Completely Unnecessary Podcast

Feedback: Guys, either stop dropping f-bombs or stop editing them out because it made that whole Amico discussion unlistenable. Akkkk!

10 years ago these guys had decent takes on things but in the most recent “super show” the lack of preparation and stating blatantly wrong things about modern games/hardware followed up with “I don’t know I didn’t really look into it” and how it spills over into how they talk as the authority on many topics yet have no idea the intricacies of the actual truth of the matter couldn’t be more evident. They were fun before they were SO jaded and cynical.

I stumbled across the CU podcast during the whole Tommy Tallarico fiasco and really enjoyed their take. I like the dynamics of the hosts and their contrasting personalities. (Pat: Alpha male with little patience for nonsense. Ian: Beta nebbish guy who wears his virtue signaling like a badge of honor.) They have a vast knowledge of all things video games; however whenever they go outside their realm of knowledge is when things get rocky. Their latest episode highlights a couple of these points. Their take on tariffs and movies were woefully misinformed and just plain misinformation. They’ve made no secret of their distain for the bad orange man and where their progressive California politics stand. Once again, Ian whines about Kamala not being our president, this time because of the tariff situation. The episode didn’t age well as real progress is being made regarding the tariffs while the stock market is once again robust. Ian’s take that gaming podcasts that disagree with his woke viewpoints be shut down is also laughable. Same goes for movies. While discussing The Looney Tunes Movie and the upcoming Coyote vs Acme, they talk about what the movies have to gross to break even or make money. Comically, they seem to think that the local Megaplex shows the movies and doesn’t get paid by the studios. (US theaters get 51% of the box office). They fail to factor in those costs which is par for the course for whenever they talk about anything outside of gaming. Ian steamrolling and interrupting Pat also gets exhausting but despite all of this, still a good listen for when I’m on my run. I just wish they would ditch the politics.

Always very entertaining content. Only podcast that I actually look forward to.