Yu-Gi-Oh Anime is Good! New MTG Commander Format! Ironheart Review Bombing
We talk about the new Yu-Gi-Oh Chronicles Albaz story, the latest Shadow Duelist reveal, MTG's 2 new Commander formats, and we talk
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 112
The Pod of Greed
The Pod of Greed is a weekly podcast that's all about the world of card games, hosted by Paul and Alec from the popular YouTube channel Team APS. If you're a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, or any other trading card game, then this is the podcast for you! Each episode, Paul and Alec dive into the latest news and trends in the world of card games, and share their personal experiences and insights on the games they love. But it's not just all about cards - they also chat about gaming, anime, and other pop culture topics that are relevant to the card game community. With a fun and casual approach to their discussions, Paul and Alec make the Pod of Greed an entertaining and informative listen for anyone who's passionate about card games. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just getting started in the hobby, you're sure to find something to enjoy in each episode of the Pod of Greed!
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Konami Backpedals, Shadowverse Controversy, Solo Leveling, and ChatGPT Destroying Our Brains
Konami changed back the controversial Yu-Gi-Oh retro rules, Shadowverse World Beyond launches with predatory monetization, and ChatGPT is definitely destroying our brains.
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Konami Has Changed Retro Yu-Gi-Oh Forever
Paul and Alec discuss the highly controversial changes Konami has issued around Yu-Gi-Oh Time Wizard formats, the difficulties in obtaining the new Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy products, exciting announcements around Riftbound (the League of Legends TCG), the successful launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, the upcoming Xbox ROG Ally, the new Marvel Fighters game, and a huge lawsuit from Disney and Universal against Midjourney for AI copyright infringement. Oh, and we finally tackle that negat...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Paul's MCU Journey? Expedition 33 vs Final Fantasy! And Our Awful Fanfiction Stories
Paul and Alec are answering a bunch of listener questions, both Yu-Gi-Oh and otherwise, in this episode of "Emptying the Pot"
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Surprising New Yu-Gi-Oh Promos, Anime Awards, HBO Harry Potter Cast
Welcome back for another week! Let's talk Yu-Gi-Oh WCS announcements, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the new HBO Harry Potter cast, and more.
May 29, 2025•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Why Doesn't Yu-Gi-Oh Have a New Anime Right?
We discuss some exciting new Yu-Gi-Oh product announcements like Retro Pack 2, Pokemon TCG chaos at Gamestop, and give our takes on Google I/O, where they showed some interest AI products.
May 22, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Why Do People REALLY Quit Yu-Gi-Oh? Is It the Game or YOU?
This week is a rapid fire series of stories and headlines for Paul and Alec to discuss. There's also a great viewer question: when people quit games like Yu-Gi-Oh, is it because of the game or themselves?
May 15, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Yu-Gi-Oh Prizes, GTA 6 Trailer, Xbox is $100 More, Marvel Thunderbolts
Paul and Alec discuss Konami's recent announcement of the new Yu-Gi-Oh YCS Prize cards. We also react to the new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer and its unfortunate release delay. And of course, our review of the newest Marvel movie: Thunderbolts! Lots of exciting things to chat about so we're looking forward to hearing what you all think!
May 08, 2025•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 105
How We Ended Up Being Nerds
We talk Yu-Gi-Oh, Altered TCG, and then Paul and Alec share the start of each of their nerd journeys. From books and video games to bullying... deep stuff!
May 01, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Air Neos Mystery Solved, New Yu-Gi-Oh Anime Disappointment, Switch 2 Preorders
Air Neos Mystery Solved, New Yu-Gi-Oh Anime Disappointment, Switch 2 Preorders
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Tariffs Hit Trading Card Games, Paid Yu-Gi-Oh Coaching?
It's a slower Yu-Gi-Oh news week, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot more news to cover! Tariffs are hitting TCG accessories! And should you pay for Yu-Gi-Oh coaching?
Apr 17, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 102
New Yu-Gi-Oh Banlist, Big MTG Leak, and our First 1-Star Review
We discuss the events of YCS Houston and the reveal of Yu-Gi-Oh's latest TCG banlist, share some Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy card leaks, and respond to our first critical 1-Star review...
Apr 10, 2025•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 101
EPISODE 100! Switch 2 Thoughts, League of Legends TCG, AI Ghibli
We are celebrating our 100th episode with... another week of intense discussion! We talk about the new Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, the details on the Riftbound TCG based on League of Legends, and the Studio Ghibli AI controversy. Strap in!
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Yu-Gi-Oh Anime on the Way, Digimon Con, Another Pokémon Scalp, Marvel Doomsday
Let's talk about the bunch of different Yu-Gi-Oh merch announcements, the cool new Digimon developments, a Pokémon product that will definitely get scalped, and Marvel Doomsday announcements.
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 99
One Piece Rotation, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Texas Might Ban Anime?!
