Podcast appearances and mentions of kevin sully

Kev and Jonnie talk about a number of demos they have tried recently. Timings 00:00:12: Theme Tune 00:00:43: Intro 00:02:46: Feedback 00:07:29: What Have We Been Up To 00:25:41: News 00:33:12: Demo Bonanza 00:33:21: Lightyear Frontier 00:43:04: Southfield 00:50:19: Rusty’s Retirement 00:57:36: Mika And The Witch’s Mountain 01:04:11: Outro Links Rusty’s Retirement Vertical Moment Ikonei Island Info Update Kynseed Big Build Update Farming Simulator 23 Content Update #23 Outbound Steam Page Outbound Kickstarter Page Lightyear Frontier Southfield Rusty’s Retirement Mika and the Witch’s Mountain Contact Al on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheScotBot Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript (0:00:00) Al: Just before we get into this week’s episode, I need to apologize. We had a few audio issues in this episode, so yeah, sorry for that. We’ll get them sorted for next time. (0:00:44) Kevin: Hello farmers and welcome to another episode of the harvest season my name is Kevin, and I’m joined by our beautiful co-host (0:00:55) Kevin: There you go and today we’re here to talk about the cottagecore games whoo and all that (0:01:03) Kevin: More specifically actually we have a sampling platter of (0:01:08) Kevin: cottagecore games today because we (0:01:11) Kevin: Went out and tried some demos (0:01:14) Kevin: You know we’re gonna have I think we played with two each (0:01:20) Kevin: So there’s gonna be a yeah a good just good amount of discussion on different games (0:01:26) Kevin: But before we get into all of that (0:01:30) Kevin: Transcripts are available in the show notes and on the website as per the always (0:01:35) Kevin: And of course we’re going to get to the news and all that stuff as usual (0:01:43) Kevin: Also, oh, we should note… (0:01:44) Kevin: that Al is here in America, where I am, so, you know, I’m looking forward to hearing his misadventures. (0:01:52) Kevin: I’m just assuming he’s just smothered in burgers right now, as is the tradition. (0:02:01) Jonnie: I assume he’s smothered in tipping eggs. (0:02:05) Kevin: Oh man, yeah that’d be good, he’s just not gonna go to any restaurants, he’s gonna stick (0:02:14) Jonnie: Honestly, it would so put me off of having to travel to America is like, ‘cause A, tipping is stupid, and B, the anxiety of it, I’m just like, “Nah.” (0:02:22) Jonnie: I don’t need to deal with that. (0:02:22) Kevin: See, look, the easiest way to do it, a pro tip for all, but, well, okay, sure. (0:02:26) Jonnie: It’s not Visit America. (0:02:30) Kevin: If you are, somehow, find yourself visiting America, the pro tip is just do the credit card if you can, because then you just write it in, and nobody has to see, nobody has to know, and it’s all there. (0:02:44) Kevin: And you’ll never see them again, so, you know, it’s fine. (0:02:46) Kevin: Okay. (0:02:47) Kevin: Let’s see. (0:02:48) Kevin: stuff though, um, we actually have some feedback? (0:02:53) Jonnie: - Yeah, some feedback from, or I guess a correction from, (0:02:56) Jonnie: or corrections were the wrong thing. (0:02:57) Jonnie: Something that Al and I missed last week when we covered “Turn Up the Boy Robs a Bank” (0:03:03) Jonnie: is that there are actually accessibility options. (0:03:07) Jonnie: Neither of us picked up that those were in there and it changes quite significantly, (0:03:13) Jonnie: I think some of my criticism of the game. (0:03:17) Jonnie: So I can’t remember all of the accessibility options off the top of my head, (0:03:20) Jonnie: but I talked a lot about how I really hated the way (0:03:24) Jonnie: that gaming works in the game. (0:03:25) Jonnie: And one of the accessibility options is automatic aiming, (0:03:28) Jonnie: which I think is a really good accessibility option for this game. (0:03:29) Kevin: Yeah, oh that is a good (0:03:32) Jonnie: If you’re into the “Turn Up the Boy” sort of law, I guess, (0:03:37) Jonnie: and want to experience it, (0:03:38) Jonnie: like it feels like a good option for that. (0:03:41) Jonnie: So just want to highlight that that’s something that we missed and it’s a cool thing that they have. (0:03:42) Kevin: Yeah (0:03:47) Kevin: Yeah, absolutely cuz like you mentioned the calm I I’m the claim I didn’t play turn of boy myself, but my brother played and I witnessed most of it (0:03:56) Kevin: the combat is the weaker portion, right the the highlights the humor and the (0:04:03) Kevin: You know the chaoticness going on so kind of sidestepping that that was a good call (0:04:09) Kevin: Yeah, so good good stuff turn it boy good on you first (0:04:14) Jonnie: Yeah, and the other thing that we’ve got to talk about, so Elle and I talked about this last week, Kiv, but it would be sacrilegious to not get your take on what you think about wildflowers being on the April 1st. (0:04:27) Kevin: Well, first, my reaction, and I think I put it in the slash, is 3 and a half grand! (0:04:35) Kevin: Oh my goodness, I had no idea, like, oh my gosh, I know Apple products are pricey/overpriced, but holy moly. (0:04:44) Kevin: Now, I didn’t, I have to see the, what the farming looked like. (0:04:50) Kevin: Looks like it’s an interesting way of doing it, but I think all in all that sounds good. (0:04:55) Kevin: It’s, it’s so weird though because like, Wildflowers is very narrative/character driven, right? (0:05:05) Kevin: Which isn’t generally speaking the focus in a first-person/VR type game, but like you guys said, it, (0:05:12) Jonnie: So have you seen have you seen how the implementation? (0:05:16) Kevin: here, let me look, I’m gonna look it up right now, but I mean, overall though, I think it’s (0:05:20) Kevin: good to do it. I do think VR/augmented reality is a good idea overall. I think we’ll get there eventually, and so, you know, each baby step like this in different formats or different ways is, (0:05:42) Jonnie: Yeah, because I guess how it works is it’s less first person and it’s more like having it up on a screen, you know, kind of like one of the many screens that you can place around with the (0:05:50) Kevin: Right. Okay. That’s what the farming looks like. Okay. All right. Yeah, that’s what it is. Okay, that is (0:05:51) Jonnie: Apple Vision Pro and you can… (0:06:01) Kevin: It looks pretty cool. Um, I (0:06:05) Kevin: like the (0:06:07) Kevin: Yeah, no the farming bit look yeah, obviously like putting it in a (0:06:13) Kevin: On a screen like that is the way to go (0:06:16) Kevin: And the farming having the plots because it’s very the (0:06:21) Kevin: simple and very square slash grid like right so I think this is a good one for that (0:06:28) Kevin: because it’d be so easy to control you like it there’s not a lot of (0:06:34) Kevin: difficulties in in managing the farming aspect so that’s cool um and on top of that eventually you can automate some of that stuff so you can just skip it out right um but yeah now that looks uh Looks great. It’s I’m so happy (0:06:51) Kevin: Wildflowers is getting a second third win whatever whatever win we’re at (0:06:56) Kevin: With the the small DLC update and now this vision pro stuff (0:07:01) Kevin: I’m curious how much longer they’re gonna keep up the development (0:07:05) Kevin: But I’m here (0:07:08) Kevin: You know, I’m here for the long haul. I haven’t fired it up in a while immediately But I’ll wait till they announce maybe they’re done with everything and then see what’s going on (0:07:18) Kevin: All right (0:07:20) Kevin: Okay, so that’s that some of the (0:07:23) Kevin: House cleaning with the tend to from last episode, but now let’s talk about what we’ve been up to more recently Johnny I’ll let you go first. What have you been up to? (0:07:31) Jonnie: What have I been up to? (0:07:34) Jonnie: Because there’s been a lot of demos and trying out a lot of stuff, I feel like I’ve sort of reverted back to some comfy kind of nostalgia games in the past week. (0:07:43) Jonnie: I’ve been playing Diablo 4, partly because it’s something that I can play with friends and I moved countries recently, so it’s a nice game to do that. (0:07:54) Jonnie: But maybe more funnily, the reason we started playing Diablo 4 is because Diablo 4 has been the news a lot in the last week because they’ve been doing (0:08:01) Jonnie: very expensive cosmetic items that has generated a lot of media attention and I keep seeing headlines like Diablo 4 enters microtransaction hell and it’s silly things right like your town portal can change colour and I think it’s like you know 50 bucks or whatever for that cosmetic and it’s not entirely fair framing because I believe it comes with some of their (0:08:27) Jonnie: Premium or quite a bit of their premium currency as well (0:08:31) Jonnie: So you can can purchase other things but the thing that’s really kind of striking to me is the (0:08:38) Jonnie: The narrative around this is kind of describing it like it’s a bad thing look, if there are people out there that want to pay $50 for a (0:08:48) Jonnie: Cosmetic item that has like it’s not even on your character as you’re running around playing the game It’s literally the thing that you use to get to and from (0:08:56) Jonnie: locations. It’s not that significant in the game. And if people want to spend that amount… (0:09:01) Jonnie: for that cosmetic and that enables the developer. And I’m putting aside who the developer is and all of those sorts of things because I don’t really want to get into that discussion. But if this extends the life of the game and they’re doing seasonal gameplay and… (0:09:13) Kevin: What’s there to discuss about Activision Blizzard? (0:09:17) Jonnie: Yeah, let’s just avoid that one altogether. But if people want to pay a lot for those sort of things, and it means I as a casual player jumping in feel no need to spend money on any of that and it means I can keep investing in (0:09:31) Jonnie: developing new content for these games then great like I feel as a just for the campaign portion of the game it is fully justified as a full press game I had a lot of fun playing the campaign and if this is how they want to monetize the long life of the game go for it like the game is still very fun I have a good time of the I have a good time playing with friends I just find a lot of the narrative around ongoing monetization if we accept that that is part of the reality of games now this is (0:10:01) Jonnie: probably the least predatory way to do (0:10:04) Kevin: Oh absolutely. My two questions are, one, all the news I heard about what little I did was about the cosmetic stuff, but is there any stuff that boosts gameplay or effects mechanics or anything like that? Okay. Okay. Yeah. (0:10:22) Jonnie: no no so so it’s all yeah it’s all purchasable cosmetics yeah none of it really affects gameplay (0:10:34) Kevin: Okay, well then that’s yeah, all right who cares then also can you earn premium currency by playing or do you just have? (0:10:44) Jonnie: uh I feel like you can but I also feel like you earn even and I might be wrong um but I feel like even if you do earn premium currency it’s at a rate that’s so slow that you might as well not earn it at all because you would have to like I don’t know how you would actually save up enough of it to purchase anything uh but I can’t remember if that premium currency is actually locked behind um like a paid season pass thing so I can’t remember if it’s locked behind (0:11:04) Kevin: It’s a word. (0:11:14) Jonnie: a slightly different version of a paywall or if those are some of the the free tiers (0:11:22) Kevin: Right. Okay. Well, they, uh, like you said, who cares, right? It’s cosmetic. (0:11:26) Kevin: So whatever. (0:11:27) Jonnie: Exactly (0:11:29) Jonnie: And maybe i’m just like slightly biased, you know, because you and I both play marvel snap and that’s their approach as well Right you you generally you don’t pay to unlock cards Well, you cannot do like spending money on the game does increase the rate that you unlock cards somewhat, but not (0:11:34) Kevin: Yeah. (0:11:44) Kevin: Right, but it’s not explicitly you don’t pay money for a card exactly. It’s generally speaking just a (0:11:53) Kevin: cosmetic that happens to get you resources that can help you generate new parts, but (0:11:59) Kevin: But yeah, no, no. Yeah, I understand (0:12:04) Kevin: I guess like I think about you know Marvel snap is actually a very apt comparison because there’s (0:12:10) Kevin: Explicitly the price tag a hundred dollar bundles. I think there’s one going (0:12:13) Jonnie: Mm-hmm, yep. (0:12:14) Kevin: on right now. And yeah it doesn’t bother me like sometimes it’s a really cool one that I kind of wish I had but it’s not the end of the world there’s plenty the game is still fun doesn’t affect it and there’s plenty of other cool cosmetics I can earn but yeah no I get you um good yeah all right good way of doing it I (0:12:39) Jonnie: Yeah, and and like so to kind of come back to the actual game you know, I’m having a lot of fun with Diablo as just a thing to jump on with friends and kill a bunch of stuff and (0:12:48) Jonnie: You know have a good time. And I think the thing that I really appreciate about Diablo 4 is level scaling So the they have level scaling so it doesn’t matter what level you are. You can play with your friends and it’s a really nice version (0:13:03) Jonnie: Yeah, so you can play with your friends like when we’re playing, you know, one of our friends was level 90 I think I was the lowest level, I was like. (0:13:09) Jonnie: At level 90, he was significantly more powerful than I was even though the mobs were sort of scaled for us, as you would expect. (0:13:21) Jonnie: But I think that’s kind of fine, right? (0:13:23) Jonnie: We were able to sort of play together and not have it be where I wasn’t doing anything, but he was also able to enjoy the fact that he had put a lot more time and effort into building a more powerful character. (0:13:37) Jonnie: I thought it’s it’s a really nice (0:13:42) Kevin: That’s that’s pretty impressive because that’s a very difficult balancing act to do (0:13:47) Jonnie: Yeah. (0:13:51) Jonnie: Yeah, and then the other thing I’ve been dipping my toe back into is Old School RuneScape. (0:13:56) Jonnie: I played Old School RuneScape when it was just RuneScape, and I love dipping my toe back into it every once in a while. (0:14:00) Kevin: - Yeah. (0:14:05) Jonnie: It’s such a goofy game. I love it. (0:14:06) Kevin: Oh man. (0:14:10) Kevin: It’s such a very distinct flavor. (0:14:13) Kevin: I was actually thinking about dipping back in just last week. (0:14:17) Kevin: I don’t remember why, but I might do that then. (0:14:20) Jonnie: Do it, Kiv. (0:14:22) Jonnie: Send me your username and I will add you and we can see each other online and oh my god, okay. (0:14:26) Kevin: Yeah. (0:14:27) Jonnie: I don’t know that you were an old-school RuneScape person, but please, please. (0:14:30) Kevin: Yeah, the middle, that was definitive middle school gaming. (0:14:37) Kevin: Yeah, what’d you do in the computer lab when you had the time or nobody caught you or whatever? (0:14:37) Jonnie: Exactly, yep, that was that was the A draw. (0:14:46) Jonnie: Oh, well maybe at some point we should do a greenhouse episode on Old School. (0:14:47) Kevin: Yeah, good stuff. (0:14:50) Kevin: I was thinking that I was about to say that stay tuned for Stay tuned for our RuneScape greenhouse! (0:14:56) Jonnie: Oh, yes. (0:14:58) Jonnie: Great. (0:14:59) Jonnie: Cool, alright, we’ll leave that one there then. (0:15:02) Kevin: I have a few things to talk about in the next episode of the M1C, but the M1C will be in the next episode of the M1C, but the M1C will be in the next episode of the M1C. (0:15:04) Jonnie: Kip, what have you been playing? (0:15:08) Kevin: Okay, it’s been a minute since I’ve been on, so I’ve got a few things. Actually, all the stuff kind of was in the last week. (0:15:16) Kevin: I’ve been playing a lot of games, I guess. (0:15:18) Kevin: First, shout out to Rainbow Road Radio, the Mario podcast host with mutual friend Alex. (0:15:24) Kevin: We covered Mario vs Donkey Kong, which came out just yesterday, well, from the time of M1C. (0:15:30) Kevin: I did not purchase the game myself, Alex did, but I played the demo. (0:15:36) Kevin: Have you played any of the Mario vs Donkey Kong games at all, Jonny? (0:15:40) Jonnie: I don’t even think I’ve ever heard of a Mario vs Donkey Kong game. (0:15:46) Kevin: Okay. So, it is, so right, the original Donkey Kong arcade game, right? The debut of both Mario and Donkey Kong. (0:15:56) Kevin: If they reinvented re-imag- I won’t even say that. (0:16:00) Kevin: This game was originally on the Game Boy Advance. They did a remake for the Switch, that’s what we discussed. (0:16:09) Kevin: It is a puzzle kind of platformer game. Essentially, you’re presented with a level with platforms and obstacles like spike pits, jumps you have to make, switches, things like that. (0:16:30) Kevin: It’s not a horizontal scrolling type level like standard mario’s, it’s just one screen. (0:16:38) Kevin: And you have to figure out the puzzle of how do I get to the key, what order do I have to clear these obstacles or flip these switches, and then you get the key to the door. (0:16:50) Kevin: And that’s kind of the gist of the gameplay. It’s fairly straightforward, but they add a lot of depth, they add a lot of obstacles and stuff like that. (0:16:58) Kevin: Um, the Switch Remake specifically… (0:17:00) Kevin: It’s very nice presentation (0:17:04) Kevin: The the game is the premise is centered around these little toys called mini marios (0:17:11) Kevin: So a lot of the games (0:17:13) Kevin: Enemies and things like that are toy versions of Mario enemies very cute very reminiscent of Link’s Awakening remake art style (0:17:22) Kevin: very colorful and fun I enjoyed the demo Alex enjoyed the game that he played thus far (0:17:30) Kevin: Yeah, check that out. That was that’s a fun one (0:17:34) Jonnie: Nice. I might have to check that out. I love a puzzle. (0:17:34) Kevin: aside from that (0:17:38) Kevin: Yeah, yeah, it’s it’s great and they added new stuff for the remake right so it’s got a substantial amount (0:17:45) Kevin: It’s not just a short GBA (0:17:49) Kevin: Venture Yeah, I definitely recommend at least people should check out the the trailers and stuff just to see how the cute little mini marios are (0:17:59) Jonnie: or people should check out rich road radio rainbow road radio (0:18:00) Kevin: And (0:18:04) Kevin: That your rainbow Road radio, that’s correct. No, don’t worry. I’ll be plugging that later (0:18:12) Kevin: Aside from that Disney speedstorm have you heard of this one Johnny? (0:18:16) Jonnie: I have not heard of this. (0:18:19) Kevin: Okay, it is a (0:18:22) Kevin: Just came out last year. I believe it is Disney’s version of Mario Kart. Um, it’s part racing game with Disney (0:18:30) Kevin: here’s okay, so (0:18:33) Kevin: it’s (0:18:35) Kevin: It I’m two ways about it because on the one hand the actual racing is fantastic It’s a strong Mario Kart type game the if you’re a big fan of Disney, you’ll get even more enjoyment out of it (0:18:49) Kevin: With the music tracks the characters pretty wide variety of characters. They have Pixar and Disney, but here’s the kicker (0:18:57) Kevin: It’s free to play which do hey, that’s cool. You don’t spend money (0:19:00) Kevin: But it is slathered with loot boxes, season pass, microtransactions, just filled to the brim with it. (0:19:13) Kevin: And it’s not prohibitive, but you do have to know how to invest your resources. (0:19:23) Kevin: Because you get plenty of resources, basically the kicker is you have to level up your characters, (0:19:28) Kevin: racers that affects their stats and that actually (0:19:31) Kevin: does affect your performance in races, including the single player. (0:19:35) Kevin: In fact, I would say primarily the single player, which is what I’ve been playing. (0:19:41) Kevin: And so getting the resources is the challenge. (0:19:44) Kevin: You have to win certain races, do certain objectives, get from boxes, yada, yada. (0:19:51) Kevin: So it is a limited amount you get, at least like daily, but if you just invest them smartly, you can get through the races. (0:19:58) Kevin: Okay, but so you know (0:20:01) Kevin: That’s kind of a bummer how grindy you can feel at times But the grind is fun because the game itself is really fun They it as you can expect from disney money. The presentation is pretty stellar like I said the (0:20:15) Kevin: All the visuals the audio is good. They got (0:20:19) Kevin: Not every voice actor but a good majority of them. They didn’t get you know, john goodman for sully, but uh (0:20:27) Kevin: They got ariel’s voice actress, which is pretty cool. Um (0:20:31) Kevin: And i’m a big disney fan. So i’m uh, i’m thoroughly enjoying the game. Um (0:20:37) Kevin: and it’s like on every console or Platform whatever and you can move your account and all that good stuff. Um (0:20:46) Kevin: so I uh I I I enjoy I kind of recommend it if you’re a big disney fan in particular (0:20:56) Jonnie: This sounds like the sort of game that in a different stage of my life I would have got very into and it’s more that I just don’t have space for another like daily check-in game in my life at the moment. (0:21:06) Kevin: Yeah, yeah, yeah, now that’s understandable um I (0:21:10) Jonnie: And how would you say the racing compares to like a Mario? (0:21:12) Kevin: I think (0:21:14) Kevin: Overall the the pacing is faster in general. There’s a big emphasis on boosting and has a boosting mechanic (0:21:24) Kevin: The number of power-ups are (0:21:29) Kevin: They’re general. I don’t know if they’re smaller the actual amount, but they’re less impactful. Let’s say right (0:21:34) Kevin: There’s no blue (0:21:36) Kevin: Shell or lightning. There’s nothing super chaotic like the most (0:21:40) Kevin: There’s a shield you can get there. You can fire like a homing disc (0:21:46) Kevin: They do put some fun twists on it because the power-ups you can actually (0:21:52) Kevin: Have variations some you can charge up (0:21:55) Kevin: You can hold the button down and charge up the power-up to do something different some you can throw backwards others. You can’t (0:22:02) Kevin: uh… and most interestingly uh… every character (0:22:06) Kevin: has a unique uh… power-up uh… that matches their character right um… so for instance uh… ariel has a really fun one when you use her special skill she uh… (0:22:19) Kevin: these little uh… (0:22:21) Kevin: the trinkets and artifacts uh… just uh… spawn on the racetrack and if you collect them you get a higher top speed which is cute uh… there’s other ones like stitch he’ll just start blasting all her crazy like with his ray gun. (0:22:36) Kevin: Sully will roar at people and it’s just cute to see the ones that they do and how they match each character. (0:22:46) Kevin: But yeah, overall it feels less chaotic than a Mario Kart because Mario Kart is just utter chaos with everything flying around. (0:22:58) Kevin: It is a bit more straightforward racing but still enjoyable. (0:23:06) Kevin: And one more I’ve got to talk about, Moonstone Island. (0:23:10) Kevin: Funnily enough, you guys talked about the update last week. (0:23:16) Kevin: I was playing before the update dropped, I didn’t even know it was coming. (0:23:20) Kevin: You can see there was an update on Steam. (0:23:22) Kevin: I have actually not hit credits, I don’t know if you can hit credits in the game, but I completed a full year and defeated the final boss. (0:23:30) Kevin: I did a whole episode on that and I think my feelings are more or less… (0:23:36) Kevin: They added the marriage and that was fine, but it’s not enough to change the entirety of the game. (0:23:44) Kevin: There’s still a lot I like about the game, but there’s also a lot that it feels lacking. (0:23:50) Kevin: But hopefully they’ll keep updating it and we’ll see it get to a better place. (0:23:54) Kevin: The one thing I will definitely give them props for is the monster design. (0:24:00) Kevin: The hands down winner, the new ones they added, is called… (0:24:06) Kevin: …the bread mouse. It is a toaster with a piece of toast in it with a little face on it and the toast will pop out. (0:24:16) Kevin: But yeah, I still kinda recommend it. I went back to it, right? (0:24:22) Kevin: There’s enough for me to actually go through the whole year. (0:24:24) Kevin: Yeah. (0:24:26) Jonnie: And that’s a big thing, I guess, you know, in this year or, you know, in modern time. (0:24:32) Jonnie: Going back to a game is a really good sign, because there’s so many games that we get to play, (0:24:40) Jonnie: and you can try something and be like, “Oh, that was fun,” but you never really feel the need to go back to it, and you’ll be scrolling through your library, and you’ll be like, “Oh, (0:24:46) Jonnie: I never went back to that.” And you kind of realize, like, while it was fun, there wasn’t that hook to pull you back. So anything that can do that, I think, is a solution. (0:24:50) Kevin: Yeah, yep, yep, there’s something almost like I keep going back because I want it to be good right like I had fun going through the bosses and everything the last fight is actually very challenging but I just I still wish there was like a story giving me a reason that I’m hiding this thing. Oh, you know, I’m just gonna spoil (0:24:56) Jonnie: It’s kind of a pretty good game. (0:25:20) Kevin: it for anyone who cares the boss’s name is missing no actually just straight up missing no like Pokemon’s missing number but but yeah so that and hey I did I can pat myself on the back and close it for now unless something update comes. Ah, but yeah, that’s what I’ve been up to a lot of stuff and speaking of a lot of stuff we got news actually I don’t think it’s that much news but we got some items here so let’s let’s get into it first up. (0:25:50) Kevin: Alpone Island, yeah, console releases are still coming, but we don’t have any date yet, (0:25:57) Kevin: and they’re doing improvements to the UI, which is always good. (0:26:02) Kevin: I feel like, oh man, UI design, it’s so critical, but it feels so underappreciated, even just from the dev side, but you know, so I do appreciate them putting some effort on that. (0:26:20) Jonnie: Yeah, so I guess the key to this one is that they kind of recognize that their launch on Steam was a little bit rocky. (0:26:25) Jonnie: They got kind of hit with a few bugs that were probably unexpected. (0:26:29) Jonnie: And so they’re just calling out that they’re still fully intending to do their console launches, (0:26:34) Jonnie: but also recognizing that it’s probably going to take a bit more work than they initially intended. (0:26:38) Jonnie: So no official date as of yet, but I really appreciate this sort of communication. (0:26:45) Jonnie: and probably unsurprising that when you have a launch on Steam. (0:26:50) Jonnie: And you get hit with some bugs that you didn’t expect like, it’s not