CT RSS Why skew from a plan that has been tested and simulated for over a decade for some brand new plan that has unlimited variables? Cause idk alien covenant that's why. We're back for season 11, talking about what we've been up to; including games like Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, and Brittany's new obsession with Skyrim. We all kind of rip into Alien Covenant and discuss some of its (many) flaws. Check it out! Links from this episode: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS PUBG Highlights Corn Dog ...
Jun 08, 2017•1 hr 1 min
CT RSS We finally did it. We hit another podcasting milestone somehow. Triple digits baby, and Cody and Edi celebrate it just like any other finale by not playing chess. We bring on the staples of the guests with Brittany, Carlos and James' return. We talk about things like the Marvel Netflix shows and Guardian's to get the new perspectives, and look back on the first episodes and see where we came from. Links from this episode: EDC Chester Bennington Chess Talk Ep 3...
May 18, 2017•1 hr 9 min
We're diving deep into some worm holes, or are they warm? We figure that out this week with Roman and Ashley and sans Brittany. Everyone but Cody saw Guardians 2 so they get into that, expect some major spoilers. New music is coming from all angles lately so we try to cover some bands we're super hyped about as of late. More topics as always on this week, check it out! Links from this episode: Wage War Stitch Tactical Nuke But Dropped Tuning Ego Chris Pratt & deaf outrage Guardian's Box Offi...
May 11, 2017•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 42
CT RSS We get right into it this week with some major disappointments going on, the new Guardian's ride at California Adventures, and of course: Fyre Festival. On top of that Edi goes over his recent mini-vacation to San Diego and his excitement for Life is Beautiful in September. Brittany and Cody discuss their opinions on Prometheus and Alien finally, and more this week! Links from this episode: Big Brown Breakdown Podcast Guardians of the Galaxy bomojo Fyre Festival Lawsuit Website Apology Ja...
May 04, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Our cold opens are becoming longer and longer. Maybe we should call them luke warm opens? Podcasting is hard. Brittany and Cody are back from their Disney weekend so that kind of dominates the entire episode this week. We try to touch on some new releases like Outlast 2 and the SNES rumors so if you enjoy hearing those topics, check out this episode! Links from this episode. Outlast II Review Thread Virtual Boy SNES Mini Rumors...
Apr 27, 2017•57 min•Ep. 44
Star Wars just released some trailers and we cannot contain our excitement over it. On top of the excitement we get into some disappoint with Yooka Laylee coming out and Brittany not too happy with Emma Watson in Beauty & the Beast. Check it out and let us know what you think! Bon Iver Grammy's Velvet Negroni Tiger Army Last Jedi Jedi Trailer Battlefront II EA Battlefront II 2005 Yooka-Laylee Kickstarter...
Apr 20, 2017•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 45
Ever have a terrible nightmare? Everyone does, but this past weekend we experienced an awesome nightmare: The American Nightmare tour. Check it out as we go over the tour and our favorite bands of it, we have first time guest Angelo on this week, the genius behind this season and season 8's intro music. We also go over some new movies with Thor and Death Note. Enjoy! Caleb Shomo Shomo Doesn't Look 24 Oli Sykes in hospital Thor Ragnarok Thor Cast Better Call Saul Season 3 Death Note Netflix...
Apr 13, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 46
CT RSS How much does the average person hate clowns, probably a lot right? This week we get into it with the new It trailer coming out and find out more about the lore surrounding him. Edi also discusses Life and we get hyped up to see the new Alien Covenant movie, and more as always. Check it out! Ricky & Morty Season 3 Grindmother IT Trailer Pennywise Lore LIfe Quickie YMS Life Alien Covenant Alien...
Apr 06, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Do you know who hated Mondays more than Garfield? Wolverine. Probably. Anyways, that's what we're getting into this week as well as some in depth Marvel talk again, getting hyped for Attack on Titan season 2, and having on Edi's brother for the first time ever! Check it out. Links from this episode: Springfest Panic at the Disco Vegas Warped Tour 2017 Logan Old Man Logan X-Men Films Spiderman Homecoming The Inhumans Justice League Trailer Attack on Titan Season 2...
Mar 30, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 48
Ever run so long you throw up? We almost got to that point this weekend with the first Spartan race of the year. Listen to us go over our favorite obstacles as well as what we hope to accomplish next time. Cody and Brittany saw Get Out so Edi is able to get into some major discussion finally. Roman & Ashlee join us this week and they saw Beauty & the Beast with Edi so they get into it with that. Check it out! Links from this episode: Spartan Race Get Out Get Out Cast Beauty & The Bea...
