Best Gareth Damian Martin Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 076: Spring Training is Over 53:00

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Happy Monday! Happy Opening Week! Happy Birthday Coz!!! Join the NerdyBats podcast as they talk about what Spring Training even means as a viewer and fan. We aren’t seeing veterans at their best, but we are seeing a lot of young talent look to prove themselves. Is their performance gradable when you know the vets are also working on things? Also, o…

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Episode 075: Citizen Sleeper 1+2 Creator Gareth Damian Martin Returns 1:32:44

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Happy Wednesday! Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is out! Caleb has played it. And now Gareth Damian Martin has graciously returned to the show so Caleb can dig into their work. Together Caleb and Damian talk about chosen family, solidarity and allyship, chronic illness, inviting people into your home, and so much more. And to wrap the show, Cale…

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Episode 074: Jan/Feb Bounty Board 1:35:02

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Come join Caleb, Ryan, and Patrick in this weeks episode of The NerdyBits Show! This week is a Bounty Board episode! Instead of a single topic, the crew talks about all of the games they have dedicated time to in the last few months. The list this time around is full of interesting stuff! Games: Enshrouded, Keep Driving, Av…

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Episode 073: Amor Fati and Evolution w/ Mike McCain 1:40:20

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Happy Tuesday! Last week Caleb had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Mike McCain, a former longtime developer with Harebrained Schemes whom, after a stint doing animation for film (and winning an Oscar in the process), has returned to Harebrained as the Executive Producer of their upcoming Survival Horror game GRAFT. Together Mike and Caleb…

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Episode 072: Special NerdyBats Special 51:42

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Happy Friday! This one has been a long time brewing. Before last season started, Caleb talked to John, a friend and son of the owner of Caleb’s favorite coffee shop, if he would be interested in making a St. Louis Cardinals podcast. The answer was an immediate yes. But…life got in the way. Well this year they made it happen. So slide on in and hang…

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Episode 71: Is AAA Dying? 1:20:00

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Happy Wednesday! Come join Caleb, Ryan, and Patrick in this weeks episode of The NerdyBits Show! This week we return to the old format of topic based episodes and to start it off we tackle the struggling AAA level of the gaming industry. We also list all the games we’ve been playing, which we will dig into further in next week’s episode. Topics: Wh…

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Episode 70: 2021 Repost Inclusivity, Magic, and Food w/ Rami Ismail 2:05:15

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A few years back I had the opportunity and privilege to talk to Rami Ismail. Rami is an indie developer, spokesperson, advocate for inclusion, foodie. All those things. In 2018 the Game Developer’s Choice Awards named Rami an Ambassador, making him the first Arab, and first Muslim given the award. Since then he has owned the title Ambassador, runni…

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Episode 069: All the Things! 1:19:19

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Happy Monday! Were back, and we have a ton of stuff to talk about. Its been a real busy few weeks so hop in as Caleb and Ryan get right into it! Topics: Halo Studios announcement, Breachway, Tiny Glade, Dystopika, more Star Trucker, Ryan is getting into endgame Space Marine, The Forever Winter is interesting, Off the Grid, get good old man. You can…

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Episode 068: Star Trucker Outlaws 1:20:40

10M ago1:20:40

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Happy Wednesday! About a month ago Caleb's computer took a massive dump and he had to completely wipe it and reinstall Windows. That took a while...so here is our episode we recording reacting to Opening Night Live about a month ago! WE have another episode in the tube for Monday morning, so stay tuned. Topics: The Forever Winter, More Hunt Showdow…

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Episode 067: Opening Night Live (Late Upload) 1:08:52

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Happy Friday! About a month ago Caleb's computer took a massive dump and he had to completely wipe it and reinstall Windows. That took a while...so here is our episode we recording reacting to Opening Night Live about a month ago! WE have another episode in the tube for Monday morning, so stay tuned. Topics: Windows Breaking, Hunt Showdown Update, …

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Episode 066: Catching Up 1:30:43

