OOGOOST ENDOORES Episode two of Double-O August 2021 spreads its spores over over your unwary audio devices. Keep this episode in a damp, warm place and let the deep thoughts of our hosts spread through your supple brains. This is the "Mushroom" episode! Greg asks if Thanos is a mushroom. David wonders how many people have perished attempting to recreate Mario's diet. Giovanni churns up the fetid underbrush. Tess isn't on mic but she's definitely extending a rhizome through the soil. As always, ...
Aug 24, 2021•56 min•Ep. 118
THE SCOOURGE OOF DOOUBLE-O AUGUST RETOORNS! Welcome listeners to our annual exploration of words that go "oo." This year, we're kicking off this very special month with "Co-op," a word that means many things but mostly seems to mean you can grief your friends in ways they never expected. We hoope yoou enjooy! In this episode: Greg sees some startling images in his mirror. David realizes he can no longer accept the milk of human kindness. Giovanni makes us all enemies of the coming robot uprising...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 117
Automation Protocol Initiated - Robot Episode Engaged. Alert - this episode is a prequel to the upcoming LTRT special "Double-O August (aka OOGOOST). Engage your auditory devices to comprehend the following: Proposal 01 - Tess // "What is the Metropolis of videogames?" // Proposal 02 - Giovanni: // "Why are Robots never the protagonist?" Proposal 03 - David // "Why do Robots have two legs?" Proposal 04 - Gregory // "Who is a Robot?" Reminder protocol: Provide funds at patreon.com/LTRT . Consume ...
Jul 27, 2021•55 min•Ep. 116
Hey everyone! Boy it's a hot one out there and this episode is no exception! Welcome to Left Trigger Right Trigger, your video game book club! The hottest podcast to hit your ears since Serial Fullmetal Bazinga . It's a regular podcast that you can listen to with ease and comfort. During our "NOW PLAYING" section, things get a little... heated. Ted explains how he learned to hotwire cars. Horatio makes us all a nice organic, foraged snack. Jackson gets in debt to the mob, and Kayla... well, you ...
Jul 13, 2021•55 min•Ep. 115
Take a seat kids, your dad has some bad news. You might've overheard some of my conversations but... I've lost my job at the banana factory. Look, things might be a little difficult soon. What's that? Why'd the fire me from the banana factory? Well because I kept throwing out the bent ones. --- LISTENERS - welcome to The Fifth Annual Left Trigger Right Trigger Father's Day Dadstravaganza: Expedia Dot Com Comma The Classic Duel Monsters Card Brackets: in Minecraft Close Brackets!!! Giovanni propo...
Jun 29, 2021•56 min•Ep. 114
Before engaging with this episode please make sure your seatbelts are securely fastened and your helmets are comfortably seated on your heads. This is the "Safety" episode! Greg demonstrates how his limbs fly off. Giovanni makes jokes for 90's kids again (for no reason). David learns about old popsicle commercials. Tess is away this episode (for safety reasons). As always, a huge, huge thank you to our patrons. Your support means the world to us. If you want to become a patron (and get access to...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 113
LTRT is performed in front of a live studio audience. LIVE FROM THE OUTDOOR DOME IT'S LEFT TRIGGER RIGHT TRIGGER (presented by Tyler Perry Studios*) - TONIGHT - JAMIE KENNEDY - GIOVANNI'S SCARY WEATHER - HOT, HOT GAME NEWS - DAVID FLAMM CATCHES LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE - NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL CANDIDATE SWAMP DRIZZLE - BLOOD PACTS WITH GREGORY - TOP TEN WEATHER - TESS'S CENTRIST WEATHER FORECAST - AND MUSICAL GUESTS: ROGER ...AND JERRY?? As always, a huge, huge thank you to our patrons. Your support...
Jun 01, 2021•54 min•Ep. 112
Just in time for hot gamer summer we're here to guide you to... Guides? It's the Guide episode, brought to you by friend of the show Lily from Jam Eater Records & Jam Eater Gaming . Royalties* will be paid out in the form of crunchyroll subscriptions. Thanks, Lily! In this episode: Giovanni turns his keyboard into a talkbox. David reads the youtube comments (and regrets it). Greg contracts V-lung. Tess recounts the history of the inner sphere. As always, a huge, huge thank you to our patrons...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 111
Listeners - pull yourselves away from New Pokémon Snap - we've got a special guest and a nice new episode to "focus" on... get it? Like a camera focus...? Asher Silverman of Gender Revel joins us for this episode on the topic of Camera. In this episode: Asher sparks a heated discussion. David waves off the paparazzi. Giovanni takes explicit photos. Greg stares menacingly into the camera. Tess does their best Professor Oak voice. Check out all of Asher's art at gender_revel on instagram As always...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 110
Listeners... All we have to say is, this episode will SHOCK the WORLD because it is none other than the SHOCK MASTER Wrestling... episode. And what would an episode be with approximately seven minutes of discussion about Mega Construx? In this episode: Giovanni does some good flips. Tess takes some bumps like a real jobber. David gets slammed on the apron (the hardest part of the ring). Greg retains the championship belt. As always, a huge, huge thank you to our patrons. Your support means the w...
