The Lifestream: Recent Episodes
The Lifestream
Welcome to The Lifestream! Come listen to our opinions and thoughts on videogames, movies, and other media! Shoot us a message with your questions or topic ideas!
Why break down this DnD adventure into more than 2 parts? Enjoy the thrilling conclusion to our time in Jaspar in our full hour and a half finale!
Don't like DnD? No worries! We are barely playing it as we riff and make jokes while ruining Ian's flow the whole time!
We celebrate 75 episodes of The Lifestream by subjecting you to the madness of our bi-weekly DnD sessions!
Have fun jumping into the mid point of our adventure, and imagine the chaos that ensues when we sit around a small table and shout over one another! Part 2 coming soon!
We return after a month to start a new series on superhero teams! First up, The Justice League!
Life gets busy sometimes, ya know? Thanks for sticking around us compadres.
We talk about one of our favorite PC trilogies since we were little dudes: The Diablo series!
Yeah, they're intense games, but they are also fun and our Dad is the coolest for showing them to us.
We are joined by our special guest, the one and only Jon Trautman (our super cool Daddio), as we talk about one of the best British comedies of all time: Monty Python and the Holy Grail!
Justin finished Rat Race when directly after the podcast session and highly recommends that as well.
We are joined by one of our favorite guests, Max "Three-and-a-quarter Irish" Meier, as we talk about the world of Virtual Reality gaming!
We love PSVR and we stream it all the time on our 'Console Questers' YouTube page... just FYI!
We talk about some of our favorite obscure comedies that you probably have never seen, or saw a long time ago and forgot about!
We aren't sure if we've already talked about Extreme Days on the show, and Justin was too lazy to check and find out... so enjoy either way!
We talk about some of the videogames that we have played that haven't aged too well... and boy did we pick some ones you're probably gonna be mad at! We love them all, some just ran out of mileage.
Seriously, I want to hear your opinions on it all! thelifestreamshow@gmail.com with your comments! WE'RE HUNGRY FOR DEBATE!!!
We're back and we're talking about a super fun genre of movies: Heist Movies!
Sorry for the break, things have been hectic! And Justin is extra sorry he couldn't remember the "Hot Take" segment...
Woah, missed two weeks there didn't we? Well we're back again and we talk about one of the most iconic Nintendo characters: Kirby!
Kirby: Right Back Atcha was on the FoxBox on Saturdays and it ruled... Justin doesn't care what anyone says!
We get together this week to talk about one of comedy's most iconic series of all time: Saturday Night Live! (RIP Chris Farley)
This is definitely going to end up being a 2-3 parter, there are WAY too many funny bits and comedians to talk about...
We get the band of brothers back together again as we are joined by Zach once again to talk about the FF7 Remake! Justin just beat it literally HOURS before recording...
We talk about spoilers right off the bat in this one, so heads up fools!
This week Ian teams up with fan favorite and brother Zach to discuss the new FF7 Remake! Justin isn't here, but I'm sure it's just as fun, right...?
Part one is mechanics and changes, part two is plot and characters! Wowee!!!
Welcome to Season 5 of The Lifestream! We kick off the season talking about our old 'video company/group' from when we were kids: UFA Productions!
Terp is back to lend a hand while we reminisce and laugh at what dorks we used to be! (USED to...)
We finish up our 4th season by talking about even MORE big movies that we absolutely hated! Except for the last one, but Justin couldn't contain himself...
Thank you so much for tuning in every week! This season may be ending, but the next one is right around the corner!
We finish up our March Madness style character bracket in intense debates and dice rollings!
We absolutely promise you that you will not agree with our picks... but that's the best part! Check out the bracket yourself and tell us who you think deserves to win!
https://challonge.com/3dt9ffsw
We continue the 'madness' and debate to see who is the best character of all! (By Trautman standards)
You can still follow along and vote to see who YOU think will win! https://challonge.com/3dt9ffsw
We get together in our quarantine (at a responsible distance) to debate in March Madness fashion who the best character is!
Just remember, like all things on this show, the characters who win/compete are based off of a Trautman upbringing...
You can play along by filling out a bracket at https://challonge.com/3dt9ffsw
We are joined by special guests Steve and Austin Brubaker in a staggeringly long episode to talk about The Muppets!
This is also our first episode that has been video recorded as well, so stay tuned for a way to watch us record live! Probably on YouTube, I dunno...
We talk about one of the biggest FPS franchises ever: Call of Duty!
Justin doesn't know as much about it, and he's not very good at them, but Ian is a man among men when it comes to CoD.
We take time this week to read some listener emails and answer questions that were sent in!
Didn't hear your question answered or want to ask one yourself? Don't worry, we'll be answering one a week as part of a new segment! And as always, send in your questions or comments into thelifestreamshow@gmail.com!
We talk about the table-top, role-playing phenomenon that is Dungeons and Dragons!
