Another ten episodes down! We bring in another new game this week. We're playing: Secret Hitler! Tune in to listen to us argue about who is / isn't a fascist, if Rob is always Hitler, and what laws we choose to enact during our reign as president. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Edi's video for NOFA Show Harry Potter Cinemark Mt. Charelston Hikes Game Starts ~ 7 minutes in Secret Hitler Secret Hitler Rules Funhaus video on Secret Hitler Shorter video, they explain the rules more in depth...
Aug 29, 2018•52 min•Ep. 215
Another movie discussion to kick off this episode! We're talking about the new BlacKkKlansman movie with Carlos and what we thought of the movie. Rob the robot returns this week! He talks about some of his favorite moments from his few months up in Seattle. Cody & Brittany briefly talk about Better Call Saul's new season, and more this episode! Chess it out! Links from this episode: BlacKkKlansman Spoilers from 1:40 - 17:05 Din Tai Fung Bathtub Gin Vince Gilligan on BCS Length MoviePass "Sch...
Aug 22, 2018•38 min•Ep. 214
We did a cop-out episode! We've had a crazy busy week and couldn't stay up to date on any movies or TV shows, so we brought back a game from our history: Star Wars Trivial Pursuit! Chess out the episode and play along to see if you get more questions right than us, you honestly probably will.
Aug 15, 2018•57 min•Ep. 213
We definitely don't want to relive our middle school years, which is why we spend the first twenty minutes of this episode going over Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade! Chess it out to see Brittany give the movie one of the highest ratings from her of the year, Tyler & Cody talks about some new music, and Tyler trys out his Venom impression. Links from this episode: Eighth Grade Spoilers from 1:00 - 21:45 (Phew lad) Bo Burnham on Eighth Grade Score Travis Scott - Astroworld TS - Watch Venom Trailer ...
Aug 08, 2018•40 min•Ep. 212
Westworld: the show you watch if you like feeling like an idiot. We're going over season 2 of that this week, so spoilers ahead! We saw the new Teen Titans movie and get excited for the potential revival of the original show. Brittany is catching up on Better Call Saul so she goes over how she's liking that show and how it compares to Breaking Bad. Carlos and Cody end the episode talking about No Man's Sky and it's rise to praise. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Teen Titans GO to the Movi...
Aug 01, 2018•41 min•Ep. 211
Was Sorry to Bother You a good movie? We get into it to kick off this week's episode. Going over what we thought the movie did good, what it did poorly, and how we reacted to the story. Edi is back this week and goes over some SDCC trailers, and argues that The Dark Knight is the best DC movie (it is, technically). Tyler gets upset over his recent DND adventures. Cody & Brittany wrap up the episode getting into some Handmaid's Tales spoilers! Chess it out! Links from this episode: Street Swe...
Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 210
But did you know that reggae, came after ska? Another music heavy episode this week! We're going over the new Gambino tracks, and the second half of Drake's scorpion. Brittany and Tyler talk about their recent playlist they made to convert Cody to their indie music ways. Carlos & Cody also talk about PS4 VR and how hard it is to adjust at times. We wrap up the episode touching on the Emmy nominations and if there's anything that really surprised us or we're hoping takes a win. Chess it out! ...
Jul 18, 2018•48 min•Ep. 209
We get into the most important question of Westworld: are there any dogs in it? On top of that, we talk about the first half of Drake's new album, Scorpion. Brittany is all caught up with HMT so she gives her spoiler-free opinion on the show, and then we wrap up with some Ant-Man discussion and talk about if we liked the movie. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Westworld Spoilers from 2:00 - 13:30 Bojack Season 5 Release Date Drake - Scorpion Ant-Man and the Wasp Ant-Man Spoilers from 29:00...
Jul 11, 2018•40 min•Ep. 208
Music heavy episode this week! Tyler and Cody get very heated over the Kids See Ghosts EP, and then reconcile by the time they get talking about Nine Inch Nail's Bad Witch. Brittany is emotionally distraught over Handmaid's Tale, and we wrap up the episode with some God of War discussion and how good the game is. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Handmaid's Tale Westworld Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdumb Hotel Artemis Kids See Ghosts The Needle Drop - KSG NIN - Bad Witch Major GOW Spoilers -...
Jul 04, 2018•49 min•Ep. 207
Did any games blow you away at E3 this year? We're a week or two late, but we finally catch up and touch on what games really caught our eye over the entire event. We touch on the new Dance Gavin Dance album and how it stacks up to their previous work. We're talking about Tyler's brief Twitter fame, and then end with some movie discussion over Tag, The Incredibles 2, and Hereditary. Chess it out! Links from this episode: The Last of Us Part II Kingdom Hearts 3 Fallout 76 Cyberpunk 2077 Death Str...