12M ago1:30:43

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Happy Tuesday Nerds! Come hang for this week's episode of The NerdyBits Show. Catch up with us as we run you through what we've been doing for the last few months. Family vacations, sick kids, lots of games, and Deadpool and Wolverine! There is a lot to talk about. Topics: Dungeons of Laysara Summit Kingdom, Ereban Shadow Legacy, Destiny 2 You can …

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Episode 065: Remnant II, Sony's Helldivers 2 Oops, and More! 1:15:00

1y ago1:15:00

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Happy Wednesday Nerds! Come hang for this week's episode of The NerdyBits Show. Ryan and Caleb detail their deep dive into Remnant II, a game that Caleb is deeply happy that the group clung to this time around. We talk about the Helldivers Sony nonsense, Microsoft closing studios for (tax) reasons, and then Caleb chats about No Rest for the Wicked,…

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Episode 064: Lightyears and Updates 1:19:09

1+ y ago1:19:09

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Happy Monday Nerds! Come hang for this week's episode of The NerdyBits Show. This time we dive into a bunch of game updates that have come out in the last few weeks, including Helldivers 2 and The Finals. We talk about what it means to balance a PvE game, we lament the drought of RTS games, and then by extension Star Wars games. Ryan and Caleb also…

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Episode 063: Helldivers!!! 1:50:23

1+ y ago1:50:23

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What is up everyone! Got a bit of a special one this week! And a LONG one! Ryan's brother Patrick has been in the center of the TNBS crew's minds for the last few months. Pat is a constant gaming companion and damn good one at that, but one morning he and Ryan wondered what it would be like if he joined the show. Well now he won't have to wonder. J…

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Episode 062: Europe and Stuff 1:12:08

1+ y ago1:12:08

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Happy February! Catch up with the TNBS crew this week as Ryan recounts his trip to Europe, just before Caleb goes on his own. The two also dig into Jusant, God of War: Ragnarok's Valhalla DLC, Lamplighter's League, and a bunch more. Come hang with the NerdyBits crew as they get punchy and have a blast. You can listen to us below, or on iTunes and S…

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Episode 061: THE FINALS, Here to Stay. 1:05:46

1+ y ago1:05:46

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What's up folks! Happy New Year! Come hang with Caleb and Ryan as they start to think about their games of the year. We also dig into THE FINALS, the new pvp shooter from Embark Studios, the ins and outs of strategy, the interesting choices they've made for cosmetics, how much the Vegas map sucks, and lots more. Ryan also gets into Farming Simulato…

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Episode 060: The Game Awards and Stuff 1:12:55

1+ y ago1:12:55

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What's up folks! This one is a backlogger. Sorry. Caleb and Ryan got together and recorded back in December. We complain a bit about how bad the Xbox mobile app is, dig into the GTA VI trailer, Caleb gushes for a bit about Spider-Man 2, and then we go through the Game Awards and our thoughts, including how sad we are that E3 is officially dead. You…

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Episode 059: A Psyker and an Ogryn 1:45:29

1+ y ago1:45:29

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What is up folks! Caleb and Ryan got together and made a real long one for ya! Ben is out this episode, scheduling and such, but come hang with us as we walk through all the things we have been playing in the last month. We go in order from least time to most, starting with the new Forza Motorsport and our limited time with it so far. We follow tha…

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Episode 058: Starfield Deep Dive 1:37:51

2y ago1:37:51

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Hey Folks! We're back after a long assignment playing hours and hours of Starfield. With more than 300 hours between the three of us, come have a seat and hear our thoughts on one of this year's (honestly this generation's) biggest games. Mild caution ahead of listening, it is a little spoilery about broader events, nothing very specific though. If…

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Episode 057: The Field of Stars 1:53:19

2y ago1:53:19

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Yup. We know. We're playing it too. Come hang with the NerdyBits crew as they dig into allllllll sorts of stuff. From cars and spirits (the boozy kind), to Starfield. And then we just kinda stay on Starfield, but also make a short diversion to throw some shade at the 4k/60fps dorks on the internet bitching about ultra high fidelity gaming. It's a b…

