TechHive's Play This! Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Jason is finally back on the show this week, trying to explain to Carlos why Downton Abbey is a great show. He's not convinced, so there's a bet. Lunch is at stake. Also discussed, the mystery over Veronica Mars, which none of us have watched, but our friends are very excited about.
Carlos teams up with the two Alexes (Alexi?) to talk about some of the latest games, to talk about some recent games and TV shows, and also Dark Souls. If you're looking for a new show to stream or a game to play, you won't want to miss the latest episode of Play This.
Netflix has a major new original series called House of Cards, a political thriller that is right up there with the best of the original series on HBO or Showtime. It's fantastic and you should check it out. Also, Christopher Lee (yes, Saruman) celebrated his 90th birthday with a heavy metal album. Seriously.
Our guests left us high and dry this week, but you know what? It doesn't matter. The scitilating coversation between Carlos and Alex is enough to keep your ears glued to your headphones for the next half hour. They discuss everything from the indie game Antichamber to the faux reality show The Joe Schmo Show.
What do you get when you cross a traditional Japanese RPG with the creators of classic animated movies like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Howl's Moving Castle? You get Ni no Kuni, which is weird, jeuvenile, and wonderful. We talk about that, Metal Gear, UFC, and much more on this week's show. We're joined by Adolfo Foronda from Nerdstalker.
Looking for something new to watch or play? The TechHive crew gives you a serious brain dump of all the entertainment they're consuming. From Adventure Time on the 3DS to Temple Run 2 on phones, to the new seasons of Archer and Portlandia, there's something for everyone.
In our first podcast back after our holiday and CES break, the audio gremlins attacked the studio this week, and some weird sound bugs caused us to have to chop around 20 minutes out of the show. What's left is still a scintilating coversation with Lauren Crabbe and Alex Cocilova about the new Myspace and many other things.
In our last episode before we break for the holidays, Carlos is flying solo. Not to worry: his guests Alex Cocilova and Dan Hsu have a ton to talk about. They're talking Spaceteam, Far Cry 3, Skyrim, and even some board games.
It's the very special Holiday episode of the Play This! Podcast! We're bringing you our favorite holiday movies and a special playlist of awesome holiday tunes. Also, just because it's a good time for nostalgia, we discuss some of the video games that made a lasting impact on our childhoods during the holidays.
Is it possible to successfully combine the dubstep beats of Skrillex with the old-school gameplay of Legend of Zelda? You'll find out this week as Carlos and Jason are joined by Amber Bouman and Alex Cocilova to talk about the latest movies, music, and games to squeeze their way down the intertubes and onto our screens. Dubstep: it isn't just for car commercials anymore. You'll also learn about a great new iOS game that will have you shouting at your friends, a couple of good independent films to watch, and a couple great BBC TV shows to catch up on.
This week, Veronica Belmont joins us in the studio. You may recognize her from all over the Internet. You know, from shows like TechZilla or Sword and Laser, or any of the other fifty billion video projects she seems to be involved in. In our stuffy little studio, she talks with the gang about Letterpress, The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, and more.
Our good friend Damon Brown is back in the studio with us again to geek out about movies, music, tv, and games. Carlos was sick last week, so he's got a lot of pent-up stuff to talk about. Apparently, Jason has to see Drive, because he's not in on all the cultural references. Also on the docket today, a discussion about the best video game soundtracks.
The specacular Jackie Talbott from Revision3 (twitter: jackietalbott) joins us in the studio today to chat about how girls like robots, but not nerds. We also recommend some other fine podcasts, talk about some of the new TV shows worth streaming, and discuss discovering new music with Songza's curated music lists. We also brielfy chat about Wreck-it Ralph, which is a pretty good movie.
On this week's episode of the Play This! podcast, we go deep into Steve Martin's truly fascinating career. Stand-up to SNL to comedic movie actor and writer—that's not unusual. The left turn to banjo bluegrass music, that's unique. Also, we make Alex talk about his trek through the entire Schwarzenegger canon.
Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange? Come with us and you will see, this our 'cast for Halloween! In our very special Halloween episode of the Play This! Podcast, we run down some of our favorite scary, creepy, and strange movies and games. Need some Halloween tunes? Our collaborative Halloween playlist is just the thing.
Somehow, Alex Wawro is not really enjoying Dishonored, which both Carlos and Jason are totally in love with. Still, Carlos is spending too much time playing The Simpsons: Tapped Out. We also talk a bit about digital comics and where to get started if you just bought a shiny new tablet, the neat and somewhat weird HTML5 game Contre Jour, and Seinfeld's odd project about comedians who go for a drive and chat over coffee. It's not as funny as it seems like it would be.
We're super excited to have our tech and lifestyle journalist friend Damon Brown in the studio this week. We talk about A Tribe Called Quest, Neil Young's music player, Louis CK, Playboy, and more. I guarantee you'll come away from this episode with at least two or three new things to listen to or watch.
It's double the Alex fun this week, as Alex Cocilova joins Jason, Carlos, and DJ A-dubs to talk about storming the Tokyo Jungle. If you don't want to play as a Pomeranian struggling to survive in a future Tokyo overrun with wild beasts, you can always watch the excellent fan film Left 4 Dead - The Movie, or run over the undead hordes in Earn to Die. If you're a fan of LCD Soundsystem, Carlos thinks you're love the documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits.
Our first themed episode is all about Borderlands 2, which we're having a great time with, and all the post-apocolyptic treasure-hunting movies and media that seemed to inspire it. From Max Max to Three Kings, there are lots of great stories to tell in a barren wasteland. And a lot of great loot to pick up.
Tech super-editor Dan Moren is at our San Francisco offices instead of his usual Boston desk, for some little announcement from Apple. But really, he's here to tell use what the word "diaspora" means, and how it relates to Battlestar Galactica. We also chat about the digital vs. documentary Side by Side, the frustrating Super Hexagon, and the merits of pie vs. cake. Also, did you know audio books are pretty great? Alex didn't, but now he does. He's growing up, our little Alex.
For the third episode of our Play This! podcast, television expert and cord-cutter David Daw stops by to talk about some of the music and TV he's been enjoying lately. Did you know there's a fantastic new album from David Byrne and St. Vincent out? It's called Love This Giant, and it's fantastic. Also, Alex Wawro wants you to watch Star Trek: Enterprise, even though it's the worst Star Trek of all. Because he hates you.
Dan Hsu joins Carlos and Jason to talk about how great Avatar: The Last Airbender is, as well as giving us a hot tip on an amazing chiptunes artist.
Carlos and Jason are joined by their buddy Alex Wawro, who shares his love for the bizarre mobile game parody Organ Trail.