It's the classic who dunnit?!? We're bringing back Clue! The first different game we played, way back on episode 20 with just Edi, Carlos, and Cody. This time we're playing it online on steam with Rob. Try to play along and see if you can figure anything out in the three rounds. Chess it out to hear Tyler definitely figure out the game ASAP, and our shock as we realize who among us is a murderer! Links from this episode: Chess Talk Episode 20 Clue/Cluedo on Steam Round 1: 4:50 - 41:30 Cluedo Map...
Mar 27, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 245
Another week closer to End Game (and more importantly, 190)! Cody has a meltdown over the trailer, Brittany talks about the new Arrested Development season, and Rob can't get over Disney's decisions. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Telestrations Scrawl (Game Cody & Brittany played) Mutant Year Zero Arrested Development S5 PT2 Discussion: 7:30 - 11:10 James Gunn Discussion: 11:15 - 20:00 James Gunn Tweet About Returning Suicide Squad "Sequel" 2021 End Game Trailer #2 Discussio...
Mar 20, 2019•43 min•Ep. 244
This is the only podcast that you can listen to nerds talk about Captain Marvel and Game of Thrones this week. Seriously, the only one. We're back answering the question of Westeros' laws, and going over Captain Marvel in all of its spoiler glory! Chess it out to hear us get in depth! Links from this episode: Game of Thrones Spoilers: 2:00 - 10:15 S8 Trailer The Hound definitely is in frame @ 1:18 / 1:19 Game of Thrones Battle of Winterfell Captain Marvel Discussion Spoilers: 10:30 - End of Epis...
Mar 13, 2019•49 min•Ep. 243
Topics galore this week! We're going over some games briefly, the Oscar wins, and a bunch of television / Netflix shows. Cody and Brittany watch Doctor Strange for the first time to get hyped up for Captain Marvel coming out, and Tyler returns this week! Chess it out for more topics! Links from this episode: KH1 Intro Song Absolver Northgard Oscar Wins Discussion: 7:50 - 29:00 We also get on a Bohemian Rhapsody rant for the first 10 minutes of Oscar talk Steven Spielberg vs. Netflix @ Oscars Ame...
Mar 06, 2019•58 min•Ep. 242
We got a pretty chill episode this week! Going over our predictions for the Oscars, and we watched a movie this week thanks to Rob's suggestion. Those and some more topics this week! Chess it out and give us suggestions for whatever you want us to talk about in the future! Links from this episode: (Since we recorded this Sunday before the Oscars) Oscar Predictions: 7:30 - 22:00 Bad Times at the El Royale Spoilers: 22:30 - End of Episode Drew Gooddard...
Feb 27, 2019•40 min•Ep. 241
We got a throwback episode this week! Edi is joining us again, and we're going over some new Switch games that got announced, some new music from Fidlar and Bring Me The Horizon, then we wrap up the episode going over Netflix's Russian Doll. More topics on top of it as per usual! Chess it out! Links from this episode: The Raconteurs New Music New Tool Album Hollow Knight Silk Song Trailer Team Cherry Blog Post New Switch Games Discussion: 13:00 - 17:00 Mario Maker 2 Link's Awakening DARQ Fidlar ...
Feb 20, 2019•48 min•Ep. 240
And what a person we are. We're going over more Kingdom Hearts 3 this week, on top of a Kingdom Hearts quiz with questions about the first two games. We're mostly talking about that, and then wrapping up the episode going over the Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Into the Breach FC3:BD Opening Cut Scene Kingdom Hearts 3 Discussion: 9:00 - 19:00 KH3 Dunkview Tetsuya Nomura Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2 Quiz: 19:30 - 37:45 Ballad of Buster Scruggs Discussion Spo...
Feb 13, 2019•50 min•Ep. 239
What a meh week it's been for the topics we selected! The theme of the week is: disappointment! Chess us out talking about Velvet Buzzsaw, the Superbowl, and more! Links from this episode: Brittany's KH3 First Impressions: 2:00 - 6:00~ Velvet Buzzsaw Discussion Spoilers: 10:00 - 16:45 Dan Gilroy SuperbOwl Discussion: 17:00 - 29:30 Doritos Endgame Handmaid's Tale Game of Thrones Twilight Zone Onion Article Oscar Nominations Discussion: 29:40 - 40:00 Oscar Noms...
Feb 06, 2019•42 min•Ep. 238
Did M. Night do it again? Or is he back to his more recent self? We're going over Glass this week and how we felt they ended the trilogy and tied everything together. We're going over some movie trailers, the Fyre Festival documentary, and more! Chess it out! Links from this episode: Anthem Demo Issues Glass Discussion Spoilers: 5:15 - 31:30 Unbreakable Series Box Office John Wick Trailer Discussion: 31:30 - 36:00 Velvet Buzzsaw Trailer Discussion: 36:00 - 39:00 Superbowl Predictions: 39:10 - 42...