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Episode 056: Gamescom and Demons 1:21:53

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Hey folks! This one is a backlogger from August. We recorded inside, because it was hot as hell, so we talk more softly. Making all of us kinda sound high. Sorry about that! Come hang as we dig into some Gamescom stuff, slip back into lamenting the absence of our "career game", and we talk a bit about Diablo 4 and Caleb's falling off of it. You can…

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Episode 055: Chilling with Ryan 1:27:50

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Yo! Welcome back! This week Ryan and Caleb hold down the show while Ben goes and has a dinner party or whatever. Come hang as we have a chill chat about movies and upcoming games and parenting. It's a chill hang. So come hang and chill! You can listen to us below, or on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spotify! So whether you have an Apple or Android device, …

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Episode 054: Clearing the Backlog, Slowly... 1:40:29

2y ago1:40:29

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What's up folks! Long time! Couple of vacations in the books and things are getting back to normal finally! With that, come hang out with us as we catch you up on what we have been playing! Ben has beaten Lana, Ryan has beaten Dredge, Caleb ahs been playing Showgunners, we chat a bit about Phantom Brigade. There's a bunch in here, so come hang out!…

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Episode 053: E3 Wrap-Up (Late Upload) 1:37:14

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Sorry for the delay of game everyone. Crazy few weeks of stuff at the house and all around, really. Come hang with the crew as they discuss all the stuff that happened at E3. We talk about our favorites, we express our disappointment with Keighley's somewhat lackluster SGF showcase. All in all though, we enjoyed all the game news and can't wait for…

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Episode 052: Fanning the Hammer at the Nun 1:27:35

2y ago1:27:35

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Whoa…do you hear that? It’s the sound of your favorite videogame podcast, back from the depths! We’ve returned. Caleb moved, Ben went to the Ripper doc, then Caleb found out his wife was creating another baby in her tum tum. It’s been a hell of a few months. But we’re back, and just in time for Keigh-3 to start. So as you get settled for the shows …

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Episode 051: Oops No GOTY! 1:17:04

2+ y ago1:17:04

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Happy Friday folks! So we dropped the ball a bit on finalizing our Game of the Year lists. It's tricky organizing the time to make sure you play as much as possible and put together a cohesive plan. Anyway, that day is coming. It is not this day. Today you can join the crew as they dig into more Hi-Fi Rush, which Ben and Caleb have finished, we als…

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Episode 050: So...Hi-Fi Rush Rules 1:00:47

2+ y ago1:00:47

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Happy Wednesday folks! It has once again been a while since you heard from us. We've been busy! For the first time in ages we are actually going through our backlogs! Also, we were surprised by the release of Hi-Fi Rush, an amazing rhythm-based action game from Tango Gameworks. Ben has been trying to crack the surface of the Like a Dragon series an…

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TNBS 049: 2022 In-Review 1:19:57

2+ y ago1:19:57

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Happy Monday folks! Hope everyone had a great holiday! We know we did! Join the crew as they go through 2022 and some of the games they played. It's about time for us to start putting together Game of the Year lists too! The number of games we talk about is a bit too long to list, so you'll just have to listen in! Also! Ryan and Tech got to go scre…

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Episode 048: Maybe You're Too Old To Care This Much 1:29:06

2+ y ago1:29:06

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Happy Monday folks! Come hang out with the NerdyBits Show crew once again as we talk about nerdy, pop culture stuff! There was a big Comic Con in Sao Paolo that landed us a ton of trailers, so of course we dig into Indiana Jones, Transformers, and Guardians trailers. Ben shares a bit of beef about AC: Odyssey and its unfortunate DLC teasing, we all…

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Episode 047: Game Awards Nominees! 1:29:58

2+ y ago1:29:58

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Happy Monday folks! If you can endure a little ASMR food-chewing noises (sorry about that) come hang out with us as we talk about a ton of cool stuff. From Black Panther to Call of Duty to Somerville! First we dig into the troubling news from Mick Gordon and the disagreeable circumstances of the Doom: Eternal score, then we talk about the downfall(…

