Sun, 14 April 2024
Clawing our way out of the ice! This April, we share notes; what do Patreon and Uniqlo have in common?; platforms and piracy in the realms of games, movies, and music; Ray reports on his sojourn to the Game Developers Conference; publically announcing the bar's closure; Alex is finally diagnosed with Advanced Stage Alex; a trip to the Koban; FF7R (no, the new one) and a critique of precious dialogue; the many faces of Akira Toriyama; Phone Phun, and a collection of Collections! Check out our pavilion at the Minute Maid Spring Break Concert Series sponsored by Mint Mobile! Mint Mobile: Why Else? |
Sun, 17 March 2024
Hey whoa, get a load of this: It's a packed discussion about a packed month, and we lead off with ACAB Japan; game developers and the conferences that love them; way too much about taxes (it's March, give us a break!); dumb slogans and the guys who read them; two big RPGs with big parties, including Cosmic Kiryu; applause breaks; Alex retro-achieves crawling back to Vana'Diel; and hey, play some of those free games! As ever, this podcast is nonrefundable. |
Sun, 11 February 2024
Celebrating our fourth leap year! This episode, the podcast returns to free-range easy-livin'; the enigma of the podcast promo; the inaugural installment of What Did Alex Do?; commencing Operation Sunset (thanks in part to the rules of Japanese unemployment insurance); phone etiquette in the wild; Alex concludes his research on Love Letter RPGs; Ray continues to like a dragon; games on the horizon and an analysis of survival horror combat; a tight and tidy Phone Phun, and video games for fitness and otherwise! This is the last rest area for 60 miles! |
Sun, 14 January 2024
Casting pods for 242 years! Or it feels like it, anyway! This time: Alex shoulders the burden of being an American taxpayer; for Ray, No More Schoolers; how both those things leave us hopeless; Hemophobes beware because talk about a very bloody good time; and obsolete sitcoms rule our lives. This podcast is like AI but we can't tell you how to start a car dealership. |
Sun, 17 December 2023
A December to never forget! This episode, Alex's Thanksgiving journey leaves him jet-lagged and loopy; a busted entertainment unit leads to mild inconvenience; Firewatch with me; Like A Dragon and turmoil in the Seiyuu Clan; anime's unfortunate effects on modern VA; dealing with cranky friends and family; negativity on social media; recapping the 2023 Game Awards; more cool folks visit the bar, and tax updates all around! Get your picture taken with us! |
Sun, 12 November 2023
240: No longer just a Frappuccino calorie count! This time it's all about the infeasible pasta bowl; Japan's jobs drying up; Halloweirdos; the soothing sounds of Killer Kuts; Resident Evil Zero six! I mean sucks! (Resident Evil Six is cool); making games: still messy!; And running a bar, for that matter!; curious yellow cartridges, and frankly, this one is thick with video game talk. This podcast is the vanilla next to chocolate and strawberry. ===MUSIC==== Guitar Vader - Super Brother Bitei Matsuki - The Magic of Creation |
Sun, 15 October 2023
Get spooked or die trying! This episode, vaccines all around; a veritable dental bloodbath; haircuts outsourced and otherwise; higher education plods along; cool visitors to the bar; so long, Zuck; another Nintendo Direct recap!; a disdain for references; the Unity mistake; Like A Dragon fails to follow through; the bloom is off the Persona, and an adults-only Phone Phun! King Size candy bars or bust!! ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 17 September 2023
If you're a fan of ours, you'd be home by now! For the occasion of the 238th episode, we have good cop/bad cop at the government office; the Wind Era; intense corn; post-Natsumon thoughts; shedding shame in order to live; and a pixel art RPG about a venerable star ocean! This podcast does not operate in the jurisdiction of the bone zone.
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Sun, 20 August 2023
Summer is cancelled?! This month, Ray's repeated bouts with disease; Alex's visa anxiety leads to a panic party; the boys' own respective tax miasmas; positive discussion of no fewer than THREE modern Final Fantasies; Natsumon brings summer home!; dealing with jackass phone salesmen and telemarketers; snatching hungrily at the scraps of VO work, and the bountiful harvest of Phone Phun! Do not stand at our grave and cry, we are not there, we did not die! |
Sun, 16 July 2023
Still here and still sleep deprived! On this one: A new segment that asks "What's Your Problem?;" Alex's body is not yet fixed; Ray's family is all squared away being American; no gym for old men; game talk with another Nintendo Direct hypesplosion, The Devil Part IV, Eeshin, and Summerall! Community was a good TV show; schlebrities, and the wild world of Japanese voice over job sites! This podcast has updated to Moment 3.