Fun fact: we recorded a DnD episode our first season, but we lost the audio! Also, the fart noise is from Starbomb!
The gang is back together this week to talk about the arcades that we loved growing up, and the games that we played in them!
Wowee did we spend a lot of money over the years at arcades... totally worth it!
Ian and his special guest/wife talk about their favorite show ever: Dr. Phil! They also air out a lot of beefs and it's a lot of fun.
Justin is feeling better now, and he'll probably be back next week... unless Ian decides to pick more guests without him.
Ian and his sweet pal Eric talk about movies and books that have made the trek over to videogames! Successful or not, there are a lot of them.
Justin isn't in this one, he ended up catching a cold that lasted for two months...
We talk about the amazing worldwide phenomenon that is Star Wars! And wouldn't ya know it? We are joined once again by Steve Brubaker to help us rant and rave about how we love it!
This is officially the first time we get to say our sponsor's name out loud too, so thank you to Created Image Studio for helping us sound a little more professional!
What makes Disney movies so special? Well, we try to do our best to break it down for you!
Welcome to the Lifestream! We rank our favorite Final Fantasy games by three categories: Story/Characters, Replayability, and Difficutly! Come and see if our opinions will be the same as your own! (DISCLAIMER - Our opinions will probably never be the same as your own)
We are joined by special guest Steve Brubaker to celebrate and dissect The Lifestream in honor of the 50th episode!
We have a new segment, coughing fits, and a sponsor! Do you believe in miracles? Justin does.
We talk about one of our absolute favorite comedy shows, The Impractical Jokers! Seriously, go and watch this show, it is a BLAST!
If Q ever hears this and wants to hang, hit up Justin ASAP! thelifestreamshow@gmail.com
We talk about the videogame consoles that have been released over the years, and the awesome times that we've had with them!
Justin feels bad he didn't talk more about the Wii U, he LOVED the Wii U!
Justin talks about one of his favorite TV shows with special guests: Sarah and Terp!
Danny Devito is a national treasure, and Charlie Day is right there with him, both hand-in-hand.
We begin our 4th Season of The Lifestream to talk about a couple of our favorite Videogame characters over the years!
Thanks again for joining us, this season will be tons of fun! Special guest next week!
We spend our Season 3 finale talking about our fantasy/adventure movie trilogy we made in high school: Waltzes with Weasels! We're joined by special guests Max "Hometown Hero" Meier and Terp!
Here are the links we promised by the way! With these you can watch the second movie, listen to our commentary, and play the game we made based off of the movies!
Game - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nyNp1hLmkZvVl4tfTboeQUsPDYgtwsEM?usp=sharing
Movie and Commentary - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11ITdBBM8r6RMd5ta3HDuE5pqjz_Tvzul?usp=sharing
We talk about four of our favorite PSX games that we loved and that we're reasonably sure ya'll haven't played before!
Look out for the season finale next week, it's gonna be a blast!
We talk about the Harry Potter films and what we remember/like about each one!
Spoiler Alert: We remember less and less as the series goes on...
We talk about some of our favorite games that absolutely deserve a sequel or a remaster!
For nearly the 7th episode, Super Mario RPG is brought up again! But who said it? Tune in to find out!
It's Justin's very own solo episode as he talks about his YouTube show "Hey, It's Justin!" and behind the scenes of The Lifestream!
Happy one year of The Lifestream Podcast everybody! You're all the coolest peeps on the planet for listening each week!
We talk about 4 different SNES Games that we had when we were kids that we have no idea how we got...
Have you played any of these games? Have you heard of them? Let us know!
Ian rides this episode solo bro, talking about his favorite Comedians!
Justin will be back next week, and he will NOT be talking about his favorite Comedians. He will be fielding emails about it though.
We talk about some of our favorite party games found on Steam! The Ship, Lead and Gold, Garry's Mod; they're all here!
We had to hustle in this episode just FYI, we had a DND session immediately following this recording.
The Trautman siblings all get together in this special episode, as we talk about our favorite music concerts we've all been to!
Fun fact: we were waiting for the Backstreet Boys to go on stage while we recorded this! What a hoot!!
Ian takes the week off while Justin talks about Skater culture and one of the greatest skate games of all time: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater!
This week's special guest is none other than TK, Kalamazoo's premiere expert on all things skate, ska, punk, and 90's! WOWZA!
We're back, and today we're talking about our love of the Pokémon movies and TV show!
Come listen to us go COMPLETELY off track with our very uninterested special guest, Christian!
Hey wow! An Ian and Zach duo episode? Talking about one of their favorite RPGs ever??? That's pretty sweet!
Don't worry, we'll be returning to normal episodes next week!
We get the crew back together to talk about one of our favorite sitcoms of the last decade, How I Met Your Mother!
