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Chess Talk Episode #220: Look At Me - I'm the Sheriff Now

Another ten episodes down, another special episode coming at you with a BANG! We're playing one of Rob's games, BANG! similar to Werewolf / Coup, it's about lying and trying to take out the other players. Chess it out as we struggle to make it through 3 rounds and may or may not mess up the rules a few times. Not really any links this episode! BANG! Description / Rules: 1:30 - 4:45 Round 1: 4:50 - 27:30 Round 2: 29:15 - 47:05 Round 3: 48:00 - 1:18:00...

Oct 23, 20191 hr 20 minEp. 275

Chess Talk Episode #219: She Died of Fat

The Brody only episodes are over, rejoice! We're talking about Rob's Iceland trip, Cody rants about kids again, and Brittany & Madelyn are not thrilled about seeing Joker. Chess out the episode for all that and more! Links from this episode: Network+ CCNA Iceland Talk: 7:00 - 21:30 Icelandic krona Fermented Shark Blue Lagoon Iceland Pics Joker Discussion Spoilers!: 22:00 - 47:00 Joker Dark Night Returns Studio Audience Spooktober Movie Discussion: 47:00 - End of the episode...

Oct 16, 20191 hr 4 minEp. 274

Chess Talk Episode #218: Daddy Issues In Space

The spooks continue this week! We're talking about another horror movie, Cody goes on another rating system tangent with Ad Astra, and Brittany loves her some British comedies. Chess it out for all that and more this episode! Links from this episode: Kingdom Builder Fleabag S1 Discussion Spoilers: 4:30 - 14:30 Brett Gelman (Claire's Husband) Season 3 May Happen? Ad Astra Discussion Spoilers: 14:40 - 29:00 Max Richter On the Nature of Daylight Spooktober Movie Discussion: 29:00 - End of Episode O...

Oct 09, 201943 minEp. 273

Chess Talk Episode #217: Who Knows What Todd Is Doing

The spooky month is here finally! We're bring back themes this month and talking about an iconic horror / scary movie each week, on top of that, we're going over some trailers, Fleabag, and more! Chess it out! Links from this episode: Lindsey Ellis Talk El Camino Trailer Talk: 5:00 - 8:30 BoJack Season 6 Talk: 8:30 - 12:30 Fleabag S1E1 Discussion: 12:30 - 15:30 Spooktober Movie Discussion: 15:30 - End of episode Nightmare On Elm Street Ending Time For Your Hobby...

Oct 02, 201934 minEp. 272

Chess Talk Episode #216: Hope It Comes Back!

We got a lowkey episode this week as we recover from our trip! Brittany and Cody are going over new things in their life, including a new board game and the Waco show, then we're wrapping it up talking about the Emmy's. Chess it out for that and more! Also, Cody is going to be a guest on episode 57 of Time for Your Hobby! It releases 9/29 so make sure you chess that out too! Links from this episode: Board Game Talk: 2:00 - 5:30 Discover: Lands Unknown Fantasy Flight Games Bonavita Coffee Maker W...

Sep 25, 201934 minEp. 271

Chess Talk Episode #215: Her Name is Potassium

We got your Pacific North West fill this week! We're going over Brittany & Cody's vacation up north, including some local food and local tourist spots. We're wrapping up Mindhunter this week finally and giving out our ratings and if it compares to the first season. Chess it out for all that and more! Links from this episode: Seattle Talk: 4:30 - 22:00 Seattle Aquarium Starbucks Reserve Bimbos Cantina Puyallup Fair Mindhunter Season 2 Discussion Spoilers: 22:30 - End of Episode...

Sep 18, 201954 minEp. 270

Chess Talk Episode #214: Rob Are You Still Recording?

Blame Rob for this episode! Chess it out to find out whats up with the short length. We're doing a bare bones review of IT Chappie 2 and giving out our ratings, and mostly yelling at Rob. Links from this episode: The Picture Rob's Twitch...

Sep 11, 201910 minEp. 269

Chess Talk Episode #213: Dark Bad Light Good

Get ready for some hot Star Wars takes this week! We're talking about the D23 trailers finally, we're going over some more dog talk, and then wrapping up the episode with more Mindhunter discussion! Chess it out for that and more! Links from this episode: Star Wars Talk 11:30 - 23:30 Mandalorian Trailer D23 Episode 9 Trailer Filmhaus Podcast Mindhunter Season 2 Ep3-5 Spoiler Discussion: 24:00 - End of episode...