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 206
We're destroying our friendships in this special episode! We play the card game Coup and see who the is the best at lying and killing everyone until they are the last person standing. Can you guess who it is? Also, there's some spikes of laughter in the audio so prepare your ears! Links from this episode: Coup Rules Characters Cheat Sheet Roles Guide...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 205
Is this podcast confirmed wavy? We're going over the new Kanye EP and if it compares to his previous work. Brittany and Cody saw Upgrade so they touch on that, we talk about The Incredibles 2 and get excited over that and try to guess the most profitable Pixar films. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Making A Murderer Moist Meter - Upgrade Upgrade Trailer (Time-stamped for the camera technique Brittany and Cody couldn't put into words) Pixar Box Office Kanye West -Ye Needle Drop - Ye...
Jun 13, 2018•36 min•Ep. 204
Rating movies is subjective, and because of that it can be kind of hard to stay consistent especially if you're rating a movie immediately after seeing them. Because of that, this week we're going over how we'd like to rate movies and what our "5" is, or what an average movie to us is. Tyler gets super in depth with his rating system and goes over most of the numbers and what criteria makes a movie the rating it gets. Cody and Brittany talk about Arrested Development Season 5, and we end the epi...
Jun 06, 2018•51 min•Ep. 203
Solo is out! Is it a no-go or a must see? We're going over that, Brittany gets anxious while watching The People v. OJ Simpson, Ryan tells us about the "throuple", while Tyler and Cody fanboy over Donald Glover. We spend most of the episode going over Solo, so if you haven't seen it be warned of spoilers. We get into our favorite and least favorite parts of the movie, and how we feel the story and characters held up to other movies. Chess it out! Links from this episode: American Crime Story: Th...
May 29, 2018•45 min•Ep. 202
But really, the corelation is there. Deadpool 2 is out and we're super excited to go over it! But before we do, we're talking about some new music with Galactic Empire, some more trailers that have come out, new Kingdom Hearts gameplay, and then ending the episode with the movie discussion. Spoilers aware! Links from this epsiode: Galactic Empire - Episode II Bohemian Rhapsody Teen Titans GO! To The Movies Kingdom Hearts 3 Gameplay Funhaus - Coup Munchkin Coup Deadpool 2 Spoilers 30:00 - End of ...
May 23, 2018•54 min•Ep. 201
Did our podcast group get snapped? Nope! Just short staffed this week. We're going over Brittany & Cody's recent trip to Disneyland and their standout moments from this trip or the park in general, Rob goes over his graduation ceremony a little. We talk about Luke Cage Season 2 and if we're excited for that, Rob shows his clear devotion to the MCU and The Defenders. Brittany gets excited for new Arrested Development. Then we wrap up the episode talking about The Forest now that it has hit it...
May 16, 2018•40 min•Ep. 200
Welcome to another episode of Donald Glover talk! No but really, that dude is doing so much lately there could be an entire episode dedicated to him. For this episode we bring on a long time friend but first time guest: Ryan! He talks about some of the places he has been to in the past year and some of the memorable experiences he's had. We go over the new Gambino music video and Glover's appearance on SNL and our hopes for the Solo movie. Rob & Ryan give their opinions on Infinity War so be...
May 08, 2018•56 min•Ep. 199
It's finally here! Infinity War is out and most of us saw it! Rob, Tyler, and Carlos join us and for the first half of the episode we're going over some trailers that have come out recently and how excited we are for them and if we'll be seeing them in theaters or not. We touch on the new God of War game that came out and Dunkey's video review of it. Before Rob takes off for fear of spoilers, Brittany gives everyone an IW spoiler-free MCU quiz to test our knowledge. Chess it out! Links from this...
May 01, 2018•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 198
We actually followed through with what we said at the end of last episode! We watched Isle of Dogs and finished ASOUE Season 2! Tyler returns and talks about what he's been up to and gives his hot take on Isle of Dogs. Carlos defends his 6/10 rating he posted last week, and dislikes Yoko Ono. Rob, Brittany, and Cody get into season 2 of ASOUE and how it stacks up to Season 1 in it's entirety. Check it out! Links from this episode: Isle of Dogs ASOUE NPH Family Halloween Shining Reference NOFA Sh...