only that it can be disappointing sort of, you know, that that happens and disappointing commercially, but it could also be like it’s just hard right when you put a lot of time, effort and love into into a game like this. (0:27:05) Jonnie: And, you know, it’s very hard to predict we all know that building games is difficult. (0:27:11) Jonnie: So, I think it’s a good sign that they’re taking the time and not putting the additional pressure on to, to get the, to get those things done. (0:27:12) Kevin: Oh yeah, absolutely. (0:27:18) Kevin: Yeah, absolutely yeah, and even just in this (0:27:24) Kevin: Cottage cord subspace there’s plenty of games, so there’s definitely no need to rush (0:27:30) Kevin: I agree, it’s good for them to be clear for one to folk it to (0:27:36) Kevin: Plan things out like this right like they’re gonna delay it and to be clear about it (0:27:41) Kevin: So I (0:27:42) Kevin: Think that’s a sign of a good developer. So, you know, I hoped for that console release eventually (0:27:49) Kevin: Kinseed has a what they call the big build update Great. (0:27:58) Jonnie: Yeah, so the the big build update is hot now and I guess the key to this one is it introduces farm customization (0:28:06) Kevin: Yeah, uh (0:28:08) Kevin: So I have not honestly I have not seen that much about (0:28:13) Kevin: But boy that art is beautiful. It is wow that’s some lovely lovely pixel art (0:28:19) Kevin: Yeah farm customization is the big one. They have actually they have a big list of stuff on Steam you can see (0:28:27) Kevin: They even adjusted some of the story pacing (0:28:31) Kevin: Let me see. Oh, that’s cool NPC a talent system for NPC That’s really cool improvements to their progress screen (0:28:41) Kevin: You can (0:28:44) Kevin: Not just customize it not just not visual customization for the farm, but actual structures that can improve (0:28:52) Kevin: like your shelters for your animals and (0:28:57) Kevin: Things to make travel and commerce easier. Um, if this is a pretty hearty update. Oh batch crafting. There’s the (0:29:04) Kevin: That’s the one everyone loves (0:29:06) Kevin: That’s a lot of that’s a lot of that’s a big update. I appreciate that. I’m gonna have to check this out This is some really pretty art. I totally forgotten about this one I don’t like and like I said, that is out now already on Steam. Is it anywhere else? (0:29:18) Kevin: I don’t remember but at there at least on Steam, okay (0:29:22) Kevin: Let’s see next up. We have oh, this is fun one a game called outbound (0:29:31) Kevin: Let’s read the blurb shall we (0:29:35) Kevin: Build your own home (0:29:36) Kevin: Come on wheels and live sustainably off-grid Craft workstations and power supplies Source energy from the sun, wind, or water Upgrade and customize your vehicle Grow crops, automate your production, and explore a colorful world That’s a lot of stuff to do from a vehicle (0:29:54) Jonnie: look this game looks incredible so so I guess the the shorter summary we’ll keep just read out is you’re driving around in a in a minivan that you live in and you can customize I’ll put a note down here that I well I was on board before this but the moment that got Al was they built an insane structure on top of the campervan which I think is amazing from what they’ve shown you know being able drive around the world, dick out. (0:30:24) Jonnie: The game is a bit of a game, but it’s a bit of a game. (0:30:32) Kevin: Yeah, it’s a very pleasant visual style too, it’s full 3D cell shaded, I think is probably the best way, or closest approximation, I would say. (0:30:47) Kevin: This is very interesting, right? Because so many farm games, they’re centered around the farm or the base, right? (0:30:56) Kevin: But this one’s mobile, so, like, how, that will make sense. (0:31:02) Kevin: This will make, I assume, traversing between different little mini bases, because they show you can build structures on the ground and stuff, so I assume you can build little buildings and things like that. (0:31:13) Kevin: I wonder how big the map will be if you have a car, like, there’s a lot of potential there. (0:31:18) Kevin: It looks like wind turbines on the top of this thing. Oh, that’s great. I hope you can go really high, I want it to look absurdly ridiculous. (0:31:30) Jonnie: And it’s I guess in terms of like this game is being announced. They have a (0:31:35) Jonnie: Kickstarter page like but no no campaign launch or launch date. So probably just want to keep our eyes on (0:31:46) Kevin: Um, all right, so that is, again, Outbound, that’s a fun looking one. (0:31:52) Kevin: Um, and actually, that’s it. (0:31:55) Kevin: I think we’ve covered most of the news. (0:31:55) Jonnie: Oh we got one more one more (0:31:58) Kevin: Well, one more by yes, but I’ll let you take this one. (0:31:59) Jonnie: We’ve got farming some farming simulator farming simulator 23. Yeah, you scroll past it (0:32:02) Kevin: Wait, what? (0:32:04) Kevin: Oh, oh, I missed it. (0:32:04) Kevin: You’re right. (0:32:05) Kevin: I skipped it. (0:32:05) Kevin: Yeah, I did. (0:32:08) Kevin: Wait, they do content updates for these guys. (0:32:10) Jonnie: Yes, they do lots of content updates for farming simulator they’ve got all the farming freaks and (0:32:14) Kevin: I thought each year was the con- (0:32:16) Kevin: content of the- laughs (0:32:17) Jonnie: No, there are there are updates within the content updates (0:32:22) Jonnie: So this one introduces a new to. (0:32:25) Jonnie: a new video. (0:32:36) Kevin: And no (0:32:40) Kevin: I do enjoy seeing the reactions from the people who are fans, right like (0:32:46) Kevin: the I remember years back when they finally brought John Deere into farming simulator just the (0:32:54) Kevin: the (0:32:56) Kevin: The height was (0:32:58) Kevin: Through roof from the farm simulator community (0:33:03) Kevin: That’s that’s pretty fun (0:33:05) Kevin: All right, yeah, the boat (0:33:07) Kevin: I’ll put an exclamation point. I wonder if he knows who that is. I don’t know that company (0:33:13) Kevin: Alright, let’s just get into the demos Johnny. I’ll let you take the first one. That’s I chair to the class what what demos you’ve been (0:33:22) Jonnie: So I guess the first one that I’ll kick off with is Lightyear Frontier. (0:33:26) Jonnie: And as I wrote that down, I’m actually questioning, is that the name of the game? (0:33:29) Jonnie: Because we’re in the classic word salad of games where you start looking at things, (0:33:38) Jonnie: and then you wonder, is that right? Or is it something else? (0:33:42) Jonnie: It is… Yeah. Right. (0:33:42) Kevin: This is not one lonely outpost or whatever that one’s called. That’s the other space future one [laughs] (0:33:52) Jonnie: So yeah, so Lightyear Frontier is the mech space farming game. (0:34:00) Jonnie: And actually, having played the demo, I feel like farming or cottagecore game (0:34:05) Jonnie: is maybe not quite the right description. To me, it feels maybe more similar to (0:34:17) Jonnie: like a survival game. So the premise is you are dropped on a planet with (0:34:22) Jonnie: your mech and you are the only thing on there. I think part of it is the intent is maybe more for like do it with friends, right? So there might be three or four of you and you explore the planet and sort of build and establish a base more so than a farm. Like farming is definitely an element of it, but I guess that’s kind of the core base of the (0:34:42) Kevin: Yeah, yeah, it definitely feels more, as you said, survival as great like no man’s sky or perhaps power. (0:35:00) Kevin: But okay, tell me how is the mech though, right? Because that’s that’s the differential to the star of the show How does it feel oh? (0:35:08) Jonnie: the mech is unfortunately disappointing and there’s one very clear reason for it and I get where they’re going I just don’t think it works in execution so what happens with the mech is you know it can jump higher you can get in and out of the mech so you’re not always in the mech and there are elements where you need to be outside of it but what happens I think in order to sort of limit traversal around the world as the mech is not great. (0:35:12) Kevin: No (0:35:39) Jonnie: If you are on unstable ground, it is highly likely to fall over and then you need to get out and you need to right the mech. (0:35:40) Kevin: Oh, no. (0:35:47) Jonnie: I get why they want to limit some of the traversal. (0:35:52) Jonnie: I assume it might be that you can get a higher jump or a longer boost later in the game, but it just doesn’t feel great. (0:36:04) Jonnie: You know to me part of what I want to feel when I’m in a mix is like I am like (0:36:08) Jonnie: Human plus and in many ways it feels like you’re a human - we (0:36:12) Kevin: Right, absolutely, like, I’m looking at the trailer and one thing I’m seeing is that the actions you do from the map feel very similar to what you could do in any other sort of survival game, right, collecting resources, planting, etc, etc. (0:36:36) Kevin: And, I mean, obviously the visuals match the Mac you’re using tools and gadgets. (0:36:42) Kevin: And what not to do it. But like you say, when you’re when I’m in a mech, I’d want to be more than human plus I want to be outrageously absurdly powerful and doing nonsense right like I just want to low, if I’m going to clear a lane, I want to do it just in till a field I want to do it in just one button push, you know, something like that, something absurd and over the top. (0:37:06) Kevin: And I’m not really seeing that, which is unfortunate. (0:37:08) Jonnie: Yeah, and I didn’t really feel that in the gameplay, so that was unfortunate. (0:37:14) Kevin: Yeah, what about the the rest of it right? (0:37:18) Jonnie: So I think the rest of it… So I think it’s well known that I’m not a particularly big fan of survival games, (0:37:24) Jonnie: but I even feel that in the realm of survival games, this one suffers from not really having a clear identity of what it is. (0:37:36) Jonnie: So if I think about something like you know the classic Minecraft, Minecraft is all built around the creativity aspect of what can you build and what can you do in this world. There’s no narrative element, it’s just come up with whatever narrative you want but this is the game which is great for what they’re doing. Something like Pylia is like hey go out into the world and beat these bosses right so there’s there is more of a here’s an objective of a thing to do. Now you can talk about how good it is at doing that but it’s (0:38:08) Jonnie: very clearly there. In Lightyear Frontier there is a narrative aspect that is so you’ve got an AI (0:38:22) Jonnie: counterpart that’s like watching over you and giving you guidance I guess is is probably the way to describe it and you’re landed on a planet there’s some allusions to you know like why didn’t humanity come here and you know explore this planet and you know you’re gonna clean up some of it (0:38:38) Jonnie: but it doesn’t feel particularly like the narrative doesn’t feel particularly compelling or strong like there was a few quests that kind of were meant to introduce it to you but they kind of just feel like they appeared and I didn’t really feel like I had a compelling reason to go and do those I didn’t care about completing the quests right like it was more just like here’s a task to complete and then on the other side I didn’t get that like the building side of it (0:39:08) Jonnie: and I didn’t feel strong enough that I was like oh but like that I could see how I want to build out this planet it more felt like kind of just standard base building stuff so to me it felt stuck between all of the different aspects of what a survival game could be and just wasn’t really (0:39:28) Kevin: Yeah, I again, looking at the trailer, I can I can get that like, I think a concern just from looking at it, the house you can build is like a little wood cottage type ranch home and in a mech game, you know, I’d hope for a big hulking metal robot base. (0:39:50) Kevin: So I can see that it feels like they’re trying to go in two different directions. They’re going through all the usual trappings of these survival. (0:39:58) Kevin: Type games, but they’re trying to do this next stuff, but not enough. So that’s that’s a tad unfortunate, like, honestly, just looks like a more colorful no man’s sky again. (0:40:11) Jonnie: Yeah. I don’t know that I have a huge amount else to say on this game, and I guess my takeaway is, (0:40:19) Jonnie: you know, sometimes you play a game and you’re like, “I didn’t enjoy that, but I know the sorts of people that would enjoy it, right? I know who I would recommend the game to.” Unfortunately, (0:40:28) Jonnie: with my time with Lightyear Frontier, I kind of left it thinking, “I don’t know who this game is for.” It feels too much like we built a thing where, you know, it’s sort of like Mad Libs. (0:40:41) Jonnie: And I guess that’s probably something we should say maybe not right up front, because now that we’re a little bit into the conversation, but there’s a huge possibility that these things could change, (0:41:09) Jonnie: All right, um (0:41:11) Jonnie: And I think for me the thing that would need to change with lightyear frontier (0:41:14) Jonnie: In order for me to go back in is I would want to hear about this game having a clear direction in terms of what it is whether that’s adding a lot more narratively or you know really going into what it means to clean up the planet and to (0:41:30) Jonnie: Build a base or do whatever the thing is that you’re aiming to do on this planet (0:41:34) Jonnie: Uh, I would just like to see more of a direct (0:41:40) Kevin: Yeah, yeah, it’s it’s unfortunate and they have the big hook they have the mech right like if they got in all in on that right like (0:41:50) Kevin: customize it to be just (0:41:52) Kevin: Ridiculously different builds or whatever right like I think of you know armor court six I don’t know if you’re familiar with that that was the big mech game from from software (0:42:01) Kevin: Like that’s the sort of thing. I want to see from Mecca’s (0:42:04) Jonnie: And I think that’s a really good sort of like point to raise is that, you know, and I think we talked about this a few weeks ago, the tools just kind of feel like the tools that you would have anywhere else like it doesn’t feel like they’re really taking advantage of the of the mech and some of the cool things that it could do, you know, you’ve got this big open game, give us a, you know, a super fast boost. (0:42:26) Jonnie: Like, I’ve not played Armoured Core 6, but I’ve seen the gameplay of Armoured Core 6, and you kind of take all of the aspects of that game. (0:42:31) Kevin: right like yep (0:42:35) Jonnie: And you delete them. And that’s what playing a mech in this game feels like. (0:42:39) Kevin: yep yep oh man that’s that’s disappointing but uh it is still technically early access so you know who knows maybe one day we’ll we’ll see improvements maybe they’ll hear this episode down the ground grapevine and then then then then they’ll go all day but um all right there you go Well, that’s lightyear frontier. (0:43:00) Jonnie: - Yes, that’s my first tempo. (0:43:01) Kevin: All right, I want to talk about Southfield. (0:43:02) Jonnie: Kip, what’s your… (0:43:08) Kevin: So we covered this relatively recently on the podcast last time I was on with Al. (0:43:14) Kevin: They’re hook, they’re premise. (0:43:16) Kevin: It is a physics-based farming, your cottagecore type game. (0:43:21) Kevin: It is, so if you watch the trailer, see the images. (0:43:25) Kevin: You can see just from the visual style what they’re going for. (0:43:28) Kevin: You’re playing as this very (0:43:31) Kevin: round colorful I call it gun gumdrop creature um with goofy cartoony eyes and and just like no fingers or whatever just brown ball hands and this demo is fascinating because (0:43:48) Kevin: unlike other demos it’s not a they’re up clear about it up they’re clear and upfront about it it’s not a like example of a level or whatever this is kind of a (0:44:01) Kevin: proof of concept they want to uh show what they want to go for that’s how they describe it now that said the it is a fairly robust and complete uh demo uh it is very large and the kicker is you can’t save but it yeah yeah it’s rough so like if you want to if you think you’d enjoy this you’ve got to clear a couple hours because it is a it is a very amply sized uh demo (0:44:17) Jonnie: Oh no! (0:44:31) Kevin: both in terms of like the area you can cover and the amount of things you can do it uh so going to the main hook of the the physics space portion so for instance right in your standard farming game when you want to harvest a crop you you just push the button and you collect the resource right maybe you put it down with a sickle or whatever right in this game you have to grab the fruit Whatever it is, and you actually have to pull that sucker out like it (0:45:01) Kevin: will stretch cartoon style and you have to yank it off in a very sort of satisfying way of doing it. It’s not all completely fixed space, for instance when you’re plowing the the ground it’s still a grid based sort of system as is the usual, but for instance when you’re watering it’s not just water square by square it’s like you’re you actually just can run around and just rush all and spray water everywhere as you’re doing it. (0:45:31) Jonnie: This game just looks incredible. I love this. I have like- I love the- (0:45:31) Kevin: The Legend of Zelda Series is a very bright, bouncy, colorful cartoon. It’s a dedicated combo button. You can just roll around and roll around. (0:45:38) Kevin: Everything about it, even as you’re playing the mechanics, all feel like how it looks. For instance, there is a dedicated combo button where you just kind of roll up into a ball and then you can just start rolling around like a Goron from The Legend of Zelda Series. (0:46:02) Kevin: It’s very fun, it’s very cute. There is a huge, like, 30 or something crops that you can grow in the demo. (0:46:14) Kevin: And they do get into some of the other aspects, like building and crafting and whatnot. (0:46:20) Kevin: In particular, the automation stuff where you can construct conveyor belts and things like that. You can see in some of the trailer, like, you can have these wacky… (0:46:31) Kevin: bouncing fruits on the conveyor belts as they’re moving along. So it can… the possibilities are… they’re vast. Like, I can’t even imagine the nonsense that will come out of this game. (0:46:44) Kevin: And overall, like I said, it’s a real… it sucks that you can’t say it because I want to play this more and more, but having to restart every time is a real bummer. (0:46:57) Kevin: bummer but yeah the whole demo as a whole is very sandbox (0:47:01) Kevin: like here’s the island go here’s basically all the things you can do and just go do whatever right I don’t know what the if they’re gonna try to go with a narrative thing because they have some other NPCs and characters which are fun in design and have personality so maybe they’ll lean into that I don’t know but it is still overall I think a great demo I’m excited for the game I’m glad the demo didn’t disappoint because just what looking at the. (0:47:31) Kevin: very excited by the visual style and I’m definitely keeping my eye out for this and you know, (0:47:40) Kevin: whenever how long it will take to get a big game actually done. (0:47:43) Kevin: So definitely a thumbs up. (0:47:45) Jonnie: I loved the look of some of the automation in the game where they set up the conveyor belts and like fans and was that in the demo? (0:47:53) Kevin: Yes, yes it was. I can’t remember fans, but I think it was. I didn’t fiddle around with the animation too, too much, but they definitely had a lot of different components that you could mess around with to basically achieve the sort of stuff you see in the trailer with fans pushing them and bouncing and things like that. (0:48:11) Kevin: Yeah, I’m definitely a thumbs up from me on Southfield. (0:48:16) Jonnie: game looks, it looks incredible. My feeling looking at this game is it kind of gives me the silliness that I feel like an Ooblets was going for and Ooblets massively failed to deliver on because it just tried to be absurd. This feels like absurd with a purpose, right? That’s, to me, that’s the appeal is like the ragdoll physics style element and what you’ve said about like it’s not everywhere, (0:48:27) Kevin: Yes. (0:48:42) Jonnie: right like the the hoeing being more grid-based as well. (0:48:46) Kevin: Yeah, it’s it’s still grounded. Yes, right (0:48:47) Jonnie: That to me says a lot because yeah it’s grounded there’s still intention behind it and doing that those things where it makes sense right here like Ublitz was just like we’re gonna make everything silly because that’s the thing we do we’re silly look at how silly we are and it’s like hey you kind of just cringe in lane right like whereas this looks just amazing. (0:49:06) Kevin: Yeah, absolutely. I I fully agree with that because (0:49:11) Kevin: Yeah, nothing felt nothing felt bad like for better lack of way of putting oh my gosh I think I’m looking at the trailer again I forgot there’s this fruit that will just start growing if you don’t harvest it quickly enough. It’s it’s pretty fun (0:49:25) Kevin: Yeah, they have the cannons. Yeah, all this stuff is in the demo looking at it. There’s not like your dog I don’t remember that but oh, yeah, I think the vehicle was in there, too (0:49:33) Kevin: But I agree like it’s very thoughtful (0:49:36) Kevin: in its design. It’s goofy as much as it can be but still absolutely grounds it with working systems. And honestly I had the same feeling of like this is kind of what I want Ooblets to be like because it’s bright and colorful but not ridiculously like I don’t I don’t know what it is about Ooblets something about the names that always throw me off about Ooblets but but here it’s just so much fun. I mean just looking at the (0:50:07) Kevin: It’s it’s great. Yeah, so I don’t think we have a any date or anything like that for Southfield yet, but (0:50:15) Kevin: Keep your keep your eye out for it because I think it’s gonna be a great one (0:50:20) Jonnie: Alright, so Rusty’s Retirement is a game I’m very excited about, I’ve been very excited about, (0:50:28) Jonnie: and I was very excited to try the demo. I feel like the idea of an idol-ish farming game that kind of just sits at the bottom of your screen is genius and something that I had (0:50:42) Jonnie: not considered and something I didn’t know that I wanted until I saw the trailer. (0:50:46) Jonnie: And I was like, yeah, I really want to play this. (0:50:50) Jonnie: Good. (0:50:51) Jonnie: And having played the demo, it seems like it’s exactly what I wanted it to be. (0:50:57) Jonnie: So you have your farming plots that sit at the bottom of the screen. (0:51:01) Jonnie: You select a crop, you plant it. (0:51:04) Jonnie: Rusty, he goes out and he’ll plant the crops, (0:51:07) Jonnie: or he’ll order them, he’ll harvest them. (0:51:10) Jonnie: You can purchase robots that will help with the automation, (0:51:14) Jonnie: effectively just increasing the number of tasks that you can complete. (0:51:20) Jonnie: The first crops you grow, then maybe they take a minute or two. (0:51:24) Jonnie: And then as time goes on, the crops take longer and longer to grow. (0:51:27) Jonnie: And you just need to grow more of them to unlock future stuff. (0:51:32) Kevin: You’re right. Okay (0:51:33) Jonnie: The demo has some pretty obvious blockers on it. (0:51:39) Jonnie: I assume you’ll be able to purchase more land. (0:51:41) Jonnie: There are some big bits on the screen that we just grade out with the words demo across them. (0:51:46) Jonnie: I’m sure there’ll be more buildings and stuff like you could buy. (0:51:50) Jonnie: a few buildings in this one, but nothing significant. (0:51:56) Jonnie: It was just kind of everything. I was hoping it was going to be. (0:52:01) Kevin: okay so the prison like the visual is very cute I actually like the style a lot um my question is (0:52:09) Kevin: how intrusive do you find it right like because it’s running at the bottom of your screen (0:52:16) Kevin: like how frequently are you checking in or how much is it distracting you (0:52:22) Jonnie: Yes, I don’t know if it’s fair to say, Chris, this is probably the thing that I hope changes the most as the game goes from demo to full implementation. (0:52:33) Jonnie: And I should call out that they’re very explicit that the demo is a work in progress and that a lot of things will change. (0:52:42) Jonnie: So in terms of how intrusive it is, I’m playing on a laptop with, you know, like a 15 inch screen and a monitor. It’s a textual monitor that’s like. (0:52:52) Jonnie: Maybe 27 inches and it does feel quite intrusive. They do have options where you can keep it up permanently or have it minimize, which is which is handy. (0:53:02) Jonnie: It did feel quite intrusive, but they’re one of the good things that I guess has come out of the demos. (0:53:10) Jonnie: They’ve announced that vertical mode is coming and I think the vertical mode would change it quite significantly. (0:53:15) Jonnie: I think there’s quite a difference to it being on the right of a screen versus. (0:53:22) Jonnie: It being sort of on the bottom in terms of the amount of screen real estate it will take up. (0:53:27) Jonnie: So I really like that change. I think that makes a lot of sense and it’s something that I’m very excited for because I think I would I would be much more likely to have it up permanently if I was playing in vertical mode versus horizontal. (0:53:40) Kevin: Okay. (0:53:41) Kevin: Yeah. (0:53:42) Kevin: I, I guess I can see that. (0:53:44) Kevin: I guess also like just how much like in terms of attention, does it, (0:53:50) Kevin: does it track from you, right? (0:53:52) Kevin: Like, is this something you would run while doing something? (0:53:56) Kevin: I don’t know, a work type task or, or is this something just while you’re watching videos or like, how, yeah, how much of your attention? (0:54:06) Jonnie: Yeah, so I think this is the other thing that I kind of hope changes in the full implementation is that it slows down a bit. (0:54:13) Jonnie: So I felt like it was requiring too much attention for what it was. (0:54:20) Jonnie: But again, that’s sort of a pass I’m willing to give it because it’s a demo. (0:54:23) Jonnie: And I think it felt like, you know, to me, it felt like that was intended because you kind of progress to purchasing some of the buildings and getting a lot of the resources. (0:54:34) Jonnie: what felt like very quick for a game of (0:54:36) Jonnie: this sort and I wouldn’t be surprised if in the in the full implementation everything else was slowed down so I feel like I did everything within the demo you know which which goes from starting with not a lot to generating you know thousands of gold within t