With special guests Sarah and Zach, it's a doggone wonder that we finished this episode in under an hour!
We kick off Season 3 of The Lifestream with a special Ian-only episode on one of his favorite games: L.A. Noire!
Make sure to tune in every Wednesday, we have a lot of new guests and topics to talk about!
We have every guest we've had on the show so far to discuss the biggest movies to release that we hate. That's right, Zach, Sarah, and Max '100% Natural' Meier all join in for the fun!
Thank you so much for listening and for two seasons full of our nonsense! You all make this possible, and we fully appreciate that!
We talk about one of the absolute best multiplayer game series we've ever played; the amazing Left 4 Dead!
We also talk about a few other zombie games, like World War Z! Go check that game out too, it's bon-appe-sweet!
We talk about one of the sleeper cartoon hits of Disney: The Weekenders!
I know we say this every episode we talk about our favorite cartoons, but for real, GO WATCH THIS SHOW! You will not be disappointed, we promise that!
We talk about one of the most amazing stealth series; Hitman!
Absolution takes up most of the discussion, but hey, the others are pretty cool too!
We talk about a different kind of animated show, and we have fun doing it!
I had to bleep Ian in this episode, and that is my favorite thing I will do all week.
We talk about all of our favorite racing games that we have played over the years! Ian is way better at 90% of these games than Justin.
Go play 3Extreme if you can, that game is dope!
We talk about the show that got banned in our household more than Spongebob and Ed, Edd, and Eddy combined; Billy and Mandy!
Come listen to us upload on our new day: Wednesdays! WOWEE!
We talk about two similar game series that have mastered the brawl/stealth genre; The Batman: Arkham games and Spider-Man!
Ian is ridiculously better at these games than Justin is...
We talk about another one of our favorite Nickelodeon cartoons, The Fairly Odd Parents!
I'm completely embarrassed it took us the whole episode to remember and discuss 'The Crimson Chin'...
We talk about one of our favorite game series, the Tales of Series!
Symphonia takes the lead, but we actually had a surprising amount to say about the other games too!
Disclaimer The audio got super jacked up in this one, it picked up my webcam microphone instead of our actual mic... so there's that.
But on the plus side, Sarah joins us as our guest in this one, and oddly enough HER voice comes through fine! Sabotage? Justin sure thinks so!
Wouldn't you know it? Max "Smile of 1,000 Suns" Meier is back for yet another episode! And this time, we're talking about our current gaming obsession, the amazing Monster Hunter World!
Spoiler Alert: We rapid fire the names of the main monsters near the end; no we aren't speaking in tongues!
Spongebob Squarepants is the shining jewel of cartoons, and we're here to discuss its glory with our special guest Max "Dance like no one's watching" Meier!
Things get chaotic quick!
We talk about the newly released Spyro: Reignited Trilogy!
Yeah, we're a little late to the party, but we have a lot of games to play... Justin JUST beat Kingdom Hearts 3!
We talk about our favorite Marvel movies, not necessarily a 'Top 10', just whatever we felt like talking about...
You listen to these, you've gotten the drill by now.
A very special episode, where Justin tries to explain the entire series of Kingdom Hearts up to this point with 0 rehearsal time or notes!
Surprisingly only 45 minutes long...
We kick off Season 2 of The Lifestream by talking about one of our favorite vacation spots of all time: Las Vegas!
Listen for some surprisingly wholesome activities you can do there!
The finale of our "Trautman Top 50 Games" is here! If you've listened to any of our other episodes, you can probably guess what the last few are!
Did we have any games in common? Did we miss any of your favorites? Drop us a comment or message, and maybe we can finally give YOUR games the love they deserve!
See you all in 2019!
Here it is folks, we're whittling down our last 10 in our list of 50! Kudos for hanging in there, and you can direct your emails to Zach!
Last episode is coming on New Years Day! WOWZA!
Chrono Trigger is in this one!
Sorry for the spoilers, I just get excited sometimes... come listen to our top games # 20-11!
Wow, third episode of this huh? Got some good Playstation classics in this nugget!
Also Zach is still here, and he's still a teddy bear.
We're back with our brother as our special guest to count down the Trautman Top 50 games! Yu-Gi-Oh is one of them!
Our brother Zach joins us to count down the 'Trautman Top 50 Games'!
You know what that means? You're not going to agree with HALF of them!
Video games are awesome, but have you ever played a game that made you so mad you wanted to quit? Well we sure have!
We talk about one of our favorite Comedians of all time: Will Ferrell! Wow, he sure has made a lot of movies!
We talk about our favorite movie musicals, and Justin can't stop saying "No doubt" to everything.
We talk about the videogames changed the industry, or games that changed us at least! Justin finally gets to talk about Super Mario RPG!
We love animated movies, and there sure are A LOT of them from our childhood! Maybe even some you've forgotten about or never even heard of!