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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.

Fun National Podcast!


    • Dec 9, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 220: This Podcast is Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 81:07


    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.

    Episode 219: Penultimate

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 65:02


    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.

    Episode 218: Hiding in Plain Sight

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 74:38


    A rambler this week covering asshole hockey players, secret families, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

    Episode 217: Gringo Got Got

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 81:41


    We talk my trip to Mexico, John’s plan to leave the internet in 2020, and Disney+.

    Episode 216: Día de los Muertos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 74:56


    Back between off-weeks, we talk learning Spanish, Halloween parties, and faking your own death.

    Episode 215: Stevie Wonder Aint Blind

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 57:41


    Rambler this week as we go through a litany of celebrity conspiracy theories.

    Episode 214: Chinese Blizzard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 111:48


    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.

    Episode 213: Dinner Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 100:07


    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.

    Episode 212: Ashes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 82:31


    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.

    Episode 211: Fire and Gin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 86:43


    Where have we been? This episode will let you know as we cover our various travels to Burning Man, Barcelona, and Lithuania.

    FNP Spoils: Hobbs & Shaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 38:27


    We break down the most testosterone-filled movie of the year and contemplate how someone can successfully “steal” a franchise like this.

    Episode 210: Violent Movement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 73:12


    A rambler this week. We talk Bruce Springsteen, Hong Kong riots, and anti-sex toilets.

    Episode 209: King Mouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2019 107:26


    Long episode this week as we have a lot to say about shootings, Disney’s Fox takeover, and bathwater.

    Episode 208: Sunsetting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 74:44


    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.

    Episode 207: What’s a Musical?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 94:06


    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!

    Episode 205: The Pixar Cinematic Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 84:09


    Back from our brief hiatus, I break down my drunken wedding experience, try to connect all the Pixar movies, and rationalize the Switch Lite.

    Episode 204: Taken

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 92:16


    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.

    Episode 203: What’s Yours is Mine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 78:43


    Emotional thrill ride this week as we talk t-shirt cannons, OJ, and divorce.

    Episode 202: Make a Stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 93:24


    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.

    Episode 201: The Taupe Cube

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 66:53


    We talk open offices, eating new animals, and machine learning.

    Episode 200: A Mark on History

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 69:19


    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.

    Episode 199: Two Men and Abortion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 80:12


    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.

    Episode 198: Tales from Vegas (2019 Edition)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 96:55


    We start with some food talk as an appetizer, Vegas stories for the main course, and some Endgame box office speculation for dessert.

    FNP Spoils: Avengers: Endgame

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 81:57


    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.

    Episode 197: Pastrami on Rye

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 70:45


    After a lengthy tangent around the top “Jewish” foods, we talk Notre Dame funding, the Mueller report, and breaking Jeopardy.

    Episode 196: Train to Crazy Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 90:00


    We talk architecture, trains, Julian Assange, lots of movies, Chris Cuomo, and Kevin Hart.

    Episode 195: Birthdays and Bacon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 70:57


    Ignorance levels soar as we talk Birthdays, measles, homelessness, and nutrition.

    Episode 194: Them and Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 87:06


    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.

    Episode 193: Barack Obama’s Punch Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 47:56


    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.

    Episode 192: Hate, Speech, and Cheats

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 104:26


    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

    FNP Spoils: Captain Marvel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 50:32


    This movie may have broke John. Listen to find out why.

    Episode 191: Y’ALL KILLIN’ ME WITH THIS SH!T

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 56:06


    We talk R. Kelly, Michael Jackson, and, arguably the worst of them all, Sonic the Hedgehog.

    Episode 190: RIP PS Vita

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 58:01


    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.

    Episode 189: Happy(?) Black History Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2019 99:03


    We talk Oscars (before they aired), the rough Black History Month we’ve(?) had, and answer some Bumble questions.

    Episode 188: We Went to Hokkaido

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 108:25


    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.

    Episode 187: Chatting with Respawn Aim Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 78:30


    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.

    Episode 186: Regretful Decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 64:25


    We bounce all around this week, talking shutdown, tattoo regret, terrible tourists, and the danger of social media fame.

    Episode 185: The Best a Man Can Get

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 105:28


    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.

    FNP Reviews: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Spoiler-Free)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2019 32:28


    No spoilers! We review Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Or, more aptly, John gushes over the thing for 30 minutes.

    Episode 184: Jay’s Israel Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 82:07


    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.

    FNP Spoils: Aquaman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 45:43


    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!

    Episode 183: 2018 in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 68:11


    We look back on 2018, hitting politics, movies and games, while making some predictions about 2019 along the way.

    FNP Spoils: Creed II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 31:19


    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.

    Episode 182: The Game’s Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018 64:39


    A rambler this week comprised of a long hockey story, some Super Smash Bros Ultimate impressions, and a smattering of movie talk.

    FNP Spoils: Sorry to Bother You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 39:30


    It’s been a long time coming, but John has finally seen Sorry to Bother You, and we needed to talk about it.

    Episode 181: A Real Stretch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 64:34


    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.

    Episode 180: He Who Smelt It…

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 86:59


    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.

    Episode 179: Midterm Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 78:29


    Listen to this quickly, before it becomes a “how wrong were these guys?” listen. We talk DNA tests and the midterm elections

    Episode 178: A Matter of Taste

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 94:09


    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!

    Episode 177: 1 Billion Dollars

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 74:28


    We talk ringing the NASDAQ bell, what we’d do after winning the lottery, and peeing on some meat.

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