The Blocks: Recent Episodes
Timothy Mercier
Are you a fan of video games, movies/tv shows, music, and books? You've come to the right spot! Join Tim, Nick, Ian, and Peter every 2 weeks as they discuss all things nerd culture in their "blocks" of time.
(00:00) Introductions (00:50) What has everyone been up to? (09:15) Peter's gaming corner including Hunt: Showdown and Stellar Blade (15:30) We talk about our favorite gaming streamers including The Kill Pete Strategy, Day[9], and Grand Poo Bear (17:14) Borderlands movie and games (19:40) Reality TV shows including The Devils Plan and The Masked Singer (28:05) Magic the Gathering - Bloomburrow and Commander experience (32:40) Our favorite chips and snacks - food talk (44:20) Ad read - Hasbro (47:25) 20 questions TV show edition.
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(00:00) Preshow banter (03:50) If we owned a short bus... (05:50) MTG Commander Decks talk (08:00) Mic talk (09:30) Introductions (15:45) Tim and Nick's trip to Vermont recap (25:30) AI talk - should we be scared? (30:50) Ad read - Lil Anchor Vest (32:40) Eclipse talk (36:30) Game of Thrones final season talk (40:00) Fallout TV show discussion (49:30) Dragons Dogma 2 thoughts (51:35) Games going offline - buy physical! (53:50) Baldur's Gate 3 update (1:00:00) What has Seth been playing? (1:01:30) Seths One Piece DD campaign "The Golden Age" (1:03:50) More AI talk (1:10:45) MTG: Outlaws of Thunder Junction discussion (01:18:10) 20 Questions movie edition then lots of The Terminator talk
Tim, Seth, and Ian start the show wondering where the others are (05:10) Ad read 1 brought to you by Taco Bell (08:25) DB Cooper strikes again (09:40) Issac joins the show for the first time (28:10) Ad read 2 brought to you by Ace Hardware (31:10) 20 questions music edition and bonus extended music talk (01:01:00) Peter wakes up from his nap and joins the show (01:10:40) Video games chat including: Helldivers 2, Diablo 4, survival games, Dragon's Dogma 2, G4TV (01:28:10) Vacation in Vermont (01:31:50) Top 10 best-selling games of all time
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00:00:00 - Seth brings out his exercise bike and tells us he plans to cycle during the show 00:01:52 - Introductions, Ian is back! 00:06:10 - Ad read 00:09:00 - Email from DB Cooper, more pet peeves 00:26:10 - Email from Jacob, ass vs tits debate 00:35:30 - Mileage check in 00:36:40 - 20 Questions game, band edition 00:49:20 - 10 biggest game releases of 2023 including: Baldur's Gate 3, Street Fighter 6, Hogwarts Legacy, and Alan Wake 2 01:24:00 - 2023 game release honorable mentions lightning round 01:31:34 - Seth hits 20 miles 01:37:50 - Seth turns Tim down for a new podcast
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Oxford has announced its 2023 word of the year, we reveal it and discuss past winners. KGLW is coming to Portland, Maine and we got tickets! We discuss the GTA6 trailer, the game is not due to come out until 2025. 20 questions game is back, video game is the category for this week. Tim and Nicholas 100% Super Mario Bros. Wonder, time for the final review. Struggling to complete BG3, the amount of content is insane! Peter goes over The Game Awards 2023 winners.
