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Join Halo nerds Monica and Josie as they read too much into their favorite things about Halo: the stories, characters, and lore.

Monica and Josie


    • Jun 20, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    Episode 23: Book Club - Broken Circle (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 39:45


    Join Monica and Josie as they continue their discussion about Part 2 of Broken Circle!

    Episode 22: Book Club - Broken Circle (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 56:58


    Monica and Josie chat about Part 1 of Broken Circle, one of their all-time favorite Halo novels (which almost cost them their friendship)!

    Episode 21: Infinite Multiplayer Narrative Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 14:34


    Josie and Monica catch up on characters, cutscenes, and intel drops from Infinite's multiplayer story!

    Episode 20: Spartan-IIIs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 38:49


    Josie and Monica chat about one of their all-time favorite topics in Halo: the beloved Spartan-IIIs! (The totally above-board, not-at-all-traumatizing successors to the Spartan-IIs!)

    Episode 19: Linda-058

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 29:22


    Monica and Josie start the new year off discussing the one and only Linda-058! 

    Episode 18: Book Club - The Rubicon Protocol

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022 47:54


    Monica and Josie share their thoughts on Kelly Gay's most recent novel, The Rubicon Protocol! 

    Episode 17: Kelly-087

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 40:58


    From blue hair to flipping off Onyx Sentinels, Josie and Monica talk about everyone's favorite Rabbit: Kelly-087!

    Episode 16: Fred-104

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 43:15


    Monica and Josie chat about the best sled in all of Halo: Fred-104!

    Episode 15: Welcome to Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 31:47


    No other Spartan-II fireteam in the Halo universe is as renowned and beloved as Blue Team. Josie and Monica take a look at the team's history, roster, operations, and potential future in the lore.

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    Episode 14: The Lumina, a Destiny 2 Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 20:49


    In this episode, Josie and Monica discuss the changes to the sandbox, Void 3.0, and the inevitable return of Telesto!

    Episode 13: Infinite Thoughts: Gameplay (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 37:44


    Monica and Josie share their thoughts on Halo Infinite from a gameplay perspective: enemies, weapons, equipment, and more! 

    Episode 12: Infinite Thoughts: Narrative (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 91:58


    Josie and Monica share their thoughts on Halo Infinite's story, characters, and the direction of the franchise from Infinite and beyond. (Pro tip: Never believe Monica when she says "One more thing...!")

    Episode 11: The Halo Array

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 56:06


    The Halo Array has enchanted and befuddled fans for years. In this episode, Monica and Josie break down the different arrays and rings, from the prototypes, to the original twelve, to the rings we know and love in the games.

    Episode 10: Multiplayer Beta & Campaign Gameplay Reaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 27:40


    Monica and Josie share their thoughts on the recent (surprise!) Infinite multiplayer release and campaign demos! 

    Episode 9: Behold a Red Horse (Book Club: The Mona Lisa)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 69:01


    Happy HALOween! In this episode, Monica and Josie bring in their buddy Emily to talk about one of Halo's scariest stories, "The Mona Lisa"! A ghost ship, conspiracies, a ravenous all-consuming parasitic plague, this story has all you need for a spooky Halloween tale!

    Episode 8: Our Favorite Cutscenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 42:50


    Monica and Josie count down their 3 all-time favorite cutscenes -- and learn that they have the same #1! 

    Episode 7: Flight of the Infinite

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 47:16


    Josie and Monica played the first Halo Infinite flight! They discuss maps, weapons, AI (both friendly and less friendly), and their excitement about Halo Infinite's gameplay (spoilers: it's a lot of excitement)!

    Episode 6: 117

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 25:01


    Josie and Monica celebrate the 117th Canon Fodder by highlighting their favorite Chief-centric moments from the games and books, as well as reminiscing about the time they met Steve Downes at Starbucks! 

    Episode 5: E3 Reaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 39:13


    Monica and Josie chat about new campaign and multiplayer details from E3 2021!

    Episode 4: Pre-Covenant History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 35:55


    The Hunters were used to study Forerunner artifacts? The Brutes almost fought themselves into extinction?  The Prophets used to be...sexy?! Josie and Monica take a look at each alien species before the days of the Covenant. 

    Episode 3: We'll All Float On, All Right

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 34:28


    *excited sign language* In this episode, Josie and Monica explore Halo's beloved and buoyant six-eyed technicians: Huragok!

    Episode 2: #Ask343 Zeta Halo - Reaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 31:14


    Josie and Monica share their thoughts on 343 Industries' latest Q&A video, featuring Zeta Halo weather, dual wielding, playable Elites, and more! 

    Episode 1: Infinite Possibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 59:50


    In this first episode, join Monica and Josie as they talk about their excitement for Halo Infinite—areas they're looking forward to exploring, expanded universe lore they'd love to see, and the (one-sided) controversy behind the Pulse Carbine. 

    Episode 0: Meet the Hosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 34:20


    Get to know Josie and Monica as they chat about their history with Halo, their love for the lore, and their top 5 (or 6 or 7) games, books, characters, and soundtracks

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