Best Budiak Podcasts (2026)

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Episode 144: 37 Year Old Man Child 34:57

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7+ y ago34:57

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Oh, folks. This week, I botch the opening, admit how terrible I am at this, and talk on and on about turning 37. I make uneducated statements about whisky and finally count up how many square feet of Islay I own, talk about being poor and breaking a tooth (on a cheap taco), and how spending a lot of time running is a total waste. cheap game reviews…

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Episode 143: Never Have I Ever 1:48:12

7+ y ago1:48:12

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Oh folks. As your dwindling numbers shock and appall, I carry on with my guest Aquanine making a comeback. We talk on and on about Kubla Con, board games, and things we've never done. Enjoy. Or don't. I really don't care.

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Episode 142: Punch Drunk Fido Meat 1:17:45

7+ y ago1:17:45

1:17:45

Oh, folks! This episode, a Budiak well into his cups speaks to a stone cold sober LG about an upcoming Shadowrun outing, Soju, embarrassing brick walls, names for depressing broadcasting locations, and enticing one-in-a-lifetime offers to visit war-torn Eastern paradises. email at [email protected] cheap game reviews at fanboyplanet.com…

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Episode 141: Mail Carriers in Heat 26:17

7+ y ago26:17

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OH FOLKS This week, I talk about mail carriers hoarding mail and the dirty secrets of every industry (like searching through pictures at a photomat looking for naked pictures of your customers). [email protected] cheap game reviews at fanboyplanet.com

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Episode 140: Peep This 41:15

7+ y ago41:15

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Oh folks. This week I talk for an abnormally long time about the big doin's in Peepland, answer some questions from LG, and then get serious for about 30 seconds. [email protected] cheap game reviews at Fanboyplanet.com

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Episode 139: Mandatory Fun 36:03

8y ago36:03

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Oh folks. Tonight I knock the rust off and talk about mandatory fun, how douchey the Walking Dead is, dozing of to a Nazi documentary, being a low-energy, almost middle-aged person, and some other crap. [email protected] Cheap game reviews at Fanboyplanet.com

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Episode 138: General Malaise 28:56

8y ago28:56

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Oh folks. Get ready for a low-energy show. After drinking too much last night, I talk about being an alcoholic by the Army's standards, buying a car, being too old to drink Yeager Bombs, 20 year olds drinking gimlets, and how bad Altered Carbon is. Then I read a letter from Toast and talk about the Wonderbag, before talking about the piece of crap …

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Episode 137: Red Hot Slip and Fall 34:13

8y ago34:13

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Oh, folks. This week, I get drunk really quickly, continue on and on about Islay Scotch, dividing opinions (on dirt-tasting scotch), working too much, spicy food, and slipping on ice like a dummy and taking it like a chance. Does anybody actually read this? [email protected] Budiak

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Episode 136: Live Water and VR Pre-Addict 35:31

8y ago35:31

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Oh folks. Here I am, sitting in South Korea, going on and on about raw water, being pre-addicted to virtual reality, eating multiple pounds of street-procured soft shell crab, and sous vide cooking. Cheap game requests? Comments? Concerns? [email protected] cheap game reviews at fanboyplanet.com And I'm sure I'll update dynamitegun.com at some…

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Episode 135: Gangnam New Year Blues 47:31

8y ago47:31

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Oh, folks. Spoiler alerts abound (mainly Star Wars based). This week I spend the New Year in Korea talking about how New Year's Eve sucks, Korean shopping malls, and how the Army has made me the saltiest 36 year old on earth. Such fun!

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Episode 134: Hi, mom! 22:26

8y ago22:26

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OH FOLKS! This week I say hi to my mom! Hi mom! Now I have THREE listeners! I also read some special stuff, and talk about some other stuff! Bye, mom! Hi, Toast! [email protected]

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Episode 133: Ffej in da Cave 1:34:13

8y ago1:34:13

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OH FOLKS This week, I return from my unearned furlough with special guest Ffej, and we talk about Black Friday, the hoax of Cyber Monday, and then (for some reason) talk about Reddit for about an hour. Join us as we wax idiotic about Secret Santa recipients and the seedy underbelly of the Front Page of the Internet. Yes! Watching people die, laughi…

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Episode 132: Korean Game Reviews 54:31

8+ y ago54:31

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OH FOLKS! Sorry for the delay. This episode I tackle the various incarnations of William Shatner's Rocket Man, bad game journalists, aging, cordyceps zombies, general mushroom biology for some reason, the inherent comedy of the North Korea showdown, and The Orville. Check out Dean Takahashi's fateful play through of Cuphead on Youtube with the foll…

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Episode 131: Brain Altering Spirits 56:28

8+ y ago56:28

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OH FOLKS A big welcome back to me! Right?! This week I talk about coming home to a dirty house, leaving a salad in the fridge for three months, eating too much pork, drinking Unicum for the first time, how the Soldiers at the Nuremberg rally didn't want to be there, sucking at Battlefield 1, North Korea, South Korea, Korea, military exercises, Noot…

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Episode 131: Carpathian Car Cast Two 24:52

8+ y ago24:52

24:52

Oh, folks. This time I whip around post-op unit Eastern Europe's hairpin turns, all the while regaling you all with harrowing tales of wayward GPS, gravel roads, near-sighted experiences, and foot-smellin' cheese. Yes!