Mar 23, 2017•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 49
CT RSS A teaser for the new Game of Thrones season sounds awesome and like something the podcast would love right? Maybe not. Season 10 is in with a bang as we're recapping what we've been up to, getting hype for the spartan race, and arguing about about what we think is lazy or deserving of hype. Links from this episode: Fruits & Roots Sofar Sounds Coffee Masters Battleship Get Out Game of Thrones Season 7 Tease Ed Sheeran in GOT NHL Season Length...
Mar 16, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Another bonus episode in between seasons for you guys! Dereck and Cody decide to catch up and make it a regular thing. They go in depth on Arrival, which in turn leads to a bunch of discussions on aliens and other conspiracy type things, Moonlight and why Dereck believes it won, we touch on why we think sci-fi is never taken seriously for best picture contention, why Cody hates musicals, and some more nerdy stuff. Towards the end of the episode the audio gets a little out of sync and Cody ends u...
Mar 11, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 51
We're wrappin this season up with our longest episode to date! Want to hear what happens when 6 of us get together and attempt to live our lives in harmony? Carlos gets royally screwed over by pretty much everyone, Rob takes on the stock market and gains a monopoly nearly, and Tyler hangs out as a chill teacher. All of this and more on the season 9 finale of Chess Talk! No links!
Feb 23, 2017•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 52
CT RSS Avengers released a new teaser for the production and we are hype AF about it. Before we get there though we get into some discussions about Brittany and Cody's trip to Salt Lake City and their reason for going there: Run The Jewel's concert. Edi discusses the Grammys and his excitement for some of the wins and we finally round it off with some Avengers discussion. Links from this episode: Nanook Bunkhouse Saloon Cody's claim to tumblr fame RTJ Tiny Desk 2017 Grammys Joy Villa Avengers In...
Feb 17, 2017•1 hr 2 min
Ever wonder what its like to rob bank? Maybe even to have some friends travel between dimensions? Well this week we got an episode for you! We're talking about some Payday 2 and Cody / Brantley's experiences in it. Discussing some Netflix shows like the series of Unfortunate Events that just came out as well as the Stranger Things Season 2 Trailer that came out during the Super Bowl. Speaking of which we have some things to say about that as well. Check it out! Links from this episode : Galactic...
Feb 10, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 54
Ever wonder what our favorite Disneyland ride's are? No? Well, want to hear our thoughts on For Honor after playing the beta? Still no? Damn why are you even here? If you actually do want to listen, this week is packed full of discussion on Disneyland, movies, video games, and some videos we've been watching. Be sure to check it out! Links from this episode: Red Hot Chili Peppers Song in Space Mountain Hackathons Social Network Hacking Funhaus Astroneer Funhaus For Honor Reddit's backlash to For...
Feb 02, 2017•54 min•Ep. 55
This week we just have the OG crew in and we're taking it back to our roots. We're discussing indie games like FTL and Undertale, and keeping up with newer things like the Oscar nominations, the Nintendo Switch, as well as the newest developments with Star Wars Episode 8. Check it out! Links from this episode: FTL Messengers Tour Oscars 2k17 Star Wars 8 Nintendo Switch FAQ Arms Super Mario Odyssey Undertale Videogamedunkey: DunderTale...
Jan 27, 2017•58 min•Ep. 56
We're back with a new episode and a new guest two weeks in a row, this time we bring along Katie who is Ashlee's best friend! This week we're tackling manly topics like the Cowboys getting the boot from the playoffs much to Roman and Edi's dismay, some drama happening within the metalcore and posthardcore scenes, the new Ubisoft game: For Honor, and we're wrapping up Edi's watch through of season 3 of Black Mirror. Check it out! Links from this episode: Drake's Neck FIR Tour CTE Drama CTE Breakd...
Jan 19, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 57
This week we're back with a new guest: Rob! He's here and we're giving some insight into our opinions about the recent Golden Globes, Edi discusses more Black Mirror episodes, we dive deep into some space games like Elite Dangerous and the new Mass Effect Andromeda! Many other topics going on in this episode so be sure to give it a listen! Links from this episode: Amazonite Jackfruit Hannibal Buress Planet Coaster Mass Effect Andromeda Gameplay Andromeda FAQ Order 1886 Andromeda Preorders Elite ...
Jan 12, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 58
We're back and bringing in 2017 with just the standard four people this episode! We dive in deep with the new Run The Jewels, Edi sticks to his 2016 resolution right off the gate and finally dives into the Black Mirror hype, Carlos & Cody talk about the Forest, and the episode ends on a somber note. Check it out! Links from this episode: NYE Meme Run The Jewels 3 Needledrop RTJ3 RTJ Portlandia Sketch 2016 Adult Swim Singles How EL-P and Killer Mike met Ridiculous RTJ Packages The Forest La L...