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Episode 046: It’s Not Trick FOR Treat!!! 1:24:29

2+ y ago1:24:29

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Happy Friday folks! How ‘bout a little late Halloween talk? Ben is insistent that St. Louis has weird Halloween traditions, we define puddles for a minute, and then we get into game talk. Of course, what is an episode of The NerdyBits Show without a little complaining that there isn’t enough co-op games? Ben and Caleb dig into their experience with…

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Episode 045: Thortellini Thursday 1:22:32

2+ y ago1:22:32

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Happy Wednesday folks! We’re baaaack, with a ton of content. This is the first of three backlogged episodes that are gonna come out this holiday week due to technological and situational kerfuffles. Sorry about that! Come hang out with us as we chat about Overwatch and its “relaunch(?)”, Marauders and Ben’s first foray into hardcore Extraction shoo…

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Fantasia Arc - Part III / The End 3:01:53

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It's the end of the series and the end of Kentaro Miura's Berserk. On this episode, Reid and Gareth discuss "Great Gurus" to "Teardrop of Morning Dew" (chapters 345 to 364 from volumes 39 to 41). Though we're mainly interested in talking about the end of Berserk in general, we also get into Casca's "recovery," a reference to the literal idea of evi…

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Fantasia Arc - Part II 2:13:04

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Gareth and Reid are living peacefully in an ancient Roman metropolis on this episode and extending a not-at-all ominous invitation for you to join us here as we talk about "Shooting Star" to "Village of Witches" (chapters 328-344) from volumes 37 to 39. As our series on Berserk nears its end, we get into what comes after the achievement of Griffith…

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Fantasia Arc - Part I 1:25:47

3y ago1:25:47

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Reid and Gareth may be a bit at sea in this episode, but, to be fair, so is Berserk itself in this stretch of the story. Hop aboard to join us as we cast away into the Fantasia Arc, starting off with an episode covering "Ghost Ship" to "Surfacing" (chapters 308-327) from volumes 35 to 37. Will the waters remain as choppy as they are in this section…

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Episode 044: Delays and "Broken" Games 1:22:18

3y ago1:22:18

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Happy Friday folks! Bit of a catch all episode this time as the crew talks across a bunch of topics. First a debate about Remakes and Remasters, then we dig into the meat of the episode, "Broken Games." There is a lot of conversation in the wild about the state of AAA game releases and their bugginess. The crew shares their opinions on the matter. …

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Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc - Part VI 2:18:31

3y ago2:18:31

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Gareth and Reid are tossing this podcast into the local demon womb and becoming a towering affront to reason itself on this episode of our Berserk podcast. Listen on as we cover "On Board" to "Falconia" (chapters 286-207) from volumes 32 to 35, wrapping up the Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc by talking about the incredible scale of the series' …

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Episode 043: Call of Duty n' Stuff 1:21:02

3y ago1:21:02

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Happy Monday folks! There was a big Call of Duty event last month and the crew took the time to sit down and talk about the worlds biggest franchise and their feelings about the upcoming title. Caleb debates whether or not the gun-porn is bad for our brains, Ryan runs through the announcements at Call of Duty NEXT, and Ben debates getting back into…

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Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc - Part V 1:56:48

3y ago1:56:48

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Reid and Gareth are flying into battle against giant mist-men in this episode, which covers "Divine Revelation" to Hero (chapters 264-285) from volumes 30 to 32 of Berserk. It's mostly a whole lot of fighting this time around, but we also get Guts riding around on Zodd's back and more instances of one of our favourite character archetypes: nasty, s…

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Episode 042: Making Sacrifices? 1:35:37

3y ago1:35:37

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Happy Tuesday everyone! Come hang with the crew as they talk about their ongoing love affair with Hunt: Showdown, the PvPvE title developed by Crytek, and we deep dive all the things announced at Gamescom. Caleb has also played and finished South of the Circle, a beautiful narrative adventure with a wobbly ending. We also take a deep dive on the im…

