Tales of the Con Podcast

As the election grows closer, the world gets more exhausting. Just meme yourself.

Laura and Alex Rudolph go DEEP into Animal Crossing New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch. Quickly climbing to the top of the charts as one of the most successful games ever, the girls go into what they love and hate about it.

 Aliens are real and nobody is talking about it. Clinton (allegedly) confirmed as pedo-tourist and nobody is talking about it...  The boys pontificate about those who defecate, and the dystopian future we live in.

News headlines. We tell our side of life experiences and ask the age old question; "Am I the asshole?" Other topics include: Animal Crossing law, and COVIDS Drama. Support the show: https://patreon.com/interloperradio Interloper Radio, formerly known as Tales of the Con.

Alex the Human joins Fred and Chris to discuss the name change among other topics such as: Kanye running for president, Covids, term limits, AI generated movies, and who's cat is it anyways.

Laura ( @red_totc ) and Alex Rudolph ( @6shootercomics ) discuss pop culture rivals Star Trek and Star Wars.

In today's episode we dive into the odd world of "Shipping"… Not UPS and FedEx, we're talking about the fan-created relationSHIPS and the fan fiction that goes with it. Is it sexy? Is it wrong? Is it cool? Is it toxic? Let's get weird!

Fred and Chris sit as far apart as possible at opposite ends of the table to discuss how they've been dealing with Corona isolation. Wives lost to K-Pop madness. Political trolling. Wearing creepy masks for wasteland grocery runs. Open carrying guns, and catching up on video games. Recorded 04-17-2020

The Odd Pod is our newest podcast starring Alex Rudolph from 6 Shooter Comics. A monthly deep dive into nerd life and nostalgia. Join hosts Chris, Red, and Alex the-Not-So-Human with their rotating crew of misfits and guest stars while they walk on the weird side. Mature language and salty ‘tudes may be present as we rock the pod and keep it odd. In this pilot episode we go down a nostalgia path and discuss our favorite 80s and 90s shows and their "new" versions. Thundercats, Powerpuff Girls, She-Ra, Sabrina, Archie, etc. Star Wars the old republic cinematics are better than the sequel trilogy. We also get into our guilty pleasure shows… "These characters are dumb…" "but it satisfies something in your heart."

In one of our silliest episodes in a while, Fred and Chris discuss space ghost loving, cloning yourself for love (and combat), and sacrificing villagers for power in our favorite games. These topics and more! Today's episode is brought to you by The Verde Valley Comic Expo - Saturday March 21st 2020 from 10am to 5pm at the Rec Center in Cottonwood Arizona. Recorded and published to Patreon on 03-06-2020 Released to the public 03-09-2020

Chris, Mariano, and Zach show their Trekkie pride as they sit down to tear apart the first three episodes of Star Trek: Picard. What has happened to Star Trek? Go to Patreon.com/talesofthecon to support the show. Thanks!

Topics for this episode include: Games we've been playing. Our Modern Warfare strategies. DBZ Kakarot. Remasters and Remakes; Games we wish they'd bring back. (like Bushido Blade) Cancel culture vs Joe Rogan. Stoicism.Text based communication is ruining the world? Messing with spam callers. (Recorded 01-24-2020)

It's THE RETURN of the Tales of the Con podcast! The whole crew is in studio for the first episode of 2020. We catch up on what we've missed, we talk crap about Rise of Skywalker, we praise The Mandalorian, and gush over Netflix's The Witcher. We also discuss Jedi Fallen Order, No Mans Sky, Moderner Warfare, dish out poop jokes and so much more! The hiatus is over, stay tuned!   (Recorded 01-03-2020, Released to Patreon 01-06-2020, Available to the Public 01-13-2020)

Fred and Alex are back from a long vacation in the Canadian deep south aka Michigan. We discuss neckbeard nests, grocery store poops, and the death of the universe. 

We wrap-up Phoenix Fan Fusion 2019 with guest Sam Kittrel of deep-hell.com

Chris has been playing Days Gone, but the God of War documentary 'Raising Kratos; stopped him in his tracks. After watching the documentary prompts another God of War playthrough, a bright spotlight is shone on Days Gone and other games revealing a disturbing lack of polish. We also discuss movies such as Detective Pikachu. Also Chris had to give his son "The Talk"…

A few of the topics on today's episode: Some Endgame theories. (Spoilers ahead) We get into the awful trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Whats more 90s than Gangsta's Paradise and Jim Carrey? We also discuss the distopian Amazon-owned future.

Spoiler alert! We go deep and talk all about James Cameron's Avatar, and the Matrix. Eventually we breakdown Avengers: Endgame and don't hold back. Did the crew like it? Not all of us did…

Days Gone initial reaction. Alex the Human bought the game and is going all in… on easy mode. Avengers Endgame hype. Fred argues that the DC cinematic universe is for intellectuals? We all agree Shazam is the best DC movie simply because the execs didn't mess with it too much.

Its a rough one this week. After losing last week's episode with the full breakdown of the Star Wars Episode 9 trailer we attempt to salvage the discussion. We also talk Conan exhiles and a myriad of other topics while Alex the Human gargles and chokes.

Normally available only to our Patreon subscribers; its our GamesCast. Unfortunately we experienced technical difficulties and lost this last weeks podcast. So here's our latest GameCast instead. Recorded March 31st 2019. (before the PS5 interview with Wired) This month's GameCast: We break down the rumors of Playstation 5, the next XBOX, and the future of game consoles in general. Will we all be streaming from server farms? Also this month's free games. (Published to Patreon April 3rd 2019, available to the public on April 21st 2019)

Alex the Human is podcasting alone today! She rants about Umbrella Academy and many other topics!

