we do not discuss its contents...

Have you ever listened to the Slumscast and thought, "This sounds great, I just wish they were less coherent and the jokes were less well thought out"? If so, we have excellent news for you: the booziest episode of the Slumscast yet, starring @Ed, has arrived. We discuss: rating beer by completely normal categories like Palana-ness; serving food to Netrunner characters; and perhaps most importantl...

We've avoided justice for long enough, but it looks like the chickens have come home to roost: this week, we are once again joined by DanB, who is here to explain the numerous moral and financial failings of the Slumscast. We also discuss how to recruit new players to play Netrunner with you, explore the most powerful ways to flex on your opponent, and unveil the spiciest Bad Card Of The Week...

Throughout the history of Slumscast, one question has followed us at every turn: can you 241 episodes of the Slumscast? This week, we answer with a resounding "it's not game theory optimal and it's logistically quite complicated, so yes" as we discuss single-sided swiss with none other than Ysengrin. We also put our own usernames on blast, discuss how much influence GRNDL really should have, and d...

In a list of words you'd associate with the Slumscast, "stylish" probably isn't near the top. That all changes this week, where we are joined by multiple-time Best Dressed Man in Netrunner, Hollis Eacho. We also discuss creating content for Netrunner, learn to evaluate cards, and discover which Netrunner data pack contains the sheer highest density of top-quality segment names. LINKS Merch (all pr...

In his magnum opus, The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot wrote that "April is the cruelest month." In hopes to prove him right, the Slumscast will be inflicting four episodes on you this month, beginning with our most controversial episode yet, in which we and special guest Cranked put an entire Netrunner faction on red alert. Also in this episode: the Slums hosts face their most formidable foe yet (the rul...

Why do we play Netrunner? It may seem like a silly question -- if you're listening to this episode, you've probably played Netrunner yourself, possibly for many years, and you probably have an idea of what you like about the game. But it's a question worth asking: why, among so many other card games, board games, and dystopian Cyberpunk properties, are we drawn to Netrunner in particular? This is...

N.B. If you have already listened to the full episode 10, you have heard all this content. By popular demand, here's a condensed version of our conversation with the lead designer of NISEI, June Cuervo, focusing primarily on her discussion of game design. This is the perfect version of the episode to share with friends, family, or even foes who are interested in game design, or design in general,...

SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: This episode contains scoops. Do not consume this episode if you intend to drive, operate heavy machinery, or play HB combo. The season of scoops has finally arrived, and even the Slumscast has made its way to the legendary Fountain of Scoops. Join us and NISEI Lead Designer June Cuervo as we discuss game design, theory-craft our best-named segment yet, and dig into some...

We all know about the big dogs. The expected winners. The favorites. But forget them--this is Slumscast. This episode, the Slums and the one and only Sanjay talk underdogs, chicken-shit heels, and decks so big you need a friend to help shuffle them. We also answer one of life's great questions: which historical figures would have demolished people at Netrunner? LINKS Lemming Slayer MaxX: https://n...

Have you ever wanted to be good at Netrunner? Well, the Slums can't help you there, but with the help of our special guest Spags, we can help you enter the Netrunner meme pantheon. Tune in this episode to hear about: great meme playmats in Netrunner history, shaming multinational gaming corporations for fun and profit, and the long theorized but never-before-observed Ambush Beef. LINKS Playmats an...

Tired of eating well? Get ready to ruin your diet with a double dose of Slums and potatoes, because this episode we're talking with the one and only Jonas Wilson, aka thebigunit3000, about one of his most notorious creations: the Comrades' Potato deck that took Worlds 2017 by storm. We also discuss making memes in real life, the care and housing of hedgehogs, and how to always get stopped by the T...

New year, same old slums. We interview the one and only CTZ about a variety of topics, including: the recent Throwback format tournament; which frozen food Slumscast is; and our ongoing beef with an entire sovereign nation. In this episode, we discuss several netrunner decklists and memes, including: https://netrunnerdb.com/en/decklist/8211/six-neural-emp-shooter-snes- https://netrunnerdb.com/en/d...

There is no Worlds without a champion. And without two morons to ask that champion a bunch of dumb questions, there is no Slumscast. In this episode, we talk with the 2020 world champion, Limes, about his historic run to the top and the decisions that brought him there. We discuss: the identity of the true greatest minifaction (to splash), the Worlds-winning runner (https://netrunnerdb.com/en/deck...

Cyber Monday? What a joker holiday, let's celebrate what really matters: the Slumscast Worlds 2020 recap continues! In this episode, Josh continues to go insane from the raw amount of audio we have to edit... or rather, not edit, because as we know audio is an immutable medium. We continue to discuss all things Worlds, including an uncharacteristically good take by a member of the Slumscast. We ar...

Slumscast is back with the hottest of topical scoops: a Worlds 2020 recap! (Please. You thought a SLUMSCAST Worlds recap would drop less than a month after Worlds itself? You expected too much.) In this episode, we discuss all things Worlds, from our mostly-correct-if-you-grade-on-a-generous-curve predictions to the greatest moments of the event. For the first time in Slums history, we are joined...

Worlds is just around the corner, which means Slumscast can't be far behind with our hottest (and least correct) takes. In this episode, we tear apart--sorry, discuss-- an Azmari deck with the self-described "secret sauce," which co-host @orbital_tangent played in an online store champs tournament in 2020. We also discuss the growing beef in the Netrunner podcastsphere, explain why Time Walk is a...

Welcome to Slumscast, the podcast about genuinely trying and hilariously failing to be good at Netrunner. In this inaugural episode, we tear apart--sorry, discuss --a Lobstermodernism deck with some questionable choices, which co-host @neuropantser used at King of Servers in 2018. We also reveal what we would have played at Intercontinentals if we'd qualified, get into what we'd do to help Shaper...