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"Other sports like cycling and swimming are very homogeneous because the cost of bike equipment runs in the tens of thousands of dollars. Swimming is a very homogeneous sport because not everyone has access to a swimming pool. In running, we can kind of toss off those shackles and you only really need a pair of shoes and an opportunity to race and train, which is more accessible than any other sport that exists. But when you start adding the technological constraint that says 'if you want to be good in this sport you have to have the sponsorship or the money' just think about what this is going to do at the high school level with kids that are racing in your $60 Eastbay spikes vs. being able to afford a $250 shoe that gives them 10 seconds to win the state championship or run a time that gets them a college scholarship. That is all of a sudden way different than the sport we knew and creates an in-equitability that is not just at the pro level but across the entire spectrum.” Mason Ferlic is currently an unsponsored professional runner but trains alongside Nick Willis and Hobbs Kessler in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was an NCAA champion at the University of Michigan in the steeplechase. He also teaches a statistics class there and works as a research engineer and lab manager at Michigan’s Exercise & Sports Science Initiative. He's a super-smart guy so it’s no surprise when he was asked by Flotrack’s Kevin Sully about his thoughts in the great spike debate that’s engrossed the sport that Mason delivered a great answer so I wanted to get him on the pod to talk a bit more about it, where he views the inequities are within the sport and how we move forward now that this arms race is in full swing.