00:00:00 - In the preshow banter we talk about energy drinks, drugs, and the Salem Witch Trials 00:10:10 - Introductions 00:15:15 - Ad read (local band MoMe) 00:19:45 - Peter's gaming corner: Alan Wake 2, Darktide 2, Outlast Trials, Final Fantasy 14 00:25:10 - Baldur's Gate 3 update 00:31:00 - Pizza talk 00:39:05 - Video Games 20 Questions 00:48:10 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder review 01:04:30 - Real Disc Golf review 01:09:50 - New KGLW album/Lewiston shooting 01:14:00 Bar Trivia 01:17:00 - Music talk (Peter reviews 3 cheers) 01:23:00 - Peters gaming corner Pt. 2
00:00:00 - Introductions 00:01:50 - Ad read (Dave's Killer Bread) 00:03:18 - Our favorite e-mailer is back (DB Cooper) 00:16:00 - We debate 10 hot topics including: Is a hotdog a sandwich and is the dress blue and black or white and gold (It's white and gold) 00:53:30 - Baldur's Gate 3 review, it's out GOTY so far 01:23:40 - Peter's Block including: Starfield, Payday 3, Darktide, Exoprimal, Vermintide 2 DLC, New TV, and drawing 01:43:30 - We say goodbye
00:00:00 - Preshow banter including just cocks, Seth's moonshine, pink drink, where is Peter, Tim's Insta, and Seth's squeaky chair 00:10:48 - Introductions 00:12:30 - Revisiting pet peeves 00:18:35 - 10 most dangerous cities in Maine 00:24:40 - Ad read (WD-40) 00:26:20 - Heaven, the Bible, and taking over the world 00:31:00 - The Chicks concert review 00:38:40 - Diablo 4 review 00:45:58 - Baldurs Gate 3 review 00:52:50 Final Fantasy 16 review 00:59:50 - Barbie/Oppenheimer discussion 01:06:55 - Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits review 01:15:30 - Magic the Gathering, Post Malone 01:23:40 - Goodbye!
00:00:00 - Preshow banter including Is Tim bald, rubber bongs, Nick being late, and Diablo 4 00:16:30 - Introductions/Ad read 00:19:30 - We get an email that gets us talking all about our pet peeves 00:55:30 - We talk about some of the game reveals from the summer, Super Mario RPG anyone!? 01:09:30 We talk about the new KGLW album and music in general 01:27:00 What we are currently playing 01:28:00 We say goodbye, talk to you in a few weeks!
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00:00:00 - Introductions from the Basement 00:01:20 - Peter is visiting Maine! 00:04:50 - Escape rooms sound LAME 00:08:15 - Peter tries a new restaurant, or a Chili's review 00:12:10 - Buffet talk! 00:15:20 - Soda talk! 00:23:20 - Peter is doing jiu jitsu/exercise talk 00:30:50 - The section where we make fun of Ian and talk laddering in video games 00:34:15 - We discuss our hair dos 00:37:34 - We ain't playing no Tears of the Kingdom, no way 00:44:20 - What's up with Star Wars names? 00:47:50 - Nicholas sold almost all his Magic cards! 00:52:40 - The boys are released from the basement..
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00:00:00 - Introductions/Ad read 00:05:25 - We got an email for a change, and we make sure to thoroughly answer their question! 00:13:50 - Hasbro sends Pinkertons to a YouTube streamers house over some leaked MTG cards 00:36:50 - Magic the Gathering: March of the Machines review 00:47:40 - We talk about notable upcoming video game releases 01:21:50 - Resident Evil 4 remake review 01:35:20 - We do a few would you rathers
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00:00:00 - Introductions/Ad read 00:01:45 - We go to war with Neal Brennan and The Blocks Podcast 00:16:40 - The Super Mario Bros Movie review 00:35:38 - Would You Rather's are back! 00:58:50 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe booster course wave 4 review 01:07:40 - Final thoughts on Hogwarts Legacy 01:26:52 - Diablo 4 demo review 01:47:30 - Magic the Gathering: Lord of the Rings: The One Ring discussion 01:50:23 - April Fool's Day jokes 01:55:40 - Bonus Would You Rather's
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00:00:00 - Introductions 00:01:00 - Tim's trip to Florida 00:09:10 - 2023 Disc Golf Season: Simon Lizotte on team MVP, Nikko Locastro back from his suspension, Gannon Buhr being sued by Prodigy, do athletes influence apparel/gear sales? 00:36:20 - Magic: The Gathering talk: Phyrexia All Will Be One, Historic Brawl, Friday Night Magic, Drafting a cube, Cyber Simulacrum 00:53:20 - Peter's Block: DUSK, Wild Hearts, Knights of the Old Republic, Returnal, Darktide, Spirit Island, Meet Your Maker 01:33:20 - TV Talk: The Last of Us, Vox Machina S2, Star Wars 01:39:50 - Hogwarts Legacy review
The Blocks is back for a new year!