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Episode 041: Stuff n' Things 1:20:57

3y ago1:20:57

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Happy Friday! Come hang out with the team as they discuss why this year feels a little light. Could this fall be the result of the lockdowns in 2020? The last few years have been marred by fractured releases and inconsistent support as teams restructure. But it feels like nothing got started in 2020, perhaps even things in early dev stages got dela…

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Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc - Part IV 2:30:43

3y ago2:30:43

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Gareth and Reid cordially invite you to this, the most elegant episode of our Berserk podcast to date. This time, we're discussing "Proclaimed Omens" to "Demon Beast Invasion" (chapters 237-263) from volumes 28 to 30. We have crocodile men. We have Skull Knight dialogue. We have questions about the humanity and/or divinity of Guts. We also have an …

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Episode 40: Where We Talk About Not Liking Things 1:21:02

3y ago1:21:02

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Happy Wednesday folks! Ben is back! so we spend time catching up with him and his experiences at Comic-Con. Then Caleb has to defend himself from the aggressive questioning of Ryan and Ben about why he "doesn't like Hunt Showdown (read: he actually does). Apologies for the late upload, look forward to another eppy later this week! You can listen to…

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Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc - Part III 2:15:16

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Reid and Gareth, bodies formed of clumped together troll guts, are back to keep talking about Berserk's Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc. On this episode, we're looking at "Retribution" through to "Roar of the Sea," chapters 217-236 from volumes 26 and 27. Come along with us for a discussion about Guts becoming a nice, supportive guy between rag…

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Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc - Part II 2:02:37

3y ago2:02:37

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Gareth and Reid continue diving into the swampy waters of Kentaro Miura's Berserk with a new episode covering chapters 198-216 (from volumes 24 and 25), "The Witch" through to "Corruption." We spend a bit of time mired in a bog of magical exposition here before talking about the series' focus on paganism, its trolls, and, most importantly, the intr…

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Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc - Part I 2:17:06

3y ago2:17:06

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Reid and Gareth have emerged from screaming, blood red eggs as strange new forms that are more appropriate for this, the beginning of the second half of our look through Kentaro Miura's Berserk. On this episode, we begin a discussion of the Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc (or Millennium Falcon Arc, if you're not scared of Disney), talking throu…

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Episode 039: Tacticool and Anime Dodgeball 1:07:34

3y ago1:07:34

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Happy Monday folks! Ben was busy living it up in San Diego for Comic-Con so Caleb and Ryan sat down to chat about what they have been up to. Caleb has dipped his toes in Dodgeball Academia and continues to adore Guardians of the Galaxy. Ryan is living his best life in The Hunt and together the two jumped into Ground Branch, an early access tactical…

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Episode 038: Where We Finally Get Into Games From Years Past 1:04:31

3y ago1:04:31

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Happy Monday folks! This episode got lost in a poor scheduling incident. You see, Caleb thought he posted it, but it never went up. Also the written info on the episode didn’t save. So were in the weird space where the eppy is late, and Caleb doesn’t remember what the crew talked about fully. We definitely talk about getting back into The Hunt, a d…

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Episode 37: Catching Up! 1:21:49

3y ago1:21:49

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Happy Monday folks! The crew has a TON to talk about on this week's episode of The NerdyBits Show! We got to see Summer Game Fest 2022, Day of the Devs, and Devolver's shows. Ryan and Caleb talk Jurassic World Dominion, which was...fine. We all chat about Obi-Wan. And finally we get into Roller Champions, Citizen Sleeper, and a few other games. Lot…

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Episode 036: Cons, Game Pass, and Summer Games Fest 1:08:40

3y ago1:08:40

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Happy Thursday folks! Caleb is in Florida this week (and currently posting this from the pool) so come hang with the gang in this week’s episode The NerdyBits Show! We talk about the convention circuit and how to have fun in overcrowded nerd spaces, Game Pass’s incredible month of May, and then start the wheels of the hype train running as we get c…