Sep 04, 201946 minEp. 268

Chess Talk Episode #212: Under The Bus You Go!

Spider-Man reboot is back on the menu! Hopefully not, but we get into that this week, Mindhunter's S2 first episodes, and then we finally discuss Handmaid's Tale S3 in length. Chess it out for that and more! Links from this episode: Disney / Marvel Talk: 12:30 - 25:30 Studio Drama Disney @ Sony Marvel sold Spider-Man film rights to Sony in 1999 Mindhunter Season 2 Ep1&2 Discussion Spoilers: 26:30 - 44:00 Handmaid's Tale S3 Discussion Spoilers: 44:10 - 1:02:00 June Chicken Run Sith Lord June ...

Aug 28, 20191 hr 5 minEp. 267

Chess Talk Episode #211: He's The Voice of all Zoras

Cody & Brittany got a dog! So that's the first chunk of the episode, hope you like dogs! We're going over Midsommar too and how...interesting that film is, then we wrap it up with The Boys discussion in full finally. Chess it out for more! Dog Talk: Cold Open - 15:00 Bark Park Midsommar Discussion Spoilers: 18:30 - 31:15 Florence Pugh The Boys S1 Discussion Spoilers: 31:20 - End of Episode...

Aug 21, 201955 minEp. 266

Chess Talk Episode #210: Evil's Like Bad Man

Another 10 down! We're bringing in another debate episode to transition off of the fun that was episode 200. Is a hot dog a sandwich? Is a soft or crunchy taco shell best? Chess it out to learn where we fall! Links from this episode: The Great Debate The Greater Debate Game begins at 7:15, enjoy!

Aug 14, 20191 hr 27 minEp. 265

Chess Talk Episode #209: Cheese Funeral

Lotto topics this week after a dense episode last week! We're catching up with each other, talking about some home brew beers and cheese, some trailers we've been meaning to talk about, and Pokemon Go updates. We wrap up the episode talking about the first few episode of Amazon's The Boys and then Tarantino's Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood. Chess it out for all that and more! Links from this episode: Transfer Meltan to Pokemon Go The Witcher TV Trailer Discussion: 14:00 - 18:00 Funhaus Episode ...

Aug 07, 201948 minEp. 264

Chess Talk Episode #208: Martha's Back from Chicago

Special episode this week! It's just Cody & Brittany and we're going over Dark Season 2. If you haven't watched any of it, be warned! We try to uncover the mysteries of the show and predict what will happen next season without hurting our brains too hard. Chess it out! Links from this episode: DND Talk: 4:30 - 7:40 Dark Season 2 Discussion Spoilers: 8:15 - End of Episode Arcade Fire - My Body Is A Cage Peter Gabriel - My Body Is A Cage Peter Gabriel Scratch My Back Casual Loop / Bootstrap Pa...

Jul 31, 201937 minEp. 263

Chess Talk Episode #207: Calm Down James Potter!

Make sure you have your protective equipment on for this episode! We're finally going over Chernobyl and all of its terrible dog killing episodes, Madelyn gets very lost on what topic we're going over, we experience some Marvel burn out, and end the episode with Spider-Man Far From Home! Check it out for all that and more! Links from this episode: Chernobyl Series Discussion Spoilers? I guess?: 5:00 - 32:00 Chernobyl Podcast Occam's Razor Hanlon's Razor Reddit Thread Bhopal Disaster (Not a nucle...

Jul 24, 20191 hr 13 minEp. 262

Chess Talk Episode #206: The Tree House

Welcome back! The word of the week is arboretum. Arboretum. We definitely don't spend almost a minute trying to say that word. We got a chill week, going over the steam sale, more Minecraft updates, and more. Make sure you chess it out! Links from this episode: Steam sale talk: 2:00 - 9:00 My Friend Pedro MFP had 250k sales first week Funhaus MFP DeathSpank Trailer Urban Trial Freestyle Willy-Nilly Knight Minecraft Discussion: 10:00 - 23:00 Arboretum Pronunciation Reddit Thread of Iron Golem Arm...