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Sun, 11 June 2023
Don't touch that dial of destiny! This episode, Alex struggles with audio AND video production; Ray wraps up another semester; school spirit and lack thereof; a brief bout of Drink Food Copy; Alex's first PC build is fully operational; the search for the ideal controller; Remakes Remakes Remakes; the wild mind of H. Kojima; Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and a superhero quiz; Phone Phun, and a breakdown of the reminiscence machine! Tell your friends that we're cool now! |
Sun, 14 May 2023
Dry those tears, kingdom: NMW is here to save the land. Inside this issue: Cocktails pre-canned and funnily-named; this year's medical foibles; fixing RPGs; R-rated Saturn games; SPOILERS and plenty more on that cartoon movie about the plumbers; a check-in on the residence-- oh no, it's all evil; and voicemails that need revising! This podcast needs your peer evaluations turned in before you get your final grade. ===MUSIC==== Who Do You Love - Ai No Tabi Natsuko Nisshoku - mirage girl |
Sun, 16 April 2023
We've broken the smell barrier!! This episode, sip some coffee talk; 911 calls both real and fake; sending the kid off to daycare; Spring Break Spring Sucks; video games to pass the time; the premiere installment of Normal Food Copy; multitudinous visitors to the bar; pixel art then and now; be courteous or gtfo; ensnared in the pizza app; Like A Dragon (the Japanese mafia); toy loyalties and identity; how not to use a Super Famicom, and Phone Phun wins the day! Full disclosure: This podcast received a free shipment of Nickelodeon Acoustic Floam.
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Sun, 19 March 2023
Are we having fun yet? No? Sorry, was it rude to ask? OK, well, it's time for a new No More Whoppers, and we *did* have fun! In this rodeo: pivoting to video, and pivoting to oatmeal; IPvSucks; Mario redubs; more Seinfeld ADR; talkin' Gak; "lost ID" stories; what word is bugging Alex this week?!; going broku for Boku, and a voicemail that may be admitted as evidence! This podcast is made of fine Alcantara.
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Sun, 19 February 2023
It's snacktime for your brain's mouth! This time around, Alex's whirlwind week and eyewear woes; Ray's job hunt continues; it's cool to stay in school!!; the deceptive breakfast; running down the latest Nintendo Direct; summer's back, baby; DS & 3DS classics; indie RPGs and the pointlessness of "love letters"; bad career moves from Duane, and miscellaneous game talk cleanup! Our Michelin rating has finally been revoked! ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 22 January 2023
New year, old men! On this podcast, we cover goose news (it's not good!); the Christmas report featuring glasses, bricks, and more customer service follies; how does a restaurant work?; Alex's virgin excursion with Xbox; updates on the highly-contested Pixel Remasters; Ray's cleanin' house; the return to Sound Bigot; lovin' that chicken, hackin' that 3DS, and a voicemail about... something?! This podcast is known in some cultures as "The Unspeakable Ones." ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 18 December 2022
We're rolling credits on 2022! This month, we recount Ray's internet saga; Alex gets the jabbo cuatro; the first Pixies show in Nagoya; how to sleep-train your child; the spectacle of the Game Awards; warming up to FFXVI; Alex succumbs to severe customer service anxiety; fundamental disagreement over the very concept of a Mario movie; unboxing Yuji Naka & The Secret Knowledge; cheap games, minimal disappointment; mobage mo' problems; phone phun; the superfluous CostCo, and Netflix, more like Notflix! You cannot be ejected from a Honeybaked Ham for blasting this podcast! ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 20 November 2022
It's No More Whoppers, the holiday gourd of podcasts! This time around: a rousing start with all the bad things that happened; our pivot to video; mini Geneses and phantastic stars; revisiting Village; and basically a lot more video game talk because it's comforting and we need it right now! And the Scatman. This podcast needs to be extremely hardcore. ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 23 October 2022
October, the tenthest month of the year! In tonight's episode, Ray gets boosted even further; evangelizing the Bokuverse; return to Eataly; developments in The Great Seinfeld Rewatch; deep within the clutches of move depression; regrets and reminiscence; The Super Mario Brothers Computer Graphics Feature Film; Twitter derangement syndrome; Butt Phun; Alex's futile mat search, and Stitcher still sucks! Fax me back, it's urgent! ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 18 September 2022
You'll just have to accept it: there's another new episode of No More Whoppers. On the docket this time: electric cars; VERY high-speed DSL; your favorite website; the latest baby bloopers; the yearly KFC binge; Doom is like Picross; Alex is a car model (not that kind), and ninja turtle-based social anxiety. This podcast supports adding widgets like weather and a world clock. ==MUSIC== |
Sat, 13 August 2022
Come melt with us! This month, Ray's trip to Eataly; Tales From Birthscene; Toyotal Recall; medieval malarkey; Alex's very normal brain; real estate, real problems; RPGs all around; a visit from Fun Elemental Maddie; NTT & The Legend of the Old Building, and a singular Phone Phun! Why don't they just make the whole NES out of the black box? ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 17 July 2022
Like a rally car navigator, we're telling you this is a very long easy ep! Maybe! Talked about this time: tiny people; stress headaches; plenty on la pizza and la pasta; Al's new adventures in remote voice work AND trying to find the perfect audio equipment; Resident Evil for what; bona fide bar celebs, and a delicious throwback to episode 1. This podcast delivers constant positive air pressure. ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 12 June 2022
We're lean, mean, and full of bream! This month, the mystery of Soundplant; Osaka and the chamber of sound editing; Ray's Math Munchers; good grief, yet another health check; Tonari no Subtitles; XI turns XX and XIV turns savage; Japan gives Covid to specially selected tourists; 0-factor authentication; the new version of a game called SaGa; video'd games; a weekend in the mountains; dealing with drunkos; Ray's Skunkbusters, and morose phone phun! This podcast knew you could do it! ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 15 May 2022
It's us two ones for this three twos! This ep: hiding the thunder; dudes are *so* dumb; you can't spell "health" without "Al" and more medical follies; staring down real estate hell in Japan; Ray's got a date with your Playdate; Al just cannot stop thinking, and voicemail about our new cohost! This podcast is taking on 100% of the legal and financial responsibility. ==MUSIC== |
Sun, 17 April 2022
April GHOULS! This month, streams are back, baby; who owns whom; digging into the E3 swag bin; Alex: Origins; the ornery Switch; FFVII talk; Alex's booster concerns; a visit from the Australian contingent; poking our heads into the pantheon of Kemco garbage; childhood sports; the open world sweet spot; the quirks of sobriety; Patman the weeb; updating language, and truncated phone fun! Keep it to a tight 90, ya cretins!
