Each week, LtS co-hosts Jandro and John use Smash Bros Ultimate as a launchpad for not just the 'ins and outs' of THAT franchise, but any and all video games that catch our attention. We love to discuss the games and storytelling that affects us, and we love it even more when listeners take part in…
After ten years of the MCU and Game of Thrones, how did their respective ‘Endgames’ pan out? In this TV/Film episode of Learning to Smash, Jando and John provide the…
LtS records one video game discussion every other week. This week, a Final Fantasy noob dives into FFX on the Switch. Have you played it? Should You? John provides his…
Let the games begin… The LtS co-hosts put the throne on the line and try to predict exactly what will happen in each of the final episodes of Game of…
Jandro is off this week for mandatory medical leave (drunk / hungover in New Orleans). In his absence, John breaks down the terrible financial crisis facing Switch owners for the…
Y’all on that Love, Death & Robots train? Which story is your favorite? Jump on it with Jandro and John this week as we rank the episodes and gush over…
Video games are dropping out of the sky these days and Jandro and John feel attacked. Too awesome. Too many. Too much. But it’s as good a time as any…
Cowboy Bebop leads the way in this week’s TV/Film centric discussion. We unravel that perfect anime series note by note. But first, we discuss quite a bit. Including: Captain Marvel…
Starlink: Battle for Atlas DLC has given the game a lot more to see and do than when in launched in October, 2018. Jandro didn’t plan it then, but he’s…
On this week’s LtS, Jandro and John take a tour across time and space, discussing some of the heady sci fi storytelling they love the most. The Expanse series (both…
Jandro and John have played way too much Smash Ultimate. It wasn’t easy, but they have finally found their mains. We reveal which fighters receive their (much-sought-after) roses. But first,…
Let’s have a drink (or 3) and try to figure out what the heck Nintendo is up to in 2019. But first, let’s review some video games! Soma Review Unruly…
Famed clinical ‘horror’ psychologist, Dr. Jandro McMurder, joins us this week to discuss Resident Evil 2 and exactly what makes tense, scary video games so compelling. This leads to our…
All is well in the world of gaming. The Resident Evil 2 remake is infecting our PS4s and rad indies are sprouting up all over our Nintendo Switches. To celebrate…
Fun Fact: the Galaga ship is the best assist trophy in Smash Ultimate. It also happens to be the ‘ultimate’ arcade game. At least it is via one co-host’s ranking.…
Welcome to Learning to Smash 2.1! To launch the all new LtS, Jandro and John are hepped up on all sorts of indie (and nostalgia fueled) games. In fact, we’re…
Recorded just before the new year, it’s Learning to Smash’s (inebriated) celebration of all things 2019! Avengers Endgame is consuming our dreams. Game of Thrones is nearing it’s epic finale.…
DK is a true king of video game history and, in the opinion of the LtS podcast co-hosts, one of Nintendo’s ‘Holy Trinity’. So, in honor of the king, Jandro…
It’s time to declare our ‘best video games of 2018’ (that we played). Also, our ‘best of everything else media in 2018’, while we’re at it.. But first, the Learning…
We’ve played the field. We’ve wined and dined ’em. But now it’s time to settle down. Yep. It’s time we ditch the scrubs and answer that vital question: Who will…
As discussed on the Oct 30th episode, the launch of Smash Bros Ultimate’s online experience has been… an interesting experience. Fortunately, patches are coming. But more importantly, the LtS crew…
Jandro and John have (finally) set out on their Ultimate journeys. To begin, we’re focusing exclusively on the most noob-friendly single player content. In this episode we take you through:…
As Smash Ultimate is finally unleashed, the Game Awards went ahead and dropped some bombshells on the gaming world. In this episode of Learning to Smash, we lay out what…
With one day to go ’till Smash Ultimate drops, Learning to Smash performs a dramatic reading of the perennial holiday classic: “‘Twas the Night Before SMASHmas.” You’re welcome. Oh, and…
In our longest episode yet, the Learning to Smash co-hosts have too much and more to say about The Legend of Zelda franchise. In this episode Jandro and John: Rank…
AKA: How we Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Smash Bros Ultimate… “First of all, turn ‘items’ on and keep ’em on.” — John In this episode the Learning to…
It’s about to be our first day of Smash Ultimate School! What are you going to do first when you load up Smash Ultimate for the first time? It’s just…
With Smash just around the corner, Bayonetta is this episode’s featured fighter, before the Ultimate ‘Climax’ next week. In this episode, Jandro and John: Review Bayonetta 2 Discuss Devil May Cry…
Pikachu? Jigglypuff? Pichu? Mewtwo? Pokémon Trainer? Lucario? Greninja? Incineroar? By the end of this episode, you will know the answer to the question we’ve all been asking: ‘Which of these…
Smash Bros…. ASSEMBLE!!! This week the Learning to Smash co-hosts pay tribute to the late Stan Lee, specifically his brilliant use of shared universe storytelling. We then consider the respective…
It’s a bonus round episode! Metroid (1986) just dropped on the Nintendo Switch via NES Online. John finally dove into the original entry of his all-time favorite game franchise and…
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