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We love games but that's OK! A podcast from Scott and Joe, the Bit Socket boys, all about the video games that we love.

Bit Socket


    • Feb 1, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 113 EPISODES


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    Episode 106: Scott's Moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 75:55


    Loads of laughs, loving and living in this month's podcast, alongside an announcement at the end!

    Episode 105: Christmas Classics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 62:49


    Merry Christmas to all of our pals, and to all of our enemies too.

    Episode 104: The Wii U Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 70:01


    Right, I know we don't talk about the Wii U for like 20 minutes at the start, but please be patient!

    Episode 103: Living in a Star Fox Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 66:15


    Most sporadically released podcasts would do at least one feature about Halloween - not us though!

    Episode 102: Late Night Session

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 77:54


    We recorded after Joe's usual bedtime (8pm) to make sure that we could bring you the latest red hot video game #content. Please enjoy with a small beer, wine, juice or a glass of ice cold Scottish tap water.

    Episode 101: Mattress Promo Code

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2022 64:05


    After 100 episodes, it's finally time to talk about mattresses.

    Episode 100: The Centenary Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 79:00


    Loads of shite for your delight.

    Episode 99: Michael Transaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 69:27


    The road to episode 100 starts now! Elden Ring, Scottish Poetry, Metacrockofshit, Is it Canon? and all of your pressing questions! Enjoy, share, care.

    Episode 98: Comment Deleted

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 66:22


    Welcome to another satisfying episode of the premier video game podcast from East Ayrshire!

    Episode 97: Goodbye 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 83:46


    Join as we talk at length about some games and films we enjoyed in 2021! Listen as Joe tries to play word game that's already yesterday's news. Thank you, as always, for listening and supporting us!

    Episode 96: Joe Merrick, Man of the People

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 57:03


    I'll be honest - I've been pretty ill since we recorded this, and I can't remember what we talk about. I'm pretty sure we talked about video games, but it's hard to remember.

    Episode 95: League of Shadogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021


    Chalk on your DS? That dug is getting snatched.

    Episode 94: Small Town Mayor

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 75:33


    A triumph or just an umph? You decide.

    Episode 93: Business as Usual

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 64:32


    High effort features are just as good as low effort ones, if you squint hard enough.

    Episode 92: The Return

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 76:48


    I guess we're back? Well, let's not make any promises we can't keep.We answer loads of questions, and we have four 6/10 features. I mean, that's not bad, right?

    Episode 91: Happy Birthday, Mr Bit Socket

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 90:52


    Questions, a small canon, and Joe's mouth sounds.

    Episode 90: Keep Bit Socketin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 66:00


    Apologies for the quality of the audio, but I recorded my side in a cupboard and Joe used his phone (???).We’re got two Canons, two daft features and, of course, your answers to our monthly question.See you all soon (or maybe later?)

    Episode 89: The Price of Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 67:43


    What price fun, should it be free? How much would you pay, to fund the BBC?

    Episode 88: The Royal Wii

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 58:07


    We cheered. We shouted. We fist pumped the air. We cried. We stood and cheered. It’s a podcast.

    Episode 87: A Festive Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 55:29


    Merry Christmas pals! Hope you have a great day and an even better 2020.

    Episode 86: Yu Suzuki Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019


    We go Yu Suzuki daft this month (although at the time of recording, we'd not played Shenmue 3).Two versions of Yu Suzuki Canon, Virtua Clucker and Casio or Classico and some of your worst work-based fuck ups.

    Whisky Session Vol 6 - Yakuza 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019


    A wee tipple and chat about Yakuza 7

    Episode 85: Joe Unmasked

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 58:41


    Three new features and one that we’ve absolutely pounded into dust for our bread. Please enjoy and throw money away at patreon.com/bitsocket

    Episode 84: Morris our Bishop

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 60:58


    The return of Hannah's game, we enter the Matrix and trudge our way through the swamp that is Amazon. Also Sinister Bottom and Is it Canon.

    Episode 83: Podcast Hut

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 56:00


    Features old and new, some video game chat and two Scottish men in a shed. Award-winning? You’d better believe it.

    Episode 82: Live in London

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 64:00


    We know this podcast is a little quiet, but it was that or have loads of bloody hissing, and I don’t know about you, I don’t speak Parseltongue. Anyway, the video will be the best way to enjoy this, so I’m told!