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Sun, 20 March 2022
It's Month Marchness and we're paying off! This time around, old man yells at school; our new "keebs" (don't worry we don't actually say that); loving the purps; the eggcellent Egret Mini; so many Square Enix games we should be sponsored; allowing each other to goof; Lasik? More like La-sucks; feeling highly sensitive about high sensitivity, and phone calls about our favorite topic: pronunciation! This podcast is like talking, but violent! |
Sun, 13 February 2022
Celebrating a decade of delight! This year, Ray runs down the ins and outs of home ownership; marking ten whole years with Drink Booze Copy; Alex's empathy curse; the mystery of the ocarina; bitten by radioactive spoilers for Spiderman: No Way Home; putting the personal computer to bed; savage eye strain and the search for static; Alex & The Secret Game; Phoenix Wright's many phoibles; PSOh no!; Ray revisits Red Dead Redemption; opinions on puroresu; health and safety facts you need to know!; Caramello down under; getting right with the IRS; two late bloomers bloomin', and a couple of phone phun knuckleheads! You must attach this podcast to your Form 1040 if you made over $100 last year! |
Sun, 16 January 2022
It's 2022 and the Age of Whopperius is upon us! We ring it in with discussion, complaints, and arguments about: watching other people play D&D; the almost-new house for Ray; a new batch of insane weirdos visiting Critical Hit; resurrecting a matrix; hey remember DVDs?; The best flavor of Calorie Mate, and wildly imbalanced lengths of voicemails! This podcast can still be transmitted through cloth masks. |
Sun, 19 December 2021
O Holy Smokes!! This month, Ray disposes of a body; the landmark case of dogs v. cats; collegiate discourse; the ongoing quest to discard negativity; Japan locks the door; discarding the smugness of hot takes; the versatility of fifty bucks; revisiting other people's classics; spoiler-free Endtalkin'; Ray tries Microsoft's "X-box", and Alex likes Marvel's "X-Men"! We'll be in the lobby signing wool sweaters! |
Sun, 28 November 2021
Congratulations, you're the proud new owner of an episode of No More Whoppers. Only you can enjoy this content: video games in string form; more Pixel Remasterings; why DO salarymen drown their sorrows?; stay tuned for Mayor Jason; Prez sez school is for losers; Ray's moving into a terrarium or something; righteous anger towards NTT; game stories are bad, and a very long voicemail! This podcast is not the one about junk food. |
Sun, 31 October 2021
It's the spookiest possible Sunday! This week, the death of Cokey "Sug Knight" Sugiyama; Alex returns to regular hours; an impromptu trip to a cartoon doctor; vax facts; an Atsugiri update; Ray battles hoarseness and loses Judgment; a livestream to celebrate the emerald anniversary; chair upgrades all around; a substantial brush upgrade; unfocused Asia roundup; Alex scales back the streams; Phone Phun; when to quit recommending, and WOWboy Bebop! This podcast is eligible for free shipping! |
Sun, 3 October 2021
Storm's a-brewin', but it's just NMW, so it's more like a gust of air. This time, we discuss the fallout of the FFIV pixel kerfuffle; Al goes chair shopping; fever dreams on tape; plenty more on creative struggles; getting gaga for SaGa, and tracking true crime! This podcast must be inserted 1/2 to 3/4 inside the nostril and rubbed in a circular motion at least four times. |
Sun, 5 September 2021
We're on shore leave and in your neighborhood! This week, drink food copy right out of the gate; a brief exploration of sugar; unexpected Twitch guests; the games of summer; revisiting the biggest box office hit of 1994; the pipe dream of making Partner; Sega Picross... on Nintendo?!; Alex bounces immediately off of a particular indie RPG; a whole heap of game design talk; Spider-Man: No Way From Homecoming; Alex Kidd in AR World; adequate beer garden meat; heated quibbling over pixels, and a couple of fans who literally phoned it in! Our house dressing is now FDA-approved in all 50 states! |
Sun, 8 August 2021
What kind of japes are you in for this time? Well, we've finally found a third subject to talk about on this show: "wacky foreigner" characters from Japan! The classic "Mr. James" returns, but first, livestream updates; Big Desk Update; a barbed argument about Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters; Al's awkward voice over encounters; Olympic music fails; how's that Crayon Shin-Chan summer vacation anyway? And how's Alex going to blow his tax money? This podcast is like having a portable *radio!* |
Sun, 4 July 2021
Lengthy podcasts in your area! This week, stimulant discussion as we hunt for raw, unadulterated Pepsi; Discord discourse; Atsugiri Jason update 2021; booze returns to Critical Hit as Japan continues to deal with COVID; newly unearthed footage from the film "The Super Mario Brothers"; wrapping up the energy desert we call E3; getting into Intergrade; box quotes of days yore; Ray explodes on Twitch; exploring more Japanese commercials of the 90s; microphone etiquette cont'd, and movie tropes condemned! No shoes in the dojo! |
Sun, 6 June 2021