Jan 05, 2017•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 59
We're back with the usual and Roman and Ashlee! Cody is pretty sick so excuse the coughing from him, and frankly most of us this episode, as we discuss Rogue One in all of its spoiler glory! We finally rate it, compare it to Force Awakens, and get pretty sappy about 2016 for us and what it has been like and our goals or hopes for the following year. Check it out! Links from this episode: Ezekiel Elliott Buying ATV's for Offensive Line Joe Flacco Buying VR for team Rogue One and how it changes th...
Dec 29, 2016•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 60
CT RSS Season 9 yooooo! Bringing it in with a bang. We have the shortest game of chess to date and then we continue the new tradition of chess awards! Listen to us discuss our favorite movies, music, and more of the year! Links from this episode: Award Talk 1 Strangers EP Cars 3 Trailer Chess Talk's Movie of 2016! "Couch" Pizza Bloodline Chess Talk's TV Show of 2016! Bonfire Things Cody's Album of 2016! Edi's Album of 2016! Brittany's Album of 2016! Ashlee's Album of 2016! Roman's Album of 2016!...
Dec 22, 2016•1 hr 18 min
CT RSS This week we have a special bonus episode! It's not season 8 and it's not season 9 it's somewhere in the middle. Cody brings back special guest Dereck and they talk about what they usually do, World of Warcraft, whatever new Sci Fi movie they saw recently, and their favorite podcast: Last Podcast on the Left. Check it out! Links from this episode: Warcraft Chronicles 10 Cloverfield Lane Spoilers: 9:30-22:22 Cloverfield 10 Cloverfield Lane Hadron Collider Next Cloverfield? Last Podcast on ...
Dec 09, 2016•49 min
Season 8 Finale folks! That means one thing: no chess. We play this new game called I Betcha and we learn a lot about our selves and reveal possibly more than we ever wanted to. Check it out! Links from this episode: Edi EP Release Show UFC 207 I Betcha...
Nov 23, 2016•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 63
This week we're back with the usual 3, Chris this week and the return of another long time absent guest, Devyn! We do another, possibly one of the last, Majora's Mask update, we recap what has been going on in the DND world of our group, talk about Cody's family line and what gets passed on with it. Devyn talks about the festivals she has been going to lately and how all the traveling has been, and to wrap it all up we talk about some Dr. Strange and what has been going on with music in our live...
Nov 16, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 164
This week we got a small group, the OG + Brittany. We're talking about Black Mirror, Cody bashes on Apple (shocker), Edi discusses his DDR past, and we end with a little bet... Links from this episode: Chipotle Secret Menu Majora's Mask Beaver Race Zachary Kibbee Black Mirror Resident Evil Kitchen American Nightmare Tour...
Nov 09, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 165
This week we're back and we're late again! We bring back Austin for the first time in a few months and he has been up to a lot of things including working on a new short film with the help of our very own Carlos & Edi. We talk about Harry Potter films and our likes and dislikes as well as diving deep into the Nintendo Switch and more! Check it out. Links from this episode: Kafei's Questline Hudson Horror Cinder Cinema House Austin & the Catch Kids Switch Trailer...
Nov 04, 2016•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 166
This week we're bringing Roman back and we're getting in depth with discussing album sales in the metalcore scene as well as some hot goss going on with one of the bigger bands of the scene, Asking Alexandria. Check it out! Links from this episode: The Crucible Asking Alexandria Drama Transit Blues & Other TDWP Sales Reddit Discussion DGD Sales Mothership outselling Of Mice & Men and Issues Downtown Battle Mountain II Sales 2016 Worst Year for Album Sales? ADTR Sales BMTH Sales...
Oct 27, 2016•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 167
This week we're back and we're on time! We got Tyler and Carlos added on to this week and we're talking about Star Citizen, some prog bands like the newest Devin Townsend Project, Legend of Zelda, and more! Links from this episode: UNLV Alumni Star Citizen Website Lost Planet Quantum Jumping Redder Dedder 2 Legend of Zelda Timeline Majoras Mask Creepypasta DTP Higher...
Oct 20, 2016•47 min•Ep. 168
This week we're back with Chris and Brittany, we're diving into issues and disappointments with No Man's Sky (again) as well as Pokemon Go of all games! We're talking about some Dance Gavin Dance and the long awaited (at least for Cody) Warcraft movie discussion. Check it out! Links from this episode: Phone Booth No Man's Sky Subreddit Shutdown Dance Gavin Dance Mothership Warcraft II...
Oct 13, 2016•59 min•Ep. 169
