Dive back into Runeterra with us today as we take another trip to Summoner's Rift. Today's FLAVOR TEXT once again takes us into the world of League of Legends. However, this time we are opening it up by offering an overview of the hit 2021 Netflix show Arcane! A story of love, heartbreak, cool hoverboards, daddy issues, and a man who is definitely going to use his technology to make a weapon, Arcane brings us the tragic origin story of two LoL champions: Vi and Jinx while two cities war over ind...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Season 5Ep. 3
It's the season premiere episode, baby! To kick off season 5 of DT!, we're jumping in on one of the most popular games of all time. It's got more players than Fortnite and it's made more money than GTA 5. This week is all about Candy Crush! But we're not crushing candy or matching three in this episode. No, today we ask, "What Candy Crush Candy is the tastiest in real life?" Todd picked the candy with all of the powers. Matt's candy sends us down a fish-based rabbit hole. Kyle also picked the ca...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 2
Happy New Year Nerds! It's the second week of our holiday break so we're bringing you a little preview of what's to come. Take a few minutes to reminisce with us about 2021 and get yourself hyped up for 2022! Have you seen our Patreon? patreon.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Twitter? twitter.com/debatethiscast Have you seen our Instagram? instagram.com/debatethiscast Want to send us an email? [email protected] Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative comm...
Jan 04, 2022•11 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Happy last Tuesday of the year! We're heading in to our between-season break, but we wanted to penetrate your ear holes one more time before the New Year. Back in October, we launched a Patreon-exclusive DT! aftershow called Extended Good Vibes! EGV! is a casual, unedited conversation between the Debaters recorded immediately after Debate This! episodes. This clip show is a sampling of some of our favorite moments from the first two months of EGV! We'll be back next week with our official Season...
Dec 28, 2021•21 min•Season 4Ep. 45
Happy Winter Season of Non-Denominational Holiday Celebration to all of you who celebrate non-denominationaly! Happy Tuesday to those of you who don't! It's time for our final debate of the year and our annual shitty peripheral gift exchange! For those who joined our DT! Family in 2021, every year we find the wildest add-ons in vidja game history to wrap up and force on our friends in the name of capitalism. Grab a seat in the celebration circle and take in the infrared madness as Andrew introdu...
Dec 21, 2021•58 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Buckle yourself in for the Great Journey as we talk about Spartan IIs, Forerunners, Sticky Grenades, the Flood, Prometheans, SPNKRS, a brief stint experimenting with dual wielding mechanics, and punching the Prophet of Regret in his stupid alien face. That's right, today we're doing our deep dive into the Halo series in our latest FLAVOR TEXT. With Halo: Infinite just released, it's time to brush up on 7 games worth of deep, intergalactic space lore following the origins of life in the Halo univ...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Season 4Ep. 43
Did you hear? Did you hear? A new Pokemon game came out! Actually, it's not a new Pokemon game, it's an old Pokemon game. But they remade it! So it's new! Kinda. Hey, is the Pokemon formula getting a little tired? Is it time to run Pokemon through the DT!HQ machine to make it better? Is it time to make a comic book character a Pokemon Gym Leader? Probably not. But we did it anyway. Matt mostly talks about Netflix and ghosts, but what else is new? Todd is definitely the only one talking about a g...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 42
It's that weird time between October 31st and December 1st where America attempts to both celebrate our history and ignore the plights of colonialism. So, here is our attempt to both capture the family-friendly traditions of November and to stave off the capitalist title wave that is Christmas. The Debaters are here to put their spin on the most American of holiday traditions, the Turkey Bowl. Todd is out to remind us of the Youtube games of yore. Matt is really pushing the limits of our grandpa...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Naruto. One Piece. Dragonball. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when The Big Three kept shounen anime fans together in harmony. But all of that changed when Nickelodeon attacked. Avatar: The Last Airbender mastered all the elements: A collection of juvenile misfits forming a found-family, a journey of growth and self-discovery across the globe, and a mischievous but lovable boy saving the world with the power of friendship and cool ninja powers. AND, thi...