Fortune finds you with a gift of a new ep! You get a big helping of chat about bank-like marriage; movin' moms; streamin' Rays; RE Eightage; and of course, our report on the recent Dragon Quest 35th anniversary announcements (and any other game related to it, for some reason), plus phone calls akimbo! This podcast is free with verified photo of receipt of any five (5) Combos products. |
Sun, 9 May 2021
We're half vaxed and fully taxed! This week, finally, a new rig; Alex steams over a Steam SaGa saga; Ray perfects his personal computing space; adventures in vaccination; Japan still pluggin' away at those Olympics; stimulus ups and downs; Ray's tax hiccups; Resident Evil Fo(u)r VR; where do visuals go from here?!; Alex's semantic linguistic meltdowns; exploring the Reminiscence Method; radio comes alive!; making games playable in 2021; Phone Phun: Awkward Memories Edition; one final Retro Achievements vent, and the boundaries of romhacks! This podcast is a real threat in the muktuk-eating contest! |
Sun, 18 April 2021
From our mouth to yours, it's the latest in Whopperisms! We're both changing computers and soundboards, which is just one of our problems; we updated our merch?! (Mostly just stickers, buy some stickers); wresting an old Twitter from the hands of criminals; tales of two convenience stores; just give Alex a business receipt; loving livestreaming, hence all the complaining; a moment to learn about animal fat; failing the gifted class, and a certain caller exposed! This podcast don't know from Adam. |
Sun, 21 March 2021
Coming at you live from the NoMoWo Dawgg Ppoundd! This week, a bevy of news from 7-11; Alex stumbles on stimulus; an echo from SCROLL history; Problematic Fighter II; FFXIV or Perfect Strangers?; Phone Fun; Bravely Defaulting yet again; making the (inter)grade with FFVII; an eleventh hour dream corner, and a fifth-installment wish list! This podcast is part of your process! |
Sun, 28 February 2021
No one is safe from this almost-three-hour chat-em-up! Lots to discuss, including Ray's new podbunker; a Fraioli DNA update; moving trucks and eating sammies; Ray attains Sega enlightenment; Alex cozies up to the town of Gero; why Mario Kart is like bread; Shin-chan's summer has got Ray's number; and in FFXIV, what happened to my gold!? Plus half a dozen bit-tastic voicemails. This podcast has been deleted by a moderator. |
Sun, 17 January 2021
2021, year of the aux cable! This week, a return to stately Barnholt Manor; musings on the legume father and podcast theme songs; Ray’s big move and the dream of the recording room; Alex wrestles with Lawson; the dregs of FFXIV discord; fast-trackin’ some edumacation; a single shining voice mail in the night, and Alex discusses sobriety one year in! You may exchange this podcast for one of equal or lesser value! |
Sun, 3 January 2021
The only way out of this podcast is through! Ray's still up north, so it's another phone-tastic episode. Listen to us discuss the always-engaging audio settings; a very localized coffee shortage; gaming before school?!; hanging on by a stimulus thread; the NEO NeoGeo!; a burrito a day makes you very fat; acting Like a Dragon; today we can finally see a showdown between Cloud and Sephiroth; my country for 28 yen; our employee evaluations; getting all the regional variations of the vaccine; we finally found a new topic on the podcast: music; and getting VERY fired up about garbage! This podcast beats grease better than the leading brand. |
Sun, 13 December 2020
Literally phoning it in! This week, Ray calls in from the happeningest beach house on the coast; the art of saying no; snagging the elusive PS5; FFXIV is not ideal for streaming; low-key Thanksgivings all around; Ray brushes up for the SAT (Sega Aptitude Test); the PC slow-build; striving for stream stability; Alex gets skittish; keeping the bar legal for less; grappling with waifu culture; a fresh round of voice mails; a surprise visit from Mr. 3D0; missing the point of comedy by over-examining it, and is Fraioli even real? Beach life is the life for this podcast! |
Sun, 22 November 2020
You can't spell "ZOZ" without 202! On this go-around, following up with Fraiolo; Will Ray manage to buy a PS5 live on-air?!; we MONITOR Alex figuring out how to buy a display; the lease is loose; the legend of Kabuki Joe; Alex tries a modern video game with the Alexiest results; Metal Wolf or Joe Biden?; more scintillating talk about how to record audio, and our first voicemails to 805-NMW-TALK! Podcasting has no limits. |
Sun, 1 November 2020
Just in time for your baby shower! This week, a look back at our inaugural stream; Alex's troubles in Cheevland; the perks of Miruhako!; Ray suffers more classroom idiocy; the eventual acquisition of adult skills; zen and the art of automobile maintenance; Yak's back, baby!; the pitfalls of new translations; Fired up for Emblems; FFXIV talk?! You bet!; calling all long-time listeners first-time callers; trouble at the polls for Mr. Fraiolo, and dealing with braggadocious nerds! Vote, ya bingus! |
Sun, 4 October 2020
We're finally 200 episodes old, and we don't look a day over 199! Please enjoy our favorite moment from the recent past, wherein we did an episode about other memories from the recent past; how computers work; a whole lot of Matts; Microsoft's Bethesda buy-festa; Alex's hands continue to be incompatible with phones; voice acting updates; Cinema Sukiyaki, and we address your burning requests that were already addressed earlier in the episode! This podcast is not getting older, it's getting better. |