    Episode 81: Sweaty Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 63:00


    It was a sweaty day for the Bit Socket Boys when we recorded this! Some new features (one good, one...well, you'll see). We'll be taking a break in May as Joe's off galavanting, but we should be announcing our next live show very, very soon!

    Episode 80: Is it secret? Is it Canon?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 68:00


    Get ready to face the Canon (and the Canonette).May God have mercy on our souls.

    Episode 79 and a bit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 25:21


    Please forgive us, here’s some talk about video games and the Nintendo Direct from Feb 2019.

    Episode 79: Totally Normal Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 48:42


    Honestly, one of the best, most focused and, importantly, the funniest podcast we’ve ever made.

    Episode 78: Freak Fellow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 59:00


    You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll block us online and cancel your Patreon sub.

    Episode 77: GOTY 2K18

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 79:42


    We talk about our games of 2018, read from the official novelisation of Metal Gear Solid 1 and generally bicker.

    Episode 76: Hannah's Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 78:00


    It's the last normal podcast of the year and it's a pretty good one too!Four new features and a load of your questions - it's the gift that keeps on giving.Remember to check out our website for videos and articles here: www.bit-socket.comYou can support our content and get extra content here: www.patreon.com/BitSocket

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    Episode 75: Bit Socket Night of Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 45:07


    Join us as we walk around Glasgow city centre at night waiting for a late night screening of Cyber City Oedo 808!Featuring 10 Questions, Canon, Joe's box art feature (forgotten the name and can't be bothered texting him), your questions and more!Remember you can contribute to our Patreon to get access to all our bonus podcasts!

    Episode 74: The Golden Goblet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 64:00


    A wizardly canon, Joe’s irresponsible financial decisions and a proper argument at the end, what more could you ask for?

    Whisky Sessions Vol 5 - Shenmue Vs Yakuza

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 24:06


    Scott and Joe sit in a village pub at 11am on a Saturday and talk about Shenmue and its hot son, Yakuza

    Episode 73: Unfinished Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2018 47:51


    Sinister Bottom, Lemmings, Far-Eastenders and Scott's latest stand-up routine. It's all here and it's all okay.

    Episode 72: Recycled Patter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 45:14


    A very special, prestige-level podcast this month!We have a special edition of Metacrockofshit, the debut of "Is it subtitled or is it gubbed?", a fan-submitted "Is it Canon?" and the beginning of "Bit Socket Investigates: The Glasgow Mod-Father".What a month!What a month!

    Episode 71: Two Sleepy Dads

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 61:58


    E3! Bottoms! Bad piano music!Support us on Patreon to hear our bonus episode and check out our videos and articles on the rest of the website!

    Episode 70: Elephants, Elephants, Elephants

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 45:19


    It's our first post-Patron launch podcast and the first month of our new monthly magazine! We talk about your E3 predictions, Scottish localisations and more. So much more.If you'd like to support us on Patreon, simply head to www.patreon.com/bitsocket and check out our page and video.

    Episode 69: Sex, Lies and We're Very Sorry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 51:58


    We really can't apologise enough. Please support our Patreon when it eventually launches, we'll use the money to become better people

    Episode 68: Frank West Wankfest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 51:37


    A few big laughs in here!

    Episode 67: GOTY 2K17

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2017 69:23


    GOTY Chat, 2K17 style

    Episode 66: Questionable Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 35:21


    Questions baby!

    Episode 65: Joe-carina of Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2017 80:46


    Definitely worth listening to 45, 50, 52 and 60 for this one!

    Episode 64: Wonky Donkey Kong

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 64:05


    Pretty sure this one was pretty funny.

    Whisky Sessions Vol 4 - Yakuza Kiwami

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2017 24:03


    Booze and battering

    Episode 63: A Couple of Daddies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017 62:23


    We didn't do a podcast for a bit because Joe had a baby. I mean, not Joe himself, but his wife. The boy is now nearly a year old.

    Whisky Sessions Vol 3 - Metal Gear Solid 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 21:11


    Booze and (Clones of the) Boss

    Episode 62: Activate The Cloud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2017 63:22


    Uploading this approx a year on, no idea what it's about. This episode of Westworld is cracking though.

    Whisky Sessions Vol 2 - Nier Automata

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017 23:12


    Booze and (ro)bots

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