Apr 20, 2021•56 min•Ep. 109
Listeners, you'll be happy to know that we only spend a few minutes making jokes about NFTs in this episode. We could have done so much more. Really so much more. In this episode: Giovanni, Tess, and David make like 90 jokes about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Greg introduces a new segment called Tummy Time. All of your hosts ponder which Crash Bandicoot character would buy an NFT. It's a trip all around - you'll be glad you brought your Map! Please give us a follow over at twitch.tv/lefttriggerrighttrig...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 108
Listeners! The bits are hefty! The insights are high impact! The jokes are... aerobic. This is the Stamina episode. Sorry about the burps... In this episode: Giovanni finds the ultimate stamina bar. David slams a Monster Energy Drink. Greg figures out how to fix live-service games. Tess finally puts the souls-like debate to rest. Please give us a follow over at twitch.tv/lefttriggerrighttrigger , where we're mixing some tunes in Fuser and trying to smooch the Pope in Crusader Kings III! If you w...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 107
Okay everyone, let's have a real talk here. We looked at the aftermath of the Cow episode and decided, "we can't do this every episode" so we tried to pick a topic that was a little more serious and a little less ripe for bits and riffing. And this episode on "Language" delivers some some real insights on the topic. We also did a 10 minute bit about how Beedle from Breath of the Wild might be the final antagonist of Hitman. We hope you enjoy! In this episode: David rekindles a longstanding anime...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 106
Hey everyone - you're amazing! Because of your generosity, the Annual LTRT 24-Hour Charity Stream raised over $6,400.00 for The Florence Project! That's more than we raised in the last three years combined ! We are absolutely, absurdly grateful to everyone who donated and everyone who came by to support us. But, the fundraising isn't quite done yet! Everyone who signs up to our Patreon in February will have their donation forwarded to The Florence Project! If you've got a buck or two to spare an...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 105
Two very important announcements up front! The Annual LTRT 24-Hour Charity Stream will happen on Saturday, Feb 20th at 10 a.m. ET! All funds will benefit The Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project! Join us at twitch.tv/lefttriggerrighttrigger as we play 24 of our favorite games from 2020! LTRT is now on Patreon! If you have a dollar or two and want to support us you can do so over at patreon.com/LTRT . All funds we receive in February will also be donated to The Florence Project as part o...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 104
Listeners, is there anything more rewarding than making something with your own two hands? Yes, there is - it's making that something in a videogame. After the ...events... of the last episode, we thought it would be important to record an episode that's actually about videogames. But don't worry - "Craft" is the topic, but we still manage to spend almost 10 minutes talking about the 2006 film The Departed . You know, just like a videogame podcast would do. David laments the impermanent nature o...
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 103
In the 100+ episodes of this show there are a couple that stand out as true gems. Some of our guest episodes have brought about some truly insightful discussion. Our commitment to Double-O August can lead to some interesting discussions. Even our our yearly Father's Day episodes, which are always off the rails, are at least a fun ride. But none of these episodes compare to the response we received when we covered two very particular topics: "Fruit" and "Egg." Listeners, we have something special...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 102
Listeners... hoo boy what a year it's been. This year has been painful and difficult in a lot of unnecessary ways, but we've made it through. As we close out 2020 and look towards a new year, we hope this show has brought you some comfort and laughs. As with years past, we sat down to take a look at a few games that best capture the experience of the last year. We promise it's not all maudlin - in fact, there's actually some pretty ok jokes in this one. Greg hits us with some cool turtle facts. ...
Dec 29, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 101
Attention!! we've put together a playlist of the music mentioned in this episode! You can listen along by clicking the link down in our show notes! Folks - we're overwhelmed to introduce our very special 100th episode! Almost four years ago we got on a discord call and hashed out what this show would look like. After a couple trial runs we landed on the structure that's carried us through the last 100 episodes. Almost as soon as we released our first episode we got a request to cover Music as a ...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 100
Hey everyone, it's your hosts from Left Trigger Right Trigger! We wanted to let you know that our next episode is our 100th episode! We're going to make it super special so please make sure that you tune in for it! Rank: it's for more than just stinky cheeses. This episode breaks down all the systems we use to understand hierarchy and competition. Greg laments the loss of his Ms. PacMan high score. Giovanni puts us all in the Stuber-verse. Colin hates on Canada Dry (again). Dave brainstorms a ne...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 99
We're so, so happy to welcome our guest Ellie Karavas to this very special episode of Left Trigger Right Trigger. Ellie is a musician, producer, and retro game collector who proposed the topic of Cards, resulting in Greg's immediate combustion. You can find Ellie's record label over at Jam Eater Records (which also has a great podcast and a patreon that you should check out) and her retro collector YouTube channel over at Jam Eater Gaming . Listeners, this is it. The episode you've all been wait...