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Episode 130: Carpathian Car Cast One 16:51

8+ y ago16:51

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OH FOLKS. This time I speak to you from behind the wheel of my fabulous rental car as I zip along a spirited mountain road in Eastern Europe. Terror! Thrills! Dangerous driving! Small T-shirts! Pork! Terrifying motorists! All this can be yours!

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Episode 130: Euro Trip 43:55

8+ y ago43:55

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OH FOLKS This week I drink rye whiskey, go on and on about Eastern Europe, buying new jeans, skinny jeans, slim fit jeans, and other horrific fashions, Tiger Woods' Pain, his prospective reading list for his work trip, missing his kitty cat, and some other crap. Send him an email at [email protected]…

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Episode 129: Deep Forest Health Problems 46:03

8+ y ago46:03

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OH FOLKS. This week. Budiak rails on military health surveys, gives a nasty review of Hell or High Water, Veterans in general, Shark tank, and of course, lots of reminiscing or some crap. Send me an email! [email protected]. I don't know who you people are. Check out my cheap game reviews at Fanboyplanet.com…

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Episode 128: Lachrymose Sports Fan 31:41

8+ y ago31:41

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Folks. This week Budiak has retreated to the vast wilderness of the Pacific Northwest to escape the tumult and rancor of city life. Talking about the Klitschko/Joshua fight, losing at Battlefront, answering an email, and pulling a hamstring. email me at [email protected] cheap game reviews at fanboyplanet.com…

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Episode: Of Proats and Bounty Hunters Obscura 54:28

8+ y ago54:28

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OH FOLKS. This week, ol' wine brain embarks on a long screed about this week's refeed, proats, food that doesn't taste like food, and other food things. Budiak then goes on and on about Battlefront, and how the Bounty Hunters are way better now than they were in the actual movie. Then, a semi-cogent review-isa segment about the movie The Founder. O…

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Episode 126: Happy Easter, Dear Leader! 53:02

8+ y ago53:02

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Oh folks! This week I take on the MAN who just fizzled a nuclear missile, talk about how horrendously impatient and lonely I am, and attempt to offer some business advice to a young pastry peddler. email me at [email protected] cheap game reviews at Fanboyplanet.com

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Episode 125: The Champion! 44:56

9y ago44:56

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OH FOLKS. This week I wax athletic about my latest race, talk about the glories of Whole Foods, and rail endlessly about The Walking Dead. Spoiler alert? [email protected] cheap game reviews at fanboyplanet.com Find me on iTunes! I'm not giving you a link. You have to find me!

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Episode 124: Meal Prep and Bad Recipes 39:20

9y ago39:20

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Oh folks. It's about time to leave the U.S.S. Hole. Join Budiak as he rants about trail running, home surgery, spontaneous know-it-alls, the homogeny of food blogs, and the terrors of the deep. send me an email at [email protected] read fancy shmancy cheap game reviews at fanboyplanet.com

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Episode 122: Dive! 46:26

9y ago46:26

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WARNING: disgusting mouth sounds ahead! I have a sore on the bottom of my mouth that has been driving me insane. I keep messing with it with my tongue and you can hear it in the show. I didn't realize that it was so audible. Please give the show a listen...and I assure you that it is far more annoying to me than it is to you. Either way, this week …

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Episode 121: Movin' Out! 36:19

9y ago36:19

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OH FOLKS This week I reveal the new work being done on the bunker, talk about Hacking the Wild, The Walking Dead, why the military is misrepresented in dystopian fiction, and I review some excellent new cat treats! [email protected] dynamitegun.com fanboyplanet.com for cheap game reviews

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Episode 120: Super Woe Sunday 30:35

9y ago30:35

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OH FOLKS. This week I talk about not remembering that it's Super Bowl Sunday, shopping during holidays (and assumed holidays), play a fraudulently titled Youtube Video, issue a mea culpa for not knowing someone's ethnicity, and talk about how much I freaking hate monkeys. Oh, and here's the address for the youtube video I played of the inappropriat…

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#*&%$#SIGNAL INTERCEPT---- 25:31