Sun, 6 September 2020
The $1.99 special! This week, the VO gigs keep rolling in; a double dose of snack food copy with deep Asian flavor; Ray’s back to school special and the best and worst of college professors; The Mario Brothers; the DC roster in the Kombat Zone; FFXIV and a lesson in RPG music; Moon musings; a poseur of an Overnerd, and dreams of office life! We’ve updated our terms of service! |
Sun, 16 August 2020
Your favorite pacific rimmers are back! First, a piece of lost media is recovered and changes our lives; Al patches FF14 and wants friends; Ray shares Suikoden by the seashore; pushing the boulder of Twitch partnership; sobriety stories; a beast tribe called quest; MitsuBEEshi, and Overnerds expose the seedy underbelly of parody songs! You will believe a gold can be found. |
Sun, 26 July 2020
July, what a country! This week, the wild world of streaming; Ray wraps up the semester early; it wouldn’t be a show without FFXIV talk; Ray’s GPU thinks outside the box; hardware aesthetic and the power of purple; nature returns to the bar; the controller world’s finest; the new version of a game called Shin M’gammy Tansei; Alex runs down the top tourist attractions of Nagoya; a pair of odious Overnerds, and Alex’s Patreon problems and Twitch triumphs! Let this podcast be your mask! (but also wear a real one ffs) |
Sun, 28 June 2020
How much can we pack into this one? Well, let's take a look: today it's all about the relationship between wind and microphones; Alex has another dream with a staggering new segment name; the mid-30s threshold; Cram School Confidential; donut bags; BLM in NGO; towers of Chris; how DARE you record a video game; Sumsan; at least two arguments about math, and Ray plays Earth Defense Force INSIDE the console! This podcast is found artwork. |
Sun, 7 June 2020
Buckle in, boyo! This week, more unconscious brain antics from Alex; sweaty VR; Ray’s miraculous mic mods; zen and the art of motor oil maintenance; the state of stimulus in Japan; Ray knocks another semester outta the park; Tax Talk!; finally diving into FFVII Remake spoilers; Tuesdays with Doubutsu no Mori; the new version of an anime called Dragon Quest; boy, TV in the 90s, huh?; sad news from Terrace House; a rousing dose of Fan Fun; big news for fans of Patreon!; Alex no VO Daibouken; audio snobbery, and black lives continue to matter! For real! Don’t sleep on this shit! |
Sun, 17 May 2020
Hey, where ya goin'? It's a new NoMoWo! Yeahhh get back here. This ep: a newfound kinship over murder hornets; Ray is a microPHONY; what time IS it in Japan?; Alex heads back to work, somewhat, and Ray plays FFXIV just in time for that rapscallion Alex to make a new komedy kwiz! This podcast is the choice of a new generation. |
Sun, 26 April 2020
Welcome back to the Neverending Pasta Bowl of podcasts! This week, reminiscing about our late-90’s homepages; requisite quarantine updates; Alex’s Small-Dream Mini-Corner; the discord within Discord; XIV in 14 marches ever onward; all manner of Residents Evil; Ray returns to the Yakuza (the Japanese Mafia); the Final Fantasy remake that sets every child’s heart aflutter, and keep it to yourself, Netflix! Friend us on XBAND! |
Sun, 12 April 2020
We're here for the taking, and here for the TALKING! This ep: the masks we wear; postponed bar quizzes; good times for the new version of a game called All of Them!; Alex stars in Relic Hunter; блок; The Wizard celebrated; we're writing The 2zard, and don't miss Alex sharing his new VO reel! This podcast lives by the groove. |
Sun, 22 March 2020
We’re out of beta! This week, life disrupted by that darned virus; Alex dives into YouTube; Ray stocks up on jugs; unpacking Dragon Quest: (Y)our Story; road trip!!; NoMoPho(ne games); honoring some generous donors, and chess talk?! Use this podcast as your hand-washing song! |
Sun, 1 March 2020
It's March Month at your local calendar dealer! This time around, Ray moves to a familiar locale; a very apologetic dental adventure with Alex; the boys unleash True Sass; sandwich roleplay; hired dragoons; Bin Bin's summer vacation; how much does it cost to copy something at the library, anyway? Plus Fan Fun has new Overnerds and Facebook Likes! This podcast now comes in Orange Vanilla. |
Sun, 9 February 2020
Still uncompromised by Shadow, Inc.! This week, mourning a Doug; Ray continues his adventures in academia; dealing with insufferable personalities; a stressful move on the horizon?!; Japanese furniture is the tops; revisiting Netflix; the importance of cohesion in the creative process; game dev talk and Alex’s muddled brain; Facebook Likes, and what makes a game bar-worthy! Don’t miss our 3.2 million-dollar Super Bowl spot! |
Sun, 19 January 2020
NMW enters 2020 with bells on! (The bells were left on after Christmas.) We chat about our new place on the Greenlit Podcast Network, but it's largely business as usual, which of course means... talking about Final Fantasy a lot?! OK well, that and how to hack PlayStations; what we did over X-Mas, including a shockingly good flight for Al, and Ray going to prison; an update on Ray's report card; sharks; the versatility of lightsabers, and paying Japan for absolutely nothing! This podcast is where the rubber meets the road. |
