Span the globe with John (visual effects artist in New Zealand) and Jay (video game producer in New York) as they have light-hearted discussions about the latest news, movies and games.
In the last episode of Fun National Podcast, we reflect briefly on the past before moving into the usual nonsense. Namely, a variety show, oscar frontrunners, and Peloton.
Big news in this one as we start to close the book on the Fun National Podcast. Then we do our usual bullshit and talk about streaming games and the Tesla Cybertruck.
A rambler this week covering asshole hockey players, secret families, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
We talk my trip to Mexico, John’s plan to leave the internet in 2020, and Disney+.
Back between off-weeks, we talk learning Spanish, Halloween parties, and faking your own death.
Rambler this week as we go through a litany of celebrity conspiracy theories.
A big one this week covering some big issues: A reasonable voice has left Fox News, Blizzard has a PR crisis over Hong Kong, and John wants to talk about Untitled Goose Game.
We’re back after a week off to hit some hard-hitting subjects: the generation z saviors, Trump’s wild ride, and very Florida-man-like stories out of New Zealand.
Rambler this week as we talk burgers, pancakes, donuts, and non-food stuff like what I have to do when John dies, a proposal gone wrong, and some game stuff.
Where have we been? This episode will let you know as we cover our various travels to Burning Man, Barcelona, and Lithuania.
We break down the most testosterone-filled movie of the year and contemplate how someone can successfully “steal” a franchise like this.
A rambler this week. We talk Bruce Springsteen, Hong Kong riots, and anti-sex toilets.
Long episode this week as we have a lot to say about shootings, Disney’s Fox takeover, and bathwater.
We have an announcement this week as a new dawn approaches. After that, it’s business as usual talking a little bit of politics, esports, and our thoughts on Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Is The Lion King a musical? How does a 6-year-old buy an $8-million property? What happened to Episode 206? Listen to find the answers to all of these questions and more!
Back from our brief hiatus, I break down my drunken wedding experience, try to connect all the Pixar movies, and rationalize the Switch Lite.
We talk what’s the ideal time to live in, the first democratic primary debates, and what we’d do if North Korea kidnapped Trump. We’ll be off next week, so you should take your time and sip this one like a fine wine.
Emotional thrill ride this week as we talk t-shirt cannons, OJ, and divorce.
Making up for last week’s absence, we spend an hour and a half talking Apple’s new hardware, my camping/canoeing trip, and E3.
We talk open offices, eating new animals, and machine learning.
What do we do for our 200th episode? Same as the other 199. We talk real estate, Oculus Quest, and throwing up on the Intrepid.
We warm up with some talk about the $45 Trump coin, then get into some serious abortion talk before closing with the Old Town Road phenomenon.
We start with some food talk as an appetizer, Vegas stories for the main course, and some Endgame box office speculation for dessert.
No spoilers for the first 40 minutes, but then the gloves (gauntlets?) are off. You’ll get plenty of warning once we get there, though, should you want some overall impressions.
After a lengthy tangent around the top “Jewish” foods, we talk Notre Dame funding, the Mueller report, and breaking Jeopardy.
We talk architecture, trains, Julian Assange, lots of movies, Chris Cuomo, and Kevin Hart.
Ignorance levels soar as we talk Birthdays, measles, homelessness, and nutrition.
Want a long rambler? You got it! John gives some thoughts on Us, then we hobble into Brexit and finish off with the Special Olympics funding debacle.
In what order would Trump need to fight the current 2020 democratic candidates in a game of Punch Out? We spend ~45 minutes answering that question.
We get serious in this long episode, talking about the mass shooting in Christchurch, the rehiring of James Gunn, and the college admissions scandal. For those that want to skip the heavy stuff, time codes are below: 0:09:20: NZ Shooting1:03:03: James Gun back on Guardians 31:21:23: College scandal
This movie may have broke John. Listen to find out why.
We talk R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and, arguably the worst of them all, Sonic the Hedgehog.
John saw A Star is Born, we talk a bit about the Oscars, and then spend a lot of time talking about the now-ceased-to-be-produced Playstation Vita.
We talk Oscars (before they aired), the rough Black History Month we’ve(?) had, and answer some Bumble questions.
We’re back and getting after it (challenge us, Cuomo!) following our latest trip to Japan. And we talk about it quite a bit after doing some Captain Marvel speculation.
Chad and Holden of Respawn Aim Fire, join me (Jay) in John’s absence to talk a lot about video games, social media lurking, and, of course, Aquaman.
We bounce all around this week, talking shutdown, tattoo regret, terrible tourists, and the danger of social media fame.
We mostly talk the politics around the new Gillette Ad/Short Film. It’s sandwiched between talk about getting locked out and Aquaman VFX robbery.
No spoilers! We review Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Or, more aptly, John gushes over the thing for 30 minutes.
Bulk of this episode is talking about my trip to Israel, with the first 20 talking about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Republican’s problem(s) with her.
This is the best review we’ve done yet. It takes 10 minutes for us to get to spoilers here, so listen even if you haven’t seen it!
We look back on 2018, hitting politics, movies and games, while making some predictions about 2019 along the way.
A little bit late, but we discuss Creed II and where we want the franchise to go next. John also doesn’t appear to be amused by any of my shit.
A rambler this week comprised of a long hockey story, some Super Smash Bros Ultimate impressions, and a smattering of movie talk.
It’s been a long time coming, but John has finally seen Sorry to Bother You, and we needed to talk about it.
More hockey tales as John has kicked off the inaugural hockey season in Wellington, NZ. We talk stretching before skating, getting blown out at Trump’s rink, and live action Disney adaptations.
We’re back from hiatus with a good long rambler. John’s back on the ice, I’ve seen a lot of movies, and there is some serious news stories to discuss, namely one involving farting dart players.
Listen to this quickly, before it becomes a “how wrong were these guys?” listen. We talk DNA tests and the midterm elections
Which senses would you give up first? What would you do if you were locked in your apartment? Should Megyn Kelly have been fired? Give it a listen to find out!
We talk ringing the NASDAQ bell, what we’d do after winning the lottery, and peeing on some meat.