Pants Optional Podcast – NUTI: Episode 46
Telson and Shane talk about admitting when you’re wrong before moving into Horizon: Forbidden West for probably the last time, where they discuss whether or not Aloy is a Mary Sue. Also, Shane wants to make destination D&D a thing. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Why Can’t Nerds Accept Fault When They’re Wrong? (10:08), Grumpy […]
Aluminum Chef (British Prime Minister Style) – NUTI: Episode 45
Sometimes it’s just better not to ask. Telson & Shane discuss small town fairs and competitive pot-luck before jumping into conversation about Horizon: Forbidden West and their recent Left 4 Dead 2 game night. Some quick first impressions after session 1 of the new campaign, plus some thoughts on min-maxing and random encounters. Topics & […]
Boneshaker – NUTI: Episode 44
Telson considers drinking the world’s worst beer. Shane & Telson have both started playing Horizon: Forbidden West and have preliminary thoughts. Shane has the WoW Itch (sureley there’s a cream for that). Telson’s restarting his D&D campaign. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Grumpy Old Gamers – Horizon: Forbidden West (5:24), Grumpy Old Gamers – The […]
Pumpkin Spice Cringe – NUTI: Episode 43
Shane’s recovering from another plague, but the show, unhinged as it may be, must go on. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Listener Shoutout – Robbie (2:49), Yesterday’s Internet Today (3:56), Old Men Yelling at Pumpkin Spice (26:40), Tabletalk – Writer’s Block (32:04), Tabletalk – Ginny Di and Character Motivations (38:51), Tabletalk – Saying Yes and […]
F*ck Monopoly Sideways – NUTI: Episode 42
Shane and Telson discuss whether or not alcohol or other substances make you more creative. Telson hates “Um, Actually”, and has stronger opinions about Monopoly. Shane’s giving Assassin’s Creed Origins a second chance and is enjoying it. We ran our long-delayed in-person D&D one-shot, and Meepo died again. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Does Alcohol […]
Pumpkin Time! – NUTI: Episode 41
Shane and Telson trade thoughts about AI art and quitting coffee. Shane mourns the loss of a player, and Telson tries something different in his game. Xena, Hercules, and the challenge of divorcing trash human beings from their art. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Is AI Art Actually Art? (1:03), Quitting Coffee (28:18), Book Report […]
Hawk Tuah – NUTI: Episode 40
Shane & Telson talk about how the way we use computers has changed over the years. Telson tries to explain Hawk Tuah before conversation shifts to video games and tabletop gaming. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Closing autoexec.bat and config.sys For The Last Time (3:32), Hawk Tuah On That Thang (17:30), Grumpy Old Gamers – […]
Play Stardew Valley – NUTI: Episode 39
Shane & Telson have a chat about the morality of fiction that’s way too serious for a noted golf podcast. Shane recommends Stardew Valley to Telson as a palate cleanser while Telson talks about falling down the speculative fiction rabbit hole. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), Flexible Morality in Fiction (19:14), Golf Story (34:21), Grumpy […]
Xitter – NUTI: Episode 38
Of all the podcast episodes in the world, this is definitely one of them. After an unexpected delay in the production schedule, Shane & Telson kick things off with such nerd-centric topics as golf, and sleep! Eventually, conversation drifts to video games and tabletop. Telson even tries to make a funny. Topics & Timestamps: Intro […]
Punish Your Players – NUTI: Episode 37
Shane describes the trouble he’s had with an Amazon order, Telson makes excuses for not playing video games, and Shane thinks he’s too old to play Jedi: Survivor. Telson talks about planning for his D&D game, while Shane discusses punishing his players in fun ways for their inaction. Topics & Timestamps: Intro (0:00), The Amazon […]