9y ago25:31

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Oh. Hi there folks. It's been a while. This week, Dash breaks into the podcast feed with an unsanctioned episode. Lights out! Guerrilla Radio! Topics include: A minecraft mod called Blightfall: http://technicpack.net/modpack/blightfall.592618 A podcast called Life/After: http://lif-e.af/ter Another podcast called The Message: http://themessagepodca…

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Episode 119: No measurements 21:19

9y ago21:19

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Oh, folks. This one is a mixed bag. You can probably skip it. This is what you get when your host is severely sleep deprived and doesn't know what to talk about. Topics? Oh. Ok. Our grandparents not measuring things. Eggshells full of water. Stolen wine. Trouble finding new games. Getting stung by a bee. Punching down. And lots and lots of dead air…

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Episode 118: Happy New Year? 37:42

9y ago37:42

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OH FOLKS! I wax nostalgic at my time as a servant to my academic masters, tell you about my "Hey Nineteen" fantasy, talk about bad habits and the formation of some such, and some other highly amusing crap. Oh, and Darts video conspiracies! Email [email protected] Like me on iTunes. What, please? You want me on my knees? YOU WONT GET IT!…

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Episode 117: Punt! 2:51

9y ago2:51

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OH FOLKS! Tonight's show is short. Technically at work, I can't really bring in the New Year properly. From my blown out, flaming, yet still damp and spooky missile silo, I kick this one on down the road for an entire year. Check back tomorrow!

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Episode 116: Riding the Storm Out 33:28

9y ago33:28

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OH FOLKS! This week, I decide to wait it out in the bunker after the results of our presidential election. I talk about the bedlam in the streets, capitalize on a man's vicious beating, and sample some canine holiday chow. Don't you hate the word chow? I hate it. Just hearing it makes me think of dog food. Then, I smack my lips and make all kinds o…

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Episode 115: Gimme Shelter 29:10

9y ago29:10

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OH folks. This week I bring you into the dank, dark underbelly that is my personal fallout shelter. I've decided to hunker down here until the inevitable social unrest following the presidential election is sure to bring. Also, a review of a startling new development in the pumpkin spice world! email be at [email protected] instagram @dynamite…

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Week 114: So Civilized 51:02

9y ago51:02

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OH FOLKS! This week I give you my live, first impressions of Civilization 6 for Mac. See, it's special because I'm talking about the Mac version, and not the PC version that came out like four days ago. So it's still fresh. Sort of. Follow along, if you dare, with one of the most bewilderingly slow 45 minutes in Podcast history (except for all the …

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Episode 112: Banana what? 42:00

9y ago42:00

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OH FOLKS. Budiak gets white girl wasted this week unnecessarily and rants on about why he hasn't posted a show in five weeks, Nuka World, Blue Apron, cooking shows, and banana water. Yep. Banana water. Go ahead and send him an email at [email protected] website www.dynamitegun.com Cheap Game reviews at fanboyplanet.com Facebook.com/dynamitegun…

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Episode 111: Recycled bits 47:09

9+ y ago47:09

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Oh, folks. This week I bring an old conversation back from the dead. Yes, in defiance of all logic and HIPAA laws, I play the 40-some-odd minute pre-show conversation I had with Nik Caesar a few weeks ago. Oh yeah, it's that good. Talking about bloated feet, sodium, paleo, HAM radio, and eBay? Sign me up! Find me on these incredibly popular platfor…

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Episode 110: Gone Fishin' 30:42

9+ y ago30:42

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Oh, yeah. After an unnecessary absence, I return to rant about work/life balance, disappointment, and the daily struggle of the working stiff in the face of a busy email box. Then I talk about fishing! Yes! Find me on these incredibly popular platforms!! Instagram @dynamitegun Twitter @dynamitegun facebook.com/dynamitegun Listen on Stitcher: http:/…

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Episode 109: Top 22 2:43:02

9+ y ago2:43:02

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OH FOLKS! This one will have you shuffling through your DVD/VHS/Betamax catalog and THROWING IT IN THE TRASH! Special guest Nik Caesar joins me on an exploratory journey through my favorite 22 movies of all time. Also, young listeners be warned! Explicit language abounds in some of the movie clips. You have been cautioned! Find me on these incredib…

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Episode 108: Happy Veteran Flashbacks day! 17:54

9+ y ago17:54

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Happy Fourth of July! Or as I like to call it, Veteran Flashback day. Or, Terrorize a Combat Vet day. This week I talk a bit about my weekend at Toledo Bend Lake and the hideous tableau I witnessed, terrible California-legal fireworks, and ignoring cute Korean girls on the beach. Trigger warning: Nickelback. Really loud Nickelback. Find me on these…

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Episode 107: The Baddest Back 33:22