Kevin & Sully decided it was time to have an episode where there were no interviews or general topics. They wanted to catch listeners up with what's been going on in their lives. Kevin's wife has Stage 2 Breast Cancer (she's only 30 years old), and has been dealing with that, with her, since around May. He talks about how difficult it is to manage everything day to day, and care for her as well. He says the outpouring of support has been amazing, and the difficult part about that, is he feels like he needs to reay that somehow. Sully says there should be no thought of repayment because the people that either donate, make food, or anything else, the payment is in them. They see the good it does and the help it provides, so that is the best for of "repayment". They do have a gofundme page set up here http://gf.me/u/yc7k7m?fbclid=IwAR3Ro_p3L9m4RigLtvZ8c5haT4QRUtZWFFK4a7FxWxoIuZcT3hGweu8HXVI if you would like a way to help. Sully's wife is pregnant and he has been anxiously awaiting his first child for awhile now! She is due in September, so all of the build up and anticipation will soon be over. He talks about he nervous he is to be a new dad and how he cannot imagine life will be like in a month. Kevin (speaking from experience), tells him that it will obviously change his whole outlook on life, and to enjoy the short infant times, because it goes by fast. Sully will be a great dad, we all know it. We hope to do more of these episodes as we round out the year, so we can get back to our "roots" and talk about random stuff, our thoughts, opinions and more with today's society. We'll talk to you soon! Visit us on our website today! https://www.hwhpodcast.com Listen Here on your Podcast App! - https://link.chtbl.com/Listen (If you feel inclined, please leave us a Rating/Review) Follow on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/hellboundwithhalos/ Follow on Twitter- https://twitter.com/Hellbound_Halos Follow on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hwhpodcast/ Support our sponsor! K Bar Soap Co. - www.kbarsoapco.com "Ditch the Bar, Grab a Grenade" Promo Code - "hellbound"

Nannette joins Kev & Sully once again, because, why wouldn't they??? Only this time, with a FULL video episode of her. Nannette is known as the "Human Barbie Doll" as she has spent close to $500,000 on plastic surgery and everyday upkeep. She was also the 2018 Playboy Playmate of the Year.. Nannette has already spent nearly $500,000 on plastic surgery to turn herself into a real-life Barbie doll and has no plans to stop. The 46-year-old Cincinnati mother of five even has a pink Barbie car to complete the look. And the car is a convertible to top it all. She has shown the progress of becoming the "Human Barbie" on Instagram, where she's got over 300,000 followers. Kevin & Sully always have a fun time with Nannette and don't worry, she'll join us yet again, sometime next year! Visit Nannette Here - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nannetteham... Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nannettehamm... Visit us on our website today! https://www.hwhpodcast.com Listen Here on your Podcast App! - https://link.chtbl.com/Listen (If you feel inclined, please leave us a Rating/Review) Follow on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/hellboundwit... Follow on Twitter- https://twitter.com/Hellbound_Halos Follow on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hwhpodcast/ Support our sponsor! K Bar Soap Co. - www.kbarsoapco.com "Ditch the Bar, Grab a Grenade" Promo Code - "hellbound"

Lauren "The Hot Cop" and John "The Fiance" joined Kevin & Sully in studio for this episode. Kevin talks to John about how he worked hard at a dad bod to lure in Lauren, and how he beat him to her. John explains how he had a head start on his belly because he actually met her in 2018, and she blew him off. She didn't even remember meeting him the second time they met. She talks about her experience at SHOT Show and some of the Instagram Celebrity dogs she met while there. Kevin talks about how he's gained some weight through the winter and is weighing in much more than he likes. Lauren busts his balls about spray butter and that's probably why he's gained weight. They finish off talking about how gnomes will cause havoc in your home if you have one. Lauren & John believe this, and Kevin says he's gonna buy one just to see if they really do play tricks. 

Kenna James is back with Kevin & Sully for their annual Christmastime Special. She's made a few appearances on the podcast but it's been 1 year since she has been on an episode, and funny enough, it was their last Christmas Special, one year ago. Kenna catches everyone up with what she's been up to, between shooting new movies, to photo shoots and feature dancing, Kenna gets very little down time. She says when she has time off she sleeps for days just to rejuvenate. Still living the dream in Las Vegas she has no plans to move, and she talks about how much she's missed the guys, and being on the show. Visit Kenna on her following social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/KennaJames21 Instagram: https://instagram.com/realkennajames Kenna's adult film bio: Kenna first began working in the adult film industry in late 2014 when she was chosen by Penthouse to be their “Pet of the Month” for February 2015. As part of this coveted title, Kenna also filmed her first solo sex scenes and her first ever girl/girl shoot. As Kenna explained in her January 2017 X-Rent DVD interview; “He was very upfront with what it really was. I told him I was fine with that and we set the limits to solo and Girl/Girl. My first shoot was a Solo. So I just got to do all me. Then after that it started transitioning into more. I’ve loved it ever since”. In this manner Kenna shared a saucy scene with Bree Daniels that was featured in the Penthouse porn production When The Boyz Are Away The Girlz Will Play (2014). Talking about shooting her first ever sex scenes in her March 2015 Adult DVD Talk interview, Kenna mentioned that; “I was very nervous but it went exceptionally well. It went above and beyond what I thought I could do”. In the months that followed Kenna posed for the cover of the February 2015 issue o Penthouse magazine and has since been featured on the cover of the July 2015 issue of Hustler magazine. A gorgeous glamour model, Kenna has also been featured within a #Selfies article for the September 2015 issue of Hustler magazine alongside her fellow Hustler Honeys Emily Grey, Sophie Dee, Ryan Ryans, Niki Lee Young, Maya Grad and Kay Devon. Most recently, Kenna has been featured within the special Calendar Girls issue of Penthouse Letters magazine. Kenna posed for an 18-month 2018 calendar that accompanied this special edition Penthouse Letters magazine alongside her fellow Penthouse Pets Christiana Cinn, Darcie Dolce, Blake Eden, Jenna Sativa, Paulini, Lily Ivy, Noelle Monique, Lana Rhoades, Misty Lovelace, Mia Malkova, Mary Moody, Blake, Naomi Woods, Uma Jolie, Riley Nixon and Niki Skyler. We'll keep the show notes short. But, as always, there are a lot of laughs and fun. We hope you all have a safe and Merry Christmas! Enjoy. Become a member of our website today and get exclusive discounts on Merchandise in our shop and a FREE, AWESOME decal package! (Must submit shipping address, we cover the postage) www.hwhpodcast.com/become-a-member Listen Here on your Podcast App! - https://link.chtbl.com/Listen (If you feel inclined, please leave us a Rating/Review) Follow on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/hellboundwithhalos/ Follow on Twitter- https://twitter.com/Hellbound_Halos Follow on Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hwhpodcast/ Wondering how you can support the podcast??? Visit our Amazing Sponsor and use "Hellbound" at checkout to get a great discount, on us! K Bar Soap Co. - www.kbarsoapco.com "Ditch the Bar, Grab a Grenade" Visit our Affiliate and use our link to get a discount on your order! More Labs Morning Recovery - https://www.shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=581911&m=82906&u=2216775

The owner of K Bar Soap Co. joins Kevin & Sully for 102. Chris hasn't been on the podcast in over a year! The fellas welcome Chris back and Kevin brings up the Christmas festival that Chris normally participates in with his business. He says he passed it up this year because he almost went nuts last year with how mentally draining 14 days of Christmas music in the same 10'X10' area can be. Chris jokes how Kevin would have headphones on listening to his girl Taylor Swift and Sully agrees with Chris that just buying a case of beer and getting drunk would probably make it more manageable. They catch up after not talking for a bit, and Kevin brings up some funny and odd news stories that'll have you laughing.