Jul 17, 201932 minEp. 261

Chess Talk Episode #205: Rob Likes Sexism

Note: Rob doesn't actually condone sexism and abhors the practice; anything said supporting sexism in any form is an in attempt at black comedy, albeit very bad attempts at both black comedy and comedy in general. Get your big hair and bright neon clothes ready this week cause we're getting back to the 80's with Stranger Things Season 3! We're discussing that in its entirety, so if you aren't caught up be warned. On top of that, we're going over some games to kick off the episode, and a simple m...

Jul 10, 201953 minEp. 260

Chess Talk Episode #204: Ugly Sims

Got a good mix of nostalgia and topical topics this week! Rob bemoans growing up and not getting to buy rare comic books, Brittany actually talks about video games, Cody and Rob go over their Minecraft adventures, and we wrap up the episode going over some Jessica Jones and the Netflix Marvel series as a whole. Chess it out! Links from this episode: Ace Comic Con Seattle Discussion 2:00 - 11:00 Venom Comic Rob mentioned Pesto @ Work Minecraft Talk: 17:00 - 27:30 Jessica Jones Season 3 Discussion...

Jul 03, 201953 minEp. 259

Chess Talk Episode #203: I Thought He Was Calling You Easy

Praise be! We're talking about some Handmaid's Tale Season 3 and the few episodes that have aired so far, Rob and Cody talk about some video games again, and more! Chess it out! Links from this episode: Wolfenstein The New Order Discussion: 4:30 - 13:00 Dunkey DMC Terraforming Mars Handmaid's Tale S3 up to Episode 5 Discussion Spoilers: 21:00 - End of Episode...

Jun 26, 201951 minEp. 258

Chess Talk Episode #202: San Junipanero

Hitting you with some TV talk this week! Probably going to be a lot of that this summer! We're wrapping up the E3 news we cared about, then getting into Black Mirror Season 5 and diving into the dystopian world that is that universe. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: E3 Wrap Up: 2:45 - 16:10 Marvel's Avengers Crystal Dynamics Battle for Bikini Bottom Remake Destroy All Humans Remake BotW Sequel Halo Infinite Inside Gaming on FF7 Doctor Sleep Discussion: 16:30 - 21:30 Black Mirror S...

Jun 19, 201946 minEp. 257

Chess Talk Episode #201: Keanu Week

We're coming down off the high of the big 200 and talking about some E3 news, including Keanu Reeves, and then wrapping up the episode going over John Wick 3, featuring Keanu Reeves! Chess it out on this lighter week as we nerd out and play some remote chess. Links from this episode: Pesto & Ravioli E3 Discussion: 3:00 - 20:00 Jedi Fallen Order Gameplay Baldur's Gate 3 Borderlands 3 Gameplay Borderlands 2 Free DLC Boneworks Cyberpunk 2077 Presentation John Wick 3 Discussion Spoilers: 20:30 -...

Jun 12, 201936 minEp. 256

Chess Talk Episode #200: Yah Gabage!

We did it! 200 episodes in! Let the terrible 2's begin. We're mixing it up for this milestone episode, no game and no chess being played this time around. Instead, we're debating! Which movie trilogy is the best: The Matrix or Indiana Jones? Find out which team can bring their A game to their defense and argument and see which trilogy ends with the crown. After the debate, we bring on a special guest to go over the debate a little bit, and do some catching up. Chess it out! No links from this ep...

Jun 05, 20192 hr 3 minEp. 255

Chess Talk Episode #199: I've Seen This Episode Already!

It's the last episode of the 100s! We're ending out this century of episodes by going over John Wick 3, in a spoiler free discussion, Booksmart, in a spoiler filled discussion, and some more Game of Thrones talk because we still can't quit it. Chess out this episode for more, and get hyped for next week! Links from this episode: Rick and Morty Discussion Spoilers: 4:40 - 8:45 John Wick 3 Discussion Spoilers? Kind Of?: 12:55 - 19:20 Booksmart Discussion Spoilers: 19:30 - 35:15 Beanie Feldstein Ol...

May 29, 201948 minEp. 254

Chess Talk Episode #198: I Can't Count to Twenty

Our watch has ended but the discussion hasn't quite finished yet. We're going over some trailers and getting hype for more Black Mirror, Brittany questions the continuity in Detective Pikachu, and Rob's brain starts to melt by the time we finish our Game of Thrones discussion. Chess it out for that and more! Links from this episode: Black Mirror S5 Trailer Discussion: 1:30 - 7:30 Westworld S3 Trailer Discussion: 7:30 - 11:30 Detective Pikachu Discussion Spoilers: 11:30 - 23:00 Justice Smith Squi...