On this episode:
Ian gives a WRX update
We recap 2022 and look ahead into 2023
Favorite games of 2022
Peter talks all about Tomb Raider
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Hello everyone, and welcome back for a new episode of The Blocks podcast! After a long holiday break, we are back to talk about all the latest things catching our attention. Seth Robinson makes the shortest appearance in podcast history. Topics on this episode include:
Dieting/working out, Blaze Pizza, Magic the Gathering: The Brothers War, Hogwarts Legacy, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, Warzone 2.0, Graphic card talk (AMD vs. NVIDIA), Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (Peter refunded it!), SIGNALIS, the ethics of Jesus game coming to steam (I am Jesus Christ), Weezer: the blue album, The Callisto Protocol, Tactics Ogre: Reborn, Switch Sports golf update, and Sonic Frontiers.
Please send us an email to Theblockspodcast@gmail.com and make sure to check out our Facebook group "The Blocks Podcast". Thanks for listening, talk to you soon!
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Blocks! On this episode we pit 32 iconic (mostly) Halloween candies against each other to determine the official Halloween candy of The Blocks Podcast! Who will come out on top?
In the second half of the show, we discuss the Mario movie trailer and Peter gives an update on some of the games he's been playing including Planescape: Torment. Overwatch 2 and hitting the gym are also up for discussion before we wrap up the show.
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Hello Blockheads, we've got another action-packed episode for you!
Paul Mcbeth is now 6x world champion and won in a thrilling playoff. New MTG set Dominaria United is out now and we are really enjoying the current standard environment. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (the official band of The Blocks) announce 3 new albums coming out in October 2022! All that and more in group discussion.
In The Blocks section of the podcast:
Seth talks about what it is like to be a manager at a small market (shoutout to Colin), Bioavailability, and watching detective interrogations on YouTube. Nicholas gives us a recap of his lovely wedding (congratulations!), talks playing DnD, and trying to purchase a PS5 (he got one). Peter is up next and gives us an update on GTFO, Alisa, and FF14. Timothy is still making his way through Rouge Galaxy. And finally, Ian is up last to talk about the new Ford Mustang and all things car related.
Talk to you in 2 weeks! Please send us an email and check out the FB group!
Hello everyone and welcome to a bonus episode of The Blocks! This episode is all about the latest Nintendo Direct from 9/13/22. We go over all the latest news and trailers from the show. There is a surprise pop-in from one angry member of The Blocks, and another is not quite happy with the new Zelda title. Please enjoy!
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Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of The Blocks! The group has started a Dungeons and Dragons campaign and is very excited to talk about it! We go over everything including the characters we created and our first experience doing a mock enemy encounter. Please send us an email to theblockspodcast@gmail.com and check out our FB group "The Blocks Podcast".
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In this all "Blocks" episode, everyone has a block of time to talk about the things they have been interested in lately. Peter is up first and talks about the Darktide beta being delayed and the Toyota GR86 controversy. Timothy gives his thoughts on the Mario Kart 8 wave 2 DLC tracks and gives an update on the Niko Locastro situation. Ian reviews the Sandman tv show and talks about playing disk golf for the first time. Nicholas gives an update on Dark Cloud 2 and also discusses starting his own D and D campaign. Seth has his first ever block and talks about the Epicurious YouTube channel as well as playing Pokémon Fire Red Omega/Elden Ring. All this and more!
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Seth Robinson is now a permanent member of The Blocks!
This week we talk about our dream food trucks and give our final thoughts on Stranger Things season 4 (It ends on a cliffhanger). We then get into the disk golf European Open 2022 and Niko Locastro losing his cool. Discontinued snacks are on the mind after the recent announcement of Choco Tacos being discontinued. Mario Kart 8 wave 2 DLC tracks are out August 4th.
In The Blocks section of the podcast Tim talks the next game he will play, Ian's auto corner is in full effect, Nicholas is playing Dark Cloud 2, and Peter talks about Chainsaw Man and The Gray Man. Many more topics discussed!
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Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Blocks! Friend of the show Seth Robinson is back again! We start this week with some more "would you rathers" in our email section. We have a new Facebook group, please join now! In group discussion we talk about Stranger Things, the new Magic set on MTG arena, and we talk about our favorite music including bands, albums, and songs.