Can you believe the boys made it to the 100 episode mark?? Neither can they! Kevin & Sully have a great conversation for their anniversary episode and reminisce, as well as, discuss some of the "behind the scenes" things that happen while recording, or not recording. Kevin forgot to hit the record button! What??!! Yep, oops. Even after 100 episodes (more if you include the Business Spotlights), they still make mistakes. No one is perfect right? The guys laugh about it, because fortunately enough, they figured it out only 10 minutes into their recording of this episode. Kevin brings up the fact that Halloween is this week, Sully's birthday and their 100th episode. What an amazing week! Lots of good things happening and good stuff coming down the chute. Sully jokes that he isn't 25, after Kevin tries to say that's how old he is. Sully will be 36 and it's hitting him hard. They talk about what it's like at this age, to wait by the mailbox for blood work from the doctors office, and how the time seems to go by even faster the more you age. They shift their focus to some of their favorite episodes. Sully brings up how Sean Whalen's episode has changed his mindset in life, and how he carries himself and his perspectives a little differently now. Kevin says that he includes that in one of his "top" episodes along with Nick Yarris and Psychic Greg Stanley. He calls them the "most powerful" yet. If you haven't listened to those episodes yet, they're a must. Kevin's favorite episode so far was when Lauren first joined them, along with Officer Ashley Smith. He talks about how they meshed so well together and it was a hilarious episode. They continue to go through a lot of the past episodes for a better part of this one. Kevin brings up Halloween and if Sully is taking his dogs trick or treating. Sully says no, but he does sit out and will occasionally give a beer to some of the dads taking their kids out for the evening. Now that's a house every parent should stop at! Kevin wraps things up congratulating Sully, Crystal, Rianna and Lauren for their accomplishment and says they're ready for 100 more episodes. He wishes Sully a Happy Birthday and all of the listeners a happy & safe Halloween. A note from Kevin - "THANK YOU to our listeners, fans, followers, friends and family for the support in this endeavor. Sully and myself never anticipated the podcast gaining so much traction in the industry, but here we are! We'd like to thank ALL of our past guests for taking time from their busy lives to create some content with us, and we look forward to working with so many more in the future. Our mission is to create content for people combatting PTSD. That hasn't changed. We will continue to do our best at providing high quality, relevant content to our listeners. Thank you, again!"

Baywatch babe and past Playboy Playmate, Donna D'Errico makes her first appearance on Hellbound with Halos, with Kev & Sully. Donna was every boys dream girl, along with Pam Anderson and Carmen Electra, back in the 90's when she starred on Baywatch. Kevin gets things started by bringing up that all the kids are back in school now and parents get part of their days back to do what they need to do, without a little one chasing them down. Or the always fun, "I'm bored" chants. While Sully doesn't have kids, Donna reminisces about how she went through the same thing as all parents have, while raising her kids. Which brought up exactly why she stopped appearing on Baywatch, or any other film for that matter. She wanted to raise her kids. Her husband at the time, Nikki Sixx from Mötley Crüe, was just getting back into touring, and she didn't believe in someone else raising her kids, so she quit everything to be a mom. Kevin finds that pretty admirable, considering most people in Hollywood, would just get a nanny and continue working. Donna says that her southern upbringing raised her that way and she wouldn't have it any other way. She's a big advocate for the homeless population, often volunteering her time at shelters, and is also a huge animal lover. She proudly supports Last Chance for Animals (LCA), and was recently awarded, by them, the "Celebrity Activist Award". They talk about her climbing Mount Ararat in Turkey and her purpose behind doing it 4 times, even though it's illegal (shhhh). Her scary fall during that trip, and her near death experience with MRSA. They also talk about her time on Baywatch, her new Cannabis line called, "Skinny". The reason it's called "Skinny" is because she wanted to create a strain that didn't cause munchies. At 51, Donna is still an extremely gorgeous women, that would have many men dropping at her feet! Kevin & Sully loved having Donna join them, hell who wouldn't... and will likely have her on again sometime! "She's a down to earth classy woman, that is drop dead gorgeous... she was my celebrity crush growing up", says Kevin. Don't miss a great inside look into Donna in this episode!

Kevin & Sully are joined by the "in house" football expert, Chris for this weeks episode. Chris is a longtime football expert with inside knowledge on all that goes down in the world of the National Football League. The boys start things off talking about the Buffalo Bills (of course because they're Sully's team) and how they are like a revolving door for players. It seems like Buffalo always picks up one or two great talents, they don't quite make it in Buffalo, and then become superstars on other teams. So it goes for Buffalo. Maybe if their fans didn't crash themselves through table every game, things would be different. If you're a football fan, you'll love this episode. A lot of big things discussed, even going into some things fantasy football wise. Who to pick up, who's going to stay consistent through this season and who is a no go for your team. Chris brings up that his team, the Miami Dolphins, has "Ftizmagic", or Ryan Fitzpatrick for those that aren't aware of his nickname. None of the guys think he can manage an entire season of success, but Chris thinks that with his experience, he can bring up Rosen in a different environment, and potentially groom him for the starting quarterback slot. The Pittsburgh Steelers dumped Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell, which is looking like a blessing in disguise. They have deep talent on that team, but Ben Rothlisberger is getting older, so can Mason Rudolph learn the ropes to possibly take the team over in a year or two? Only time will tell. So much was discussed in this episode with some pretty funny moments, like Sully saying he could kick a field goal and entertaining the idea of trying out for a team. Are you ready for some football??? We are!

Rianna is BACK, and BETTER than ever! Kevin and Sully missed having Rianna on the podcast but knew she had a lot going on between the tour, photo shoots and, this is a big one.... her Playboy Cover! She's a busy girl, but she also enjoys being a part of the podcast as a co-host. Kevin starts this episode off talking about his weekend and how he smoked ribs & chicken on his (fairly new) smoker. He confuses Rianna a bit because she thought he meant marijuana when he said he smoked all weekend. He also explains to her that they cannot smoke marijuana, even if it was legal, because of the profession they are in. Sully then jokes about having to take a drug test at work now because of this talk. Kevin welcomes Rianna back to the show, and she says how much she's missed being on. She talks about her Mike Busey Tour time and how meeting her fans was the best part. She enjoys interacting personally with them and giving them a chance to meet her. She calls the tour like a "Rockstar Circus", with tons of little bits all the people have that are a part of it, and explains what her part was. She said that being on the Tour Bus was exhausting with little to no sleep and they couldn't shower or use the bathroom on the bus... wait, what??? She said cleansing wipes are your friend and it wasn't too bad because they would stop at hotels frequently to shower and freshen up. A lot of Rianna's fans were pessimistic about this choice to be on tour with Mike Busey, but she said it was a decent experience in the end. Sully asks her about her Playboy shoot, and we learn that she was actually bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider prior to the photo shoot (insert wide eyed emoji here). She says that she was in pain, super dizzy and didn't feel well at all, but had to push through for this experience and opportunity. A day or two after the shoot, she finally went to the hospital and the doctor told her she was very lucky, because typically that type of spider bite can be deadly. They wrap up discussing Rianna's "Legends of Instagram" photo tour in the Bahamas and how she will be going to Costa Rica, this week, to shoot another one. She said her experience in the Bahamas was amazing. So amazing that she's really looking forward to Costa Rica! It's always great to have Rianna join an episode. Kevin & Sully know she's a busy person but she commits that she will be back more often now that she is done with touring.

Kevin & Sully were joined this week by Rob & Jeremy of "National Fire Radio". The slogan for their show is "Solid Brothers Doing Solid Brother Things". Kevin loves the saying and the meaning behind it. National Fire Radio captures the essence of the culture in today's firehouses. They have had notable firefighters & officers on their show to talk about all things in the fire service and they're attempting to make a cultural change in the fire service world by connecting with firefighters through modern technology (Podcasting). Kevin asks why they started the show, what they enjoy most about creating episodes and so on. They drift into talks about how society is currently and what we can do as people to make change effectively and some strategic ways to start doing so. Rob talks a bit about their "On Tap" events, where they gather 100's of firefighters together to train over beers. This is right in Sully's wheelhouse. It's a great way to network and meet new people, and learn from some of the best in the fire service. Kevin & Sully are looking forward to getting to one of their events soon, as well as, taking in some more of their podcast in the future.

Travers Beynon was an amazing guest and Kevin & Sully were appreciative of him for taking time from his busy life to record this episode. Hellbound with Halos is THE VERY FIRST podcast Travers has ever done! Travers is an Australian business owner and Managing Director of FREECHOICE, Australia’s number one tobacco franchise and vending operation, plus he's the owner of the Candy Shop Mansion. He goes by the persona “The Candyman”, and is a notorious playboy known for his extravagant lifestyle and wild parties. Travers took an interest in AFL (Australian Football League) from an early age. At nine years old his parents would strap a football to his hands when he slept every night. In 1989 at 16 he was drafted to a North Melbourne team and became the youngest U19’s North Melbourne captain. His parents did not push his academics as he felt he would spend his life playing football. However, at age 17, he broke his back in a career ending football accident. During his time playing football professionally, Travers was approached consistently by multiple modelling agencies, but it wasn’t until his major injury that he considered a career in modelling. A scout for America discovered him in Sydney and not long after he was signed to Elite Model Management in Miami Beach, Florida. He immediately packed his bags and moved to Miami in 1990 where his modelling career began. During his modelling days, he was known as ‘The Hunter ‘due to the hunger he has. He was described as a lion – nothing would get in his way. His first modelling job was for Levi Jeans which was shot in Mexico. He then went on to shoot for large luxury brands like Versace, Moschino, Valentino, Paul Smith and Calvin Klein. Travers was based in Milan and New York but was doing shows and photo shoots all over the over the world. He was earning between $2000 and $35,000 a day. He would take what he needed for rent and basic living expenses and send the rest home to his parents. Travers has been throwing wild and extravagant parties for 22 years. His home, the Candy Shop Mansion is renowned for these parties which can regularly host up to 1500 guests, several DJ’s, performances and hundreds of beautiful half naked woman. It has been rumoured that these parties have budgets of up to $1 million plus. The Mansion boasts 15 bedrooms, 19 bathrooms, a ballroom, a cinema, a large pool and a garage full of his branded car collection including a Rolls Royce, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, G-Wagon and a Harley Davidson. Beynon has commented that his vision for Candy Shop Mansion was born over two decades ago. He was given the name ‘The Candyman’ by Australian media after he made headlines around the world for his ‘house parties’ which are held at the Candy Shop Mansion. Beynon has a large social media presence and is regularly referred to in the media as the ‘King of Instagram’. With 800K followers on the social media outlet, he is infamous for pushing the boundaries with his photos and videos of his life at the Mansion. Beynon made international headlines in 2015 for posting a photo of himself leading his wife, Taesha Beynon and his girlfriend at the time, Kristy Engelmann around his mansion’s driveway on what appeared to be ‘dog leashes’ but were actually the girls bikini straps. This made national news on “A current Affair” which launched his profile both in Australia and internationally. Find Travers "The Candyman" and his epic "Candy Shop Mansion" at the links below: Candy Shop Mansion - https://www.instagram.com/candyshopmansion/?hl=en Travers Beynon – https://www.instagram.com/traversbeynonofficial/?hl=en YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT65Gg_f0wHZEi3r3RnP0JA Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/candyshopmansion/ Clothing Line - https://www.facebook.com/candymanclothing/

In this episode, Kevin and Sully talked about the 09/11 Victim Compensation Bill that Jon Stewart went to Congress for. He gave quite the speech and they discuss that in length. They also touched on crime across America. Kevin pulled up a list of the Top 100 cities with the worst crime per capita, in the nation. September 11th was an anomaly because it was one of the biggest terrorist attacks on American soil, but there's really nothing else to compare it to other than Pearl Harbor. Yeah. If you Google terrorists acts in United States, you can go back to the late 18 hundreds, they're right along. I mean it's not like it's never been around, you know, I don't think that's going away. Whether or not it happens on purpose, I don't know. We'll leave that discussion to Shred. That's his area of expertise. But I think that the best we can do, and kind of based off your advice that you gave last week and again earlier in this episode is to help your fellow man a little bit more. You know, if you know your neighbors going out of town, uh, watch over their house, you know, their garage door didn't go down when they left for work in the morning. Go over and shut the garage door for him. Don't pretend like you didn't see it. And then you know, even if you don't fucking like the people, because I'm a, I'm a believer in Karma and I believe what you put out into the universe, you get back and someday something will happen that we'll come back to help you for doing that nice gesture for your fellow person. But I think with that though, you have to have a belief system. And I don't mean to get off topic, but do you think the problem is there's no belief system anymore? Like I, and I don't mean like as in a higher power like getting all churchy, but like you said from the dawn of time, there's always been some sort of figure watching you I guess I'll call it, and I think there was no accountability. Maybe you're thinking, yeah, like the difference between good and bad. Like you know what you're doing is wrong. Just seems like people are losing their moral compass, I guess I'll call it. Well, I grew up Catholic. I had the 10 commandments you know, not to get all churchy. And I was just about to say like even aside from that, like if you took out the 10 commandments and just say like 10 good rules to live by that pretty good rules to live by. Like you should listen to your mom and dad. You shouldn't bang your neighbor, you shouldn't kill somebody. You shouldn't. You know what I mean? Right. Like they're all good laws and good rules to have for society. Did social media have a lot to play in the, in that change? I don't know. I think it did back in the day when you didn't go and bang your neighbor, you didn't go and bang your neighbor because you knew it wasn't right. Oh, well she's on Snapchat. Twerking. Exactly. Yeah. You're on social media now. Whether it's Snapchat, Instagram, you're seeing these pictures and then you send her a message. "Oh my God, that's cool." Or, "oh my God, that's cute." And then all of a sudden she replies back and she sends you a message of, "Oh, you like that?" Yeah. And then that shit blossoms. And I think, you know, again, you just got to stay true to your morals. I guess if you go and do that shit and you want to do that shit, whatever. But we've gotta be aware of the consequences that come with that. I fall back on Karma. Something will eventually happen to you, whether it's the next day, the next week, the next month, the next year, something will eventually come back around. And I'm not saying that you're going to die or anything like that, but, uh, Karma works in mysterious ways. I'm a firm believer in that. You know, like you said, don't fucking Bang your neighbor. Don't fucking do stupid shit and be kind to your fellow man. Help them out. Help them out for, we're doing, we're, we're fucking movement now. Peace, love, and rock and roll. All right. I gotta go lock my fucking doors now and yeah, I gotta I gotta go see what my neighbors doing. Get out the binoculars. Yeah, look at that. Hey, they just sent me a tweet, I guess, if that's all right, I'm gonna head over there. (The above is a partial transcript of this episode. Any grammatical errors, Kevin & Sully will blame someone else)

Shred is BACK! Get ready for a jaw dropping episode as he dives right into something he feels is going to happen on July 4th, 2019. He tell's Kevin & Sully to watch events happening around Mount Rushmore on the 4th, and he feels as though this is going to be a turn for the better for America. Shred says that the "light" will begin to defeat the "dark" in this effort, and while it won't happen overnight, it will all begin on the 4th of July.... Before we get into some of the content of this episode, during it, you'll hear about the Steele Dossier and a Wall Street Journal article from back in 2007. Here are those links for you to read yourselves... https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2017/12/21/report-russia-dossier-based-10-year-old-wall-street-journal-articles/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%E2%80%93Russia_dossier The Steele Dossier was an almost exact replica of an article written by the WSJ years and years previous, and it was caught. Shred also makes a bold prediction about President Trump's running mate for the 2020 elections. This episode will have you mind blown, and if not, well, we can't do much for ya. As he always says, don't believe him until you go and look everything he brings up, up for yourselves. Shred reiterates that there has always been shady stuff happening in government and that all signs are pointing in a good direction that that is ALL ABOUT TO CHANGE. We'll leave you with this to think about. Look at the promo photo for this episode. Get ready.