Today we talk about a bunch of new card game news that's mostly NOT about Yu-Gi-Oh. The One Piece TCG is introducing Rotation, Assassin's Creed Shadows launches to surprising success, and Texas might be introducing a law that could ban anime!
Mar 20, 2025•2 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Spongebob MTG Controversy and Yu-Gi-Oh's Weird New Event
It's Week 97! Let's discuss the controversy around the Magic the Gathering x Spongebob Squarepants Secret Lair, as well as some Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon news!
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Talking Yu-Gi-Oh Design and Tabletop Games with Matt Bell, ex-Konami Employee
We sat down with Matt Bell to discuss his time working at Konami EU on Yu-Gi-Oh products, banlists, and events. Then we hear about his own tabletop card game Robot Raiders!
Mar 06, 2025•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Monster Mayhem, Pokemon Day, MTG Gets Scalped, and Shrek 5!
Lets talk all about the announcements from Pokemon Day, the new Yu-Gi-Oh Battles of Legend set, Magic the Gathering Scalping and the Shrek teaser!
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 95
New YGO Alt Art Cards, MTG x Final Fantasy, Captain America Brave New World
We discuss the exciting new alternate art Yu-Gi-Oh cards coming in the next Quarter Century product, we share our thoughts on the beautiful new Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy collab and all its products, and we give our review of Captain America: Brave New World! Plus a bunch of other gaming stories in between!
Feb 20, 2025•2 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Yu-Gi-Oh V-Tuber Showdown! MTG's New Commander Rules! Sony State of Play!
Lots of new things this week! Yu-Gi-Oh announced the location of the World Championship and announced a tournament between two prominent V-Tubers to celebrate Master Duel's 3rd anniversary. Wizards of the Coast reveals new guidelines for Magic the Gathering's Commander format! And of course, we recap our favorite new games from Sony's State of Play event.
Feb 14, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Master Duel's 3rd Anniversary! Pokemon TCG Pocket Responds! Multiversus Controversy!
Lots of fun stories this week! The third anniversary of Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel is happening, Pokemon TCG Pocket responds to the trading controversy, Multiversus is shutting down for good, Bytedance has a new AI video technology, and we talk manga and anime! Here goes!
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel Did the CRAZIEST Thing, DeepSeek, Android XR and More!
We finally have a lot of Yu-Gi-Oh news to talk about this week! Plus actually interesting new developments in tech.
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Yu-Gi-Oh Tournaments Behind the Scenes with Pharaohmone!
We invite our first podcast guest of 2025, Pharaohmone, to chat with us about his work behind the scenes in Yu-Gi-Oh judging, commentary, and tournament policy.
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Slow Yu-Gi-Oh Week, Pokemon TCG Problem Solved! Also MTG Secret Lairs News!
Let's talk about the developments with the new elusive Pokemon set, Magic Secret Lairs going to stores, and the impending TikTok ban.
Jan 16, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Yu-Gi-Oh vs Bandai Games: What Can They Learn from Eachother?
Paul and Alec recap their weekend at Bandai Card Game Fest Orlando, where we saw how the other side lived. Plus, we get into a deep discussion of how Yu-Gi-Oh may be losing players to these games and what can be done to stop it!
Jan 09, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 88
New Year, Lots of Yu-Gi-Oh to Catch Up On!
Paul and Alec catch up on all the Yu-Gi-Oh news and some dystopic news stories, too! Happy new year!
Jan 02, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Paul and Alec's 2024 End of Year Awards!
Paul and Alec recap their favorite and least favorite parts of the year in review! Happy Holidays!
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 86
New MTG Banlist? A TCG Accessory Company is Struggling, AI Will Replace Us?
Alec and Paul share their experience with a recent Rivalry of the Warlords format tournament, Paul recaps his experiences on the Master Duel Duelist Cup, we discuss the new Magic the Gathering banlist, and Paul shares some terrifying new AI developments. Fun!
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 85
New Yu-Gi-Oh Banlist, League of Legends TCG, Kraven the Hunter Rotten Tomatoes
Let's talk YCS Anaheim and the new Yu-Gi-Oh banlist, recap our experiences at the Gundam TCG Launch Event, discuss the announcement of the new Legend of Legends Card Game called Project K, and talk Marvel Spiderman and Kraven the Hunter!
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Master Duel Unbans CRAZY Cards, PlayStation 30th Anniversary, Famous TCG Lawsuits
In Episode 83 of the Pod of Greed, Alec and Paul discuss the wild and unexpected cards that will be unbanned in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel like Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, Master Peace, and Knightmare Goblin. Then we reminisce about our favorite memories of PlayStation for its 30th anniversary. Paul also shares a handful of infamous historical lawsuits in trading card game history. And we inspect a new form of AI that creates playable worlds from just an image prompt.
Dec 05, 2024•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 83
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