In The Blocks portion of the show Ian is up first and continues talking about his new car. and general car talk, Nicholas talks beating Shadow Hearts 2 and starting Dark Cloud 2, Peter talks about shitty DLC and Star Wars, and Timothy talks about Fall Guys, Disk Golf, and seeing Kirk Minihane live.
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Welcome back to another episode of The Blocks! Special guest Seth Robinson is back to discuss the Nintendo Direct Mini from 6/28/22, talk about King Gizzard, Ian finally getting his new car (Subaru WRX), Peter is now a disk golfer, and Nicholas has completed Shadow Hearts 2! Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal maid, fight a bear or an owl? We answer these questions and more in the second half of the show with our first "would you rather" segment. Please send us an email to theblockspodcast@gmail.com. Thank you!
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Blocks! We start off this week by going over new emails. We then do a deep dive on the Summer Games Fest announcements as well as the Xbox/Bethesda Games Showcase! (Witchfire, Diablo 4, Starfield etc.) In The Blocks section Nicholas talks about his Pricecharting.com findings, Peter discusses Risk of Rain 2, Timothy is excited for Sonic Frontiers, and Ian has built a Gundam model. See you all in 2 weeks, thanks for listening!
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Blocks! Please send us an email to theblockspodcast@gmail.com!
We start this week answering an email about our favorite movies and then get into even more movie talk because Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers is out and is quite good. Ugly Sonic.. Need I say more? We then move on to talking about Pokémon Scarlett and Violet, the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals, drafting Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, and Bullmoose Music and Games.
In The Blocks section of the podcast Peter gives us all the latest from the recent Sony State of Play including Final Fantasy 16 and Resident Evil 4 remake news. Peter is excited to play The Callisto Protocol and talks more about the Vampire series. Timothy is up next and has reviewed the new games out for the Nintendo Switch Online which include Pinball (NES), Rival Turf (SNES), and Congo's Caper (SNES). In Ian's block he discusses the Gundam series, Falling in Reverse (band), and spends way too much time talking about his future car (Subaru WRX). Nicholas is up last this week and talks having to move, Portland Open (disk golf) update, and Hogwarts Legacy hype.
Thank you for listening, talk to you in 2 weeks!
Jump ahead to 1:07:01 for The Blocks gaming trivia! Ian, Nicholas, and Peter battle it out in 3 rounds of trivia to celebrate making it to episode 10!
Thanks to all who have listened and support us, it really means a lot! Please send us an email to Theblockspodcast@gmail.com. Thank you!
Other topics discussed in this week's episode include our favorite chips, Switch sports update, 5 King Gizzard recommendations for Peter, Shadow Hearts 2 update from Nicholas, vehicle shopping, Bioshock 2, and working in a steel mill!
See you all in two weeks!
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Blocks! We start this week by answering emails and talking childhood cartoons. In group discussion we talk about Nintendo Switch Sports, and how we are loving the new Magic the Gathering set/King Gizzard album. In The Blocks section of the podcast Ian talks Tiny Tina's Wonderlands and his thoughts on the Dr. Strange movie! Nicholas gives his final Triangle Strategy thoughts and decides the next game he will play. Timothy talks homebuying woes as well as the Dynamic Disc Open. Peter talks school and career and has played a lot of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt.
See you in two weeks, please send us an email to theblockspodcast@gmail.com
After 2 episodes with special guests your regular crew is back to discuss your emails and much more!
In group discussion we talk about the Sonic 2 movie success and it being Jim Carrey's last movie. We discuss the new MTG set, Streets of New Capenna, and the upcoming draft. Who will win? King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have a new album out, Omnium Gatherum, and we are all loving it! Kingdom Hearts 4 has been spotted in the wild.
We then get into The Blocks section of the show starting with Nicholas. Nicholas has finished playing through Kirby and the Forgotten Land as well as finished listening to the Wheel of Time audio books, he also gives an update on his Triangle Strategy playthrough. Peter is next and he has finished Elden Ring giving us his final in depth thoughts. Peter also gives a Dominions 5 update and teases talking some Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate on the next show. Timothy talks about Mario Golf on N64 as well as Chris Dickerson winning the Champions Cup. Ian is last this week and discusses starting to read the Mistborn series, the downfall of Netflix, and teases playing some Tiny Tina's Wonderland in the future.