Kevin & Sully welcome Pornstar Silvia Saige to the podcast. She's, by far, one of the HOTTEST MILF's in the porn industry. Everything about Silvia just oozes sex appeal, from her voice to her body language. Silvia talks about how busy she is in day to day life between movies and comedy. Yes, that's right, Silvia is a stand up comedian! And a funny one at that. She has a very fun and outgoing personality that shines through in this episode. She talks about some of her favorite stars to work with and just how daunting it is creating porn films. We're talking 12-14 hour days, and if they get let out at 8 hours, they feel like it's a gift. One of her biggest turn on's is being with 2 bi-sexual men and she has a good feeling that this is many of women's fantasies. Working with big porn companies, Silvia has been very successful in her 5 years in porn. With hundreds of films currently, she's making moves and will be even more well known in the industry for years to come!

Lauren "The Hot Cop" joined in for her first official show as a Hellbound with Halos "Co-Host". And what a better way to start it off then talking about one of her favorite things.... Reality TV Shows. Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unknown individuals rather than professional actors. Reality television came to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the global successes of the series Survivor, Idols, and Big Brother, all of which became global franchises.[1] Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges or by the viewership of the show. [Source: Wikipedia] From The Real Housewives of New Jersey, to Rock of Love, many of your favorite reality shows are discussed. Not too in depth though, because Kevin & Sully don't watch much of it except for the one time Kevin's Captain made him watch "The Bachelor" at work. Sully's favorite was Jersey Shore when it aired, probably because of the fact that it was a complete train wreck. They talk about when Reality TV actually began, which was further back than you can probably imagine.. Game shows are technically considered Reality TV and those became popular back in the 1950's. Whether you're into them or not, you'll surely enjoy this episode with our newest co-host!

Famous Death Row Inmate, Nick Yarris, comes to Hellbound with Halos for one of the most gripping and powerful episodes to date. Nick Yarris is a writer and professional speaker who spent 22 years on death row after being wrongly convicted of murder. His books 'The Fear Of 13, Countdown To Execution' as well as 'The Kindness Approach' are available on Amazon and via http://nickyarris.org Nick talks about how his Joe Rogan Experience appearance was one of his worst appearances after his release. He apologizes to Kevin & Sully for it and doing a disservice to all the listeners that heard it. Kevin doesn't understand why he feels that way and disagree's with Nick. Kevin tells him that it touched more people than he probably will ever realize and it's the emotion that connects his story with people. Nick accepts Kevin's theory however, he says he was set up prior to the Joe Rogan Podcast and was lied to by an acquaintance to the assistant of Steadman Graham (Oprah Winfrey's partner). He explained that this man lied to him, that Steadman knew of Nick, and was blown away by his story. That was the lie. Steadman Graham knew nothing of Nick Yarris, and when they met, Nick had to introduce himself and explain his story. This took Nick by such surprise that he left the meeting abruptly, and went back to his hotel. Stewing all night, Nick was disheveled. Nick discusses how that played a huge role on his emotional interview on Rogan's podcast. He say's he was "all over the place" in the interview and wasn't able to tell his story appropriately. This is the first chance he's had to do that since the Joe Rogan Experience appearance. Kevin & Sully were awestruck by some of Nick's chilling stories. From stealing money and cars, to winding up in California at the age of 17, to being wrongly convicted of rape and murder, which was the ultimate reason he landed on death row. Nick discusses the deep thoughts he had while sitting in his cell, and what he learned from the thousands of books he read over the 22 year journey. He is a very well spoken man, with a heart bigger than life itself. He has a wife, Laura and 2 daughters that currently live with him. They reside in Oregon.

Quick updates from Hellbound with Halos Podcast and HellboundNation! If you haven't become a member of Hellbound with Halos, go do it! The first 100 people to become members will receive a LIFETIME discount code for merch, as well as, a first time discount code and a FREE decal package. How can you go wrong??? Not only that, but you be validated in a great and fun community. Badass. www.hwhpodcast.com/become-a-member Kevin & Sully have invited Lauren "The Hot Cop" to join them more frequently on episodes. The click well together and Lauren is fun AF, so listen for her more on upcoming episodes. Crystal is still a big part of our show, so don't worry, she's not going anywhere. Whichever podcast app you listen on, be sure to subscribe and rate or review us! It helps us connect with you and hear your feedback on who you may want to hear again or what topics we can cover for you! Follow us on our social media! Facebook - http://facebook.com/hellboundwithhalos Instagram - http://instagram.com/hwhpodcast Instagram - http://instagram.com/hellbound_nation Twitter - http://twitter.com/Hellbound_Halos

Kevin & Sully invited Samuel Whitehill to the podcast to talk about what movies he has been in and what to look forward to seeing him in. Samuel grew up in Texas and obtained his law degree at Texas Tech. He moved to Washington, DC when his wife obtained a job there and starting working with the FCC. From there, they moved to California and bought a home in 2015. He wanted to continue to pursue his dream of acting, and that he did. Over the last 3 years, Samuel has been in over 130 films/tv/commercials and starred in the primary role on "Rolling in the Deep", a short film that has won over 20 awards in the industry. You can find that film here - https://youtu.be/zEUGhexljIo You can see his comedy reel here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WycVrG6fEcE&t=34s his dramatic reel here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT9k8VCodoI Samuel Whitehill IMDB - http://imdb.me/samuelwhitehill Samuel is a great actor with a lot of promise in the industry. We're excited to watch him rise in Hollywood and wish him the best in the future!

Officer Ashley Smith (of Instagram fame) and Lauren The Hot Cop join Kevin & Sully for this wild ride. This is Lauren's second appearance on the podcast, as she has great flow with the boys. It's Ashley's first time, but you'd never know it with how animated she is. We hear a few stories from their travels across the country this year and last. They went together to the "Shot Show" in Las Vegas. The Shot Show is an annual trade show for the shooting, hunting, and firearms industry. Ashley went to the Arnold Fitness Expo in Columbus, OH and Lauren's stories from police week in Washington, DC. These two are hilarious together and the boys had some fun of course. Kevin asks Lauren about her Wiccan religion and being a "witch". Believe it or not, Wiccan is a very peaceful, harmonious and balanced way of life which promotes oneness with the divine and all which exists. Lauren insists she's a good witch and has stood in her yard naked, to charge her crystals before. She promotes positivity and believes that what you put out, you get back. Ashley talks about the Arnold and shares some stories from that, but one of the funniest stories comes out of their recent trip to the Shot Show. Ashley brings up Lauren's sleep sounds app, and how she needs the volume up all the way. Lauren insists that "rain on a tent" is the best way to fall asleep, however, it kept Ashley up. But during this time, Ashley learned all about Lauren's ways in following the Wiccan religion and was quite intrigued. As we said earlier, this episode takes a lot of twists and turns, and it's guaranteed to have you laughing throughout. Kevin and Sully bring you their longest episode yet, and you'll want to listen to the whole thing.

What makes a friend? Why do we call some our "BFF's", while others are "just friends"? Kevin & Sully go in depth in this episode all about friendship. From, who your "bury a body" friends are to ones that betray and back stab you. Sully has levels of friends. A level one friend is where you maybe text each other here or there. A Level 2-3 is where you text/call and joke with one another. Level 4 is going to each others house and hanging, having a drink or two, and so on. Level 5 is the bury a body friend. But friends don't take much to show their true colors either. Have you ever had a friend that talked behind your back and you found out about it? How about when you needed someone to talk to and they ghost you? Those are the times when you find out who your true friends are. Kevin keeps his circle of friends small. He describes how podcasting has helped him open up a little more on his personal life to people he's never met. He talks about how he really doesn't like people knowing a lot about him, but realized quickly through podcasting that it's helped teach him to open up a bit. Kevin doesn't easily trust people but says his ability to "read" people's personalities, has helped immensely. Always putting a fun, yet truthful twist into episodes, Kevin & Sully will have you not wanting to pause this episode to pick up that phone call at work.

Kevin & Sully invited actor Eric James Morris to the show to talk about how it is to be a "small" actor and how society immediately thinks that all actors are "Matthew McConaughey". When the truth is, there are SO MANY more actors and actresses out there than there are these "superstars" A bit about Eric -He's from Atlanta, GA, he was actually born there. He's lived all over but always cwent back home to his favorite town which is Atlanta. He's been married to the same woman for 22 years. Her name’s Crystal. He has two sons and he also runs Morris Environmental. When acting’s not paying the bills, you have to do something else. He's appeared in shows such as MacGyver, The Vampire Diaries, commericals and tv series. He's working on some smaller projects all while trying to grow his business at the same time. Kevin & Sully asked questions in regard to what it takes to become an actor, the schooling to hone your skills and more. Eric gives great insight into the day and the life of a smaller actor and it was a pleasure to talk with him.

In order to limit our introductions to our world famous podcast, and get you all right to the nitty gritty of our interviews and show content, we've decided to do a once a month episode just to touch base. We'll call these "The Casting Couch" because, well, Kevin is alone, and he can only imagine how it feels to be that girl sitting on the famous black couch for her job interview. So it fits. Anyway, Kevin touches base with the listeners about the new and improved Hellbound with Halos website store, a reworking of the layout of the website, and thanks all of the new Hellbound with Halos Website Members, as well as, the HellboundNation Facebook Group Members. Kevin & Sully like to engage with their audience, and through these mediums, they are able to. If you haven't joined as a member of the website, you can do so here - www.hwhpodcast.com/become-a-member Also, check out all the new swag in the store! www.hwhpodcast.com/hellboundnation-store Kevin says they'll be updating and adding new stuff all the time, so watch for more great threads coming to the lineup, to add to an already amazing product line! You have to check it out! He wraps up this short episode by thanking everyone for the existing support and Sully and himself couldn't be where they're at without you guys spreading the word, sharing on Facebook and more.

Kevin & Sully head across the "pond" and invited special guest Naomi Mellor (from London) a veterinarian to race horses and fellow podcaster, to this episode. They also had Sully's wife, Amy, join them because she not only works at Saratoga Horse Track, she's been around race horsing since she was a child. Naomi tells her story from starting out, wanting to be a veterinarian since she was a young child, and some of the challenges she faced along the way. She visited the Fiji Islands in the Pacific for a while to gain experience and then headed back home when her parents questioned what she was doing for an occupation. Working with and under multiple doctors, going to school, and gaining even more experience was her mission in London. She's had the opportunity to work with many great race horses, nursing them back to health, or sadly, having to put some down from injury. She has a true passion for this profession and it shines through in her personality. Naomi also hosts the "Smashing The Ceiling" podcast that is available on all podcast apps. In her podcast, she talks with people that do extraordinary things or occupations. She says although she typically interviews females to give her listeners perspective into their lives, she has a large following of male listeners because her content applies to everyone. We've listened, and we've already subscribed! Go give her pod a listen. Don't forget, starting this month, our "Hellbound with Halos" Unrated Episodes begin, the first one releasing the end of this week. You can access this content by going to our website at www.hwhpodcast.com and becoming a member. Once you're a member, go to the "Unrated Episodes" menu option and subscribe! We'll be interviewing members in the near future, so don't hesitate to submit an app to come join Crystal & Kevin for an episode!

Kevin & Sully invited Lauren, a female police officer into the studio for an episode. Kevin met Lauren through social media and was intrigued by her because she was local and that she is a female cop in a society such as today. They brought her in to discuss some of the challenges of becoming a police officer, what it's like to be a female cop and how difficult it is to be a police officer in today's society. Lauren started out by working at a Federal prison facility as a jailor at 20 years old. From there she moved to the road as a patrol officer. She says that it wasn't as difficult of a transition as she imagined and everyone on the force was very welcoming. They treated her not as a woman, but as a fellow officer. She did agree that some agencies or municipalities have this issue, but she was fortunate. The most nerve racking part of being on the road, for her, was her first day. She got her first call at 7am and blanked out. She called her commanding officer and he helped her through it. Since there it's been a pretty smooth ride. Lauren explains that working in the jail gave her some much needed experience for how to deal with criminals in the outside world. "Oh ya, you get to know them, they call me Barbie", she laughed. "I'd see one come in and I'd be like, damn your back in here, what for now?" Surprisingly enough, on the road, people tend to gravitate to her during situations. Kevin asks if she has problems with women because they are typically "catty" with other women, especially ones with authority over them. Lauren explained that they gravitate to her as well! Kevin wonders if it's because women can be deemed more trustworthy and male police officers tend to be looked at as a threat, due to unforeseen reasons, in today's society. They all talked relationships in the first responder fields and how tough that is to navigate, as well as, firemen being the better job over a cop. Kevin, Sully and Lauren had a great time with a lot of laughs. The boys have already invited her back to do a separate episode in the future! They joked with her about being a gorgeous female cop and talked about how they would have her arrest them on purpose. Go see for yourself at http://instagram.com/lono_86 You can thank us later.

