They Need a Hobby

Chris Banotai joins me again! We talk about our shared appreciation for the early Assassin Creed games.

Andrew returns to talk about his passion known as Cryptids! His journey of walking into the hobby of it and how it is a fun shared experience with all walks of life.

My friend Elena returns! We talk about our love of the Owl House and cross representation for so many people. HOOT HOOT!

This shit really happened 😩🥴I was adjacently in the news while trying to fly from Chicago to New Delhi. https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/us/air-india-flight-chicago-rags-bags-clog-hnk#:~:text=An%20Air%20India%20flight%20from,bags%2C%20according%20to%20the%20airline.

Second part of going to Japan!

I went to Japan! things are switched up this episode with my buddy Andrew interviewing me.

Kyodai  @seancarron2008  returns to talk about his favorite Yakuza game--Yakuza1 Kiwami. We discuss how it build's the series subsequent games and grows  #Kiryu 's character. Additionally we speak on how well the antagonist  #Nishki  is written. Majima even has his own story to wrap up a few loose ends. Don't sleep on this beautiful soap opera game. https://open.spotify.com/episode/48dDkBC0qVbED5E...

My kyodai Sean and I talk about a game close to our hearts (and since the early days of this podcast lmao)-- Yakuza. In particular we talk about the series' prequel game Yakuza 0.

My friend who I call "Riker" comes by and talks about his passion for BoardGames. Specifically why he likes them and how they have completely changed in the past 10 years. BoardGameGeek https://boardgamegeek.com/ No Rolls Barred https://norollsbarred.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5UQPZe-8v4_UP1uxi4Mv6A His Top 5 games FOR beginning players (mentioned on the episode): Cockroach S...

Lance comes back! We pay homage to the late Akira Toriyama and share our fond memories of Dragon Ball (and subsequent series). Correction my dad was a MONTH older than him....which is even spookier....

My history major buddy Patrick joins me! We talk about a legendary anime called Fist of the North Star and it's lasting effects on anime today. Basically imagine if Bruce Lee was trained in an assassination art of exploding people while wandering the desert. Here is the link in terms of sales beating other big names like "Cars"== https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/money-financ...

Sammi and Elena return to talk about The Legend of Korra and why it is so underrated and worth a watch.

Every had a friend and wanted to ask them a question about their race but didn't wanna get canceled? Or beat the fuck up? For Black and Indian we got ya covered LMAO

My wonderful friends Sammie and Elena come over and talk about why we love Avatar the Last Airbender!

On this episode I'm joined by Maddie a good friend of mine. They work with a company that uses AI and were willing to come on and answer some burning questions we all have about it. They don't like Tears of the Kingdom but greatly do love Kirby and King Boo. There was a lot of distracting traffic going on at the time, please forgive that.

Anna Confer is a friend of mine, one who intersects a few different areas of my life in a similar way: being a person of color, queer, and a martial artist. She is a wonderful friend with an analytic mind and fucking loves plushies. We talk about our experiences in martial arts and the trials that come for people like us. She also fucking loves plushies like a LOT. Subjects Mentioned: Daniel Inosa...

I really feel the world is drowning in cynicism, and that the "good ol days are gone" mentality has reigned quite heavily lately. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot going on that is not helping speak against that sentiment. However I really feel here is where fiction and such should step in, at least partially, as a goal to reach for. Specifically a utopia we can reach for. My good friend Sidney st...

Did a great episode with Bobby Seppi over #emotions , #masculinity and very important purchases to make at #Target . Special bonus for both us of sharing famous family stories. #jessiejames #freddiemercury Take care brother :)

This episode I bring back a friend Andrew Diaz. Here we talk about The Last of Us live action adaptation and how he convinced me to watch it! Major Spoilers warning for the video game series and tv show. We talk about strengths and weaknesses and our thoughts overall. I'm so glad he convinced me to watch it! As I mention in the beginning we both had things come up mid recording but that actual...

Just a short audio clip on my thoughts from the past few months and such concerning the Hogwarts Legacy game and representation in a bigger sense for what it means for me. I get vulnerable on this one, it re-recorded it a few times. Lmk what you think.

*Massive spoilers for God of War Ragnarok.* My friend the Doctor came back on the podcast and we talk about the game God of War Ragnarok. Specifically its entire theme on redemption and mental health. Enjoy :)

We start the new year off with my buddy the Doctor. Since the last episode was kind of heavy we decided to keep it light and off the cuff. Fuck Tarantino, at least that's me. Watch Vincenzo.

A longtime and good friend of mine Joe Kercher and I talk about one of our favorite voice actors Kevin Conroy. He passed only a month ago but left an indelible mark on both of us. We share our appreciation for his performance and a heartwarming anecdote of us meeting him back in 2017. Thank you for listening.

Sid comes back and we talk about G4 rising and falling...twice. Moral of the story dont let boomers do technology.

The Assassin returns! ***SPOILERS for Ms. Marvel if you haven't seen it****We talk Ms. Marvel and I finally get to talk about my culture and the partition between India and Pakistan. It's a ride, strap in lol