Please send us an email to Theblockspodcast@gmail.com - See you in two weeks
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Blocks! This week we have on Megan Salisbury to talk about her upcoming movie Ember's Night Out, which can be seen at the Maine Mayhem Film Festival, Nickelodeon, Portland, ME (May 2022) Please send us an email to theblockspodcast@gmail.com - Thank you!
Topics this week include:
Universal Studio Hollywood is opening Super Nintendo World in 2023, Switch Sports is out on April 29, Will Smith banned from Oscar ceremonies for 10 years, Megan's movie career, finishing up Radiata Stories, Kirby and the Forgotten Land update, Wheel of Time book series, cooking curry, picking up a tipped over motorcycle, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate news, Dominions 5 update, Mario Bros 3 eCard levels final update, Monark update.
Thanks for listening everybody, talk to you in 2 weeks!
Hello everyone, we are back with a bonus episode of the blocks! Why? Because there is so much to talk about! Joining us for the first time this week on The Blocks is special guest Seth Robinson! Please send us an email to theblockspodcast@gmail.com - Thank you!
Topics discussed this week include:
Our first ever ad read, Everybody's Golf servers closing, God of War TV series, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announce new album, Wii U eShop update, Breath of the Wild sequel release update, Magic the Gathering: Streets of New Capenna spoilers have started, Ricky Wysocki wins Texas States disk golf championship, New PlayStation Plus subscription tiers announced.
Welcome back to another episode of the blocks! Your regular crew is back this week to talk all the latest things grabbing their attention. Please send us an email to theblockspodcast@gmail.com - Thank you!
Topics discussed this week include:
Hogwarts Legacy, TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection, The Batman(movie), Mario Kart 8 wave 1 DLC, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Elden Ring, Tiny Tina's Wonderland, Halo TV series, Radiata Stories, Triangle Strategy, Disk Golf, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, Dominions 5, Monark
Thanks for listening everyone, see you in 2 weeks!
Welcome back to another episode of The Blocks! This week we are all together in the same room for the first time and we also have a special guest with us (Justin)! Please send us an email - Theblockspodcast@gmail.com - Thank you!
Topics discussed in this week's episode:
We discuss your emails, last week's MTG draft, new Mario Kart 8 tracks, Kirby and the Forgotten Land hype, drawing, electric vehicles, Radiata Stories, Triangle Strategy, beating Pokemon Arceus, Nick's new cat Buddy, going to concerts, Orange music equipment, Monark, pricecharting.com results
See you in two weeks, thanks for listening!
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Blocks! The crew is back to discuss all the gaming stuff they find interesting as well as some other stuff too. You never know what you will get here! Please send us an email at theblockspodcast@gmail.com so we can answer your questions on the show.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
WiiU/3DS e-shops closing, Upcoming MagicTG draft, our podcast, Elden Ring, Pokemon Arceus, Shadow Hearts, The legend of Vox Machina, Cyberpunk 2077, more Elden Ring, Shadow Hearts: Covenant, Monark, Pricecharting.com, Disk Golf, Backlog, Hardee's/fast food, Final Fantasy 14, Peter update.
Hello and welcome back to the blocks! We start this week by covering some highlights from the recent Nintendo Direct (2/9/22) and talk a lot about Nintendo in general. We then jump into the blocks portion of the podcast where we discuss many things including: Pokemon Legends Arceus, Triangle Strategy, Mortal Online 2, Jocko Willink, Magic the Gathering: Kamigawa Neon Dynasty, and Final Fantasy 14! Please send us an email at Theblockspodcast@gmail.com, we'll answer literally any question! See you in two weeks!
Welcome to the blocks! Get introduced to Tim, Nick, Ian, and Peter as we discuss why we started the podcast and the things you can expect to hear from us going forward! Topics include Keanu vs Bond, Maine vs South Dakota, Wheel of Time tv series and much more..