Rianna Carpenter also known as "The Combat Barbie", joins Kevin & Sully for this episode. Rianna has never done a Podcast before, so the boys 'popped' her cherry, and what a fun time it was! Rianna begins talking about how she got the name "The Combat Barbie" and how it was meant as ridicule to make fun of her. Little did those people know, she would harness that name and take it to a whole new level. When she entered the Marines at 18 years old, Rianna was a short, blonde girl. Basically all of the things that are stereotyped for possibly not being able to make it in the military, let alone the Marine Corps. Some people gave her the nickname and began actually posting on the web and social media, making fun of her for being 'the combat barbie'. When all that transpired, Rianna took all of her social media down and basically hid for awhile. During this time, she realized she should take the name and 'own it'. And that she did. She used the name and began posting pictures of herself on social media websites in bikinis and the like. That's where it all began. It was nearly an instant hit. She was getting new followers left and right and 'blowing up' in the social media world. She moved over to Instagram where the success was even greater. Being a photo taker, and that's what that platform is meant for, this was the perfect place for her. She became, essentially, an overnight sensation. Now with well over 340k followers on Instagram alone, Rianna has decided to take that energy and following to a new level. She's started her own clothing line, Combat Barbie and is working with a team in California for the designs. What a story! Kevin asked Rianna what it was like to achieve this overnight 'fame'. Rianna replied humbly, saying she's a normal person like everyone else, she just happens to have a rather large following. She said its funny when she goes to stores and someone recognizes her and she doesn't think twice about it (not thinking she's the 'Combat Barbie'). She quickly remembers when someone approaches her anywhere. She also doesn't like to be viewed as a social media celebrity. She says shes a normal girl with a husband and family that still works the farms and more. Sully talks social media and explains how it can be so negative, yet it's nice to see a page like Rianna's shedding a positive light into the society. The boys also go over her tattoo's and plenty more! You're not going to want to miss this episode! Come find out ALL the things you've never known about Rianna Carpenter, AKA, 'The Combat Barbie'.

Kevin & Sully invited Travis Blair, owner and founder of the "Zarfling Platoon". Travis is a 10 year military veteran that felt as though he could contribute to helping kids learn through a series of books and games he has created. Travis published his first children’s book, The Knitting Chicken, with illustrator David Buist. Shortly after, his son’s first grade teacher provided him a list of sight words to work on at home. Travis created a game in order to keep his son’s interest. That game helped his son retain the sight words taught to him at school and improve his reading score! Seeing the value, Travis worked with art designer PJ Day to create the SpellCasters VS series. With a children’s book and educational game, and a desire to create more, Zarfling Platoon was stood up with a mission! What exactly is Zarfling Platoon? A Middle Eastern word for what was originally made of ornamental metal, a zarf is a holder for a coffee cup without a handle. Today you know it as that cardboard sleeve allowing you to hold your hot cup of joe! After serving ten years in the US Army, Travis spent quite a few evenings reading and writing in coffee shops in Austin, Texas. He enjoyed the creative outlet, and completed the children’s book he wrote while stationed at Fort Hood. Now he and those in the platoon are known as Zarflings. The mission of Zarfling Platoon is to create children's books and educational games to hold the imaginations of elementary age kids! (Source - zarflingplatoon.com) For more information and to order some educational material for your children, head over to www.zarflingplatoon.com

Kev & Sully start off discussing the Michael Cohen ordeal and the lawyer being found guilty. They talk about how he probably won't do jail time for it, but if we did what he did, we most likely would. Kevin talks about his busy schedule with marketing for the podcast and how it absorbs a lot of time. They also have small talk on other recent news items. Then the boys move onto the meat... Do you believe in superstitions? In this episode, Kevin & Sully discuss Superstitions. What exactly is a superstition? Superstition is a pejorative term for any belief or practice that is considered irrational: for example, if it arises from ignorance, a misunderstanding of science or causality, a positive belief in fate or magic, or fear of that which is unknown. "Superstition" also refers to actions arising from irrationality. (Source- Wikipedia - 2018) Out of the "true" definition most people believe that it gives them power to change their own fate, based off of an action. Like Kevin, he taps the outside of a plane before he gets on. He says it's like a "get me there" type reasoning, even though he is not afraid to fly. Sully says his, with planes, is moreso two beers beforehand because he's always stuck next to the fattest guy on the plane. So what are more? Breaking mirrors, black cats crossing your path, knocking on wood and more! They take a look into each "superstition" and its origins. Breaking mirrors - People often think that breaking a mirror may bring you bad luck for 7 years. Mirror superstitions probably evolved from the time when the first humans saw their reflections in a pool of water, believed that the image in a water was their actual soul and to endanger it would mean risking injury to the other self. An ancient myth was that mirrors have magical powers, including the power to foreseen the future and are thought to be devices of the Gods. Thus breaking a mirror would terminate its powers, the soul would be astray form the body and misfortunes would be brought upon the one whose reflection it last held. Black Cats - The Middle Ages, also called the Dark Ages, in Europe, was a time of many superstitions that resulted from early spiritual beliefs and a lack of scientific understanding about nature. The persecution of people accused of being witches is a clear example. Many people believed that witches and black cats worked together. Supposedly, the devil sent the black cat to assist in the witch’s evil deeds. Additionally, witches were able to turn themselves into black cats so that they could slink around in the shadows casting spells on unsuspecting people. Knocking on Wood - In many cultures, it’s a common superstition for people to knock their knuckles on a piece of wood to bring themselves good fortune or ward off bad luck. Yet while the phrase “knock on wood”—or “touch wood” in Britain—has been part of the vernacular since at the least the 19th century, there seems to be little agreement on how it originated. One common explanation traces the phenomenon to ancient pagan cultures such as the Celts, who believed that spirits and gods resided in trees. Knocking on tree trunks may have served to rouse the spirits and call on their protection, but it could have also been a way of showing gratitude for a stroke of good luck. Yet another theory is that people knocked on wood to chase away evil spirits or prevent them from listening in when they boasted about their luck, thereby preventing a reversal of fortune. Christians, meanwhile, have often linked the practice to the wood of the cross from Christ’s crucifixion. So, are you superstitious? We think most people are, and aren't afraid to admit them, but on the other hand, people may have them and not even realize it.

Black Friday!?!? Already?? Don't you just love going to the store and getting basically trampled to save yourself $50 on a TV? Because we don't. And we talk all about it, in our way of course. Kevin & Sully talk all things holidays, which Kevin hates, and how Thanksgiving came about. Now we know you're thinking, Thanksgiving was yesterday, but look, if we released this on the Holiday, no one would friggin listen. So here we are, providing you a tranquil audio experience on one of the most chaotic days of the year. Find out how Thanksgiving started, why Thomas Jefferson basically said f*ck you and didn't celebrate it, and when the pilgrims first observed the day. Because it wasn't late November. The tangents are rampant. Then they talk about some of the most popular holiday season movies. Sully's favorites are Elf and Die Hard, while Kevin's is The Christmas Story. They start off by naming movies from the "Good Housekeeping" list, which sucks, then "Rotten Tomatoes", which also sucked.. to end up finally at the "Esquire Magazine" Top movie list, which nailed it. We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, have lots of left overs, are still talking to your in-laws, and have the most joyous (sarcasm intended) holiday season.

In their newest release, Kevin & Sully invited a friend to the studio for some conspiracy discussion. They call him "Shred" to not only keep him annonymous, but also because he shreds through a lot of mysteries surrounding our government, the deep state, and more. There are a ton of different theories out there surrounding events that have occurred in our country. They begin discussing how "Shred" started investigating different stories and situations. It all began back when he was a kid riding in a car in Vermont. He noticed a triangle in the sky, a UFO, that was very quiet but apparent. Then, suddenly, it took off into the sky. There was no glow from it, but a really loud roar. Later on, he found out it was the military testing the Stealth bomber. It surprised him how well the government kept that a secret. Sully brings up how in the past people thought the theory behind having an Air Force was odd and now we're seeing the same thing today with people thinking its odd that President Trump created a "Space Force". Things really spiked Shreds curiousity after September 11th, 2001. While he didn't want to believe it was anything else other than a terrorist attack, many different things pointed to something else. So he began investigating on his own. "Shred" lost a close FDNY friend on that day, and he prefaces that his beliefs of the 09/11 tragedy do not downplay or disrespect to the lives lost. It was still a tragedy. Kevin asks about the pancake collapse of the World Trade Center and "Shred" explains how it's just not possible through physics. He said, "Those towers, especially the North tower, fell at free fall speed. If you dropped a bowling ball off the roof at the same time as the collapse, both would hit the ground at the same time. And that doesn't just 'happen' with this type of structure, without some sort of assistance." He also talks about how jet fuel is no more than kerosene and it just doesn't burn hot enough to melt steel. Kevin brings up Chemtrails and the idea behind them with how they're used for weather manipulation, war assistance and more. They all discuss the 'secret societies' such as The Deep State, and how they actually control the world. Shred talks of how they are comprised of the wealthiest people in the world and that's not the people from the lists you see in the media... it's a whole nother faction of people that are 10 times as rich as those. The Illiuminati, the Kabul, the Skull and Bones and more, are those organizations that are all 'The Deep State'. Before wrapping up Kevin asks Shred about the moon and if it's real. Shred explains that the moon is indeed real, it's there, but it's also man made. Interesting huh? Tune in to this episode and prepare to hear some interesting facts. Keep an open mind. What "Shred" talks about can be found in a multitude of places, but you can start with the links below. CIA - https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/ FBI - https://vault.fbi.gov/unexplained-phenomenon

Be prepared to be SPOOKED! In a special Halloween episode, Kevin & Sully invited the Podcast "Paranormal Punchers" to join them. Paranormal Punchers are a podcast on all platforms and they discuss/investigate weird happenings from the Sasquatch to Spirits. Mark & Alicia talked about how they made a trip to Gettysburg, PA to investigate the home of Ginnie Wade. She was the only civilian to be killed during the Civil War. She was in her home and hit by a stray bullet. Legend has it that her spirit still thrives there, and Paranormal Punchers tell the guys a little about what they found when they went there. Kevin mentions that they live near the "Rolling Hills Asylum" and how that it super haunted. Alicia and Mark agreed that it would be cool to go there and Kevin suggested that they call them if they ever go, and they'll meet up with them for the experience. Mark talks about his dream to go to the "Skinwalker Ranch" in Utah. The ranch, located in west Uintah County bordering the Ute Indian Reservation, was popularly dubbed the UFO ranch due to its ostensible 50-year history of odd events said to have taken place there. Knapp and Kelleher cite the 1974 book The Utah UFO Display: A Scientist's Report by Frank Salisbury and Joseph "Junior" Hicks, which details an earlier investigation into alleged UFO sightings in the Uintah County region, as partial confirmation of their account. According to Kelleher and Knapp, they saw or investigated evidence of close to 100 incidents that include vanishing and mutilated cattle, sightings of unidentified flying objects or orbs, large animals with piercing red eyes that they say were not injured when struck by bullets, and invisible objects emitting destructive magnetic fields. Among those involved were retired US Army Colonel John B. Alexander who characterized the NIDSci effort as an attempt to get hard data using a "standard scientific approach". However, the investigators admitted to "difficulty obtaining evidence consistent with scientific publication." Cattle mutilations have been part of the folklore of the surrounding area for decades, but NIDSci founder Robert Bigelow's purchase of the ranch and investigation funding was reportedly the result of his being convinced by stories of mutilations that included tales of strange lights and unusual impressions made in grass and soil told by the family of former ranch owner Terry Sherman. Mark mentions that they really enjoy investigating all sorts of weird things from sasquatch to even UFO's! Mark & Alicia were fun guests with some interesting stories that we hope you enjoy! Be sure to visit their links below, and check out Marks Comic Book on their website as well! Web and social media links: https://paranormalpunchers.com https://twitter.com/ppunchers https://www.instagram.com/paranormalpunchers/ https://www.facebook.com/paranormalpunchers

This week we were honored to share the mic with Kevin Sully from the House of Run podcast and FloTrack! We got to talk to him about Prenats, two crazy marathon times for two women at very different ends of he age spectrum, Sydney McLaughlin to New Balance and Usain Bolt first goals for his new Australian soccer team. Plus, we had a couple of marathon results to highlight, a fast half from Allie Kieffer, the USATF 50 Mile Championships, and talked about Meb's admission that he was thinking about going out for the 2020 Trials. The 1609 Podcast is a proud member of the CITIUS MAG Podcast Family! For more running content, check out @CITIUSMAG on twitter or citiusmag.com. Catch us at @1609pod on social and Patreon or at 1609pod@gmail.com! 

This isn't the first time Kevin & Sully have been left alone to do a show. Crystal unfortunately could not join them because of work again, and these two are never up to any good without her. They open the episode talking about Hurricane Michael that hit the panhandle of Florida and how devastating it will be for them. They let the people of the panhandle know they are thinking of them through this time. They both remind everyone about becoming a member of HellboundNation and they've dropped prices on all merchandise so they can get rid of it all and create new stuff for everyone. Kevin talks about Taylor Swift endorsing 2 Democratic candidates from Tennessee and how disappointed he is of her. (He acts like they're dating) He says that she typically doesn't endorse politicians or delve into politics at all and this is the first time for her. Then they get into the meat and potatoes of the episode, all about dumb laws around the United States. Such as, in Alaska, you cannot bring your Flamingo into the Barbershop with you. Who, in the first place, ever brought a Flamingo into a hair cutter to have to enact this law? They go over some of the funniest and wierdest laws across the country and discuss them in hilarious ways. As always. Did you know your chicken can't cross the road in Georgia? Well now ya do, so don't let it happen or you could get put in the slammer! This episode gets funnier as it goes on, so stick around and listen to all the whack laws in place across our country.