J.J. Abrams has a distinct track record of starting awesome things that ultimatley peter out storywise, so why is he the savior of Disney's broken Star Wars trilogy? 

This week's episode is a live remote podcast from the 4th annual Verde Valley Comic Expo in Cottonwood, Arizona. We interview several artists and authors such as Dutch, Alyssa Gardner, Mark Gardner, Robert "Smashtower" Tabb, and Christian Newton. Guest Info: Dutch - http://dutchsdynamicillustration.com/ @dutchwho on instagram https://www.instagram.com/dutchwho/ @dutchwhat on Twitter https://twitter.com/Dutchwhat -- Alyssa Gardner https://www.deviantart.com/lyssag123 -- Mark Gardner http://article94.com @article_94 on twitter https://twitter.com/article_94 -- Robert "SmashTower" Tabb Con Air Radio https://www.conairradio.com/ Instagram: @conairradio https://www.instagram.com/conairradio/ Twitter: @conairradio https://twitter.com/conairradio/ Con Air Radio Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/robert-tabb -- Christian Newton of "Kore 6 Media" http://www.kore6media.com/ Twitter @kore6media https://twitter.com/kore6media

Topics include: News reports on how drugs effect the community, the local ren fair, Playstation 5, and putting a Chevy LS into anything. You hosts for this episode: Chris, Mariano, and Zach

Is whamen right? Why is everyone mad about Captain Marvel? Can we have just one superhero movie without people getting fake outraged over nothing?

Would you rather play a game thats kinda bad but memorable, or a competent and well-made game that is forgettable? Are newer games learning the wrong lessons from previous games? The death of expansion packs, and weird anime reviews. Today's hosts: Chris and Zach with guest Sam Kittrel of deep-hell.com

Out-of-touch rich people, time traveling ghosts, and other topics of importance.  

Its just Fred and Chris today as we discuss the hit new game Apex Legends. We give our review of the game and discuss the nature of online gaming. We also talk about Disney owning entertainment and scary dreams. (Among other topics)

We discuss the so-called outrage of Joe Rogan not asking Twitter's CEO all the hard hitting questions, and other topics.

In today's episode the boys are joined by Alex the Human to discuss the demo/beta for the game Anthem… and other "embarrassingly limp" stories.

After a brief political discussion we do a deep dive on the best (and worst) of Star Trek: TNG, Voyager, and DS9. An article on the internet asks: 'Is Game of thrones a rip-off of a TNG story arc?'

Batman Beyond, Country's not dead, and Star Wars head-cannon #crabinabush

In today's episode the boys discuss the Phoenix 2019 ACE Comicon. We also discuss fake-outrage about video games.  Get early and ad-free access to this podcast at https://patreon.com/talesofthecon

Alex the Human joins us for our first episode of the new year.

We got to see an early showing of Aquaman and give a spoiler-free quick review of it. Hitman 2 is on sale and Chris has never played a Hitman game and has fallen in love. Christmas is around the corner, and parades are a divisive issue.

A fortnite streamer allegedley beats his wife live on Twitch. Snapchat thots and pick up lines. A review of the show "The last kingdom". and more!

Fred was almost late to the podcast because of meatball-related weather movies.  Red Dead Online is out for everyone and we give you the hot take. How does it compare to the amazing single player experience? ...and more!  

A tiny bit more Red Dead talk; when is Red Dead Online coming out?! Can Superman inseminate Lois with her own Superpowers? We've been watching the new Netflix She-Ra reboot and give our thoughts. Other topics include: Detective Pikachu, Wheel of Time, Horror Movies, and more.  

Having beaten or nearly beaten the game, the boys take a deeper look into Red Dead Redemption 2. Do our original reviews still stand? We also talk weird anime, restaurant adventures, and our recommended youtube videos.

Diablo Immortal; the pay-to-win mobile game nobody wants. What if we were Thundercats? No booze november report. Red Dead Redemption 2 is full of the typical Rockstar bugs and glitches, we discuss how to take advantage of them. Also, is anyone excited for Fallout 76? We aren't.  

We review and discuss Red Dead Redemption 2!  

We discuss the newly released Soul Calibur 6. Chris's 8 year old son is continuously beating him at the game. We talk many other topics including how communism makes the consoles on Star Trek explode?

Playstation 4 consoles are being damaged by malicious messages. Adjust your privacy settings to only allow messages from friends or no one. Is social media the next dot com bubble to burst? Emotional support squirrels and comic-con flashing.  

The youths are bored with Netflix and Chill, we tell you what they're into now. Fortnite and...? Did we break our own "never pre-order" rule? When is the PS5 coming out? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this episode.  

The crew watches Solo: A Star Wars story. Follow along with us as we do an "MST3K"-style commentary track for the movie. We will tell you when to press play so we are synced up. Grab some snacks, and some whiskey as we talk shit and make jokes the whole time.  

We discuss the latest in faux-political twitter mud slinging; Comicsgate. Also, will Red Dead Redemption 2 be the best "next-gen" game by simulation of horse testicles alone?

Jan Marc Quisumbing aka "The Janimal"  joins the show to talk comicbooks, Star Wars, and an assortment of other wild topics. Visit thejanimal.com and follow him on instagram  @thejanimaldraws

Alex the Human joins Fred and Chris to discuss Marvel's Spider-Man for PS4, the Adventure Time series finale, and how to pick up girls with headphones. (and more!)  

Our friend and feather-licking lawyer David in Legal is in town. We talk birds, comicbooks, and D&D.  Recorded 08-26-2018