Jan 30, 2019•55 min•Ep. 237
Back to the regular episode format this week! Going over some movies with The Favorite and Vice, talking about our boy Spooder-Man, and wrapping it up with some A Series of Unfortunate Events discussion. Chess it out for that and more! Links from this episode: Spider-Man Far From Home Discussion: 6:30 - 11:00 FFH Trailer Theories Vice Discussion Spoilers: 11:00 - 16:00 Adam McKay The Favorite Discussion Spoilers: 16:00 - 24:00 The Favorite Trailer Superbowl Predictions: 24:30 - ~25:00 ASOUE S3 D...
Jan 23, 2019•34 min•Ep. 236
Another 10 episodes have gone by so its time for another game! This time around we're doing another trivia game, but with some stealing and swapping. Chess it out to hear how hectic it gets towards the end! Links from this episode: SMARTish Rules Game Begins @ 5ish minutes! Final Board Placements (Spoilers!)...
Jan 16, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 235
What up 2019! We're back talking about some new trailers / teasers that have come out. We're going over Black Mirror's new "project" with Bandersnatch, and then wrapping up the episode going over A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 3 Episode 1, and more! Chess it out! Links from this episode: Dead Cells Review Plagiarism Trailer Discussions: 4:15 - 21:10 Stranger Things Teaser On Season 3's Release Date Hellboy Neil Marshall Us Get Out Production Bandersnatch Discussion: 21:30 - 31:30 ASOUE S3...
Jan 09, 2019•44 min•Ep. 234
It's a new year and the end of an old one! We're starting off the episode with a lovely story from Tyler, then we get into the new Spider-Man movie, and then wrap up this episode by going over our 2018's and hopes for 2019. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Cold Open: 0:00 - 4:43 Dino's Lounge Holiday Recap: 7:30 - 11:30 Into the Spider-Verse Discussion Spoilers: 11:35 - 35:00 Spider-Ham Edge of Spider-Verse Peni Parker 2018 Discussion: 37:00 - 40:00 2019 Discussion: 40:45 - End of Episode...
Jan 02, 2019•48 min•Ep. 233
Happy holidays everyone! We're doing a short little bottle episode this week, keep it light and easy after last week's award talk. Cody and Rob are just going over some gaming topics, including BioShock, Smash Ultimate, and PC gaming / building. We're ending out this episode going over our adventures in Divinity: Original Sin as well! Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: BioShock Discussion: 3:15 - 5:50 Ghost Story Games PC Building / Gaming Discussion: 5:50 - 16:50 Heroes of Might an...
Dec 26, 2018•37 min•Ep. 232
The awards are here! We're finally going over our favorite things, after discussing them the entire year we're bringing you the best of the best in the Chess Talk Universe. Chess it out as we give out our award to our favorite: Meme, Video, Album, Video Game, TV Show, and Movie! Links from this episode: Meme Discussion: 3:10 - 12:50 Who Killed Hannibal? Thanos Snap Gritty Let's Get This Bread Is This a Pigeon? Chess Talk Meme of the Year Internet Video Discussion: 12:50 - 24:45 Good Mythical Mor...
Dec 19, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 231
This one's for all you movie fans! We're going over the recent Marvel trailers that have dropped, Fantastic Beasts 2 and how Rob is convinced there are books of these movies, and then wrapping up the episode going over our movie villain of the week: Jack Nicholson's Joker! Before we get into that, we start off the episode with some video game discussion as well! Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Super Smash Brothers Talk: 3:30 - 5:00 Divinity: Original Sin Talk: 5:10 - 11:35 Traile...
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 230
Music talk is back! We're going over the recent Devil Wears Prada tour that came through town and talking about the new Grimes song that dropped recently. We wrap up the episode going over the usual television and movie talk with Haunting of Hill House and our Movie Hero discussion: Han Solo! Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: TDWP Concert Talk: 4:50 - 9:30 TDWP - Sour Breath Grimes Talk: 10:20 - 16:45 We Appreciate Power Haunting of Hill House Discussion: 17:00 - 24:00 Movie Hero D...
Dec 05, 2018•41 min•Ep. 229
Hope you survived the first round of holidays! We're back this week and we're going over some television shows with the new Sabrina show, and a little discussion on the Haunting of Hill House. We dive in with movies and go over Bohemian Rhapsody finally, and end with our Movie Villain discussion: "Man" from Bambi! Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Discussion & Spoilers: 6:45 - 14:00 Riverdale & Sabrina Crossover (in the comics) Satanic Church ...
Nov 28, 2018•47 min•Ep. 228
Another super packed episode this week! Rob is back for his potentially last in person recorded episode. We're going over some video games that have come out, or are coming out, we start talking about TV shows off the top and get on a roll with it, we get into Detective Pikachu, and then end the episode going over our Movie Hero of the week: Juror #8 from 12 Angry Men. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: ThanksKilling Joywave House of Cards / Sabrina / Better Call Saul Discussion, SP...
Nov 21, 2018•57 min•Ep. 227
Get ready for some hipster heavy episode this week! Brittany and Cody are going over their recent Oregon vacation and the different shops they checked out while over there, on top of some concerts Cody dragged Brittany to. We speculate on the Toy Story 4 teaser and then end the episode with some Daredevil discussion. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Travel Talk: 1:50 - 15:00 Lardo Powell's Cruzroom Coffee: Courier Blend Proud Mary Bossanova Ballroom Toy Story 4 Speculation: 15:20 - 19:30 T...