Nov 16, 2021•2 hr 54 min•Season 4Ep. 40
The Spooktacular Express may have come and gone for the year, but we've found another train to talk about. This week, the F-Train is hitting the station to hear our pitches for a new Disney Ploose series. Turns out the Marvel Execs forgot to plan anything for the launch of Phase 5 and they need us to write their next smash hit. Are Dazzler and Jubilee really different people? Kyle will answer your question while Andrew reminds us of the importance of blue body paint. Also, Matt talks about dinos...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Once upon a time, there was a mundane office situated right in the heart of Corporate America. The worker drones toiled day after day under the gilded gleam of cheap, fluorescent lighting while their capitalist overloads pontificated in windowed dens made of rich mahogany. That is, until fate intervened and spirited away three of these seemingly ubiquitous drones to a fantastical world filled with magic, monsters, and winged zombie-demons. These are the adventures of The Office Drones. As a fina...
Nov 02, 2021•3 hr 54 min•Season 4Ep. 38
The spooky tradition continues into its fourth year in this installment of Debate This! hosts reading some of their favorite creepypastas from the far reaches of the Internet. Minecraft horrors, a creepy Luigi theory, a napkin-based mystery, and whatever weird shit Andrew brought are all on the spooky menu this year! Tune in to one of our favorite recurring spooky bits on the Spooktacular Express 2021! A quick reminder of the changes to our Patreon tiers! You can join right now at patreon.com/de...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 37
It's week three of our Spooktacular Journey on the Spooktacular Express and this week we're pulling in to ComicTown, USA. This weeks Halloween-centric episode has us morphing famous comic arcs into survival horror games. Do any of the debaters know enough about comics to turn them into games? If they do, have they ever played a survival horror game? Only time will tell. How do you feel about bugs? Because Matt is talking about bugs. Meanwhile, Kyle is only here to remake the second Avengers movi...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Check out the image gallery for the episode here: https://imgur.com/a/oh1zlgk There's a curiousity in all of us. Sometimes that curiousity can spark us to learn a new skill, dive deep into a hobby, or maybe try a new food. And then other times that curiousity can lead us sailing a boat straight into a magical storm wall encircling an island cursed with a demonic plague. Meet Adol Christin, the subject of the Ys series, probably the greatest JRPG series you've never heard of that has been quietly...
Oct 12, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Buckle up you spooky nerds, it's Spooktacular Express Season! Our annual month of Halloween #Content starts this week as we attempt to make video games about horror movie monsters. We've turned NPCs into protagonists and we've given horror movie monsters video game power ups, so in the words of the cute little girl from the taco commercials, "Porque no los dos?" (We've also got some major announcements about our Patreon, make sure to scroll down to check those out!) Kyle comes in hot with a cozy...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 34
We find ourselves between movie releases, game releases, TV releases and current events. It's a quiet week here at DT!HQ which means it's time to pull some buzzword balls from the bingo bucket. This weeks buzzwords were "Nintendo" and "What If?" The Debaters are here to slip down the rabbit hole of alternate Nintendo Universes. We've said for years that "no one is right, but someone is definitely wrong" and this week, we proved it. Matt managed to talk about Mario, War Crimes and Eco-Terrorism. ...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 33
For the hosts of this show, Homestar Runner represents the earliest internet content that we can recall. Strong Bad emails, Teen Girl Squad, and of course Trogdor: The Burninator. Join us on a dive into the history of Homestar Runner in today's nonstalgia-filled FLAVOR TEXT! Looking for some of our favorite clips? Look no further, fam: Homestar Runner into/first timers: https://homestarrunner.com/firsttime Old intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_3Pf-e7CBQ Dragon: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Sep 14, 2021•59 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Matt and Todd from "Debate This!" review the latest MCU movie "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" and deliver big news from DT!HQ headquarters. Join the pair on the inaugural SIDEBAR episode of "The Ploose is Loose!" Find us on Patreon to join the discussion and unlock special episodes: https://www.patreon.com/debatethiscast . Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a creative commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net !...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 31
It's discount vacation season baby! Schools are starting back up and the weather is getting slightly cooler, so if there was ever a time to buy a $12 ticket on a Spirit Airlines flight to some exotic land, it's now! But where will you go? Where will you spend these waning days of summer? Well let us here at Esteemed DT! Travel Agency, inc. help you plan your perfect get away to the best fictional comic book vacation destination. Kyle is here to pull on all your 90s nostalgia and question the gre...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 30
Remember that song by Coheed and Cambria called "A Favor House Atlantic" that had that video where the members of the band went around hitting on women like in an early '00s raunchy comedy that didn't age well? Well, you might not know that song, and just about every other song the band has recorded in their 20-year career, is actually about a science fiction comic series featuring space wizards, zombie monks, mutant dragonflies, and child murder that also...didn't age very well. Welcome to The ...