May 22, 20191 hr 4 minEp. 253

Chess Talk Episode #197: Tormund Cried for This!

We swear we're not trying to spend so much time on Game of Thrones every episode. There's just a lot to go over and we have a lot of feelings. Besides that, we're talking about the new Watchmen and IT trailers, and the Ted Bundy movie on Netflix. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Cody & Brittany after the 5k Ravioli (waiting on Rob to send picture) Watchmen HBO Trailer Discussion: 9:45 - 15:00 IT: Chapter 2 Trailer Discussion: 15:15 - 20:45 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, an...

May 15, 201958 minEp. 252

Chess Talk Episode #196: Tons of Cynical Hats

We're slowly coming down from the high of End Game, but still riding the Game of Thrones train this week! We're talking about some trailers, Brittany is hyped for Dark and Handmaid's Tale, Rob questions Mysterio, and Cody comes to terms with GoT. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Dark Season 2 Trailer Discussion: 2:00 - 5:00 Sanic Trailer : 6:30 - 11:00 Sonic Will be Redesigned Spider-Man Far From Home Trailer Discussion: 11:10 - 21:50 End Game Spoilers!! Game of Thrones S8E4 Discu...

May 08, 201942 minEp. 251

Chess Talk Episode #195: Half Cowboy Half Hanging

What a week to be a nerd! We're going over the emotionally heavy week with the newest Game of Thrones Episode and Avengers: Endgame! We give our predictions for how we think GoT will wrap up after this major episode and if we think the writers have the guts to make it a bittersweet ending or not, then we spend another 40+ minutes unpacking the climax of the MCU, chess it out! Oh, and SPOILERS Links from this episode: Game of Thrones S8E2&3 Discussion Spoilers: 4:00 - 31:15 Episode 3 Behind t...

May 01, 20191 hr 22 minEp. 250

Chess Talk Episode #194: Creen's Crown

Game of Thrones is back! Get ready for another season of Cody hating on Sam. We're going over the first episode of it, and seeing who we think will make it to the end. Cody and Rob touch on the Joker trailer that dropped a bit ago, and more! Links from this episode: Donut Judge Me 5k Jogging or Yogging Minit Trailer Joker Trailer Discussion: 8:00 - 14:00 Letterman Interview Game of Thrones Season 8 EP 1 Discussion Spoilers: 16:30 - 35:30...

Apr 24, 201938 minEp. 249

Chess Talk Episode #193: 27 Hours - A Day and a Half

Get ready for this nerd overload of an episode! Rob and Cody dig into the new Star Wars news, specifically the game and the Episode IX trailer. We bring Madelyn back, from episode 160-161, to go over the new Pet Semetary so she can let us know how the movie compares to the book. Chess it out for more! Links from this episode: Clamming / Clam Digging Clam Gun Star Wars: The Mandalorian Discussion: 7:00 - 9:00 Leaked Trailer Marvel Disney+ Shows (TLDR; WandaVision, Loki, Falcon & Winter Soldie...

Apr 17, 201956 minEp. 248

Chess Talk Episode #192: Is Tracy Morgan About to Vape Into Another Dimension?

Hope you're ready for another long episode! We got Tyler on this podcast and he brought notes, and a lot of enthusiasm for Us and Twilight Zone so we're finally getting into those! We're also going into some more music that just dropped and more this week! Chess it out. Links from this episode: We start on a weird spoiler tangent. If you don't love our rambling on, topics start at around ~5:00 La Dispute Panorama Discussion: 5:15 - 9:15 Rose Quartz / Fulton Street I Footsteps at the Pond YouTube...

Apr 10, 20191 hr 13 minEp. 247

Chess Talk Episode #191: This Might Be an Exposion

Back to our usual episodes! We're diving into all the trailers we've missed the past few weeks and our expectations on them. Rob and Cody talk about a video game for once with Division 2, then we're wrapping up the episode going over Shazam! Chess it out for more. Links from this episode: Trailers Discussion: 1:50 - 24:30 Ma Octavia Spencer Definitely NOT on stage for Green Book. Oops Toy Story 4 Onward Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Booksmart The Beach Bum Stranger Things S3 Division 2 Discussio...

Apr 03, 201954 minEp. 246
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