Sun, 15 December 2019
Closing out the decade in style! We start things off with an extreme energy drink kampai; Alex’s Mini Dream Corner; Ray wraps up his Fall semester; we cover Ray being blue over a Blu-ray cover; more cool NoMoWo fans make the CH pilgrimage; the joys of making dumb videos and being misunderstood in general; requisite video game talk; more of those abhorrent Facebook Likes; Alex’s fryer woes, and the fun of summertime themes! We ain’t no tories! |
Sun, 24 November 2019
Mute your TV and sync this up to Disney Plus! Some things happen this time: A new recorded Alex dream; we plan an epic Japan trip; game talk including Death Stranding, Yakooza, and Pokoomon; Norman Doofus; more on Ray's *school daze!*; the final Cinema Sukiyaki, and Facebook Likes AND Overnerds! What is this, 2014?! |
Sun, 6 October 2019
Back to business after a vivacious vow renewal! This week, Ray is relaunched as the Ray Slim; taking a leisurely DQ stroll with Al; the new version of a phone called iPhone; Mario Kart hits the road; boy, college sure is weird!; a bit of somber news from Japan; the triumphant return of a fan favorite; Alex’s thoughts for the future, and the Switch Lite is a winner! Pre-order the NoMoWo Mini today! |
Sun, 21 July 2019
Oh, were we NOT releasing episodes? Well, here's one. We catch up on some gamin' news (Smash Bros. with THAT character!); the wide world of Ray's magazines; one more month until Al's fake-real wedding; GOLF?!; when is a cooldown not an ability?; cookie-covered almonds, and we take some listener Qs! This podcast is on some sort of extended trial run. |
Sun, 12 May 2019
We’re back after boycotting April! This month, we cover our respective Golden Week adventures, including the CH Pub Quiz and Operation Retrieve Games; podcasts and the Canadian accent; Ray finishes a Final Fantasy and we discuss the pre-FF7 PS1 JRPGs; Alex as a semi-responsible corpse; 2B or not 2B; virtual housing is horseshit; spoiler-filled discussion of the 4th Doom book “Endgame”; Ray sees Hamilton and musical talk ensues, and Alex is visited by an old friend! This podcast doesn’t even have tax returns! |
Sun, 24 March 2019
Back with spunk, whatever that is! We open big with Alex's wrestling injury; the new version of a... yeah, that, and some other RPGs; Ray is *finally* a true retro gamer; new tales from the security conference; and now he has TIME for those retro games!; remembering when Alex was a movie extra; spidered men; bees; Fan Fun gets a name wrong, and Alex nearly gets a Cameo account, stay tuned! This podcast was submitted to Attorney General William P. Barr for review. |
Sun, 10 February 2019
Ringing in the Year of the Bore! In another exciting return, Alex samples a new Burger King offering; Ray continues the mod lifestyle; video game talk; Alex’s sad news; weight loss and gain; short winter days; Alex is pension for a bruisin’; holiday fun!; game transplants; the latest in Utada Hikaru gossip leads into recent game talk; Alex preps for his vow renewal, and a PlayStation5?! Stay tuned for Diagnosis Murder! |
Sun, 9 December 2018
We’re young, dumb, and full of FUN! This week, some final DQXI thoughts; Smash Ultimate is upon us; Critical Hit is Critical BACK!; Alex’s Dream Corner; what the hell is a Jingle Bell Rock; the long-awaited return of, uh, The Cinema Balcony’s Sukiyaki Is Closed; Ray enters Sega Heaven; Final Fantasy XIV again?!; gigantic game installs are dumb, and a very real crowdfunding argument! Please, swipe right! |
Sun, 14 October 2018
It’s more of this, it seems! This month, west coast vs. east; streams are happening; tax troubles; a segment without media talk?!; Ray’s tire issues; scooters are weird; Japan’s issues with hito-sourcing; social networking is worthless; bar visits from cool people!; Alex’s cheese addiction; the boys talk physical fitness; middling media talk; Picross and Picross variants; Mega Man 11 talk; the dangers of Japanese data entry; Jurassic talk; Ray enjoys Solo; Japan’s natural disasters, and the wonders of dealing with Japanese wedding companies! This podcast is up for a supreme court seat. |
Sun, 23 September 2018
Back in the swing of things! Get ready for tales of Aladdin the musical; the new version of a game called etc.; a long-awaited Critical Hit update; Alex misunderstands the Cola Wars; the boys argue over absolutely nothing; the triumphant return of Fan Fun and Overnerds!; more game talk and VR is weird, and Alex was on some shows! Elections are coming up so write us in! |
Sun, 5 August 2018
This week's episode is a real... recording! On deck: extremely Californian adventures; Alex has stories of Foot, Phone and Fun, specifically: a foot destroyed by sandals; a new phone and a less evil plan; and an exciting new development that could save Critical Hit!(?) This podcast waits for you atop the Aggro Crag. |
Sun, 22 July 2018
A bulky boffo box of bodcasting! This time, we chat about Ray's loss of teeth; Biohazard bumbles; what 10x10 Tetris is; and exploring the bullshit surrounding video game bars WRT Alex! This podcast is a Comic-Con exclusive. |
Sat, 2 June 2018