Apr 25, 2018•47 min•Ep. 197
The ultimate avenger has yet to be revealed to the world, until this episode: Nick Fieri. We're back with the robot, Edi, and Carlos! We're going over some local coffee shops we've been visitng, and some new music that has been finally released. Cody goes over the new Underoath and whether or not he was disappointed by it, Edi does a double take in the Burger King drive-thru, and Carlos really hates Jeremy Renner, like a lot. On top of that, we go over the first four episodes of the new season f...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 196
Can you figure out amongst your friends who's a werewolf in disguise? We're bringing back the special theme for every ten episodes! This week we're playing Werewolf again, but a little different this time. Carlos returns for the first time in a long minute and talks about his short film he put out as well as the next one he is working on. This episode definitely gets a little crazy, so apologies in advance about the spikes in audio that come up! Links from this episode: Wake. Velorio. Wolf Talk ...
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 195
It's the Podcast Cinematic Universe: Chess Talk meets the NOFA Show. Kind of. Edi's brother Chris returns this week after almost a year long hiatus, during which he created his own podcast the NOFA Show! He's here to talk about that and how it's been doing as well as why his group of friends finally started recording their nerd sessions. We're going over Jessica Jones' season 2 and how we felt about it in comparison to the first season and other Marvel shows, we go over the new movie Thoroughbre...
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 101
We got the remote robot to work, hooray! This week the squad is back and we're going over some games we've been playing, namely more Hollow Knight. We talk about Deadpool 2 and how excited we all are and how his inclusion in the MCU could go either pretty well or could stifle him as a character. We go over another movie coming out this summer, Tag, and how it might actually be a good comedy. Brittany gets heated over continuity in movies / TV shows, and Tyler almost wins the chess game? Maybe? N...
Mar 28, 2018•52 min•Ep. 102
Can we do the impossible and have the same setup as the NOFA show? One remote guest while the rest of us are in one spot? Spoilers: no. This week Rob is on for half the show, and Tyler is in person again! We're going over our weeks, the new Infinity War trailer, and other movies. Brittany and Cody go over Jessica Jones Season 2's first few episodes, and we wrap up talking about Black Panther's box office and how some people are saying it'll beat Infinity War. Chess it out! Links from this episod...
Mar 21, 2018•59 min•Ep. 103
This week we talk about chess probably the most of any episode so far. Tyler realizes just how difficult the game can be, Cody and Brittany go over Lady Bird and their general thoughts on it. We talk about the final Oscar wins and if we were surprised. Then we wrap up the episode with some spoiler filled Annihilation discussion. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Keegan-Michael Key cheering for Jordan Peele Roger Deakins Groundswell Annihilation Theories / Explanations...
Mar 14, 2018•57 min•Ep. 104
We recorded this episode while the Oscars were happening! Because of that, we're going over the announcements while they were being rolled out throughout the podcast, and do a wrap up of what has been announced so far at the end of the episode. During the episode, Brittany and Cody talk about the show Altered Carbon's first two episodes, and Rob tries to contain his excitement for the show. After that, we briefly go over our general thoughts on Annihilation as we didn't want to spoil it, Cody go...
Mar 07, 2018•50 min•Ep. 105
Another week, another chess match! Tyler is back and because of that we naturally talk about Prince for probably way too long. We're going over some new music, much to Cody's delight Underoath is back in a big way, and Tyler introduces us to Janelle Monáe's new songs. Then to wrap up the episode we finally get in to Black Panther and what we felt about it. Chess it out! Links from the episode: Underoath - On My Teeth Janelle Monáe – Django Jane Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel Prince Announcing Goty...
Feb 28, 2018•51 min•Ep. 6
Tyler and Rob are back! We're going over the Cloverfield Paradox movie finally, and Tyler gives a very spoiler-free review on Black Panther. We go over what we liked and didn't like about Cloverfield, and how we feel about the "series" that it is now. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Hi Scores Black Panther Bomojo Cloverfield Paradox Redditor saw test screening of God Particle Cloverfield Paradox Netflix first week viewership Cloverfield Splash scene Moist Meter: Cloverfield...
Feb 21, 2018•49 min•Ep. 106
Edi makes another triumphant return to the show! He catches up on what he's been doing and how filming his next short film is going for him. We're going over The Killers show Brittany and Cody saw, then we start getting into the Super Bowl, it's commercials and trailers, and how we felt about the game. We wrap up the episode talking about Dark, a German TV show on Netflix, and Edi's thoughts / predictions on this year's Oscars. Chess it out! Links from this episode: The Killers bring fan on stag...
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 8
The movie has only been out for a few months, this topic is still super fresh right guys? Well we finally got Rob to see the movie, and we feel that it's been out long enough to go over some spoiler talk about the movie and our thoughts on it. In addition to that, we go over the Superbowl and who we thought would win at the time of recording, Cody goes over Owlboy and his love for it, and more! Chess it out. Links from this discussion: PUBG on Azure Owlboy Owlboy Speedrun Owlboy development took...
Feb 07, 2018•42 min•Ep. 107