9+ y ago33:22

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This week, I chronicle how bad my back is, talk about pain, Donald Trump's wrestling days (very briefly), and how dangerous it is to admit to a problem. Go check out my book, The Prettiest Doll of Them All at Blurb: http://www.blurb.com/b/7088531-the-prettiest-doll-of-them-all BTW the game is still up! Go check it out, if you can figure out how! ht…

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Episode 106: Urban Worm Farming 1:15:33

9+ y ago1:15:33

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Hi. This week I talk to Dash about Starbucks Gold Club membership, composting, the virtues of binge-watching, and some of the finer points of Apple's fight against technology pirates. We also discuss a game called Factorio- a mind-numbing automation simulator. Find it on Steam. They don't pay me, so you can go search for it yourself. With bonus, pa…

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Episode 105: Vern II 1:16:13

9+ y ago1:16:13

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OH FOLKS. This week, join me, Vern Roberts, and a tiny obnoxious bird as we discuss RPGs, whats going on this year at Kubla Con, and getting shot by a million paintballs. Hyperbole abounds! And with SUPER DUPER BONUS "too lazy to edit" BACKSTAGE AUDIO! Kuala Con: Memorial Day Weekend at the San Francisco Airport Hyatt in Burlingame http://www.kubla…

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Episode 104: I fought the lawn (get it?) 18:41

9+ y ago18:41

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This week, I speak to you from the Amazonian jungle of the Sanctuary to bring you tales of woe and herbicide. LAUGH! at my physical trauma! GASP! at my near-deathly allergic responses! CHEER! at my triumph over the unGodly wilds of suburban life! Or something. BTW the game is still up! Go check it out, if you can figure out how! https://github.com/…

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Episode 103: Life Lessons 18:39

9+ y ago18:39

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Oh yeah. This week I take a quick look at some valuable life advice for you, my beloved audience. Both of you. We also mourn the death of an icon. BTW the game is still up! Go check it out, if you can figure out how! https://github.com/bhardin/dynamite_crawl And by the way, it's called Dynamite Crawl. Like Dungeon Crawl, only...with modestly more D…

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Episode 102: Review How To 37:09

9+ y ago37:09

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OH FOLKS Here's a doozy. This week I talk about why the hell I missed last week's show, and what exactly has got me spread so thin. Then, I launch into a ridiculous screed about my game reviewing methodology, and include five tips for reviewing games. From a master game reviewer, me, to you, I give these things. Enjoy! BTW the game is still up! Go …

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Episode 101: Making the Game 2:07:58

10y ago2:07:58

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OH FOLKS. I hope you are comfortable. This week, LG teaches us how to code an interactive dungeon crawler in real time. Was this planned? God no. You know, I often ask myself if shows like this are going to be good. Then I realize, "Good to who?". Exactly. So, strap yourself down for another patented Dynamitegun Real-life process show, in the vein …

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Episode 100: Derek McCaw 1:51:44

10y ago1:51:44

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Oh, folks. This week is an absolute gem. I sit down for a few hours to talk to Derek McCaw of Fanboyplanet.com about comic books, super heroes, conventions, "the hunt", the additive nature of church clothes, and how Aquaman DOESN'T suck. Please enjoy this most highly extended director's cut of the 100th Episode of the Dynamitegun Dot Com Dot Cast. …

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Episode 99: Lost in the Sauce 18:23

10y ago18:23

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This week Budiak mixes uppers and downers, talks about how every handicapped person in North America holla'd at him at the same time (burn victims, too), and writer's block. ...ish. Find me on these incredible popular platforms!! Instagram @dynamitegun Twitter @dynamitegun facebook.com/dynamitegun Listen on Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=7…

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Episode 98: Grenade Launchers and Live Reads 36:13

10y ago36:13

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This week I lament the direction taken by The Walking Dead and live-drunk-read a blog post by friend of the show, LG. ...And for the record, I just realized that the author of Infinite Jest was David Foster Wallace...not "something something Ellis". How embarrassing. Find me on these incredible popular platforms!! Instagram @dynamitegun Twitter @dy…

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Episode 97: By My Lonesome 27:47

10y ago27:47

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This week, I fly solo and talk about garbage holidays, being "that guy", and some other crap. Then, a nice email from BH, a discussion about a discussion by talking about another discussion, and then a mini-review of The People Vs. OJ Simpson. Yes! Find me on these incredible popular platforms!! Instagram @dynamitegun Twitter @dynamitegun facebook.…

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Episode 96: The Gambler 1:23:03

10y ago1:23:03

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This week, I provide a distraction from the humdrum machinations of the National Football League by providing an alternate source of entertainment. Join me and LG as we discuss my poker adventure, H1Z1, and kickstarting in general. Check out H1Z1's reviews at Find me on these incredible popular platforms!! Instagram @dynamitegun Twitter @dynamitegu…