The episode centers on Raven and Chelsea attempting to use magic to attend the Halloween party of Raven's nemesis, Alana. While the plan works, a mistake in their spell-casting causes them to turn into cows. In the subplot, Cory tries to convince his parents that he's too old to be trick or treating with them. |
Sun, 13 May 2018
This time, we start off spicy with a check-up on why Alex hates his talented and handsome co-host; an Infinity of Marvel movies; pee minding; social mishaps abound at an industry conference; Funky Kong's ASMR; expat weirdos; Al's latest Final Fantasy obsession; audience Q&A, and some jerks from long ago. This podcast puts the calorie count right on the front. |
Sun, 25 February 2018
Happy equinox! This month, Alex’s tongue troubles; Ray settles into the new job; imagining our bizarro selves; Jeremy Grigson appears on international television; Alex refuses to kick his FFVI habit; Blocko Talko; tales from the bar; Shadow of the Colallex; discussion of various television programmes; Black Panther is a cool dude; mobile dev talk and go play Blast Rush!; the non-presence of podcasts in Japan, and coworkers galore! Experience this podcast in virtual reality! |
Sun, 28 January 2018
There's a little podcast in all of us. In this one, there's talk about jobs old and new; lively pedestrians; sneaky cousins; AF hearts FF; a revelatory first edition of Hospital Stories; the Pizza Loop goes to Best Buy; more video game crap, and many more grievances! This podcast is true journalism. |
Sun, 24 December 2017
'eyyy Merry Christmas! Stuff THIS up your stocking! |
Sun, 15 October 2017
Download this, you SOB! Everybody's lacking sleep on this episode, but there's a whole host of #Japan this time around; the adventures of Sluttyman; more amazing Alex memory tricks; superb Nintendo; Fat Beach Boys; Donkey Kongery; new beds; redoing Blade Runner; sad Muniz news, and plenty of screaming. This podcast is good for what ails ya. |
Mon, 14 August 2017
It’s DQ season again! We open with Alex’s take on the new version of a game called etc. plus miscellaneous game talk; Ray’s luxurious new table; The Great Pizza Debate; TV talk; Boku no Drug Cartel; Alex reads more Italian tweets, and we take your questions from Twitter! We are the axis of evil. |
Sun, 2 July 2017
Oh yeah, this thing! This week: a farewell to dumb; more travails of bar ownership; mistaken bikedentity; Jacko storms Toys 'R' Us-o; E3 brought to you by Car; porn huts; Krang twang; Wonder Woman's world war, and Crunch Tators lore. This podcast's colors don't run. |
Sun, 14 May 2017
What a hiatus that was! This week, Al’n’Ray froth over that darned Dragon Quest series; the various Kickstarters; the return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the nature of riffing; dissecting The Guy With The Iron-Clad Fist and other Marvel talk; an oral history of Almost Live, and Persona 5 is alive! This podcast is fake news! |
Sun, 2 April 2017
We sniff the breath of the wild and chat about Enix soliciting noms for Dragon Quest poet laureate; the latest(?!) Switch; Alex gets hitched on paper; Doctorb Strange; my CU; WE answer YOUR questions; Obama plays Contra, and Al peppers the podcast with patrons. This podcast is Australian for "beer." |
Sun, 26 February 2017
Welcome to Barnoli’s America! This week, snack food copy right out of the gate!; Ray almost gets washed away in torrential flooding; mild E3 disparagement; Alex Pokemon GOES to the parks; App Talk!!; mail mishaps and pizza talk; the emotional drainage of modern games; some tearjerkin’ Fan Fun, and eleventh-hour movie talk! Go fund us on Payola! |
Sun, 12 February 2017
It's a nice sleepy round of fun this week as we discuss island weddings, plucked parcels, having that Yakooza, autograph apathy, pastime cereals, an evil residence, KAZUTECH, and of course, a whole lotta bitching about pronunciation! This podcast is a generous tipper. |
Sun, 22 January 2017
Welcome to the apocalypse! This week, Alex winds down from AGDQ; dealing with idiots in the bar; the boys’ thoughts on Rogue One and the problems with being “dark”; Last Guardian is mostly fun; the semantics of Japanese loan words; that Nintendo Switch sure looks neato!; this week in Bar Talk, mostly negative but some positive; Ray explores the magic of the ZIP disk; a single Overnerd, and the struggles of nerd-bonding! We validate! |
Sun, 25 December 2016
…And a PODCAST in a pear tree?! This week is like the tense holiday dinner you always wanted, with topics like Final Fantasy XV, ancient China, Dragon Quest XI, how to use Twitch, xenophobic deliverymen, and your burning drop questions answered! This podcast had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. |
Sun, 20 November 2016
Bacardi 161?! This week, Alex fails to find the Diminutive Famicom; a mini-mini installment of “The Human Body is Bullshit”; monetary misfortunes and the introduction of Tax Talk!; Pictlogica Final Fantasy is dumb; Alex isolates those darned aliens and ganks ganados; more miscellaneous game talk; Ray dives back into the muzukashii world of nihongo no benkyou, and we take your questions from Twitter! Don’t blame us, we voted for Kodos. |
Sun, 23 October 2016