Nov 14, 2018•34 min•Ep. 226
End of the season is here! We're bringing in another new game this time: Conspiracy Theories! Is your third-eye open? Do you know the secrets of the New World Order? Chess out this episode to find out! Links from this episode: SNL - Close Encounter Lady Gaga on Boiling Point
Nov 07, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 225
Spook warning! Happy Halloween! We're keeping it short and sweet this week and finishing up our Maniac discussion and how we rank it for the year, we bring Tyler back after a few absent episodes, and we go over our villain of the week: Lord Farquaad....or Jason? Chess it out! Links from this episode: Netflix Marvel Shows Discussion: 6:00 - 11:00 Luke Cage & Iron Fist Cancellation Maniac Show Discussion Full Spoilers: 11:20 - 24:40 Movie Discussion (Shrek & Villain): 26:00 - 37:00 Lord Fa...
Oct 31, 2018•39 min•Ep. 224
We're starting off the episode going over Brittany and Cody's Flagstaff trip and the highlights of it, then we get into some video game discussion with Project Stream and some new games. We wrap up the episode this week going over more episodes from Netflix's Maniac, and then our villain this week: Michael Meyers. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: CT Where we first talked about Flagstaff Diablo Burger Lowell Observatory Dark Sky City Animal House Video Game Discussion (Project Stre...
Oct 24, 2018•50 min•Ep. 223
We're keeping it short but dense this week! Going over Netflix's new limited series Maniac and how the first 3 episodes stand out to us. Dr Who just premiered its new season so Brittany weighs in on it and if the new Muffat-less era is better, and we wrap up with a hero discussion: Marge Gunderson from Fargo! Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Maniac Discussion Episode 1-3 - Spoilers: 4:30 - 24:30 Dr. Who Season 11 Discussion: 24:30 - 31:15 Dr. Who Premiere Numbers Matt Smith x Davi...
Oct 17, 2018•42 min•Ep. 222
Another busy week for the podcast! We're going over Battlefront 2 and how it holds up, the leaked Harry Potter game footage, Bojack Season 5, and our first fan-submitted villain: Anton Chigurh! Chess it out to hear that and more this week! Links from this episode: Cody Mimicing Rob's Chess Moves Star Wars Battlefront 2 Discussion: 4:15 - 14:30 Most downvoted Reddit comment Harry Potter Leaked RPG Discussion: 14:30 - 20:00 Reddit Thread FunHaus Podcast on the leak Video Game's we'd like to see Di...
Oct 10, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 221
We got a packed episode this week! Going over some trailers that have come out over the past month or so and if we're stoked or not. Tyler school's us on some Prince discussion, while Cody talks about the sad boi kings The Story So Far. Brittany tries not to go off on a Steve Moffat Rant, and Rob fanboys over Atticus Finch. Chess it out for all that and more! Links from this episode: Tommy Wiseau's Joker Trailers Discussion: 5:15 - 27:00 Captain Marvel Twilight Zone 2019 Doctor Who: Series 11 Tr...
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 220
Has BoJack ruined us emotionally yet in the first three episodes? Are the Emmy's a surprise? Is Kanye actually Gahndi? Is Annie Wilkes the true waifu? We're going over all of that and more this week! Chess it out! Links from this episode: BoJack Horseman Season 5 Spoilers & Discussion: 4:00 - 11:30 70th Emmy's Discussion: 11:30 - 24:00 The Americans Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Ricky & Morty Presenting Emmy Henry Winkler Emmy Speech Happy Days Spin-offs Kanye West Discussion: 24:30 - 35:00 Kany...
Sep 26, 2018•48 min•Ep. 219
The game the internet has been waiting years for is finally out: Spider-Man! Is it our game of the year so far? We spend a big chunk of this week going over it and our likes / dislikes of the game. After that, we move on to the AFI Movie of the week, this time going over the #2 hero: Indiana Jones. Then we wrap it up talking about the most famous trashcan: DCEU. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared Spider-Man Discussion & Spoilers: 5:40 - 30:30 Dunkey Spider-Man Fu...
Sep 19, 2018•56 min•Ep. 218
Get ready for another heated music discussion! We're going over Eminem's controversial Kamikaze this week and if it is worth the hype and headlines it's been receiving. We're also diving into some classic movies with AFI's 100 Heroes & Villains list, this episode going over Silence of the Lambs. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Deep Sea Fishing Quantum Break NOFA Show Ft. Chess Talk Spider-Man Eminem Kamikaze discussion: ~16:00 - ~ 32:00 AFI's 100 Heroes & Villains Silence of the L...
Sep 12, 2018•53 min•Ep. 217
We're back with more deception! The thrilling conclusion to last week's game of Secret Hitler. We have 3 more rounds of the game for you guys. Chess it out and play along to see if you can guess who's Hitler and the Fascist, and see if the fascists can pull it together and actually win a round! Links from this episode: Secret Hitler Rules 20 Minute Gameplay Video...
Sep 05, 2018•47 min•Ep. 216