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 98
To all our listeners, we love you and we hope this episode helps you endure the everlong, unending events of 2020. And you know, maybe this episode title is a little on the nose, but we know podcasts that use subtext and they're all cowards. Listeners, this episode is a lighthearted romp through Hell - a useful metaphor for, well, a lot of things it turns out. Greg is banished to the spirit realm for the second time in the history of this podcast. Colin tries to vape the water NASA found on the ...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 97
Listeners... welcome to a scary, creepy, terrifying episode 70 minute blooper. Our most prolific guest and least prolific friend Andrew Zucosky joins us once again to discuss a topic close to everyones' hearts: Masks. Except it wasn't supposed to be masks? Look, this episode has a solid twist about an hour in so make sure you stick around for that. Giovanni breaks with the flock and decides not to be a duck. Colin almost turns this into yet another Destiny podcast. Dave quite literally deflates ...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 96
Important note - Giovanni, Dave, and Greg are all in a band called Duckspeak that just released their latest album, Death To All Kings. You can check it out on any streaming service or purchase it from their bandcamp ( duckspeak.bandcamp.com ). Thanks for listening! The videogame industry is undergoing a lot of turmoil these days. Toxic executives are being ousted. Studios that stated they intended to avoid crunch are forcing their staff to work 6 day weeks. Publishers continue to buy, sell, and...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 95
Important announcement - from September 20 - 26 there's a very special charity drive going on over at Mars' Best Brisket . It's a weeklong audio comedy event raising money for Lovin' Spoonfuls, a food rescue located in Boston. There are some super talented and funny people you can hear in a short run of episodes. If you can, please go support their charity drive right here: Gofundme for Lovin' Spoonful by Mars Best Brisket Listeners! It's time to put on a cozy sweater, grab a mug of tea, and stu...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 94
Human beings. Together. On the Internet. Interacting. Relating. Feeling Emotions. Having thoughts. This is what we call a social way of living. And Left Trigger Right Trigger is what we call this podcast. The topic is Social and that means we cover all the wild ways we engage in games with multiple people. Colin founds a digital government. Dave gets thoughtful about suffrage. Giovanni installs patented cyberware into his body. Greg becomes a Fortnite streamer. Games discussed include: NationSta...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 93
If you thought we couldn't squeeze any more gimmicks or bad jokes into Double-O August then listeners, we are pleased to inform you that you've underestimated just how malleable, stretchable, and compressible this show can be. Get ready for GOO, a topic that absolutely none of our listeners asked for! Giovanni explores Goo as a thematic foil for non-goo beings. Greg pitches a new egg-replacement product. Colin coins the term WAG (Wet Ass Gooigi). Dave ruins our show notes (make sure to check tho...
Aug 25, 2020•54 min•Ep. 92
The scourge of Double-O August (Oogust, or Augoost) is upon us once again! And this time the topic is... Good. It's just Good. The episode is a pretty decent one. There are some jokes and some actually relevant points. Not amazing but you know. It's good. Greg invents a new language. Giovanni longs for a time when games could just be. Colin peddles soft Marxism. Dave ponders if anyone can ever be truly "Good." We're streaming over on twitch.tv/lefttriggerrighttrigger - join us every Thursday at ...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 91
There is an ocean in our soul where the waters do not curve. Unfortunately in this episode we are completely full of curves - believe us when we say the first 20 minutes or so are a journey. Sorry and you're welcome. Giovanni gets upset at constant references to his own music. Greg searches for sunken treasure. Colin gets a little salty. Dave stares into the endless black abyss. It's fun for the whole family. We're streaming over on twitch.tv/lefttriggerrighttrigger - join us every Thursday at 7...
Jul 28, 2020•58 min•Ep. 90
Welcome to Left Trigger Right Trigger, the Sufjan Stevens Podcast about Sufjan Stevens and starring 1) Sufjan Stevens 2) Isaac Brock 3) Sufjan Stevens (again) and 4) A Youth Pastor or Something. As we do every episode on LTRT, the Sufjans convene to discuss an important theme throughout videogames. This time, it's Tone! You won't believe the lengths we go to in order to avoid saying the phrase ludonarrative dissonance. Sufjan explains why the 50 States Project isn't finished. Isaac growls for a ...
Jul 14, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 89