So monthly, it's technically a magazine! This time we open with DRAGON QUEST!!!; wine country minus wine; A trip to the DRAGON QUEST!!! Museum; virtual INSANITY!; Mother Nature crashes the show; the dope-ass Nintendo Switch, boi; Al's root canal and other dental tales, and an Overnerd urine pyro. All that and more explained! This podcast is takes around 100 hours to complete. |
Sun, 11 September 2016
Never forget… to listen to this episode! This week, Ray gives Alex some new drops; Alex recounts an experience at the Apple Store; Super Mario Run, don’t walk!; PlaySnooze 4 Pro; Nioh is neato!; the boys butt heads over trivial grammatical matters; bar stories as per usual; Alex preps for his annual Tokyo trip; psyching up for the English release of Dragon Quest VII 3DS!; Fan Fun, and another heaping helping of Cinema Sukiyaki! Listen to this podcast and discuss it with your children. |
Sun, 28 August 2016
An episode so late, it's back to school! Join us for a Moranistastic discussion of Final Fantasy concerts; Final Fantasy cousins; Pokemon Go; ridiculous gamers, and a brief but rousing return to Overnerds. This podcast is more valuable if you bag and board it. |
Sat, 9 July 2016
It’s Christmas in July! This week, Ray finally optimizes his automotive setup; Alex is monitored by the stone sentry; Ray celebrates his 33rd sol; belated E3 and video game talk; requisite Critical Hit update; Yahoo Auctions is bullshit; we answer your sparse questions from Twitter!; Alex finally finishes Persona 4, and we pile on the Fan Fun! This podcast implores you to taste the rainbow. |
Sun, 29 May 2016
We're alive and kicking this week. On the docket: Ray's move; Al's legal status; the wedding of the century; aborted interviews; Alex is Never Not hung up on; the long-awaited return of Plane Movies, and Fan Fun is lonnng! This podcast is the latest in steaming technology. |
Sun, 24 April 2016
Look I have to catch a plane tomorrow so just enjoy this shit okay |
Sun, 20 March 2016
Pull up a chair and have a hot link! This week: talk of cars; pastries; questionable behavior at Critical Hit (I mean really… carpet?); Saturday night's all right for fighting -- and social engineering; the world's worst curry slogans; laughs abound in the retro gaming scene; and Fan Fun finally drives Alex insane! This podcast is brought to you by the banjo. |
Sun, 21 February 2016
Four more years! This week, Alex explores NEW more whoppers; Ray emerges mostly victorious from the battlefield of illness; the further adventures of Blocko; Ray dreams of Xbox One imports; the intersection of fantasy and football; aspirations of streaming; why, Atsugiri Jason?; cool Japan vs. hypocritical Japan; the fall of Becky; don’t question Abe or Johnny, and a sampling of Fan Fun! We’ve got it going on! |
Sun, 14 February 2016
The greatest modern musical! This week on the show: the uh, merits of Bayonetta cosplay; preserving X in 10; Firewatchin'; Dragon Quest Blocko is boffo!; seeing what Alex can gank from "AFK;" and searching behind the couch cushions for drops! This podcast has the power to nominate a Supreme Court justice. |
Sun, 31 January 2016
Brought to you by Bacardi! This week, we talk Star Wars, paintings, and Christmas; Alex needs help with games; our best tweets of 2015; video game talk, and Alex finally joins PS Plus!; Bar Talk here ad there; Ray attends SF SketchFest; the joys of AGDQ and charity streaming; Netflix is the best/worst; Rockmen 9 and 10 are very hard; elongated Fan Fun, and Cinema Sukiyaki! Don’t listen to this. |
Sun, 27 December 2015
Zap! Pew! Bwang! This week, it's time for some Star Wars chat (no spoilers); a Christmas delivery for Critical Hit; some dinosaur movie; laptop woes, and the good and bad of really generic RPGs. This podcast is 50% off with purchase of the STAR WARS: BEHIND THE MAGIC Interactive CD-ROM. |
Sun, 29 November 2015
We’re the original Black Friday! This week, we give thanks for several new versions of a game called Dragon Quest!; celebrating Thanksgiving with a list of great things; the horrors of Japanese marketing; X-Files brainstorming; MGSV advice and other video game talk; television and podcast programmes; another bumbling installment of Cinema Sukiyaki, and some big, juicy Fan Fun! Tivo us! |
Sun, 15 November 2015
Now with 33% more free! Thanks to a recent holiday, we go long this week. Lots of Metal Gearin'; slushy drink arguin'; MST3K (and general) Kickstartin'; some quick Fan Fun BUT THEN a new segment about Japanese movie titlin', and some pretty funny old-fashion bullshittin'. This podcast has everything you need to survive at sea. |
Sun, 8 November 2015
What horrors we discuss this week! Ray gets stoned, cranky, and cured; Alex busts his hump at the end of October; video game talk of most shapes and sizes; Chipotle coli; Alex’s bum 3DS; the rigors of working in costume; brewing beer for fun and profit; Fan Fun returns, and we shill for some other podcasts! Look for this podcast in your grocer’s freezer. |
Sun, 18 October 2015
146 is a really high number! Autumn is here and it's a hot time for video games, so feel free to skip discussion of Picross or Dragon Quest Heroes or Metal Gear Solid! No, actually, you might miss talk about Lifetime Balderdash; Rather's Day; new stories from Critical Hit; and Red Lobsterburger! This podcast is a tribute to the podcasts that died so that we may live. |