Aug 17, 2021•2 hr 42 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Keeping with the theme of 2021 wanting to undo all the damage of 2016, The Suicide Squad has hit theaters and HBO Max and was a welcome palate cleanser. Listen in as we discuss major story beats, our favorite moments, and things that could have been done better. It is safe to say that this episode is 1/3 dunking on the 2016 Suicide Squad, 1/3 gushing over how much we love Polka-Dot Man, and 1/3 the power of friendship. We also talk about hopes, dreams, and future speculation for how this movie a...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Every four years, the whole world pumps the brakes to come together in friendly, albeit, relatively obscure competition. Except for this year, when it's actually been five years and realistically it's every two years making this year a three year... We digress. But, if you haven't figured out the bit, we're going to the Olympics! On this year of the 32nd Olympiad, we help plan for the future. We've got to recapture that millennial demographic by adding a video game event to the next Summer Olymp...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 4Ep. 27
An ancient deity has descended on the quiet shores of idyllic Poughkeepsie, New York. This deity, none other than Iron Chef Bobby Flay, has demanded the aid of our plucky protagonists to assist in a fetch quest. Join the DT! boys and "Video Game Culinary Expert" Rebekah Valentine as they quest for the best video game food item to lead the menu at Bobby Flay's new restaurant. DISCLAIMER: Any resemblances to real chefs or ancient deities is purely coincidental. All characters and blood boys appear...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Hot off the presses, Debate This! is here to give you the long overdue breakdown of plot details, spoilers, and easter eggs from Black Widow! Come along with us as we reflect over the Taskmaster reveal, the role Yelena will play going forward, and spend no less than 20 minutes swooning over David Harbour's Red Guardian. Note: Since the recording of this episode, it has been reported that David Harbour and Rachel Weisz are set to return to the MCU for future projects. Neat. Suggested Reading - SI...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Do you like robot mechs? Do you like deus ex magic powers? Do you like dramatic flowing capes? Do you like not-so-thinly-veiled imperialism? If you said "yes" to any of the above, then you're going to love this breakdown of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. Link to the Imgur art album referenced in this episode: https://imgur.com/a/R4JkMiD Today's lore dump that unsurprisingly involves an anime high school is brought to you by "Sean," one of the proud soldiers in the #buttthwompnation army. ...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Do you remember the way things used to be? Simpler times in the early 2000s, before that kid from the Brat Pack who played Charlie Chaplain was Iron Man, before you had to know the difference between 15 different Chris-es, before the Mouse owned every superhero. Today we reminisce about the pre-MCU Superhero movies and try to decide on which non-Marvel/DC Supe belongs in the Avengers. Also, we are contractually obligated to tell you that we are in no way sponsored by the International Movie Data...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 23
"On today's episode, Kyle, Matt, and Todd pass down their fatherly wisdom to their collective son, Andrew, to help him fight off his schoolyard bully with the help of extraplanar demigods from the Final Fantasy series." was something that we said in the shownotes of an episode almost a year ago! Well Bad Dad, Rad Dad and Sad Dad are back to introduce their squishy son boy to a new friend. In this hot mess of a Final Fantasy episode, will Andrew choose Red XIII, Auron the baseball star, or a Sexy...
Jun 15, 2021•45 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Art imitates life. That is the same with comic books. Over the last few decades of storylines featuring our favorite comic book heroes, there have been plenty of problematic storylines, events, and characters that mirror the same cultural issues we have faced in America. The Comics Code Authority, culturally insensitive propaganda, and the fact that white comic book writers have likely unwittingly ruined a whole bunch of storylines featuring underrepresented populations are just a few entries in...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 4Ep. 21
It's been just under one month since we tried to make an NPC a protagonist, and now we're kicking off June by making us an NPC! What's a Tuesday without a little bit of escapism, am I right? Is it a sex-cult, is it WeWork, who knows! We're relocating to our favorite video game worlds to live out our day as non-player characters. Matt finds peace in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Andrew tries to reason with Bugsnax, and Todd brings up Super Mario RPG...again. If you want more Debate This!, check o...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 20
A good, good anime boy finds a magic talking book, and embarks on a journey to save his sister with the help of a lovable pair of colorful outcasts. Now, this might sound like your typical JRPG fare on the surface, but Yoko Taro's NieR franchise is anything but typical. Coming off the heels of three playthroughs of NieR: Replicant ver.1.22474487139 , Andrew takes us on our own coming-of-age journey to learn the story and lore behind NieR. Link to the Imgur album referenced in the episode: https:...
May 18, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 19