This week on Hellbound with Halos Podcast- Crystal doesn't realize we're recording, once again, and starts the show off talking about her trip to the apple orchard this past weekend. Kevin & Sully mention that they also have an apple festival near them but neither went to it. Kevin opens by mentioning a Facebook post that interested him, in regards to questioning people that if they owned their own island, what would be the one law they would create? They went through some of those responses and talked about each one briefly, before giving their own opinions on laws they would create. Then.... Kevin fires things up by asking the crew their thoughts on the Judge Kavanaugh hearings. Crystal is a bit dumbfounded as she has experienced this in the past and chose not to say anything. Her belief is that if you choose not to say anything after something happens, then you stick to that choice. And vice versa, if you do say something, don't recant your accusation. Kevin discusses how its obviously all politically motivated and it's a hard story to form an opinion on because of that. Sully agrees. Kevin also mentions the question of, when has it been 'too long' to come forward with an accusation. Sully talks about the statute of limitations, and how some circumstances have no limits. They go over the different crimes that have no time limits. Then they turn into advice givers. For the first time ever, Hellbound with Halos opened up their social media flood gates and asked their followers to send them annonymous questions of advice. They got a lot of great questions, and surprisingly, gave out some great advice! They're considering doing this type of thing once a month now, but it'll all depend on participation. Watch for an area or 'drop box' on their website soon, for annonymous advice questions that will be answered on a show, once per month. Possibly. They wind down the episode with Crystal shooing a fly away so hard, she falls over and Sully is concerned for her safety. Forget "Ask Polly"... ask Hellbound. We've added an Advice Form to the website! Once per month, we'll be answering your questions for advice on an episode. Simply fill in your question and we'll answer it! We give great advice, we promise. Go to - www.hwhpodcast.com/hellboundnation TODAY! Your submission remains completely annonymous.

We took this one on the road! Kevin and Sully had their very first "on location" podcast recording with Tim Dougherty, Owner of Project LeanNation. What started out as a favor for buddies, brewed into a successful business venture. Tim started out making meals out of his home. He had freezers lined up in his garage to hold the food. It most certainly didn't take long for him to outgrow that! Tim now has stores in 4 metropolitan areas and is looking to expand into 2 or 3 more. Tim discusses how, while his business is nutrition, it's a lot more than that. "You're part of a community here. This is so much more than food. We have people that come in to pick up their boxes on Sundays... Some are crying, some cheering, but it's all about the support network we've built." And that he most certainly has. He realized, early on, that everyone has a different goal and his most common patrons are the everyday normal people, looking to lose some weight. "I figured it would have been more of the athletes and bodybuilding types that came in, but in a very short time, I realized people from all walks of life took this in", states Tim. Kevin & Sully talk with him about how owning a business can be tough, and only the strong survive. They talk about all aspects of business from starting, to growing, to what is truly the definition of success. "Patience is key", says Kevin. "It's like planting a tree, the tree won't grow if you don't let it take it's time and keep it watered." Sully and Tim both agreed. Sully talks about how he used Project Lean Nation for a 3 month span to drop some weight. He spoke of how great the meals tasted, the variety, as well as, how great it worked for him. This episode is FULL of knowledge. Not just about nutrition, but it tended to encompass almost everything we encounter in business life and personal life. Kevin and Sully had a tough time deciding whether this should be a regular Podcast episode, or stick to the original idea of releasing it as a Business Spotlight Series Episode. Enjoy!

Wow was this an incredible episode! Kevin & Sully were lucky enough to sit down with the one and only, EJ "Skullcrusher" Snyder. A 25 year military veteran, survivalist, 3 appearances on the TV Hit Show "Naked and Afraid", Dual Survival and a motivational speaker, EJ, has carved his place in history as being one of the BEST survivalists in the WORLD. With his kickass attitude, nothing can stop this man. Kevin & Sully begin by welcoming EJ to the show and asking a little about his history in survival. EJ goes on to tell some stories about his time on naked and Afraid, as well as, Dual Survival. EJ has always had a passion for the hit reality show "Survivor" and even made it to the final casting to be chosen... but unfortunately, the past coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Jimmy Johnson, was selected over him. Booooo... who likes the Cowboys anyway?? EJ still loves the show and would jump at a chance to be a cast member. Hence our title, reaching out to Jeff Probst, to get him on the show. EJ has so much knowledge he shares in this episode, some of which you may not have even thought about doing in the wild. He talks about some of his most dangerous encounters in Africa including run ins with Bull Elephants and Hippos. Kevin asks what he was most afraid of all time, and EJ says that in the wild, you really can't get scared. He says that animals and predators can smell fear, so it's best to tuck that away and be prepared for whatever may come at you. EJ also touches on the 3 most important things to maintain psychologically as well as the 4 things you need to survive anywhere. We'd like to thank EJ for taking time out of his busy life to meet with us, and Probst.... Let's Get EJ on Survivor finally!!!!

In this next episode of our Business Spotlight Series, Adam from Silverback Strength & Conditioning (www.silverbacksandc.com) joins Kevin & Sully. Adam discusses how he got into fitness and learning the fundamentals behind the strength program he teaches. Sully asks about what the programming involves and whether its with Kettlebells or functional fitness style. He coaches people behind the programming inspiration of Mark Rippetoe, the founder of "Starting Strength". Adam went through Mark's training course to teach and practice the Starting Strength methodology. Adam goes on to explain that people need a coach when getting into fitness because people don't know where to start or what to do. Kevin asks what movements are included in the Starting Strength programming. Adam states that it's the Squat, Deadlift, Press and Bench. "The fundamentals of strength come from recruiting as much muscle mass as possible to build strength", says Adam. Adam also provides online coaching to long distance participants. Kevin agrees that this programming style, "does still work", regardless of what people may think. He also says that he's worked with an online coach himself to prep for a bodybuilding show, and he's living proof it works, and it's not as hard as people may be lead to believe. Adam is a Marine Corp Veteran of our country and puts all he has into his business. He says it's all he does anymore and he's very dedicated to helping people gain more strength. He's worked with other Veterans, Firefighters, Police and elderly, to ensure everyone reaches their best capabilities. If you're interested in gaining strength through Adam's coaching, contact him today through his website, www.silverbacksandc.com.

Kevin & Sully take pause in the first part of the Episode to acknowledge the events of September 11th, 2001. One of the biggest tragedies on American soil that effected them, as firefighters, and the country as a whole. Crystal couldn't join the boys for this one because she was stuck in an airport to fly out of Sacramento. In Episode 41, the guys had the great opportunity to sit down with Dr. Anish Sheth, a Gastroenterologist from Princeton, NJ. The doctor has made appearances on shows such as "The Rachel Ray Show" on CBS, as well as, "The Doctors" on ABC, respectively. They talk all things poo, poop, call it what you will. Dr. Sheth provides the boys with some very good information in regards to colon health, dietary needs, and what to watch for during bowel movements. Kevin asks, "Why is it that when I eat, like wings Buffalo Sauce on them, the next morning, it feels like I have an alien ripping my intestines out?". The Doctor attributes that more to a disturbance of the intestines and same with eating red meat. He says that the sudden urge to poo after eating meat, is likely from the fats in the meat, not the protein. Protein breaks down, in the body fairly easily, while the fats take much more work to breakdown. Sully says he is pretty regular and anytime it's time for the "number 2", it's "all systems go" for him. Kevin also asked the doctor about the prostate and was wondering if there are any "tell-tale" signs of an issue. Dr. Sheth recommends to all that you should be getting tested, regardless of symptoms. He says that typically when a person has symptoms, the problem has exasperated, so it's much better to be proactive and get tested when the time comes. Kevin also asks about how, society as a whole seems to be having more promiscuous sex, what about anal sex? He's heard varying opinions. The doctor gives them insight into that and many, many more topics surrounding our insides. The doctor correlates a well balanced, healthy diet to a good working digestive system. All systems go in this one, as Sully would say. It was great to talk with the Doctor and we appreciate the time he took out of his busy schedule to sit down with us.

In Episode 39 Kevin & Sully had a chance to meet Christy Monroe, "The Stripper Comedian". Christy has had much success in the comedy world, in a very quick time. She started out leaving her home at the very early age of 15 and becoming an emancipated minor at the age of 16 in Arizona. She began her college career then as well. With that experience she feels as though even being 18 years old, is too young to attend college because most kids haven't found themselves yet. Kevin starts right out asking how she got into comedy and obviously the name or idea behind what she does. Christy says that she had a failed marriage and moved to South Florida where she became a stripper about 3-4 years ago. She learned she was a great entertainer very quickly and realized she was capable of more, so she turned to the stand up comedian stage. She called herself "The Stripper Comedian" because that was what she talked about, stripping, and having fun with it. After the first few times of being on stage and not doing well, a few other comedian friends boosted her up and gave her advice on what and what not to do during an act. She heeded that advice and has success ever since. She travels the country now and does shows at all types of venues. She's even traveled as far as Hawaii to do shows. Christy discusses how hard it is to be in comedy with the pressures of telling jokes that may offend people. She talks about reverse racism being prevalent in the industry and how it shouldn't be that way. There are certain types of jokes for different people, and people need to realize that before walking into a show. She discusses a rough upbringing and how she ended up where she is at in her life now. Kevin & Sully talk a bit in regards to the most successful people are experts at failing and that shows a lot in a situation like Christy's. They briefly discuss the political climate and how that intersects with the comedy industry and how things need to change in society as a whole. You can find Christy Monroe at any of the following - @StripperComedian (Instagram), The Thong Therapist (Facebook & Twitter).

Tammy, the CEO of "Fireball Approves" joins Kevin & Sully for this episode of the Business Spotlight Series. Tammy explains that all too often, normal people are being scammed online through Air BNB, VRBO, vehicle purchases, home rentals and more. With her background of 18 years in the insurance industry, she partnered up with a reliable company to vet businesses and people to ensure they are true before a person may buy or rent through them. Tammy started Fireball Approves when she was almost scammed a few years back and did not want it to happen to anyone else. Listen in and find out how you can use her service to help you ensure you dont get scammed and visit her website at http://www.fornoscams.us/ The system seems very reliable and the company appears to do their due diligence in seeing that everyone they approve with their "mark" is qualified. If you have a business and want to get "Fireball Approved" please visit their website!

Our favorite stripper rejoins Kevin & Sully for in this episode which discusses everything from suicidal tendencies to the hosts favorite things. Ya, its an odd combo, but these guys can pull off anything. Kevin stresses that if anyone needs to reach out for help to contact Hellbound with Halos privately, reach out to a friend or family member, or contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. With so many Veterans, First Responders and Celebrities lately taking their own lives, we felt it was an important issue to address. Please reach out to someone if you think there is no way out, because there is so much to live for. Japan built the largest LEGO Flower... Go JAPAN! Then the crew talks about a list of their "favorite" things.... From type of ice creams, cars, restaurants, sports, candy, social media and more. We all felt this would give our listeners a little more insight into us personally and maybe you like some of the same stuff we do. We have fun with it, and Kevin learned that he should eat the left Twix first. (Never even knew that was a "thing") This is a great episode with a great mix of seriousness and ending with laughter.

Kevin & Sully sat down with Vigilant Fire Training CEO Todd Smith. Todd is a seasoned Lieutenant with over 25 years of experience in the fire service. He created his company to give firefighters and fire departments an option when it comes to creating a custom training outline for fire departments. These training outlines relieve some of the stress that comes with creating, implementing and documenting training. Todd says, "Our primary goal at Vigilant is to provide your agency training officer with the necessary tools to produce firefighters who are trained to mitigate any given emergency in an effective, efficient and safe manner." Vigilant Fire Training Mission - At Vigilant we understand the hard work and the dedication it requires to create and maintain a great fire service training program. We also understand that today's environment requires more time and effort of the training officer than ever before. We understand, because this is exactly what our staff has done for the past 20 plus years. Our goal at Vigilant is to allow the training officer to focus on the delivery of training, rather than focusing their time and effort trying to meet ever changing requirements. We truly want every fire department in the nation to have a successful training program that creates a learning environment that is both enthusiastic and exciting. In our eyes a great training program is one that sparks passion, self motivates and creates an atmosphere where one is eager to learn and committed to continuing education. We understand that a great training program does not happen by accident. It requires hours of research, planning and development long before the execution process can take place. Furthermore, great training programs need to be based on proven methodology, strong curriculum and a principled evaluation process. Developing training programs of this caliber can be a daunting, time consuming task. Vigilant has the solution for your training needs. We have the tools and the knowledge necessary to build and create a successful training program. From complete custom training programs and annual training plans to individual lesson plans and presentations we have you covered. We pride ourselves on having the most up to date and current knowledge in fire service training. We are constantly developing new products and services to better serve you and your department.

In this off the rails episode, Kevin & Sully invite their fiance and wife to join them for an interesting rendition of "The Newlywed Game". Kevin talks about how maybe there show be a "Pre-div" (kind of like a "Pre-nup", but legal paperwork to preplan a divorce. The teams go head to head on how well they really know each other with a variety of different quesitons from favorite foods, to favorite things to do together. Kevin learns that one of Christina's favorite things to do together is grocery shopping, when they don't even grocery shop together. Sully and Amy both agree that their favorite thing to do together is have sex and Sully most likely had to sleep on the couch after this episode. We had a blast recording this and its hilarious!

This episode is probably one of the funniest ones yet. Cinco de Mayo is approaching fast! What do you do for it? Crystal was supposed to go to Vegas, but that fell through, while, Kevin & Sully dont have much planned except engorging themselves in tacos. Who doesn't love come tacos???? Then, Kevin, Sully and Crystal discuss Artificial Intelligence and whether it's going too far or a great asset to society. Some people may think it can be very intrusive on people's right to privacy while others my use it daily for purchasing items and other things as it may make life easier. Sex dolls have vastly improved over time, and it appears the company "Realbotix" has been a game changer in that realm. They can have programmed personalities according to what you "like" and more. But does AI go too far? Do you think police agencies or government may use it to invade your privacy? Some people fear that AI may jam them up for certain small things, like speeding tickets, or even just knowing where you are all the time.... Even though your cell phone already does that. But any way.... We hope you enjoy this episode. If you listen on iTunes, please throw us some stars and a review! Thank you!

Coogan's, America's most iconic track and field bar, is set to shutter its doors in May due to exorbitant rent increases in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. Jojo is joined by Kevin Sully, the newest member of the FloTrack content team, to interview co-owner Peter Walsh about plans to save the bar, excitement for one final blow-out Millrose Games after-party, what they're going to do with all of the track and field memorabilia that covers the walls, and how a dying bar in a working-class neighborhood is perhaps analogous to the status of track in the greater sports world. We also discuss which dessert on the menu is most popular - the Carl Lewis or the Matt Centrowitz, the Alan Webb or the Drew Hunter?

This episode is a special one. Almost 2 years since we started show, we’ve now hit 50 episodes!We have a ton of incredible guests this week, including: The House of Run Podcast- Probably one of the biggest track and field podcasts in the world right now. Kevin Sully, one of the hosts joins us this week to chat Canadian track from across the border. Jeff Costen- our in house run pundit and newly minted bronze medalist in the Canadian Marathon Championships will fill us in on if he can walk again after his debut marathon and what’s good in the world of Canadian collegiate cross. Mohammed Ahmed, Moh Speed, or just plain Moh, however you know him, he’s had one heck of a year with a Canadian record and a respectable showing at the Olympics and he’s on this week’s show!